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September 18, 2005

Deaths in the region


EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is a list of deaths reported during the past week by funeral directors in the 13-county northwest Michigan region.
     
ANTRIM

      - Marge Essenberg, 90, of Ellsworth, died Sept. 13; Hastings Funeral Home, Ellsworth.
     
BENZIE
      - Oral William Hoopfer, 92, of Frankfort, died Sept. 6; McElduff-Jowett Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Frankfort.
      - Ryan David Wolfe, 25, of Beulah, died Sept. 10; Bennett-Barz Funeral Home, Beulah.
      - Eric Michael Weese, 4, of Lake Ann, died Sept. 15; Covell Funeral Homes, Traverse City.
     
CRAWFORD
      - Walter R. Smith, 76, of Grayling, died Sept. 14; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.
      - Robert W. Gildner, 79, of Grayling, died Sept. 15; Sorenson-Lockwood Funeral Home, Grayling.
     
EMMET

      - Alice E. Antoine, 80, of Petoskey, died Sept. 12; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
     
GRAND TRAVERSE

      - Carolyn E. Hennrick, 84, of Grand Rapids, formerly of Traverse City, died Aug. 18; Hyatt-Ewald Funeral Home and Cremation Service.
      - Bonnie Belle Preston, 86, formerly of Traverse City, died Aug. 19.
      - Ian Gordon Frost, 72, of Traverse City, died August 29; Covell Funeral Homes, Traverse City.
      - Bertha May Kragelund Hopps, 95, of Traverse City, died Sept. 6; Karrer-Simpson Funeral Home, Port Huron.
      - Adam Boyd, 25, of Wyoming, formerly of Traverse City, died Sept. 7; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home.
      - David Lee Milliman, of Nogales, Ariz., formerly of Interlochen, died Sept. 7.
      - Robert Evan "Buzz" Lipe, 55, of Traverse City, died Sept. 10; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - Alan James Wilmot, 58, of Traverse City, died Sept. 10; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - Dorothy Wright Forton, 87, of Traverse City, died Sept. 11; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - Norman "Bud" Trahair, 79, of Traverse City, died Sept. 11; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - Gregory A. Aylsworth, 47, of McMillan, formerly of Traverse City, died Sept. 12; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - Gregory Kishefsky, 80, of Rockford, formerly of Traverse City, died Sept. 12; Pederson Funeral Home, Rockford.
      - Harvey Thomas Smith, 71, of Traverse City, died Sept. 12; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - Everett S. Taylor, 69, of Grawn, died Sept. 12; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - Ilse Adler, 92, of Traverse City, died Sept. 13.
      - Judith Ilene Baltz, of Traverse City, died Sept. 13; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - Pauline Rodes McElveen, 64, of Lewisburg, Tenn., formerly of Traverse City, died Sept. 13; London Funeral Home of Lewisburg, Tenn.
      - John H. Walters, 73, of Traverse City, died Sept. 13; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - Harold Edson, 84, of Traverse City, died Sept. 14; Hastings Funeral Home, Ellsworth.
      - Ronald James O'Neal, 49, of Traverse City, died Sept. 15; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
     
KALKASKA

      - Alva "Jerry" Hatley, 82, formerly of Kalkaska, died Sept. 11; Wolfe Funeral Home, Kalkaska.
     
LEELANAU

      - Amelia Eitzen, 91, of Cedar, died Sept. 8; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - Sylvan Leone Mikelson, 90, of Suttons Bay, died Sept. 10; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.
      - James A. Wyman, 80, of Suttons Bay, died Sept. 11; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.
      - Clyde Carmac Woods, 99, of Northport, died Sept. 12; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - Dorothy Joan "Jo" Bolton, 76, of Empire, died Sept. 17; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
     
MANISTEE

      - Audrey Ellen Showalter Cady, 66, of Bear Lake, died Sept. 7; Edwards-Oak Grove Funeral Home, Bear Lake.
      - Billy James "J" Bahr, 60, of Brown Twp., died Sept. 10; Edwards-Oak Grove Funeral Home, Bear Lake.
      - Gilbert E. Turner, 79, of Manistee, died Sept. 14; Johnson Funeral Home, Manistee.
      - Lawrence Allen Jr., 78, of Wellston, died Sept. 15; Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva.
      - Florence M. Dahlvig, 96, of Manistee, died Sept. 15; Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee.
      - David M. Jankowski, 66, of Eastlake, died Sept. 15; Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee.
     
OTSEGO

      - Kenneth Payton, 69, of Gaylord, died Sept. 9; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.
      - Amie Anne McKnight, 34, of Gaylord, died Sept. 10; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.
      - Frances Dowell, 77, of Gaylord, died Sept. 13; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.
      - Betty (Sommer) Farr, 89, of Gaylord, died Sept. 13; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.
      - Patricia Salyer, 69, of Vanderbilt, died Sept. 13; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.
      - George Griffith, 49, of Gaylord, died Sept. 15; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.
      - Mildred Taff, 76, of Gaylord, died Sept. 15; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.
      - JoAnn McClure, 64, of Gaylord, died Sept. 16; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.
      - Arthur Pruitt, 71, of Vanderbilt, died Sept. 16; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.
     
     

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