04/23/2006

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

• Elmer "Jack" Fangboner, 77, of Kewadin, died April 13; Covell Funeral Homes, Elk Rapids.

• Joyce Y. Keillor, 80, of Bellaire, died April 20; Mortensen Funeral Home, Bellaire.

• Jerry L. Kelley, 59, of Mancelona, died April 20; Mortensen Funeral Home, Mancelona.

BENZIE

• Cleora Mabel Beaton, 79, of Beulah, died Feb. 25; Bennett-Barz Funeral Home, Beulah.

• Beverly Pauline Kraft, 79, of Frankfort, died April 13; Oak Grove Cremation Center, Manistee.

• Marcia Lou Nugent, of Frankfort, died April 16; McElduff-Jowett Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Benzonia.

• Ronald Dennis Guinan, 75, of Benzonia, died April 18; Throop Funeral Home, Coopersville.

• Leona Anna Jorgensen Koole, 91, of Beulah, died April 18; Bennett-Barz Funeral Home, Beulah.

• Eugene L. Lowry, 75, of Frankfort, died April 18; McElduff-Jowett Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Frankfort.

• Dorothy Celia Winslow, 87, of Kennesaw, Ga., formerly of Beulah, died April 18; West Cobb Funeral Home, Marietta, Ga.

• Charles A. Bater, 89, of Honor, died April 20; Bennett-Barz Funeral Home, Beulah.

CHEBOYGAN

• John Hardin, of Cheboygan, died April 15; Christian Funeral Home, Cheboygan.

CRAWFORD

• Hazen "Whitey" Hatfield, 80, of Grayling, died April 15; Sorenson-Lockwood Funeral Home, Grayling.

• Faith A. Schultz, 78, of Grayling, died April 15; Sorenson-Lockwood Funeral Home, Grayling.

• Kenneth F. Shepard, 88, of Grayling, died April 15; Sorenson-Lockwood Funeral Home, Grayling.

• Dorothy Bridenbaugh, 86, of Grayling, died April 20; Sorenson-Lockwood Funeral Home, Grayling.

• William C. Beck, 82, of Grayling, died April 21; Sorenson-Lockwood Funeral Home, Grayling.

• Roy P. Papenfus, 93, of Grayling, died April 22; Sorenson-Lockwood Funeral Home, Grayling.

GRAND TRAVERSE

• Anthony J. "Tony" Esper Sr., 87, of Traverse City, died April 11.

• Arthur Rudolph Curtis, 90, of Traverse City, died April 13; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Carrol Lee Somers, 91, of East Bay Township, died April 14; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Donald Taylor, 82, of Traverse City and Ruskin, Fla., died April 14; Lewers Funeral Home, Ruskin, Fla.

• Mary Margaret Walter, 92, of Traverse City, died April 14; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Delcia Lutz, 93, of Traverse City, died April 15; Covell Funeral Homes, Traverse City.

• Esther Mae Overholt, 96, of Traverse City, died April 15; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Velma Miller Baldwin, of Traverse City, died April 16; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Harold Magee, 85, of Traverse City, died April 16; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Mary Louise Maidens, 73, of Fife Lake, died April 16; Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home, Kalkaska.

• Thomas M. "Tom" Mulcahy, 52, of Traverse City, died April 16; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Helen Geneva (Walker) Bell, 90, of Traverse City, died April 17; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Olivia Socia, 84, of Traverse City, died April 17; Lashley Funeral Home, Mio.

• Charles F. "Chuck" Stecker, 63, of Traverse City, died April 17; local arrangements by Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Frieda Wuerth, 100, of Traverse City, died April 17; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Phillip L. Fisher, 68, of Apache Junction, Ariz., formerly of Traverse City, died April 18.

• Elizabeth Frances (Minsker) Music, 92, of Paw Paw, formerly of Traverse City, died April 18; Bachman Hebble Funeral Service, Battle Creek.

• Virginia Sabin, 90, of Williamsburg, died April 18; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Robert W. Bufe, 78, of Traverse City, died April 19; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Aaron Glassford, 88, of Traverse City, died April 19; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• H. Keith Hazelton, 87, of Traverse City, died April 19; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Norbert G. Kempkes, 78, of Traverse City, died April 19; H.F. Thon Funeral Home, Wyandotte.

• Marion McCarty, 80, of Traverse City, died April 19; Mortensen Funeral Home, Mancelona.

• Charlene D. Susewitz, 49, of Traverse City, died April 19; Oak Grove Cremation Center, Manistee.

• James Joseph Ockert, 78, of Long Lake Township, died April 20; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home.

• Irene G. Skiver, 86, of Traverse City, died April 20; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Laura "Polly" Meredith, 88, of Beulah and Traverse City, died April 21; McElduff-Jowett Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, Benzonia.

• Gordon "Gordy" Lee Michels, 55, of Traverse City, died April 21; Covell Funeral Home, Kingsley.

• Luella E. (Cooper) Rohl, 85, of Traverse City, died April 21; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Frances Schrader, 91, of Traverse City, died April 22; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

KALKASKA

• Dustin W. "Dusty" Hartzell, 22, of Kalkaska, died April 15; Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home, Kalkaska.

• Harold Symonds, 77, of Kalkaska, died April 15; Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home, Kalkaska.

• Robert John Hammond, 55, of Rapid City, died April 18; Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home, Kalkaska.

LEELANAU

• Helena E. Barwick, 89, of Lake Leelanau, died April 19; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.

MANISTEE

• James Edward Faubert, 70, of Manistee, died April 18; Oak Grove Cremation Center, Manistee.

OTSEGO

• Kyrel Hall, 89, of Gaylord, died April 15; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

• Edward Switalski, 82, of Gaylord, died April 19; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

• Paige Mason Wells, four months, of Gaylord, died April 20; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

• Stanley Mankowski, 74, of Gaylord, died April 21; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

WEXFORD

• Ronald Edward Thick, 68, of Manton, died April 20; Oak Grove Cremation Center, Manistee.