04/30/2006

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

• Jack Mortensen, 91, of Alden, died April 25; Mortensen Funeral Homes, Central Lake.

• Josephine Rakoczy, 80, of Dearborn, long-time summer resident, died April 25; Mortensen Funeral Home, Bellaire.

• Estelle M. McNeff-Klaes, 76, of Bellaire, died April 26; Mortensen Funeral Home, Bellaire.

• Maynard Lomason, 78, of Mancelona, died April 27; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

• Mary Ann Little, 80, of Torch Lake, died April 28; Covell Funeral Home, Elk Rapids.

BENZIE

• Dr. Robert B. Buehrer, 79, of Frankfort and Pompano Beach, Fla., died April 24; McElduff-Jowett Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, Frankfort.

• Nelson Stewart Shutes, 85, of Beulah, died April 25; Bennett-Barz Funeral Home, Beulah.

• Terry D. Gregory, 63, of Houghton Lake, formerly of Houghton Lake, died April 28; Christler Funeral Home, Houghton Lake.

• Kenneth Morris Dolph, 76, of Blaine Township, died April 29; McElduff-Jowett Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, Benzonia.

• Barbara Ann Reichle, 74, of Beulah, died April 29; McElduff-Jowett Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, Frankfort.

CHARLEVOIX

• Monica M. McKinnon, of East Jordan, died April 27; Penzien Funeral Home, East Jordan.

CHEBOYGAN

• Anne Woloson, 64, of Wolverine, died April 27; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

GRAND TRAVERSE

• Stephen Sarkon, 89, of Traverse City, died Feb. 5; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home.

• Marjorie E. Porter, 91, of Clearwater, Fla., formerly of Traverse City, died March 23; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Melbourne "Bob" Stuck, 92, of Grosse Pointe Woods, formerly of Traverse City, died March 24; A.H. Peters Funeral Home, Grosse Pointe.

• Marguerite Mooney, 98, of Traverse City, died April 13; Covell Funeral Homes, Elk Rapids.

• Mary Elizabeth Jewell, 93, of Traverse City, died April 14; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

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

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

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

• Roy Alfred Terdal, 72, of Traverse City, died April 22; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Dorothy Hillman Smith, 96, of Cookeville, Tenn., formerly of the Grand Traverse area, died April 23.

• Raymond Sweeney, 70, of Traverse City, died April 23; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home.

• Mary Jacobsen, 83, of Traverse City, died April 25; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Arla Kincannon, 67, of Traverse City, died April 25; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Elverta Grace Brown, 87, of Traverse City, died April 26; Niblack Funeral Home, Fowlerville.

• Mildred June Kovacs, 85, of Traverse City and Newberry, died April 26; Oak Grove Cremation Center, Manistee.

• N. Dale Kroupa, 73, of Traverse City, died April 26; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Mary Carter, 76, of Traverse City, died April 27; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home.

• Margaret E. Eggli, 94, of Traverse City, died April 27; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Thomas Arthur "Tom" Garmhausen, 70, of Traverse City, died April 27; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Davy Koumliene ,16, of Traverse City, died April 27; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Ann Posavac, 91, of Traverse City, died April 27; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• William "Bill" D. Round, 93, of Traverse City, died April 27; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Phougheune Siphengphet, 16, of Traverse City, died April 27; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Carol S. Bell, 63, of Williamsburg, died April 28; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

KALKASKA

• Lucille Ann Miller, 82, of Kalkaska, died April 28; Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home, Kalkaska.

LEELANAU

• Ivan Wendall Lee, 93, of Suttons Bay, died March 14; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.

• John Paruch, 83, of Cedar, died April 22; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.

• Vance William Diggins, 84, of Empire, died April 24; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Martha Anne Greene, 90, of Cedar, died April 25; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Marian G. Addington, 66, of Maple City, died April 26; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Elizabeth Louise Livingston, 89, of Northport, died April 26; Oak Grove Cremation Center, Manistee.

• Mary Carrel Arkles, 64, of Cedar, died April 27; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.

• Elizabeth "Betty" Mary Petrosky, 93, of Lake Leelanau, died April 28; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.

• Daniel L. Mikowski, 57, of Cedar, died April 28; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.

MANISTEE

• Russell F. Jouppi, 87, of Manistee, died April 23; Johnson Funeral Home, Manistee.

• Lionel Stanley Burrows, 92, of Bear Lake, died April 24; Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva.

• Frederick Russell Schultz, 71, of Manistee, died April 24; Oak Grove Cremation Center, Manistee.

• Germaine M. Levandoski, of Manistee, died April 26; Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee.

OTSEGO

• Marlene Irland, 63, of Gaylord, died April 24; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

• Whitney Cerak, 18, of Gaylord, died April 26; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.