08/27/2006

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

• William "Bill" Schaffer, 85, of Elk Rapids, died Aug. 18; Covell Funeral Home, Elk Rapids.

• Brenda S. Cool, 52, of Mancelona, died Aug. 22; Mortensen Funeral Home, Mancelona.

• Russell D. Anderson Sr., 66, of Elk Rapids, died Aug. 23; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.

• Genevieve K. Hadcock, 97, of Pensacola, Fla., formerly of Central Lake, died Aug. 25; Mortensen Funeral Homes, Central Lake.

• Patrick C. Magee, 28, of Bellaire, died Aug. 25; Mortensen Funeral Homes, Mancelona.

BENZIE

• Fay E. Gilbert, 80, of Frankfort, died Aug. 21; McElduff-Jowett Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Frankfort.

• Norbert Kubiak, 59, of Lake Ann, died Aug. 22; McElduff-Jowett Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, Benzonia.

• Leonard E. Perowitz, 86, of Frankfort, died Aug. 23; McElduff-Jowett Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, Frankfort.

• Josephine Alice Crosby, 93, of Thompsonville, died Aug. 25; Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva.

• Dorothy Hansel, 98, of Frankfort, died Aug. 26; McElduff-Jowett Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, Frankfort.

CHARLEVOIX

• Julia Greenman Wilcox, 76, of Florida, formerly of East Jordan, died Aug. 23; Mortensen Funeral Home, Central Lake.

CRAWFORD

• Helen Spencer, 59, of Grayling, died Aug. 16; Sorenson-Lockwood Funeral Home, Grayling.

GRAND TRAVERSE

• George Patrick "Pat" Brown, 64, of Traverse City, died Aug. 9; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• E. Marjorie Byers, 94, of Traverse City, died Aug. 9; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Aino "Scottie" Pulcipher, 83, of Traverse City, died Aug. 16.

• Edward Allen Atikinson, of Orlando, Fla., formerly of Traverse City, died Aug. 17.

• Richard Francis Pence, 70, of Traverse City, died Aug. 18; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Donald James Weber, 71, of Grawn, died Aug. 19; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• William A. Bouman, 86, of Traverse City, died Aug. 20; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Larry Brzezinski, 57, of Jackson, a summer resident of Traverse City, died Aug. 20; Desnoyer Funeral Home, Jackson.

• Donald F. Eggli, 73, of Traverse City, died Aug. 21; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Josh Frost, 23, of Interlochen, died Aug. 21; Miller-Stewart Funeral Home, Middlebury, Ind.

• Anna Jones, 77, of Kingsley, died Aug. 22; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Merlin E. "Red" Lihou, 77, of Traverse City, died Aug. 22; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Emmy Geraldine "Gerry" (Clark) Buckrop, 77, of Traverse City, died Aug. 23; Covell Funeral Homes, Traverse City.

• Karen Y. Wanstead, 46, of Traverse City, died Aug. 23; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Thomas "Tom" Bovee, 86, of Traverse City, died Aug. 24; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Charles F. Hathaway, 83, of Traverse City and Lakeland, Fla., died Aug. 24; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Raymond John Luczek, 85, of Traverse City, died Aug. 24; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Tomas J. Zoulek, 46, of Traverse City, died Aug. 24; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Joe Blodgett, 77, of Kingsley, died Aug. 25; Covell Funeral Homes, Kinglsey.

• Evelyn Mohrhardt, 90, of Traverse City, died Aug. 25; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Ruth L. (Slepicka) Deboer, 92, of Traverse City, died Aug. 26; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.

• Charles "Chuck" Bryant, 63, of Traverse City, died Aug. 26; Klaassen Family Funeral Home, Grand Haven.

KALKASKA

• Chester L. VanAmburg, 84, of Kalkaska, died Aug. 20; Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home, Kalkaska.

• Ronald L Cross, 69, of Kalkaska, died Aug. 25; Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home, Kalkaska.

LEELANAU

• Karen E. Waskiewicz, 61, of Northport, died Aug. 21; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Bernard Joseph Darga, 63, of Tampa, Fla., formerly of Leelanau County, died Aug. 22; Covell Cremations, Bradenton, Fla.

• Annetta Mae Pigg, 75, of Suttons Bay, died Aug. 24; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.

MANISTEE

• James Allen Shults, 66, of Onekama, died Aug. 17; Oak Grove Cremation Center, Manistee.

• John Carson Busk, 53, of Spring Lake, formerly of Brethren, died Aug. 21; Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva.

• Jack R. Picardat, 70, of Manistee, died Aug. 20; Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee.

• Vivian L. Stypa, 91, of Manistee, died Aug. 20; Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee.

• Wilfred E. Stevener, 99, of Manistee, died Aug. 23; Oak Grove Cremation Center, Manistee.

OTSEGO

• Dorothy Zychlinski, 82, of Gaylord, died Aug. 18; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

• Charles E. Schepperley, of Birch Shores, Trout Lake, formerly of Gaylord, died Aug. 19; Dodson Funeral Home, St. Ignas.

WEXFORD

• Erma Jean Trowbridge, 67, of Mesick, died Aug. 21; Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva.