01/07/2007

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

• Martin George 'Marty' Mertz Jr., 53, of Kewadin, died Dec. 31; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Virginia G. Chevalier, 79, of Mancelona, died Jan. 4; Mortensen Funeral Home, Mancelona.

• Lillian E. LaGrant, 88, of Elk Rapids, died Jan. 4; Covell Funeral Home, Elk Rapids.

• Jane Hughes Thie, 69, of Torch Lake, died Jan. 5; Mortensen Funeral Home, Central Lake.

• Betty Lou Roy, 73, of Bellaire, died Jan. 4; Oak Grove Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Bear Lake.

BENZIE

• Adela Baltazar, 96, of Frankfort, died Jan. 5; R.G. and G. R. Harris Funeral Home, Garden City.

CHEBOYGAN

• Robert Schwartz, 66, of Wolverine, died Dec. 29; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

• Alice Macek, 63, of Wolverine, died Jan. 1; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

GRAND TRAVERSE

• William H. Liss, 63, of Traverse City, died Dec. 2; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Linda Shenk, 59, of Traverse City, died Dec. 12; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Hazel B. (Haywood) Sawyer, 87, of Grawn, died Dec. 22; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Ronald E. Wright, 80, of Traverse City, died Dec. 24; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Yuzo Yokota, 57, of Tokyo, Japan, a former exchange student in Traverse City, died Dec. 28.

• Richard E. Weaver, 80, of Traverse City, died Dec. 29; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Barbara J. (Easterday) Jacobs, 79, of Kingsley, died Dec. 30; Covell Funeral Home, Kingsley.

• Patricia Fischer, 81, formerly of Traverse City, died Dec. 31; Hoven Funeral Home, Buchanan.

• Helen R. (Bettenfield) Henkel, 88, of Traverse City, died Dec. 31; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Skyler Arthur Robert Cobb-John, 3, of Traverse City, died Jan. 1; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Franklyn C. "Bud” Round, 82, of Traverse City, died Jan. 1; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Louise Elsie Soderstrom, 72, of Traverse City, died Jan. 1; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Charlotte T. Sage, 94, of Traverse City, died Jan. 2; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Hunter Joel Morris, infant, of Traverse City, died Jan. 3; Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva.

• Nedra L. Smith, 74, of Grawn, died Jan. 3; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Norman A. Tuttle, 90, of Traverse City, died Jan. 3; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Josephine (Goodford) Brown, 94, of Traverse City, died Jan. 4; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• James Allard Muncey, 84, of Traverse City, died Jan. 4; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Katherine Marie Medlen Russell, 91, of Columbia, Mo., formerly of Traverse City, died Jan. 4; Parker Funeral Service, Columbia, Mo.

• Bernadette "Bernie” Clarke, 74, of Traverse City, died Jan. 4; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Dale D. Beery, 90, of Traverse City, died Jan. 5; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Frederich "Fritz” Scheidemantle, 61, of Kingsley, died Jan. 5; Covell Funeral Home, Kingsley.

• Rosemary V. Tiberg, 74, of Traverse City, died Jan. 5; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Vincent G. Root, of Traverse City, died Jan. 6; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

KALKASKA

• Lucille D. Warner-Snyder, 94, of Kalkaska, died Dec. 30; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Richard A. Hoadley, 52, of Rapid City, died Jan. 1.

LEELANAU

• Donald Sidney Colby, 77, of Maple City, died Dec. 29; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.

• Marvin M. Winowiecki, 73, of Cedar, died Dec. 31.

• Carolyn Ann Peterson, 76, of Suttons Bay, died Jan. 4; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.

• Jennifer A. (Henshaw) Richards, 38, of Battle Creek, formerly of Suttons Bay, died Jan. 5; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.

MANISTEE

• Brenda L. Springborn, 45, of Filer City, died Dec. 28; Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee.

• Shirley A. Wrzesinski, 66, of Manistee, died Dec. 30; Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee.

• John William Boyd Ledford, 71, of Bear Lake, died Jan. 2; Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva.

• Kenneth B. Golnick, 65, of Manistee, died Jan 4; Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee.

OTSEGO

• Louis Carlton, 29, of Johannesburg, died Dec. 26; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

• Daniel J. Bebble, 37, of Gaylord, died Dec. 31; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

• June Jans, 90, of Gaylord, died Dec. 31; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.