Published: April 13, 2008 09:40 am         

Deaths in the Region: 04/13/2008

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

-- Jeanette E. Baltzer, 84, of Pearl Beach, a summer resident of Torch River, died March 24; Gilbert Funeral Home, Algonac.

-- Virginia L. Patterson, 84, of Homestead, Fla., formerly of Ellsworth, died March 24; Hastings Funeral Home, Ellsworth.

-- Michael S. Miller, 67, of Torch Lake, died April 5; Mortensen Funeral Home, Central Lake.

-- George Dale Dyas, of Allen Park, formerly of Elk Rapids, died April 7; Harry J. Will Funeral Home, Wayne.

-- Anthony Brogan Scally, 76, of Kewadin, died April 8; Covell Funeral Home, Elk Rapids.

-- Patricia I Merrill, 55, of Mancelona, died April 9; Mortensen Funeral Home, Mancelona.

BENZIE

-- John R. Bell, 77, of Beulah, died March 28; Jowett Family Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Benzonia.

-- Phyllis J. (Leavenworth) Albee, 78, of Honor, died March 29; Jowett Family Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Benzonia.

-- Raymond Lee Dinger Jr., 68, of Nessen City, died April 4; Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva.

-- Carl Edwin Irish Jr., 65, of Benzonia, died April 6; Jowett Family Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Benzonia.

-- Shirley Martha Ward, 70, of Benzonia, died April 10; Bennett-Barz Funeral Home, Beulah.

-- Elsie M. Bryan, 94, of Lake Ann, died April 11; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.

CHARLEVOIX

-- John Sexton, of Lusby, Md., formerly of Boyne City, died in January.

-- Esther Louise (Fochtman) Hammond, 89, formerly of Charlevoix, died March 9; Pollock-Best Funeral Home, New York.

-- Loretta Loyola Malloy, 83, of Boyne City, died March 27; Winchester Funeral Home, Charlevoix.

-- Betty J. Welke, of Beaver Island, died March 27.

-- Braden Kristopher Lifer, 22-months, of Wilson Township, died March 30; Penzien Funeral Home, East Jordan.

-- G. Franklin Ochs, 88, of Charlevoix, died April 2; Winchester Funeral Home, Charlevoix.

-- Margaret "Peggy" Currier, 82, of Charlevoix, died April 3; Winchester Funeral Home, Charlevoix.

-- Minert Veenstra, 89, of Charlevoix, died April 8; Winchester Funeral Home, Charlevoix.

CRAWFORD

-- Ethel "Sally" Wert, of Grayling, died March 21; Sorenson-Lockwood Funeral Home, Grayling.

-- Charles Edward Decker, 79, of Howard, Kan., formerly of Grayling, died April 5; Sorenson-Lockwood Funeral Home, Grayling.

-- Irma Mae Valdick, 85, of Grayling, died April 5; Sorenson-Lockwood Funeral Home, Grayling.

EMMET

-- Ernest Leroy May, 87, of Pellston, died Feb. 11; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.

-- Kathryn L. Waugh, 80, formerly of Petoskey, died March 25; Jones Funeral Home, Winchester, Va.

-- Mary Josephine Dielman, 86, of Petoskey, died March 26; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.

-- Jane Ellen Hawk, 74, of Petoskey, died March 26.

-- Billie Cash Montgomery, of Bloomington, Ind., summer resident of Oden, died March 27.

-- Eugene Gulbransen, 89, of Oden, died March 29; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.

-- Elizabeth Josephine Richards, formerly of Cross Village, died March 30; Nie Funeral Home, Ann Arbor.

-- Leona Cook, 95, of Petoskey, died March 31; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.

-- Blanche H. Leestma, 80, of Petoskey, died March 31; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.

-- Catherine M. Redner, 91, of Petoskey, died March 31; Palmer Bush and Jensen Family Funeral Home, Holt.

-- Steven C. Stonehouse, 52, of Oden, died April 1; Christian Funeral Home, Cheboygan.

-- Maud Elizabeth Szedlak, 92, of Petoskey, died April 1; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.

-- Sarah Ryan Renker, 88, summer resident of Harbor Springs, died April 2.

-- John F. Wynn, 83, of Bonita Springs, Fla., formerly of Petoskey, died April 3; Walter Shikany's Bonita Funeral Home, Bonita Springs, Fla.

-- Hugh Michael Diamond, 64, of Brutus, died April 6; Potere-Modetz Funeral Home, Rochester.

-- Jane Alexander Friend, 82, of Petoskey, died April 6; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.

-- Virginia Huizenga, 82, of Harbor Springs, died April 7; Schiller Funeral Home, Harbor Springs.

-- Benjamin V. Phelps, 91, of Pellston, died April 7; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.

-- Anna I. Bosma, 101, of Harbor Springs, died April 8; Schiller Funeral Home, Harbor Springs.

-- Virginia R. Taylor, 84, of Levering, died April 8; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.

GRAND TRAVERSE

-- Ruth B. Gamble, 82, of Traverse City, died Feb. 15.

-- Mary Lucille Graham Weber, 92, of Traverse City, died March 9; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Ronald Bellows, 55, of Traverse City, died March 10; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Louise Myrtice Gravitt, 85, of Traverse City, died April 2; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Traverse City.

-- Howard Leach, 88, of Payson, Ariz., formerly of Traverse City, died April 3.

-- Amy C. Courtad, 90, of Traverse City, died April 4; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Traverse City.

-- Beverly B. (Semeyn) Steele, 85, of Traverse City, died April 4; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Traverse City.

-- James Martin Nowkowski II, 33, of Fife Lake, formerly of Kingsley, died April 5; Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home, Kalkaska.

-- Evelyn M. Pitz, 76, of Fife Lake, died April 5; Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home, Kalkaska.

-- Fredrick Herman Weber, 57, of Traverse City, died April 5; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Traverse City.

-- Harold Roy Baldwin, 66, of Leitchfield, Ky., formerly of Kingsley, died April 6; Dermitt Funeral home, Leithchfield Ky.

-- Michael J. O'Neil, 64, of Traverse City, died April 7; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Wilma Marie Benton, 80, of Kingsley, died April 8; Hall Funeral Chapel, Manton.

-- LaVerne Keith, 84, of Grawn, died April 8; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Rosalie Silveira, 68, of Interlochen, died April 8; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Susan Jane Ptak, 51, of Traverse City, died April 9; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Mary Ellen Zang, 78, formerly of Traverse City, died April 9; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- James R. Gibson, 63, of Traverse City, died April 10; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Edmund Baxter, 83, of Traverse City, died April 11; Schroeder-Lauer Funeral Home, Lansing, Ill.

-- Donald Myers, 86, of Traverse City, died April 11; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Betty J. Schichtel, 84, of Traverse City, died April 11; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Wayne Skinner, 83, of Traverse City, died April 11; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Julius L. "Sonny" Stricker, 79, of Traverse City, died April 11; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Mike O'Connell, 52, of Traverse City, died April 12; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

KALKASKA

-- Steven Raymond Linderleaf, 49, of Donnybrook, N.D., formerly of Rapid City, died April 8; Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Minot, N.D.

LEELANAU

-- Sandra Jo (Wooters) Mills, 45, of Maple City, died April 1; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Traverse City.

-- Durwood J. "Woody" Usher, 61, of Cedar, died April 4; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Traverse City.

-- Peter L. Walters, 83, of Leelanau County, died April 8; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Traverse City.

-- William Snowden, 86, of Suttons Bay, passed away April 9; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.

MANISTEE

-- Anna T. Gutowski, 90, of Manistee, died April 3; Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee.

-- William Richard Sheehan, 70, of Bear Lake, died April 3; Oak Grove Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Manistee.

-- Albert Bernard Erlandson, 84, of Manistee, died April 8; Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva.

-- Emily M. Iverson, 93, of Manistee, died April 9; Johnson Funeral Home, Manistee.

-- Lois Wyneken Oster, 88, of Arcadia, died April 10; Jowett Family Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Benzonia.

-- John Monroe Poland, 70, of Wellston, died April 10; Oak Grover Cremation Center, Manistee.

OTSEGO

-- Miles Griswold, 87, of Elmira, died April 4; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

-- Charles Bergeron, 65, of Gaylord, died April 6; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

-- Jane Moir, 90, of Gaylord, died April 8; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

-- John Kinney, 85, of Gaylord, died April 9; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

-- Shirley Buchholz, 73, of Vanderbilt, died April 10; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.