Published: April 20, 2008 09:35 am         

Deaths in the Region: 04/20/2008

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

-- Curtis L. Wayda, 72, of Mancelona, died April 13; Mortensen Funeral Home, Mancelona.

-- Thomas J. Scott, 65, of Mancelona, died April 15; Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home, Kalkaska.

-- Shirley E. Decator, 77, of Elk Rapids, died April 15; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Robert G. Bope, 78, of Kewadin, died April 16; Covell Funeral Home, Elk Rapids.

-- Keith R. Bollinger, 83, of Bellaire, died April 16; Mortensen Funeral Homes, Bellaire.

-- Brandon C. Soule, 24, died April 16; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

BENZIE

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

CHARLEVOIX

-- John Koteskey, 94, of Belmont, formerly of Horton Bay, died April 10; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.

CHEBOYGAN

-- Marion Loveland, 84, of Mackinaw City, died April 10; Nordman Funeral Home, Cheboygan.

CRAWFORD

-- Howard Dean Ervin, 58, of Grayling, formerly of Howell, died April 12; Sorenson-Lockwood Funeral Home, Grayling.

EMMET

-- Norie Ann Walter, infant, died; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.

-- Serafine "Sarge" Scardino, of Harbor Springs, died April 9; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.

-- Michael Shane Murphy, 54, formerly of Petoskey, died April 10; A.J. Desmond & Sons Funeral Home, Troy.

-- Josephine E. Wareck, 84, formerly of Petoskey, died April 12; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.

-- Evlin O. Conway, 98, of Petoskey, died April 14.

-- Harold W. "Bud" Strand, 80, died April 15; Charles G. Parks Funeral Home, Petoskey.

-- Leo Guzniczak, 86, of Petoskey, died April 16; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.

-- Thelma Irwin, 92, of Carp Lake, died April 16; Nordman Funeral Home, Cheboygan.

GRAND TRAVERSE

-- Judith Ann (Kocevar) Burch, 66, summer resident of Interlochen, died March 27.

-- Frances l. MacDonald, 92, of California, formerly of the Traverse City area, died March 28.

-- Anita May Impton, 83, of Traverse City, died April 7.

-- James R. "Jim" Gibson, 63, of Traverse City, died April 10; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Traverse City.

-- Marjorie H. Proctor, 93, of Traverse City, died April 10; Cremation and Burial Society of Michigan, Traverse City.

-- Durel Dolly Schafer, 63, of Traverse City, died April 11; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Traverse City.

-- Lester Smith, 79, formerly of Traverse City and Cadillac, died April 11; Sommerfeld-Smith Family Funeral Home, New Buffalo.

-- Julius LeRoy "Sonny" Stricker, 79, of Traverse City, died April 11; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Traverse City.

-- Michael Edward O'Connell, 52, of Traverse City, died April 12; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Traverse City.

-- Jeffrey A. Stone, 44, of Kingsley, died April 12; Covell Funeral Home, Kingsley.

-- Roger M. Dumortier, 72, of Traverse City, died April 13; Cremation and Burial Society of Michigan, Traverse City.

-- Charlotte A. Reece, 91, of Adrian, formerly of Traverse City, died April 13; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Traverse City.

-- James B. Eckersen Jr., 60, of Karlin, died April 14; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Alison M. Grimm, 58, of Traverse City, died April 14; Cremation and Burial Society of Michigan.

-- Alfred Kevwitch, 86, of Interlochen, died April 14; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Traverse City.

-- Gerald E. Mackey, 77, of Traverse City, died April 14; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Traverse City.

-- Frieda M. Snyder, 94, of Kingsley, died April 14; Covell Funeral Home, Kingsley.

-- Mary Karr, 90, of Traverse City, died April 15; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Gladys Wilson, 83, of Traverse City, died April 15; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Anna A. Murray, 101, of Traverse City, died April 16; Cremation and Burial Society of Michigan.

-- Dennis D. Manick, 68, of West Branch, formerly of Interlochen, died April 17; Steurnal and McLaren Funeral Home, West Branch.

-- Frank E. Mathison, 91, of Traverse City, died April 18; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

KALKASKA

-- Wanda J. Lingg, 68, of Kalkaska, formerly of Battle Creek, died April 13; Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Hime, Kalkaska.

-- John H. Gilkerson, 86, of Kalkaska, died April 16; Mortensen Funeral Home, Mancelona.

LEELANAU

-- Loretta E. Miser, 88, of Cedar, died; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Elmer A. Cwengros, 90, of Royal Oak, formerly of Empire, died April 5.

-- Anthony M. Ruthkowski, 88, of Cedar, died April 7; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.

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

-- Mark A. Swierad, 50, of Maitland, Fla., formerly of Glen Lake, died April 11; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- George Robert Callahan Jr., of Cedar, died April 19; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

MANISTEE

-- Carol Jane (Campeau, Harris) McIlmurray, 86, of Manistee, died April 11; Oak Grove Cremation Center, Manistee.

-- Anna L. Korzeniewski, 91, of Manistee, died April 12; Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee.

-- Karine Kaye Pruyne, 73, of Manistee, died April 12; Oak Grove Cremation Center, Manistee.

-- Robert Ernest Rollenhagen, 77, of Bear Lake, died April 12; Oak Grove Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Bear Lake.

-- Evelyn May Leach, 85, of Manistee, died April 15; Oak Grove Cremation Center, Manistee.

-- Amanda Louise Hilliard, 84, of Manistee, died April 16; Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva.

OTSEGO

-- Larry Olds, 85, of Gaylord, died April 13; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

-- Arthur Fahler, 90, of Gaylord, died April 13; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

-- Frank Heintz, 78, of Vanderbilt, died April 17; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

-- Robert MacGregor, 60, of Vanderbilt, died April 17; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

-- Jennie Stucky, 81, of Vanderbilt, died April 17; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.