Published: May 04, 2008 10:00 am         

Deaths in the Region: 05/04/2008

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

-- Alouise Hamblin Larson, 94, of Mancelona, died April 25; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.

-- John G. Apfel, 86, of Bellaire, died April 28; Mortensen Funeral Home, Bellaire.

-- Harry O. White, 91, of Bellaire, died April 28; Penzien Funeral Home.

BENZIE

-- Marilyn Louise Wiggins, 67, of Beulah, died Feb. 26; Jowett Family Funeral Homes and Cremation Service, Benzonia.

-- Jesse Eugene Skimin, 92, of Benzonia, died April 22; Oak Grove Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Bear Lake.

-- Doris B. Ellsworth, 72, of Benzonia, formerly of Lapeer, died April 27; Jowett Family Funeral Homes and Cremation Service, Benzonia.

-- Jane Ann LaRue, of Benzonia, died April 30; Jowett Family Funeral Homes and Cremation Service, Benzonia.

-- Eva M. Hawkins, 90, of Benzonia, died May 3; Bennett-Barz Funeral Home, Beulah.

-- Margaret Jean Snell, 88, of Drummond Island, formerly of Beulah, died May 3; Bennett-Barz Funeral Home, Beulah.

CHARLEVOIX

-- Arthur Laurie, 77, of Melrose Township, died Dec. 19; Stackus Funeral Home, Boyne City.

-- Ellen (Palmiter) Shaler, 66, of Marco Island, Fla., formerly of East Jordan, died March 29.

-- Adelaide Florence Richter, 83, of East Jordan, died April 17; Penzien Funeral Home, East Jordan.

-- David L. "Coach" Billings, of Waloon Lake, died April 23; Stackus Funeral Home, Boyne City.

-- Fred J. Hoatlin, 85, died April 23; Stackus Funeral Home, Boyne City.

-- Ella L. Ingalls, 91, of Charlevoix, died April 23; Winchester Funeral Home, Charlevoix.

-- Donald J. Kidder, 69, of East Jordan, died April 25; Penzien Funeral Home, East Jordan.

CHEBOYGAN

-- Mary Jane Hayes Melwing, of Mackinaw City, died April 14.

EMMET

-- Paul E. McClellan, 85, of Petoskey, died Dec. 19; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.

-- Frances Ann Stanbarger, 77, of Petoskey, died April 20; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.

-- John Nicholson, 78, of Petoskey, died April 26; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.

-- Ann G. Gabriel, 80, of Petoskey, died April 28; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.

-- Louis Koch, 53, of Brutus, died April 28; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.

GRAND TRAVERSE

-- Louis C. McCarroll, 84, of Traverse City, died Dec. 30, 2007; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Ruth Ann Kacin, 66, of Interlochen, died Jan. 20.

-- Delphine Barrons, 95, of Traverse City, died April 28; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Tammy Tharp, 45, of Traverse City, died April 29; Covell Funeral Home, Kingsley.

-- Donald A. Fryer, 83, of Traverse City, died April 30; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Carolyn L. Kleehammer, of Fife Lake, died April 30; Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home, Kalkaska.

-- Virginia R. Anderson, 86, of Traverse City, died May 1; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Cecelia Mary Weber, 76, of Traverse City, died May 1; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Doris M. Forton, 90, of Traverse City, died May 2; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Alice Grosart, 93, of Traverse City, died May 2; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Wilma M. Stachnik, 70, of Traverse City, died May 2; Life Story Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Rosa I. Stauffer, 82, of Traverse City, died May 2; Covell Funeral Home, Kingsley.

-- Ortha Rosinski, 95, died May 3; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

KALKASKA

-- Maxine Ingersoll, 82, of Bean Station, Tenn., formerly of Rapid City, died March 6; Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home, Kalkaska.

-- Paul Robert Hesley, 92, of Rapid City, died April 22; Covell Funeral Home, Elk Rapids.

-- Martin D, Norkowski, 75, of Kalkaska, died April 27; Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home, Kalkaska.

LEELANAU

-- Arthur W. McNeil Sr., 75, of Lake Leelanau, died Jan 19; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.

-- Dale R. Lamneck, 57, of Long Lake Township, died April 16; Wappner Funeral Directors, Mansfield, Ohio.

-- James Allen Gleason, 57, of Lake Leelanau, died April 25; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.

-- Linda Mae Sioen, 59, of Maple City, died April 28; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Edward Joseph Skeba, 87, of Cedar, died April 27; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.

-- Edith L. Robbins, 76, of Empire, died April 29; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

MANISTEE

-- Clarence E. Olson, 97, of Manistee, died April 16; Johnson Funeral Home, Manistee.

-- Jessalee Carol Lucas, 80, of Arcadia, died April 25; Oak Grove Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Bear Lake.

-- Martha Matilda (Wickstrom) Nichols, 88, of Manistee, died April 26; Oak Grove Cremation Center, Manistee.

-- Thomas M. Wheeler, 66, of Manistee, died April 28; Johnson Funeral Home, Manistee.

-- Kenneth G. Hawkins, 77, died May 1; Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee.

OTSEGO

-- PFC John Bishop, 22, of Gaylord, died April 23; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

-- Ronald Ford Fox III, 30, of Gaylord, died April 26; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

-- Rob Wizinsky, 54, of Gaylord, died April 28; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

-- Francis Hyde, 95, of Gaylord, died April 29; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

-- Diana Roney, 71, of Gaylord, died April 30; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

-- Margaret Evans, 91, of Gaylord, died May 1; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

WEXFORD

-- Carl G Collier, 82, of Emporia, Kansas, formerly of Mesick, died April 30; Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home, Emporia, Kansas.