Published: May 18, 2008 09:36 am         

Deaths in the Region: 05/18/2008

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 W. (Taft) Bradley, 84, formerly of Mancelona, died April 29; Girrback Funeral Home, Hastings.

-- Barbara J. Peterson, 78, of East Jordan, died May 10; Mortensen Funeral Home, Central Lake.

-- Mark J. Greiner, 50, of Kewadin, died May 13; Covell Funeral Home, Elk Rapids.

-- Verina Hunt, 82, of Mancelona, died May 16; Mortensen Funeral Home, Mancelona.

-- Mary J. Shannon, 83, of Alba, died May 16; Mortensen Funeral Home, Mancelona.

BENZIE

-- Theresa Jean Hart, 95, of Benzonia, died April 30; Oak Grove Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Bear Lake.

-- Charles Phillip Kirshner, 72, of Frankfort, died May 13; Jowett Family Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Benzonia.

-- Daniel C. Straubel, 72, of Thompsonville, died May 14; Jowett Family Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Benzonia.

-- Richard Craker, 62, of Elberta, died May 15; Jowett Family Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Frankfort.

CHARLEVOIX

-- Harry Orville White, 91, died April 28; Penzien Funeral Home, East Jordan.

-- George Alexander Tompkins, 88, died May 6.

-- Chester Ulrich, 93, of Charlevoix, died May 6; Winchester Funeral Home, Charlevoix.

-- Maxwell Groves, of Charlevoix, died May 7; Winchester Funeral Home, Charlevoix.

-- John Kotula, 84, of Boyne City, died May 7; Stackus Funeral Home, Boyne City.

-- Emily Poole Clark Roach, 85, of East Jordan, died May 7; Penzien Funeral Home, East Jordan.

-- Dorothy L. Kirby, 81, of Charlevoix, died May 9; Winchester Funeral Home, Charlevoix.

-- Velva A. Baker, 78, of Boyne Falls, died May 10; Stackus Funeral Home, Boyne City.

-- Barbara J. Peterson, 78, of East Jordan, died May 10; Mortensen Funeral Home, Central Lake.

-- Sylvester Baker Jr., of Boyne Falls, died May 13; Stackus Funeral Home, Boyne City.

CHEBOYGAN

-- Irva Smith, 81, of Burt Township, died May 6; Lintz Funeral Home, Indian River.

EMMET

-- Lewis Edwards Hopkins, 91, died Dec. 21, 2007; Stone Funeral Home.

-- Frances Ann (Smith) Stanbarger, 77, of Petoskey, died April 21.

-- Elizabeth J. Woodhams, 82, formerly of Petoskey, died April 23; local arrangements by Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.

-- Bobby Edith (Bifoss) Stinchcombe, of Pleasantview Township, died April 28.

-- Violet Lampe, 94, of Petoskey, died May 8; Schiller Funeral Home, Harbor Springs.

-- Mildred May Nelson, 91, of Petoskey, died May 3.

-- Phyllis Jean McDonald, 69, of Petoskey, died May 8; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.

-- Robert S. Patterson, 92, formerly of Levering, died May 8; Peters and Murray, Grand Ledge.

-- Father Donald Paulus, 86, of Petoskey, died May 10; Lintz Funeral Home, Indian River.

-- Benjamin Wilhelm, 19, of Petoskey, died May 11; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.

-- Allen LeRoy Bricker, 63, of Alanson, died May 13; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.

GRAND TRAVERSE

-- Ruth Mary Bucklin, 94, of Traverse City, died Feb. 21; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Adam Miles Hamock, 51, of Traverse City, died April 28; Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee.

-- Mary Ellen Christensen, of Williamsburg, died May 2.

-- Shirley A. Henry, 90, of Interlochen, died May 7; Cremation and Burial Society of Michigan.

-- Gary Thomas Comrie, 73, of Traverse City, died May 9; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Harriet T. Powell, 70, of Traverse City, died May 9; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Randy Lynn Sebasta, 50, of Kingsley, died May 9; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Harry William Armstrong, 59, of Traverse City, died May 10; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Leonard A. Olson, 72, of Las Vegas, died May 10.

-- Mary Lou Averill, of Zanesville, Ohio, formerly of Traverse City, died May 12.

-- Patricia H. Beckstrom, 88, of Traverse City, died May 12; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Phyllis M. Lamie, 78, of Traverse City, died May 13; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Raymond C. "Ray" Richardson, 58, of Traverse City, died May 13; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Annie B. Sullivan, 82, of Traverse City, died May 13; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Samuel W. Williams, 82, of Traverse City, died May 13; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- John Ash, died May 14; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Clare James McPhall, 88, of Traverse City, died May 14; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Pearl Preuett, 86, of Traverse City, died May 14; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Lawrence Paul Johnson, 55, of Traverse City, Grand Rapid and Livonia, died May 15; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Donald D. Krogel, 74, of Williamsburg, died May 15; Covell Funeral Home, Elk Rapids.

-- Gertrude O. 'Trudy' Shugart, 86, of Traverse City, died May 15; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Elizabeth O. Gill Markham, 96, of Traverse City, died May 16; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

KALKASKA

-- Eman Hogerheide, 86, of South Boardman, died May 14; Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home, Kalkaska.

-- Howard Shepard, 94, of Kalkaska, died May 14; Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home, Kalkaska.

-- Lowell W. Zentz, 83, of Kalkaska, died May 15; Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home, Kalkaska.

-- Violet J. Toby, 82, of Kalkaska, died May 16; Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home, Kalkaska.

LEELANAU

-- Rudolph Olson, 100, of Suttons Bay, died May 10; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.

-- Roy Hajek, 71, of Suttons Bay, died May 12; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.

-- Gladys Alice Atkinson, 78, of Suttons Bay, died May 13; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.

MANISTEE

-- Harold Watson, 93, of Manistee, died May 12; Johnson Funeral Home, Manistee.

-- Elsie A. Harthun, 80, of Pleasanton Township, died May 13; Oak Grove Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Bear Lake.

-- Betty Marie Henry, 89, of Manistee, died May 13; Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva.

-- Evelyn A. Koller, 98, of Manistee, died May 14; Johnson Funeral Home, Manistee.

-- Robert Kirk Turek, 61, of Manistee, died May 14; Oak Grove Cremation Center, Manistee.

-- Doris A. Clark, 88, of Manistee, died May 15; Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee.

-- Lucy Ellen Rinard, 85, of Copemish, died May 16; Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva.

WEXFORD

-- Sean Patrick Flanagan, 51, of Manton, died May 13; Hall Funeral Chapel, Manton.