Published: May 30, 2009 08:00 pm      

Deaths in the Region: 05/31/2009

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

-- Anne Webb O'Brien, 73, a summer resident of Central Lake, died April 4; Paul O'Connor Funeral Home, Toronto.

-- Linda Miller Chakeres, of Bellaire, died May 13; Mortensen Funeral Homes, Bellaire.

-- Ardith Hayden, 80, of Elk Rapids, died May 22; Covell Funeral Home, Elk Rapids.

-- Ward L. Spencer, 54, of Alden, died May 25; Hastings Funeral Home, Ellsworth.

-- Edgar Franklin Smith, 63, of Alba, died May 26; Mortensen Funeral Home, Mancelona.

-- Robert L. Halladay, 71, of Central Lake, died May 27; Hastings Funeral Home, Ellsworth.

-- Cathleen Lynn Reynolds, 49, of Mancelona, died May 28; Mortensen Funeral Home, Mancelona.

BENZIE

-- Laurence S. Rathbun, 94, of Frankfort, died Feb. 22; Jowett Family Funeral Home, Frankfort.

-- Steve F. Fortine, 70, of Frankfort, died May 23; Jowett Family Funeral Home, Frankfort.

-- Dorothy E. (Baver) Smeltzer, 84, of Frankfort, died May 24; Jowett Family Funeral Home, Frankfort.

-- Stephen Wencil Sedlacek, 54, of Beulah, died May 27.

-- Gustav Choss, 79, of Lake Ann, died May 28.

CHARLEVOIX

-- Duane A. Aleo, 72, of East Jordan, died May 15; Penzien Funeral Home, East Jordan.

-- Joseph H. Hammond, 77, of East Jordan, died May 22; Penzien Funeral Home, East Jordan.

-- Timothy J. Karlskin, 53, of Boyne City, died May 27; Penzien Funeral Home, East Jordan.

CHEBOYGAN

-- David Evans, 63, of Wolverine, died May 15; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

-- Cody Rabideau, 57, of Cheboygan, died May 19; Nordman Funeral Home, Cheboygan.

-- Edward Brewster, 77, of Cheboygan, died May 20; Christian Funeral Home, Cheboygan.

-- Royal L. Gouine, 69, of Cheboygan, died May 20; Christian Funeral Home, Cheboygan.

-- Beatrice Irene Dutton, 92, of Cheboygan, died May 21; Niblack Funeral Home, Fowlerville.

-- Berneda Berden, 75, of Cheboygan, died May 23; Christian Funeral Home, Cheboygan.

-- Ruth Ann Kidd, 73, of Cheboygan, died May 23; Nordman Funeral Home, Cheboygan.

-- Margaret 'Peg' Grund, 70, of Black Lake and Grant Twp., died May 24.

-- Edna M. Grenier, 96, of Cheboygan, died May 25; Nordman Funeral Home, Cheboygan.

-- Patrick A. Collins, 78, of Cheboygan, died May 27; Christian Funeral Home, Cheboygan.

-- Michael Lee Duffiney, 60, of Cheboygan, died May 27.

CRAWFORD

-- Scott Doemer, of Grayling, died May 25; Sorenson-Lockwood Funeral Home, Grayling.

-- Kenneth R. Newberry, 82, of Frederic, died May 25; Sorenson-Lockwood Funeral Home, Grayling.

-- Robert F. Bovee, 82, of Grayling, died May 28; Sorenson-Lockwood Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Linda Mae Decker, 67, of Grayling, died May 28; Sorenson-Lockwood Funeral Home, Grayling.

EMMET

-- Clyde Edward Moyer Sr., 72, of Carp Lake, died May 22.

-- Helen M. Brown, 88, of Petoskey, died May 25; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.

-- Frances Carol Gridley, 68, of Alanson, died May 27; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.

GRAND TRAVERSE

-- David Carl Steen, 30, of Rochester, Minn., formerly of Traverse City, died Oct. 30, 2008.

-- Robert L. Barber, 53, of Traverse City, died Dec. 11, 2008; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- William Tilton, 89, of Bloomington, Ill., formerly of Traverse City, died Jan. 15.

-- Jean Audrey Aspin Byron, of Traverse City, died Jan. 16; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Florian Leo Buszka, 62, of Fife Lake, died May 14; Hall Funeral Chapel, Manton.

-- Burnett "Barney" B. Banton Sr., 80, of Seattle Wash., formerly of Traverse City, died May 17.

-- Barbara Lee Dickinson, 75, of Traverse City, formerly of Flint, died May 21; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Alvina M. Figura, 98, of Traverse City, died May 22; Oak Grove Cremation Center, Manistee.

-- Nickolas J. Gilbert, 22, of Grawn, died May 22; Covell Funeral Home, Kingsley.

-- Grace Lorene Ogden, 81, of Sun City Center, Fla., formerly of Traverse City, died May 22; Roberts Funeral Home Bruce West Chapel, Ocala, Fla.

-- Ellen Frances Kyselka, 95, of Fife Lake, died May 23; Covell Funeral Home, Kingsley.

-- Evelyn J. Beckwith, 83, of Traverse City, died May 25; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Waldene Y. McAnallen, 85, of Traverse City, formerly of Midland, died May 25; Wilson Miller Funeral Home, Midland.

-- Robert R. "Bob" Donick, 87, of Traverse City, died May 26; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Margaret Nadlicki, 94, of Traverse City, formerly of Detroit, died May 26; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Donald "Shawn" Rousseau, 48, of Traverse City, died May 27; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

KALKASKA

-- Pearl Shankle, 86, of Kalkaska, formerly of Oxford, died May 9; Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home, Kalkaska.

-- Sally A. Runstrom, 60, of South Boardman, died May 13; Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home, Kalkaska.

-- Joshua Bruce Dimon, 23, of Kalkaska, died May 22; Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home Kalkaska.

-- Vivian M. Wells, 74, of Kalkaska, died May 26; Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home Kalkaska.

LEELANAU

-- John Solem Dorsey, 91, of Glen Lake, died Feb. 27; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Jean Elliott Larigan, 87, of Vero Beach, Fla., and Leland, died May 16; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.

-- Bert T. Olson, 92, of Empire, died May 21; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Thelma Bahle Hagen, 92, of Northport, died May 22; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.

-- Willard J. "Bill" Baker, 78, of Suttons Bay, died May 24; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.

-- Lois V. Parker, 90, of Cedar, died May 28; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

MANISTEE

-- Samantha Forbes, 61, of Manistee, died May 22; Johnson Funeral Home, Manistee.

-- Donald J. Swanson, 89, of Manistee, died May 26; Johnson Funeral Home, Manistee.

-- Louis Emil Lenz Sr., 83, of Kaleva, died May 28; Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva.

MISSAUKEE

-- Gregory Meyer, 45, of Lake City, died May 19; Young Funeral Home, Lake City.

-- Marion Alvin Shipman Jr., 92, of Lake City, died May 23; Burkholder Funeral Home, McBain.

-- Francis Delano Musselman, 75, of Lake City, died May 26; Young Funeral Home, Lake City.

-- Sidney W. Girven, 97, of Bear Lake, died May 30; Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva.

OTSEGO

-- Jerry Johnson, 67, of Gaylord, died May 17; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

-- William F. Kerr, 75, of Gaylord, died May 19; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

-- Rosella (Burrows) "Rosie" Tripp, 88, of Gaylord, died May 20.

-- Josephine Vera Kobylczak, 98, of Gaylord, died May 22; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

-- Rosemary A. Burns, 70, of Johannesburg, died May 23; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

-- Judith Lynn Hella, 66, of Gaylord, died May 24; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

-- Vilma Regan, 98, of Gaylord, died May 26; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

WEXFORD

-- Erwin Johnson, 92, formerly of Manton, died May 14; Hall Funeral Chapel, Manton.

-- Bernard "Barney" Morrison, of Mesick, formerly of Manton, died May 18.

-- Gerald David Dennis, 69, of Cadillac, died May 20; Peterson Funeral Home, Cadillac.

-- Thomas A. McKeever, 74, of Cadillac, died May 20; Peterson Funeral Home, Cadillac.

-- John A. "Bob" Hoekwater, of Cadillac, died May 21; Burkholder Funeral Home, McBain.

-- Brent David Allen "Bud" Nolf, 25, of Cadillac, died May 21.

-- Eric H. Nelson, 79, of Cadillac, died May 22; Peterson Funeral Home, Cadillac.

-- Anna H. Gage, 82, of Cadillac, died May 24; Hitesman-Holdship Funeral Home, Cadillac.