Published: June 13, 2009 08:05 pm      

Deaths in the Region: 06/14/2009

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

-- Patricia Elaine Furtaw, 83, of Rapid City, died June 6; Helms Funeral Home in Mount Pleasant.

-- Jeffrey S. Robbins, 38, of Mancelona, died June 9; Mancelona Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes.

-- Dale J. Schmerheim, 78, of Antrim County, died June 10; Covell Funeral Home, Elk Rapids.

BENZIE

-- Barbara "Babs" Beachy Hansen, 71, of Thompsonville, died Dec. 27, 2008; Jowett Family Funeral Homes and Cremation Service.

-- Susan J. Ambo, 76, of Benzonia, died June 12; Bennett-Barz Funeral Home, Beulah.

-- Roger Lee David Johnson, 71, of Frankfort, died June 12; Jowett Family Funeral Homes and Cremation Service.

CHEBOYGAN

-- Vera Lawless, 93, of Burt Lake, died June 9; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

CRAWFORD

-- Terry L. Munson, 74, of Grayling, died June 11; Sorenson-Lockwood Funeral Home, Grayling.

GRAND TRAVERSE

-- J.D. Garrett, 71, formerly of Traverse City, died Dec. 22, 2008.

-- Annabelle Grace (Nelson) Boersma, 88, of Traverse City, died Dec. 28, 2008; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Conrad James Friedemann, 88, of Traverse City, died June 5; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Robert Norcross, 79, of Traverse City, died June 5; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Robin Michelle Irene Titus, 48, of Traverse City, died June 5; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Shirley May Wilcox (Zastawny) Netzorg, 67, of Traverse City, died June 6; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Jeffery Todd Smith, 49, of Traverse City, died June 6; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Traverse City.

-- Ruth Ann Scott, of Traverse City, died June 8.

-- William G. McIntyre, 56, of Traverse City, died June 9; Life Story Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Richard George Grof, 89, of Traverse City, died June 10; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Waldo T. Keating, 78, of Traverse City, died June 11; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Thelma M. Thompson, 87, formerly of Interlochen, died June 11; McCabe Funeral Home, Canton.

-- Rhea C. Goodman, 83, of Traverse City, died June 12; Cremation and Burial Society, Traverse City.

-- Sidonia Griffin, 90, of Old Mission, died June 12; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Fredric Barber, 68, of Kingsley, died June 13; Covell Funeral Home, Kingsley.

KALKASKA

-- Robert Bruce Helferich, 44, of South Boardman, died June 11; Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home, Kalkaska.

LEELANAU

-- Boleslawa K. Heitman, of Vista, Calif., formerly of Greilickville, died.

-- Linda Ann Dudan, 56, of Lake Leelanau, died June 3; Martinson Funeral Home of Suttons Bay.

-- Martha Smith Larimore Hawkins, 92, of Ludington, died June 4; Martinson Funeral Home of Suttons Bay.

-- John Harley Grumley, 73, of Cedar, died, June 6; Martinson Funeral Home of Suttons Bay.

-- Gerald James Warren, 67, of Suttons Bay, died June 11; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.

MANISTEE

-- Jeremy Richard Jacobi, 25, of Manistee, died June 4; Oak Grove Cremation Center, Manistee.

-- Ronald R. Roskoski, 69, of Manistee, died June 4; Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee.

-- James Modjeski, 73, of Wellston, died June 11; Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee.

OTSEGO

-- Roberta Blom, 70, of Gaylord, died June 7; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

-- Michael Johnston, 68, of Johannesburg, died May 11; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

-- William Pearson, 70, of Gaylord, died June 12; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

WEXFORD

-- Sharon R. Jones, 77, of Cadillac, died June 8; Peterson Funeral Home in Cadillac.

-- Ronald V. Ford, 89, of Mesick, died June 11; Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva.