Published: June 29, 2008 10:00 am         

Deaths in the Region: 06/29/2008

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

-- Roland E. Lubbinge, 78, of Elk Rapids, died June 20; Covell Funeral Home, Elk Rapids.

-- Madeline E. Patrick, 90, of Mancelona, died June 21; Mortensen Funeral Home, Mancelona.

-- Martin E. "Marty" Shananaquet, 49, of Elk Rapids, died June 21; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.

-- Carl M. Martel, 79, of Kewadin, died June 23; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Robert T. McCormick, 77, of Bellaire, died June 23; Mortensen Funeral Home, Bellaire.

-- Charles W. Burrell, 85, of Bellaire, died June 24; Mortensen Funeral Home, Bellaire.

-- Edward LaFrance, 63, of Mancelona, died June 24; Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home, Kalkaska.

-- Clara Drenth, 91, of Ellsworth and Byron Center, died June 25; Hastings Funeral Home, Ellsworth.

BENZIE

-- Nicolina Sandora, 95, of Frankfort, died June 22; Jowett Family Funeral Homes and Cremation Service, Frankfort.

-- Helen M. Latimer, of Big Platte Lake, died June 23; Jowett Family Funeral Homes and Cremation Service, Benzonia.

CHARLEVOIX

-- Theresa Joan Wimmer, 87, of Tucson, Ariz., formerly of Charlevoix, died June 10.

-- Paul F. Baron, 53, of Charlevoix, died June 19; Winchester Funeral Home, Charlevoix.

-- Alfonso A. Villegas, 84, of Charlevoix and Saginaw, died June 19; Winchester Funeral Home, Charlevoix.

-- Debra Lorene Hutson, 57, of East Jordan, died June 20; Winchester Funeral Home, Charlevoix.

-- Louise L. MaGee, 93, of Boyne City, died June 20; Stackus Funeral Home, Boyne City.

-- Edmund K. "Don" Burke, of Charlevoix, died June 21; Winchester Funeral home, Charlevoix.

-- William Paul Behrens, 91, of Chrlevoix, died June 22.

-- Delphine Mary Crocker, 82, of Boyne City, died June 23; Stackus Funeral Home, Boyne City.

CHEBOYGAN

-- Clark Edward Swayze, 69, of Burt Lake, died June 21.

CRAWFORD

-- George Allen Gasser, 48, of Grayling, died June 25; Sorenson-Lockwood Funeral Home, Grayling.

EMMET

-- Virginia L. H. Belding, of Harbor Springs, died June 9; Schiller Funeral Home, Harbor Springs.

-- Margaret J. (Leo) Pontiac, 65, formerly of Harbor Springs, died June 16; Arsulowicz Brothers, Grand Rapids.

-- Donald Bellmer, 69, of Petoskey, died June 17; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.

-- Rosalie (Kinne) Millard, 81, of Petoskey and Green Valley, Ariz., died June 18; Stocking Funeral Home, Harrison.

-- Pearl Clements, 95, of Petoskey, died June 21; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.

-- Henry R. Fochtman, 90, of Petoskey, died June 21; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.

-- Arlayne Irene Lipchinsky, 88, of Harbor Springs, died June 21; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.

-- Lois Jane Flum, 83, of Petoskey, died June 24; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.

-- Virginia Neuman, 92, of Petoskey, died June 25; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.

-- Anita Marie Piehl, 91, of Petoskey, died June 25; Charles G. Parks Funeral Home, Petoskey.

GRAND TRAVERSE

-- Kathleen J. Vincler, 60, of Traverse City, died March 30; Oak Grove Cremation Center, Manistee.

-- LaVerne E. Keith, of Grawn, died April 8; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Charles Raymond Chamberlian IV, 47, formerly of Traverse City, died June 6; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Phillip Jerome Shaw, of Traverse City, died June 8; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Sidney W. Redfield, 67, of Traverse City, died June 19; Johnson Funeral Home, Manistee.

-- Sylvester "Syl" Lautner, 84, of Traverse City, died June 20; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Eugene LeVerne Thompson, 81, of Traverse City, died June 20; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Janice Patricia Martin, 50, of Traverse City, died June 21; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Carol Sleder, 60, of Traverse City; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Merlyn L. Pickard, 65, of Traverse City, died June 21; Life Story Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- George W. Shaffer, 88, of Traverse City, died June 21; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Jason P.Rowe, 26, of Grawn, died June 22; Life Story Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Janette Gwynne (Colber) Starr, 76, of Granger, Ind., formerly of Traverse City, died June 22; McGann Hay Funeral Home, South Bend, Ind.

-- Patricia R. Pawloski, 66, of Toledo, Ohio, formerly of Traverse City, died June 23.

-- Shelley Marie Ronk, 55, of Traverse City, died June 23; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- William "Eugene" Hendershott, 52, of Traverse City, died June 24; Cremation and Burial Society of Michigan, Traverse City.

-- Gene Elliott Marlow, 82, of Traverse City, died June 24; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Audrey A. Baldwin, 81, of Traverse City, died June 25; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Gloria L. Beatty, 73, of Traverse City, died June 25; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Lyle B. Fraley, 72, of Williamsburg, died June 25; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Dale Hamilton, 78, of Traverse City, died June 25; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Leonard J. Scheidel, 27, of Traverse City and Jenison, died June 25; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Donald L. Walton, of Hudson, Fla., formerly of Traverse City, died June 25.

-- Joan C. Riehl, 75, of Traverse City, died June 27; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.

KALKASKA

-- Elaine Cox, 72, of Kalkaska, died June 21; Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home, Kalkaska.

-- Kellie L. Ryan, 46, of Kalkaska, died June 21; Mortensen Funeral Home, Mancelona.

LEELANAU

-- Anna A. Oosterbaan Wilson, 63, of Santa Rosa, Calif., summer resident of Lake Leelanau, died May 10.

-- Louis Urban Kohler, 90, of Leelanau County, died June 14; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.

-- Jay Keuning, 68, of Glen Arbor, died June 23; Notier-Ver-Lee-Langeland Funeral Chapel, Holland.

-- James A. Cusick, 73, of Lake Leelanau, died June 27; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

MANISTEE

-- Jean Bell Carey, 90, of Manistee, died June 19; Johnson Funeral Home, Manistee.

-- Ellen A. Lindroos, 102, of Kaleva, died June 21; Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva.

-- Joseph Arthur Howard, 39, of Manistee, died June 22; Oak Grove Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Bear Lake.

-- Bernardine Oziminski, 91, of Manistee, died June 22; Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee.

-- Lee Axel Nelson, 56, of Brethren, died June 23; Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva.

-- Irene S. Rosenow, 87, of Manistee, died June 23; Johnson Funeral Home, Manistee.

OTSEGO

-- Evelyn Kelley, 82, of Gaylord, died June 23; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

-- Lee "Roy" Traylor, 64, of Gaylord, died June 26; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

WEXFORD

-- Mildred Clara Wilbur, 78, of Mesick, died June 22; Oak Grove Cremation Center, Manistee.