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
"¢ Scott Brady Blackmer, 55, of Rapid City, died June 21; Covell Funeral Home, Elk Rapids.
"¢ Gary Allen Quick, 65, of Elk Rapids, died June 25; Covell Funeral Home, Elk Rapids.
"¢ Jack W. McGill, 66, of Elk Rapids, died June 26; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Carroll O. Hawkins, 81, of Bellaire, died June 27; Mortensen Funeral Home, Bellaire.
"¢ Ruth E. Allor, 89, of Bellaire, died June 29; Mortensen Funeral Home, Bellaire.
"¢ Marianne Kathryn Kelly, 76, of Frankfort, died July 1; Jowett Family Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Benzonia.
"¢ Clair Woodrow McKimmy, 93, of Elk Rapids, died July 1; Hall Kokotovich Funeral Home, Gladwin.
"¢ Patricia Grace Tufer, 75, of the Elk Lake area, died July 1; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Audrey D. (Ritt) Welch, 85, of Saginaw, formerly of Bellaire, died July 1; Mortensen Funeral Home, Bellaire.
BENZIE
"¢ Dorothy Irene Pelon, 89, of St. Jacob, Ill., formerly of Thompsonville, died June 1; Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva.
"¢ James Gordon Evans, 56, of Thompsonville, died June 26; Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva.
"¢ Ramona M. Stevenson, 70, of Frankfort, died June 26; Jowett Family Funeral Home and Cremation Service.
"¢ Vern L. Wright, 74, of Muskegon, formerly of Benzonia, died June 28; Systema Funeral Home, Muskegon.
"¢ Richard G. Cole, 75, of Frankfort, died June 30; Jowett Family Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Frankfort.
"¢ Cash B. Herman, 94, of Benzonia, died June 30; Jowett Family Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Benzonia.
"¢ Una Methner, 85, of Honor, died June 30; Bennett-Barz Funeral Home, Beulah.
"¢ Terry H. Argue, 68, of Frankfort, died July 4; Jowett Family Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Frankfort.
CRAWFORD
"¢ James D. Petrie, 36, of Kalkaska, died July 2; Sorenson-Lockwood Funeral Home, Grayling.
"¢ Robert Dean Bonenfant, 46, of Grayling, died July 3; Sorenson-Lockwood Funeral Home, Grayling.
GRAND TRAVERSE
"¢ Wilma L. (Sinclair) Hanson, of Traverse City, died Jan. 14; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Thomas E. Peltier, 90, of Traverse City, died May 8; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Freeland W. Sneden, 95, of Traverse City, died June 15; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Chester E. Noble, 98, of Traverse City, died June 17; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Alberta J. Alford, 86, of Traverse City, died June 19; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Evelyn I. Rowden, 81, of Charlotte, formerly of Traverse City, died June 21; Gorsline Runciman Funeral Homes, Lansing.
"¢ Mary M. Kubesh, 94, of Interlochen, died June 22; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Frederick Valentine Geib, of Traverse City, died June 23; Oak Grove Cremation Center, Manistee.
"¢ Carole Joy "CJ" B. Cassidy, 48, of Traverse City, died June 24; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.
"¢ Dylene M. Zolikoff, 68, of Kingsley, died June 24; Life Story Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ J.W. "Bill" Donhaiser, 81, of Gulfport, Miss., formerly of Traverse City, died June 27; Riemann Family Funeral Home, Gulfport, Miss.
"¢ Mary Lee Hanchett, 82, of Traverse City, died June 27; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Olding G. MacDonald Sr., 91, of Traverse City, died June 27; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Doris Zerby, 74, of Brighton, formerly of Traverse City, died June 27; Vermeulen Funeral Home, Plymouth.
"¢ Larry W. Chase, 60, of Kingsley, died June 28; Life Story Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Marjorie L. "Marge" Feaster, 69, of Interlochen, died June 28; Bennett-Barz Funeral Home, Beulah.
"¢ Tracy D. Lautner, 37, of Traverse City, died June 29; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Michael Ray Vaughn Sr., 63, of Traverse City, died June 29; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Charles F. Collini, 75, of Traverse City, died June 30; Cremation and Burial Society of Michigan, Traverse City.
"¢ Phyllis Jane Bartholomew Malstrom, of Traverse City and Scottsdale, Ariz., died June 30; Messinger Mortuary, Scottsdale, Ariz.
"¢ John "Jack" Baker, 76, of Traverse City, died July 1.
"¢ Don West Eighmy III, 66, of Fife Lake, died July 2; Cremation and Burial Society of Michigan, Traverse City.
"¢ Stanley E. Burke, 80, of Traverse City, died July 3; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Joseph F. Eggli, 90, of Traverse City, died July 3; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Malo Hoenke, 83, of Traverse City, died July 3.
KALKASKA
"¢ Mildred Evelyn Buck, 87, of Kalkaska, died June 28; Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home, Kalkaska.
LEELANAU
"¢ Zora F. Carpenter, 86, of Northport, died June 20; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.
"¢ Isaac N. Hagen, 93, of Northport, died June 29; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.
MANISTEE
"¢ Brent Rappuhn, 23, of Manistee, died June 27; Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva.
"¢ Elaine Hansen, 87, of Bear Lake, died June 29; Oak Grove Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Bear Lake.
OTSEGO
"¢ Paul Bensie, 91, of Gaylord, died June 27; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.
"¢ Mary Brandly, 80, of Gaylord, died June 28; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.
"¢ Karl Heidman Sr., 81, of Gaylord, died June 29; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.
WEXFORD
"¢ Elaine A. Olds, 79, of Buckley, died June 19; Cremation and Burial Society of Michigan, Traverse City.
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