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Obituaries

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Marcia A. Barnhart
Marcia A. Barnhart
1935 ~ 2024 Marcia Ann Barnhart (Bulliss), age 88, of Grand Rapids, MI, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 27, 2024. Marcia was born in Grand Rapids, MI on May 11, 1935, the daughter of George and Velma (Link) Bulliss. 05/08/2024 04:54 PM
Koppenaal’s Memorial
Koppenaal’s Memorial
Memorial for Brian and Jody Koppenaal, of Maple City, will be on May 6th, 2024. It will be held at Boonedock’s in Glen Arbor from 5 pm to 8 pm.. 05/01/2024 05:08 PM
Mary Lynn Sparling
Mary Lynn Sparling
Mary “Lynn” Sparling of Northport, Michigan, passed away peacefully on April 3, 2024 at the age of 84. Lynn was a Leap-Year baby who recently celebrated her 21st birthday on February 29, this year. Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, Lynn was the youngest girl of eight siblings. Her mother, Helen Kushner, raised the children while her father, John Kushner, worked as a chemist for Cadillac Motors. In the early 1960’s, Lynn and her sister Deanna Kushner Butterfield, met their respective husbands, John S. Sparling and Clark Butterfield on a ski trip at the Caberfae ski resort near Cadillac, Michigan. The two couples and their families celebrated many, many holidays together and remained best friends for decades. Lynn worked in the accounting department of Campbell-Ewald for several years before she and John were married on May 23, 1964. Then they moved to Rosedale Park in Detroit, where their daughter, Elizabeth (Brennan), was born in 1969. Lynn and John moved to 1940 - 2024 05/01/2024 05:08 PM
Daniel D. Wendels
Daniel D. Wendels
Daniel Deal Wendels (64) gave up his change to tell any more dad jokes on Friday, April 26. So from the family group chat he leaves you with this: I just heard the Grim Reaper got fired from his job at the shoe factory... for stealing soles. 05/01/2024 05:08 PM
Hugh C. Zeits
Hugh C. Zeits
Hugh C. Zeits, 82, of Elmwood Township died November 22, 2023. The graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 4 at the Grand Traverse Memorial Gardens in Traverse City. Arrangements are with the Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau. 05/01/2024 05:08 PM
Eichenlaub Services Set
Eichenlaub Services Set
Patricia A. McMahon-Eichenlaub, 76, of Northport died December 19, 2023 at her home. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 10 at St. Gertrude Church in Northport. The family will greet friends from 10 a.m. before the start of the service. Arrangements are with the Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau. 05/01/2024 05:08 PM
David Anthony Mikowski, Jr
David Anthony Mikowski, Jr
CEDAR – David Anthony Mikowski, Jr., age 48, passed away after a brief illness on Saturday, April 20, 2024, in his home in Greensboro, North Carolina, where he resided for nine years. Born on July 28, 1975, in Northport, Michigan, David was the son of David Mikowski, Sr., and Shirley (Fleis) Mikowski. 05/01/2024 05:08 PM
Jean Marie Eggert
Jean Marie Eggert
NORTHPORT - Jean Marie Eggert, 89, of Northport, passed away on April 23, 2024, in Traverse City. Jean was born on March 1, 1935, in Northport, to Joseph and Vera (Inman) Cerny. 05/01/2024 05:08 PM
Elinor Ann Swenson
Elinor Ann Swenson
SUTTONS BAY- Elinor Ann Swenson, 74, of Suttons Bay, passed away on April 26, 2024, at Munson Medical Center. Born on October 26, 1949, in Dayton, Ohio, she was the beloved daughter of Richard and Harriet (Beckwith) Wenzel. 05/01/2024 05:08 PM
Kit Hough
Kit Hough
Cass Sheffield Hough, Jr. (Kit), was born on May 16, 1932 in Ann Arbor, MI to Margaret Reid and Cass Sheffield Hough. Kit passed away on April 24th, 2024 in Kalamazoo, MI. 05/01/2024 05:08 PM
Michael A. Shackleton
Michael A. Shackleton
Died April 18, 2024 SUTTONS BAY – Michael Allen Shackleton, 83, of Suttons Bay, passed away Thursday, April 18, 2024, just five days short of his 84th birthday. He was at home with his family by his side. 04/24/2024 04:43 PM
Dora P. Eastman
Dora P. Eastman
Died April 23, 2024 PESHAWBESTOWN-Dora Paul Eastman, 71, of Peshawbestown, passed away on April 23, 2024, at the MediLodge of Suttons Bay. Dora was born on January 7, 1953, in Trenton, MI, to Filipe and Bertha (Paul) Reyes. 04/24/2024 04:43 PM
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