Ralph William Appell
Jun 21, 2022
Ralph W. Appell, age 96, of Elk Rapids, Michigan, passed away peacefully in the comfort of his own home on Tuesday June 21, 2022. He was born October 16, 1925, in Pontiac, Michigan. In 1943 he graduated from Baldwin High School in Birmingham, Michigan. At age 17, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, during WWll, where he served as...
Edward Allan Dake
Jun 21, 2022
E. Allan Dake, 75, cast off the mooring lines and sailed beyond the horizon early on June 21, 2022. The son of G. E. "Ned" Dake and Patricia Walker Dake, he was born on May 20, 1947. He lived in Muskegon, Texas, and Parkersburg, W. Virginia before moving to the Lake Michigan shoreline in 1960. He graduated from Whitehall...
Jeffrey John Janik
Jun 20, 2022
Jeffrey John Janik, 73, of Williamsburg, passed away at home on June 20, 2022. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of John and Helen (Rudzik) Janik.
Jeffrey is survived by: his loving wife, Mary Beth; their children, Joseph (Quincy) Janik, Cody Mavis, and Travis Mavis, Jacqueline Morley; their grandchildren, Nicholas and Samantha Morley; his siblings,...
Craig Ashley Gay
Jun 20, 2022
Craig Ashley Gay, 62, of Branch, passed away Monday, June 20, 2022.
Craig is survived by: his loving wife, Daleine; son, Jason Gay; daughter, Mindy Michaelson; step-children, Jackalyn (Christopher) Bahr, Angela (Jeb Moritz) Peterson, and Scott (Rosshell) Mund; and many grandchildren.
Craig was preceded in death by: his parents, Donald and Shirley Gay; and his...
Eugene Allen Leak
Jun 17, 2022
EuGene Allen Leak, 62, of Walkerville, passed away Friday, June 17, 2022. He was born January 20, 1960, in Muskegon, the son of Dale and Madeline (Garbrecht) Leak.
EuGene worked at Port City Group Inc., in Muskegon, for 19 years. He also had many hobbies, including camping, fishing, and grilling.
EuGene is survived by: his...
Robert Burns Kilbourne
Jun 13, 2022
Robert B. Kilbourne, 91 of Traverse City, passed away on Monday, June 13, 2022.
Bob was born in Grand Rapids on August 13, 1930, the son of Raymond and Dorothy (Hopkins) Kilbourne.
Bob moved to Traverse city at the age of 17. Upon his graduation from high school, he enlisted the US Army and then...
Frances Laura Ross
Jun 13, 2022
Frances Laura Harvey Ross
(1932 - 2022)
Frances Ross passed away June 13, 2022 at the age of 89. She was born in Jersey City, NJ to Delha White Harvey (Beecher) and Louis S. Harvey II. A graduate of Westfield (NJ) High School, she earned bachelor's degrees in English and History and was inducted into...
Darlene Kay Frishett
Jun 11, 2022
Darlene Kay Frishett, 77, of Hart, passed away Saturday, June 11, 2022. Â She was born October 26, 1944, in Hart, the daughter of Laurence Sr. and Edith (Plescher) Mead.
In accordance with Darlene's wishes, cremation has taken and no services will be held at this time.
Beacon Cremation & Funeral Service, King-Hart Chapel, is in...
Maxine Mary Schmiege
Jun 11, 2022
Maxine Mary Schmiege, 88, of Whitehall, passed away Saturday, June 11, 2022. She was born July 5, 1933, in Muskegon, the daughter of Charles and Laura (Loehr) Hain.
Maxine was a Registered Nurse, and later the office manager for her and her husband's company, D&M Electric. A nature lover, she had many hobbies including gardening, flowers, going...
Marian Marretta Fangboner
Jun 11, 2022
Marian Marretta Fangboner, 87, of Milton Township, passed away Saturday, June 11, 2022. She was born June 18, 1935, in Milton Township.
Marian was a proud homemaker most of her life. She was the wife of Jack Fangboner and mother of Gary Fangboner, and was a neighborhood fixture to the local kids. She and Jack used to...
Louis Edward Tabor
Jun 7, 2022
Louis Edward Tabor, 76, of Whitehall, passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2022.
No services will be held at this time.
Beacon Cremation & Funeral Service, White Lake Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
www.beaconfh.com
Richard D. Kimball
Jun 7, 2022
Richard Dean Kimball, 90, of Elk Rapids, died Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at home with his family by his side.
He was born and raised in the Birmingham, Michigan area, though he has had family in the Elk Rapids area since 1850 era. His grandfather ran the transport steamer Mabel at the turn of the century. Dick...
Fredric Louis Schwickrath
Jun 6, 2022
Fredric Louis Schwickrath, 80, of New Era, passed away Monday, June 6, 2022. He was born on January 2, 1942, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Fred Schwickrath Jr. and Juanita Broe.
Fredric graduated in 1960 from Fenger High School, in Chicago, Illinois. After graduating high school, Fredric proudly served our country in the United States Army...
Steven West Martinek
Jun 6, 2022
Steven West Martinek, 58, of Traverse City, died Monday, June 6, 2022.
No services will be held.
Beacon Cremation & Funeral Service, Covell-Traverse City Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
www.beaconfh.com
Shirley Ann Ewald
Jun 5, 2022
Shirley Ann Ewald, mother, grandmother, teacher, passed away on June 5, 2022. She delighted in nothing more than entertaining her family and friends, especially during the holidays, cooking elaborate meals and ensuring that no one left hungry. Shirley enjoyed reading, card games, and going to the movies with her best friend, Christine. Her greatest love, though, was her family. ...
Rosemary June Ward
Jun 5, 2022
Rosemary June Ward, 88, of Muskegon, passed away Sunday, June 5, 2022. She was born August 21, 1933, in Grawn, the daughter of Louis C. and Irene (Newburn) Barnard.
Rosemary was employed as an attendant at the Muskegon Laundromat, retiring after 18 years. She enjoyed crocheting, doing crossword puzzles, and Detroit Tiger's baseball. Rosemary also loved her...
Timothy William Nichols
Jun 4, 2022
Timothy William Nichols, 57, of Hesperia, passed away Saturday, June 4, 2022.
No services will be held at this time.
Beacon Cremation & Funeral service, King-Hart Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
www.beaconfh.com
Angela Rae Tabor
Jun 2, 2022
Angela Rae Tabor, 76, of Whitehall, passed away peacefully on June 2, 2022. She was born July 24, 1945, in Louisville, Kentucky, the daughter of Clinton and Katherine (Ordway) Olson.
After graduating from Montague High School in 1963, Angie spent most of her time raising her family: two fairly naughty boys and an angel of a daughter....
Marguerite Laroche Fuentes
May 30, 2022
Marguerite LaRoche Fuentes, 80, of Lansing, passed away Monday, May 30, 2022. She was born November 5, 1941, the daughter of Felix and Marjorie (LaRoche) Fuentes. Marguerite lived the majority of her early years in St. Louis, Michigan, where she graduated from high school with the class of 1959. She later continued her education, taking classes at Alma College and...
Ann Rita Borysiak
May 30, 2022
Ann Rita Borysiak, 82, left us on Monday, May 30, 2022. She peacefully passed away of natural causes surrounded by her family to join her loving husband, Bob.
Ann was born and raised in Ecorse, Michigan, the daughter of John and Marguerite Haener and the sister of Joan, John, Marge, Rick, and Kathy. Ann leaves behind her...
