Curtis Walker
May 23, 2021
Curtis Walker, 73, passed away peacefully in his home on May 23, 2021. Curtis was born August 18, 1947 in Muskegon. He graduated from North Muskegon High School in 1965 and attended college at Grand Valley State University. A US Army veteran and business owner, his life-long work was as an optical lab technician before retiring in 2010. Curtis...
Johnny Owen King Sr.
May 22, 2021
Johnny Owen King Sr., 62, of Bitely, passed away Saturday, May 22, 2021. He was born October 4, 1958, in Hart, the son of Theodore Sr. and Vervena King.
Johnny was proud to serve his country in the US Army. He enjoyed fishing and camping. One of his favorite places to camp was Wayland Lake.
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Florine Billie Luotonen
May 21, 2021
Florine Billie Luotonen, age 89, of Kingsley passed away peacefully in her sleep, Friday May 21, 2021. She was born April 10, 1932, in Detroit, to William Alfred and Katherina Teresa Wehner. On August 6, 1949, she married the love of her life, Richard Allen Luotonen in Greenup, Kentucky. Together they raised five children.
Flossie worked at...
Catherine Ann Farmer
May 20, 2021
Catherine Ann Farmer, of Elk Rapids, MI. passed away at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. Memorial service information and an obitiuary will be posted shortly.
Emma Rae Poll
May 19, 2021
Emma Rae Poll, our precious two-year-old, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. She was born April 21, 2019, in Fremont, Michigan.
Emma was a precious gift and a blessing to her parents who took her home straight from the hospital and fought hard and finalized her adoption on her second birthday. She...
Herbert "Herb" Lionel Suitor
May 19, 2021
Herbert "Herb" Lionel Suitor, 82, of Cedar, passed away Wednesday, May 19, 2021.
Herb lived a full life and cherished time spent with his family and friends.
Herb leaves behind: his wife, Sharon; his sons, Mark (Leslie) and Dan (Megan); and his beloved grandchildren, Teague, Rory, Gabriel, Samuel, Caleb, and Hannah; his nephew, Teri (Deborah);...
Rita Louise Hansen
May 17, 2021
Rita L. Hansen, 85, of Traverse City, died Monday, May 17, 2021, at French Manor in Traverse City. She was born September 28, 1935, in Grand Traverse County, the daughter of Edward and Iva (Donathan) Crouch.
Rita worked in the insurance industry, retiring as Head of Human Resources. She was a member of Grawn United Methodist Church. ...
Norman Gaylord Henrys
May 17, 2021
Norman Gaylord Henrys, 86, of Pentwater, passed away Monday, May 17, 2021, at his home. He was born August 12, 1934, in Lansing, the son of Marvin Sr. and Mary (Parks) Henrys.
Norm served for 10 years with the Michigan National Guard. He retired from General Motors as a welder after 31 years. Norm would often be...
Betty Jane Mckenney Starost
May 16, 2021
Betty Jane McKenney Starost, 89, of Ellsworth, died Sunday, May 16, 2021.
A service is being planned and will be announced.
Beacon Cremation & Funeral Service, Covell-Traverse City Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
www.beaconfh.com
Gerald B. Miller
May 15, 2021
Gerald B. Miller, 81, of Whitehall, passed away Saturday, May 15, 2021. He was born August 30, 1939, in Hart, the son of Joseph Chester Sr. and Phyllis (Cole) Miller.
Jerry was a proud veteran of the US Army. He worked at GM for 18 years before becoming a celery farmer, retiring in 2008. Jerry was a...
Arthur Roger Bertoldi
May 14, 2021
Arthur Roger Bertoldi, 92, of Pentwater, passed away at Cherry Blossom Manor from Alzheimer's on Friday, May 14, 2021. He was born February 26, 1929, in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Alberto and Marguerite (Gherardi) Bertoldi.
Art graduated from New York City High School in 1947. Arthur and Joyce Robbins married in 1951. They celebrated their...
David Lee Myers
May 14, 2021
David Lee Myers, 77, of Montague, passed away Friday, May 14, 2021, at home surrounded by his family. He was born September 9, 1943, in Muskegon, the son of Eddie and Edna (Carr) Myers.
David is survived by: his wife, Jayne Myers of Montague; his daughter, Michelle (Dwight) Roesler of Montague; his son, Bryan (Cheri) Myers of...
Dennis Keith Jones
May 13, 2021
Dennis Keith Jones, 69, of Montague, passed away Thursday, May 13, 2021, after a long struggle with cancer. He was born February 15, 1952, in Monroe, Michigan, the son of Herbert and Carolyn (Dehn) Jones.
In 1970, Dennis attended Michigan Technological University, majoring in mechanical engineering. He was employed for many years with Mitsui Seiki, retiring as...
Betty Joann Greiner
May 9, 2021
Betty Joann Greiner, 92, of Hart, passed away Sunday, May 9, 2021. She was born May 1, 1929, in Cedar Springs, the daughter of Edward and Helen (Hanna) Rake
Betty enjoyed knitting, crafting, golfing, and doing puzzles.
Betty is survived by: her husband of 30 years, Sebastian "Bud" Greiner; children, Christine Anderson, Vicki Maher, Linda...
Kenneth Frederick Thoreson
May 8, 2021
Kenneth Frederick Thoreson, 96, Ludington, died Saturday, May 8, 2021, at Village Manor in Ludington. He was born April 11, 1925, in Glen Arbor Township, the son of Ole and Louise (Richards) Thoreson.
Kenneth was veteran of the Korean War, serving in the US ARMY. He retired from GTE in 1988, where he had been employed for...
Bryan Kelley Stanley
May 8, 2021
Bryan Kelley Stanley, 59, of Twin Lake, Michigan, passed away Saturday, May 8, 2021. He was born December 9, 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii, the son of Lloyd & Ethel Stanley.
Bryan attended Whitehall High School, graduating with the class of 1980.  He earned All-Conference and All-State titles in baseball for pitching as a southpaw pitcher. Bryan was...
Marge Fedrigon
May 7, 2021
C. Margaret Fedrigon 89, of Elk Rapids, lived a magnificent 89 years and enjoyed life to the fullest. On Friday, May 7th, she passed away, peacefully at home, into the welcoming arms of her loving God.
Marge was born in Detroit, Michigan on January 3rd, 1932 to Mitch and Edith (Carson) Housey. She was the oldest of...
Virginia Stella Dennert
May 7, 2021
Virginia Stella "Ginny" Dennert, 94, of Hart, passed away Friday, May 7, 2021. She was born October 7, 1926, in Hart, the daughter of Joseph and Frances (Kraus) Greiner.
Virginia grew up on a dairy farm in Weare Township, and worked the soda fountain at Rexall Drug Store during the war.
On November 28, 1945,...
Robert "Bob" Joseph Tushek
May 7, 2021
Robert "Bob" Joseph Tushek, 86, of Ludington, died Friday, May 7, 2021, at home. He was born August 24, 1934, in Ludington, the son of Joseph and Florence (Socha) Tushek.
Bob is survived by: his wife, Sharon Tushek; 5 children, Pam Collins, Rob (Judy) Tushek, Greg (Kathie) Tushek, Jana (David) Reese and Jill (Mike) Blanchett; his brother,...
Catherine Jo Billadeau
May 6, 2021
Catherine Billadeau of Traverse City died May 6, 2021, at her home on Bass Lake in Traverse City, surrounded by her family.
Cathy was born March 22, 1947, in Saginaw, to Eleanor and Joseph Loeffler. After she grew up and moved to northern Michigan, she spent 35 years managing shipping and receiving for World Magnetics in Traverse...
