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Jon F. Smith, 79, Suttons Bay, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Armando Favela, 79, Traverse City, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Pamela H. Pittman, 82, Cedar, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Elizabeth VanBerlo, 44, Traverse City, Reynolds Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Services Details


Karen Kroesing, 80, Traverse City, Reynolds Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Services Details


M. Jill Cheney, 81, Florida/Glen Arbor, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services Details


Anthony M. Barrientoz, 30, Kalkaska, Martinson Funeral Home Details


Allen T. Gleason, 65, Leland Township, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Chad A. Mallory, 49, Maple City, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Richard "Dick" Lang, 86, Northport, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Bernard A. Brow, 89, Northport, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Howard D. Sherman, 90, Northport, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


George E.Twine, 55, Northport, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Eric V. Lundquist, 60, Traverse City, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Keith D. Coleman, 43, Bingham Township, Martinson Funeral Home Details


Joan L. Kareck, 90, Leland/Traverse City, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Kathryn Messina, 64, Traverse City, Reynolds Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Services Details


Joseph F. Flees, 71, Centerville Township, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Frank J. Novotny, 88, Kesson Township, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Ken Priest, 44, Traverse City, Reynolds Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Services Details


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Leelanau County is the most expensive county in the country for food costs, according to a recent ...

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Tuesday Filing Deadline Brings County Election Races Into Focus

Though early signs indicated a concerningly sparse field for this year’s impending Leelanau County Board of Commissioners ...

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The Latest Leelanau County Blotter & 911 Call Report

The Leelanau Ticker is back with a look at the most alarming, offbeat, or otherwise newsworthy calls ...

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Barge Owner Pleads Guilty, Gets One Year To Move Vessel

Donald Balcom, the owner of a decrepit barge that has been repeatedly abandoned at numerous points around ...

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