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Robert Wilcox, 86, Colorado (formerly of Northport), Martinson Funeral Home Details


Annette Dondzila, 110, Suttons Bay, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Warren F. Boos, 88, Maple City, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Barbara J. Yearn, 92, Northport, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Merry S. Megill, 67, Suttons Bay, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Stacey J. Kolarik, 41, Texas (formerly of Suttons Bay), Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Patricia M. Gardner, 84, Lake Leelanau, Martinson Funeral Home Details


Lois A. Frank, 93, Traverse City/Formerly of Suttons Bay, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Christopher Rydahl, 71, Traverse City, Reynolds Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Services Details


Kenneth "Ross" Childs, 85, Traverse City, Reynolds Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Services Details


Oscar D. Christianson Sr., 71, Northport, Martinson Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Mardi L. Black, 74, Northport, Martinson Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Jorg D. Hensel, 80, Suttons Bay, Martinson Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Charles W. Stander, 92, Leland, Martinson Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Edward E. Woessner, 85, Omena, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


James B. Donaldson, 93, Lake Leelanau, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


John Peppler, 75, Grand Rapids, Reynolds Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Services Details


Kenneth W. Belanger, 77, Bingham Township, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Nancy L. Jensen-Ayres, 69, Suttons Bay, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Teresa L. Morio, 90, Lake Leelanau, Martinson Funeral Home 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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The Latest Leelanau County Blotter & 911 Call Report

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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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