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Patricia M. Darga, 79, Cedar, Martinson Funeral Home Details


Richard R. Fryc, 84, Bingham Township, Martinson Funeral Home Details


Daniel J. Broome, 40, Peshawbestown, Martinson Funeral Home Details


Ethel L. Rushmore, 91, Northport, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Melrose H. Varney, 92, Long Lake Township/Northport, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Glen K. Gerard, 82, Lake Leelanau, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


John A. Bussey, 78, Peshawbestown, Martinson Funeral Home Details


Susan H. Lang, 84, Northport, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Alfreada A. Kilway, 100, Leland, Martinson Funeral Home Details


Harold J. Kilcherman, 90, Northport, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Janet Lynn Buchanan, 82, Traverse City, Life Story Funeral Home Details


William D. Peace, 99, Leland, Martinson Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Suellen J. Holton, 81, Northport, Martinson Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Mary B. Fuertges, 94, Traverse City/formerly of Omena, Martinson Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Adrian "Age" J. Day, 29, Peshawbestown, Martinson Funeral Home Details


Robert Earl Doughty, 81, Elmwood Twp, Traverse City, Life Story Funeral Home Details


Carlyle A. Roberts, 87, Northport, Martinson Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Bernice M. Gustin, 92, Suttons Bay, Martinson Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Billy R. Garwood, 94, Lake Leelanau, Martinson Funeral Home Details


Alvin D. Hulett, 75, Omena, Martinson Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


National Study: Leelanau County Tops the Nation in Food Costs

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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