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Death Notices


Spencer A. Walters, 78, Leland, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Ralph P. Cordes, 80, Lake Leelanau, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Winona Mae Fuller, 100, Traverse City, Reynolds Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Services Details


Georgetta Irene Galla, 83, Traverse City, Reynolds Jonkhoff Details


Gene J. Couturier, 93, Suttons Bay, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Leo M. Smith, 85, Elmwood Twp., Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Joanne M. Tubbs, 83, Suttons Bay, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Deborah J. Gunter, 68, Peshawbestown, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


William Charles Carsten, 69, Traverse City, Reynolds Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Services Details


Charles MacKinnon Jr., 82, Cedar, Life Story Funeral Home Details


Ruth S. Holmstrom, 89, Northport, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Andrew King, 83, Traverse City, Reynolds Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Services Details


Maris Dorothy Kramer, 77, Traverse City, Reynolds Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Services Details


Donna F. Courtney, 77, Traverse City, Reynolds Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Services Details


Kathleen McCormick, 72, Traverse City, Reynolds Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Services Details


Ruth S. Holmstrom, 89, Northport, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Rene C. Milliken, 101, Northport, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Deborah J. Gunter, 68, Peshawbestown, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Arvo Laurie Lakanen, 73, Traverse City, Reynolds Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Services Details


Michael Lee Nelson, 67, Lake City, formerly Traverse City, Life Story Funeral Home 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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