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Barbara J. Baker, 91, Suttons Bay, Martinson Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


James E. Gauthier, 81, Traverse City/formerly of Leelanau County, Martinson Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Heather D. Antoine, 45, Peshawbestown, Martinson Funeral Home Details


Hilda C. Peplinski, 94, Lake Leelanau/Cedar, Martinson Funeral Home Details


Richard L. McGrath, 71, Traverse City/Peshawbestown, Martinson Funeral Home Details


Ann M. Brow, 88, Northport, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Margaret A. Brooks, 70, Suttons Bay, Martinson Funeral Home Details


Kathleen J. Smith, 66, Suttons Bay, Martinson Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Mary Slawson Duff, 87, Illinois/Leland, Martinson Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Agnes L. Williams, 87, Cedar, Martinson Funeral Home Details


David J. Duncan, 82, Suttons Bay, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Ruth E. Sallberg, 98, Leland, Martinson Funeral Home Details


John P. Coakley, 92, Cedar, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Patricia "Tish" G. Waddell, 92, Glen Arbor, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


David E. Hershey, 89, Suttons Bay, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Rose Ann (Fabiszak) Petsch, 80, Formerly of Leelanau County, Life Story Funeral Home Details


David B. Kilcherman, 71, Northport, Martinson Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Jean A. Zeits, 74, Elmwood Township, Martinson Funeral Home Details


Brandon J. Schaub, 40, Middleville/Lake Leelanau, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Marcella R. Amezquita, 28, Peshawbestown, Martinson Funeral Home and 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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