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Nancy J. Conant, 77, Maple City, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Marlin F. Schmidt, 86, Centerville Township, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


William "Bill" Julian, 55, Traverse City, Reynolds Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Services Details


Sandra K. Swanson, 82, Suttons Bay, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Albin V. Osie, 89, Lake Leelanau, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Shirley A. Hampton, 82, Northport, Martinson Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Janet M. Schlotter, 65, Suttons Bay, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Julie A. Nowland, 57, Lake Leelanau, Martinson Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Gretchen K. Sprout, 91, Leland, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Walter "Wally" Herman, 90, Solon Township, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Pauline E. Plachetzki, 97, Northport, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Albert Bolton, 75, Suttons Bay, Martinson Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Matthew Meyer, 50, Jackson/Cedar, Martinson Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Kevin D. Herman, 63, Suttons Bay, Martinson Funeral Home Details


Franklin J. Chippewa Jr., 56, Indianapolis/Peshawbestown, Martinson Funeral Home Details


Lewis H. Roubal, 77, Suttons Bay, Martinson Funeral Home Details


Melvin H. Nelson, 83, Suttons Bay, Martinson Funeral Home Details


Ronald Hackleman, 83, Leland, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Barbara J. Rehyl, 85, Suttons Bay, Martinson Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Eugene C. Deci, 79, Suttons Bay, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau 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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