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E. Fern Walter, 94, Suttons Bay, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Joetta A. Brooks, 62, Bingham Township, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Gene L. Rantz, 89, Northport, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Donald R. Carlson, 82, Northport, Martinson Funeral Home Details


Kenneth G. Bloomquist, 89, Northport, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


John M. Houk Jr., 92, Suttons Bay, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Michael T. Bordeaux, 73, Lake Leelanau, Martinson Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


John W. Korson, 102, Lake Leelanau, Martinson Funeral Home Details


Richard J. Sharkey, 88, Suttons Bay/Elk Rapids, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Judith M. Rantz, 81, Northport, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Marie F. Johnson, 76, Suttons Bay, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Lorraine M. Worthington, 88, Glen Arbor, Martinson Funeral Home Details


Thomas P. Kohler, 74, Elmwood Township, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


David V. McCulloch, 86, Suttons Bay, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Ronald L. Bonebrake, 67, Suttons Bay/Traverse City, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Thomas D. Reay III, 17, Glen Arbor, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Robert G. MacEachran, 77, Suttons Bay, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Lee J. Workum, Jr., 78, Leland/Cincinnati, Martinson Funeral Home Details


Stephan DeWitt, 70, Empire, Life Story Funeral Home Details


Steven W. Rea, 72, Lake Leelanau/Traverse City, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


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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Polka Kings Of The Midwest: The Past, Present, And Future Of The Cedar Polka Fest

The 42nd annual Cedar Polka Fest may still be four months out, but organizers are already gearing ...

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