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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


Edward F. Schlee Jr., 95, Suttons Bay, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Ethel J. Pace, 82, Lake Leelanau, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


James P. Landes, 83, Northport, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Herbert "Bert" Wheeler, 92, Omena, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Josephine Yancho, 90, Traverse City, Hill Funeral Home Details


Betty Sue Flees, 71, Centerville Township, Martinson Funeral Home Details


Johanna Ann Rath, 78, Bingham Township, Martinson Funeral Home Details


Walter E. Schmidt Jr., 85, Bingham Township, Martinson Funeral Home Details


Julienne M. Blessing, 61, Northport, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


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