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Death Notices


Bruce McGhan, 72, Traverse City, Reynolds Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Services Details


Christa B. Hightower, 47, Cedar, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Donald Schmidt, 83, Traverse City, Reynolds Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Services Details


Frank Majszak, 88, Traverse City, Reynolds Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Services Details


Wayne C. Clarke, 90, Bingham Township, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau


John D. VanRaalte, 89, Leland, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Lorraine C. Johnson, 88, Traverse City, Martinson Funeral Home And Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Neil Allen Guernsey, 66, Traverse City, Reynolds Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Services Details


Robert Boomer, 95, Empire, Reynolds Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Services Details


Richard F. Kiernan, 88, Leland, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Janet Hornacek, 91, Traverse City, Reynolds Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Services Details


LaVern Flees, 92, Leland Township, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services Details


Frances Lautner, 88, Solon Township, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services Details


Dorothy Fradd, 92, Traverse City, Reynolds Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Services Details


Michael Shorter, 73, Mape City, Holy Rosary Catholic Church Details


Caleb G. Sparks, 93, Lake Leelanau, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


James Newell Rennie, 75, Traverse City, Reynolds Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Services Details


Mary Gazarek, 97, Traverse City, Reynolds Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Services Details


Raymond Warnes, 76, Traverse City, St. Philip Neri Cemetery Details


Stephen M. Proctor, 59, Suttons Bay, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


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Donald Balcom, the owner of a decrepit barge that has been repeatedly abandoned at numerous points around ...

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