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Joseph G. DeKoning, 80, Lake Leelanau, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Rosemarie B. Varney, 93, Traverse City, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Patricia A. McGinty, 87, Suttons Bay, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


John Barr, 82, Traverse City, MI, Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home & Cremation Services Details


Dolores M. Beetham, 96, Suttons Bay, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Patricia M. Holton, 98, Northport, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


George Paolacci, 82, Traverse City, Reynolds Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Services Details


Jeffrey G. Haenlein, 74, Lake Leelanau, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


John H. Stanley, 78, Traverse City, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Mary J. Everett-Barr, 79, Traverse City, MI, Reynolds Jonkhoff Funeral Home & Cremation Services Details


Constance M. Sarya, 90, Traverse City, MI, Reynolds Jonkhoff Funeral Home & Cremation Services Details


Sally Thoreson, 96, Traverse City, Reynolds Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Services Details


Karen Drake, 71, Traverse City, Reynolds Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Services Details


Gary Michael Beeman, 76, Grawn, MI, Reynolds Jonkhoff Funeral Home & Cremation Services Details


Jacquie L. Kalchik, 48, Suttons Bay, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Dianne Watts, 84, Traverse City, MI, Reynolds Jonkhoff Funeral Home & Cremation Services Details


Elizabeth I. Hartesvelt, 92, Suttons Bay, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Clayton "Duke" J. Raphael, 74, Northport, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Barbara J. Klein, 89, Suttons Bay, Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau Details


Richard "Dick" Ayling, 90, Williamsburg, MI, Reynolds Jonkhoff Funeral Home & Cremation Services Details


Youth for Christ Seeking Preliminary Injunction in Federal Lawsuit

Tensions are continuing to rise in Leelanau County’s long-running Youth for Christ (YFC) debate.

The players behind …

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What's Next For The Former Timber Shores Property?

It’s been more than 20 months since the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians and …

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'Absolutely No Accountability:' Parents Blast Northport Superintendent, Board

Long-simmering tensions in Northport boiled over at a school board meeting this week, with several parents harshly …

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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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