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Sister Mary Aquinas Weber, OPSister Mary Aquinas Weber, OP
1923 - 2025
Sister Mary Aquinas Weber, OP, born in Hannah, Michigan, entered eternal life in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Thursday, December 4, 2025, at the age of 102. Her passing came after a lifetime of remarkable service, leadership, and unwavering dedication to her Dominican vocation for 81 years. Shortly after receiving the...
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William DenoyerWilliam Denoyer
2025
William (Bill) Denoyer passed away at Munson Hospital on Dec. 6 at the age of 83. He was Born in Detroit to Roy and Dorothy Denoyer. The family soon moved back to Traverse City where he attended St. Francis School for 12 years and went on to graduate from Aquinas College with a degree in Business. There he met and...
Marlene GrahamMarlene Jean Graham
Marlene cherished her roles as a devoted wife to her husband, Scott, and a loving mother to her children, Melinda (Nick) Schmuck, and Jason (Bella) Graham. Her family was the center of her world, including her grandchildren, Natalie, Walter, Simon, Ryker, Emma, and Piper, who brought immense joy to her life....
Joan SweeneyJoan Marie Sweeney
1935 - 2025
Joan Marie Sweeney, 90, passed away on December 6, 2025, in Williamsburg, MI, surrounded by her loving family. Joan was born on June 3, 1935, in Amityville, NY to the late Edward and Mary (Rigo) Pinter. Joan earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Marymount College in Tarrytown, NY. On June 7, 1958, she married...
Caroline HentschelCaroline May Hentschel
1933 - 2025
Caroline May Hentschel (Strang) (Peck), 92, of Traverse City, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, December 6, 2025 surrounded by loved ones. Caroline was born on February 11, 1933, in Traverse City to the late Daniel and Cecil Peck. Caroline was the second born of 10 children to the peck couple on her...
James BurkhartJames Burkhart
1936 - 2025
James Burkhart, proud owner of Rolling Valley Farms, devoted his life to working the family farm he loved alongside his partner, Shirley Priest. Born on September 15, 1936, to Goldie and Hugh J. Burkhart, Jim remained a dedicated fruit farmer throughout his life, harvesting up to his final day. On November 30, 2025,...
Narissa Shaul-HellerNarissa Grace Shaul-Heller
1980 - 2025
Narissa Grace Shaul-Heller, 45, passed away in the early morning of December 3, 2025, in Traverse City, MI after fighting a long illness. Narissa was born on April 4, 1980 to her loving parents, Mark and Joan Shaul in Cadillac, MI. Narissa graduated from Cadillac High School and went on to college and got her...
Nancy MoyesNancy Sommerville Moyes
1949 - 2025
Nancy Sommerville Moyes, 76, of Traverse City passed away on Friday, November 28, 2025 after a ten year struggle with dementia. She died peacefully at French Manor, while under hospice care. Nancy was born on September 30, 1949 in Detroit to Wilson and Eleanor Sommerville. At an early age, Nancy discovered the power...
James WerthJames Robert Werth
1948 - 2025
James Robert Werth, 77, of Maple City, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 24, 2025, at home, surrounded by his family. James was born on October 14, 1948, in Owosso, the son of Carl and Elsie (Stoll) Werth. After graduating from Owosso High School in 1966, James set off and spent his younger years...
Michael KoperMichael James Koper
1982 - 2025
Michael "Mike" James Koper, 43, of Traverse City, Michigan passed away on Thursday, November 27, 2025, at his home. Mike was born on January 7, 1982, in Traverse City, to Thomas and Mary (Wager) Koper. Mike attended Northwestern Michigan College. He later received a bachelor's degree in business administration from...
James TreeceJames Albert Treece
1932 - 2025
James Albert Treece, 93, of Traverse City, passed away Friday, November 21, 2025, at the Munson Hospice House surrounded by the love of his family. Jim was born June 11, 1932, in Garfield Township, Michigan the son of Glenn and Lyla (Laidlaw) Treece. On November 7, 1959, in Traverse City he married the love of his...
John HutchisonJohn F. Hutchison
John F. Hutchison, 77, of Empire, Michigan passed away on Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at Munson Medical Center. John was born on August 7, 1948, in Detroit, Michigan, to the late John and Catherine Hutchison. He was married to his wife, Anna on December 20, 2000, in Leelanau County. John proudly served his country in...
Marilyn BurfiendMarilyn Marie Burfiend
1937 - 2025
Marilyn was born to Everett & Evelyn Dean and grew up on the family farm on Elk Lake where she worked and played alongside her siblings. She married Richard Burfiend in 1956 and after his six years in the Air Force they moved back home and eventually bought and farmed some property on Cook Road in...
Randy DobsonRandy Dobson
1956
Randy Dobson, 69, passed away on November 19th, 2025. He was born on March 13, 1956, in Traverse City, Randy was the beloved son of Margaret and Ray Dobson. From childhood on, Randy felt most at home in the outdoors. He was an avid sportsman who loved hunting, fishing, two-tracking, snowmobiling, and spending as...
Janet KerrJanet M. Kerr
1930 - 2025
Janet M. Kerr, 95, of Traverse City, passed away peacefully at Traverse Manor on December 3, 2025. Janet was born on January 10, 1930 in Detroit, Michigan. She was a beloved Kindergarten Teacher in Ypsilanti and Detroit for many years. She was a member of the Pi Beta Phi Sorority and was very involved with the...
Lois BucklerLois Mary Buckler
Lois Mary (Nicholson) Buckler, 98, of Kalkaska, MI, formerly of Newberry, MI, passed away on November 29, 2025. Lois was born on November 3, 1927, in Hodgeville, Saskatchewan, Canada. Lois was the oldest daughter of the late Norman and Bertha (Baker) Nicholson. Lois graduated Morse High School in Morse,...
Carol AdamisinCarol Marie Adamisin
Carol Marie Adamisin, from Interlochen, MI, passed away peacefully with her daughter Pam by her side November 26, 2025 at Mill Creek Senior Living Community in Marquette, MI after a three-year journey with Alzheimer's. She had recently celebrated her 90th birthday with family and friends, greatly enjoying the...
James AlexanderJames John Alexander
1938 - 2025
James John (Jim) Alexander died on November 14th, 2025, in Traverse City, Michigan. He was born to James E. and Elizabeth Alexander on January 16th, 1938 in Saginaw. He was a basketball star at Saginaw Arthur Hill High School before graduating with degrees from CMU and MSU. He married Nancy Asline in 1959. Jim...
Clyde SpenceClyde Lowell Spence
Clyde Lowell Spence, 87, recently from Novi, and long term resident of Interlochen, passed away on November 23, 2025. He was born on March 8, 1938 in Leavenworth, Kansas to Oma and Beatrice (Spry) Spence. He served in the Air Force Reserves and moved to Detroit in 1967. Lowell was known for his love of nature,...
Cheryl RossCheryl L. Ross
1946 - 2025
Cheryl L. Ross, 79 and five days, of Copemish, passed away on November 29, 2025, at Munson Medical Center, in Traverse City. She was born November 24, 1946, in Mount Clemens, the daughter of Garnet and Geraldine (Maul) Allen. She is survived by: her husband, James Ross; step-daughter, Nora; step-son, Tim of...
Mark SicinskiMark T. Sicinski
1962 - 2025
Mark Sicinski, beloved father, brother, and friend, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Thursday, November 27, 2025, at the age of 62. Mark was born on December 2, 1962 in Detroit, Michigan to Thomas and Patricia Sicinski. He graduated from Riverside High School, Dearborn Heights in 1981 and Western Michigan...
Sherrie FinchSherrie Finch
1961 - 2025
Sherrie Lee Finch, 64, of Mancelona, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, October 31st, 2025 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City, MI. Sherrie was born on August 27th, 1961. She was the daughter of Howard and Mary Lou Emmert. She was wife to Doug Finch who preceded her in death. She is survived by her...
Thomas HannaThomas Joe Hanna
Thomas Joe Hanna passed away on Saturday, November 22, 2025, at the age of 80, in the Nursing Home, Grace Haven, in Manton, Michigan. He was there at the Nursing Home for about a year and a half. Thomas was a great joy for the staff at Grace Haven. He made everyone there smile and laugh at His jokes. As time went...
Jeffrey AnkersonJeffrey Lee Ankerson
1957 - 2025
Jeffrey "Jeff" Lee Ankerson, 68, of South Boardman passed away Thursday, November 27, 2025. Jeff believed in God, knew Jesus as his savior. He was born in Germany to the late Paul and Cyrilene (Grover) Ankerson on July 27, 1957 while his dad was serving in the Army. Jeff loved his country, he served in the...
Kathleen AllardKathleen Belliveau Allard
1950 - 2025
Kathleen Belliveau Allard, 75, passed away peacefully on November 30, 2025. Born on August 14, 1950, in Norwich, Connecticut, Kathleen devoted her life to education and her family. A gifted and compassionate teacher for more than 30 years, she shared her love of reading with countless students, inspiring a lifelong...
