Obituaries

Sally Thoreson (Salome Theresa Popa), 96, lifelong resident of Leelanau County, passed away peacefully on February 12, 2026 at Maple Valley Nursing Home with family by her side.

Salome, known to family and friends as Sally, was born on June 22, 1929 in Cedar to Walter and Salomea (Peplinski) Popa. She was one of...

With deep love and gratitude for a life beautifully lived, we share the passing of Ingeborg Katherine (Kuehl) Grost, affectionately known as Inge---a devoted mother, proud grandmother and great-grandmother, faithful friend, and steady source of warmth and encouragement. Inge passed away peacefully on January 29,...

Violet Marie Felker, 96, lifelong resident of Traverse City passed away peacefully on January 31, 2026 at Independence Village. Violet was born on September 8, 1929 to the late Steve and Susie (Depky) Panek. On July 16, 1949. she married Merle Felker at Immaculate Conception Church.
Violet was a member of St....

Frederick "Fred" Peplinski, age 89, of Maple City, Michigan, passed away on February 8, 2026. He was born on August 13, 1936, in Traverse City, Michigan, to Walter and Lillian Peplinski.
Fred grew up in Traverse City alongside his brother Richard, where he learned the values of hard work and family devotion. It was...

Ronald Stuart Culp, passed away peacefully in Traverse City on January 30, 2026, at the age of 96. Surrounded by his loving family, Ron left this world wrapped in the same profound love he spent a lifetime cultivating.

Ron's journey was defined by a deep commitment to his country and community. He was a proud...

Paul Eugene Perry Jr., 67, of Ossian, passed away Saturday morning, January 7, 2026, at River Terrace Retirement Community in Bluffton, IN.
Paul was born in Bluffton on July 31, 1958, to Paul E. Sr. and Barbara A. (Bertsch) Perry. Both parents preceded him in death. He married Debra D. "Deb" Worman on September 8,...

Gwen Kathleen (Shoemaker) Schaiberger died on February 2, 2026, the day after her seventy-eighth birthday, at her home following a long illness.
Gwen was born in West Branch, MI, on February 1, 1948, the oldest child of Jack and Hope Shoemaker. After graduating from high school, she attended Central Michigan...

Ronnie "Ron" LeRoy Miller, 81, of Traverse City died January 29. He was born July 4, 1944, in Lansing, MI. The son of late Arnold and Eldene (Guernsey) Miller.

He graduated from Lansing High School. He then joined the United States Navy April 1966 and was honorably discharged November 1973. While serving, he...

Barbara Brown Stein passed away peacefully on February 1, 2026. She was born to Philip R. Brown and Myrna Allene Bryan on August 14, 1936 in Sanderson, Texas. She was the youngest of two sisters, Patricia Brown being the older.
She met her husband, Terry Stein, when she was 14 (he was 12) and married him shortly...

Barbara Joan Klein, 89, of Suttons Bay, passed away Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at Hawthorn Cottage in Traverse City with her loving family at her side.
Barbara was born June 30, 1936 in Troy, Ohio, the daughter of Robert and Margaret "Betty" (nee Baskerville) Havemann. On August 2, 1958 at the Presbyterian Church of...

Glenn Robert Heiney, age 74, peacefully passed away at his home in Maple City, Michigan, on January 31, 2026. Glenn lived a full and meaningful life marked by honorable military service, high-level accomplishments in horsemanship, a successful self-made business, many treasured friendships, and deep family...