Manistee County Deaths
Reported by Area Funeral Homes
(Some of these names are not in the obituary index)
| Mary Eleanor (Hale) Margetson | 82 | of Thompsonville, born Bear Lake | 30 Sep 2001 | Terwilliger Funeral Home |
Week of October 14, 2001 |
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| Matthew Cooper Swanson | 11 | formerly of Manistee | died Aug.11 in Pinckney |
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| Stephan J. Furman | 34 | son of Manistee residents | died Oct. 3 | |
| Mildred F. (Leavitt) Lindeman | 78 | of Stronach | died Oct. 5 | Johnson Funeral Home |
| Niles A. Stephan | 71 | of Irons | died Oct. 6 | Oak Grove Cremation Ctr., Manistee |
| Joseph S. Vargo | 83 | of Manistee | died Oct. 7 | Hall Funeral Home, Gladwin |
| Cherryl L. Mikula | 53 | of Manistee | died Oct. 7 | Herbert Funeral Home |
| Gerald Allen Holso | 66 | of Kaleva | died Oct. 11 | Terwilliger Funeral Home |
| Linda Dawn (Fitch) Kelly | 28 | of Ludington | died Oct. 11 | Dorrell Funeral Home, Ludington |
| Caroline 'Carrie' (Wenzel) Jankowiak | 91 | of Manistee | died Oct. 11 | Herbert Funeral Home |
Week of October 21, 2001 |
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| Frank J. Skipski | 53 | formerly of Manistee | disappeared Oct. 2, 1973 | Herbert Funeral Home |
| Viola Houghton | of Manistee, formerly of Strongs | died Oct. 11 | Herbert Funeral Home, | |
| Albert Edward Martin | 74 | of Wellston | died Oct. 12 | Terwilliger Funeral Home |
| Georgia (Fifarek) Lynch Synnestvedt | 88 | at Palm Beach Gardens, FL; formerly of Manistee | died Oct. 14 | Memorial service Nov. 10 in Florida (place not given) |
| Ray B. Johnson | 84 | of Eastlake | died Oct. 16 | Johnson Funeral Home |
| Robert Bruce Northrup | of Copemish | died Oct. 16 | Bennett-Barz Funeral Home, Beulah | |
| Martha "Marty" Reavis | 70 | of Manistee | died Oct. 16 | Oak Grove Cremation Center |
| Jerome Allen Witek | 42 | of Manistee | died Oct. 17 | Herbert Funeral Home |
Week of October 28, 2001 |
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| Sophie P. (Witucki) Krusniak | 81 | of Manistee | died Oct. 18 | Herbert Funeral Home |
| Raymond J. Charon | 75 | of Muskegon, formerly of Manistee | died Oct. 21 | Systema Funeral Home, Muskegon |
| Jon A. Bradford | 53 | of Bear Lake | died Oct. 22 | Edwards-Oak Grove Funeral Home, Bear Lake |
| Olivia (Kossman) Ulbrich | 91 | of Manistee and Arlington Heights, Ill. | died Oct. 22 | Edwards-Oak Grove Funeral Home, Bear Lake |
| Florence E. (Kaufman) Scott | 94 | of Manistee | died Oct. 23 | Johnson Funeral Home |
| Alice J. (Rosenberg) Fett | 86 | of Manistee | died Oct. 24 | Johnson Funeral Home, P.C. |
Week of November 4, 2001 |
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| Dorothy (Briske) Cermak | 87 | of Bear Lake | died Oct. 23 | Edwards-Oak Grove Funeral Home |
| Betty Ann (Latta) Bond | 80 | at Kentwood, formerly of Manistee and Arcadia | died Oct. 23 | Johnson Funeral Home |
| Tim E. DeSmit | 63 | of Bear Lake | died Oct. 25 | Memorial Alternatives, Grand Rapids |
| Alvis W. Pitts | 74 | of Manistee | died Oct. 27 | Oak Grove Cremation Center |
| Breta Sweetnam | 95 | of Manistee | died Oct. 28 | Johnson Funeral Home |
| Rev. Stanley A. Benson | 94 | previously served a parish in Manistee | died Oct. 29, 2001 | Cromwell Funeral Home, Cromwell, Conn. |
| Eleanor L. (Harthun) Mickelsen | 89 | of Manistee | died Oct. 30 | Johnson Funeral Home |
| Bernadine H. (Kaminski) Zawacki | 87 | of Manistee | died Oct. 31 | Herbert Funeral Home |
| Theresa A. (Pepera) Gajeski | 89 | of Free Soil | died Nov. 1 | Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee |
Week of November 11, 2001 |
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| Sarah Lou Murphy | 61 | of Manistee | died Nov. 5 | Herbert Funeral Home |
| Robert F. Powers, M.D | 82 | of Manistee | died Nov. 5 | Johnson Funeral Home, P.C. |
| Carlene H. Schimke | 90 | of Muskegon and formerly of Manistee | died Nov. 8 | Herbert Funeral Home |
| Kathryn Ann "Kathi" Oleniczak | 55 | of Manistee | died Nov. 9 | Herbert Funeral Home |
Week of November 18, 2001 |
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| Marshall L. Hoffman | 81 | of Kaleva | died Nov. 10 | Terrwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva |
| Emily M. (Wilson) Hoxie | 87 | of Onekama | died Nov. 10 | Johnson Funeral Home, P.C., Manistee |
| Mary Ann (Wojciechowski) Nowak | 68 | of Manistee | died Nov. 11 | Herbert Funeral Home |
| Thomas J. Strzyzewski | 59 | of Manistee | died Nov. 11 | Herbert Funeral Home |
| Evelyn S. (Helminiak) Abramczyk | 90 | of Manistee | died Nov. 12 | Herbert Funeral Home |
| Essie Frances Anderson | 94 | of Onekama | died Nov. 12 | Terwilliger Funeral Home |
| Irma L. (Schimke) Gillespie-Callesen | 86 | of Manistee | died Nov. 12 | Johnson Funeral Home, P.C. |
| Ellen Sofia Wuori | 87 | of Kaleva | died Nov. 14 | Terwilliger Funeral Home. |
| Catherine "Kate" Pelarski | 84 | of Manistee | died Nov. 15 | Oak Grove Cremation Center of Manistee |
Week of November 25, 2001 |
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| Mary Margaret "Margie" Lehto | 74 | of La Mesa, California | died Oct. 26 | Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva |
| Martha Washington Knight | 87 | of Dansville, and formerly of Brethren | died Nov. 12 | Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva |
| Joan Walker | 78 | of Bear Lake | died Nov. 18 | Edwards-Oak Grove Funeral Home |
| Estelle V. (Dutkavich) Krusniak | 95 | of Manistee | died Nov. 21 | Herbert Funeral Home |
| Marie C. (Jorgensen) Banicki | 82 | of Eastlake | died Nov. 23 | Herbert Funeral Home |
Week of December 2, 2001 |
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| Ronald L. Steinberg | 61 | of Alanson (born Manistee) |
died Nov. 22 | Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey |
| Eleanore Lucille (Carvo) Pederson | of Bear Lake | died Nov. 12 | Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel | |
| Marjorie M. (Brennan) Grabowski | 83 | of Manistee | died Nov. 20 | Johnson Funeral Home |
| Anna C. Pelikan | 95 | of Bear Lake | died Nov. 24 | Edwards-Oak Grove F.H., Bear Lake; J. Linhart & Sons F.H. of Berwyn, IL, burial at Woodlawn Cem., Forest Park, IL |
| Claude F. Townsend, Sr. | 86 | of Belleville ; born in Brethren | died Nov. 26 | Terwilliger F.H., burial at Brethren Cemetery |
| Kathy (Jones) Smith | 44 | of Onekama | died Nov. 27 | Johnson Funeral Home, Manistee |
| John K. Cogger | 79 | of Pierport | died Nov. 28 | Edwards-Oak Grove Funeral Home, Bear Lake |
| Sally V. (Bernaciak) Kubiak | 86 | of Manistee | died Nov. 28 | Herbert Funeral Home, PC, Manistee |
| Randy John Vertalka | 51, | of Brethren | died Nov. 29 | Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva |
| Ann (Stapleton) Thompson | 71 | of Manistee | died Nov. 29 | Johnson Funeral Home |
Week of December 9, 2001 |
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| Jack Amos Hegle | 74 | of Wellston | died Nov. 28 | Crittenden-Hansen Funeral Home of Remus |
| Marguerite "Marge" Edith Jouppi | 87 | of Bear Lake | died Dec. 4 | Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva |
| Ralph G. Heuer | 84 | of Manistee | died Dec. 6 | Johnson Funeral Home, Manistee |
Week of December 16, 2001 |
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| Leona Elizabeth Eble | 75 | of Manistee | died Dec. 6 | Terwilliger Funeral Home |
| Germaine Czarnecki | 81 | of Manistee | died Dec. 9 | Herbert Funeral Home |
| Donald E. Fuller | 66 | of Manistee | died Dec. 10 | Oak Grove Cremation Center of Manistee |
Week of December 23, 2001 |
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| Hazel G. Erdmann | 93 | of Manistee | died Dec. 16 | Johnson Funeral Home, Manistee |
| Edward "Jerry" Donovan Bond | 93 | of Bear Lake | died Dec. 17 | Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva |
| Genevieve G. Golembiewski | 75 | of Manistee | died Dec. 18 | Herbert Funeral Home |
| Elizabeth Ann Turner | 80 | of Stronach | died Dec. 19 | Oak Grove Cremation Center of Manistee |
| Nancy Katherine Crabtree | 73 | of Brethren | died Dec. 19 | Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva |
| Alphonse J. Piotrowski | 79 | of Onekama | died Dec. 21 | Oak Grove Cremation Center of Manistee |
Week of December 30, 2001 |
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| Phillip Robert Brown | 58 | of Springfield, Ill., and Manistee | died Dec. 9, 2001 | |
| William R. Showalter | 88 | of Onekama | died Dec. 22 | Edwards-Oak Grove Funeral Home, Bear Lake |
| C. Wayne Callesen | 68 | of Titusville, Fla., and formerly of Manistee | died Dec. 23 | Johnson Funeral Home, Manistee |
| Dorothy H. Olsen | 81 | of Manistee | died Dec. 23 | Johnson Funeral Home, Manistee |
| Edgar O'Rourke | 89 | of Bear Lake | died Dec. 23 | Edwards-Oak Grove Funeral Home |
| Alice B. (Raskey) Raczkowski | 86 | of Manistee | died Dec. 23 | Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee |
| Andrew J. VanOordt | 87 | of Manistee | died Dec. 23 | Oak Grove Cremation Center |
| Roxanne (Koon) Purgiel | 55 | of Eastlake | died Dec. 25 | Herbert Funeral Home in Manistee |
| Ivan Maxwell Dixon | 71 | of Copemish | died Dec. 27 | Bennett-Barz Funeral Home of Beulah |
Week of January 6, 2002 |
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| Gordon William Spoelman | 74 | of Bear Lake | died Dec. 30 | Edwards-Oak Grove Funeral Home, of Bear Lake |
Week of January 13, 2002 |
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| Frank "Swede" Adamski | 85 | of Manistee | died Jan. 5 | Herbert Funeral Home, PC |
| Blondine A. Hudy | 83 | of Manistee | died Jan. 6 | Herbert Funeral Home |
| Mary Lucille Harthun | 87 | of Manistee | died Jan. 7 | Herbert Funeral Home |
| Constance Jankwietz | 88 | of Manistee | died Jan. 7 | Johnson Funeral Home |
| Joan M. Malenowski | 72 | of Eastlake | died Jan. 7 | Herbert Funeral Home, PC |
| Helen Marie Hrachovina | 79 | of Bear Lake | died Jan. 9 | Terwilliger Funeral Home in Kaleva |
Week of January 20, 2002 |
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| Ernest E. Ware | 77 | of Bear Lake | died Jan. 13 | Ware-Smith-Woolever Funeral Directors, Midland |
| Shirley Fay Wilson | 74 | of Bear Lake | died Jan. 14 | Oak Grove Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Manistee |
| Thomas De Paetschow | 73 | of Manistee | died Jan. 14 | Herbert Funeral Home |
| Mary Lou Popielarz | 69 | of Sylvan Lake, formerly of Manistee | died Jan. 14 | Herbert Funeral Home |
| John “Roscoe” Lamont | 85 | of Bear Lake | died Jan. 15 | Edwards-Oak Grove Funeral Home, Bear Lake |
| Lenore G. Wendel | 89 | of Onekama | died Jan. 15 | Edwards-Oak Grove Funeral Home, Bear Lake |
Week of January 27, 2002 |
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| Robert Ritchie DeSio Jr., M.D. | 46 | of Manistee | died Jan. 19 | Herbert Funeral Home |
| Edward G. Minster | 86 | of Manistee | died Jan. 19 | Johnson Funeral Home |
| Louis A. Thomas | 79 | of Manistee | died Jan. 22 | Herbert Funeral Home |
| Ralph Sylvester Hautamaki | 88 | of Kaleva | died Jan. 23 | Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva |
| Agenes Olk | 85 | of Filer City | died Jan. 25 | Herbert Funeral Home |
Week of February 3, 2002 |
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| Brandi Jo Pollard | 20 | of Eastlake, born Ohio | died Dec. 17 | Johnson Funeral Home |
| Virgil F. Lyman | 69 | of Manistee | died Jan. 28 | Johnson Funeral Home |
| Thomas C. Olson | 82 | of Manistee | died Jan. 29 | Johnson Funeral Home, Manistee |
Week of February 17, 2002 |
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| Leonard J. Dalke | 79 | of Manistee | died Feb. 3 | Herbert Funeral Home |
| Helena Muir Roberts | 80 | of Manistee | died Feb. 4 | Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva |
| Richard G. Wyn | 76 | of Manistee | died Feb. 7 | Johnson Funeral Home |
Week of February 24, 2002 |
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| Alma L. Welch | 83 | of Waukesha, Wis., and formerly of Bear Lake and Traverse City | died Feb. 17 | Cesarz, Charapata & Zinnecker Funeral Home, Waukesha, Wis. |
| Lois Stehle | 87 | of Manistee | died Feb. 16 | Care Memorial Society. |
| Edith J. Pachesny | 67 | of Manistee | died Feb. 17 | Herbert Funeral Home |
| Ernest E. Bryan | 90 | of Manistee | died Feb. 21 | Johnson Funeral Home |
| William A. Green | 83 | of Onekama | died Feb. 21 | Edwards-Oak Grove Funeral Home, Bear Lake |
Week of March 3, 2002 |
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| Virginia Mae Markham | 76 | of Benzonia | died Feb. 22 | Edwards-Oak Grove Funeral Home, Bear Lake. |
| Marc Gordan Wallstrom | 43 | of Bear Lake | died Feb. 22 | Edwards-Oak Grove Funeral Home |
| Erford D. Edmondson | 90 | of Manistee | died Feb. 22 | Herbert Funeral Home |
| Vyrl Owens | 85 | of Kaleva | died Feb. 24 | Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva |
| Hazel Lorraine Comer | 89 | of Manistee, formerly of Brethren | died Feb. 24 | Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva |
| James Ellsworth Lovell | 79 | of Bear Lake | died Feb. 24 | Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva |
| Dale Edward Gannon | 47 | of Manistee, formerly of Onekama | died Feb. 24 | Oak Grove Cremation Center |
| Forrest C. Reed | 84 | of Manistee | died Feb. 25 | Johnson Funeral Home |
| Jeanette C. Kujawski | 63 | of Manistee | died Feb. 26 | Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee |
| Mary Ann Livingston | 59 | of Filer City | died Feb. 26 | Herbert Funeral Home |
| Randy Lee Garcia | 54 | of Manistee | died Feb. 27 | Herbert Funeral Home |
| Lorena "Frena" Blanche Johnson | 83 | of Kaleva | died Feb. 27 | Terwilliger Funeral Home |
| Helen Louise Pabst | 87 | of Wellston | died Feb. 28 | Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva |
Week of March 10. 2002 |
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| Raymond A. Nowak | 85 | of Manistee | died March 1 | Herbert Funeral Home in Manistee |
| Rose Emma Micek | 89 | of Bear Lake | died March 5 | Edwards-Oak Grove Funeral Home, Bear Lake |
| Louise A. Zapalski | 61 | of Manistee | died March 5 | Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee |
| William "Bill" Lindeman | 60 | of Manistee | died March 5 | Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee |
| Roger Gray Vogelsang | 74 | of Manistee, died unexpectedly | Oak Grove Cremation Center, Manistee | |
| Paul Richard Richter | 68 | of Brethren | died March 8 | Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva |
Week of March 17, 2002 |
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| Venanty "Ben" Wentland | 95 | of Manistee | died March 6 | Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee |
| George Robert Dodt | 89 | of Kaleva | died March 8 | Edwards-Oak Grove Funeral Home, Bear Lake |
| Wilma Sheras | 94, | of Manistee | died March 9 | Johnson Funeral Home, Manistee |
| Julia M. Titsworth | 85 | of Manistee | died March 11 | Herbert Funeral Home |
| Carlos L. Guillen Sr. | 56 | of Manistee | died March 11 | Herbert Funeral Home |
| Julia Anna Rodriquez | 88 | of Kaleva | died March 13 | Edwards-Oak Grove Funeral Home, Bear Lake |
Week of March 24, 2001 |
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| Ted Alan Pahoski | 44 | of Manistee and Ludington | died March 14 | Oak Grove Cremation Center, Manistee |
| Ida Albertina Wagoner | 104 | of Onekama | died March 18 | Edwards-Oak Grove Funeral Home, Bear Lake |
| Maxine Louise Schimke | 79 | of Bear Lake | died March 19 | Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva |
| Donald E. "Swede" Niemi | 58 | of Wadsworth, Ill., and formerly of Kaleva | died March 20 | Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva |
| Ted C. Cicholski | 90 | of Manistee | died March 21 | Herbert Funeral Home |
| Wendlyn Glen Miller Sr | 81 | of Brethren | died March 22 | Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva |
Week of March 31, 2002 |
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| Francis J. Wallace | 85 | of Manistee | died March 16 | Herbert Funeral Home |
| Vera E. McKenzie | 87 | of Manistee | died March 19 | Johnson Funeral Home |
| Theodora A. Jacobson | 96 | of Manistee | died March 21 | Johnson Funeral Home |
| Olive E. Janicki | 89 | of Manistee | died March 21 | Herbert Funeral Home |
| Glen W. Parr | 67 | of Manistee | died March 26 | Herbert Funeral Home |
| Melesia Kay Rhinebolt | 45 | of the Manistee & Scottville area | died March 27 | Oak Grove Cremation Center, Manistee |
| Benigna "Bev" Kopec | 92 | of Manistee | died March 28 | Oak Grove Cremation Center, Manistee |