Manistee County Deaths
Reported by Area Funeral Homes
(Some of these names are not in the obituary index)
This list, unfortunately, does not tell which newspaper may have run an obituary on the deceased...
Week of September 1, 2002 |
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| Esther L. Pattan | 83 | of Manistee | died Aug. 25 | Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee |
| Joseph T. Sciba | 87 | of Manistee | died Aug. 26 | Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee |
| Elbert Krause | 84 | of Manistee | died Aug. 27 | Johnson Funeral Home, Manistee |
| Ruth Tangerstrom | 79 | of Manistee | died Aug. 27 | Johnson Funeral Home, Manistee |
| Gard W. Carlson | 87 | of Manistee | died Aug. 29 | Johnson Funeral Home, Manistee |
| Helen V. Zawacki | 90 | of Manistee | died Aug. 29 | Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee |
Week of September 8, 2002 |
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| Wallace "Wally" Benjamin Cook | 70 | of Thompsonville, Benzie County | died Aug. 31 | Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva |
| Kathleen L. Gray | 50 | of Manistee | died Aug. 23 | Nelson Funeral Home, Manistee |
| Norman E. Ware | 53 | of Manistee | died Aug. 30 | Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee |
| Bethel I. Grage | 90 | of Manistee | died Aug. 31 | Johnson Funeral Home, P.C., Manistee |
| Carole J. Bradford | 77 | of Manistee | died Sept. 1 | Johnson Funeral Home, P.C., Manistee |
| Charles William Kinnunen | 63 | of Bear Lake | died Sept. 1 | Edwards Oak Grove Funeral Home, Bear Lake |
| Joseph Frank Zupin | 78 | of Brown Township | died Sept. 1 | Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva |
| Stewart Christopher Dunsmore | 46 | of Manistee | died Sept. 2 | Oak Grove Cremation Center, Manistee |
Week of September 15, 2002 |
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| Irving E. Welch Sr. | 80 | of Onekama | died Sept. 8 | Johnson Funeral Home, Manistee |
| Martha Anna Salo | 87 | of Kaleva | died Sept. 8 | Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva |
| William John Jones | 90 | of Manistee | died Sept. 9 | Oak Grove Cremation Center, Manistee |
| Daniel Lee Maidens | 40 | of Arcadia | died Sept. 9 | Edwards Oak Grove Funeral Home, Bear Lake |
| Rachel P. Watson | 91 | of Manistee | died Sept. 9 | Johnson Funeral Home, Manistee |
| Brad S. Johnston | 33 | of Manistee | died Sept. 10 | Johnson FuneralHome, Manistee |
| Joseph Stepan | 77 | of Manistee | died Sept. 12 | Johnson Funeral Home, Manistee |
Week of September 22, 2002 |
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| Jack E. Evans | 74 | of Howell and Manistee | died Sept. 13 | Bell-Borek Funeral Home, Howell |
| Eleanor B. Leininger | 90 | of Manistee | died Sept. 15 | Edwards-Oak Grove Funeral Home, Bear Lake |
| Dorothy M. Lundbom | 82 | of Manistee | died Sept. 15 | Johnson Funeral Home, Manistee |
| Esther L. Lassa | 96 | of Manistee | died Sept. 17 | Herbert Funeral Home, P.C., Manistee |
| Violet Ruth Lemponen | 79 | of Kaleva | died Sept. 17 | Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva |
Week of September 29, 2002 |
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| Elmer E. Stamp | 94 | of Manistee | died Sept. 18 | Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee |
| Glenda L. (Ackerman) Fosgitt | 56 | of Wellston | died Sept. 19 | Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee |
| Paul R. Wheater | 87 | of Manistee | died Sept. 20, 2002 | Not given |
| Helen Cloutier Schmock | 93 | of Manistee | died Sept. 21 | Johnson Funeral Home, Manistee |
| Edward L. Hommer | 46 | formerly of Manistee | died Sept. 23 | Johnson Funeral Home, Manistee |
| Wilma Rhodea | 78 | of Manistee | died Sept. 24 | Johnson Funeral Home, Manistee |
| Lloyd V. Johnson | 86 | of Manistee | died Sept. 25 | Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee |
| John Andrew Kluesner | 81 | of Brethren | died Sept. 26 | Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva |
Week of October 6, 2002 |
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| Isabelle R. Adamski | 97 | of Eastlake | died Sept. 28 | Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee |
| Harold Lee Anderson | 76 | of Manistee | died Sept. 29 | Herbert Funeral Home |
| Marcus Duane Loper | 2 days | of Manistee | died Sept. 30 | Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee |
| Bernadine V. Thomas | 75 | of Manistee | died Oct. 1 | Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee |
| Virginia Esther Hubbard | 76 | of Cadillac, and formerly of Wellston | died Sept. 30 | Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva |
Week of October 13, 2002 |
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| George E. Peters | 85 | former Manistee resident | died Oct. 1 | Johnson Funeral Home, Manistee |
| Mary E. "Betsy" Kessler | 67 | of Copemish | died Oct. 5 | Edwards Oak Grove Funeral Home, Bear Lake |
| Hildegard Adams | 64 | of Onekama | died Oct. 6 | Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City |
| James J. Demeter | 81 | formerly of Bear Lake | died in Livonia Oct. 7 | Neely-Turowski Funeral Home, Livonia |
| Helmi Eva Hospenthal | 86 | of Kaleva | died Oct. 7 | Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva |
| Maynard Calvin Hoeh | 78 | of Kaleva | died Oct. 8 | Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva |
| Hazel Mary Sedelmaier | 84 | of Kaleva | died Oct. 9 | Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva |
| Verdray Lee Hilley | 80 | of Bear Lake | died Oct. 11 | Benzonia Chapel, McElduff Funeral Homes |
Week of October 20, 2002 |
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| Neil F. Cichy | 84 | of Manistee | died Oct. 10 | Johnson Funeral Home, Manistee |
| Emma Isabelle Rosenogle | 65 | of Wellston | died Oct. 11 | Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva |
| Wilford J. Volkema | 77 | of Manistee | died Oct. 13 | Herbert Funeral Home, P.C., Manistee |
| Geraldine P. Stypa | 72 | of Manistee | died Oct. 14 | Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee |
| Robert W. Cunningham | 78 | of Manistee | died Oct. 16 | Johnson Funeral Home, Manistee |
| Donald D. Niemiec | 54 | of Manistee | died Oct. 17 | Oak Grove Cremation Center, Manistee |
| LeRoy 'Bogey' Frechette | 64 | of Manistee | died Oct. 18 | Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee |
Week of October 27, 2002 |
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| Wayne Eugene Weigel | 79 | formerly of Manistee | died Oct. 13, 2002 | Not given |
| MaryBeth Darling | 48 | of Manistee | died Oct. 18 | Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee |
| Joyce I. Lloyd | 78 | of Manistee | died Oct. 18 | Johnson Funeral Home, P.C., Manistee |
| Clifford H. Cawthorne | 95 | of Sayre, Pa., formerly of Manistee | died Oct. 19 | Oak Grove Cremation Center, Manistee |
| Wallace L. Stolcenberg | 71 | of Ludington, formerly of Bear Lake | died Oct. 19 | Oak Grove Cremation Center, Manistee |
| Myrtle Alice Parsons | 86 | of Brethren | died Oct. 21 | Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva |
| Agnes Carleton Lieb | 96 | of Manistee | died Oct. 23 | Edwards Oak Grove Funeral Home, Bear Lake |
| Theodore 'Ted' Feliczak | 64 | of Manistee | died Oct. 24 | Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee |
Week of November 3, 2002 |
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| Karen Jean (Bixby) Fink | 51 | of Manistee | died Oct. 25 | Oak Grove Cremation Center |
| Marie F. Krus | 84 | of Manistee | died Oct. 25 | Herbert Funeral Home, P.C., Manistee |
| Frank E. Newman | 85 | of Manistee | died Oct. 26 | Herbert Funeral Home, P.C., Manistee |
| Sierra Rose Dennis | 7 | of Wellston | died Oct. 27 | Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva |
| Delphine Veronica Gumieny | 86 | of Manistee | died Oct. 27 | Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee |
| Mary Christina Ross | 80 | of Wellston | died Oct. 28 | Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva |
| Agnes Bowling Hilliard Kitinoja | 94 | of Kaleva | died Oct. 29 | Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva |
| Stephen Joseph Marek | 89 | of Bear Lake | died Nov. 1 | Edwards Oak Grove Funeral Home, Bear Lake |
| Stanley J. 'Shorty' Janowiak | 71 | of Manistee | died Nov. 1 | Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee |
Week of November 10, 2002 |
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| Marie Rose Backus | 95 | formerly of Thompsonville (Death reported in Benzie County) |
died Nov. 3 | Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva |
| Warren Harold Putney | 78 | of Frankfort (Death reported in Benzie County) |
died Nov. 7 | Edwards Oak Grove Funeral Home, Bear Lake |
| Richard Tatro | 55 | formerly of Manistee | died Nov. 3 | Not given |
| Kevin D. Taylor | 43 | formerly of Manistee | died Nov. 5 | Oak Grove Cremation Center, Manistee |
| Larry Donald Hartley | 50 | of Brethren | died Nov. 5 | Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva |
| Louise J. Brastrom | 72 | of Manistee | died Nov. 6 | Oak Grove Cremation Center, Manistee |
| Roy Willard Lenz | 82 | of Kaleva | died Nov. 7 | Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva |
| James L. Frain | 67- | of Manistee | died Nov. 8 | Edwards Oak Grove Funeral Home, Bear Lake |
Week Of November 17, 2002 |
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| Margaret 'Peg' Woodward | 87 | formerly of Traverse City (Death reported in Grand Traverse County) |
died Nov. 12 | Oak Grove Cremation Center, Manistee |
| June V. Zimmerman | 86 | of Manistee | died Nov. 7 | Johnson Funeral Home, Manistee |
| Verna A. Fritz | 73 | of Manistee | died Nov. 10 | Oak Grove Cremation Center, Manistee |
| Martin C. Fredericksen Jr. | 78 | of Manistee | died Nov. 13 | Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee |
| Neil J. DeLeeuw Sr. | 46 | of Manistee | died Nov. 14 | Oak Grove Cremation Center, Manistee |
Week of November 24, 2002 |
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| Helen G. Engstrom | 74 | of Manistee | died Nov. 14 | Herbert Funeral Home, P.C., Manistee |
| Jay William Leatherman | 44 | of Bear Lake | died Nov. 16 | Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva |
| Vera LaFleur | 80 | of Manistee | died Nov. 16 | Johnson Funeral Home, P.C., Manistee |
| Violet M. Tetzlaff | 88 | of Manistee | died Nov. 16 | Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee |
| Esther Preuss | 81 | of Manistee | died Nov. 17 | Johnson Funeral Home, P.C., Manistee |
| Lloyd William Higdon | 61 | of Manistee | died Nov. 17 | Oak Grove Cremation Center in Manistee and the Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home in Chelsea |
| Everett Theodore Peterson | 88 | of Bear Lake | died Nov. 18 | Edwards Oak Grove Funeral Home, Bear Lake |
| Jacqueline F. French | 76 | of Manistee | died Nov. 20 | Johnson Funeral Home, Manistee |
Week of December 1, 2002 |
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| Michael Clark Deemer | 45 | of Interlochen (reported in Benzie County) |
died Nov. 26 | Oak Grove Cremation Center, Manistee |
| Carl Clifton Shoup III | 49 | of Manistee | died Nov. 22 | Oak Grove Cremation Center, Manistee |
| Richard J. Lijewski | 69 | of Manistee | died Nov. 24 | Herbert Funeral Home, P.C., Manistee |
| Kathrine F. Kellogg | 89 | of Manistee | died Nov. 28 | Oak Grove Cremation Center, Manistee |
| John D. Miller | 60 | of Irons in Manistee County | died Nov. 29 | Oak Grove Cremation Center, Manistee |
Week of December 8, 2002 |
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| Flenoy 'Al' Sherman | 71 | formerly of Manistee | died Nov. 28, 2002 | died in Texas |
| Larry A. Chapman | 61 | of Manistee | died Nov. 3 | Oak Grove Cremation Center, Manistee |
| Richard Alan 'Speddo' Stepka | - | of Branch, formerly of Manistee | died Dec. 2 | Oak Grove Cremation Center, Manistee |
| Elizabeth T. Bailey | 92 | of Traverse City and formerly of Brethren | died Nov. 4 | Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee |
| Charles J. 'Chuck' Gossett | 60 | of Manistee | died Dec. 3 | Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee |
| Ada M. Lee | 77 | of Manistee | died Dec. 3 | Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee |
| Harry P. Jozwiak | 93 | formerly of Manistee | died Dec. 3 | Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee |
| Dolores May 'Dodo' Schester | 70 | of Kaleva | died Dec. 4 | Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva |
Week of December 15, 2002 |
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| Agnes M. Bucholtz | 93 | of Manistee | died Dec. 6 | Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee |
| William D. Harrison | 86 | of Onekama | died Dec. 8 | Johnson Funeral Home, Manistee |
| Bernice Pearl Kinal | 75 | of Wellston | died Dec. 9 | Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva |
| Arthur Artemus Conn | 85 | of Brethren | died Dec. 9 | Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva |
| Conrad S. Roskoski | 64 | of Manistee | died Dec. 10 | Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee |
| Joan V. Priskorn | 73 | of Wellston | died Dec. 13 | Johnson Funeral Home, P.C., Manistee |
Week of December 22, 2002 |
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| Norma Jean Mosley | 79 | of Thompsonville (Reported by Benzie County) | died Dec. 17 | Oak Grove Cremation Center, Manistee |
| Ruth L. Halverson | 85 | of Eastlake | died Dec. 13 | Oak Grove Cremation Center |
| William Ernest Lehto | 92 | of Arcadia | died Dec. 15 | Edwards Oak Grove Funeral Home, Bear Lake |
| Charles Harry Schaefer | 84 | of Pierport | died Dec. 15 | Edwards Oak Grove Funeral Home, Bear Lake |
| Paul Lee Kosiboski | 47 | of Manistee | died Dec. 18 | Herbert Funeral Home, P.C. in Manistee |
| Elma E. Falor | 94 | of Manistee and formerly Kaleva | died Dec. Dec. 19 | Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva |
| Billy Dean Robbins | 52 | of Kaleva and formerly of Ypsilanti | died Dec. 19 | Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva |
| Katherine E. Nielsen | 84 | of Manistee | died Dec. 20 | Johnson Funeral Home, Manistee |
| Robert David Batterbee | 62 | of Manistee | died Dec. 19 | Oak Grove Cremation Center, Manistee |
| William R. Whitson | 66 | of Manistee | died Dec. 20 | Oak Grove Cremation Center, Manistee |
Week of December 29, 2002 |
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| Kathleen Frances Windrim | 51 | of Thompsonville (Reported in Benzie County) | died Dec. 24 | Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva |
| Clara B. Berg | 73 | of Filer City | died Dec. 22 | Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee |
| Frances Eva McCary | 99 | of Manistee | died Dec. 22 | Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva |
| Vivian Gay Inman | 71 | of Onekama | died Dec. 24 | Manistee Chapel of the Oak Grove Cremation Center |
| Arnold L. Popkowski | 88 | of Manistee | died Dec. 25 | Herbert Funeral Home, P.C., Manistee |
| Clare W. Peterson | 66 | of Manistee | died Dec. 28 | Johnson Funeral Home, P.C., Manistee |