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Allen Bruce Reece
1/30/2002
A funeral Mass was celebrated Monday for Allen Bruce Reece, who died Jan. 30 at his Elmwood Township home. He was 50.
Mr. Reece was born in Traverse City on Jan. 12, 1950, the son of Norman D. and Arlene (Sanborn) Reece. On Sept. 29, 1973 in Suttons Bay, he married the former Margaret M. Walter, who survives.
Mr. Reece was a quiet, loving man, and a devoted and caring husband and father. He enjoyed his family above all, as well as football, cooking, wood crafting and cabinet making.
Also surviving are his two sons, Chad Reece and Aaron Reece, both of Traverse City; his parents of Leesburg, Fla.; two brothers, Dale (Nancy) Reece and Kim (Susan) Reece, both of Traverse City; and a sister, Eilene Reece of Columbus, New York City, the daughter of Peter and Catherine (Kearney) Wright. At West Pointe, Calif.; and seven grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by two sisters, Marion and Catherine.
Burial will be in West Pointe. Memorials may be directed to Grand Traverse Hospice.
Marion L. Devers
2/10/2002
A funeral Liturgy was held yesterday at Our Lady of Refuge Catholic Church of Orchard Lake for West Bloomfield resident Marion L. Devers, who died Feb. 10. She was 79.
Mrs. Devers was a bookkeeper at various Detroit auto dealerships, and for 20 years operated her own bookstore, "Marion's Librarian" in Northport. She studied the British Royal Family with a passion.
Surviving are her husband, William; children William James (Deborah) Devers of Highland, Janet Devers of Utica, Paul Devers of West Bloomfield, Kathryn Smith of Farmington, Mark J. (Margaret) Devers of Alpena and Ruth Ellen (Gary) Swick; sisters Barbara (Richard) Duncan and Mary Jane Heckman; and 10 grandchildren.
Emma Elsie Mebert
1/10/2002
Funeral services were held yesterday for Suttons Bay resident Emma Elsie Mebert, who died Jeb. 10 at Leelanau Memorial Health Center. She was 96.
Mrs. Mebert was born on Dec. 2, 1906, in Bingham Township, the daughter of Fred and Betha (Remus) Behm. On Dec. 14, 1927, in Traverse City, she married Roscoe Manus Mebert, who preceded her in death in 1956.
Mrs. Mebert enjoyed knitting, crocheting and working puzzle books.
Surviving are her son, James (Zona) Mebert of Suttons Bay; a daughter-in-law, Jacqueline Mebert of Bradford J. (Michelle) Miller of Elkhart and Thomas A. (Hilarie) Miller of Houston; a brother, Martin "Bud" Miller of North Caroline; and six grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, Frank E. Miller.
Burial will be in Rice Cemetery, Elkhart. Memorials may be made to St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, Elkhart Chapter of the American Cancer Society; or Marion High School.
Edith 'Marie' Smith
2/7/2002
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Church of God in Mio for Zephyrhills, Fla. and Fairview, Mich. resident Edith "Marie" (Galbraith) Smith, who died Feb. 7. She was 89.
Mrs. Smith was a retired school teacher who lived and worked for most of her life in Mio while spending summers on South Manitou Island where she hosted family, friends and visitors. She served as secretary of the local chapter of the Ohio, resident Dorothy L. Husted, who died Jan. 10. She was 86.
Mrs. Husted was born on March 28, 1915, in Delphos, Ohio, the daughter of Charles F. and Jessie E. (McKenzie) Lehmann. Her husband of 47 years, Judge Stanley N. Husted, preceded her in death in 1990.
Mrs. Husted graduated from Delphos Jefferson High School and Wittenberg University. She was a former high school teacher in Delphos and Glen Lake.
She was a member of First Lutheran Church, Alpha Delta Pi, Young Women's Mission and the Order of Eastern Star (Antioch Chapter); and a past president of the Kiwani-Annes. She was a loving wife, mother and homemaker.
Surviving are a daughter, Mary L. (Jay P.) Morley of Glenview, Ill.; a son, Stanley N. (Clara) Husted II of Springfield; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Morris J. Lehmann.
Burial was in Ferncliff Cemetery. Memorials may be made to First Lutheran Church, 30 S. Wittenberg Ave, Springfield 45502; or the Springfield Kiwanis Foundation (Scholarship Fund), P.O. Box 1653, Springfield.
Milton C. Basch
1/22/2002
Funeral services were held Saturday at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Glen Arbor for Port Oneida resident Milton C. Basch, who died Jan. 22 at Maple Valley Nursing Home. He was 87.
Mr. Basch was born in Port Oneida on June 28, 1914, the son of Martin C. and Ella E. (Dago-Dechow) Basch. On Oct. 25, 1944, at First Lutheran Church in Suttons Bay, he married Mildred E. Riss, who preceded him in death.
Mr. Basch was a dairy farmer in Port Oneida. He was also a master painter for Kieft and Dorsey Construction of Glen Lake. An avid gardener, fisherman and hunter, he played and coached softball and baseball well into his sixties. He was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church.
Surviving are four sons, Martin (Kathy) of Kalamazoo, Mel (Linda) of Traverse City, Monty of Maple City and Martin (and his financee, Wendy Debski) of Maple City; his sister, Beulah (George) Scott of Detroit; and five grandchildren. He was also preceded in death by a son, Myron; five brothers, Ivan J., Lester, Walter C., Harvey B. and Gordon C.; and a sister, Mildred Firestone.
Interment will be in the Cleveland Township Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to Bethlehem Lutheran Church or the Maple Valley Nursing Home Activity Fund.
Ted L. Hansen
1/9/2002
Ted L. Hansen died Jan. 9 at his Solon Township home. He was 77.
Mr. Hansen was born in Buckley on June 20, 1924, the son of Carl and Helen (Logsdon) Hansen. A veteran of World War II, he was self-employed and enjoyed hunting and fishing.
Surviving are four sons, Joe (Patricia) of Buckley, and Jim, Ted Jr. and Carl (Gloria), all of Auburn, Ind.; three daughters, Linda Geisinger, Helen (Larry) Smith of Auburn and Sherry (Mike) Ames of Montrose; four brothers, Armond (Dotty) of Grand Rapids, Vincent (Mary) of Buckley, Robert (Doris) also of Buckley and Paul (June) of Grawn; three sisters, Margaret (Jake) Kolarick of Traverse City, Lillian (Bill) Hartzall of Three Rivers and Marilynn O'Neil of Lansing; 12 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two great-great-grandchildren.