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Carl A. Nordberg, Jr.
5/1/2003
Leland summer resident Carl A. Nordberg Jr., died May 1 in Maryland. He was 67.
He was born in Benton Harbor, Mich., and raised on Mackinac Island. His wife of 38 years, Kathryn Walch Nordberg of Bethesda, survives.
Mr. Nordberg was a 1957 graduate of the University of California and Carl A. Nordberg III of Maryland; four daughters, Karen Olgren, Catherine Speer, Mary O’Conner and Anne Karpinski, all of Maryland; a brother and 14 grandchildren.
Matthew T.J. Kohler
5/2/2003
A Mass of Christian burial was held Tuesday at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church in Benton Harbor for former Northport resident Matthew Thomas James Kohler of Stevensville who died May 2. He was 35.
He was born on July 22, 1967, to Thomas and Amy (Kowalski) Kohler of Northport. On April 7, 1990, at the St. Joseph Catholic Church, he married Stephanie Watkins, who survives.
Mr. Kohler spent his childhood in Northport where he graduated from Northport Public School in 1985.
Also surviving are his parents; his two sons, Jacob and Noah; his siblings, Mollie (Christopher) Brendel of Farmington Hills, Adam (Christina) Kohler of Iowa, the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. H.L. Smith. In 1946 she married Dr. Vincent Moore, who survives.
Mrs. Moore volunteered as a docent at the San Diego Museum of Art, and served on the museum’s board of directors. Beginning in 1948, Dr. and Mrs. Moore spent summers in Omena at a home that had been in the Moore family since 1921, and were involved in the Omena Traverse Yacht Club.
Also surviving are daughters Martha Moffett of San Diego and Sara Moore of San Francisco; sons Eric Moore of Miami and Roger Moore of Scottsdale, Ariz., and nine grandchildren.
Burial will be in Omena. Memorial donations may be made to the Docent Council of the San Diego Museum of Art, P.O. Box 122107, San Diego, CA 92112.
Judith Ann VanWormer
4/21/2003
A memorial service will be held May 17 in Northport for former resident Judith Ann VanWormer who died April 21 in Englewood, Fla. She was 62.
She was born Oct. 24, 1940, in Saginaw, the daughter of Frederick and Priscilla (Besaw) Thomas. Her husband, Dale William VanWormer of Englewood, survives.
She was a graduate of Northport High School. She lived and worked for many years in Ohio, 44720.
Adele Palmer Joyes
4/6/2003
Burial services were held April 9 in Louisville, Ky. for seasonal Leland resident Adele Palmer Joyes who died April 6 at home in Preston P. Joyes, Jr., who preceded her in death in 2000.
A graduate of the University of Colo., and Caroline Joyes Calif.; and two grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Leelanau Conservancy, the Leelanau Historical Society or the Leland Library.
Thomas M. Barczak
4/8/2003
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Friday, May 2, at noon at St. Philip Neri Catholic Church in Empire for Connecticut and Connecticut. He had been employed by AMF, Inc., of Stamford, Conn., and Lightolier of Fall River, Mass.
Also surviving are a son, Joseph Barczak of Danbury, Conn.; a daughter, Jennifer Barczak of Providence, R.I.; a brother, Gerald Barczak of Traverse City; two sisters, Rose Bareham of Grand Ledge, Mich., and Jean Barczak of State College, Pa.
Visitation will take place Friday morning, May 2, before the service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Philip Neri Catholic Church in Empire.
Elizabeth McKeon
4/6/2003
A Mass of the Resurrection was celebrated April 10 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Howell for Lake Leelanau native Elizabeth “Betty” Christine McKeon who died at home in Howell on April 6. She was 92.
She was born Aug. 8, 1910, in Lake Leelanau to William and Germaine (Schaub) Gauthier. On Nov. 27, 1937, in Lake Leelanau, she married Edward J. McKeon who preceded her in death in 1996.
She and her husband moved to Howell in 1943 where she was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church.
She is survived by her children, William McKeon of Northville; Jeri (David) McKeon-Andersen of Howell, and Richard (Nancy Martin) McKeon of Grand Ledge; a brother, Frank Gauthier of Traverse City; and a granddaughter.
She was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters.
Memorial contributions may be directed to St. Joseph Catholic Church in Howell.
