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October 16, 2008 / Obituaries

Edward McNamara Jr.

Edward G. McNamara Jr., 92, of St. Ignace, was a Wold War II Army veteran who later enjoyed a 42-year career as Mackinac County's Friend of the Court, appointed by Governor G. Mennen Williams. More...

Ruth Houdek

Ruth G. (nee Luepnitz) Houdek, 66, of Suttons Bay, died Friday, October 10, 2008 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. She was born August 30, 1942, in Flint to Fred and Patricia (nee Mailhot) Luepnitz. More...

Ernest Van Houten

Ernest Jesse Van Houten, 86, of DeTour Village, was an Army Air Corps veteran who worked as a policeman and a volunteer firefighter, and enjoyed a 30-year career with General Motors. Mr. Van Houten died Friday, October 10, 2008, at his home. More...

John Brawley

John D. Brawley, 86, of Gould City, was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in the Philippines during World War II. Mr. Brawley died at his home Saturday, October 11, 2008. More...

Jacqueline Leapley

Jacqueline Rae Leapley, 34, of Bay Mills, died Sunday morning, October 12, 2008, in a car accident. She was a member of the Bay Mills Indian Community and a 1992 graduate of Brimley Area Schools, where she was vice president of her class. More...