Funeral Homes in Petoskey, MI

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: W. Bruce Cameron (author), Megan Boone (actor), Mitch Maier (baseball player), Trevor Huffman (basketball player), Shelby Fenner (actor), Kara Rose Dragun (actor), and Krystal Kenville (actor).

Petoskey is a city and coastal resort community in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,670 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Emmet County.Petoskey and the surrounding area are notable for being the setting of several of the Nick Adams stories by Ernest Hemingway, who spent his childhood summers on nearby Walloon Lake, as well as being the place where for Calliope, the protagonist of Jeffrey Eugenides' Middlesex, events take a severe and lasting turn. Petoskey was also the location where 50,000 passenger pigeon birds were killed each day in the late 19th century, prior to their complete extinction in the early 20th century. A state historical marker commemorates the events, including the last great nesting in 1878. One hunter was reputed to have personally killed "a million birds" and earned $60,000, the equivalent of $1 million today.Petoskey is also famous for a high concentration of Petoskey stones, the state stone of Michigan. Petoskey is the birthplace of information theorist Claude Shannon and Civil War historian Bruce Catton and is the boyhood home of singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens. Actress Megan Boone, star of the NBC television series The Blacklist that premiered in September 2013, was born in Petoskey.The name "Petoskey" is said to mean "where the light shines through the clouds" in the language of the Odawa Indians (Little Traverse Bay Band), who are the original inhabitants. The Petoskey stone and the city were named after Chief Ignatius Petosega (1787–1885), who founded the community. Petosega's father was a French Canadian fur trader and his mother was an Odawa (Ottawa) Indian.This city was the northern terminus of the Chicago and West Michigan Railway.

Petoskey Obituaries

It was revealed by The Owosso Argus on May 11th, 2022 that Lawrence Frederick Morden died in Petoskey, Michigan.  Morden was 85 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Lawrence Frederick's life.

It was noted by The Owosso Argus on December 16th, 2021 that Karl William Seidler passed on in Petoskey, Michigan.  Seidler was 71 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Karl William's life.

It was written by Sarasota Herald-Tribune on October 18th, 2021 that Dorothy C Gula (Maki) died in Petoskey, Michigan.  Ms. Gula was 94 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Dorothy C's life.

It was disclosed by Lansing State Journal on May 30th, 2021 that William E Jr Webb died in Petoskey, Michigan.  Webb was 92 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor William E Jr's life.

It was reported by Tampa Bay on January 31st, 2021 that Dana Gregory "Dane" Holtorf passed away in Dunedin, Florida.  Holtorf was 31 years old and was born in Petoskey, MI.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Dana Gregory "Dane"'s life.

It was written by Canton Observer on November 8th, 2020 that Elsa Corrinne Niland (Florian) died in Petoskey, Michigan.  Ms. Niland was 85 years old and was born in Sandusky, OH.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Elsa Corrinne's life.

It was disclosed by Canton Observer on October 11th, 2020 that Emma May Makinen (Skinner) perished in Petoskey, Michigan.  Ms. Makinen was 96 years old and was born in Kansas City, MO.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Emma May's life.

It was written by Petoskey News-Review on July 29th, 2020 that Fred H Amorose died in Petoskey, Michigan.  Amorose was 99 years old and was born in Boyers, PA.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Fred H's life.

It was noted by Petoskey News-Review on July 23rd, 2020 that Robert Joseph "Bob" Matts passed away in Petoskey, Michigan.  Matts was 82 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Robert Joseph "Bob"'s life.

It was disclosed by Petoskey News-Review on July 23rd, 2020 that Patric Moriarty passed on in Petoskey, Michigan.  Moriarty was 70 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Patric's life.

History

Petoskey is a city in the US state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Emmet County, Michigan County. As of the United States 2000 Census census, the city population was 6,080. . .

The official website for the city of Petoskey is https://www.petoskey.us/.