Leona Mae McManus Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Leona Mae McManus of Traverse City, Michigan, who passed away at the age of 89, on June 17, 2025. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Charles Channell and Sarah Channell (Harvey); her husband Francis McManus (Frank); her sisters, Ethel Kimble, Charlotte Sherman (Charles) and Judy Letson (Ernie); her great grandchild Mac Donald McManus; her siblings-in-law, George McManus, Jr. (Clara), Antoinette Lints (Ron), D. Patrick McManus and Roger Thompson; and her siblings' children, Jason, David Thompson, Allen Letson and Susan Letson.
She is survived by: her children, Mark McManus (Jean), Cheryl Wolf (Greg), Brian McManus (Ellen), Angela Bott (Greg), Christopher McManus (Denise), Melinda Lautner (Jim) and Joseph McManus (Lanie); her grandchildren, Adam McManus, Ben McManus (Patty), Luke McManus (Tammy), Elizabeth Brief (Nick), Sarah Stoltzfus (Dave), Rob Wolf (Megan), Tim Wolf (Colleen), Valerie McManus (Salah Qutaishat), Julie Gregg (Rob), Brad McManus (Katie), Andy Bott (Danielle), Kristin Goethals (Dan), Dave Bott (Jessica), Aaron Bott (Aschley), Brian Bott (Katie), Nicole Woods (Tim), Maureen Pfaller (Thomas), Christopher McManus (Molly), Ginger Newman (George), Clint Lautner, Lexi Farrow (Zach), Amelia Davis (Ryan), Rachel McManus-Wagner (Josh Wagner) and Kyle McManus; her great grandchildren, Alivia, Angus, Parker, Gordon, Ryan, Cooper, Matthew, Michael, Madelyn, Aiden, Cameron, Danny, Josie, Gwennie, Camilla, Petra, Brooklyn, Syria, Coral, Caleb, Emily, Degan, Markus, Samuel, Maximus, Colton, Henry, Priya, Chase, Clare, Avery, Archer, Quinn, Owen, Beau, Brody, Sophie, Duncan, Thatcher, Eliza, Dominic, Ann, Kieran, Ryker, Keira, Kate, Oliver, Sterling, Poppy, Frankie, Everly, Drake, Lillian and Clara; her stepgreat-grandchildren, Natalie and Oliver Woods; her brother Charles "Junior" Channell, Jr.; and her siblings-in-law, Art McManus (Judy), Mike McManus (Janet), Frieda Thompson and Gloria McManus. She is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews.
Memorial contributions may be directed to Immaculate Conception Church or Grand Traverse Area Catholic Schools (GTACS).
