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| Born: | 6 Feb 1926 Petoskey, Michigan | ||
| Died: | 21 Apr 2013 Petoskey, Michigan | ||
| Father: | John Elmer Duvernay | ||
| Mother: | Anna Celina Sherman | ||
| Siblings | Marion Elizabeth Duvernay John Elmer Duvernay Ida Duvernay Robert Duvernay | ||
| Married: | 19 May 1945 Petoskey, Michigan | ||
| Spouse: | Patricia Ellen Price | ||
| Children: | John Arthur Duvernay Lee Ann Duvernay Wendy Alain Duvernay Thomas Alan Duvernay | ||
Petoskey News-Review, April 25, 2013:
John Elmer Duvernay Jr. 87
John Elmer Duvernay Jr., 87, of Little Traverse Township, died April 21, 2013, at Bortz Health Care of Petoskey.
John was born at the old Petoskey Hospital on Feb. 6, 1926, the son of John and Anna (Sherman) Duvernay.
He grew up in the Indian section of Petoskey referred to as "Hungry Hollow" in the book of the same name, written by his childhood friend, Bill Dunlop. John was proud of his Odawa heritage and received his LTBB tribal name M'konimwewidam (Bear Who Goes Away Speaking) in a ceremony in August 2004. He designed the original PHS Northmen logo in 1966 for the ninth-grade cheerleaders to show a respectful image of his heritage, and he later approved the modified logo we see today.
John ran track and played football, and was a member of the Petoskey High School class of 1944. He left school to join the Navy and was in both the invasions of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. He received his diploma along with the PHS class of 2003.
While working on the Petoskey High School production of "HMS Pinafore," John met Pat Price and they were married on May 19, 1945, in Petoskey.
