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August 11, 2005Fund set up in officer's honorByRecord-Eagle staff writer  Cory Lee Gunther, 27, was killed early Tuesday when the motorcycle he was driving southbound on Reynolds Road in Inland Township struck a passenger car turning off Fewins Road. Troopers from the Michigan State Police post in Traverse City are still investigating the crash. Officials said Tuesday it appeared a 2002 Buick Century driven by a 20-year-old woman pulled into the path of Gunther's motorcycle. Gunther worked with the Frankfort City Police before joining the sheriff's department, where he had been a deputy for four years. Gunther graduated from Benzie Central High in 1996 and attended Northwestern Michigan College, where he earned an associate degree in law enforcement. Gunther also worked as a volunteer with the Frankfort Fire Department for five years. Visitations will be held today from 2 to 4 p.m. and again from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Bennett-Barz Funeral Home in Beulah. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at the Benzie Central High school auditorium. Memorial contributions can be made to the Cory Gunther Memorial Fund, Honor State Bank, P.O. Box 67, Honor, Mich., 49640. See Related Story: Benzie County deputy killed in motorcycle crash - August 10, 2005
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