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Ruth E. Baldwin
Sep 18, 2013
RUTH E. BALDWIN; of Oxford, formerly of Lake Orion; age 82; September 18, 2013. Beloved wife of the late McDonald; dear mother of William "Dave" (Shellianne) of Mayville, Carol (Gerard) Remillard of Fenton, McDonald II (Dianne) of Waterford, Linda Peters of Burton, James (Sherry) of Waterford, Karen Roberson of Southgate, and the late Ralph and Michael; mother-in-law of Dimple...
William "Babe" Doan
Sep 17, 2013
WILLIAM "BABE" DOAN; of Pontiac; age 71; September 17, 2013. Dear brother of Jerry Schram of Orion; loved by his children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews and friends. Mr. Doan was retired from G.M., Pontiac Motor Division. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, September 21, 2013 at 7 p.m. at SPARKS-GRIFFIN FUNERAL HOME, Lake Orion Chapel. Babe's family will receive...
Mary Ann Ellsworth
Sep 16, 2013
Mary Ann Ellsworth; of Lake Orion; age 96; September 16, 2013. Mary Ann was preceded in death by her late husbands Donald Gentile and Marvin Ellsworth. She is the loving mother of Sharon Gentile (Marvin Slocum) and Phil Gentile (Molly Preston); dear grandmother Nathan (Jaclyn), Alexa, Kimberly, Randi, Eddie, Kari and Jimmy; and aunt of Lori Hickman and Michael...
Mary Okolovitch
Sep 16, 2013
MARY OKOLOVITCH; of Rotonda West, Florida, formerly of Lake Orion; age 104; September 16, 2013. Beloved wife of the late Michael; dear mother of Elaine (Vic) Claussen of Englewood, Florida and Michael (Deborra) of Ortonville; loving grandmother of Cristal, Mark, Allayna, Tonya and Andrew; great grandmother of Hope, Tyler, Hannah and Ben. Mrs. Okolovitch was a member of the...
Dominique O. Yarbro
Sep 11, 2013
Dominique Yarbro; age 24; of Pontiac; passed away September 11, 2013. Visitation Wednesday 12 Noon to 5 p.m. at Pontiac Chapel of Sparks-Griffin funeral Home. Family Hour 10 a.m. with Funeral Service commencing at 11 a.m. Thursday at Seventh Day Adventist Church, 182 S. Sanford, Pontiac, MI.
Donald Trautman
Sep 8, 2013
Donald Joseph Trautman But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,gentleness and self-control. Galatians 5:22 Devoted Son of Joseph & Genevieve Trautman (deceased) Darling Husband of Patricia (Mach) Trautman Patient Tender Father of Scott Christopher, Brett Timothy, Erin Anastasia (Trautman) & Nagi Habib Beloved Brother of Stanley (deceased) & Georgia (Trautman) Jett, Charles...
George Thomas Pudduck Jr.
Sep 7, 2013
George T. Pudduck, Jr."Tom"; age 81; of White Lake; died September 7, 2013, at Clare Bridge in Grand Blanc. Husband of Delores; father of David (Lori) and Kevin (Colleen); grandfather of Tim, Chris, Brandi, Brenden, Katie and Danny; brother of Ronald (Pat) and Donna VanderBroek; sister -in-law Patricia Ruggles; cousin Sheila Adkins; uncle to many nieces and nephews. Preceded...
Brian E Hendrix
Sep 2, 2013
Brian Edward Hendrix of Lake Orion age 66; Sunrise December 16, 1946; Sunset September 2, 2013, after a courageous battle with diabetes, cancer, heart disease and legal blindness. Loving father of Dana (Brian) Falls; brother of Mike (Darlene) Hendrix, Jill (Andy) Bridges and Patty (Ray) McCarrick. Brian will be missed by two grandchildren; two great grandchildren; many nieces and...
Morley A. Kempf
Sep 2, 2013
Kempf, Morley A.; age 93; of Waterford; passed away on September 2, 2013. Beloved husband of the late Betty Kempf. Loving father of Jennifer (Joseph) Morang and Roger (Teri) Kempf. Survived by grandchildren Angela (Jason) Miller, Nikki (Rodney) Roenicke,great-grandchildren Miranda and Logan Miller, step grandson Robby (Lindsay) Elizondo and their children Elijah and Noah, special niece Gail Hagan McLauchlin....
Carl Van Luven
Sep 1, 2013
Carl Van Luven; born 1935; passed away September 1, 2013; age 78; Carl is survived by his wife of 42 years Pearl; his children Eric Van Luven of Oxford, Heather (Fidel) Coleman of Waterford, Dennis (Connie) Van Luven of Oxford, Pati (Keith) Welch of Sparta, Susanne Roudabush of Oxford, and Tom Roudabush of Boston, MA. Carl is also the...
Robert Bruce Erfourth Jr.
Aug 31, 2013
Erfourth, Robert Bruce Jr. "RJ"; 8-1-1980- 8-31-2013. Best daddy ever to Mikayla Erfourth. Loving son of Pam (Jeff) Burt and the late Robert Erfourth Sr. Best friend and brother to Justin (Ashley) Jessop; loving uncle to Tenley Jessop; loving grandson of Ronald and Patricia Muth and the late Glen and Arvella Erfourth; loving nephew of Jerry Muth, Laida and...
Ira "Butch" Welch
Aug 26, 2013
IRA "BUTCH" WELCH of Lake Orion; August 26, 2013; age 69. Husband of the late Pamela. Dear father of Jeffery of Lake Orion, James of Davison, and Mischell Welch of Davison; Loving grandfather of Nicole; brother of Claude, Chuck, Bill, Vince, Bob, Del, Kenny, Lila Lalone and the late Danny, Lucille Eckalba, and Barb Rahl; special friend of Joyce...
Christine Gary
Aug 25, 2013
Christine Gary; of Rochester Hills; passed away August 25, 2013 at 90 years of age. Christine is the beloved wife of the late George; loving mother of Elizabeth (John) Rogala and Jon (Carey E.) Gary; dear grandmother of Jake Rogala, Kaarina (Tim) Bodnar and Krista (Randy) Mince; special great grandmother of Will, Nolan and Madison; and dear sister of...
Shelia Marie Smothers
Aug 24, 2013
Shelia Marie Smothers was called home to the glory on Saturday, August 24, 2013 at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital. Left to cherish her memory forever are six loving children, Bruce, James (Diane), Chris (Janice), Jesse II, Della, and Herbert Smothers; 12 grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren; brother, Alphonso Glover; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, relatives and friends. Funeral...
Gladys M. Ward
Aug 23, 2013
Gladys M. Ward; of Pontiac; passed away August 23, 2013 at the age of 90. Loving wife of the late Jesse Ward for over 33 years. Dearest mother of Joanetta (Lloyd) Burney, Evelyn (Lonnie) Moncrief; sister of Catherine Sutton and Eunice Stewart, one brother Samuel James Jones Jr.; six grandsons and numerous grandchildren. Funeral Service will be held on...
Jack L. Morris
Aug 18, 2013
MORRIS, JACK L.; of Lake Orion; age 75; August 18, 2013. Beloved husband of Kathy for 49 years; loving father of Michael Morris and Julie (Paul) Davis; dear grandfather of Joseph, Thomas, John, Michael, Emily and Carolyn; and brother of Ron Morris and the late Eugene Morris. He is also survived by many cousins and friends. Jack retired from...
Justin Gregory Ramirez
Aug 14, 2013
Ramirez, Justin; age 25; of Pontiac; went home to be with his dad on August 14, 2013. He was preceded in death by his father Gregory Ramirez. He leaves to cherish his memory; his mother Tonya (Nick) Colangelo, grandparents and siblings, Katie, chelsey, Alexa, Joel, Maria, Selena, Ayden and Shantel also survived by six nephews, numerous aunts, uncles, cousins...
Peter Russell Francies
Aug 13, 2013
Peter Russell Francies; age 67, of Oxford. Died August 13, 2013 of Alzheimer's Disease. He was a resident of the Memory Care Center at Lourdes Senior Community. Pete is survived by his wife, Kathleen (Katee) and son, Kevin. His daughter, Carli died in 2009. Peter is also survived by his sister, Ellen. He is the son of Ira Russell...
Yvonne T. Williams
Aug 13, 2013
Williams, Yvonne T. (Bonnie) Metoyer; age 66; of Auburn Hills, MI; passed away on August 13, 2013. Beloved wife of Frank B. Williams Jr., Loving mother of Frank Williams III, Scott Williams, Tracy Adams, David Bowers, Joseph Lewis and Francesca Williams. Yvonne worked for Michigan Bell/ AT&T for many years. Family will receive friends on Thursday, August 15, 2013...
Rosalie Seay
Aug 10, 2013
Seay, Rosalie; of Pontiac; age 85; passed August 10th, 2013; at Crittenton Hospital in Rochester, Michigan. She was preceded in death by her husband Claude Seay, and her son Alford Seay. She is survived by her son Clarence Seay. Visitation will be Thursday August 15th, 2013 from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. at the Pontiac Chapel of Sparks-Griffin Funeral Home...

