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Clarence Bedenbaugh
Sep 27, 2011
Clarence Bedenbaugh; September 27, 2011; age 60.Beloved husband of Diane; step-father of Cory, Brandon ( Lisa) and Joshua Nelson; loving grandfather of Sophia, Mina, J.T. and Everett Nelson; and dear brother of Barbara Owens. He earned a B.S. in Chemical engineering from Clemdon University, and MBA from UND, served as a captain in the US Air Force and worked in...
Lucy E. Hatfield
Sep 23, 2011
Hatfield, Lucy E.; of Lake Orion; passed away September 23, 2011 at the age of 91; beloved wife for 65 years of the late John C., who passed away March 26, 2004; dear mother of Eleanor Pratt of Austin, Texas and John G. (Su) Hatfield of Addison Twp.; loving grandmother of five; and great grandmother of eight. Lucy has lived...
Natividad &Quot;Tita&Quot; Quinones
Sep 21, 2011
Natividad Quinones; of Lake Orion; passed away September 21, 2011. "Tita's gone" A mother to all and grandmother to all. Survived by husband Manolin; brother Carmelo Gonzalez; sister Maria Ramos; children, Manolin Jr. (Loutricia), Nilsa (Sammie) Rosado, Luis (Elizabeth), Ivan (Irma), Migdalia (Orlando) Rodriguez, Carlos (Cynthia), Julio, Hector (Cynthia), Maritza and Jaime Felice; 25 grandchildren; and 19 great grandchildren. Visitation...
Violet Morgensai
Sep 21, 2011
Violet Morgensai; of Troy; passed away September 21, 2011 at the age of 82; beloved wife of the late Eugene; loving mother of Keith (Lisa) Morgensai of Marshall, Debra (Bill) Gibson of Hitchcock, Texas, Karyn Szadyr of Oakland and Kyle (Lisa) Morgensai of Highland Park, Illinois; dear grandmother of Tori, Kenny, Alex, Shawn, Billy, Amanda, Coreene, Nataly and Madison; and...
Elizabeth M. Smoots
Sep 18, 2011
SMOOTS, ELIZABETH (Betty), age 88, September 18, 2011; Harper Woodsresident from 1953-2005; beloved wife the late Kenneth; devoted mother of Carol and the late Arthur; loving grandmother of Jennifer VanTorre and Raymond Smoots; great-grandmother of Noah VanTorre and Raymond Smoots Jr. Private interment at Glen Eden Memorial Park, Livonia. Memorial Service Sunday, September 25th at 4:30 p.m. at the Lake...
Roque Castro Iii
Sep 17, 2011
Roque Castro III; age 22 of Clarkston; passed away September 17, 2011. Beloved son of Alicia and Roque Castro II. Brother of Stephanie Saldana, Aleda Saldana and Justin Romo. Loving uncle of Ariel, Adoner, Alexis and Clarissa. Grandson of Roque Sr., Wilma Castro, the late Olga Oliver and Dennis Hunt. Roque will be missed by a host of family and...
Patricia I. Lietke
Aug 31, 2011
LIETKE, PATRICIA of Lake Orion, August 31, 2011 age 58.Beloved wife of the late Marty.Dear Mother of Nathan of Rochester Hills, and Brandon (Rainey) of Rochester Hills. Sister of Thomas (Charlotte) Gordon of Rochester Hills, Mike (Jo Anne) Gordon of CA. and the late Jim Gordon. Mrs. Lietke was formerly employed by Lake Orion Schools. Funeral services Saturday 11:00 am....
Marie Neaves
Aug 27, 2011
Marie Lenore Neaves; of Pontiac; passed away August 27, 2011 at the age of 90; beloved wife of the late John Neaves; loving mother of Richard (Alice), Edward, Nancy (Mike) Flores, Vicky (Luis) Jimenez, Helen (Tony) Hernandez and Catherine (Kevin) Shipp; and dear grandmother of 15, great-grandmother of 23, and great-great grandmother of eight. Marie was preceded in death by...
Carl Kuerbitz Jr.
Aug 25, 2011
Carl Kuerbitz Jr.; August 25, 2011; of Pontiac; age 78. Loving companion of Malia Ivey. Beloved father of Dana (Mark) Barber and Todd (Rebecca) Ivey. Grandfather of Rachel, Kimberlynn, Sara, Cody and Trinity and six other loving grandkids. Carl is also survived by many nieces, nephew, two brothers and one sister. Carl retired from Pontiac Motors after 33 years of...
Rodolfo Rene Moya
Aug 15, 2011
Moya, Rodolfo Rene Sr.; August 15, 2011; of Pontiac; age 66. Beloved father of Monica (David) Losano, Rodolfo R.(Gloria) Jr., Ramon Moya, Lisa (Hugh) Pettway, Augustine R. (Stephanie) and Rodolfita Elena Moya "Bee". Loving grandfather of 12 and great grandfather of two. Rodolfo was preceded in death by his father Raul R. Sr.; mother Inocencia Contreras; sister San Jaunita Guerra;...
Catherine W. &Quot;Kitty&Quot; Hall
Aug 7, 2011
Hall, Catherine W."Kitty" August 7, 2011 Age 85 of Clarkston. Beloved wife of Henry of 65 years. Dear mother of Bruce(Tamra) of Orlando, FL and Mark(Juliann) of Waterford. Grandmother of Matthew(Michele) Hall, Elizabeth Hall, Daniel Hall, Amanda(Danny) Barnard and Samantha Hall. Great-grandmother of 6. Funeral Mass 11 am Tuesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church (715 North Lapeer Rd.) Family will...
Marjorie C. Waite
Aug 4, 2011
Waite, Marjorie C. August 4, 2011 age 92 of Oakland Township. Beloved wife of the late A.B. Waite. Dear mother of Ross(Sharon) Waite and Dennis(Pamala) Waite. Grandmother of 5 and Great-grandmother of 5. Sister of Mary Graves. She was the daughter of the late Russell Porritt and Florence Howarth Porritt. Mrs. Waite worked as an Assistant Manager at Community National...
Doris B. Collins
Jul 31, 2011
COLLINS, Doris B. of Lake Orion, July 31, 2011, age 81.Beloved wife of Robert.Dear Mother of Jo Schipper of Sterling Hts., and the late Deborah Persha.Loving Grandmother of Krista (Brad) Garner, and James Schipper. Great Grandma of Jacob and Jason. Sister of Pearl (Mike) Kabacinski of Gaylord, and the late George (Joyce) and Roy (Mary) Mennel.Mrs. Collins was a member...
Richard Chapman
Jul 29, 2011
Richard Lee Chapman, 69, of Lake Orion, Michigan passed away on July 29, 2011 at home surrounded by his loving family. Richard was born May 1942 to Rex and Irene Chapman. He owned Square Tool & Engineering in Goodison for over 20 years and was well-known for specialized machinery work serving the automotive, aerospace, and nuclear industries. Richard served on...
Daniel R. Navarro
Jul 29, 2011
Daniel R. Navarro; of Pontiac; age 86; passed away July 29, 2011. Daniel is the beloved husband of the late Ophelia; the loving father of the late Dannie (Bob), Rose (Tim), Chris (Alex), Daniel, Annette (Dennis), the late Alfred, Margaret (Tony), and Mary; and the dear Grandfather of 17 grandkids, 19 great grandkids and three great-great grandkids. Daniel is the...
Charles R. Barrett Jr.
Jul 28, 2011
CHARLES R. BARRETT JR.; age 65. After a long, fierce battle against kidney cancer, he succumbed 7/28/11 at the Detroit VA Hospital. Charlie is survived by his brother Sid; sisters Phyllis, Donna and Ruth; brother-in-laws Dean Ward, Joe Raymond; and honorary brother-in-law Tim Albertson. Charlie is also much loved by his 7 nieces and nephews and 7 great nieces and...
Ralph Dennis Finneren
Jul 27, 2011
FINNEREN, RALPH DENNIS of Lake Orion, July 27, 2011 age 57.Beloved husband of Judy.Dear Father of Rory and Holli.Son of Gladys Finneren and the late Ralph of Warren.Brother of Joan (John) Frye, Mary Ann (Bill) Herbst, Sara (Mike) McGlynn, and Martha (Jerry) Johnson. Ralph is also survived by his faithful dog Charlie Joe.Mr. Finneren was a retired Pipefitter at General...
Peggy Ann Blanchard
Jul 27, 2011
Blanchard, Peggy Ann July 27, 2011 Age 79. Born August 17, 1931 in Goodison, MI to John Melvin and Margaret M. (Shippey) Blanchard. She was the proud sister of Harold(Judi) Blanchard Of Ortonville, Richard(Joan) Blanchard of Oxford and Carl(Sue) Blanchard of Junction City, Ohio. Also survived by 17 nieces and nephews and 36 great-nieces and nephews. Peggy was a lifelong...
Quanah Tonya &Quot;Sweet&Quot; Welch
Jul 26, 2011
Quanah Tonya Welch, " Sweet"; July 26, 2011.surviving are, two sisters; eight children and nine grandchildren. Services 11:00 a.m. Thursday, August 4, 2011 at the Pontiac Chapel of Sparks-Griffin Funeral Home Family hour will be 10 a.m. Interment Perry Mount Park Cemetery. www. sparksgriffin.com. Visitations: 10:00AM to 11:00AM on Thursday, August 4th, 2011 at Pontiac Chapel of the Sparks-Griffin Funeral...