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Freddie Catherine Rittenberry
Jan 17, 2008
RITTENBERRY, CATHERINE January 17, 2008 Age 80 of Orion Beloved wife of the late Billy. Dear mother Norman (Ruth), Vickie Sleeper, Brenda(Thomas) Wasielewski, Kathy (Marc) Rosser and the late Freida Richardson. Sister of Joyce Hylton. Grandmother of 8 and Great Grandmother of 2. Funeral service Monday 10am from the Lake Orion Chapel of the Sparks-Griffin Funeral Home. Family will receive...
Zella &Quot;Ma&Quot; Bourque
Jan 17, 2008
BOURQUE, ZELLA "MA" Beloved wife of the late Daniel "Frenchy". Dear mother of Sharon Mattinson and Robert (Diane) Bourque of Gladwin. Mother-in-law of the late Dale Mattinson. Sister of June Long of Pontiac. Grandmother of 6 and great-grandmother of several. Mrs. Bourque used to run Greens Park in the 1950's, The Dairy Bar and was a cook in various restaurants...
Anna M. Kamyszek
Jan 14, 2008
KAMYSZEK, ANNA M. January 14, 2008 Age 64 of Oakland. Beloved wife of Paul J. of 41 years. Dear mother of Karen Kamyszek of Oxford and Kristi (Andrew) Hess of Metamora. Grandmother of Devin and Logan Hess. Sister of Otto Jancik, Sylvia (Patrick) Jozwiak, Christine (Julian) Jaracz and Helen (Stephen) Blomberg. Mrs. Kamyszek was a School Teacher in the Avondale...
Floyd A. Woodward
Jan 13, 2008
WOODWARD, FLOYD A. January 13, 2008 Age 75 of Oxford. Husband of the late Gloria Ann Woodward. Father of Donna A. Woodward of North Branch, Darla Woodward (Daryl) Turcott of Columbiaville, Darwin F.(Debra) Woodward of Capac, Darrell A. Woodward of Fairborn, OH, Doreen M. (Mark) Hill of Capac and Daniel R Woodward of Fairborn. Grandfather of David, Daniel, Dominic, and...
Ruth M. Harris
Jan 10, 2008
Harris, Ruth M. went to her eternal life January 10, 2008 at the age of 97. Ruth was the beloved wife of the late Robert Raymond Harris. She was the cherished mother of Barbara Brickner (John) Arnett, Shirley Gilbert Spicer and the late Dale F. Gilbert. She is survived by 10 loving grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and 6 great-great grandchildren. Ruth...
Jeffery G. Tallman
Jan 8, 2008
Tallman, Jeffery G.; of Oxford; age 48; January 8, 2008. Beloved husband of Heather (McCormick) Tallman; father of Jeffery Alan; loving son of Elzada Travis Tallman Ericksen; and dear brother of Greg Tallman, Dudley Ericksen and Mike Ericksen. Jeffery is also survived by many nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles. Jeffery graduated from St. Louis High School and later received a...
Frederick D. Stokes
Jan 5, 2008
Stokes, Frederick D.; of Pontiac; Sunrise January 14, 1941 - Sunset January 5, 2008; Beloved husband of Terrisa Stokes. Memorial service will be held on Monday, January 14, 2008 at 11:00a.m.from the Pontiac Chapel of Sparks- Griffin Funeral Home. Family hour will be from 10:00 a.m.until time of service. To share a reflection, visit www.sparksgriffin.com. Services: In-state at 10:00AM, Service...
Lawrence F. &Quot;Larry&Quot; De Rycke
Jan 3, 2008
DE RYCKE, LAWRENCE "LARRY" of Oxford, January 3, 2008 age 87.Born October 9, 1920 in East Moline, Illinois.Son of Theophil (Philip) De Rycke and Mabel Victoria Penfold. Moved to Pontiac, Michigan and attended St. Michael's Elementary and St. Frederick's High School in Pontiac. Married Evelyn Roark in 1942, Married Gerri Moder in 2005. Predeceased by Evelyn (1995), his parents and...
Norma L. Daniels
Dec 30, 2007
DANIELS, NORMA L. of Oxford, December 30, 2007, age 91.Beloved wife of the late Claud.Dear mother of Steve (Christine) of Washington St., Wayne (Sandy) of Bath, MI., Sharon (Mike) of Alaska, and Barbara Rockwell of Oxford. Loving Grandmother of 8 Grandchildren, and 13 Great-Grandchildren. Mrs. Daniels was a member of Clarkston United Methodist Church. Funeral services Thursday, 11:00 am. from...
Maurice E. Fitzgerald Jr.
Dec 29, 2007
Fitzgerald, Maurice E. Jr., December 29, 2007; of Waterford; formerly of Pontiac; age 92. Beloved Father of Patrick (Loretta) Fitzgerald of White Lake, Sharon (Michael) Kalinowski of White Lake, and Margaret "Peggy" (Ed "Dennis") McMahon of Oxford. Grandfather of 10 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren; dear brother of Grace Miller and Patricia Baker; and brother-in-law of Helen Fitzgerald and Mac...
Priscilla Kay Preston
Dec 28, 2007
Preston, Priscilla; of Metamora; age 57; went in peace on December 28, 2007 after her 3rd fight with cancer. Loving mother of Sean (Alicia) Blower, Shane Blower, Shanna Blower; Cherished sister of Beverly Hobbs; Precious grandma of Amber, Brendan, Austin and Caeden. Also survived by nieces and nephews. Priscilla will be missed greatly by the family and friends she has...
Daniel Lloyd Silkowsky
Dec 27, 2007
Silkowsky, Daniel Lloyd; of Pontiac; Born June 21, 1925, went home to be with the Lord on December 27, 2007, at the age of 82. Loving husband of Helen "Marie" Silkowsky, dad of Linda (Bill) Foster, stepdad of Robert (the late Darlene) Kelsey, Terry ( Jean) Kelsey, Sue (Bob) Bolt and Tom ( Jennie) Kelsey. Daniel is also survived by...
Dorotha L. Holliday
Dec 27, 2007
HOLLIDAY, DOROTHA "DOT". of Lake Orion, December 27, 2007 age 82.Beloved husband of Delbert.Dear mother of Jerry (Carol) Seay of Washington Twp., David (Joyce) Holliday of Warren, Kim (Dan) Carroll of Macomb Twp., and the late Ted Holliday.Mother-in-Law of Judy Holliday.Loving Grandmother of Erica, Kyle, Jason, Brian, and Jonathan. Great-Grandmother of Christopher. Mrs. Holliday was a member of Lake Orion...
Wilberta &Quot;Berta&Quot; Robertson
Dec 26, 2007
ROBERTSON, WILBERTA "BERTA", of Auburn Hills, December 26, 2007, age 90.Beloved wife of the late Robert.Dear mother of Robert (Maria) of Auburn Hills. Loving Grandmother of David, Danny, and Dennis. Great-Grandmother of Summer and Amber.Funeral services Saturday 1:00 pm., from the Lake Orion Chapel, Sparks-Griffin Funeral Home (248-693-8336). Interment Ottawa Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday from 5...
Minnie Spencer
Dec 25, 2007
SPENCER, MINNIE, of Oxford, Mi, formerly of Manistique, December 25, 2007 age 91.Beloved wife of Frederick.Dear mother of Patricia (Chuck) Earl of Rochester, and Deborah Seibly of Redlands, CA.Loving Grandmother of Charlie Earl and Emily Earl.Sister of Joseph Plesuchenko of AZ.Funeral services Saturday 3:00 pm from the Lake Orion Chapel, Sparks-Griffin Funeral Home (248-693-8336), where the family will receive friends...
John Alvin Nicholas Steffens
Dec 24, 2007
STEFFENS, JOHN ALVIN NICHOLAS. December 24, 2007 Age 67 of Metamora., formerly of Lake Orion. Beloved husband of Carol of 35 Years. Loving father of Denise Marie Rupp and Annette Lucille "Annie" (John II) Gorney. Dear brother of James (Edyie) and Sharon(Terry) Lang. Grandfather of Melissa, Jessica, Joshua, Jarred and Jennifer. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Mr. Steffens...
Charles Bernard Mitchell
Dec 21, 2007
Mitchell, Charles Bernard; December 21, 2007; of Pontiac; age 62. Beloved husband of Ann Mitchell. Devoted father of Sheila Mitchell. Son of Florida Liddell. Dear brother to Arthur (Edna) and John (Joyce) Mitchell, Vivian Gamble, Jackie Jackson, Shirley (Terry) Mitchell and Gina Hartsfield. A loving uncle and godfather, he leaves behind a host of cherished nieces, nephews and godchildren. Charles...
Lois G. Donaldson
Dec 18, 2007
DONDALDSON, LOIS G. December 18, 2007 Age 90 of Lake Orion. Formerly of Waterford. Beloved wife of the late James. Dear mother of Brenda (Ron) Zilka of Lake Orion and Grace (Troy) Agan of New Mexico. Grandmother of Wendy (Mark) Iacofano, Kimberly (David) Berkal, Rhonda (Jeff) Cochran, Kelly(Tim) Snyder, Kristina (Greg) Rubi and Cindy (Frank) Tapia. Great-Grandmother of 19.Mrs. Donaldson...
Basil Clarence Harris
Dec 17, 2007
Harris, Basil Clarence; December 17, 2007; of Clarkston; age 88. He was born in Koylton Twp., MI on June 3, 1919, son of the late Clarence and Alice (Stamp) Harris. He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II in North Africa, Italy, Sicily and Corsica and also served in the Korean conflict. He was employed at G...
Reginald R. Lamont
Dec 15, 2007
Lamont, Reginald R.; of Pontiac; died December 15, 2007 at 80 yrs of age. Mr. Lamont graduated from Pontiac High School. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II and the Korean War. He owned and operated Pontiac Business Machines for over 40 years. Reginald was a member of All Saints Episcopal Church and was a...