Obituaries

Bill R. Tomlin

Dec 24, 2020

Bill R. Tomlin; of Lake Orion; age 87; passed away on December 24, 2020.  Bill is the beloved husband of Lana for 59 years; loving father of Mark (Pam) Tomlin and David (Shawn) Tomlin; loving grandfather of Tory, Tessa, Leah and Devany; dear brother of Thelma, Owen and the late Charles and Dorothy Tomlin; and many nieces and nephews. ...

Mary Jo Masters

Dec 24, 2020

Mary Jo Masters; Age 72; of Pontiac; passed away on December 24, 2020. Mary was born November 05, 1948 to Marion McLean and Maynard Johnson in Pontiac, Michigan.

Mary loved cooking, antique shopping and spending time with her family. She was skilled in crafts and home decorating, which was her favorite past time. Reading and writing was...

Andrew Ramirez

Dec 24, 2020

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Prince Ollie Parker

Dec 22, 2020

Prince Ollie Parker; age 79; Passed away on December 22, 2020. Prince O. Parker was born May 29, 1941 to Jordan and Ollie Mae Cannon. She was the 4 th child of 12 children. She was born in Liberty, Mississippi. Prince attended Bates School in Liberty, Mississippi where she graduated. She married John Davis in which 3 children were...

Letty Betty Martin

Dec 19, 2020

Letty Betty Martin died peacefully at home on December 19, 2020 in Lake Orion, MI at the age of 78 due to Parkinson’s disease.  She was born on June 25, 1942 in Wichita, Kansas to Rex and Anna Richardson.   She married William Martin in November of 1966.

Letty attended Dearborn High School and was a...

Raymond Clark Butler Sr.

Dec 19, 2020

Raymond C. Butler Sr.; Age 90; of American House, Oakland; Formerly of Bloomfield Hills, MI. Passed away on December 19, 2020 after a recent surgery. He is survived by Arlena Butler; Sons Raymond “Kip” C. (Angie) Butler Jr, Forrest A. (Emily) Butler; and three grandchildren.  Raymond retired from Pontiac Motor Division where he was a Shop Committee Man; he...

Thomas Simmons Sr.

Dec 17, 2020

Thomas Albert Simmons Sr.; of Lake Orion; passed away on December 17, 2020.  Thomas is the beloved husband of Carol Ann Simmons (Waite) for 49 years; dear father of Thomas Albert (Kelly) Simmons Jr. and Travis Adam (Melissa) Simmons; and adoring grandfather of Ryan Simmons, Caitlin Simmons, Emma Simmons and John Simmons. He is also the brother of Patricia...

Teresa Marie Poppeck

Dec 11, 2020

Teresa Poppeck (Armstead); age 57; passed away on Friday, December 11, 2020 after a two year battle with ovarian cancer, surrounded by her family. Teresa is the loving wife of Dean Poppeck; and dear mother of Whitney Poppeck and Lindsey Poppeck. She is also survived by her parents, Gordon and Florence Armstead; and siblings Valerie (Joseph) Livingston and Karie...

Carolyn Diminno

Dec 11, 2020

 Carolyn DiMinno; age 62; of Warren Michigan; passed away of natural causes on Friday, December 11, 2020.  Carolyn was born in Detroit to Ann (Lobaza) and Vincent DiMinno on May 4, 1958. She was a graduate of Warren Woods Tower High School in 1976 and received her Bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University and completed her MBA from Walsh College.  Carolyn had...

Jeremy Reetz

Dec 11, 2020

Jeremy Justin Reetz; of Lake Orion; 11/06/1971 – 12/11/2020; age 49; passed away very suddenly and unexpectedly from a Widow Maker heart attack in his home on Friday.  Jeremy is the loving husband of Jodi Reetz; and leaves behind his four children Avery, Kaelee, Jason, and Nolan; beloved son of Linda Reetz and Tim Reetz; brother of Rob (Tina),...

William Anderson

Dec 10, 2020

William C. Anderson, 1935-2020 Patriarch of Pioneering Oakland County Family, Third-Generation Auto Dealer; Husband, Father, Friend, and Grandfather

William C. Anderson died on December 10, 2020 of COVID-19 after a short battle with kidney disease. He was 85. He was a husband, father, grandfather, veteran of the Air Force,...

Sharon Eckler

Dec 7, 2020

Sharon Kay Eckler (Beardslee); age 75; of Lake Orion; passed peacefully on December 7, 2020 at home surrounded by her loved ones.  Sharon is the loving wife of Edward Eckler Sr.; dear mother of Ed (Kim) Eckler Jr. and Leslie Neisler; and adoring grandmother of Troy Owen, Josh Eckler, Corben Eversole, Regan Neisler and Rylee Neisler.  She is also...

Peter "Jim" Kalohn Jr.

Dec 7, 2020

On Monday, December 7, 2020 at 11:07 pm, Peter James “Jim” Kalohn Jr. of Oxford passed away at the age of 67. Jim was born on April 4, 1953 in Pontiac, Michigan to Edith and Peter Kalohn Sr.

Friends and family may fondly recall Jim in his white apron, cooking alongside his father Pete and brother Hans...

Bridget Jewell

Dec 7, 2020

Bridget (McKellar) Jewell

Lake Orion, Michigan

March 16, 1966 – December 7, 2020

Passed away suddenly at home on December 7, 2020. Bridget was the wife of 20 years to Bruce Jewell. Survived by son Jonathan (Anna) and most cherished granddaughter Ava, she was preceded in death...

Cynthia Lynn Huntley

Dec 4, 2020

Cynthia Lynn Huntley; age 58; passed away suddenly in her home on December 4, 2020 due to natural causes. Daughter of Delores Chasar and Theodore Smedes. Cyndi is survived by her parents; brother, Ted; daughter, Amanda; and son, Austin. Cyndi is remembered as a beloved friend and a nurturing mother; a rock through difficult times. She was known for...

William Ramalia

Dec 3, 2020

William LeRoy Ramalia; of Lake Orion; age 90; passed away on December 3, 2020.  William is the beloved husband of Alice for 68 years; loving father of Jeanine (Henry) Garcia and Bill (Dawn) Ramalia; loving grandfather of Justin Brimmell, Brandon (Irina) Brimmell, Dan Ramalia, Katie (Matt) Stubblefield, Alicia (Spenser) Brimmell, Andrea (Kristopher) Tovar, Juan Garcia, Elisia (Justin) Kowalski and...

Thelma Kidd

Dec 1, 2020

Thelma Ruth Kidd; age 90; of Waterford, MI passed away peacefully on December 1, 2020 in Pontiac, Michigan. She was born on March 24, 1930 in Conway, Missouri. Thelma is the beloved daughter of the Late Francis T. Hendrix and Late Ora M. Stogsdill; loving wife to the Late David R. Kidd of 50 years; Mother of Timothy (Linda)...

Barbara Baggett

Nov 30, 2020

Barbara Adelle Wiseman Baggett; born March 23, 1929 at the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan.  Barbara is the daughter of the late Professor Homer J. Wiseman Sr. and Daisy M. Wiseman; wife of the late Charles H. Baggett Jr. whom she married on June 12, 1954 and spent 50 years of marriage together; mother of David...

Ulla Pratt

Nov 25, 2020

Ulla Pratt was born in Pontiac, MI on February 14, 1921 to Peter A. and Athena (Fotineas) Pratt. Both her parents were immigrants from Greece. She was raised in the family home at 14 N. Edith Street with her brother and two sisters. Ulla attended St. George Greek Orthodox Church on Mariva Street in Pontiac. Her mother passed away when...

Julia Rose Koscica

Nov 25, 2020

Julia Rose Koscica; of Rochester Hills; age 99; passed away on November 25, 2020.  Julia is the beloved wife of 49  years to the late Frank Koscica; loving mother of Nancy (Walter) Esser, Judith Koscica and Ken (Lynne) Koscica; loving grandmother of 8 and great grandmother of 6.  She is the dear sister of Clara and Valeria and was...