Obituaries

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...

Autumn Hope-Millette Desmarais

Nov 24, 2020

Autumn Hope-Millette Desmarais; of Shelby Township; age 25; passed away on November 24, 2020.  Autumn is the beloved daughter of Robert and the late Andrea Desmarais and Ann Marie and Eric Christoff; loving sister of Mitchell Kusmider, Bobby Desmarais, Alyssa Christoff, Aaron Prystash and Ryan Prystash; dear granddaughter of Dee and the late Bob Woodward and Jim and Maryanne...

Peter Kalohn Sr.

Nov 21, 2020

On Saturday, November 21, 2020 at 1:04 pm, Peter James Kalohn Sr. of Lake Orion passed away at the age of 94. Peter was born on October 15, 1926 in Albany, New York to August and Irene Kalohn. Peter was a proud World War II Army Veteran. He owned and operated the successful Pete’s Roadhaus in Lake Orion for...

Lois Shankin

Nov 20, 2020

Lois Joann Shankin, 91, died Nov. 20, 2020 at home, where she was reunited with her beloved husband William who died on the exact same date 12 years earlier. Lois was the second eldest of the four children of Johanna and George Schneider.  After growing up in several locations in Detroit, Lois remembered playing baseball in Clark Park and...

Lois Lewis

Nov 16, 2020

Lois I. Lewis; of Saugatuck; born in Pontiac, Michigan on March 7, 1945; and passed away on November 16, 2020, at age 75.  Lois is the beloved widow to her late husband William N. Lewis Sr.; loving and dear mother to Teresa Putnam, Sharon Putnam, and Kevin (Joseph Blodgett) Putnam; dear stepmother to William N. Jr. (Gemma) Lewis, Basil...

William Berkheiser Iii

Nov 15, 2020

William H. Berkheiser III; passed into glory Sunday, November 15, 2020. He was surrounded by his wife Nancy and his two children, Bill and Rebecca. William is survived by his wife Nancy of 53 years, two children Bill Berkheiser (wife, Shannon) and Rebecca (Berkheiser) VanDeusen (husband, Ryan). He had six grandchildren; Emily, Cole and Tristan (Bill and Shannon) and...

Delores Young

Nov 5, 2020

Delores Young, age 94, of Lake Orion, MI passed away peacefully on November 5, 2020.  She was born and raised in Detroit, MI and there met the love of her life, the late Harold. They were married October, 1951 and went on to have two beloved sons, Robert (Kathy), and Keith (Kolleen). Cherished grandmother to Sarah (Joshua), Tracy (Steven)...

Ronald Colin Ludy

Nov 4, 2020

Ronald Colin Ludy, 78, of Oxford, MI, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, November 4, 2020.  Ron was born on July 4, 1942 to the late Lloyd and Helena Ludy in Pontiac, MI.  He is survived by his brother Stephen (Laura Morris) Ludy and sister Shari Bair.  After graduating from Pontiac Northern in 1960, he earned a Bachelor...

Walt Fielding

Nov 4, 2020

Walter John Fielding; of Auburn Hills; age 72; passed away on November 4, 2020.  Walt is the beloved husband of Patricia for 47 years; loving father of Amy (Roosevelt) Barge and April (Jon) Tabone; and loving papa of Alexyss, Amaya, Anthony and Roosevelt Jr.  He is also survived by his siblings, Elna Staley and Norman Fielding; mother in law...

Rosantina Ozuna

Oct 31, 2020

Rosantina "Rosie" Ozuna; of Pontiac; born November 5, 1941; age 78; passed away on October, 31, 2020. The family asks us to keep her in our thoughts and prayers. She will be dearly missed by all. No services will be held at this time.

Reggie Aquino

Oct 30, 2020

Reggie Aquino; of Oxford; age 56; passed away on October 30, 2020.  Reggie is the beloved son of Liceria and the late Santos Aquino; loving husband of Robin for 24 years; loving father of Ashley Victoria Aquino and Zachary Michael Aquino; dear brother of Mercy Fraley, Joe (Darla) Aquino, Jhunn Aquino and Cecilia (Frank) Asper; and uncle of many...

Alexander Gutierrez

Oct 30, 2020

Alexander William Gutierrez; of Pontiac; age 29; Passed away on October 30th, 2020, Alex is survived by his beloved parents Manuel and Dawn Gutierrez; loving brother Antonio (Stacey) Gutierrez,; Loving partner Carl Veshka; nieces and nephews Kayde, Kaden, Antonio, and Alycia; and many extended family members including Aunts, Uncles and cousins. He is proceeded in death by his grandfather...

Prince Lamar Jacob Sr.

Oct 26, 2020

Prince Lamar Jacob Sr.; of Pontiac; age 59; passed away on October 26, 2020.  Prince Jacob Sr. is the loving son of Norma Jean (Davis) Nicholson and Davis "John" Nicholson; beloved husband of Bridgett Elaine Jacob; father of Princess Shalamar Jacob and Prince Lamar Jacob Jr.; grandfather of Dakota Jacob, Brooklyn Jacob, and Daniel Johnson III; and brother to...