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William Alexander Garwold
Dec 11, 2017
William A. Garwold; of Auburn Hills ;age 72. passed away on December 11, 2017.Beloved husband of Sonya Garwold.Reflections may be shared with the family by visiting www.sparksgriffin.com
Luis V. Correa
Dec 10, 2017
Luis V. Correa; of Pontiac; age 26; passed away December 10, 2017. Beloved son of Cendy Serrano. Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at 11 a.m. at the Pontiac Chapel of Sparks-Griffin Funeral Home. Family will receive friends on Tuesday 2-4 and 6-8pm. Interment Perry Mount Park Cemetery. www.sparksgriffin.com
Darlene Johanson
Dec 9, 2017
Darlene Johanson; of Lake Orion; passed away on December 9, 2017 in Owosso, Michigan surrounded by her family. Darlene was born to Vera and Edward Walker in Illinois and raised in Pontiac. Darlene lived her entire adult life in Lake Orion, where she raised her daughters Jenny and Lori. Darlene was a dedicated employee at Michigan Bell Telephone Company,...
Floyd M. Cole
Dec 9, 2017
Floyd M. Cole; of Oxford; age 75; passed away December 9, 2017. Floyd is the beloved husband of Anna of 53 years; loving father of Danielle Tolen and Trudy (Phillip) Whitford; loving Opa of Devon Tolen and Brooke Whitford; and dear brother of Henrietta (the late Jim) Sutton and Debbie (Randy) Irhke. He was preceded in death by his...
Ivan Martinez
Dec 8, 2017
Ivan Martinez, Jr. aka “Juny”; age 56; passed away peacefully on Friday, December 8, 2017. He was born March 19, 1961, in Pontiac, Michigan to Ivan F. and Catalina B. Martinez. For many years, Ivan dealt with Multiple Sclerosis, but it did not stop him from reaching out to people in a positive way and he would always say,...
Jerri J. Forshee
Dec 8, 2017
Jerri Jane Forshee; of Pontiac; age 27; passed away on Friday, December 8, 2017. Jerri is the beloved daughter of Sue Calhoun and Jack Forshee; loving sister of Joe (Sarah) Calhoun; loving aunt of Jaidon, Jebediah, Jemini and Joziah; and dear niece of Tim (Ronda) Calhoun and Tony Calhoun. She is also survived by her aunts, Ester and Dawn;...
Etta Mae Thornsberry
Nov 25, 2017
Etta Mae Thornsberry; of Lake Orion; age 81; November 25, 2017. Etta was the beloved wife of the late Marion; loving mother of Rodney, Michael (Jean), Marvin (Jackie), Rex and Raymond; and dear grandma and great grandma to many. Etta was always happiest when she was spending time with her 5 boys and many grandchildren. She was a great...
Tracy Scott Powers
Nov 19, 2017
Tracy Scott Powers; 9-4-1963 to 11-19-2017; of Pontiac, age 54. Beloved husband of Shelly Rawlings. Loving father of Scott, Dillon, and Trevor. Grandfather of Christian, Autumn, Allie. Survived by mother Evelyn Powers, brother of Rick (Donna) Powers, Vickie Davis, Mike Powers and Susan Cook and many nieces and nephews. Proceeded in death by Kathy Hall and John Powers. A...
Earl Bishop
Nov 16, 2017
Earl J. Bishop; of Lapeer; age 68; passed away on November 16, 2017. Earl is the beloved husband of Barbara for 46 years. He is also survived by his son Justin; grandson Austin; brother William (Sue); and close family friend Nathan Edward Willis. Earl retired from GM after 46 years, and was a longtime member at St. Joseph Catholic...
Bernice "Jean" J. Jones
Nov 14, 2017
Bernice J. Jones; of Lapeer; age 91; passed away November 14, 2017. Bernice is the wife of the late Stewart “Pete” Jones; and mother of Stewart (Nadine) Jones, Dori (Michael) Schmeideknecht, Thomas Jones, Charles Jones, Linda (Terry) Lake, Donald (Judi) Jones and Rodney Jones. She is also survived by her grandchildren Laura Steward, Timothy Jones, Kristi Kita, Derek Kita,...
Barbara Ward
Nov 13, 2017
Barbara died on November 13, 2017 of complications from Alzheimer’s in her home in Enfield, NH. Barbara was born September 20, 1937 in Pontiac, Michigan to Ralph and Stella Schwalm. On July 21 st 2018 (Saturday) at 12:15 she will be interred at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Pontiac, MI after a gathering at the Sparks-Griffin Funeral Home beginning...
Paul A. Mahoney
Nov 11, 2017
Paul Andrew Mahoney; of Chesterfield Township; formerly of Lake Orion; age 77; passed away November 11, 2017. Paul was preceded in death by his wife Gloria of 46 years. He is the father of Paul (Marie) Mahoney II; grandfather of Aaron, Renette and Ian Mahoney; and brother of Rosemary Ward, Patricia Grace, John Mahoney and the late Robert Mahoney. ...
Jacqueline Drysdale
Nov 10, 2017
Jacqueline K. (Boersema) Drysdale; September 6, 1953 to November 10, 2017. Jacqueline is survived by her daughter Lindsay Anne Rosso; son in law Benjamin A. Rosso; and grandson William “Willie B” Rosso. She is also survived by her brother Richard Boersema; sister Cheryl Curtis; sister in law Chris Boersema; brother in law Brad Curtis; best friend and brother in...
James Samuel Jr.
Nov 7, 2017
James Samuel Jr.; November 7, 2017; of Waterford; age 77. Beloved husband of Burnice. Funeral Services will be held on Monday, November 13, 2017 at 11am at the Southside Seventh Day Adventist Church, 182 South Sanford Street, Pontiac. Family hour will be at 10am until the time of service. Interment Perry Mount Park Cemetery.
Corine Townsend
Nov 6, 2017
Corine "Baby Sister" Townsend (Montgomery) of Pontiac; November 6, 2017; at age 76. Mother of Tracey Montgomery, Latonya (Glenn) Carter, and Royce Rice; dear sister of Betty Montgomery, Ronnie Gracey and the late Robert Montgomery, James (Evelyn) Montgomery, Joyce (James) Wright and Janice Long; grandmother of Asia Ingram and Joshua Bursey; and pet parent of Phoenix. A Service of...
Mary Ann Compton
Nov 3, 2017
Mary Ann Compton; November 3, 2017; of Pontiac; age 86. Beloved mother of John (Michele), Linda ( Dan), Donna, Lisa ( Chris), Kevin (Lynn), Matthew( Danielle). Mary was preceded in death by her son Keith, brother John Mitchell and sister Antoinette. A private burial will be taking place on November 7, 2017, in Flat Rock, Michigan. To share a...
Reynaldo Medina Acosta
Oct 28, 2017
Reynaldo Medina Acosta; October 28, 2017; of Waterford; age 53. Funeral Service will be held on Sunday, November 5, 2017 at 3 p. m. at Sparks-Griffin Funeral Home, Pontiac. Family will receive friends from 1 p. m. until time of service. www.sparksgriffin.com
Justine W. Mccluskey
Oct 26, 2017
Justine W. McCluskey; of Holly; age 32; passed away suddenly on October 26, 2017. Justine is the beloved wife of Michael; beloved mother to be of baby girl Justice Jenna; loving daughter of Tom and Pam Haddrill; and dear daughter in law of Tina (Larry) Blankenship. She was preceded in death by her sister Jenna Elizabeth Haddrill. Justine worked...
Charlie Vean Smith Robertson
Oct 26, 2017
Charlie Vean Smith Robertson; passed away peacefully at her home in Oakland Township on October 26, 2017. She was born on September 16, 1927 in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. Charlie died of medical complications following a heart attack. She was in hospice care with her four daughters in round the clock attendance. Charlie is preceded in death by her husband, Walter...
Joe Beaver
Oct 23, 2017
Elvy "Joe" Beaver; of Lapeer; age 80; passed away October 23, 2017. Joe is the loving father of Joe (Dana) Beaver II and Nick (Shawn) Beaver; and loving grandpa of Elliot and Henry. He is also survived by his aunt Helen Sharp; niece Cindy Beaver; and nephews Jimmy Beaver, Bruce Edwards and Gary Edwards. Joe was a hard worker...