Obituaries

Blanche B. Skee

Mar 29, 2016

Blanche B. Skee; of Lakeville; March 29, 2016; age 95. Beloved wife of the late Frank; loving mother of Kathleen (the late Frank) Bowers and Janice (David) Laskowski; dear grandmother of Cristina (Joseph) Arcand, Frank (Lori) Bowers, Brenda (Dave Stempkowski) Postl, Jason (Ronda) Laskowski and Jeff (Erika) Laskowski; great grandmother of 11; and great great...

Paulette Frantz

Mar 28, 2016

Paulette Frantz; age 56; of Pontiac; passed away on March 28, 2016. Beloved sister of Pastor Buddy (Judy) Frantz and Glen (Toni) Frantz. ,nieces and nephews,Hanna (John) Stilwell, Lisa (Duane) Nieminen, Barbara Whiteside, Jarred (Hannah) Frantz and Kelsey Frantz, great niece's and nephew's Duane and Jake Nieminen, Harmony and Julian Whiteside , and Elliott and...

Ann E. Irwin

Mar 27, 2016

Ann Elizabeth Irwin; of Novi; formerly of Pontiac; March 27, 2016; age 87.

Beloved wife of the late Richard for 58 years; loving mother of Bruce (Andrea) Irwin of Northville and Clare Irwin of Providence, Rhode Island. Ann was preceded in death by her daughter Elizabeth Mary Irwin. She was a teacher in Pontiac...

Caroline B. Myers

Mar 27, 2016

Caroline Bertha Dearvang Myers; of Lake Orion; age 99; March 27, 2016. Caroline was preceded in death by her husband, Charles A. Myers Sr. She is the beloved mother of Carol Louden (Ruben) Reyes and Charles A. (Fern) Myers Jr.; loving grandmother of Rachelle Louden Martin, Keith R. Louden III,...

Deanna J. Beattie

Mar 26, 2016

Deanna J. Beattie ; of Oxford; age 78; March 26, 2016. Deanna is the loving mother of Richard, Darrin (Stephanie) and Dion (Jeremy). Beloved grandmother of Ashley (Chris), Alicia (Matt), Jordan (Ryan) and Elijah. Dear great-grandmother of Noah and Allie. Deanna is also survived by her longtime companion, Michael Hoffman and many nieces, nephews and...

Stanley R. Chrastek

Mar 23, 2016

Stanley Chrastek; of Lake Orion; March 23, 2016; age 91. Stanley is the beloved husband of the late Zdena. He was employed at the Hedron Company for many years and was an upstanding, longtime member of the Lake Orion and local Czech Communities. Memorial Services will be held on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at 5:30pm...

Dominic Mauro

Mar 18, 2016

Dominic P. Mauro “Nick”; of Lake Orion; passed away at his home on March 18, 2016 surrounded by his family.  Dominic was born on October 5, 1969 in Rochester, Michigan to Eddy and the late Nancy (Oles) Mauro.  Nick spent most of his childhood living in Lake Orion and would graduate from Lake Orion High School in 1987. ...

Richard Scribner

Mar 11, 2016

Richard "Dick" Scribner; of Waterford Township; age 73; passed away on Friday, March 11, 2016. Beloved husband of Margaret; loving father of Steven (Lonnie) Scribner, Jeff (Shirley) Scribner and step-son Jerry; grandfather to Jamie Marie, Parker James, Joel Matthew, Nicole Leigh and Timothy James; and brother to James (Diane) Scribner and Charles (Linda) Scribner. Funeral Service will be held...

Angela M. Garcia

Mar 8, 2016

Angela Michelle Garcia (Liechty); of Auburn Hills; May 31, 1971 – March 8, 2016. Angela is remembered by her loving husband of 23 years, Pascual Garcia; and her four beloved children Erica Garcia (Stephen McIntyre), Marco Garcia (Olivia Sloan), Emily Garcia (Enrique Sanchez) and Justin Garcia. She is the daughter of Mary and the late...

Shirley Y. Hansen

Mar 8, 2016

Shirley Y. Hansen; of Oxford; age 79; March 8, 2016. Shirley is the wife of the late Thomas Hansen; loving mother of Janice Maldonado (Alberto Maldonado) and the late Thomas; dear grandma of Jessika (Joe) Sly and Joshua Maldonado; and sister of Ann Brooks, Jean Sweeney; Duane Decker and Joyce Tindall.  She was preceded in...

Teresa Ann Wilson

Mar 7, 2016

Teresa Ann Wilson; of Oxford; age 55; passed away March 7, 2016. Teresa is the beloved wife of the late Chuck; loving mother of Jenny Wilson (Dean Caddick) and Chuck (Brandi) Wilson; and dear grandma of Katelyn, John, Zachary, Laynee, Breanna and Chaz.  For many years Teresa worked at Champion Plastics in Auburn Hills.  She...

Joseph Farrugia

Mar 6, 2016

Joseph Farrugia; passed away March 6, 2016 in Lake Orion, Michigan due to complications of vascular dementia. Joseph was born May 15, 1948 in Malta, Europe to his parents Andrew and Angela Farrugia.  At the age of 3, he and his family in 1952 came from Malta to America through Ellis Island.  He was raised...

Nikolaj "Nick" Danczenko

Mar 6, 2016

Nikolaj  "Nick" Danczenko; of Pontiac; passed away Sunday March 6, 2016 at the age of 69. Born December 9, 1946 to Wasyl and Anna Danczenko in Regersbourgh, Germany. The family immigrated to Hamtramck in 1956. Nikolaj served as a paratrooper in the United States Army, and later worked for GM Truck and Bus for 20 years. Nikolaj was a foster...

Juan Manuel Ochoa-Cortez

Mar 5, 2016

Juan Manuel Ochoa -Cortez; of Pontiac; Passed away on March 5, 2016. Interment will be in Mexico

Armando Gaytan Garcia

Mar 5, 2016

Armando Gaytan Garcia; of Pontiac; Passed away on March 5, 2016. Interment Fort Worth, Texas.