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Bernice Carroll
Mar 25, 2015
Bernice Carroll, ; age 85; of Pontiac; Sunrise 5/ 4/1929 - Sunset 3/25/2015. Beloved wife of the late Henry A Carroll. Loving mother of Dwayne Carroll, Dwight Carroll, Valerie Rickman and the late Janice L. Shells. Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, April 4, 2015 at 11 a.m. at Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church (458 Central St. Pontiac)...
Frances D. Whitby
Mar 22, 2015
Frances D. Whitby; of Leonard; age 83; December 16, 1931 - March 22, 2015. Beloved wife of the late Gerald F. Whitby; loving mother of Stephanie Miller, Deborah (Gary) Koch, Therese Kopacz, Andrea (Cem) Doygun and Gerald (Colleen) Whitby II; and the best grandmother of 12; and great grandmother of 8. Also surviving are siblings, Dorothy Zwicker, Henrietta Hudson...
Ronald R. Garris
Mar 22, 2015
Ronald Garris; of Greensburg, Pennsylvania; age 54. Memorial Services will be held in Pennsylvania on Saturday, March 28, 2015 from 2-4 p.m. at Hempfield Church of Christ, 144 Hugh Black Road, Greenburg, PA 15601
Larry Lee Kent Jr.
Mar 20, 2015
Larry Lee Kent Jr.; age 37; of Pontiac; died suddenly at his home on March 20, 2015. Leaving behind his beloved wife, Melissia, his two sons Damian Kent Salaske and Gage Michael Kent, two step children Cassie Barney and Mario Ramirez and his beloved mother Denise Kent. Larry was preceded in death by his father Larry Lee Kent Sr...
Thomas J. Vurginac Sr.
Mar 17, 2015
Thomas J. Vurginac; of Lake Orion; age 69. Tom is survived by his son, Tommy (Kayleigh Hawkins) Vurginac Jr. and daughter, Holly (Joe Latozas) Frisch; and grandchildren, Guinevere Vurginac and Paisley Frisch. Memorial Services will be held on Monday, March 23, 2015 at 11am at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Lake Orion. Please have floral arrangements delivered to St. Joseph...
Timothy A. West
Mar 16, 2015
Timothy A. West; of Lake Orion; age 39; March 16, 2015. Tim is the loving son of Rosemary (Rob) Stevenson and the late Joseph West; father of Jacob, Joseph, Timothy Jr., and Marissa; and brother of Joey and the late Renie and Jenee. He is also survived by many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and friends. Tim was a member...
Bonnie Ryan
Mar 15, 2015
Bonnie Ryan, age 77; of Waterford; passed away March 15, 2015. Loving mother of Brenda Sackride, Rodger (Lee Ann) Nesto (Tony), Ted Wise and son -in-law Ron Mason. A private service has been held.
Lucille M. Fields
Mar 13, 2015
Lucille M. Fields; of Lake Orion; age 90; passed away March 13, 2015. Lucille was preceded in death by her husband Carleton in 2001. She is the beloved mother of Jerry (Georgia) Fields of Orion, Judy (Jim) Sinacola of Midland and Janet Lewis of Oxford; loving grandma of six; and dear great grandma of 10. Lucille retired from General...
Mary Jean Hanson
Mar 13, 2015
Mary Jean Hanson; of Lake Orion; age 84; March 13, 2015. Mary Jean is the loving wife of Bud for 60 years; mother of Catherine (Duane) Soldan, William (Diane) Hanson and Cynthia (Michael) Katz; grandmother of five; great grandmother of two; and sister of Kay Goodlet, the late Barbara Chernavage and the late Shirley Pauls. She is also survived...
Georgelyn Welch
Mar 13, 2015
Welch,Georgelyn Renee; "Cookie" age 54; of Pontiac; Sunrise 4/18/1960 - Sunset 3/13/2015.Beloved mother of Kanita Keels, Roshunda Keels and Donnisha Davis. Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, March 19, 2015 at 11 a.m. at the Southside Church of God (529 Nebraska St) Pontiac. Family Hour from 10 a.m. until time of service. Interment Perry Mount Park Cemetery. Arrangements...
Elvira Ramirez
Mar 11, 2015
In loving memory of Elvira Ramirez; age 85; was born February 19, 1930 died peacefully on March 11, 2015 with her family by her side. She was widowed for 23 years from her late husband Frank Ramirez. They were married for 46 years. Together they had 10 children, Paul (Carmen) Ramirez of Pontiac, Julian (Linda) Ramirez of Dallas, Texas,...
Ssgt Trevor P. Blaylock
Mar 10, 2015
SSgt Trevor P. Blaylock; of Sneads Ferry, North Carolina; formerly of Lake Orion. Trevor is the loving husband of Lisa Blaylock for 7 years; devoted father of Annabelle and Evelyn; dear son of Jon and Katherine Blaylock of Lake Orion; brother of Matthew (Amanda Hempel) Blaylock; and grandson of Pauline Egner and Patricia Blaylock. He is also survived by...
Bernadette Brumitt
Mar 9, 2015
Bernadette Marie Brumitt 1958 - 2015. Beloved mother, sister, aunt, cousin, and friend, age 56; passed away March 9, 2015. A shining light to all that knew her. She is survived by daughter Jaclyn Brumitt (Carter); brothers Manual Hernandez (Ana), Simon Hernandez, Chris Hernandez; and sisters Dolly Hernandez and Veronica Vasquez (Jim). She was preceded in death by her...
Leonardo Hernandez
Mar 6, 2015
Hernandez, Leonardo; of Rochester Hills; died March 6, 2015 surrounded by his family; at 61 years of age. Leonardo was born on November 12, 1953 in Tulare, California to Florencio Hernandez and Natividad Navarette. He was preceded in death by 8 sisters. Leonard is the brother to Tony (Helen) Hernandez of Pontiac, Dora (Art) Cantu of Tulare, CA, Lydia...
Ellen F. Reynnells
Mar 6, 2015
Ellen Frances Reynnells; age 96; passed away March 6, 2015 after a short illness. Ellen was a life-long resident of Pontiac. She graduated from Pontiac High School and attended Olivet College. She was married to the late Robert Reynnells for 65 years. Both were long time members of the First Congregational and Presbyterian Churches of Pontiac. Ellen is survived...
Joseph Pierce Iii
Feb 28, 2015
Joseph Pierce, III, was born on October 11, 1958, in Cleveland, Ohio, to devoted parents, Joseph and Shirley Pierce. He was endearingly called "Cap" by his dad. In the late 60's, the family moved to Pontiac, Michigan where Joseph grew up and attended Pontiac schools. As a family, we worshipped at Messiah Missionary Baptist Church in Pontiac, Michigan. Joseph...
Michael E. Mcquater
Feb 28, 2015
Michael McQuater. Feb 28, 2015; age 63; of Oxford Township. Mike is the father of Jon Paul Evans McQuater also of Oxford Township; step-dad to Brandi (Abel) Gonzalez of Highlands, TX; Kim (Andi) Sianis of Brighton, CO and Misti (Paul) Jellema of Ogden, UT; brother of Mark (Linda) McQuater of Richland, MI ; Mari-Ann (Carl) Henry of Orion Twp;...
William "Bill" Middleton
Feb 27, 2015
William Keith Middleton; born November 1, 1939; entered the realm of God's glory February 27, 2015. Bill is survived by his beloved wife Barbara of 39 years; children, Jeffrey (Judy) Middleton, Anne Middleton, Nicholas (Lori) Middleton and Marvin (Kim) Middleton; siblings, Thomas (Kathyrn) Middleton, Carolyn (Jack) Piirala, John (Connie) Middleton and the late Larry (Heidi) Middleton; 7 grandchildren; and...
Kitty Mae Flack
Feb 25, 2015
Kitty Mae Flack; age 93; of Pontiac; passed away on February 25, 2015. Loving mother of Linwood ( Patrica) III and Lemuel Flack. Kitty was preceded in death by her brothers, James W. Mathis, Richard L. Mathis, Luther K. Flack, Leon C. Flack and Louis Flack. Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at 1 p.m....
Daisy Payne
Feb 24, 2015
Daisy B. Payne; age 83; of Bloomfield Hills. Sunrise 11-9-1931 - Sunset 2-24-2015.Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at 11a.m. at the Church of Christ of Auburn Hills. Family will receive friends on Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Pontiac Chapel of Sparks-Griffin Funeral Home. Interment Perry Mount Park Cemetery.www.sparksgriffin.com

