All Obituaries

YATES, DIANA ROSE, age 72, of Waterford, passed away March 10, 2022, in Manhattan, New York. Loving companion of the late Eileen Pfreundschuh; dear sister of William Jr. (Linda) Yates; special cousin of Faye (Gary) Clement and many more. Proud Aunt of William III (Kelsey) Yates, Jennifer (Timothy) Nepjuk, Joe Yates, Holly (Todd) Moss, Joshua Yates, Matt (Patty) Titherage, Scott (Ashley) Titherage and Kris Titherage. Diana worked as a Librarian for the Troy School District for many years. In...

WILLIAMS, RAYMOND “Ray”, age 69, of Waterford, passed away peacefully after a year of bravely battling several health conditions on May 13, 2022, at St. Joseph Hospital in Pontiac, MI. He was born August 5, 1952, in Harlem hospital New York City, NY. He is preceded in death by his mother Pearl (Williams) Blackman and brother Russell Blackman. He is survived by many loving cousins, his wife Lynette Trese-Williams, nieces and nephews, and many in-laws. In 1970, Ray graduated...

HOWE, JOHN J. of Clarkston, passed away peacefully May 6, 2022 at 74 years of age. Loving husband of Linda (nee Miracle) for 55 years; dear father of Matthew (Angela) Howe and Andrew (Nichole) Howe; grandfather of Abigal, Clara (Carter), Emma, Gabriel; great grandfather of Olive. John retired from GM in 1996 after 33 years of service. He was dedicated to his church serving at different times as elder and Sunday school teacher. He enjoyed the outdoors especially camping up north;...

BRINKEY, HARRY JAMES, age 75 of Waterford, passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2022. He was born on December 25, 1946 in Hazel Park to parents Edward and Helen (Dombrowski) Brinkey. Harry was a Vietnam Veteran who proudly served in the US Army. He was an avid outdoorsman and loved hunting and fishing. Harry is survived by his loving wife of 54 years, Lavern Brinkey; children: James Brinkey, Rebecca Brinkey, and Beverly Brinkey; eight grandchildren, and one great granddaughter. He was preceded in...

TODD, JEFFREY LEE, age 52, of Waterford, passed away on May 16, 2022, at St. Joseph Hospital in Pontiac, MI. Born June 3, 1969, in Centerline, MI to loving parents Ronald Brent and Donna Rae Todd (nee Barr). He graduated from Deckerville High School in 1987. He met the love of his life Lynette at a bowling alley in Madison Heights in March of 1991 and were married August 12, 1994, and together they raised 3 wonderful children. Jeffrey had a work ethic like no other and enjoyed working in the...

TIERNEY, MICHAEL (“Mike”) VINCENT, age 87, passed away peacefully on May 14, 2022 at his home in Lourdes Senior Community, Waterford, MI. Mike was born July 19, 1934 in Lincoln Park, MI and resided in both Waterford and Tarpon Springs, FL. He was a man of great faith and lived the Gospel with prayer as the cornerstone of his life. Mike was a “car guy,” employed by General Motors for 40 years and rising through the ranks to complete his career as a...

VIHONSKY, KAREN L. (nee Mahon) of Waterford, passed away May 22, 2022 at 67 years of age. Loving wife of George for 35 years; dear sister of Nancy (Mike) Warrick; aunt of Warren, Steve, Jennifer, and Michael; step mother of David (Lori) Vihonsky, Christopher (Sara) Vihonsky and the late George V. Vihonsky; grandmother of Julie and Emily; great grandmother of Scarlett; sister in law of Irene (Ray) Kiel and the late Marie Vihonsky. Karen was born in Pontiac to loving parents Frank...

William Marc Modisett, passed away unexpectedly on May 16, 2022, at his home in Waterford, Michigan. Marc was born along with his twin Mike on April 23, 1953, to Drs. Jackson W. and Marcella S. Modisett. Marc was raised in Madison, Indiana. In his youth Marc loved to read and challenged himself to become a speed reader. He was an outstanding swimmer for the Madison Country Club Team excelling in the butterfly. He also excelled in mathematics attending a workshop at Rose-Hulman in the eighth...

SCHAAR, ROBERT NELSON, age 80 of Clarkston, passed away on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. He was born on June 12, 1941 in Pontiac to parents Nelson and Grace (Canfield) Schaar. Robert retired from Williams International as supervisor after 38 years of dedicated service. He enjoyed fishing and was a talented organist. Robert is survived by his sisters: Marjorie (the late Gordon) Shelton, Norma (the late Jack) Matich, and Geraldine (Ken) Palmer; step-grandchildren: Matthew Hurst and Shannon (Dan)...