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Juanita Rothbarth
Mar 24, 2017
of Clarkston, entered the presence of her Lord March 24, 2017 at 86 years of age. Juanita was born on August 4, 1930 in Ridgely, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Claude and Lucy Hastings. Beloved wife of the late Leslie W. Rothbarth; loving mother of Carol Hanson of Clarkston, the late Henry and Michael Hanson and the late Sharon...
Betty Jane Gavette
Mar 23, 2017
passed away March 23, 2017 at 98 years of age. Beloved wife of the late Richard Gavette Sr.. Dear mother of Richard (Ruth) Gavette Jr., Patricia Gavette, Gerald (Mary) Gavette; dear sister of, Jack (Gloria) Noskey; proud grandmother of 9, 14 great grandchildren, 7 great great grandchildren and 5 great great great grandchildren and several neices and nephews. Sadly, Betty...
Howard E. Baker
Mar 18, 2017
of Clarkston, passed away on March 18, 2017 at the age of 65. Beloved son of Ruth Strahan. Loving father of Veronica (Darren) Kern, Jason Baker, and Kyle Baker. Proud grandfather of Joshua, Conner, Bryce, and Asianna. Dear brother of Barbara, Yolonda (Michael), Brenda (Rod), Betty (Andy), Beverly (Victor), and Susan (Kevin). Howard is survived by many loving friends, including...
Philip J.V. Pesha
Mar 18, 2017
of Waterford, passed away March 18, 2017 at 79 years of age. Loving husband of Carole for 57 years; beloved father of Tom (Christine) Pesha, Susan (Ken) Lounds, Steve Pesha, and Cathy (Paul) Phelan; grandfather of 10; great grandfather of 1; survived by 4 sisters and 1 brother; preceded in death by 1 sister. Philip was a veteran of the...
Larry Allen Barker
Mar 18, 2017
Crickett', AFFA, May 12, 1947 ndash; March 18, 2017.p 'Our furry friends never leave us; they just stay on our shoulders to guard and protect us. And when too many of them are gone and they weigh our shoulders down, it is time for us to go be with them.' (Jim Tsitanidis, Spirit Ridge K9 Training amp; Rescue) pLarry was...
Barbara Ann Schell
Mar 17, 2017
of Clarkston, passed away March 17, 2017 at 87 years of age. Loving wife of the late Donald, Sr.; cherished mother of 6 sons, Floyd (Terry), John (Jennifer), Daniel (fiancee Sherry), Joe (Betty Jo), Paul (Nita), and the late Donald, Jr.; grandmother of 16; great grandmother of 41, with 2 on the way; great great grandmother of 4; sister of...
James Patrick Retzlaff
Mar 17, 2017
"Jimmyof Flint, passed away unexpectedly, March 17, 2017 at 50 years of age. Beloved soul mate of Christine 'Cat' for 7 years; step father of Terrance Treichelt; son of Stephen (Sarah) Retzloff and the late Beverly Retzloff. Also survived by aunts, uncles, cousins, step sisters and friends. Jim was a veteran of the US Army. He was an over the...
Patricia A. Depoorter
Mar 17, 2017
of Clarkston, passed away March 17, 2017 at 85 years of age. Born July 19, 1931 in Detroit, Michigan the daughter of the late Edward and Marie Houk. Beloved wife of the late Marcel; loving mother of Sue DePoorter and the late Michael DePoorter; dearest sister of Robert (Jan) Houk. Pat along with her husband owned and operated the Four...
Rita Jo Fortna
Mar 17, 2017
was born on February 1, 1945, in Danville, Illinois, and raised on a farm in nearby Catlin, Illinois. She was the only child of Lloyd and Ruth Elmore. Her family attended Fairview Methodist Church, and in her teen years she became the church pianist. God was preparing her even then for her future ministry. She and her husband Joe met...
Harold Sabaro Tsuchiya
Mar 15, 2017
pMarch 15, 2017 at 96 years of age. Harold was born in 1921 to Mamoyo "Miya" and grew up in Montana with five brothers; Joe, Ray, Carl, Jack and Herb. He served in World War II as a paratrooper in the 17th Airborne Division that participated in the invasion of Germany across the Rhine River, known as Operation Varsity. He...
Marilynn Joyce Nepjuk
Mar 15, 2017
of Clarkston, passed away March 15, 2017 at 70 years of age. Loving wife and best friend of Larry for 47 years; cherished mother of Timothy (Jennifer) Nepjuk and Tracey (Matthew) Stubner; grandmother of Andrew, Lauren, Brandon, William, and Joseph; sister of Judy (Mike) Leeds. Marilynn was a graduate of Michigan State. She retired as an accountant from Oakland County...
Joan May Meek
Mar 13, 2017
of Waterford, passed away March 13, 2017 at 92 years of age. Loving wife of the late Sydney; dear mother of Beverly (David) Martindale and Julie (Gary) Martin; grandmother of Christopher (Stefanie), Amy (Russ), Amanda, and Kellie; great grandmother of Natalie, Ryan, Jason, Collin, and Kyle. Preceded in death by 2 sisters. Joan was an avid reader who also loved...
Alice Mae Scholtz
Mar 13, 2017
of Waterford, passed away on March 13, 2017 at the age of 88. Beloved wife of the late Genther Scholtz for 56 years. Loving mother of James (Patricia) Scholtz and Robert Scholtz. Proud grandmother of Laura and great-grandmother of Laurie Ann and Lucas. She is also survived by many loving friends and extended family, Geriann Freed, Joy Pulos, Brandon, Justin...
Daniel J. Marquis
Mar 13, 2017
of Clarkston passed away Monday, March 13, 2017 at the age of 79. Daniel was born in Pontiac, Michigan August 30, 1937 the son of Kenneth and Isabel Marquis. Beloved husband of Rita; loving father of William (Darlene) Marquis, Phillip (Nancy)Marquis, Kevin (Pamela) Marquis, JeanAnn (Damon) Denstone, Seth Norman, Lance Norman amp; Lauraanne (Paul) Biernat; proud grandfather of Kenneth, Katherine,...
Wilhelmina V. Hojnacki
Mar 12, 2017
(nee Jarosz Plaskey) of Grand Blanc, passed away on March 12, 2017 at the age of 82. Beloved wife of the late Frank Hojnacki. Loving mother of Eric (fianceacute; Wendy Zimmer) Plaskey and step-mother of Bruce (Chris) Hojnacki. Proud grandmother of Beth (Austin) Rogers and great grandmother of Maddison and Colt. Dear sister of Victoria (Michael Allis) Jarosz. She worked...
Tadeusz Gorka
Mar 11, 2017
p "background: white;"'TED' of Detroit, passed away March 11, 2017 at 68 years of age. Loving husband of Jadwiga for 46 years; dear father of Mira (Chris) Wilson-Michalik and Mariusz Gorka; grandfather of cherished granddaughter Alexandra. Also survived by 3 brothers and 1 sister. Ted was a master mechanic of high end European cars and worked for Eastern Auto Company....
Cora-Altert! Services Have Been Moved To Clarkston Sue ...
Mar 10, 2017
SUE' of Waterford, passed away March 10, 2017 at 76 years of age. Born in Ferndale, Michigan the daughter of the late Walter and Bertha Shepherd. Beloved wife of the late James S. Ross; loving mother of James V. (Lorri) Ross, Jeff (Lori) Ross, Mike (Barb) Ross and Kathy (Jamie) Knight; dearest grandmother of Tyler, Lauren, Taylor, Morgan, Dylan, Robert,...
Deborah Lee Mason
Mar 9, 2017
of Clarkston, passed away March 9, 2017 at 59 years of age. Loving wife of Mike for 23 years; beloved mother of Brittany; sister of the late Harvey (Margaret) Carr, Joseph (Chris) Carr, Zelma (Dale) Alexander, Steve (Cindy) Carr, Keith (Diane) Carr, and Pat (Kathy) Carr; sister in law of James Mason, David Mason, Sandra (the late Gary) Witt, Douglas...
Lucy J. Alert!: Location Moved To Clarkston Edwards
Mar 9, 2017
of Clarkston, passed away March 9, 2017 at 91 years of age. Beloved wife of the late Benard; loving mother of Donald (Cheryl) Glowaz and Carol Garrett; proud grandmother of 5 and great grandmother of 9.br
Kay Marie. ** Location Change** Aleman
Mar 6, 2017
of Clarkston, went to be with her Lord, March 6, 2017 at 62 years of age. Loving wife of Alfredo for 46 years; cherished mother of sons, Troy (Sue), Javier (Renee), and Nicholas (Monica); dear grandmother of Alyssa, Rachael, Joshua, Justin, Jacob, Jessica, Christina, Nicholas, and Sarina; great grandmother of Levi; daughter of Shelva Gonzalez and the late Hugh Remley;...
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