Obituary Listing

Sep 23, 2022

ROSS, DOUGLAS J. of Clarkston and Waterford, passed away September 23, 2022 at 67 years of age. Loving father of Mandy (Jonathan) Haynes; grandfather of Samantha Adams; cherished son of  Phyllis and the late Clayton Ross; brother of Richard (Vera) Ross, David Ross (Yvonne Reeves), Duane (Terry) Ross, and Denise Ross; uncle of many nieces and nephews. Doug was...

Sep 23, 2022

MYERS, LEONA S. (nee Fisher) of Waterford, passed away September 23, 2022 at 101 years of age. Loving wife of the late John C. Myers, Jr.; dear mother of Mike Myers, Marianne Myers, Barbara (Michael) Pruchnicki, and the late Janet Bancroft; grandmother of Geoffrey Bancroft; great grandmother of Nathan and Christopher. Leona graduated from Mercy College in nursing and...

Sep 22, 2022

SAWYERS, John Warren, age 90 of Waterford, passed away on Thursday, September 22, 2022. Loving husband of the late Elizabeth. Dear father of John Herbert (Jane) Sawyers, Jean Fochesato, Julie (Bryan) Winning. Brother of Janice (the late Vern) Fellows. Grandfather of Katie (Jordan) Sawyers-Smith, Anna Avery, Andrew Sawyers, Vincent Fochesato and Chad Fochesato. Originally from Terre Haute, Indiana, but...

Sep 22, 2022

MILLIKEN, DEBRA JEAN (nee Majewski), age 69, of Rochester Hills, passed away September 22, 2022. She was born on June 5, 1953, in Royal Oak, Michigan, daughter to the late Stanley and Christine Majewski (nee Chlebowicz). Loving wife of the late Roger, dear mother of Dale (Jenny) Milliken and Chelsea Milliken; proud grandmother of Savannah, Julian, Keira and Hudson;...

Sep 21, 2022

LESNER, PAMELA CHARLOTTE, age 75 of Waterford, passed away on Wednesday, September 21, 2022. A funeral service will take place at 11:30am on Thursday, September 29, 2022 at COATS FUNERAL HOME - WATERFORD. The family will receive visitors one hour prior to the service, beginning at 10:30am. Interment at All Saints Cemetery.

Sep 21, 2022

ARNOLD, KENNETH O. of Waterford, passed away September 21, 2022 at 95 years of age. Loving husband of the late Margaret (nee Themm) for 73 years; dear father of Randall Arnold, Ronald (Gerrie) Arnold, Susan (Randy) Morse, and Janet (Steven) Lane; grandfather of Jennifer Stephen, Eric, James, Katelyn, Austin, Melissa, and Andrew; great grandfather of Natalie, Katrina, Alexander, Ava,...

Sep 19, 2022

PROTHERO, SHIRLEY N. (nee Solt), age 81, of Pontiac, passed away September 19, 2022. She was born on May 9, 1941, in Inglewood, Colorado, daughter to the late Theodore and Elta Stolt (nee McGee). Loving wife of the late Gerry L. Prothero, dear mother of Gerry C. Prothero, proud grandmother of Christine Prothero, sister of Paul Stolt, Rhoda Fairchild...

Sep 19, 2022

SANZOBRIN, ANTHONY "TONY" M. of Waterford, passed away September 19, 2022 at 58 years of age. Tony was born in Royal Oak, Michigan to loving parents Don Louis and the late Carolyn Jo Sanzobrin; dear father of Anthony "AJ" Sanzobrin (Destiny) and Samantha Sanzobrin; grandfather of Theodore and Harper; brother of Matt Sanzobrin, Jenny Sanzobrin, David Sanzobrin (Michelle), and...

Sep 19, 2022

WESTBROOK, CHERYL J. of Clarkston, formerly of Elyria, Ohio, passed away Setpember 19, 2022 at 74 years of age. Loving mother of Christa (Dave) Kissel and the late Adam Westbrook; grandmother of Lauren, Ryan, Samantha, Desiray, and Emily; sister of Carl "Butch" (Brenda) Shephard. Also survived by daughter in law Renee (Jeff) Collins, father of her children Dave Westbrook,...

Sep 16, 2022

HURLEY, RUTH MARY, (nee McCoy), age 82, of Waterford, passed away September 16, 2022. She was born on May 24, 1940, in Pontiac, Michigan, daughter to the late Paul and Shirley McCoy (nee Brant). Loving mother of Timothy Michael Hurley II, and Kelly (Justin Reynolds) Hurley; dear sister of Lynne Affolder; aunt of Kirk Anderson, Kent Anderson and Dr....

Sep 15, 2022

VERHEY, PAUL A. of Clarkston, passed away at home, September 15, 2022 at 86 years of age. Loving husband of Janice Joy (Mabry) for 66 years; dear father of Dale (Carol) Verhey and Connie (Chris) Verhey-Avison; grandfather of Nick Verhey and Patrick Avison; brother of the late John Verhey. Paul was born at home in Drayton Plains, Michigan to...

Sep 15, 2022

HUTCHINS, ROBERT LEE "BOB" of Holly, Michigan passed on September 15, 2022, at 83 years of age following a courageous battle with Parkinson's Disease. Bob died peacefully at his home with his loving wife by his side.

Bob was born in Pontiac, Michigan on May 6th 1939 to the late Clayton and Ecloise Cora Hutchins (nee Metz). ...

Sep 14, 2022

ROSE, ELAINE M. of Davisburg, formerly of Waterford, passed away September 14, 2022 at 67 years of age. Loving wife of the late Robert Rose for 33 years; cherished mother of Joe (Erika) Rose, April Rose (A.J. Moores), Donanvan (Julie) Rose, Duane (the late Christy) Rose, and Mindy Lynn (Bill Ogle) Rose; grandmother of 11; sister of Kenneth (Mary)...

Sep 12, 2022

JORDAN, DOUGLAS J. of White Lake, passed away September 12, 222 at 71 years of age. Loving husband of Bonnie (nee Hammond) for 45 years; dear father of Christopher (Elizabeth) Jordan and Scott Jordan; grandfather of Logan, Keira, and Wyatt; brother of Wayne Jordan, Ted (the late Linda) Jordan, Mary (Walt) Hoskins, Jean (Todd) Jones, Calvin (Lori) Jordan, and...

Sep 10, 2022

ROBINSON, BRYAN GEORGE, age 47, of Waterford, passed away September 10, 2022. He was born on May 3, 1975, in Pontiac, Michigan, son to the late Paul Beam and Betty Robinson Beam; dear brother of Paula Beam, Danny Beam, Paul Robinson, Alvin Beam and Charlie (Tina) Robinson, also survived by many loving nieces, nephews, extended family and friends. Bryan...

Sep 9, 2022

Mary Honora ("Nora") Allen of Waterford, MI was recalled to God September 9, 2022, aged 89. Nora was born September 26, 1932 in Detroit, MI, the fourth of six children to John Michael Hickey and Margaret Cecelia Curran. She was a graduate of St. Gregory the Great High School in Detroit and Madonna College and Oakland University.  She had...

Sep 8, 2022

William Raymond "Bill" Auquier, 72,  of Clarkston, Mich., died Sept.  8, 2022, at Henry Ford Hospital in West Bloomfield Township.

Born Aug. 24, 1950, Bill was the son of the late Lawrence and Patricia, née  McFarlin, Auquier. Bill worked for General Motors for more than 30 years before retiring. He was a member of Michigan Association of...

Sep 8, 2022

BELLOWS, BARBARA JEAN, age 78, of Lake Orion, formerly of Clarkston, went home to be with the Lord on September 8, 2022. Barbara was born on November 24, 1943, in Detroit, Michigan to parents Anthony and Joanna (Tafelski) Hale. Barbara lived in Detroit until she was in the 8th grade and then her family relocated to Waterford on Townsend...

Sep 7, 2022

MAKER, RUTH of Waterford, passed away September 7, 2022 at 81 years of age.  Called Ruthie for short by people who knew her best.    Ruth was born October 6, 1940 in Ferndale, Michigan to Frank and Helen Willcock of Troy, Michigan.   Survived by her loving husband of 62 years, Lynn Leonard Maker.  Also survived by her two brothers, Jerry...

Sep 7, 2022

MATESOWICZ, PETER JOHN, age 70, of Clarkston, formerly of Memphis, Michigan, passed away September 7, 2022. He was born on April 2, 1952, in Detroit, Michigan, son to the late Stanley and Catherine Matesowicz(nee Connelly). Loving husband of Claudia for 51 wonderful years; dear father of Caroline (Michael) Hax, Jaclyn (Robert) Stockoski and the late Peter Matesowicz; proud grandfather...