OBITUARIES

July 25, 2016

Cowell, Theresa D., age 63, July 25, 2016 of Rockwood, Michigan. Beloved wife of Charles. Loving mother of Chuck and Christina. Dearest daughter of the late Harry and Mary Lester. Sister of Mary, Terry, Julia, the late Jim and the late Harry, Jr.. Also survived Aunt Ellen, Uncle Paul, Uncle Bill, Aunt Jean and lot and lots of nieces...

July 24, 2016

Odette, Ed L., age 90 of Flat Rock, passed away July 24th, 2016. Beloved husband to Dorothy for 70 years. Loving father to James(Laura) Odette, Donald(Cathy) Odette, Sharon(Phil) Nichols, Randy(Kate) Odette, and Ed(Linda) Odette. Caring grandfather and great grandfather to 7 grandchildren, and 13 great grandchildren. Loving brother to Violet Scheffer, Patrick Odette, and the late Mitchell Odette, Florence...

July 24, 2016

Eva was born on March 5, 1925 in York Twp., Ohio and died on July 24, 2016 in Woodhaven, Michigan at the age of 91. Beloved wife of the late Oliver. Loving mom of Karen and Marston Lovell, Thomas "Skip" Bigelow and Laurie Bigelow Sallans, Peggy and Dan Eaton. Scott and Diane Bigelow and Bob and Stacey Bigelow. Proud...

July 23, 2016

Irene Robinson, 103 years of blessed living. Last survivor of the Trenton graduating class of 1931. She loved her Lord and her positive attitude towards life was shown to her nephews, many cousins and their families. Caregiver and loving aunt to sixteen nephews and one niece throughout her life. Survived by nephews: Bill Brashaw, Brad Rhodes, Jim Rhodes, Bill...

July 23, 2016

Born in Toledo, Garry was the son of Robert and Viola (Loomis) Harter. He honorably served his country with the United States Army during the Vietnam War from July 22, 1963 until July 9, 1966. Garry received the Vietnam Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Combat Infantryman's Badge. He married Lynn McCloskey on September 16, 1972....

July 23, 2016

Ceneth W. Kreutzer, age 86 of Taylor, passed away peacefully July 23, 2016. Loving wife of the late Kenneth D. Kreutzer. Dear mother of Kevin, Eric, Kim (Kevin) Dinco, Anita (the late Brian) Skinner, and Alayna (Greg) Heigel. Proud grandmother of Leah, Scott, Daniel, Cori, Bailey, Anthony, Kyle, Eric, and Shayna. Great grandmother of 5. Also survived by her...

July 23, 2016

July 22, 2016

Born October 20, 1960 in Hudson, Michael was the son of Richard and Priscilla (Goodrich) Potter. A 1979 graduate of Monroe High School and 1983 graduate of Michigan State University with a degree in Business Administration, he was a Purchasing Agent for US Silica in Rockwood for over 25 years, retiring in 2013. An avid MSU Spartan fan as...

July 22, 2016

Shewbridge, Clare, age 87 of Brownstown, passed away on July 22nd, 2016. Beloved husband to Geraldine for 25 years. Loving father to Mark(Linda) Shewbridge, Nancy Lashbrook, Richard(Sally) Shewbridge, Maryann Bove, and step father to Catherine(Randy) Heldt, Mary(Robert) Crone, John(Lara) Cameron, and Tom(Mary) Cameron. Caring grandfather to 18 grandchildren. Also survived by many other loving family members and friends. Visitation...

July 21, 2016

John David was born on December 25, 1959 in Mt. Clemens, Michigan and died at his home on July 21, 2016 at the age of 56. Beloved dad of Shaun (Laura) Durham and John Arko. Proud grandpa of Jayce. Cherished son of Jean Holland and the late John Ronald Arko. Dearest brother of Patrick (Susan), Kevin, Amy, Stephanie, Kyle,...

July 21, 2016

Fryer, William E. Age 51, of Lincoln Park. July 21, 2016. Loving father of Steven and Billy. Beloved son of Jean and the late Ronald Fryer. Dearest brother of Bob, Mike and Julie (John) Holiday. Dear uncle of Luke, Lindsay, Collin, Matthew and Mackenzie. Memorial contributions may be made to PKD Foundation - Polycystic Kidney Disease Click on the...

July 20, 2016

Voris, Christine. Age 74 of Taylor, formerly of Detroit. July 20, 2016. Loving mother of Betsy (Ken), Cheryl (Rosario) and Rosemary (Jorge). Proud grandmother of Jeremy, Antonio, Ashley, Victor, Nereida, Dominic, Joshua, Justin, Jacob, Julien, Jordan and Joey. Great grandmother of Laila, Bryson, Victor and Lilliana. Dear sister of Lenore, Bob, Dennis, Barbara, Carol and Tim. Memorial contributions may...

July 19, 2016

Shirley Bowman ; age 91, July 19, 2016 of Garden City. Beloved wife of the late Daniel. Loving mother of Bruce, Karen (Thomas) Litton, David (Barbara) and the late gary. Dearest granny of 8 and great-granny of 10. The family suggests donations in memory of Shirley to Hospice of Michigan

July 18, 2016

Krauer, Vicki Jeane, age 54 of Lincoln Park, passed away on July 18th, 2016. Beloved wife of John for 26 years. Loving mother of Sarah(John) Kinkead and Sean Krauer. Caring grandmother of Kelcie Jeane. Beloved daughter of Bob Considine and Lee Boslooper. Loving sister of Patrick(Silvia) Considine and John(Cathy) Chall. Caring aunt of Rachel and Laura Chall and Sophia...

July 18, 2016

Stevens, Patricia K. "Patte", age 72 of Trenton, passed away July 18, 2016 after long courageous battles with diabetes and cancer. Loving wife of Charles for 49 years. Dear mother of Gina (Michael) Dougherty and Amy (Brian) Hurd. Proud Mimi of Megan, Mitch, Frank Paul, and Vinny. Also survived by her mother Edna (the late Fred) Stokes, siblings Judie...

July 17, 2016

Purdy, Randy age 54, of Brownstown, passed away on July 17th, 2016. Beloved husband to Marianne. Loving father to Elyssa Kathryn, and step father to Justin and Christopher Ruloff. Caring brother to Beth(Greg) Evans, Jimmy(Virginia) Purdy, Sissy(Gary) Gilliam, and Wesley(Michelle) Purdy. Randy is also survived by many other loving family members and friends and he will be missed by...

July 17, 2016

Rosemary was born on February 7, 1937 in Steel, Missouri and died on July 19, 2016 at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit at the age of 79. Sister of Jerry McWilliams, Loretta Smith, Dorothy Austin, Rachel Story, Doris Hammock and Emily Crabtree. Also survived by other family and friends.

July 17, 2016

Schmidt, Harold E. Age 93, of Trenton. July 17, 2016. Beloved husband of the late Marjorie. Loving father of James (Judy) Schmidt and Steven (Linda) Schmidt. Proud grandfather of Tom, Tim, Cristopher, Suzanne, Amanda, Tiffany, Matthew and Megan. Great grandfather of 10. Dear brother of Anna Morgan and Ruth Schmidt. Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society...

July 16, 2016

Jane leaves to cherish her memory her children: Gerald (Linda) Barwikowski, John (Carmen) Barwikowski and Janel Sowa; as well as 6 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Sadly she was preceded in death by her husband and 2 sons: Robert Barwikowski and Lawrence Barwikowski.

July 15, 2016

Robertson, Emily Wolan of Canton, formerly of Detroit. July 15, 2016. Beloved wife of the late Jim. Dear sister of Rose (Walter) Skynar. Survived also by many loving nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held at St. Thomas A' Becket Catholic Church, Canton, MI at a later date. Times will be posted as soon as they are...