Obituaries

William R. Patton
Apr 22, 2011
WILLIAM RICHARD PATTON age 63, a lifelong resident of Richmond died Friday, April 22, 2011 in Henry Ford Macomb Hospital. Mr. Patton was born March 19, 1948 in Mount Clemens to the late Walter and Sarah (Booth) Patton. He graduated from Richmond High School in 1966 and married Denice Schulz in Richmond on April 14, 1967. Bill worked as a...

Kimberly Lynn Struhar
Apr 15, 2011
KIMBERLY LYNN STRUHAR age 47 of St. Clair Township died Friday, April 15, 2011 in St. John River District Hospital. Mrs. Struhar was born June 13, 1983 in Detroit to the late Daniel and Connie (Pike) Kaczynski. She graduated from East Detroit High School in 1981 and married Martin J. Struhar III in Warren on October 13, 1990. She was...

Carrie L. (Wittner) Shue
Apr 8, 2011
CARRIE LEE SHUE (WITTNER) age 42, a lifelong resident of Columbus Township died unexpectedly in her home on April 8, 2011. Carrie was born June 20, 1968 in Port Huron, MI. to Lawrence and Luella (Hebel) Shue. She graduated from Richmond High School in 1987. Carrie was a member of the Columbus Bible Church and attended the Ladies Bible class....

Helen R. Ureel
Mar 30, 2011
HELEN ROSAMOND UREEL age 79 of Lenox Township died Wednesday, March 30, 2011 in Henry Ford Macomb Hospital after a brief illness. Mrs. Ureel was born October 29, 1931 in Mount Clemens, MI. to the late John and Irene (Carlin) Flood. She married Eugene Ureel in Mount Clemens on August 22, 1959. Mr. Ureel died December 22, 2010. Helen graduated...

Beverly (Corby) Murrell
Mar 28, 2011
BEVERLY ANN (CORBY) MURRELL age 76 of Richmond died Monday March 28, 2011 in her daughter Kandy's home surrounded by family. Mrs. Murrell was born May 13, 1934 in Detroit to the late Luther and Ollie (Prine) MacGilvray. She was a former home care giver for Macomb County Home Helpers and waitress at Achatz Restaurant. Bev was a handywoman who...

Barbara Ewald
Mar 28, 2011
BARBARA EWALD age 81, a thirty year resident of Richmond died Monday, March 28, 2011 in Marwood Manor Nursing Home in Port Huron, MI. Ms. Ewald was born August 14, 1929 in Detroit to the late Carl and Ellen (Heglund) Hasselblad. Barbara graduated from Grosse Pointe High School and attended the Detroit School of Arts. She was the owner and...

Robert L. Schuler
Mar 27, 2011
ROBERT LEWIS SCHULER age 79 of Cheboygan, Michigan, formerly of Richmond died Sunday, March 27, 2011 in his sister-in-law's home surrounded by his family. Mr. Schuler was born February 9, 1932 in Detroit to the late John and Caroline (Marendt) Schuler. On December 29, 1951 at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Richmond, Bob married Doris Riedel. Mrs. Schuler died June...

Edward L. Yaek
Mar 18, 2011
EDWARD LOUIS YAEK age 88 of Richmond Township died Friday, March 18, 2011 in Henry Ford Macomb Hospital after a brief illness. Mr. Yaek was born April 6, 1922 in Macomb Township to the late Herman and Augusta (Harder) Yaek. He married Phyllis Paetow in Lenox Township on April 26, 1947. Edward was a lifelong area farmer and member of...

Mary M. Gardner
Mar 16, 2011
MARY MARGARET GARDNER age 80 of Lenox Township, formerly of Romeo and Washington died Wednesday, March 16, 2011 in Mount Clemens Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Gardner was born June 28, 1930 in Kingsville, Ontario, Canada to the late Steve and Mary (O'Grady) Cull. She married Clarence Gardner in Kingsville on May 1, 1948. Mr. Gardner died February 7, 2005. Mary...

Gloria I. Meyers
Mar 11, 2011
GLORIA I. MEYERS age 81 of Richmond died unexpectedly in her home on Friday, March 11, 2011. Mrs. Meyers was born May 26, 1929 in Detroit to the late Glenn and Leona (Gagne) Weister. She married Edmond Meyers in Bowling Green, Ohio on May 29, 1948. Mr. Meyers died November 14, 1986. Gloria was a member of the First United...

Janet L. Moran
Feb 25, 2011
JANET L. MORAN 75 of Richmond Township died Friday, February 25, 2011 in Medilodge of Yale after a brief illness. Mrs. Moran was born September 12, 1935 in Detroit to the late Frank and Ivy (Kershaw) Hartz. She married James B. Moran in Detroit on September 14, 1957. Mr. Moran died November 16, 1996. Janet graduated from Denby High School...

Hosanna E. Cooper
Feb 23, 2011
HOSANNA EVELYN COOPER 72 of Richmond died Wednesday, February 23, 2011 in Medilodge of Richmond after an extended illness. Mrs. Cooper was born March 22, 1938 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada to the late Alfred and Hosanna (Jacques) Lapierre. She married James C. Cooper in Hazel Park, MI. on October 15, 1960. Mr. Cooper died April 19, 1985. Hosanna and her...

Stella May
Feb 3, 2011
Stella Mary May, 93, lifelong resident of Casco Twp. died Thursday, February 3, 2011 in St. John River District Hospital. She was born November 9, 1917 in Detroit to the late Josef and Victoria (Lapatka) Karolak. She married Anthony May in St. Augustine Catholic Church, Richmond in February, 1944. She was a homemaker who enjoyed reading, gardening, and mostly taking...

Ferdinand Maurin
Feb 2, 2011
Ferdinand Maurin, 98, of Macomb Twp. died Wednesday, February 2, 2011 in St. John Hospital and Medical Center. He was born July 30, 1912 to Peter and Annie (Bukovich) Maurin in Calumet, Michigan. He married Edna Beckman in Detroit and worked as a tool and die maker. Mr. Maurin enjoyed wood working, watching sports and spending time with his family....

Arthur Polus
Feb 2, 2011
Arthur R. Polus, 74, of Memphis formerly of Frasier died Wednesday, February 2, 2011 in Port Huron Hospital after an extended illness. He was born in Detroit, Michigan on April 28, 1936 to the late Stanley and Lillian (Domzalski) Polus. He married Helen Bidock in Detroit in September 26, 1959. Mr. Polus served in the United States Navy during the...

Diane Edwards
Jan 30, 2011
Diane Edwards, 62 of Richmond formerly of Macomb Twp. died Sun. Jan. 30, 2011 in Henry Ford Macomb Hospital after an extended illness. She was born April 9, 1948 in Mt. Clemens, Michigan to Robert and Lorraine (Turner) Covert. She married James Edwards in Richmond on April 14, 1973. Mrs Edwards worked as an administrative assistant for General Motors Corporation...

Karin Carlson
Jan 28, 2011
Karin Therese Carlson, 64, of Columbus Twp. died Friday, January 28, 2011 in her home after an extended illness. She was born October 1, 1946 in Mt. Clemens, Michigan to the late Orville and Clara (Golem) Carlson. She worked as a nurse's aide for thirty-five years and was a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church in Richmond. Karin was a...

Annette Eileen Evans
Jan 16, 2011
ANNETTE EILEEN EVANS age 53 of Richmond, formerly of East Pointe died Sunday, January 16, 2011 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Annette was born August 29, 1957 in St. Petersburg, Florida to Thomas and Sharon (Liley) Hamill. She graduated from East Detroit High School in 1975 and lived most of her adult life in East Pointe. She married...

Betty Jean Thornton
Jan 14, 2011
Betty Jean Thornton, 76 of Richmond died Friday, January 14, 2011 in Medilodge of Richmond after an extended illness. She was born September 13, 1934 in Elberton, Georgia to the late Jack and Sadie (Saxon) Caldwell. She married James Thornton on September 20, 1956 in Elberton, Georgia. Betty was a member of the First United Church of Christ in Richmond...

Jennifer Rhein Patterson
Jan 11, 2011
Jennifer Patterson, 45, of Lenox Township, died Tuesday, January 11, 2011, in her home after an extended illness. She was born August 1, 1965, in Mt. Clemens, Michigan to Howard and Gertrude (Klebba) Rhein. Jenny was employed for 19 years as a teacher in the Chippewa Valley School District. She followed in her mother's footsteps and found that she also...