Obituaries

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...

Shirley Mae Mason
Jan 11, 2011
SHIRLEY MAE MASON age 83 formerly of St. Clair Shores and Memphis died Tuesday, January 11, 2011 in the Seasons Hospice Care Plus Home in Chesterfield Township. Mrs. Mason was born December 29, 1927 in Royal Oak, Michigan to the late Charles and Lucille (Allen) Henderson. She married Hector Mason in Highland Park, Michigan on June 25, 1955. Mr. Mason...

Philip Formicola
Jan 11, 2011
PHILIP FORMICOLA age 40 of Richmond died Tuesday, January 11, 2011 in his home after and extended illness. He was born November 21, 1970 in Detroit to Umberto and Roseline (Mannino) Formicola. He married Marsha Harrington in Macomb Twp on June 7, 1996. Phil graduated from Eisenhower High School in 1988 and from Macomb County Community College in 1990. He...

Johnny G. Kovich
Jan 5, 2011
JOHNNY GENE KOVICH age 60, a lifelong area resident died Wednesday, January 5, 2011 in his home after a brief illness. Mr. Kovich was born June 24, 1950 in Mount Clemens Michigan to the late Peter and June (Daunt) Kovich. He graduated from New Haven High School in 1969 and retired in 2001 from Chrysler Corporation after serving thirty-one years...

Edward Krzemecki
Jan 1, 2011
EDWARD KRZEMECKI age 89, a lifelong resident of Columbus Township died Saturday, January 1, 2011 in Henry Ford Macomb Hospital, Mount Clemens Campus. Mr. Krzemecki was born December 4, 1921 in Detroit to the late Francis and Agnes (Dziek) Krzemecki. He married Donna Naeyaert in Columbus Township on August 23, 1947. Eddie served in the United States Navy during World...

Robert E. Herman
Dec 25, 2010
ROBERT ERNEST HERMAN age 89 of Allenton died Saturday, December 25, 2010 in Mount Clemens Regional Medical Center. Mr. Herman was born November 7, 1921 in Gotebo, OK. to the late John and Dorthea (Fink) Herman. He married Vonda Shearm in Richmond on April 17, 1948. Mrs. Herman died June 5, 2005. Bob was a self employed farmer and a...

Eugene G. Ureel
Dec 22, 2010
EUGENE GEORGE UREEL age 76 of Lenox Township died Wednesday, December 22, 2010 in Fair Acres Nursing Care Facility in Armada after an extended illness. Mr. Ureel was born July 28, 1934 in Detroit to the late George and Viola (Abbeg) Ureel. He married Helen Flood in Mount Clemens on August 22, 1959. He graduated from St. Mary's High School...

Charles Turgeon
Dec 22, 2010
CHARLES TURGEON age 84of Harper Woods died Wednesday, December 22, 2010 in Medilodge of Richmond. Mr. Turgeon was born October 17, 1926 in Chicago, IL. to the late Charles and Alma (Albrecht) Turgeon. He married Viola Pretzer in Hemlock, MI. on February 2, 1952. Mrs. Turgeon died October 10, 2003. Charles was a truck driver for City Messenger and then...

Carolyn Mazur
Dec 19, 2010
CAROLYN MAZUR age 84 of Troy, Michigan died Monday, December 19, 2010 in William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak. Mrs. Mazur was born August 13, 1926 in Sprott, Alabama to the late Jessie and Margaret (Morris) Hughey. She married Raymond Mazur in Selma, AL. on December 19, 1945. Carolyn graduated from Suttle High School on May 19, 1944 and attended...

Douglas Brown
Dec 16, 2010
DOUGLAS ROUGER BROWN age 91 of Hale, Michigan died Thursday, December 16, 2010 in Medilodge of Richmond. Mr. Brown was born May 16, 1919 in River Rouge, MI to the late Orville and Florence (Irwin) Brown. He married Evelyn Soulliere Chene in Hale on November 6, 1976. Mr. Brown worked as a tool and die maker before he retired. He...

Norene Kaatz
Dec 14, 2010
NORENE LOUISE AUGUSTA KAATZ age 95 a lifelong resident of Lenox Township died Tuesday, December 14, 2010 in her home after an extended illness. Mrs. Kaatz was born April 23, 1915 in Macomb County, Michigan to the late Herman and Louise (Bauer) Hagen. She married Frederick Kaatz in Richmond on April 7, 1934. Mr. Kaatz died April 9, 1987. Norene...