On Sunday, August 1, 2021 Nelson Darwin Kage passed away at age of 84 as a result of kidney failure caused by cancer. He is preceded in death by his loving wife, Leah Anna Kage and survived by his children, Karen (Rick) Simmers, Brenda (Larry) Dick, Tom (Dawn) Kage. Loving Grandfather of Jaimie (Atom) Young, […]
John W. Wray, 52, of Oxford, Michigan passed away peacefully in his sleep on Thursday, July 20, 2021, after a hard-fought battle with colon cancer. John, a Michigan State University graduate, and long-time fan of the Spartans spent a long career in the communications industry within the automotive industry. John was predeceased by his father, […]
Laura Lee Whitaker (nee Davisson) passed away on July 22, 2021. She is survived by her life partner (together 14 years) and caregiver (eight years) Charles Stoner; her son Derrick (Shelly) Whitaker; and her grandsons Gage and Alexander Whitaker. She is also survived by her mother, Mary Ellen Davisson and her sisters Kathy Davisson Kihata, […]
Baseball. For the past few months a thought has been bouncing around inside my noggin’ like a game of pepper before a game . . . baseball . . . . . baseball . . . hardball . . . curveball . . . it ain’t over . . . fat lady singing . . […]
It was a hot, humid Saturday in Seymour Lake Township Park, but the weather didn’t stop about 40 people from showing up to honor former Oxford Township Parks & Rec. Commission Chairman Rick Laidler. Laidler, his wife Marie and their children and grandchildren came in from out-of-state for the dedication of the Rick Laidler Pavilion. […]
By Don Rush A 28-year-old woman was taken into custody in the village of Leonard, on July 20, in connection to a hit and run fatality in Lapeer County. According to Oakland County Sheriff Detective Sgt. H. Keith Weir, around 7:30 that morning Deputy Robert Deja of the Addison Township substation responded to the area […]
This is our 68th week of reporting local COVID numbers. Our area saw an increase in recent and total cases and no additional COVID-related deaths. According to numbers provided by the county, last week we reported there were a total of 2,741 cases from Leonard, west to Oxford. This week, 2,749. Recent cases, which “… […]
Who says young people don’t like newspapers? This scrapping young lad, Quinn Cooke, 17-months-old, is clearly ahead of the curve on learning current events — and probably The Leader’s youngest reader. We predict good things for young Master Quinn. Thank you parents Justin and Kelsey Cooke of Oxford Village for sharing! — D. Rush
Robert Albert Schiehsl (Bob) died peacefully Sunday July 18, 2021 at Sun Rise of Bloomfield. He was born in Toledo, Ohio on Oct. 11, 1930 to Charles and Rose (Bergmann) Schiehsl. Bob joined the United States Marines in Aug. 1950 and was released from active duty in Sept. 1952 to pursue his passion in education. […]
Nathan Thomas Hoard was born on Sept. 24, 1976 in Lapeer Michigan. He was the loving husband of Kristen, and they were married for 20 years. He was father to his wonderful sons, Griffin 18, Brady 14, and Cooper 13. He was the beloved son of Chris and Tom Hoard and the brother to Beth […]