Jackie Wassil was 83 By Don Rush Oxford Village’s first female council president has passed away at the age of 83. According to members of her family, Jacqueline “Jackie” Wassil, most recently of Port St Lucie, Florida, died in her sleep on July 2, 2021. She served on the council from 1979-1986, becoming its first […]
Former Lake Orion resident Marjorie Ann (Turner) Ryckman passed away on July 16, 2021 in Lewiston, Michigan. She was 91 years old. She was born on May 22, 1930 in Lake Orion and lived there until moving to Lewiston in 1988 with her husband of 71 years, Cecil. Together they had two sons, Dennis (deceased) […]
Neillie Marie Williams, 94, died peacefully at home, surrounded by family. She was born on July 15, 1926, the oldest of seven children of Rosella Aeschliman and Edward Goeke. She graduated nurses training at St. Mary’s with a RN degree, then worked at Grime-Smith hospital where she met and married Dr. Charles Williams of Leonard, […]
Shirley J. Watson of Oxford, formerly of Ortonville/Clarkston passed away July 10, 2021 after a short illness at the age of 83. She was the wife of Donald for 63 years; mother of Kamala McLarty and Rebecca (late Mark) Gieseking; grandma of Matthew McLarty, Andrew “A.J.” (Mandy) McLarty, Courtney Gieseking, Amber (Josh) Marck, Jessica Gieseking […]
Oxford resident Mark A. Dolata passed away on July 1, 2021. He was 71. Mark was born in Detroit, Michigan on January 12, 1950. He was raised in Detroit until, moving to Warren, at the age of 5. Mark attended St. Anne Catholic school. For his high school years, he moved over to Warren High, […]
Noame Holcomb (formerly Millen and Meltzer) age 87, June 21, 2021. She was a resident of Oxford for nearly 70 years. Preceded in death by her husbands Melvin Millen then Willet “Bill” Holcomb. Loving Mother of Tyrone (Debbie) Millen and Kaleen Zielinski. Grandmother of Tina (Scott) Lang, Bradley Millen (fiance’) Mandi Dulinski, Jonathan Zielinski, Samantha […]
Cara (Beardsley) Reeder; born April 8, 1943, was welcomed into her Heavenly Fathers arms on April 13, 2020. She is preceded in death by her husband, Gene Reeder; stepsons Cliff, Rick and Michael; and sisters, Jeanette, Helen and Francis. She is survived by her children Jan (John) Riley, Duane and Mark (Dawn) Reeder; as well […]
Oxford resident Noreen Addison, age 89, died peacefully on Tuesday, June 8, 2021. She was the beloved wife of the late William. Loving mother of Linda (James) Uribe, Anne (Mark) Decker, Nancy Addison, the late Michael Addison and Barbara (James) Witalec. She was the proud grandmother of Michael (Stephanie), Matthew, Dannie (Erik), Tatiana, Jenna, Nicholas, […]
Terri Lee Kennedy, 66 years old of Walkerville, Michigan passed away peacefully on June 8, 2021 after a long battle with cancer. Terri was born on December 28, 1954 to Jerry and Shirley Clark of Ashland, Kentucky. Terri graduated from Oxford High School in 1972. She married Lonnie Esckelson on January 20, 1973 and welcomed […]
Fletcher Spears Jr., 86, of Oxford, went to be with his Lord and Savior on May 18, 2021 while in San Antonio, TX. Fletcher was born in Braeholm, West Virginia on October 10, 1934 to Fletcher and Ida Spears (Bragg), the sixth of seven children and the only boy in the group. He graduated from […]