Patricia “Trish” Jean Daugherty Petrusha Rosales; of Lake Orion; age 80; passed away on November 25, 2019. Patricia was preceded in death by her husband Jesus Rosales; her father William Daugherty; and grandson Joshua Wright. She is survived by her mother Jean Daugherty; brothers, Jim (Shirley), Pete (Kayla), and Bill (Janine) Daugherty; her children, Julie […]
Former Oxford resident Glenn Terry Dill died on Nov. 22, 2019 in Alpena after a year-long fight with cancer. He was 75-years-old. Mr. Dill was born in Pontiac on Sept. 27, 1944 to Glenn and Dorothy Dill, both now deceased. Mr. Dill graduated from Oxford High School, studied at Flint Junior College after graduation and […]
Michael J “Turtle” Moran of Madison Heights passed away at his home on on Nov. 21, 2019, after an eight-year battle with cancer. He was 60-years-old. Mr. Moran grew up in Leonard and attended Oxford schools. He roamed the trails and fields and sometimes the sidewalks on his pony named Dolly or on a series […]
William J. Partaka, 72, passed away on November 29, 2019 surrounded by his loving family. Bill is survived by his loving wife of 47 years, Velma. Children, Jean Partaka, Seth Partaka (Crystal) and David Partaka (Nicole). Grandchildren, Tyler, Mikahla, Isabella, and Kelsey. Brothers Joseph Partaka and John Partaka. Sisters Joan Staroska, Sheree Hendricks and Mary […]
Oxford resident William “Bill” Henry Devine died Nov. 19, 2019. He was 82-years-old. He was the voving husband of Bernadette “Cookie”. Dear father of Bill (Sharon) Devine, Tim (Liz) Devine, Mary (Jeff) Royse, Paul (Kari) Peruski, Neil (Melissa) Peruski, and Eric (Beth) Peruski. Grandfather of Timmy, Max, Ashley, Peyton, Loren, Allison, Brent, Anna, Ryan, Pierce, […]
Beverly A. Johnson passed away peacefully at home on November 25, 2019. She was 85 years old. She was born in Marquette Michigan on January 16, 1934. Beverly was a longtime resident of Oxford and the beloved wife of the late Jim Johnson. She worked as the Deputy Clerk for the Charter Township of Oxford […]
Former Oxford resident Eloise Boat died on November 20, 2019. She was 96 years old. Eloise was born in Burnside Twp., Lapeer Co., in 1923, the third of six children born to William and Hazel Genevieve (Reid) Morell. She was predeceased by her parents, step-father Elmer Secord, siblings Milton Morell, Coiene (John) Meagher, Arnold (Lucille) […]
Pastor Wesley Norman Peterson, age 90, died peacefully on Monday, November 18, 2019, at his son’s home in Glenside, PA. He was born in Worcester, MA, on July 5, 1929, to Esther and Elmer Peterson. He attended Bethel College in St. Paul, MN. After marriage to Shirley Reid, they relocated to Michigan in 1956 and […]
Former Oxford school teacher Bernice A. Rigby died on November 14, 2019. She was 85 years old. Bernice, of Sterling Heights and formerly of Lake Orion, was the beloved wife of the late Miles; loving mother of Diana (Jerry) Maroudis, Dennis (Laura) Rigby and the late David (Tina) Rigby; dear grandmother of Jason (Jeanine), Chris, […]
Joseph M. Gall passed away peacefully at home on November 11, 2019, at the age of 73 after losing his fight with cancer – the one thing he couldn’t fix. As ‘a muscle-car guy in a hybrid world,’ his favorite T-shirt sayings summed up his philosophy of life: Real men don’t need instructions. Compost happens; […]