Robert Knauf, born Nov. 29, 1939, passed away on March 20, 2024. Bob was a lifelong resident of Oxford. He graduated from Oxford High School in 1958, then married his high-school sweetheart, Sonja Boose Knauf. After school, Bob worked at Boat’s Market as a butcher and was known to many as “Butch.” He later joined […]
Terry Lee Hallead, 84, died March 13, 2024 at his home in Oxford, Michigan from Parkinson’s. He was born May 6,1939 in Ovid, Michigan, to parents Roland and Charline (Hay) Hallead. His sister Bonita was born in 1949. Terry graduated from Ovid High School in 1957 with a great interest in music. He received a music scholarship to […]
Virginia Jane (Szuba) Schreiber passed away peacefully at the age of 82 on March 12, 2024 with her children, Raymond Matthew and Kaylene Virginia by her side. Born March 2, 1942 to Stanley A. and Sophie Szuba in Detroit, MI, Virginia grew up in Detroit with two brothers, Stanley B. (Barbara) and her twin, Joseph A. (Carrie). […]
Friedhilde “Frieda” Saxon, 85, of Metamora, passed away at home, surrounded by her beloved family and loyal cat, Jasmine, on March 14, 2024. Friedhilde was born in Karlsruhe, Germany to Jakob and Emma Eisinger. She moved from Germany to Michigan in 1958 where she learned English on the job as a dental assistant. She went […]
Shirley Ricketts, age 96, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 10, 2024. She was born on December 14, 1927. Shirley was preceded in death by her parents John and Ethel Dalgleish, her husband James Ricketts, an infant son John and her three sisters. Shirley is survived by six children; Martha Rahe, (Bruce) of Berrien Springs, […]
The family of Bruce Jacobsen will hold a Celebration of Life on Thursday, March 28, 2024 at Paint Creek United Methodist Church, 4420 Collins Rd., in Goodison. A gathering with the family will begin at 10 a.m. with a memorial service beginning at 11 a.m. Bruce Jacobsen was born June 17, 1929 and passed away […]
Harold L. Lawton; of Lake Orion, age 94, passed away on March 1, 2024. Harold is the beloved husband of the late Gretchen, who passed away in 2021 after 66 years of marriage. He is survived by his children, Bob Lawton, Wendy (the late Jerry) Yerkes, Kim (Todd) Johnstone and Doug (Nicole) Lawton; his grandchildren, […]
Sue Smith, age 70, born October 30, 1953, passed away on February 28, 2024. She is survived by her beloved husband of 24 years, Rod Smith; her son Mike (Angela) Manausa; grandkids Donivan and Madison Manausa; her siblings: Doug and Donna Mann, Dorthy Borgne, Dick and Ginny Mann; and Rod’s siblings: Rick and Diana Smith, Beth […]
Lawrence Rudolph Smith, of Leonard, Michigan, passed away Tuesday February 27, 2024 at the age of 87. Lawrence was born the son of J. Wesley and Johanna “Cordelia” (Melinat) Smith in Royal Oak, Michigan on August 10, 1936. He graduated from Troy High School in 1954 and served in the Michigan National Guard from 1955 […]
Joyce Barbara Ardelan (Behl), 93, formally of Lake Orion and Oxford, peacefully passed at home on March 1, 2024. Born at home on LeBaron Street in Pontiac on July 19, 1930, she moved with parents Floyd and Grace Behl to a 10-acre farm on Casemer Road in Lake Orion. She was joined by two younger […]