Anthony Verpooten, 65

 Oxford resident Anthony (Tony) R. Verpooten passed away on August 3, 2023. He was was 65-years-old, surrounded by his family and adopted son, Brent Stottlemyer. Tony was born on August 18, 1957. He is survived by his wife Barb Verpooten and his daughter Veronica Verpooten, brother Chris Verpooten and sister Roxanne Verpooten. He always put […]

Lester Maher, 98

Lester Maher, 98, of Oxford, Michigan, passed away peacefully on August 5, 2023 in his home. Lester was born on April 12, 1925, in Star Acres (Royal Oak), Michigan, to William and Cecelia Maher. From the age of 12, he was on his own and hitchhiking around the country. He enlisted in the US Navy […]

Ruby Adams, 81

Ruby Elaine Adams, age 81, died July 25, 2023. Ruby was born in Royal Oak, on September 26, 1941 to Elberta Rebecca Puterbaugh and Emmett Earl Puterbaugh. Ruby loved and excelled at sports–especially baseball. She was better than most of the boys her age. She attended Glen Oaks Alliance Church in Troy where she made […]

BJ “Joe” Bullen, 89

  The community recently lost a man of integrity who donated much of his time to Oxford Village and the area youth, with the passing of B.J. “Joe” Bullen on July 29, 2023. He was 89 years old. Joe was born on June 20, 1934, on the family farm in east Tennessee. He worked hard […]

James Blevins, 74

 James Lawrence Blevins, passed away suddenly at his home in Oxford, on June 15, 2023. He was 74-years-old. “Larry” was born in Detroit, on March 6, 1949 to James Lyle and Alberta Blevins. He grew up in Royal Oak. From a young age, Larry was fascinated with anything mechanical. He enjoyed taking things apart and […]

Martin Sustarich, 80

Martin “Tom” Thomas Sustarich, 80, of Royal Oak, passed away on July 11, 2023. Tom was born on August 21, 1942 to Martin and Yvonne Sustarich in Detroit. After graduating from Royal Oak Kimball High School, he enjoyed a long career maintaining the heating and refrigeration systems for the J.L. Hudson Company in their flagship […]

Bridget Burke

Bridget Burke passed away on Sunday, July 9, 2023, at the age of 57 after a very courageous 10-year fight following a stroke. Bridget was born on December 11, 1965 in Detroit to James W. and Margaret L. (Brown) Burke, who both preceeded her in death. The family moved to Oxford in 1975 and Bridget […]

Eugene R. Dempsey

Eugene R. Dempsey passed away peacefully on July 8, 2023. Gene was born on October 4, 1933, to Iva and Clell Dempsey. He grew up in Oxford and he graduated from Oxford High School. Gene proudly served in The United States Army. He was married to the late Barbara Nank for 64 years and they […]

Gary Pender

Gary Duane Pender, of Lapeer, passed away on July 9, 2023, surrounded by his family. He was born on March 9, 1945, to George C. and Perna May (Sparks) Pender. Gary was a graduate of Oxford High School, Class of 1963 and was a resident of Oxford for 66 years prior to moving to Lapeer. […]

Thelma Fremstad, 83

Thelma Fremstad, 83, of Oxford, passed away on July 11, 2023, at her home. She was born on September 30, 1939, in Detroit to Harry and Phyllis (McKenzie) Fischer. She graduated from East Detroit High in 1957 and went on to cosmetology school. She worked a variety of jobs over the years, but her main […]

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