Obituaries

Carl Ewald
Mar 7, 2009
Carl Henry Ewald, 76 of Casco Township died Saturday, March 7, 2009 in Mt. Clemens Regional Medical Center. He was born February 16, 1933 to Julius and Genevieve (Borawski) Ewald in Detroit, Michigan. He served in the United States Army and later retired from General Motors where he worked as a draftsman. Mr. Ewald married Joyce Chouinard in St. Peter...

Louella Bauman
Mar 3, 2009
LOUELLA MAE BAUMAN age 71 of Richmond died Tuesday, March 3, 2009 in Mount Clemens Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Bauman was born November 6, 1937 in Newberry, Michigan to the late Ralph and Marguerite (Dickinson) Lohr. She married Alfred Bauman in Richmond on July 3, 1954. Louella retired in 1995 after seventeen years from Chrysler Corporation where she worked as...

Rose Mae Kelly
Feb 24, 2009
ROSE EVA KELLY 95 a longtime resident of Lenox Township died Tuesday, February 24, 2009 in Village Rehabilitation Center in Armada. Mrs. Kelly was born August 30, 1913 at sea after her parents left Germany. Rose worked at American Seed Company in New Haven and at Roberta's Pizzeria in Richmond. She enjoyed gardening. Mrs. Kelly is survived by her grandchildren,...

Charles Hadrich
Feb 11, 2009
CHARLES K. HADRICH age 50 of New Haven, MI. died unexpectedly Wednesday, February 11, 2009 in Mount Clemens Regional Medical Center. Mr. Hadrich was born February 13, 1958 in Detroit to the late Ludvich and Cora (Johnson) Hadrich. He married Ann Kiger in Richmond on January 25, 1992. Charlie was a veteran of the United States Army and worked as...

Raymond Jovanovich
Feb 10, 2009
RAYMOND R. JOVANOVICH 76 of Chesterfield, formerly of Richmond died Tuesday, February 10, 2009 in his home after an extended illness. Mr. Jovanovich was born April 28, 1932 in Warren, Michigan to the late Michael and Anna (Drazich) Jovanovich. He married Jennie Klein in New Baltimore on August 17, 1996. Ray retired in 1993 as a police officer from the...

Elizabeth Hollers
Feb 5, 2009
Elizabeth Hollers age 62 of Warren died Thursday, February 5, 2009 in her parent's home after an extended illness. She was born January 26, 1947 in Detroit, MI to William and Alma (Davidge) Parrish. She graduated from Cousino High School in 1965 and Graceland University, Iowa in 1969. Elizabeth married Gunter Hollers at the Community of Christ Church in East...

Louise Smith
Feb 5, 2009
Louise Alice (Machowski) Smith, 91 of Columbus Twp. went to be with her God and her cherished sisters and brothers on February 5, 2009 in her home surrounded by her family. She was born July 27, 1917 to the late Lawrence and Frances (Rykala) Machowski in Buffalo, New York and later moved to Smiths Creek, MI. Louise had a wonderful...

Andrew Bronikowski
Jan 31, 2009
ANDREW W. BRONIKOWSKI age 18 of Richmond Township died in his home on Saturday, January 31, 2009. Andrew was born April 4, 1990 in Mount Clemens, MI. to Randy and Annette (Bowen)Bronikowski. He graduated from Richmond High School with the class of 2008 and worked as a machinist at Command Machine in Romeo. Andrew loved being out doors. He enjoyed...

Benjamin Heilig
Jan 30, 2009
BENJAMIN JAMES HEILIG age 89 of Riley Twp. died January 30, 2009 in Port Huron Hospital after a brief illness. Mr. Heilig was born January 21, 1920 in Minden City, Michigan to the late William and Margaret (Oswald) Heilig. He married Odelia Goniwicha in Harbor Beach, MI. on January 16, 1942. Ben retired in 1982 as a truck driver for...

John Reetz Sr.
Jan 29, 2009
JOHN CHARLES REETZ SR., age 73 of Warren passed away on January 29, 2009 in St. John Macomb Hospital after a long illness. He was born November 24, 1935 in Mount Clemens, MI. to the late William and Lillian (Heinz) Reetz. John was a forty year member of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 324 in Troy, MI.. His...

James Samolej
Jan 29, 2009
JAMES SAMOLEJ age 53 of Richmond died January 29, 2009 unexpectedly in his home after an extended illness. Mr. Samolej was born June 15, 1955 in Mount Clemens to Mieceslaus (Michael) and Irene (Lukomski) Samolej. He married Pamela Hendy in Richmond on August 23, 1980. Jim graduated from Richmond High School in 1973 where he participated in all sports. He...

Ronald "Chuck" Christian
Jan 27, 2009
RONALD "CHUCK" CHRISTIAN age 78 of St. Clair Township died Tuesday, January 27, 2009 in Medilodge of St. Clair after a brief illness. Mr. Christian was born March 13, 1930 in Ontario, Canada to the late Roy and Edna (Trotechaud) Chretein. He married Mary Spencer in Royal Oak, MI. on July 10, 1971. Mary died on December 18, 1993. He...

Virginia Godbey
Jan 17, 2009
VIRGINIA MARGARET GODBEY 67 a forty year resident of the Port Huron area died Saturday, January 17, 2009 in Medilodge of Richmond. Ms. Godbey was born February 8, 1941 in Tazewell County, Virginia to the late Noah and Virginia (Martin) Argabright. She was a loving mother and grandmother who loved to cook and spend time with her grandchildren. She is...

Norman "Bo" Bobcean
Jan 7, 2009
NORMAN ‘BO' BOBCEAN 85 a lifelong area resident died Wednesday, January 7, 2009 in Mount Clemens Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. Mr. Bobcean was born February 1, 1923 in Ray Township, Michigan to the late Elmer and Helen (Alvernia) Bobcean. He married Mary Kennedy in Richmond on December 27, 1951. She died on April 28, 1994. He married...

Louis R. Adams
Jan 6, 2009
LOUIS ROBERT ADAMS 74, a thirty year resident of Columbus Township died Tuesday, January 6, 2009 in Henry Ford Macomb Hospital after a extended illness. Mr. Adams was born November 24, 1934 in Grand Rapids, Michigan to the late Lewis and Barbara (Sherwood) Adams. He married Esther Jolly in Gaylord, Michigan on August 24, 1959. Louis retired from Equitable Insurance...

Jannie Sue Schwartz
Jan 6, 2009
JANNIE SUE SCHWARTZ 88 of Memphis died January 6, 2009 in Belle River Pines Senior Residence Center in Memphis. Mrs. Schwartz was born June 1, 1920 in Marshall County, Tennessee to the late Mack and Lula (Dugger) Colvett. She married Matthew Schwartz in Mount Clemens on April 27, 1946. Mr. Schwartz died January 14, 2000. In her younger years Jannie...

Albert Adams
Jan 5, 2009
ALBERT ADAMS 82 of Clinton Township died January 5, 2009 in Henry Ford Macomb Hospital after a brief illness. Mr. Adams was born June 18, 1926 in Marine City, Michigan to the late Charles and Antoinette Adams. Al worked as a carpenter at Detroit Mercy Hospital until his retirement in 2000. He was a Korean War Veteran serving with the...

Patricia James
Jan 1, 2009
PATRICIA LYNN JAMES age 53 of Macomb Township died unexpectedly on January 1, 2009. Mrs. James was born June 10, 1955 in Detroit to Earl and Joan (Novotny) Cowells. She married Anthony James in Florida on September 9, 2004. Pat graduated from Brablock High School in Roseville and took classes to become a medical assistant. She enjoyed horseback riding and...

Patricia "Patti" Lobert
Dec 22, 2008
PATRICIA "Patti" LOBERT age 60 of Columbus Township died Monday, December 22, 2008 in St. John Hospital in Detroit after a brief illness. Ms. Lobert was born August 21, 1948 in Detroit to the late Joseph and Sophie (Henrykowski) Lobert. She graduated from Richmond High School and was a longtime member of St. Philip Neri Catholic Church in Columbus Township....

Bertha Stevens
Dec 20, 2008
BERTHA M. STEVENS age 27 of Columbus Township died December 20, 2008 in her home after an extended illness. Miss Stevens was born September 12, 1981 in Port Huron, Michigan to Ray Stevens and Phyllis Jacob. She graduated from Richmond High School with the class of 2000 and earned her Associate Degree from St. Clair County Community College. Bertha worked...