Obituaries

Vera Fenton
Mar 26, 2008
VERA F. FENTON age 90 a lifelong resident of Richmond died Wednesday, March 26, 2008 in St. John River District Hospital after a brief illness. Mrs. Fenton was born August 17, 1917 in St. Clair, MI. to the late William and Martha (Green) Bark. She married Jack Fenton in Richmond on December 1, 1945. Mr. Fenton died July 20, 1992....

Robert Volkenant
Mar 19, 2008
ROBERT JON VOLKENANT 64 of Portage, Michigan formerly of Richmond Township died Wednesday, March 19, 2008 in Veterans Hospital in Battle Creek after an extended illness. Mr. Volkenant was born December 28, 1943 in Mount Clemens, Michigan to the late Harold and Evelyn (Goodar) Volkenant. He married Nancy Warren in Port Huron on July 26, 1986. Bob worked as a...

Cassandra "Sandy" Kaczperski
Mar 15, 2008
CASSANDRA "SANDY" KACZPERSKI entered eternal life on Saturday, March 15, 2008 at the age of 88. She was born in 1920, the daughter of the late John and Agatha (Skowron) Grzybowski. She lived many happy years in New Haven and more recently resided in Chesterfield Twp. Sandy was a loving homemaker and very active in her church. In 1976 Sandy...

Thelma Townsend
Mar 14, 2008
THELMA "HESTER" TOWNSEND age 91 of Marine City died Friday, March 14, 2008 in Medilodge of St. Clair after an extended illness. Mrs. Townsend was born October 24, 1916 in Natural Bridge, Alabama to the late John and Mae (West) Rowe. She married Cecil Townsend in Alabama on February 25, 1937. Mr. Townsend died October 8, 2001. Hester retired in...

Phyllis Capozzo
Mar 12, 2008
PHYLLIS HELEN CAPOZZO 88, a lifelong resident of Richmond died Wednesday, March 12, 2008 in Henry Ford Macomb Hospital after a brief illness. Mrs. Capozzo was born April 5, 1919 in Smith Creek to the late Joseph and Frances Jakubiak. She married Melvin Capozzo in Columbus Twp. on May 4, 1946. Mr. Capozzo died May 6, 1997. Phyllis and her...

Wilfrid "Fritz" Daoust
Mar 9, 2008
WILFRID GIDEON DAOUST known as "Fritz" died unexpectedly on Sunday, March 9, 2008 in Mount Clemens Regional Medical Center at the age of 98. Mr. Daoust was born January 4, 1910 to the late Joseph and Emma (Gemme) Daoust in Amesbury, MA. On June 24, 1939 he married Mary Catherine Gillis in Detroit. Mrs. Daoust died April 29, 1962. Fritz...

Charles "Pete" Heath
Mar 4, 2008
CHARLES "Pete" HEATH age 96 of St. Clair formerly of Richmond died Tuesday, March 4, 2008 in his home after an extended illness. Mr. Heath was born June 20, 1911 in Richmond to the late Charles and Cora (Weeks) Heath. He graduated from Richmond High School in 1929 and attended two years of college. Mr. Heath married Patrenella Beauvais in...

Elizabeth Hebel
Feb 25, 2008
ELIZABETH KATHERINE HEBEL 91 a lifelong resident of Richmond died Monday, February 25, 2008 in her daughter's home. Mrs. Hebel was born October 18, 1916 in Richmond Township to the late William and Arnetta (Price) Furstenau. She married Arthur Hebel in Richmond on September 15, 1934. Mr. Hebel died January 30, 2006. Elizabeth was a loving wife, mother and grandmother...

Gilbert Wahl
Feb 21, 2008
Gilbert W. Wahl, age 86 of Richmond died Thursday, February 21, 2008 in Medilodge of Richmond after an extended illness. He was born in Detroit on April 23, 1921 to the late William and Irene (Paetzel) Wahl. He married Irene Kaufman in Peters, MI on October 20, 1945, she later passed away on March 22, 2003. Mr. Wahl was a...

Linda Vandamme
Feb 11, 2008
LINDA DIANE VAN DAMME 59 of Columbus Township, formerly of Chesterfield Township died unexpectedly on February 11, 2008 in Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. Mrs. VanDamme was born February 13, 1948 in Mount Clemens, Michigan to the late Clyde and Patricia (Hare) Longton. She married Michael VanDamme in Macomb Township on January 21, 1976. Linda graduated from New Haven High...

Margaret "Peg" Siefert
Feb 4, 2008
MARGARET "PEG" SIEFERT 75 of Columbus Township died unexpectedly on Monday, February 4, 2008 in St. John River District Hospital in East China Township, Michigan. Mrs. Siefert was born December 24, 1932 in Poughkeepsie, NY. to the late Roy and Helen (Key) Jones. She married Wayne Siefert in Ithica, NY On August 26, 1956. After graduating from Poughkeepsie High School...

Mark Peltz
Feb 3, 2008
MARK EDWARD PELTZ 53 of Richmond died Sunday, February 3, 2008 in St. John River District Hospital in East China Township after a brief illness. Mr. Peltz was born March 17, 1954 in Grosse Pointe, Michigan to John and Anne (Janostak) Peltz. He graduated from South Lake High School in 1972 and worked in the construction business and at Ilowski...

Marie Emma Lesch
Jan 10, 2008
Marie Emma Lesch 74 of Ray Township, formerly of St. Clair Shores, died Thursday, January 10, 2008 in Medilodge of Richmond after an extended illness. She was born February 12, 1933 in New Brunswick, Canada to the late Lucien and Juliene (Tremelay) Comeau. Emma married Louis Lesch in Toronto in 1956. She worked as a prep cook and enjoyed gardening,...

Shirley Harlan
Jan 7, 2008
Shirley Harlan, 72 of Lenox Township died Monday, January 7, 2008 after an extended illness. She was born November 26, 1935 in Providence, Kentucky to the late Lynn and Embry (Moody) Ryan. She married Carlin Harlan in New Haven in August of 1968. He passed away on May 31, 1993. Shirley was a homemaker who enjoyed reading, gardening, bird watching,...

Lawrence Pirtle
Jan 5, 2008
LAWRENCE ALLEN PIRTLE 68 of Casco Township died unexpectedly on Saturday, January 5, 2008 in Mount Clemens Regional Medical Center. Mr. Pirtle was born August 26, 1939 in Detroit to the late Charles and Ethel Pirtle. Larry retired January 31, 2005 as a truck driver at Chrysler Transport in Warren. He enjoyed crossword puzzles, trains and tinkering on all sorts...

Arlene Gordon
Dec 31, 2007
ARLENE EMMA GORDON 84 of lifelong resident of Richmond died December 31, 2007 in Medilodge of Richmond after a long illness. Mrs. Gordon was born March 1, 1923 in Richmond to the late Roy and Emma Jane (Parr) Nolan. She married Raymond Gordon in Niagara Falls, New York on January 1, 1941. Mr. Raymond died May 1, 1960. Arlene was...

Raymond Trombley
Dec 19, 2007
RAYMOND LEO TROMBLEY 87 of Richmond died Wednesday, December 19, 2007 in Mount Clemens Regional Medical Center. Mr. Trombley was born February 7, 1920 in Armada Township, Michigan to the late George and Louise (Lande) Trombley. He married Lucille Simons in Kentucky on September 23, 1940. Mr. Trombley retired as a millwright in 1982 from J and L Steel in...

John Ball
Dec 11, 2007
JOHN DAVID BALL 60, a lifelong resident of Richmond died Tuesday, December 11, 2007 in Mount Clemens Regional Medical Center after a courageous battle with cancer. Mr. Ball was born June 18, 1947 in Port Huron to the late Edward and Elizabeth (Isbister) Ball. He married Cecelia Gaedcke in Anchorville on December 4, 1971. John graduated from Richmond High School...

Margaret "Peg" Oke
Dec 10, 2007
MARGARET "PEG" OKE 87 of Brighton, formerly a longtime resident of Richmond died Monday, December 10, 2007 in St. Joseph Hospital in Ann Arbor after an extended illness. Mrs. Oke was born March 6, 1920 in Pittsburg, PA. to the late Roger and Margaret (Stearns) Young. She married Calvin Oke in Richmond on June 12, 1948. Peg graduated from Aurora...

Lincoln Junod
Dec 3, 2007
At this time there are no public funeral services scheduled for Mr. Junod.