Obituaries

James Overholt

July 14th, 1958 to August 13th, 2011

James L. Overholt, 53, of Port Huron died August 13, 2011. He was born July 14, 1958 in Port Huron and was a life long resident. James was employed with Mueller Brass and then Domtar Paper Inc. He was kind, generous and thoughtful,… Read More

Angela McLaughlin

October 2nd, 1926 to August 11th, 2011

Angela McLaughlin went to be with the Lord after a long illness on August 11, 2011. She was born October 2, 1926 and was a lifelong resident of Port Huron. She married her sweetheart and love of her life, Ralph S. McLaughlin, January 10, 1948 in… Read More

John M. McEachern, Jr.

November 18th, 1924 to August 7th, 2011

John “Jack” M. McEachern, Jr., 86, of Port Huron died August 7, 2011 in Port Huron Hospital after a short illness. He was born November 18, 1924 in Port Huron to the late John M. and Ida McEachern, Sr. He married Bette Ann Schmitt on… Read More

Jeanne M. Meier

July 6th, 1930 to July 31st, 2011

Jeanne M. Meier, 81, of Port Huron died July 31, 2011. She was married to Marvin F. Meier for 44 years. He preceded her in death. Jeanne volunteered at Mercy Hospital and was a member of the Daughters of Isabella. She is survived… Read More

Lois E. Atkins

October 13th, 1941 to July 30th, 2011

Lois E. Atkins, 69, of Port Huron died July 30, 2011 following a lengthy illness. She was born October 13, 1941 in Marlette, MI to the late Neil and Roberta Woods. She was employed at Port Huron Hospital. Lois is survived by her sons… Read More

Shirley A. Walker

November 3rd, 1939 to July 30th, 2011

Shirley A. Walker, 71, of Port Huron went to be with the Lord on July 30, 2011 in her home. She was born November 3, 1939 in Port Huron. She married William R. Walker on September 15, 1955 in Port Huron. He preceded her in death on… Read More

William E. Purcell

February 21st, 1929 to July 25th, 2011

William E. Purcell, 82, died Monday, July 25, 2011 in Port Huron Hospital. He was born February 21, 1929 in Carsonville, MI. Bill served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a recipient of the Purple Heart. He worked as a… Read More

Joyce B. Tarzwell

October 5th, 1926 to July 22nd, 2011

Joyce B. Tarzwell lived to the age of 84 until July 22, 2011. She was born October the 5th, 1926 in Greens Run, Ohio to Goldie Cleo Coey and George Andrew Saultz. Joyce was on an adventure to seek out a new life, when she came on the Port Huron… Read More

Marie C. Benedict

September 13th, 1923 to July 21st, 2011

Marie C. Benedict, 87, of Port Huron, died Thursday, July 21, 2011 in Port Huron Hospital following a long illness. She was born September 13, 1923 in Port Huron and was a life long area resident. Marie married David L. Benedict on… Read More

Mary E. Falk

October 2nd, 1914 to July 19th, 2011

Port Huron Mary E. Falk, 96, of Port Huron died Tuesday, July 19, 2011 in Jackson, MI of natural causes. She was born October 2, 1914 in Port Huron, daughter of the late Ignatius and Anna (Renger) Burucs. She married Alexander Falk on November… Read More

Charles Haywood

September 16th, 1926 to July 19th, 2011

Charles Haywood, 84, passed away Tuesday, July 19 unexpectedly. He was born on September 16, 1926 in Sarnia, Ontario. He married Patricia Ann (GilMartin) of Port Huron, MI on September 20, 1947. In his teen years he achieved expert marksmanship… Read More

William Ordowski

May 8th, 1923 to July 16th, 2011

William F. Ordowski, 88, passed away Saturday, July 16, 2011 after a brief illness. He was born May 8, 1923 in Port Huron, the son of the late Florence A. (Knisley) and William J. Ordowski. He married Karen (Schultz) Lozen on January 22, 1988. … Read More

William Corbett

October 26th, 1932 to July 14th, 2011

William J. Chief Corbett, 78, died Thursday, July 14, 2011 in his home. He was born October 26, 1932 in Belle River, Ontario. He married Kathleen M. Kay Dunlavey on September 15, 1956. She preceded him in death on October 23, 2007. Bill was a… Read More

Linda Shepherd

September 8th, 1951 to June 20th, 2011

Linda Marie Langolf Shepherd, 59, of Port Huron Township, passed away Monday, June 20, 2011. Linda was born in Port Huron on September 8, 1951, to parents, Andrew and Charleen Langolf. Our loving daughter, our thoughtful, generous sister and… Read More

Frederick Osmer

August 13th, 1943 to June 18th, 2011

Frederick John Osmer, 67, of Kimball Twp. died Saturday, June 18, 2011. He was born August 13, 1943 and married Dana Marie Kulman on February 22, 1975. Frederick served in Vietnam and was a member of the V.F.W. He worked as a construction… Read More

Dennis P. Smith

September 22nd, 1953 to June 15th, 2011

Fort Gratiot- Dennis P. Smith, 57, of Ft. Gratiot, MI (formerly of Clark, NJ) went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday June 15, 2011. He was born September 22, 1953 in Charleston, WV. He was an employee of Pathmark for over 30 years and active in… Read More

Dennis M. Schieman

December 1st, 1941 to June 15th, 2011

On June 15, 2011, Dennis M.Mike Schieman passed away at his home in North Lakeport, overlooking Lake Huron. He was born six days before Pearl Harbor, December 1 st , 1941, the son of the late Eugene and Margaret Schieman. He lived most of his life… Read More

Waneta M. Reckker

October 22nd, 1929 to June 5th, 2011

Waneta M. Reckker, 81. of Ruby, died June 5, 2011 in Marwood Nursing & Rehab. She was born October 22, 1929 in Yale and has lived here all her life. Waneta married John F. Reckker on January 15, 1963 in Port Huron Township. She was a… Read More

Marguerite J. Wurzel

September 1st, 1916 to May 26th, 2011

Fort Gratiot - Marguerite J (McCullough) Wurzel, 94, died Thursday, May 26, 2011 in her home. She was born September 1, 1916 in London, Ontario. Marguerite and her husband, Ted and 2 daughters moved to Port Huron in 1953. She was a devoted and… Read More

Sarah Bales

July 26th, 1937 to May 21st, 2011

Sarah Jane Augusta Bales, 73, went home to be with the Lord on May 21, 2011. Sarah was born in Peoria, Illinois in July 1937 to Charles and Iola Calvert. Port Huron has been Sarah's home for the past 29 years. Sarah was a lifetime member of… Read More

Lee Ledebuhr

September 9th, 1919 to May 20th, 2011

Capac Lee Ledebuhr, 91, died May 20, 2011 in his home with his family by his side. He was born September 9, 1919 in Capac. He married Norma Kampe on September 17, 1941. She died March 30, 2011. Lee was a dairy farmer and operated his family… Read More

George Cavis

October 12th, 1934 to May 18th, 2011

George N. Cavis, 76, died Wednesday, May 18, 2011 in Port Huron Hospital. He was born October 12, 1934 in Manari, Greece. George came to the U.S. In 1951 and began working for his Uncle George at Unique Grill. He opened Cavis Grill in 1960 and… Read More

Pete E. Garijo

July 22nd, 1937 to May 17th, 2011

Pete E. Garijo, 73, of Kimball, MI died May 17, 2011 in his home. He was born July 22, 1937 in Pamplona, Spain and has lived in the Blue Water area since 1973. He married Judith A. Schlautmann on October 10, 1964 in Bronson, MI. Pete served in… Read More

William F. Gaffney

December 12th, 1921 to May 12th, 2011

William F. Gaffney, 89, of Kimball, died Thursday, May 12, 2011 in his home following a long illness. He was born December 12, 1921 on the family farm in Smiths Creek and has been a lifelong area resident. Bill married the love of his life,… Read More

Robert D. Falk

May 11th, 1921 to May 10th, 2011

Robert D. Falk, 89, of Port Huron, died May 10, 2011 one day before his 90 th birthday. He was born May 11, 1921 in Port Huron son of the late Andrew and Wilhelmina (Schmidt) Falk. Bob married Jane Thornton. She preceded him in death on June… Read More

Wanda Louise Curtis

May 6th, 1924 to May 8th, 2011

Clyde Wanda Louise Curtis, 87, went to be with the Lord on Mother's Day, May 8, 2011, in Port Huron Hospital surrounded by her family. She was born May 6, 1924 in Port Huron to the late Allen and Gladys McLane. She married Norman L. Curtis on… Read More

Frederick Scott Best

September 22nd, 1949 to May 6th, 2011

Frederick Scott Best was born September 22, 1949 in Port Huron, MI and died peacefully in his home on May 6, 2011. He retired from Grand Trunk Western Railroad as a conductor. Fred served his country honorably as a U.S. Marine in Vietnam and he… Read More

Robert R. Almanza

January 20th, 1948 to May 1st, 2011

Robert R. Almanza, 63, of Port Huron, died Sunday, May 1, 2011 in Mercy Hospital. He was born January 20, 1948 in Port Huron and was a life long resident. Robert was a 1967 graduate of Port Huron Catholic High School. He was a member of… Read More

Frederick Allen

January 12th, 1950 to April 20th, 2011

Frederick M. Allen, 61, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 in Port Huron Hospital, surrounded by his family. He was born January 12, 1950 in Port Huron. He married Mi Kyong Sin on October 5, 1979 in Louisana. Fred retired… Read More

Charles Maes

November 10th, 1948 to April 20th, 2011

Charles W. Maes, 62, died Wednesday, April 20, 2011 as the result of an automobile accident. He was born November 10, 1948 in Port Huron. He married Lisa K. Parrish on June 21, 1969 in Port Huron. Charles retired from the New Haven Foundry in… Read More