Obituaries

Delores A. Farmer

Delores A. Farmer

Oct 29, 2011

Delores A. Farmer, 81, died on Saturday October29, 2011 at the Henry Ford Macomb Hospital. She was born on July 21, 1930 in Racine, Wisconsin. Daughter of Walter and Ruth Bailey. Mrs. Farmer loved to go shopping at Meijer, do cross word puzzles, and especially loved to garden. Mrs. Farmer is survived by her son Joseph Edwards of Romeo,...

Hoyt Jones

Hoyt Jones

Oct 28, 2011

Hoyt Jones age 81 of Oxford passed away in Florida on October 28, 2011. Hoyt was born in Swannanoa, North Carolina on November 3, 1929. Hoyt married Marie Feldpausch on May 5, 1951. He worked at General Dynamics doing Quality Control for 27 years. His passion was for Golfing and loved to do it. Hoyt is survived by his...

Erwin R. Hahn

Erwin R. Hahn

Oct 15, 2011

Erwin R. Hahn, age 93, a lifelong Romeo area resident, passed away on Saturday, October 15, 2011 at Beaumont Hospital in Troy. Erwin was born at the family farm in Armada Township on September 8, 1918, the son of William and Emilie (Zielesch) Hahn. He married the former Florence Sanford-Smith in 1948 and she preceded him in death on...

Calvin F. Welch

Calvin F. Welch

Oct 13, 2011

Calvin F. Welch, age 85, a lifelong Romeo area resident, passed away on Thursday, October 13, 2011 at the Village Rehabilitation & Care Community in Armada, MI. Calvin was born May 12, 1926 in Romeo, MI., the son of Allen and Mary (Upleger) Welch. He married the former Nyla Fox in 1947 in Romeo. Calvin retired from Chrysler Motor...

James N. Strehl

James N. Strehl

Oct 13, 2011

James N. Strehl age 69, a 22 year resident of Washington Township passed away on Thursday October 13, 2011 at Henry Ford Macomb Hospital in Clinton Township Michigan. James was born on June 27, 1942 in Detroit Michigan, the son of Paul and Sophie (Thomas) Strehl. James married Marianna on June 27, 1964. James worked at General Motors as...

Nancy J. Johnson

Nancy J. Johnson

Oct 12, 2011

Nancy J. Johnson, age 71, a 16 year resident of Allenton, and formerly from Sterling Heights, passed away on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. Nancy was born March 25, 1940 in Negaunee, MI., the daughter of Charles and Sigrid (Kurtti) Jurmu. She married Jack Johnson in 1960 in Negaunee, MI., and he preceded her...

Betty M. White

Betty M. White

Oct 8, 2011

Betty M. White, age 81, a 60 year resident of Romeo, passed away on Saturday, October 8, 2011 at her home. Betty was born July 12, 1930 in Torbay, Newfoundland, Canada, the daughter of William and Margherita (Bradbury) Martin. She married William White in 1950 in St John’s, Newfoundland. Betty was active in the Romeo area her whole life....

Dylan Shane Capwell

Dylan Shane Capwell

Oct 1, 2011

Dylan Shane Capwell, age 33, passed away in Lewisburg, Tennessee on Saturday, October 1, 2011. Dylan grew up in Romeo and attended Romeo High School. He loved to cook, listen to music, boating & tubing, and bon fires with family & friends. Dylan touched the lives of everyone he knew. He had a smile that was contagious and a...

Roy "Junior" Borowski

Roy "Junior" Borowski

Sep 26, 2011

Roy Ronald (Junior) Borowski, age 69, a lifelong Ray Township resident, passed away on Monday, September 26, 2011 at Henry Ford Macomb Hospital in Clinton Township. Junior was born September 19, 1942 in Mt Clemens, the son of Roy and Mary (Jachimowicz) Borowski. Junior graduated from Armada High School in 1960 and then went to trade school to become...

Jackie D. Herfert

Jackie D. Herfert

Sep 26, 2011

Jacqueline D. “Jackie” Herfert, age 79, a 42 year resident of Washington Township, passed away on Monday, September 26, 2011 at the Shelby Nursing Center. Jackie was born October 17, 1931 in Detroit, the daughter of Don and Gertrude (Huber) Ferguson. She married William Herfert in Mt Clemens in 1968. Jackie worked as a bingo organizer for the Kidney...

Louis W. Tisch

Louis W. Tisch

Sep 25, 2011

Louis W. Tisch, Jr., age 74, a 42 year resident of the Romeo area, passed away on Sunday, September 25, 2011 at the Medi-Lodge Nursing Facility in Yale, MI. Louis was born August 20, 1937 in Muskegon, MI., the son of Louis W. Sr. and Elizabeth (Faketty) Tisch. Louis, along with his family were owner/founder of the D &...

Flora L. George

Flora L. George

Sep 16, 2011

Flora L. George, age 88, a 30 year resident of Kalkaska, and formerly from Romeo, passed away on Friday, September 16, 2011 at the Medi-Lodge Nursing Facility in Port Huron. Flora was born February 21, 1923 in Romeo, the daughter of Louis and & May (Phillips) Stuart. She married Merle George and he preceded her in death on November...

Jean M. Schocke

Jean M. Schocke

Sep 11, 2011

Jean M. Schocke, age 92, a lifelong Romeo resident, passed away on Sunday, September 11, 2011 at the Romeo Continuing Care Center. Jean was born May 16, 1919 in Romeo, the daughter of Horace and Margaret (Shivley) Walker. Jean married James Schocke in Toledo, Ohio on July 6, 1940 and he preceded her in death in 1978. She was...

Jack S. Adkins

Jack S. Adkins

Sep 1, 2011

Jack S. Adkins, age 79, a 42 year resident of Romeo and formerly from Detroit, passed away on Thursday, September 1, 2011 at Crittenton Hospital in Rochester Hills, Michigan. Jack was born March 31, 1932 in Roanoke, Virginia, the son of James S. and Bessie (Stinson) Adkins. He married the former Maria Guimond on November 15, 1952 at St....

Theodore Joseph Czajka

Theodore Joseph Czajka

Aug 15, 2011

Theodore J. Czajka, age 86, a 52 year resident of Romeo and formerly from Detroit, passed away on Monday, August 15, 2011 at his home. Theodore was born December 29, 1924 in Detroit, the son of Stanley and Anna (Obloy) Czajka. He married the former Violet Hobrzyk on January 26, 1948 and she preceded him in death 1983. Theodore...

Eva Aspiranti

Eva Aspiranti

Aug 13, 2011

Eva Aspiranti, age 97, a 6 year resident of Oakland Township and formerly from the Waterford, MI., area, passed away on Saturday, August 13, 2011 at Crittenton Hospital in Rochester Hills, MI. Eva was born October 22, 1913 in Detroit, the daughter of Phil and Marie (Fodale) Badalmenti. Eva married Anthony Aspiranti in 1928 and he preceded her in...

Barbara L. Salamasick

Barbara L. Salamasick

Aug 11, 2011

Barbara L. Salamasick, age 84, a 22 year resident of Prescott, MI., and formerly from Romeo, passed away on Thursday, August 11, 2011 at St Mary’s Hospital in Saginaw, MI. Barbara was born January 4, 1927 in Romeo, MI., the daughter of Frank and Edrie (Waite) Hamilton. Barbara worked as a health care worker for many years at the...

Peggy Jo Miller

Peggy Jo Miller

Aug 7, 2011

Peggy Jo Miller, age 59, a 25 year resident of Romeo and formerly from the Mt Clemens, MI. area, passed away on Sunday, August 7, 2011 at Henry Ford Macomb Hospital in Clinton Township. PeggyJo was born November 21, 1951 in Detroit, the daughter of Russell and Rena (Malbouef) Hanselman. She married Bruce Miller on May 11, 1984. PeggyJo...

Dorothey L. Peters

Dorothey L. Peters

Aug 2, 2011

Dorothey L. Peters, age 74, a 60 year resident of Romeo, passed away on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at Henry Ford Macomb Hospital. Dorothy was born January 6, 1937 in Detroit, the daughter of Raoul and Alice (King) Caron. She married Gary G. Peters on June 8, 1957 at St Clement Catholic Church, Romeo. Dorothy worked for George VanHoutte...

John Sherman Bishop

John Sherman Bishop

Jul 31, 2011

John Sherman Bishop, age 85, a lifelong Almont area resident passed away at his home Sunday morning, July 31, 2011, after suffering a severe stroke. John was born in Almont on March 24, 1926. He was the son of Leon T. and Emma (Borland) Bishop. John raised his family on the farm property which the Bishop family has owned...