Charles H. Minton
Nov. 3, 1917-Aug. 7, 2000
Services were held this afternoon for retired hi-lo driver Charles H. Minton, 82, of Monroe, who died at 6:08 p.m. Monday at Mercy Memorial Hospital emergency room.
The Rev. Randy Pierce officiated. Burial was in Roselawn Memorial Park, LaSalle. Rupp Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Surviving are his wife; four daughters, Mrs. Lewis (Barbara) Russell, Mrs. Eddie (Gwenda) Pierce, Mrs. Robert (Blauma) Langford and Mrs. Darrell (Karen) Bezeau, all of Monroe; 12 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren, and a great-great-grandchild.
Nadine Dennis
Jan. 19, 1926-Aug. 9, 2000
Retired Ida Public Schools teacher Nadine Dennis, 74, of Monroe died at 9:40 a.m. Wednesday at Mercy Memorial Hospital. She had been ill for three years.
Friends may call from 5 to 9 tonight and from noon to 9 p.m. Friday at Cover Funeral Home, Dundee, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday. The Rev. Jacqueline Holdsworth, co-pastor of St. Paul United Methodist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in London Cemetery, London Township.
Surviving are her husband; two sons, James and Larry (Pam), both of Monroe; a daughter, Mrs. Julius (Joan) Fisher of Monroe; 11 grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren.
Geraldine M. Robinson
April 22, 1905-Aug. 7, 2000
POINT PLACE, Ohio - Former medical secretary Geraldine M. Robinson, 95, of Point Place, formerly of Monroe, died Monday at Heartland of Holly Glenn, Toledo.
There will be no visitation. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Roselawn Memorial Park, LaSalle. The Rev. Todd Petty, pastor of Point Place United Church of Christ, will officiate. Jasin Funeral Home, Toledo, was in charge of arrangements.
Surviving is a foster brother, George Lajiness of Monroe.
John H. (Joe) Yeater
July 21, 1921-Aug. 9, 2000
WHITEFORD TOWNSHIP - John H. (Joe) Yeater, 79, of Whiteford Township died Wednesday after a short illness.
Friends may call from 2 to 9 today at Tagsold Funeral Home, Blissfield, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, conducted by members of Blissfield Post 10912, Veterans of Foreign Wars. Burial will be in Deerfield Cemetery, Deerfield, where graveside services will be held by Blissfield Post 10912, VFW.
Surviving are two sons, George (Barbara) Armistead Sr. and Raybon (Dorothy) Armistead; four daughters, Doris Ann Dusseau, Judy (Carl) Wardinski, Karen (Nick) Paplcure and Diane (Randy) Shields; five brothers, Charles and William Yeater and Virgil, Wayne and Duane Barber; a sister, Helena Alberts; 16 grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren.
Mary E. Neal
Dec. 14, 1912-Aug. 10, 2000
Retired teacher Mary E. Neal, 87, of Monroe died at 3:40 p.m. Thursday at Mercy Memorial Hospital. She had been seriously ill for 10 days.
Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday and from noon to 9 p.m. Sunday at Rupp Funeral Home. She will lie in state from 10 until services at 11 a.m. Monday at Monroe Christian Missionary Alliance Church. The Rev. Terrance Smith, pastor of the church, will officiate. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park, LaSalle.
Surviving are three sons, Ralph S., Daniel C. (Carole) and David S. (Nancy), all of Monroe; three daughters, Rachel L. Godek of Richmond, Linda D. (Wymer) Sharpe of Monroe and Elaine J. Neal of Clemmons, N.C.; two sisters, Bertha Cameron and Doris Drew, both of Bangor, Maine; 24 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren, and 16 step-great-grandchildren.
Shirley E. Labadie
Dec. 31, 1932-Aug. 11, 2000
LASALLE - Shirley E. Labadie, 67, of LaSalle, a former bus driver for Monroe Public Schools for 13 years, died at 1:41 p.m. Friday in Mercy Memorial Hospital, Monroe, following a lengthy illness. She was seriously ill for nine days.
Friends may call from 1 to 9 p.m. Sunday in the Allore Funeral Home, Monroe. She will lie in state Monday from 1 p.m. until services at 2 in the First Presbyterian Church with the Reverends Dean and Ellen McGormley, co-pastors, officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park, LaSalle.
She is survived by one son, Scott (Dorothy) of LaSalle and two grandchildren.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents and one son, Mark, in 1966.
Laura V. Lewis
Feb. 18, 1917-Aug. 10, 2000
Laura V. Lewis, 83, of Monroe and formerly of Temperance, died of natural causes at 10:41 p.m. Thursday in the Frenchtown Nursing Care Center. She had been in poor health since October, 1991.
Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Sunday in the Farnham Funeral Home, Temperance, where services will be at 11 a.m. Monday. Pastor Kenneth Steffes from the Luna Pier Baptist Church will officiate and burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park, LaSalle.
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Tanya Balhorn of Erie; one brother, Fred Shires Jr. of Circleville, Ohio; two sisters, Helen Davis of Columbus, Ohio, and Dorothy Berry of Florida; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by one son, Joseph Hartman II; two sisters and two great-grandchildren.
Deborah G. Zmijewski
June 3, 1954-Aug. 10, 2000
The poor and destitute of Monroe County have lost a dear friend.
Debbie G. Zmijewski, director of the United Way's First Call for Help who helped "thousands" of low-income and homeless people for the past 13 years, died Thursday afternoon in her Toledo home after a long battle with cancer.
She was 46.
Friends may call from noon to 8 p.m. Sunday in the David R. Jasin Funeral Home, 5300 Summit St., Point Place, Ohio, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday with the Rev. Gary L. Rader officiating. A private burial is planned.
Born June 3, 1954, in Erie, she was the daughter of James and Mary Berry and formerly lived in Temperance. She married Daniel Zmijewski.
In addition to her husband of Toledo and her parents of Erie, she is survived by one son, Dennis Stark of Toledo; one daughter, Jamie (Jerry) Polland of Monroe; one stepson, Brian Zmijewski of Germany; three stepdaughters, Lea (Scott) McIntire of Toledo; Ginger (Izzy) Boone of Middletown, Ohio, and Misty (Tim) Zmijewski; three sisters, Kathy (Jim Lucas) Yoakum, Linda (Steve) Vaughn and Pam (Mike) Blankenship, and seven grandchildren.
John P. Flaws
Dec. 7, 1933-Aug. 12, 2000
SOMERSET - John P. Flaws, 66, of Somerset, a former Monroe resident and the father of Mrs. Robert (Cynthia) Goethals of Monroe, died at 12:55 a.m. Saturday in his home following a lengthy illness.
There will be no visitation. His body will be donated to the University of Michigan Medical School. A memorial service will be held later at St. Rita Catholic Church in Clark Lake. The Brown-Van Hemert Funeral Home in Addison is in charge of arrangements.
In addition to his wife at home and his daughter of Monroe, he is survived by three sons, John of Bradenton, Fla.; Dennis of Toledo and Bryan of Somerset; four daughters, Joan (Greg) David of Knoxville, Tenn.; Bonnie (Sam) Moore of Howe, Ind.; Ann of LaGrange, Ind., and Karyn of Somerset; three brothers, James of Rialto, Calif.; Robert of Frostproof, Fla., and Gerald of Canton; two sisters, Barbara (Thomas) Jordon of Kettering, Ohio, and Estelle (Robert) Whaley of Flushing; 16 grandchildren and one great-grandson.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Earl.
Virginia G. Spencer
Nov. 4, 1923-Aug. 12, 2000
MILAN - Virginia G. Spencer, 76, of Milan, died Saturday at Arbor Hospice, Ann Arbor.
Friends may call from 5 to 9 today and from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Ochalek-Stark Funeral Home, where the rosary will be prayed at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home and at 11 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. The Rev. John Bosco will officiate. Burial will be in Marble Park Cemetery.
Surviving are her husband; a son, David W. Crise of Lakewood, Colo.; a daughter, Dianna (Ronald) Hatto of Fort Myers, Fla.; two sisters, Grace Hanson of Milan and Margaret Wilson of Wheatridge, Colo.; two grandchildren, and three great-grandchldren.
Willard B. Newby
July 12, 1923-Aug. 12, 2000
Services have been set for Willard B. Newby, 77, of Monroe, who died at 6:07 p.m. Saturday at Mercy Memorial Hospital emergency room. He had been in declining health for two years.
Friends may call from 7 to 9 tonight at the Monroe location of Bennett Funeral Home, where services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday. The Rev. S. Alan Duce, pastor of Church of the Nazarene, will officiate. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery, under the auspices of Monroe Post 1138, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Surviving are his wife; a son, Willard E. of Monroe; a daughter, Marguerite Gozdowski of Monroe; a sister, Esther Bettinger of Toledo; a grandchild, and two great-grandchildren.
Betty R. Jernigan
Feb. 15, 1932-Aug. 14, 2000
Services have been set for Betty R. Jernigan, 68, of Monroe, who died at 5 a.m. Monday at Mercy Memorial Nursing Care Center. She had been ill since May.
Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Rupp Funeral Home, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday. The Rev. James Jacobs, chaplain at Mercy Memorial Hospital, will officiate. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park, LaSalle.
Surviving are a son, Teddy M. (Judy) of Monroe; two daughters, Dawn Hewitt of Rock Hill, S.C. and Bridget Buffone of St. Mary, Ga.; four brothers, John of Chillhowie, Va., Charles of Saltville, VA., Bobbie of Petersburg, Va. and Donald of Marshfield, Mass.; seven sisters, Polly Sue Wooard of Cleveland, Tenn., Dorothy Clear of Broudford, Va., Ruby Olinger and Mary Carter, both of Saltville, and Shirley Olinger, Brenda Hancock and Carol Davis, all of Marion, Va., and six grandchildren.
Marian L. Biccum
June 16, 1916-Aug. 14, 2000
MAYBEE - Services have been set for Marian L. Biccum, 84, of Maybee, who died at 1:25 a.m. Monday at Beach Nursing Home, where she had been for two months.
Friends may call from 6 to 9 tonight and from 2 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Liedel Funeral Home, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday. The Rev. John Tibai, pastor of Maybee Congregational Christian Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Northside Cemetery.
Surviving are two sons, Richard of Maybee and Don of Monroe; a daughter, Mrs. James (Judy) Heiden of Brantford, Ontario; a twin brother, Owen of Farmington Hills; a sister, June Wendt of Livonia, and five grandchildren.
Raven Antoinette Eby
May 10, 1997-Sept. 23, 2000
MAYBEE - Services have been set for Raven Antoinette Eby, 3-year-old daughter of Thomas and Valerie (Bruck) Eby of Maybee, who died at 11:52 p.m. Saturday at Mercy Memorial Hospital emergency room, Monroe. She had suffered from medical problems since birth.
Friends may call from 6 to 9 tonight at Liedel Funeral Home, where a scripture service will be held at 7 tonight. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home and at 10:30 at St. Joseph Catholic Church. The Rev. Michael Malawy, pastor of the church, will officiate. Burial will be in the church's cemetery.
In addition to her parents, she is survived by seven sisters, Stephanie, Catherine, Kimberly, Anastasia, Alexandra, Rose and Zalonya, and four grandparents, Shirley Eby of Monroe, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Earhart of Carleton and Arthur Bruck of Texas.
Elizabeth Barron
Aug. 30, 1918-Sept. 30, 2000
Elizabeth Barron, 82, of Monroe, co-owner of the former Rushlow's Store in Monroe, died at 7:38 a.m. Saturday at Medilodge in Monroe following a lengthy illness.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday at the Allore Funeral Home, Monroe, where services will be at 2 Monday with the Rev. William Fisher, OSFS, pastor of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Monroe, officiating. Burial will be at Roselawn Memorial Park, LaSalle.
Surviving are one brother, Peter Oak Jr. of Greenville, S.C.; three sisters, Mrs. Pauline Porter of Monroe, Mrs. James (Dorothy) Bett-Yardley of Pennsylvania and Mrs. William (Emily) Davis of Hilton Head, S.C.; one special niece, Linda Cawood of Monroe, and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents and one sister.
Darrell (Bud) Francis Jr.
Feb. 8, 1944-Oct. 10, 2000
Darrell (Bud) Francis Jr. 56, of Monroe, former president of Bush Heating and Cooling, died at 7:18 a.m. Tuesday in his home. He had been in poor health for a year.
Friends may call from 1 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Rupp Funeral Home, where a memorial service will be held at 9:30 a.m. Friday. The Rev. Terrence Kerner, pastor of St. John Catholic Church, will officiate. Cremation has taken place.
Surviving are his wife; his father of Monroe; two stepdaughters, Gael Pero of Monroe and Kelli (Matt) Tuller of Ida; his sister; five grandchildren, and a great-grandchild.
Diana Prater
April 20, 1954-Oct. 10, 2000
Services have been set for Diana Prater, 46, of Monroe, who died at 9:08 p.m. Tuesday at Mercy Memorial Hospital. She had been ill since June, 1999.
Friends may call from 10 a.m. Friday at Rupp Funeral Home until services at 2 p.m. The Rev. James Jacobs, chaplain at Mercy Memorial Hospital, will officiate. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park, LaSalle.
Surviving are her husband; her father; a son, Jerry D. Prater Jr. of Monroe; three daughters, Renay Anger of Monroe, Mrs. Mark (Rhonda) Elliott of Columbus, Ohio, and Jennifer Prater of Monroe; a brother, Harold (Katy) Patton of Columbus, Ohio; a sister, Mrs. Ernie (Karla) Bukovitz of Monroe, and two grandchildren.
Alice J. Poupard
Jan. 6, 1934-Oct. 13, 2000
IDA -- Funeral services have been set for Alice J. Poupard, 66, of Ida, who died Friday morning at Mercy Memorial Hospital.
Friends may call from 7 to 9 tonight and noon to 9 p.m. Sunday at the Capaul Funeral Home, Ida, where a Scripture service will be held at 8 p.m. Sunday. Prayers will be offered at the funeral home at 9:30 a.m. Monday and funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Ida. Rev. John LaCasse will officiate. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Ida.
Born Jan. 6, 1934 in Toledo, Ohio, she was the daughter of Ruben and Rose (Dunn) Thompson. She married George J.E. Poupard on June 9, 1962 in Monroe. She worked for 15 years in housekeeping at Flower Memorial Hospital, Sylvania, Ohio.
Surviving are her husband; two sons, Bill Stover of Stoney Ridge, Ohio, and Ronald Poupard of Port Clinton, Ohio; three daughters, Mrs. Dennis (Irene) Huffman of Georgia, Mrs. Dennis (Jamie) Rzeska of Knoxville, Tenn., and Mrs. Michael (Haylea) Turrill of Ida; two brothers, Robert of Flat Rock and Junior; a sister, Margaret Bryant of Grayling, Mich.; eight grandchildren, and a great-grandchild.
Sister Loretta Mary LaPointe, IHM
Nov. 15, 1908-Oct. 16, 2000
Sister Loretta Mary LaPointe, Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, 91, died Monday at IHM Health Care Center, where she had been for several months.
Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at IHM Motherhouse at St. Mary Center, where a memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at 10 a.m. at the center. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery on the Motherhouse campus. Rupp Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Surviving is a brother, Leonard of Erie.
Michale Dale Gibson
Jan. 11, 1957-Oct. 23, 2000
LEWISTON - Michale Dale Gibson, 43, of Lewiston, formerly of South Rockwood, died Wednesday in an automobile accident in Elmer Township.
Friends may call from 1 to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Orr Funeral Home, Mio, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday. The Rev. John Maynard, Mr. Gibson's brother-in-law, will officiate. Burial will be in Kittle Cemetery, Mio.
Surviving are his father of Lewiston; his mother, Willoree Deleary of Superior, Wis.; a daughter, Megan Lynn Gibson of Ida; five sisters, Glenda Gibson of Superior, Wis., Sondra Green of Atlanta, Mich., Teresa Hamilton of Flat Rock, Connie Chiarelli of Flat Rock and Kim Maynard of Superior, and a grandfather, Bill Edwards.
William P. Estes
Dec. 14, 1941 - Oct. 20, 2000
FLAT ROCK - William P. Estes, 58, of Flat Rock died at 3:20 a.m. Friday in Mercy Memorial hospital where he'd been since Saturday.
Friends may call from 1 to 9 p.m. Sunday at John Molnar Funeral Home Inc., Brownstown, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday. The Rev. Terry Cashmer, Christ the King Lutheran Church, Southgate, will officiate. Burial will be in Lone Oak Cemetery, Lewisburg, Tenn.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Williams is survived by his parents, of Lewisburg, Tenn.; a son, Todd of Aurora, Ill.; a daughter, Mrs. Bryan (Tammy) Staub of Plymouth; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Tom (Lisa) Lewis of Wyandotte, and Holly Asher of Carleton; a brother Ronnie of Tennessee; two grandsons, Cody and Colin Staub of Plymouth, and a grandmother, Birdie Mae Bennett of Lewisburg, Tenn.
Loretta R. DiCarlo
April 15, 1909-Oct. 30, 2000
Loretta R. DiCarlo, 91, of Monroe died at 1:15 pm. Monday in her home.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Mary Catholic Church. The Rev. John LaCasse, pastor of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Ida, will officiate. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery in Monroe. Rupp Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Surviving are a daughter, Marie M. Tyburski of Ludlow, Mass.; a half-brother, Louis of Florida; two half-sisters, Ida M. Zimmerman and Alvena M. Milhouse, both of Monroe, and two grandsons.
James Lawrence Braden
Nov. 7, 1928-Oct. 31, 2000
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - James Lawrence Braden, 71, of Knoxville, who has siblings in Monroe, died Tuesday in his home.
Friends may call from 7 to 9 tonight at Coffey Funeral Home, Tazewell, Tenn. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Taylor Grove Baptist Church, Sharpes Chapel, Tenn. The Rev. Johnny Robinson will officiate. Burial will be in Taylor Grove Cemetery, Sharpes Chapel.
Surviving are a son; a brother, Tilmon of Monroe, and five sisters, including Cosette Weaver and Mae Crutchfield, both of Monroe.
Howard Thoma
Howard V. Thoma, 79, a Navy veteran and one of the area's last survivors of the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941 and a 38-year employee of Consumers Energy's J.R. Whiting Plant in Luna Pier, died at 2:15 p.m. Wednesday at Mercy Memorial Hospital, where he had been for five days. Prior to that, he had lived at the Lutheran Home for one year.
There will be no visitation and cremation is planned. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the First Presbyterian Church, Monroe, of which he was a member. Reverends Dean and Ellen McGormley, co-pastors, will officiate. Burial of his remains will take place at 10 a.m. Friday at Roselawn Memorial Park, LaSalle. Members of Monroe Post 1138, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Color Guard, will officiate.
In addition to his wife at home, he is survived by three sons, Scott (Diane) and Rick, both of Monroe, and Timothy of Toledo; one daughter, Sue (Larry) Larkins of Monroe; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Troy Alan Koons
Aug. 10, 1963-Nov. 1, 2000
Troy Alan Koons, 37, of Monroe died Wednesday in his home. The cause of death is pending investigation by medical examiner.
Friends may call from 5 to 9 tonight at Allore Funeral Home, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday. The Rev. Terrance M. Smith, pastor of Monroe Christian and Missionary Alliance Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park, LaSalle.
Surviving are his father of Monroe; a son, Alan of Newport; a daughter, Tonya Koons of Newport, and two brothers, Randy of Wyandotte and Kip of Detroit.
Bertha E. Sink
Nov. 10, 1904-Oct. 6, 2000
ASH FLAT, Ark. - Bertha E. Sink, 95, of Ash Flat, formerly of Dundee, died Oct. 6 at Eastern Ozarks Regional Health System, Cherokee Village, Ark.
No services have been planned. Tri-County's Cherokee Chapel, Hardy, Ark., was in charge of arrangements.
Surviving are a son, Jack Stull of Traverse City; a daughter, Laura Addy of Cherokee Village, Ark.; five grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren, and a great-great-grandchild.
Nicholas J. Heller
Nov. 17, 1913-Oct. 20, 2000
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Nicholas J. Heller, 86, of Fort Myers, formerly of Monroe County, died Oct. 20.
Cremation has taken place, and burial was in Our Lady of Light Catholic Church's Memorial Garden. Walter Shikany Funeral Home, Bonita Springs, Fla., was in charge of arrangements.
Surviving are his wife; a son, Dale Beaubien of Naples, Fla.; two daughters, Diane Cote of Midland and Mrs. John (Jean) Britton of Tecumseh; a sister, Lillian McKee of Leesburg, Fla.; six grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
