Elizabeth M. (Swinkey) Carr
08/4/2004
Oct. 3, 1920-Aug. 3, 2004
Elizabeth M. (Swinkey) Carr, 83, of Monroe died at 1 p.m. Tuesday in her home.
Friends may call from 1 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Rupp Funeral Home. She will lie in state from 9 until services at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Michael Catholic Church. The Rev. Oliver Rafferty will officiate. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park, LaSalle.
Born Oct. 3, 1920, in Monroe, she was the daughter of Charles and Ida (Schmidt) Teal. She married Frank J. Swinkey April 29, 1939, in Napoleon, Ohio. He died July 25, 1988. She married Stanley Carr June 30, 1990. He died Sept. 15, 1995.
Surviving are a son, William A. (Loretta) Swinkey of Monroe; two grandchildren, and a great-grandchild.
Violet Audrey Marlow
08/4/2004
June 16, 1923-Aug. 4, 2004
Violet Audrey Marlow, 81, of Monroe died at 5:38 this morning at Mercy Memorial Hospital.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Rupp Funeral Home, where services will be held at noon Friday. The Rev. James Jacobs, chaplain of Mercy Memorial Hospital, will officiate. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery.
Born June 16, 1923, in Gibson Station, Va., she was the daughter of Tillman and Glennie (Brasher) Sutton. She married Thomas Marlow March 29, 1936. He died March 19, 1958.
Surviving are two sons, Thomas (Geraldine) of Louisville, Ky., and Terry (Kathy) of Monroe; three daughters, Audrey (Henry) Gadoury and Louise (Fred) Daniel, both of LaFollette, Tenn., and Colleen (William) Scott of Sebree, Ky.; two brothers, Charlton Lankford and Lonnie Lankford, both of Hopkinsville, Ky.; a sister, Mary (Mike) Wilson of Sebree; 10 grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.
Bobby Dean Bankston
08/4/2004
Feb. 4, 1957-Aug. 2, 2004
Bobby Dean Bankston, 47, of Monroe died of natural causes at 11:26 p.m. Monday in his home.
Friends may call from 10 a.m. until services at 2 p.m. Friday at Bacarella Funeral Home. The Rev. James Jacobs, chaplain of Mercy Memorial Hospital, will officiate. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park, LaSalle.
Born Feb. 4, 1957, in Toledo, he was the son of Lester M. and Irene G. (Scott) Bankston. He married Brenda J. Shackleford Nov. 29, 1980, in Monroe.
Surviving are his wife; a son, Bobby D. II of Monroe; two daughters, Raven L. (Joshua) Miller of Luna Pier and Candy A. Muniz of Monroe; three grandchildren, and a great-grandchild.
Billy M. Aldridge
08/4/2004
Billy M. Aldridge, 78, of Monroe died at 9:05 p.m. Tuesday at Mercy Memorial Hospital.
Services are pending at Bacarella Funeral Home.
Walter (Babe) Nidek
08/4/2004
TEMPERANCE - Walter (Babe) Nidek, 85, of Temperance died this morning at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Toledo.
Services are pending at Bedford Funeral Chapel.
Evelyn D. Watson
08/7/2004
Aug. 4, 1932-Aug. 5, 2004
MAYBEE - Evelyn D. Watson, 72, of Maybee died Thursday at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor.
Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Stark Funeral Service's Moore Memorial Chapel, Ypsilanti, where family hour will take place from 7 to 8 p.m. Sunday. Friends also may call from 10 until services at 11 a.m. Monday at Milan Free Methodist Church. The Rev. Delbert Gregory will officiate. Burial will be in London Township Cemetery.
Born Aug. 4, 1932, in Judsonia, Ark., she was the daughter of Bumpkin and Bertha (Hawkins) Bowman. She married Clarence Ozias Davis July 15, 1950.
Surviving are nine children, a sister, 28 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Floyd H. Stihler
08/7/2004
Aug. 30, 1917-Aug. 5, 2004
Floyd Harold Stihler, 86, of Monroe died at 8:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor. He had been ill for eight years and seriously ill for six weeks.
Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Allore Funeral Home, where services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday. The Rev. Evans Bentley, of St. Paul's United Methodist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Northside Cemetery, Maybee.
Born Aug. 30, 1917, in Detroit, he was the son of Henry and Hattie (Luitje) Stihler.
Surviving is a sister, Violet (Ed) Fairchild of Monroe.
Alan Gene Pfund
08/7/2004
Aug. 17, 1948-Aug. 4, 2004
HESPERIA, Calif. - Alan Gene Pfund, 55, of Hesperia, formerly of Monroe, died Wednesday at Loma Linda Veterans Administration Hospital, Loma Linda, Calif., following a long illness.
Tillman Riverside Mortuary, Riverside, Calif., is in charge of arrangements.
Born Aug. 17, 1948, in Monroe, he was the son of Elson and Betty Pfund. He married Loan Tran.
Surviving are his wife; his mother, Betty Babcock; two brothers, Leo Pfund and Richard Rutkowski, and three sisters, Joy (Doug) Mehki, Linda Adams and Alice Noss.
Lydia Laura Leibold
08/7/2004
Oct. 31, 1924-Aug. 5, 2004
HALE - Services have been set for Lydia Laura Leibold, 79, of Hale, formerly of Maybee, who died at 10:25 a.m. Thursday at Alterra of Monroe. She had been in declining health for a year.
Friends may call from 1 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Liedel Funeral Home, Maybee. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home and at 10:30 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Maybee. The Rev. Robert Bauer, pastor of St. Patrick Catholic Church, Carleton, will officiate. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Maybee.
Born Oct. 31, 1924, in Monroe, she was the daughter of Hugo and Greta (Johl) Weyher. She married James Leibold Nov. 14, 1951. He died Dec. 7, 1978.
Surviving are two sisters, Kathleen (Harley) Polley of Bellview, Ohio and Juanita Minick of Virginia.
Russell A. Hitchingham
08/7/2004
May 1, 1914-Aug. 5, 2004
AUGUSTA TOWNSHIP - Russell A. (Red) Hitchingham, 90, of Augusta Township, who has family living in Milan, died Thursday in Augusta Township.
Friends may call from 6 to 9 tonight and 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Ochalek-Stark Funeral Home, Milan. He will lie in state from 10:30 a.m. until services at 11:30 a.m. Monday at Lincoln Community Church. The Rev. Beverly Marr will officiate. Burial will be in Union-Udell Cemetery.
Surviving are his wife, Lela; four sons; two daughters; a sister, Dorothy Smith of Milan; six grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.
Erma Allen
08/7/2004
Nov. 12, 1925-Aug. 5, 2004
Erma Allen, 78, of Monroe died at 4:20 p.m. Thursday at Maplewood Manor.
Friends may call from 1 p.m. Monday at Allore Funeral Home until services at 3 p.m. The Rev. William Fisher, pastor of St. Joseph Catholic Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Oakhurst Cemetery, Whitehall.
Born Nov. 12, 1925, in Whitehall, she was the daughter of William and Katie (Post) Allen.
Frank A. Russell
08/27/2004
April 20, 1918-Aug. 26, 2004
MILAN - Frank A. Russell, 86, of Milan died Thursday morning at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor.
Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday and from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Ochalek-Stark Funeral Home of Milan, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday. The Rev. Kristine Sigal will officiate. Burial will be in Marble Park Cemetery of Milan, under the auspices of Washtenaw County Veterans Honor Guard.
Born April 20, 1918, in Pierre, S.D., he was the son of Harley and Bertha (Frahm) Russell. He married Dorothy Gerdom June 22, 1940, in Taylor. She died April 28, 1992. He married Helen Evans Jan. 2, 1993, in Milan.
Surviving are his wife; three sons, Frank E. (Carole) of Milan and Ray A. (Janice) and Harley E. (Ellen), both of Dundee; a daughter, Lois J. (Kenneth) Tressler of Jeddo; a stepson, Robert Noworyta of Dundee; a stepdaughter, Shirley (Sydney) Rathbone of Florida; 16 grandchildren, and 27 great-grandchildren.
Jerome M. Laboe
08/27/2004
Feb. 27, 1929-Aug. 18, 2004
EASTON, N.H. - Jerome M. Laboe, 75, of Easton, formerly of Monroe, died Aug. 18 at Littleton Regional Hospital, Littleton, N.H.
Services were held Tuesday. Burial was in St. Joseph Cemetery, Bath, N.H. The Lisbon Chapel of Ross Funeral Home, Lisbon, N.H., was in charge of arrangements.
Born Feb. 27, 1929, in Toledo, he was the son of Jerome G. and Agatha (Schnebelt) Laboe. He married Joan Riordan June 23, 1951.
Surviving are his wife; six sons, Michael of Rohnert, Calif., John (Nancy) of Bow, N.H., Christopher (Therese) of Santa Clara, Calif., Kevin (Betsy) of Birmingham, Dennis (Rhonda) of Concord, N.H., and James (Julie) of Northwood, N.H.; two daughters, Kathryn (Ontonio) Silva and Susan (Luigi) Tanzi, both of Rockville, Md.; four brothers, John (Joanne), Thomas (Marilyn) and Mark (Anne), all of Monroe, and Michael of Colorado; a sister, Marie Wyllie of Salem, Ore., and 20 grandchildren.
Estill Caudill
08/27/2004
May 18, 1923-Aug. 26, 2004
MILAN - Estill Caudill, 81, of Milan died Thursday morning following a long illness.
Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday and from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Ochalek-Stark Funeral Home of Milan, where services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday. The Rev. Yvonne Pelton will officiate. Burial will follow in Marble Park Cemetery of Milan.
Born May 18, 1923, in Topmost, Ky., he was the son of Hyhe and Nancy (Waddles) Caudill. He married Altie Hall.
Surviving are his wife; five sons, Lawrence (Imogene) of Topmost, James (Charlotte) of Louisa, Ky., Foster (Kathi) of Paintsville, Ky., Carl R. of Milan and Estill G. of Adrian; six daughters, Florence (Bob) Lay of Onsted, Evelyn (Pete) Smith of Dundee, Emily "Tiny" Straub of Dearborn, Mary Lee Straub of Maybee and Marlene Pritchett and Arlene (Carl) Cooley, both of Milan; three brothers, Ernest (Grace) Caudill of Milan, Elmer (Lena) Hall of South Carolina and Curtis Hall of Dundee; two sisters, Juanita (Vernon) King of Topmost and Judy (Buhl) Thornsbury of Shelby, Ohio; 23 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren, and five great-great-grandchildren.
Susan J. Imo
08/27/2004
Susan J. Imo, 60, of Monroe died at 6:10 p.m. Thursday at Mercy Memorial Hospital.
Services are pending at Rupp Funeral Home.
Thomas J. Hartley
08/27/2004
NEWPORT - Thomas J. Hartley, 81, of Newport died at 1:55 p.m. Thursday in his home.
Services are pending at Rupp Funeral Home, Monroe.
Mary D. Licina
08/27/2004
Mary D. Licina, 94, of Monroe died at 7:13 p.m. Thursday at Mercy Memorial Nursing Center.
Services are pending at Rupp Funeral Home.
Lloyd Ellison
08/27/2004
Lloyd Ellison, 90, of Monroe died at 9:10 p.m. Thursday at Medilodge of Monroe.
Services are pending at Rupp Funeral Home.
Rolland William Lazette
10/9/2004
Jan. 24, 1930-Oct. 8, 2004
Services have been set for Rolland William Lazette, 74, of Monroe, who died Friday at his home. He had been ill for 2� years.
Friends may call 5 to 9 p.m. today and 2 to 9 p.m. Monday at the Allore Funeral Home, where the rosary will be recited at 3:30 p.m. Monday. Prayers will be said at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, followed by Mass of Resurrection at 10 a.m. The Rev. Stephen Rooney, pastor of St. Michael Catholic Church, will officiate. Burial will take place at Roselawn Memorial Park, LaSalle.
Born Jan. 24, 1930 in Monroe, he was the son of Bernard and Andrewina (Biggins) Lazette. He married Margaret Donna Russell on May 8, 1954.
He is survived by his wife; a son, Matt of Monroe; four daughters, Valerie (Charles) Smelcer of Monroe, Rhonda Macheinski of Carleton, Elaine (John) Ang of Ypsilanti and Yvonne (Michael) of Plymouth; four brothers, Roger (Darawn) of Aurora, Colo., Gary of Dundee, and Milton and Donald (Betty), both of Monroe: two sisters, Patricia Neboyskey of Monroe and Maryanne (Darrell) Powell of Dundee; 17 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Muriel Anne Himburg
10/9/2004
Aug. 4, 1926 - Oct. 8, 2004
Services have been set for Muriel Anne Himburg, 78, of Lambertville, who died Friday. She had been ill with Alzheimer's disease.
Friends may visit from 6 to 8 tonight and from 1 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Bedford Funeral Chapel, 8300 Lewis Ave., Temperance, where funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday. The Rev. Gary Rader, spiritual care coordinator for Visiting Nurse Hospice, will officiate. Interment
will take place at Lambertville Cemetery.
Born Aug. 4, 1926, in Melrose, Mass., she was the daughter of Paul and Angeline (Loan) Watson. She married Wilmer J. Himburg Dec. 21, 1944, in Melrose. He died in 1989.
Surviving is a daughter, Marlene (Dan Wiederhold) Sterling of Lambertville.
Clarence O. (Pete) Wooley
10/9/2004
May 21, 1946-Oct. 7, 2004
Services have been set for Clarence O. (Pete) Wooley, 58, of Monroe, who died at home Thursday. He was ill for a year.
Friends may call from 1 until services at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Rupp Funeral Home. The Rev. Lawrence Detruf, pastor of First Church of God, will officiate.
Born May 21, 1946 in Lawrence County, Arkansas, he was the son of Jesse A. and Velma (McEleresh) Wooley. He married Tamara K. Beck on Aug. 30, 1986 in Monroe.
Suriving are his wife; three sons, Michael S. of Westland, Shawn M. and Travis A., both at home; a daughter, Tanya (Jeff) Vella of South Lyon; four brothers, Paul (Dottie) of Las Vegas, John (Donna) of Ypsilanti, Bill (Sue) of Detroit and Jess of Grove, Okla., and three grandchildren.
Dorothy M. Guczwa
10/9/2004
July 6, 1915 - Oct. 8, 2004
Services have been set for Dorothy M. Guczwa, 89, of Monroe, who died Friday at Mercy Memorial Hospital. She had been ill since March.
Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. today and from 1 to 9 p.m. Monday at the Liedel Funeral Home in Maybee, where the rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Monday. She will lie in state from 9:30 a.m. until services at 10:30 Tuesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. The Rev. Robert Bauer, pastor of the church, will officiate. Burial will take place at St. Joseph Cemetery, Maybee.
Born July 6, 1915, in Detroit, she was the daughter of Stanley and Mary (Stein) Biniecki Sr. She married Edward Guczwa on May 16, 1956, in Angola, Ind.
Surviving are her husband and a sister, Irene Sobecki of Belleville.
Milton Hoffman
10/9/2004
Oct. 15, 1923 - Oct. 9 2004
Services have been set for Milton Hoffman, 80, of Monroe who died Saturday at his home. He had been ill for one month.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Rupp Funeral Home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Rev. Lawrence Detruf of the First Church of God will officiate.
Born Oct. 15, 1923, in Monroe, he was the son of George and Laurena (Lewis) Hoffman. He married Ida E. Fischer Aug. 11, 1945, in Bowling Green, Ohio. She died Feb. 4, 1986.
Surviving are two sons, Thomas (Denise) of Milan and Walter "Pete" (Sandra) of Tipton; a daughter, Judy (Donald) Werner of Mars, Pa., and four grandchildren.
Eula Turner
10/9/2004
July 23, 1913-Oct. 9, 2004
Services have been set for Eula Turner, 91, of Monroe, who died Saturday at the Lutheran Home. She had been in poor health for six months.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the Roselawn Memorial Park Cemetery, LaSalle. The Rev. Sheryl Colter, pastor of the Free Methodist Church of Monroe, will officiate. Rupp Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Born July 23, 1913, in Petersburg, she was the daughter of Fred and Myrtle (Munson) Vandercook. She married Lee A. Turner November, 1943, in Monroe. He died July 19, 1980.
Surviving are a son, Arley L. (Karen A.) Turner of Monroe; a brother, Eldred (Gail) Miller of Stuart, Fla.; a sister, Annette (Robert) Quell of Monroe; two grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
Clarence W. Poore
10/28/2004
March 30, 1925-_Oct. 26, 2004
Services have been set for Clarence W. Poore, 79, of Monroe, who died at 1:10 p.m. Tuesday in his home.
Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Friday at Rupp Funeral Home, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday. The Rev. Roy Southerland, pastor of Monroe Missionary Baptist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park, LaSalle, under the auspices of Monroe Post 1138, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Born March 30, 1925, in Middlesboro, Ky., he was the son of Hugh and Cordie (Stanifer) Poore. He married Ivy May Coote Oct. 13, 1945, in England. She died March 23, 1983. He then married Benita J. (White) Freitas Aug. 23, 1997, in Monroe.
Surviving are his wife; four sons, William (Joyce) of LaSalle, Robert (Caroline) of Monroe, Rodger (Judy) of Maybee and Ronald (Barbara) of Tecumseh; four daughters, Barbara (George) Splan and Linda (Dennis) Chmielewski, both of Monroe, Carol (Larry) Brown of Carleton and Deborah (Dave) Holder of Winchester, Va.; four stepsons, Steve Beyer, Kurt (Karen) Beyer, Karl Beyer and Jim (Cheryl) Beyer; two stepdaughters, Nancy (Kenny) Schultz and Becky (Matt) Yagley; a sister, Beatrice Kluge of Otterbein, Ind.; 34 grandchildren, and 49 great-grandchildren.
Bessie L. Southworth
10/28/2004
July 28, 1924-Oct. 26, 2004
Services have been set for Bessie L. Southworth, 80, of Monroe, who died at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Medilodge of Monroe, where she had been for 2� years. She had been in poor health for five years.
Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Friday at Rupp Funeral Home, where services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday. The Rev. Sally Martin of Stewart Road Church of God will officiate. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park, LaSalle.
Born July 28, 1924, in Liberty, Tenn., she was the daughter of John and Olivia (Campbell) Shehane. She married Clayton W. Southworth Jan. 26, 1952, in Angola, Ind.
Surviving are her husband; a son, Floyd W. (Jane) Southworth of Largo, Fla.; three daughters, Vicki D. (David) Thomas and Kathy L. (Dale) Murray, both of Monroe, and Nancy K. (Terry) Duvall of Venice, Fla.; a brother, Turney (Louise) of Watertown, Tenn.; two sisters, Belle (Vernon) Robinson of Watertown, Tenn., and Tina (Glen) Stinson of Rockwell, Texas; 14 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren, and a great-great-granddaughter.
