Elizabeth Sarah "Betty" Maveal, age 91, of Monroe, MI passed away Saturday, January 31, 2009 at 2:05 AM at Alice Lorraine Care Center in Monroe where she resided for the past 5 years. Betty was born January 7, 1918 in Wyandotte, MI the daughter of the late Donald P. and Mary Kathleen (McEvoy) Smith. Betty was a 1937 graduate of...
Eleanor (Ellen) Norwood, age 83, of Monroe, MI passed away Sunday, January 25, 2009 at 5:33 PM at Mercy Memorial Hospital. Eleanor was born November 23, 1925 in Keyser, West Virginia the daughter of the late Paul H. and Ruby (Steiding) Shobe. On December 28, 1948 Eleanor married Robert J. Norwood at the United Methodist Church in Highland Park, MI....
Patricia Jean Bails, age 69, of Monroe, MI, passed away, Saturday, January 24, 2009 in LaSalle, MI at the home of her daughter and son-in-law Dawn and Ervin Mettie. Pat had been in declining health since June of 2008. Pat was born April 15, 1939 in Toledo, OH, the daughter of the late Clarence F. and Josephine (Signs) Snyder. Pat...
Edward John Zubavich, age 79, of Monroe, MI passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 18, 2009 at 11:42 AM in the home of his nephew and niece John and Brenda Mason in Belleville, MI. Ed had been in declining health for the past year. Ed was born June 24, 1929 in Newton Falls, OH the son of the late Michael...
Sarah Cleo Wood of Belmont, MI, formerly of Monroe, MI, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 17, 2009 at the Metron Nursing Home in Cedar Springs, MI. Sarah was born in Goins, TN the daughter of the late Leonard and Margaret (Mason) Evans. Sarah moved to Monroe as a child. On November 14, 1935 Sarah married her beloved husband Alonzo...
Larry E. Ferguson, age 64, a lifelong resident of Carleton, MI passed away peacefully, Friday, January 16, 2009 in his home surrounded by his loving family. An eight year survivor of cancer, Larry had been in declining health for the past few years and seriously ill for the past several weeks. Larry was born September 21, 1944 in Carleton, MI...
Vada L. Meyers, 77, of Monroe, passed away Wednesday, January 14, 2009, at Mercy Memorial Hospital. She had been in declining health for 3 years. She was born January 29, 1931 in LaFollette, Tennessee to James G. and Pearl F. (Moore) Pierce. Vada married Louis B. Meyers on July 22, 1950 at Monroe Missionary Baptist Church. He died on March...
Sidney N. Wellborn Jr., age 83, of Monroe, MI passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2009, at Mercy Memorial Hospital in Monroe. Sid was born May 11, 1925, in New Orleans, LA, the son of the late Sidney N. and Elizabeth (Clay) Wellborn. Raised in Arlington, VA, Sid served his country proudly in the US Navy during WWII from August 9,...
Steven A. Love, age 53, a lifelong resident of Monroe, MI passed away, Saturday, January 10, 2009 at Flower Hospital in Sylvania, OH. Steve had been in declining health since July of 2008. Steve was born June 15, 1955 in Monroe the son of Cleve and Eileen J. (Baker) Love. Steve was a 1974 graduate Airport High School where he...
Ethel M. Burkett, age 96, of Monroe, MI passed away, at 10:05 PM at the Lutheran Home in Monroe on Friday, January 9, 2009. According to her wishes, there will be no visitation or services. Burial will be at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Neapolis, OH. Born April 8, 1912 in Bowling Green, OH, Ethel was the daughter of Odell and...
Marjorie A. Cairl, age 74, a life long resident of Monroe, MI passed away Friday, January 2, 2009 at 1:00 AM in her home surrounded by her loving family. Marjorie had been in declining for 10 years and seriously ill for the past 3 months. Marjorie was born September 24, 1934 in Monroe, MI the daughter of the late August...
Cleve Love, age 79, of Monroe, MI passed away Monday, December 29, 2008 in Mercy Memorial Hospital after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's Disease. Cleve was born May 5, 1929 in New Tazewell, TN the son of the late Arthur and Tina (Coffey) Love. On September 20, 1954 Cleve married his beloved wife the former Eileen J. Baker in Angola,...
Memorial services have been set for Emerald M. "Peggy" Baker, age 92, of Monroe, MI who passed away Friday, December 26, 2008 in Mercy Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Friends may call on Saturday, January 17, 2009 from 12:30 PM until a memorial services celebrating her life at 2:00 PM in the 1st Presbyterian Church. The Rev.'s Dean and...
Edward D. O'Brien, 90 years, of Monroe, MI passed away Tuesday, December 23, 2008 in Medilodge of Monroe after a brief illness. Ed was born November 3, 1918 in Detroit, MI the son of the late John and Helen (Klotz) O'Brien. At an early age Ed's family moved to Maybee, MI where Ed attended school. On October 17, 1957 Ed...
Clyde A. Knaggs Jr., age 60, a life long resident of Monroe, MI passed away, Tuesday, December 23, 2008 in his home. Clyde was born March 19, 1948 in Monroe, MI the son of the late Clyde A. and Beatrice (Wilhelm) Knaggs Sr. Clyde attended Monroe Public Schools and served his country proudly as a carpenter in the US Navy....
James J. Spillson, age 81, of Monroe, MI passed away suddenly on Monday, December 15, 2008 at the Martin Memorial Hospital in Stuart, FL. Jim was born on August 13, 1927 in Monroe, MI the son of the late John G. and Anastasia (Ganallis) Spillson. Jim was a 1945 graduate of Monroe High School and attended Michigan State University. Jim...
Ruth A. Bauer, age 77, of Monroe, MI, passed away Friday, December 12, 2008 in her home surrounded by her loving family. Ruth had been ill for 9 months and courageously fought pancreatic cancer. Ruth was born January 2, 1931 in Cleveland, OH the daughter of the late Alfred and Dorothy (Stoffel) Schaab. In 1947 Ruth graduated from Ypsilanti High...
Mort Cohn, a former mayor of the city of Monroe, died early morning Monday at Monroe Mercy Memorial Hospital after brief illness. He was 85 years old. Born in Toledo, he was the son of Jay and Martha Cohn. The family moved to Monroe when Mr.Cohn was six and—except for the years of military service--he lived in or near Monroe...
Glenn T. Morgan, age 90, of Monroe, MI passed away, Monday, December 8, 2008 in his home surrounded by his loving family. Glenn was born June 3, 1918 in Dover, OH the son of the late Thomas J. and Christina Marie (Yockey) Morgan. In 1932 the family moved to Monroe. Glenn attended Monroe Public Schools and was a 1936 graduate...
Madeline A. Smith, age 92, a lifelong resident of Monroe, MI passed away Monday, December 1, 2008 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo, OH. Madeline was born April 3, 1916 in Monroe, MI the daughter of the late Frank and Bessie A. (Dunbar) Gillespie. Madeline attended Monroe Public Schools and was a 1935 graduate of Monroe High School....