John Henry Vergowven, age 79, of Monroe, MI passed away Saturday, December 29, 2007 at 2:33 AM at Rivergate Terrace in Riverview, MI where he had been for the past 2 weeks. John was born February 1, 1928 in Gary, IN the son of the late Henry A. and Ethel (Murphy) Vergowven. John served his country in the US Army...
Edmund H. Oetjens, 92 years, of Monroe, MI passed away Thursday, December 27, 2007 in the Lutheran Home of Monroe where he had been for the past 2 years. Edmund was born February 21, 1915 in Ida, MI the son of the late Siegfried and Carolina (Reimers) Oetjens. Edmund was a 1934 graduate of Monroe High School where he served...
Mary Lou Ray, 50 years, of Monroe, MI, went to be with Jesus Christmas Day, December 25, 2007. Mary was born July 7, 1957 in Monroe, MI the daughter of Sewell and Mary H. (McArtor). Mary attended Monroe County Intermediate School District and the Free Methodist Church in Monroe. Mary enjoyed working for the CSDD workshop in Monroe, where she...
Grattan Gray, community leader, newspaper innovator and chairman of the Monroe Publishing Co. Board of Directors, died Tuesday at his home in Monroe. He was 82.Mr. Gray was the second generation editor and president of Monroe Publishing and The Monroe Evening News, taking over after the death of his father, JS Gray, in 1972. Because of his belief in local...
Mildred L. Nutt, 76, of Monroe, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, at 11:35 AM, Saturday, December 22, 2007 in her home. She had been seriously ill since July 22nd. She was born June 16, 1931 in Newton Falls, OH to Oval Edward and Bernice Mae (Kim) Carder. They came to Monroe to live when she was a child....
Pauline M. (Pat) Williamson, 74, of Ridgeland, SC, formerly of Monroe, passed away on Tuesday, December 18, 2007 at the Hilton Head Regional Medical Center, Hilton Head, SC, where she had been since December 3rd. She was born on July 13, 1933 in Monroe, MI to Glenn and Pearl Marie (Smith) Duvall. On December 24, 1951 she married Clyde Williamson...
DeLoris M. "Dutch" Gurney, 89 years, a life long resident of Monroe, MI passed away, Saturday, December 15, 2007 at 8:20 PM at Fountain View of Monroe. DeLoris was born January 21, 1918 in Monroe, MI, the daughter of the late Clarence P. and Loretta (Lieberman) Miller. On June 30, 1934 in Monroe, MI DeLoris married Donald S. Gurney. Sadly...
Frederick A. LaBeau, 55 years, of Monroe, MI passed away Monday, December 10, 2007 at 7:18 PM at Mercy Memorial Hospital. Fred had been in poor health for 2 years. Fred was born August 22, 1952 the son of James M. and the late Elizabeth M. (Hess) LaBeau. Fred attended and graduated from St. Mary Grade School. Fred was a...
Joyce Ann Poupard, 67, of Monroe, passed away at 6:35 AM, Saturday, December 8, 2007 in the Fountain View of Monroe where she had been since Monday. She had been in poor health since 2004 and seriously ill since October. She was born December 25, 1939 in Toledo, OH to James and Thelma M. (Clark) Snyder. A 1957 graduate of...
Okla Holland, precious mother, sister and aunt, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, December 3, 2007. Born in Tennessee, Okla was the daughter of the late Leonard and Margaret (Mason) Evans. On March 3, 1972 in Angola, IN Okla married Jay J. Holland. Sadly he preceded her in death on January 14, 1989. A hard worker...
Arthur L. Cote, 62, of Luna Pier passed away peacefully, in the comfort of his home, surrounded by his family at 4:51 PM, on Monday, December 3, 2007. He had been in poor health since 2003 and seriously ill for 2 years. He was born February 22, 1945 in Monroe, MI to Joseph and Marie (Beck) Cote. A lifetime resident...
Odessa E. Nickles, 96 years of Monroe, MI, passed away Saturday, December 1, 2007 at 5:32 AM in the Lutheran Home. Odessa was born May 18, 1911 in Bono, OH the daughter of the late Gilbert and Adelaide (Newman) Drewyor. On December 7, 1928 Odessa married Frank J. Nickles in Monroe. Sadly he preceded her in death on April 12,...
Lloyd F. "Sam" Lambrix, 67 years of Monroe, MI passed away Monday, November 26, 2007 at 6:30 AM at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo, OH. He had been diagnosed with Aplastic Anemia in April and had been seriously ill for the past week. Lloyd was born November 29, 1939 in S. Rockwood, MI the son of the late...
Gerald R. "Jerry" Duvall, age 40, of Davenport, FL. formerly of Monroe, MI passed away Friday, November 23, 2007 at 6:53 PM in the Heart of Florida Medical Center in Davenport, FL. Jerry was born June 11, 1967 in Monroe, MI the son of James P. Duvall and Cheri A. (Arnold) Duvall. Jerry attended Monroe High School and worked at...
Sally Smith, age 92, of Monroe, MI, passed away Thursday, November 22, 2007 at 12:49 PM at the Hospice of Northwest Ohio facility in Toledo, OH where she had been since Saturday, She had been in poor health for 2 months. Sally was born June 26, 1915 in LaFollette, TN, the daughter of the late Bethel and Laura (Goins) McCulley....
Gary J. Beeler, age 55 of Monroe, MI passed away Wednesday, November 21, 2007 at 6:54 PM at Mercy Memorial Hospital. Gary had been in poor health for several years. Gary was born July 13, 1952 in Monroe, MI. the son of James R. and Ruby Alene (Jefferson) Beeler. Gary graduated from Jefferson High School in 1970 and went on...
Sandra C. Vadun, 62 years, of Adrian, MI formerly of Monroe, passed away Tuesday, November 20, 2007 at 4:25 AM at Tendercare of Adrian. Sandy had been in poor health for several years. Sandy was born April 1, 1945 in Monroe, MI the daughter of the late Charles and Wanda (Blaida)Vadun. Sandy was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church...
Brenda G. Prewitt, 61, of Monroe, passed away at 7:28 PM, Sunday, November 18, 2007 in the Toledo Hospital where she had been since November 15th. She had valiantly battled cancer for the last two years. She was born on Thursday, November 14, 1946 in CaneBrake, WV to George and Lola (Curry) Fletcher, they moved to Monroe when she was...
Dorothy L. Drew, age 88 of Newport, MI passed away, Wednesday, October 31, 2007 at 6:10 PM in the Oakwood Skilled Nursing Center in Trenton, MI where she had been for 3 weeks. Dorothy had been in poor health for 3 months. Dorothy was born May 2, 1919 in Ida, MI the daughter of the late John and Lois (Haller)...
Donald Stephen (Steve) Beyer, 62, of Newport, MI, passed away peacefully in his sleep in his loving daughter's home on Wednesday, October 3, 2007. Steve was born on April 3, 1945 in Urbana, IL to Donald H. and Benita (White) Beyer. Sadly, his father preceded him in death. He is survived by his mother of Monroe. He came to the...