Marion N. Yoas
Jun 3, 2024
Marion N. Yoas, age 108, of Newport, passed away Monday, June 3, 2024 in her home under the care of hospice. Marion was born September 9, 1915 in Carleton, she was the daughter of Harry R. and Martha E. (Webster) Calkins. She married Raymond G. Yoas November 23, 1935 in the parsonage at Zion Lutheran Church, Monroe; he preceded her...
Cora Beatrice Loop Cantrell
May 31, 2024
Cora Beatrice Loop Cantrell, age 90, of Knoxville, TN passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus surrounded by her loving family on Friday, May 31, 2024. A beloved mother, grandmother and aunt, Beatrice was born on January 9, 1934, in Monroe, Michigan and moved to Knoxville in 1968. Bea's calling was to share her love of Jesus with family and...
Reva Cole-Yentz
May 30, 2024
Reva Cole-Yentz, age 86, of Monroe, passed away Thursday, May 30, 2024, at Trinity Health, Ann Arbor. Reva was born February 13, 1938, in New Tazewell, Tennessee, she was the daughter of Dewey and Dorothy (Keck) England. Reva spent her early years in Tennessee and then moved with her mother to Monroe. Reva graduated from Monroe High School. She married...
Patricia A. Blackmore
May 28, 2024
Patricia A. Blackmore, age 82 of Maybee, MI, passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2024 in her home. Born September 21, 1941 in Monroe, Patricia was the daughter of the late George and Joyce (Poupard) Bruck. She attended St. Joseph Elementary School in Maybee and graduated from St. Mary Academy in 1959. On October 14, 1961, she married Timothy H. Blackmore...
Rita M. Eby
May 28, 2024
Rita Marie "Putsy" Eby, age 81, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 26, 2024. She demonstrated immense resiliency having battled cancer and dementia for decades. Rita passed peacefully surrounded by family and friends while saying the Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary at the IHM Senior Living Community. Born June 17, 1942 in Monroe, Rita was the...
Donna J. "Dolly" Vogel
May 28, 2024
Donna J. "Dolly" Vogel, 86 years, of Monroe, Michigan, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 28, 2024 in her son and daughter-in-law's home in Grosse Ile, Michigan. Born October 21, 1937 in Monroe, Dolly was the daughter of the late Gordon F. and Mary (Dubroski) Russeau. She attended elementary school in Monroe and was a 1955...
Michael Andrew Grounds
May 26, 2024
Michael (Mike) Andrew Grounds passed away suddenly at his home at the age of 53 on May 26, 2024. He leaves behind memories of smiles, hugs and handshakes. Mike, born August 4, 1970, in Ann Arbor, MI, was known for his passion for University of Michigan Football and NASCAR. He found joy in cheering for his teams. His love for...
Faye Louise Blohm
May 26, 2024
Faye Louise Blohm, age 89 of Monroe, passed away Sunday, May 26, 2024 at ProMedica Monroe Regional Hospital. Born February 25, 1935 in Goshen, IN, Faye was the daughter of the late Robert and Martha Marie (Shafer) Hoover. She graduated from Continental High School in Continental, OH and attended Stautzenberger College. She was then employed by Owens-Illinois in Toledo for...
Allen Douglas "Doug" Bray
May 25, 2024
Allen Douglas "Doug" Bray, age 69 of Monroe, passed away Saturday, May 25, 2024 at ProMedica Monroe Regional Hospital. He had been in declining health the past eight years. Born February 22, 1955 in Jellico, TN, Doug was the son of the late Frenchie and Lois (Simpson) Bray. He attended Airport Public Schools and was employed from 1973-2008 as a...
Donald C. Dietrich
May 25, 2024
Donald C. Dietrich, age 57 of Monroe, MI, passed away Saturday, May 25, 2024 in his home surrounded by family due to complications from pancreatic cancer. Don was born on September 9, 1966 in Madison, WI to Bruce and Teodora "Nene" (Cajilla) Dietrich. On May 2, 2021, he married Sally Bryan in Wyandotte, MI. He was employed as an engineer...
Lois M. Yaeger
May 22, 2024
Lois Margaret (Heckel) Yaeger passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, May 22, 2024 after a 15 year battle with Parkinson's disease. She was born on April 14, 1938 in Ida, Michigan, to Earl and Anne (Nadeau) Heckel and proudly considered herself a farm girl for the rest of her life. Lois was a 1956 graduate of Ida High...
Kenneth L. Wonsowski
May 19, 2024
Kenneth L. Wonsowski, age 72, of Monroe, passed away Sunday, May 19, 2024 at Corewell Health Taylor Hospital. Kenneth was born September 20, 1951 in Detroit, MI, he was the son of Leonard and Joann (Conti) Wonsowski. Ken married Elizabeth R. "Beth" Conner on November 27, 1971 in Milan, Michigan. Ken was a graduate of Cabrini High School in Allen...
Hisako Mary Skinner
May 18, 2024
Hisako Mary Skinner, age 91 of Monroe, passed away peacefully surrounded by her children on Saturday, May 18, 2024 at the home of her daughter, Nancy, in Monroe. Born February 14, 1933 in Sapporo, Japan, Mary was the daughter of the late Tokushiro Hayasaka, father, and Kame Shinzai, mother. On December 10, 1952, she married James Rouleau, whom she met...
Charles Corbit Witt
May 18, 2024
Charles Corbit Witt, 77 years old, of Grosse Ile, Michigan, formerly of Monroe, Michigan, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 18, 2024 at Applewood Nursing Center in Woodhaven, Michigan. Born January 17, 1947 in Middlesboro, KY, Chuck was the son of the late Lawrence and Geneva (Carmack) Witt. He was a 1964 graduate of Monroe High...
Heather Anné Mclaughlin-Ortiz
May 13, 2024
Heather Anné McLaughlin-Ortiz was received in the arms of her Lord Jesus Christ on Monday, May 13, 2024 due to an unexpected heart event. Born on September 5,1983 in Monroe, she was the daughter of David Sr. and Marie (Beauvais) McLaughlin. Heather was always a true friend, putting others above self at all costs. Heather loved fiercely and greatly. She...
Stanley R. Opfermann
May 12, 2024
Stanley R. Opfermann, age 97 of Kalamazoo, MI, formerly of Monroe, passed away Sunday, May 12, 2024 at Rose Arbor Place. Born November 23, 1926 in Monroe, Stanley was the son of the late George and Sabra (Olmsted) Opfermann. He graduated from Monroe High School in 1944 and attended Michigan State University and Eastern Michigan University where he obtained a...
John E. Murray
May 9, 2024
John E. Murray, 81 of Monroe, passed away peacefully on May 9, 2024 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Toledo. Born May 29, 1942 in Columbus, OH, John was the son of the late Charles and Frances (Edwards) Murray. He served in the Army Reserve and was a proud patriot of the United States of America. On June 18, 1966, he...
Kim E. Olson
May 9, 2024
Kim E. Olson, age 61, passed away Thursday, May 9, 2024 in her home surrounded by her loving family, after a courageous battle with Glioblastoma Brain Cancer. Kim was born March 15, 1963, she was the first born daughter of Thomas and Betty (Au) Younglove. She married her soulmate and best friend Joseph Olson on October 14, 1989 at St....
Ronald W. Meyer
May 9, 2024
Ronald William Meyer, age 87, of LaSalle, passed away Thursday, May 9, 2024 at Hampton Manor of Dundee. Ron was born May 13, 1936 in Ridgeville, Ohio, he was the son of Ferdinand and Augusta (Panning) Meyer. Ron met Barbara Ann Pfund at the Bathgate Farm on North Custer, it was love at first sight, they were then married June...
Jacqueline B. Skeen
May 9, 2024
Jacqueline Bella (Bouchard) Skeen, 84, formerly of Monroe, Michigan, passed away peacefully at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo, Michigan on May 9, 2024. Jackie, as she was lovingly called by her friends and family, was born April 4, 1940 in Salem, Massachusetts to Albert and Bella Bouchard. She was one of five children. Jackie graduated from St. James Salem High...