June J. Sammons
Mar 5, 2022
June J. Sammons, age 64 of Monroe, passed away Saturday afternoon, March 5, 2022 at ProMedica Monroe Regional Hospital. She had been in declining health for a month. "June Bug" as she was known by her family, was born March 12, 1957 in Portsmouth, OH. She was the daughter of Donald and Donna (Ervin) Sammons. She attended Monroe County Intermediate...
Helen Marie Smith
Mar 5, 2022
Helen Marie Betrus Smith, 96 years young, of Monroe, Michigan, passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2022 after a short illness. Marie was born on March 1, 1926 to Fred and Sadie (Hatem) Betrus who immigrated from Zahle, Lebanon. The family owned and operated Betrus Market on the corner of Monroe and Lorain streets. They were part of a small...
Honorable Michael A. Weipert
Mar 3, 2022
38th Judicial Circuit Court Judge Michael A. Weipert, of one of the longtime families in Monroe County's legal community, died Thursday at his home, under hospice care, with his family and his friends at his side. The second youngest of 8 siblings born to Victor H. & Aurelia M. (Steiner) Weipert in Monroe, Michael (Mike) Allen passed away on March...
John "Nick" N. Hoffman
Mar 3, 2022
John Nicholas "Nick" Hoffman, age 82 of Monroe, passed away Thursday, March 3, 2022 at Medilodge of Monroe, with his sons at his side. Born May 12, 1939 in Monroe, Nick was the son of the late Leo and Gertrude (Lauer) Hoffman. He graduated from Monroe Catholic Central High School in 1958. During the Vietnam War, Nick served as a...
Gerald D. "Bud" Stanifer
Feb 27, 2022
Gerald D. "Bud" Stanifer, age 80, of Dundee, passed away Sunday, February 27, 2022 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Toledo. Bud was born May 4, 1941 in Monroe. He was the son of Leonard and Helen (Zimmerman) Stanifer. He married Paulette R. Covert August 27, 1960; she preceded him in death March 13, 2017. He was a truck driver for...
Darleen M. Guernsey
Feb 24, 2022
Darleen M. Guernsey, age 91 of Monroe, passed away Wednesday, February 24, 2022 at Cherry Hill Nursing and Rehab in Westland, MI. She had been in declining health for two years. Born August 10, 1930 in Clio, MI, Darleen was the daughter of the late Vivian and Lenore (Kerry) Cornell. She graduated from Houghton Lake High School in 1948 and...
Lester Cosby
Feb 24, 2022
Lester Cosby, age 81, of Monroe, passed away Thursday, February 24, 2022 at Michigan Medicine in Ann Arbor. Lester was born October 15, 1940 in Claiborne County, Tennessee. He was the son of Maynard and Waite (Ellison) Cosby. He married Barbara J. LaBeau December 27, 1958. They spent 56 wonderful years together before she passed away February 16, 2015. He...
Barbara F. "Bobbie" Navarre
Feb 24, 2022
Barbara Faye "Bobbie" Navarre, age 72, of Monroe, passed away Thursday, February 24, 2022. Bobbie was born March 24, 1949, in Monroe, she was the daughter of Austin Roger and Evelyn Loretta (Campbell) Cosby. She married Roger D. Navarre May 15, 1970 in Monroe. She was a graduate of Monroe High School and went on to earn her nursing degree...
Bonnie Zula Schmidt
Feb 23, 2022
Bonnie Zula Schmidt, 86 years, of LaSalle, Michigan, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, in her home. Born February 21, 1936 in Middlesboro, KY, Bonnie was the daughter of the late Farlin and Bessie (Arnold) Swanson. The family moved to Michigan in 1937. Bonnie attended Keeney Elementary School in Erie. On December 19, 1953,...
Arthur J. Oblinger
Feb 18, 2022
Arthur J. Oblinger, age 80 of LaSalle, passed away Friday morning, February 18, 2022 in his home surrounded by his family. He had been in declining health for 11 months. Born October 2, 1941 in Monroe, Art was the son of the late Arthur and Marge (Jonas) Oblinger, Sr. He graduated from Monroe High School and married Judith K. Devos...
Thomas R. Opperman
Feb 15, 2022
Thomas R. Opperman, age 69 of Maybee, MI, passed away Tuesday morning, February 15, 2022 at ProMedica Monroe Regional Hospital. He had been in declining health the past six weeks. Born September 13, 1952 in Monroe, Tom was the son of the late Wilmer and Rose Mary (King) Opperman of Maybee. He graduated from Monroe High School in 1971 and...
Donald Earl Blohm
Feb 13, 2022
Donald Earl Blohm, 86 years, a lifelong resident of Monroe, Michigan passed away surrounded by family on February 13, 2022 at ProMedica Monroe Regional Hospital. Born January 17, 1936, in Monroe, he was the son of Earl L. and Louella R. (Stowell) Blohm and was both baptized and confirmed at Grace Lutheran Church in Monroe. Donald attended Monroe High School,...
Gaspard Deluca
Feb 13, 2022
Gaspard DeLuca, 71 years, of Monroe, Michigan, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 13, 2022 at ProMedica Monroe Regional Hospital. Born December 3, 1950 in Lobbes, Belgium, Gaspard was the son of the late Pietro and Giuseppina (Leonardo) DeLuca. He graduated from high school and trade school in Belgium. On July 16, 1970 he married his...
Richard E. Andrews
Feb 12, 2022
Richard E. Andrews, age 74, of Erie, passed away Saturday, February 12, 2022, in his home surrounded by his family. He was born April 14, 1947, in Southview, Pennsylvania, he was the son of Carl and Helen Andrews. He married Alma J. Werner July 4, 1970. Richard owned and operated Joy Auto Sales in Detroit until his retirement in May...
James Douglas Johnson
Feb 9, 2022
James Douglas "Doug" Johnson, age 79 of Monroe, went to be with his Lord at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, February 9, 2022. Doug was born July 17, 1942 to Charles and Della (Nichols) Johnson in Essex, Ontario, Canada. He was a 1960 graduate of Ida High School and attended Michigan State University where he studied architecture and agricultural sciences and was...
Richard "Rick" A. Montcalm
Feb 8, 2022
Richard A. "Rick" Montcalm, age 74, of Monroe, passed away Tuesday morning, February 8, 2022, after fighting a spirited battle with cancer and combating numerous complications in recent months. Born September 23, 1947, in Detroit, to the late John and Mary (Miller) Montcalm, Rick was the oldest of seven children. He graduated from Saginaw High School in 1965. Three years...
James R. Hoffman
Feb 7, 2022
James R. Hoffman, 79 years, a lifelong resident of Monroe, Michigan, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, February 7, 2022 at the home of his son and daughter in law. Born January 28, 1943 in Monroe, Jim was the son of the late Russell J. and Beulah Marie (Jones) Hoffman. Jim was baptized, confirmed and attended elementary...
Barbara Kathryn Sonoras
Feb 5, 2022
Barbara Kathryn Sonoras, age 80 of Monroe, passed away peacefully Saturday evening, February 5, 2022 at ProMedica Monroe Regional Hospital. Born September 11, 1941 in Monroe, Barbara was the daughter of the late Herbert and Frances (Kronsperger) Osgood. She graduated from Monroe High School in 1959 and married Patrick J. Sonoras on October 21, 1961 at St. Michael Catholic Church....
Wanda Lee Baker
Feb 2, 2022
Wanda Lee Baker, 77 years, of Eaton Rapids, Michigan, formerly of Monroe, Michigan, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 2, 2022. Born June 16, 1944 in Middlesboro, Kentucky, Wanda was the daughter of the late John C. and Anna Marie (Eldridge) Cupp, Sr. The family moved to Monroe in 1953. Wanda was a 1962 graduate of...
Miiko Coon
Feb 1, 2022
Miiko (Aihara) Coon, of Erie, Michigan, passed away on February 1, 2022 at the age of 91. Miiko was born in Wakamatsu Ward, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan on January 25, 1931. She was the second of eight children to Sakae and Shizuko (Miyazaki) Aihara. While on her way to work at her brother's tailor business, she crossed paths several times with...