James Lyons Downey passed away peacefully on Feb. 2, 2023. Jim moved with his wife, Sandy, to Chandler, Arizona to watch every activity his grandkids participated in, but always considered himself a lifelong resident of Lake Orion. Jim’s smile will be missed by those closest to him; wife Sandy of 54 years, son, Jim P […]
Lorraine J. Kosciolek of Oakland Twp., Michigan; died on Feb. 26, 2023. She was 92. Lorraine was born on Aug. 17, 1930 in Detroit, Michigan to the late Walter and Marion (nee: Sitek) Marek. She is survived by her three daughters, Cindy (Dwight) Hauss, Sharon (Bruce) Claycomb and Claudia (Pat) Cleveland; seven grandchildren and four […]
Charles “Chuck” Robert McCall of Lake Orion, Michigan passed away on Feb. 28, 2023, after a long-term battle with heart failure. He was 72. He was born on June 18, 1950, to Samuel and Bessie (Sorrells) McCall in Franklin, North Carolina. When he was just a baby the family moved to Lake Orion, the place […]
Mark “Buck” Livingston of Oxford, Michigan passed away on March 4, 2023, surrounded by family and friends. He was 75. Mark, also known as Buck, was the son of the late Lois and Claude Parker and brother to late Lon Livingston and was born on September 20, 1947. Mark was a retired GM Design Engineer […]
Charles “Chuck” Robert McCall of Lake Orion, Michigan passed away on Feb. 28, 2023, after a long-term battle with heart failure. He was 72. He was born on June 18, 1950, to Samuel and Bessie (Sorrells) McCall in Franklin, North Carolina. When he was just a baby the family moved to Lake Orion, the place […]
Sally Ann (Perry) Walter, age 89, of Oxford, Michigan passed away on Feb. 14. Sally was born in Lake Orion on July 7, 1933. She married the love of her life, Jim, on Sept. 5, 1953, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Lake Orion. They were married for 69 years. Sally graduated from Lake Orion […]
Navaro Hayes (Huelo) of Metamora, Michigan, formerly of Oxford, Michigan, died Feb. 3, 2023 in Lapeer, Michigan. He was 64 years old. Navaro fought the fight, battling diabetes and COVID. He died peacefully holding the hand of his loving wife, Judy Hayes. Navaro was born in Pontiac, Michigan on Aug. 29, 1958, the baby brother […]
Surrounded by the love of her family, Cynthia “Cindi” Danton passed away on Feb. 6, 2023 at the age of 75. Cindi was born Nov. 3, 1947, in Birmingham, Michigan. She was a devoted wife to Stephen “Steve” whom she’d known since early elementary school; the two were married for 57 years and resided in […]
Surrounded by the love of his family, Thaddeus “Ted” Marcola, age 86 of Lake Orion, passed away on January 22, 2023. Ted was born November 22, 1936 in Hamtramck, the son of the late Thaddeus and Maryann (Bonatowski) Marcola. Ted met the love of his life, Erika Seth in Bremerhaven Germany, while he was stationed […]
Mr. Gerald D. Dingman was born April 8, 1937 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Charles and Dorothy Dingman and passed away January 18, 2023 in Spring Lake, Michigan Gerald was an amazing Father and Papa. He is survived by his wife Marlene Dingman; sons Tony Dingman and Carrie Hill, Vince and Brenda Dingman; grandchildren Anna Dingman, […]