Acie Benny Blankenship, 69, of Riley Township, died Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at his home. He was born on Sept. 8, 1947 in Logan, W.V., the son of Acie and Rosa Lee (nee Justice) Blankenship.…
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Marvin C. Witzke Jr., 82, died Monday, June 5, 2017 at his home in Shelby Township. He was born April 2, 1935 in Detroit, the son of Marvin C. Sr. and Bernice (Witt) Witzke. Mr.…
Francis “Frank” Willenborg, 89, of Bellaire, died on June 5, 2017 at his home. Frank was born on Sept. 24, 1927, in Detroit, the son of Louis and Clara (Thoele) Willenborg. On Oct. 6, 1955,…
Helen May Miller, 101, of Madison, Ind., died on Friday, May 26, 2017 at Hanover Health Rehabilitation Center in Hanover, Ind. She was born on May 2, 1916, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Fred Schepmann and…
Dr. Robert Sik-Siang Lie, 89, of Romeo, died Monday, May 22, 2107 at Henry Ford Macomb Hospital. He was born Feb. 18, 1928 in Sumatra, Indonesia, the son of Jayson and Fong-Tji Lie. On June…
Kenneth Lyle Ritchie, 87, of Shelby Township died Thursday, May 11, 2017 at Crittendon Hospital in Rochester. He was born July 28, 1929 in Detroit, the son of Lyle and Mary Ritchie. Mr. Ritchie graduated…
Richard N. “Dick” Shafer, 83, of Romeo, died Friday, May 12, 2017 at his home. He was born Oct. 9, 1933 in Hammond, Ind., the son of Raymond and Evelyn (Barna) Shafer. On Jan. 29,…
A film crew was at Blake’s Orchard and Cider Mill on Armada Center Road in Armada Township this past week. Pictured are actors Tobin Bell and Noah Lupe in the orchard preparing for another scene.…
BY LARRY SOBCZAK EDITOR The first bill to repair the sewer collapse in Fraser is coming due for Washington Township sewer customers. The Macomb County Department of Public Works is asking how officials from the…
BY LARRY SOBCZAK EDITOR Agricultural experts say that cooler temperatures and rain over the last couple of weeks have created a concern for the pollination of this year’s apple crop. Bob Tritten of Michigan State…