Ruby N. KRAMER

KRAMER, Ruby N. of Clarkston; October 21, 2016; age 91; preceded in death by husband Raymond Kramer, former husband Glenn Younge, daughter Robyn Smith and siblings: Margaret Woodley, Mildred Stutesman, E.R. Diggs & Fran Brooks; mother of Kim; grandma of Jayme Smith, Jason and Kortnee Battishill; great grandma of Rae Nelle Smith and Amiya Bernier; […]

Gail L. RAGER

RAGER, Gail L. of North Carolina; formerly of Clarkston; October 20, 2016; age 65.  Preceded in death by her husband William “Mike” Rager and step son Michael (Jennifer) Rager; step mother of William (Jennifer) Rager; grandmother of 6 and great grandmother of 2.  Chapel Service Monday 1 pm at Ottawa Park Cemetery.  Arrangements entrusted to […]

Lorraine FUTRELL

FUTRELL, Lorraine; of Waterford; October 20, 2016; age 92.  Preceded in death by her husband Charles and great granddaughter Abby Greer.  Loving mother of Robert (Cheryl) Futrell, Sandra (Michael) Waller and Cindy Bellefeuil; proud grandmother of Jennifer (Stanley) Futrell-Evans, Kelli (Brandon) Greer, Casey (Lindsay) Waller, Adam (Lindsey) Bellefeuil and Amy (Michael) Pasco.  Lorraine was also […]

Maxine A. KING

KING, Maxine A.; of Johannesburg; formerly of Clarkston; October 20, 2016; age 72; wife of Donald for 56 years; mother of Elizabeth (Kevin) Longworth & Don (Angel) King; grandma of Laura & Sarah; sister of Doris Blain; preceded in death by her daughter Janice & brothers: Wayne (Carol), Junior, Donald (Norma) Ridgeway. She was a […]

Florence Marie PILARCIK

PILARCIK, Florence Marie; of Clarkston; October 19, 2016; age 74.  Preceded in death by her husband Robert and sister Frances (late Paul) Pilarcik; beloved mother of Br. Eric Pilarcik OFM, Elizabeth (Ko) Kurokawa, Amy (Michael) Marcum and Jill (Mathew) McDevitt; loving grandma of Sophie, Grace, Jack, Gabe, Nick, Theo and Nate; sister of John (Sandra) […]

Gail Ann Curtiss

of Waterford; October 20, 2016; age 67. Loving wife of Robert for 45 years and beloved mother to Robert Jr. (Laura); Grandmother to Daniel and Adam; Sister to Mike (Debbie) McIntosh; Preceded in death by her parents and brothers James and Marvin (Gayle;) Gail graduated from South Haven High as Valedictorian in 1967 and Michigan […]

Bernadine Louise BECKER

BECKER, Bernadine Louise; of White Lake; October 19, 2016; age 92.  Preceded in death by her first husband William Weideman and second husband William Becker and siblings Virginia Tompkins, Charles Lewis, Madonna Sass and Marjorie Billingsley.  Mother of Susan (John) Bawden, Carol (Brian) Taylor and Mark (Terry) Weideman; grandmother of Lynn Zollner, Evan (Marissa) Davis, […]

Audrey Lee CINADER

CINADER, Audrey Lee of Clarkston, formerly of Troy; unexpectedly October 19, 2016; age 82.  Preceded in death by her husband Charles.  Loving mother of Dan (Becky) Cinader, Tim (Chris) Cinader and Jill (Joe) Goodall; proud grandmother of Jacob (Nicole), Matthew, Luke, Morgan, Jason, Alex and Anna; great grandmother of Nolan and Lilyahna.  Audrey was a […]

Treat time

Treat time

Violet Constable accepts a candy treat from Kelly Schaller’s Anna and Elsa, played by Kate Webb, at Friendly Forest last Saturday in Clintonwood Park. Photo by Phil Custodio

Prosecutor finds meeting violation, but no charges

BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor A review by the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office found Clarkston City Council probably violated the Open Meetings Act last year, but no charges will be filed. “It does not appear that the violation of the OMA was intentional, but was the result of some confusion about the law,” said […]