Jean Kathryn Koskela, of Clarkston, passed away June 1, 2020, at the age of 97. Jean was born in Pontiac, Michigan on August 6, 1922, to Paul and Henrietta (Link) Kratt. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 67 years, Raymond, and son John. Loving mother of Diane (Gary Swartz) Koskela, Kurt […]
In the May 27th issue of the Detroit Free Press, Mitch Albom made this statement about COVID-19 deaths: “The first American casualty was in February. The 100,000th before the end of May. That makes this coronavirus the fastest killer in U.S. history.” It is truly terrible that the virus caused more than 100,000 deaths however […]
Kenneth (Ken) John Klebba of Punta Gorda, Florida (formerly of Clarkston), passed away peacefully May 31, 2020, after a long illness at the age of 78. Ken was born in Detroit to Emily and Leonard Klebba. The second of five boys, Ken lived in Michigan for the majority of his life. He is survived by […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor Like most celebrating birthdays these days, Jim Gates had to settle for drive-by well-wishes from area residents. Gates, who turned 92 last month, was honored with a parade that came by his residence on Whipple Lake. “The parade was my son Brendan’s idea,” said local resident Dana Fortinberry. “He […]
Jillian Dawn Peters, of Clarkston, passed away on May 29, 2020 after a long illness at the age of 33. Jillian was the daughter of Lon Peters and Laurie (Bill Lehto) Peters; granddaughter of Agnes (late Woodrow) Madill and Lon Jr. and Gail Peters; sister of Amy (Matthew Ryan) Peters, Lon J. “L.J.” (Samantha Schaefers) […]
Franklin Joseph “Frank” Quinlan, of Davisburg, passed away May 7, 2020 at 99 years of age. Born Feb. 13, 1921 in Maidstone, Ontario, Canada, he was the son of the late Joseph Albert and Gertrude Sarah Quinlan (nee Casey); beloved husband of Annamarie (nee Grenke) for 75 wonderful years; cherished father of Christine (Harry) Gordon, […]
Ann Waldera, of Clarkston, formerly of Alpena, passed away May 25, 2020 at age 96. She was preceded in death by her husband Charles R. “Wally” Waldera, three sisters Doras, Jean and MaryLou and two brothers Kenneth and Dan. Loving mother of Kay Johnson. Also survived by one brother Allan, many nieces, nephews extended family […]
Joyce M. Little (nee Morse), a longtime downtown Clarkston resident, passed away from natural causes on May 25, 2020 at age 87. She was preceded in death by her husband Colby. She was mother of Laurel Meribela and Leslie (Tony) Smith; Grammy of Nikki (Zack) Magliaro, Matthew and Andrew Smith; great grandma of Riley Smith […]
Last week, the city announced that councilpersons David Marsh and Scott Reynolds will be resigning in June. Both will be moving out of the city for unrelated reasons and therefore, must resign from their council positions. Because both Marsh and Reynolds are in the first year of a two-year term, the mayor and council will […]
Springfield Township and building department offices are now open to the public 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Visitors must wear a mask covering their mouth/nose to enter.