Richard Allen Solmen, of Clarkston, passed away on September 10, 2020 at the age of 85. Husband and college sweetheart of Phyllis for 62 years, father of Scott, Randy (Kim) and Susan (Fred) Watts, grandpa of Forrester, Hunter, Jacob, Reece, Keegan, Hannah and Lyle, brother of Robert (Diane) Solmen and Connie Space. Dick served in […]
William G. Clogg, of Rochester Hills, passed away on September 12, 2020 at the age of 76. Husband of Mary Ellen “Maija” for 54 years, father of Jeri Horning and Bill Clogg, grandpa of Christian (Britney) Horning, Zachary (Lana) Horning and Ava Noelle Clogg, brother of Steve (late Marcie) Clogg and Troy (Linda) Clogg. Bill […]
Virginia E. Thompson, of Clarkston, formerly of Pontiac, passed away at her home on September 11, 2020 at the age of 91. Preceded in death by husband Basil and granddaughter Jennifer Johansen-Hall. Mother of Susan (late Rick) Johansen-Parks, Marilyn (Vincent Sr) Dean and David Paull, grandma of Vincent Jr (Jessica) Dean, Nicole (Joseph) Mitchell, Hailey […]
Sgt. Bradley Moore, a 2002 Clarkston High School graduate and a Texas Army National Guard soldier, died during training at Fort Hood, Tex., last month, according to Army National Guard officials. Moore, who was living in Mansfield, Tex., died August 13 during land navigation training at the central Texas installation, said the state’s military department. […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor Clarkston resident Ronald Ohlinger was tragically killed Monday, August 31, when a massive tree fell on his minivan on Williams Lake Road near Vanden Drive in White Lake Township near the Waterford border. His 18-year-old stepdaughter, Autumn, suffered a broken collarbone after it took 45 minutes to remove her […]
Robert Johnson retired from the Waterford Township Police Department in 2003 and had served as a court deputy for 52-2 District Court in Independence Township since 2005. Johnson passed away unexpectedly on August 22 at the age of 63. “Deputy Johnson dedicated his life to protecting and serving the residents of Oakland County,” said Oakland […]
Janice E. Downs, age 73, of AuTrain, died unexpectedly and peacefully in her sleep at her home on Sunday morning, August 23, 2020. Jan was born on February 18, 1947 in Adrian, Michigan to Irvin and Wavel (Russell) Enders. She spent her first nine years in Adrian before her father’s employment took the family to Fairfield, Iowa. Jan and […]
Barbara M. Peabody (nee McClellan), of Auburn Hills, formerly of Pontiac, passed away August 11, 2020 at the age 86. Barbara is the mother of Victoria (Ed) Pittman, Michael (Lena) McClellan, Patricia (Rob) Pietka, James McClellan, Joseph McClellan, Timothy McClellan, William McClellan, Christine McClellan and Carolyn Parks. She is the grandmother to 25 and “Granny […]
Jennifer Menzies Williams, of Indianapolis, Indiana, passed away at home surrounded by family in the early morning of August 10, 2020 after a courageous three-year battle against rhabdomyosarcoma. She was 51. Jennifer (Jaye or Jenn, depending on when you met her in life), was born on October 30, 1968 to Marv and Jan Menzies in […]
Karl-Heinz R. Weber, longtime Clarkston resident, died peacefully at his home, August 7, 2020 at the age of 91. Karl is the beloved husband of Helga, loving father of Heike (Kevin) Leason of California, Karen (Michael) Durisin of Midland and Ingrid (Joseph) Pelerin of Clarkston, cherished grandfather of Laura (Tony) Van Buskirk of Midland, Megan […]