HURON DAILY TRIBUNE, Bad Axe, Huron County, Michigan

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Local obituaries for the week beginning July 14, 2002

Sunday, July 14, 2002

Walter Willey
Walter Lee Willey, 75, of Kinde died Thursday, July 11, 2002, at his home. He was born
Nov. 13, 1926, in St. Clair Shores to the late Horrace and Hulda (Grozinski) Willey.
Walter married Margaret Vernier July 31, 1965. She survives him. Walter enjoyed
fishing, hunting, playing cards, and trap shooting. He was an avid sports fan and a St.
Clair Shores Sportsman Association life member. He is survived by his wife, Margaret; a
son, Steven and his wife, Theresa, of Garden City; a daughter, Christine of Clinton
Township; a brother-in-law, Bud Vernier and his wife, Irene, of Clinton Township; 11
grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Walter was
preceded in death by two brothers, Bill and Clyde; and a sister, Shirley. Funeral services
will be at 11 a.m. Monday, July 15, 2002, at MacAlpine Funeral Home - Gage Chapel in
Kinde. Visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. today and from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday at the
funeral home. Memorials may be offered to the Family Discretionary Fund.

Monday, July 15, 2002

Loretta Yaroch
Loretta A. Yaroch, beloved wife of Thomas J. Yaroch, died Saturday, July 13, 2002 at
Courtney Manor in Bad Axe. She was the treasured mother of five daughters and their
husbands, Ann and Marty Shuey, Jean and Michael Cottick, Kay and Dale Eddinger, Gail
and Joe Reinert, and the late Joyce Yaroch. The memory of this kind and gentle spirit
will also be treasured by five grandchildren and their spouses, Michael and Susan
Cottick, Kirk Cumming, Matthew and Lauren Cottick, Loretta Eddinger, and Ethan
Eddinger; one great-granddaughter, Sara Cottick; five surviving brothers, one surviving
sister, and countless friends and acquaintances whose life she has touched. Services will
take place at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 17, 2002, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Bad
Axe. The Rev. John Weis will officiate. Private burial will follow in St. Michael's
Cemetery, Port Austin. A scripture service will be conducted by Fr. Weis at 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday at the funeral home. Visitation will be from 1 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the H.W.
Weitenberner Funeral Home, Bad Axe, and from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church.
Memorials may be made to the Sacred Heart Organ Fund, the Bad Axe Public Library, or
St. Edwards Altar Sodality.

Donna Parker
Donna Jean Parker, 76, of Cass City died Sunday, July 14, 2002 in Tendercare Nursing
Facility, Cass City. Funeral services will take place at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 17, 2002,
at Kranz Funeral Home, Cass City. The Rev. Scott Tysick and the Rev. Jim Fader will
officiate. Interment is in Indianfields Township Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 5
p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the
American Diabetes Association or the Alzheimers Association of Mid-Michigan.

Tuesday, July 16, 2002

Ernest Hobkirk
Ernest (Ernie) Hobkirk, 60, of Odessa, Fla. passed away Sunday, July 14, 2002, at
Hospice Care Center in New Port Richey, Fla. He was born December 21, 1941, in Bad
Axe to Ella Hobkirk and the late Walter Hobkirk. Ernie married Gail Tacey. He is
survived by his wife Gail; three sons, James of Glendale, Ariz., Kenneth of Reese, and
Paul of Odessa, Fla.; his mother; and three brothers, James and his wife, Bernice, of
Houston, Texas, Donald and his wife, Charlene, of Saline, and Glenn and his wife, Linda,
of Westerly, R.I.; sister-in-law Carole of Bad Axe; five grandchildren; several nieces and
nephews. Ernie was preceded in death by his father, Walter; brother, Robert; and sister,
Alice Gasta. Cremation took place.

Janet von Oeyen
Janet A. von Oeyen, 85, of Harbor Beach and Redford passed away Friday, July 12,
2002, at the Harbor Beach Community Hospital. Born in Detroit on June 17, 1917, she
was the daughter of the late Harry and Sarah Dorothy (Lamont) Robertson. Janet
graduated from Eastern High School in Detroit and attended Cass Tech for an art degree
and also attended the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago for Christian education. On Aug.
28, 1943, Janet married the Rev. Robert R. von Oeyen in Covenant Presbyterian Church
in Detroit. Together they ministered in various Presbyterian churches in Michigan
including White Lake, Bedford, Ubly, Fraser, and Marlette. Robert preceded her in death
on Dec. 9, 1999. Janet was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Harbor Beach
and a resident of the Presbyterian Village in Redford. She is survived by her children:
the Rev. Robert von Oeyen Jr. and his wife, Sherry, of Staunton, Va., David von Oeyen
and his wife, Nancy, of Malibu, Calif., Dr. Paul von Oeyen and his wife, Cynthia, of
Bloomfield Hills, Richard von Oeyen and his wife, Cindy, of Lee, N.H., Barbara von
Oeyen of Grand Rapids and Peter von Oeyen of Harbor Beach; and 11 grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Hugh Robertson and George Robertson.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday, July 18, 2002, in the First Presbyterian
Church in Harbor Beach with the Rev. Theresa Cutler, pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church and Janet's son, the Rev. Robert von Oeyen Jr., officiating. Visitation will be
from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Ramsey Funeral Home in Harbor Beach, and from
noon until the time of services Thursday at the church. Memorial donations may be
given to the memorial fund of the First Presbyterian Church or the Harbor Beach
Community Hospital.

Wednesday, July 17, 2002 – None

Thursday, July 18, 2002

Janet Hill
Janet L. Hill, 56, of Cass City died unexpectedly Monday, July 15, 2002, in her home.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, July 19, 2002, at Kranz Funeral Home in
Cass City. Interment is in Evergreen Township Cemetery. Visitation is 10 to 11 a.m.
Friday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Family Discretionary Fund.

Friday, July 19, 2002

Marion Comment
Mrs. Marion Elizabeth Comment, 80, of Gagetown passed away Tuesday, July 16, 2002,
at her residence. She was born on Sept. 4, 1921, daughter of the late George F. and Mary
E. (Gulick) Collins. She married Garfield Turner who preceded her in death in 1974. She
then married Eugene Comment on June 18, 1983, in Pinconning. Marion was a member
of St. Agatha Catholic Church in Gagetown and its altar society. Surviving along with
her husband, Eugene are their children, James G. Turner and his wife, Joyce, of Cass
City, Richard L. Turner and his wife, Jane, of North Branch, Ronald Turner and his wife,
Karen, of Cass City, Kathleen Charles and her husband, George, of Conyers, GA, John
Comment of Essexville, Patricia Arvoy and her husband, John, of Owosso, and Sherry
Woodard and her husband, Wylie, of Grapevine, Texas; grandchildren Laura, Kristi,
Nicholas, Heather, Shannon and Courtney Turner, Rachel Dyk and her husband, Scott,
and Todd Diebel; and brothers James Collins and his wife, Gloria, of Flint and Alvin
Collins and her husband, Ruth, of Prudenville. Marion was preceded in death by a
grandson, Troy Diebel; and brothers, Charles and Harold Collins. A mass of Christian
burial was celebrated at 11 a.m. today July 19, 2002 at St. Agatha Catholic Church with
the Rev. Steve Filion officiating. Interment will be in Indianfields Cemetery in Caro.
Memorials may be directed to St. Agatha Catholic Church.

Ronald Fox
Ronald E. Fox, 93, of Cass City died Wednesday, July 17, 2002, in Northwood Meadows
Dementia Care in Cass City. Private memorial services will be at a later date. Memorial
contributions may be made to Northwood Meadows Dementia Care in Cass City.

Mildred Frakes
Mildred K. "Ma" Frakes, 91, of Caro passed away Wednesday, July 17, 2002, in Tuscola
County Medical Care Facility in Caro. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, July
20, 2002, at Kranz Funeral Home in Cass City with the Rev. J.T. Mabe of Mizpah
Missionary Church officiating. Interment is in Novesta Township Cemetery. Visitation is
from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to
Tuscola County Medical Care Facility.