Bendle High School Michigan Alumni Obituaries

On December 30 2025 our beloved wife mom motherinlaw and grandmother passed from this world to eternal life with her Heavenly Father. In 1936 Alice was the 11th and final child to be born to Ernest and Vida Watkins Whitaker. She was predeceased by her parents and 10 siblings brothers Wilbur Estel Ro...

On May 22 1963 Farris M. Hudson Sr. and Jewel Miller Hudson were blessed with a bundle of joy that they called Farlyn. Farlyn was a very loving intelligent caring strong and dedicated individual from an early age. These traits followed her throughout her life. She was educated in the Jefferson Count...

John Foster DeSpain“The trick to life is to make it look easy.” That was a favorite saying of John DeSpain. His quick wit and ready smile made him friends wherever life took him. Although life has its challenges for each of us, John lived his life making it look easy.John passed away December 6, 202...

Darlene Doreba Spotts, 89, of Huntsville, Missouri, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, at Aspire Senior Living in Moberly, Missouri.She was born on October 8, 1936, in Moberly, Missouri, the daughter of John and Leona (Munden) Schell. Darlene was united in marriage to Norval Lewi...

Robert "Bobby" Norman Brendle Jr. 71 of St. Joseph Missouri passed away Friday January 2 2026 in St. Joseph MO. He was born July 22 1954 in St. Joseph MO son of Betty Barnes Johnson and Robert Brendle Sr. He attended Gower High School and graduated from Benton High School class of 1972. He married M...

Mrs. Deborah Lynn Lawson Brooks 65 a resident of Davidson County passed away Thursday January 29 2026 at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in WinstonSalem. Debbie was born January 27 1961 in Forsyth County North Carolina to Aubrey Everett Lawson and the late Inge Ruth Parker Lawson. She graduated from Le...

James Frederick DworakPortland James F. "Jim" Dworak 76 of Saco passed away on Monday May 20 2019 at Maine Medical Center with his son and daughter by his side. Jim was born Nov. 25 1942 in Buffalo NY to the late Herman and Marion Dworak. Once out of high school Jim served in the U.S Army. After se...

Mark E Pennington 68 of Clayton DE passed away on Monday January 26 2026 after a difficult and courageous battle with cancer. Mark was born July 20 1957. He was preceded in death by his father Edwin Pennington mother Shirley Pennington Queen and husband Daniel J Queen Jr all of Wilmington. He is sur...

Malinda Williams of Winchester. He was preceded in death by son Michael child of his first wife Linda Crampton deceased. David had five grandchildren Katelyn Williams 28 Richard Crampton 22 and Sadie Crampton 12 all of Michigan. Twins Haylee and Kaylee Jacobs 12 of Winchester. He had a brother a...

Joseph Joe Henry Schueling of Castroville Texas passed away December 15 2025 at the age of 73. Born December 5 1952 in Hondo Texas he was one of eight children born to John Henry Schueling and Erna R. Schindler Schueling. In 1972 Joe graduated from Hondo High School. He started his career working fo...

Frederick Richard Swaldo age 94 of Uhrichsville passed away at his home surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday December 3 2025. He was born on November 3 1931 to the late John Duck and Fanny Davis Swaldo of Wainwright. He is preceded in death by the love of his life Donna Meese with whom he wa...

Gary was born on November 3 1946 at the Sand Point Naval Hospital in Seattle WA to Dora E. Merrick. Gary grew up in Ballard in Seattle where he was active in Boy Scouts and DeMolay and attended Ballard High School 1964. He worked from graduation until 1995 at Washington Grange Printing Valco Graphic...

Jerome Clifford Bendele passed away on December 30 2025 at St.Lukes Magic Valley Hospital of natural causes. He was born on September 101955 to Shirley and Walter J. Jack Bendele in Twin Falls. Jeromes parents homesteaded on the north side of Rupert. He learned the skills of farming and mechanics by...

We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of JoAnn Guardado who was born on May 26 1959 in England and peacefully passed away on October 20 2025 in Canton Ohio. JoAnn was the beloved daughter of the late Richard and Joan Cox Guardado. She had no children of her own but took many people under he...

Carolyn Muriel Koker 86 of Kingston died peacefully on December 30 2025 surrounded by loved ones. She was born the daughter of Ace and Maxine Heartley Wade on September 3 1939 in Athens Ohio. Carolyn lived a full and happy life. She graduated from Guysville High School Class of 1958 and earned her A...

William M. Smith affectionately known as Willie was born on December 15 1939 in Lyon Mississippi to the union of Taylor Fullilove and Charity Lewis. He was the second oldest of four children Helen William Robert and James. He was preceded in death by his parents and siblings Helen and Robert. Willia...

Shirley Doris Sensenig Staudt 93 formerly of Reading Pennsylvania Dike Iowa and Myerstown Pennsylvania passed away October 3 2025 at the McLeod Hospice House in Florence South Carolina where she had resided since 2017. She was born July 13 1932 in Spring Township Berks County Pennsylvania the daught...

Richard Earl Merrick originally from Columbus Ohio passed away peacefully on January 11 2026 at the age of 90 at Primrose Assisted Living in Mansfield. Richards final goal was to make it to the age of 90 which he achieved after fighting cancer for many years. Richard was born in Columbus Ohio on Dec...

Herbert Louis Schmidt a Fredericksburg native whose life was filled with hard work ethic deep love and that authentic Texas grit worthy of inspiration. Born in August of 1928 Herbert grew up in Fredericksburg. By the time most kids were still figuring out bicycles he was sweeping floors for a payche...

Wilbert G. Foerster 89 of Kiel Wisconsin began his journey through the cosmospeacefully Sunday morning December 14 2025 at ThedaCare Regional MedicalCenter in Neenah Wisconsin. Will made his debut on this earth on April 20 1936 in Glendale California. He spent his early years exploring his neighborh...