Clare Pioneer High School Michigan Alumni Obituaries

Kevin E. Downing 67 of Pioneer passed away on January 12 2026 at his home. He was born on March 15 1958 in Warsaw Indiana to Richard L. and Carolyn D. Boothman Downing. Kevin graduated from North Central High School and went on to attend Indiana Purdue University Fort Wayne to study refrigeration. K...

Roberta Marie Ponzio 88 passed away unexpectedly in her Roseland NJ home on Monday September 8 2025. Roberta was born to Robert and Josephine nee Ilaria Rivello in August of 1937 in Newark NJ. She attended Newark schools before graduating from Bloomfield High School where she met the love of her lif...

Audree Ann Fiser Schmucker 92 of Pioneer Ohio passed away on Jan. 25 2026 at The Lakes of Monclova in Maumee Ohio. Audree was born in Pioneer Ohio on Dec. 2 1933 to Emerson and Marjorie Mercer Fiser. She attended Pioneer now North Central High School and married Ronald Sam Schmucker at St. Peters Ca...

Clara Dee summed up her life in the words of Jimmy Buffett Some of its magic some of its tragic but I had a good life all the way. Dee was a goldstar wife mother grandmother and the best combination of creativity and wit. Born in Salt Lake City she was the eldest child of Ray and Clara Phibbs. Ray w...

Donna Joe Pena 82 of Winfield Kansas passed away Sunday afternoon February 8 2026 at Botkin Care and Rehab in Wellington. Born June 18 1943 in San Diego California she was the daughter of Lester T. and Hazel Williams Pruitt. She was raised and received her education in San Diego graduating from Marv...

Miss Mary Patricia Mary Pat Lansing age 94 of St. David AZ passed away on January 30 2026 at her care home in Tucson Arizona. Born on August 16 1931 in Miami AZ Mary Pat lived a life rooted in faith family music and friendship. A devoted Catholic Mary Pat was a lifelong member who shared her gifts o...

Darrell Roger Cline, 86, of New Matamoras, passed away Friday, September 12, 2025 at home after an extended illness.He was born April 24th, 1939, in Bloomfield, Ohio to Myrtle Rinard and James Cline.He was raised in the Ludlow community by his maternal grandparents, Warren and Sylvia Rinard. Growing...

Marilyn Eloise Stegner 98, of Marietta, OH, passed away July 18, 2025 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born May 19, 1927 in Marietta to the late William F. and Blanche Elliott Stegner. Marilyn graduated from Marietta High School in 1945. She worked as a transcriber at various hospitals and wa...

Gloria Ann Knutson Stroud 86 was born on November 23 1939 in Canton South Dakota. She died on February 5 2026 in Kansas City Missouri from complications following a heart procedure. Gloria grew up on the 160acre farm homesteaded by her Norwegian immigrant grandparents where she learned to love all a...

Ralph R. Murray Sr. 94 of Rigby Road Peach Bottom PA passed away at Lancaster General Hospital on Tuesday February 3 2026. He was the husband of Mary Emma Hicks Murray who passed away in 2001. Born in Fulton Township he was the son of the late Jesse Murray and Helen Milburn Murray the last African A...

Charles Chuck Elvin Bernhardson 91 of Shelly MN a devoted family man and dedicated farmer known for his work ethic and community spirit passed away on Monday February 2 2026 at the Fargo Elim Healthcare Center leaving behind a legacy of kindness and a deep love for the land. Chuck was born on Februa...

The funeral services for Jerry will be livestreamed via Bethany Lutheran Church Facebook page and can be accessed using the link below. Stream will begin a few minutes before the 1030 Service Time. Jerry Lee Dodds 90 passed away Wednesday December 17 2025 at the Lone Tree Health Care Center in Lone ...

Joyce Lorraine (Johnson) Heggen, age 94 of Ames, passed away in peace, surrounded by her loving family, to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, January 15, 2026. She had awaited this time since she placed her trust in Jesus Christ and was saved on February 10, 1961. Lorraine was baptized as an a...

A Memorial Service for Muriel Lystad of Baudette MN will be held on Saturday November 22 2025 at 1030 a.m. at Pitt Community Church in Pitt MN. Visitation will be held a halfhour prior to the service. It is with loving hearts and cherished memories that the family of Muriel Lea Lystad Garrett announ...

Sharon Ann Ivey Skolfield passed through Heavens doors Sunday afternoon at St. Marys Hospital with her loving husband by her side after a two year struggle with dementia and a ten day fight with pneumonia. Sharon was born in Houlton Maine on May 2nd 1956 and was the second of seven children born to ...

Peacefully passed away on May 2 2021 at the age of 82. Bob was born at home on March 7 1939 in Auburn ME to parents Ralph and Eva Paradis. Loving father to Ryan Paradis Roger Jenna Paradis and Ryk Michelle Paradis. Proud grandfather and greatgrandfather to Joshua Kaitlyn Shawon Delanie Morgan Landon...

Philip Schneider 92 died peacefully at his home in Topsham Maine onJuly 4 2021. Philip epitomized the American success story. He was born inBrooklyn New York to immigrant parents and went on to become a pioneer inthe early development of worldwide telecommunications. After earning three degrees from...

Raymond was born in Lewiston ME on December 31 1930 a son of Thomas and Apolina Popowiscz Palman. He graduated from Lewiston High School and played football on the State Championship Team where he met the love of his life Joyce Clark. Raymond continued with his love for football by becoming a refere...

Jesse L Wilcox Sr was born on October 24 1933 in JacksonvilleFlorida. He was the fourth of eight children born to the late Robert Land Florine Wilcox. Jesse attended Stanton High School and Edward Waters College served in the Army and worked at the United States Postal Serviceretiring after 30 plus ...

Blaine Thomas Schmidt 67 Anchorage Alaska passed away from heart failure on Sunday January 4 2026 in Anchorage. Blaines Celebration of Life Service will be at 2 p.m. Friday Feburary 6 2026 at Ladbury Funeral Service Dickinson. Interment will follow at Dickinson Cemetery. Visitation will be on Friday...

Carlene Ann Pafford, 79, of Ossipee, NH, passed away peacefully on December 22, 2025, at Wentworth Senior Living in Portsmouth, surrounded by her loving family.Born on March 12, 1946, in Portsmouth, NH, Carlene was the daughter of Margaret and William Fernald. She grew up on Brackett Lane and attend...

Rose M. Sasek Zoubek age 95 of Wilber Nebraska passed away on December 30 2025 at the Crete Area Medical Center surrounded by family. Rose was born on August 31 1930 to Robert Sr. and Tillie Smith Sasek. She attended rural Wilber country school through 8th grade. Rose graduated from Wilber High Scho...

Catherine J. Kay Foutz 86 of Lancaster formerly of Millersville passed away on Friday January 16 2026 at Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center. Kay was a graduate of Penn Manor High School. She worked for Millersville University as an Interlibrary Loan Specialist in the University library for m...

John Austraw Jack Graham 90 of Pleasant Unity passed away peacefully at home Tuesday January 6 2026. He was born June 25 1935 in Latrobe a son of the late Albert Clark and Minnie Mae Austraw Graham. Four aspects defined Jacks life family school farming and travelling. Jack appreciated his extended f...

Anna Margaret Wesner nee Kruyd 94 of Basking Ridge peacefully passed away on Tuesday March 11 2025 surrounded by her loving family. Born on July 25 1930 in Passaic NJ Anna was the firstborn daughter of the late Jacob and Henrietta Kruyd. Her life was shaped by her unshakable faith resilience and dev...

Howard E. Behrhorst Jr. age 100 died peacefully on November 11 2025 surrounded by his loving family at Lifes Promise Personal Care Home in Ligonier PA. Howard was born at the family home on S. Fairfield Street in Ligonier on January 22 1925 the first of two sons of the late Howard E. Behrhorst Sr. a...