Community High School Michigan Alumni Obituaries

Charles Laurence Dunn 84 passed away at his home in rural Emporia Kansas on January 24 2026. He was born December 27 1941 to Glenn B. and Charlotte V. Stout Dunn at Shattuck Oklahoma. When he was a child his parents moved to Lane Kansas so attended Miami County schools through his junior year of hig...

Gregory Scott Anderson age 50 of Mt. Airy Pennsylvania passed away unexpectedly on Monday April 7 2025. He went into cardiac arrest while enjoying one of his favorite pastimes pickup basketball with close friends. Greg is survived by his loving wife of 21 years Melanie nee Gilliland and wonderful ch...

Barbara Jean Benner 88 passed away peacefully on January 17 2026 at The Village of Orchard Ridge Assisted Living in Winchester VA. She is the daughter of the late John and Isabella Wagonjack. Barbara or Nammy to her grandchildren was born on September 3 1937 in Port Huron Michigan and graduated fro...

Evelyn L. Smiley, affectionately known as Evie to her friends and family, was a beacon of love and faith throughout her 96 years of life. Born in July 1929, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Marie and William Thomas, Evie was the vibrant heart of a large and loving family. She grew up alongside her se...

The Rev. Dr. Robert Lee Russell of the Whitetop Community passed away on Wednesday December 24 2025 at the Ballad Health Hospice Home in Bristol TN. Dr. Russell was born on December 29 1949 in Flint Michigan to Clyde G. and Billie Lee Webb Russell. Following his graduation from of Caledonia High Sch...

Frances Gravelle, 80, of Escanaba, passed away peacefully on her 80th birthday on Monday, January 5, 2026, in Green Bay, Wisconsin with family by her side. She was born on January 5, 1946, in Marinette, Wisconsin. She was preceded in death by her parents, the late John I. and Cora (Schoen) Kobasic.F...

Danita Ravelle Johnson affectionately known as Nita or Dani was born on January 1 1966 in Detroit Michigan to her mother Flora L. Johnson. Though an only child she was surrounded by the love and companionship of her Michigan and Indiana cousin crew who filled her life with joy support and lifelong m...

Delores Mary Johnson Simien 80 years old was born on March 26 1945 in Lafayette Louisiana to parents Wilmer and Eunice Mouton Johnson. She entered eternal rest on Saturday December 13 2025 at 1038 PM. She spent most of her childhood and adult life in Lake Charles LA with a brief stay in Sault Ste. M...

Toni Lynne Mutchler 84 a resident of the Hillsboro community passed away on January 29 2026 at Cornell Estates. Toni was born in Grand Rapids MI on August 7 1941. She was the third of five children born to Harold and Beatrice Brisbin Allen. Toni was raised in Michigan and graduated from Sparta high ...

age 79 passed away peacefully on January 10 2026 in Goodman Wisconsin while visiting her daughter Heather Willis. She had spent the past several years living in Justin Texas. Born on July 21 1946 she grew up in Portland Michigan. Marie graduated from Portland High School and furthered her education ...

Mr. Matthew Reed Lyon age 32 of Canaan Indiana entered this life on July 15 1993 in Commerce Township Michigan. He was the loving son of David Matthew and Jennifer Lynn Waters Lyon. He was raised in Livonia Michigan and graduated from Franklin High School in 2012. He then received his associate degr...

John F. Reed 80 of Crooksville passed away peacefully at his residence in Crooksville Ohio on January 15 2026. Born on June 26 1945 in Ypsilanti Michigan to the late John W. and Evelyn Lemity Reed John spent his life cultivating a legacy of love hard work and community spirit. During most of his wor...

66 of Albany Ohio passed away on September 12 in Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus after an extended illness. Dan was a former resident of Findlay Ohio native of Ida Michigan and a member of Ida High School Class of 1977. Dan loved working with his hands and was a talented handyman who remodeled...

Jerry A. Naessens of Roslyn Pennsylvania passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Friday October 10 2025 just weeks before his 90th birthday. Born in Saginaw and raised in Merrill Michigan he graduated valedictorian of Sacred Heart High School at sixteen and later served in the U.S. Na...

Michael Grant 78 of Flat Rock passed away Sunday November 16 2025 at his home. He was born October 4 1947 in Grand Rapids Michigan the son of Rollo and Lenore Price Grant. Michael was a proud graduate of Thompson High School where he distinguished himself as an exceptional athlete. During his senior...

Earnest Dean Ernie Tackett of Mt. Vernon Kentucky was born on May 4 1944 in Jackhorn Letcher County Kentucky. He was the son of the late McKinley Tackett and Barbara Ellen Hall Tackett. He was united in marriage to his wife Kathy Riley Tackett of Mt. Vernon who survives him. He is also survived by t...

Sameul Sam M. Lawson of Rockford departed this earthly life December 29 2025. He was born November 12 1938 in Ecorse Michigan the son of Robert Sr. and Mary Lawson. Samuel lived in Rockford 17 years coming from Chicago IL. He was employed as a supervisor by Sears in Chicago IL many years before reti...

John Alden Redfield 92 of Friendship Village Upper St. Clair passed away on December 15 2025. John told family and friends that his story was a love story with his wife Susan. They met in first grade were lifelong friends made a family together and were married for 69 years before she passed away in...

Thomas Joseph Budnik passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on Tuesday, November 25, 2025.Tom was born on January 21,1938, in Chicago, Illinois to parents Stanley and Henrietta (Siwe) Budnik, Polish immigrants to the United States. Tom had one brother, Stanley Budnik, and one sister, Mildred ...