University High School Academy Michigan Alumni Obituaries

Carolyn Stangl died on Saturday January 17, 2026 at the age of 51, surrounded by family after a courageous battle with breast cancer. Carolyn was born in Southfield, Michigan on May 2, 1974 to Kathleen (nee Carroll) and Douglas Rice. Carolyn graduated from Seaholm High School in Birmingham, Michi...

Darryl Stephen Bell 80 devoted husband father grandfather passed away peacefully on December 26 2025 surrounded by his family and love. Born January 10 1945 in Fort Worth Texas to the late Roger and Rerry Bell Darryl grew up in Traverse City Michigan. He attended the University of Michigan where he ...

John Guy Jackson Jr. known more familiarly as Guy was born in Macon Georgia on November 26 1931 to John Guy Jackson Sr. and Ruth Beeland Jackson.He was a lifelong member of the Methodist Church confirmed in 1939. Guy achieved the honor of Eagle Scout in 1945. He obtained a bachelors and masters degr...

affectionately known as Reggie peacefully transitioned from this life on November 3 2025 at his home in Stafford Virginia. He was surrounded by the deep and abiding love of his devoted wife Nora La Verne Hodge De Sett who tenderly cared for him throughout his later years. The two shared an unbreakab...

age 79 formerly of Cabins WV passed away on January 12 2026 at Cortland Acres Nursing Home Thomas WV. He was born on December 1 1946 in Kingwood WV the son of the late Walter Jackson Jr. and Eleanor Ruth Harned Moore. Steve graduated high school in Detroit MI and joined the United States Navy where ...

Kenneth J. Hoag II 70 of Delray Beach Florida and Upper Arlington Ohio passedpeacefully on Tuesday January 6 2026 with his loving family at his side. Kennygraduated from Upper Arlington High School in 1974 where he had many close specialand lifelong friends. He played halfback on the football team a...

Joyce Kay Tiley born on September 30 1931 in Canton Ohio went home to be with the Lord on December 20 2025. A woman of faith grace and compassion Joyce lived a life marked by devotion to her family deep and lasting friendships and a joyful spirit that touched all who knew her. She always looked for ...

Sylvia "Kay" Bondar ne Hudgins born on January 9 1941 in Houston TX was the younger daughter of Eugene Fields Hudgins and Lola Lee Hudgins Miles. After graduating from Bellaire High School in Houston Texas where she was the Reserve Officers Training Corps ROTC elected representative Kay attended Bay...

Irvin Jerome Williams was born on October 1, 1945, in Flint, Michigan, the second child of Bernard Williams and Thelma Jarrett Williams. He was the younger brother of Bernard Jr. and the older brother of Felicia. As the middle child, Irvin naturally became the family’s balance—a negotiator, counselo...

Gary F. Filsinger was born in Buffalo New York on March 29 1936. He graduated from Amherst Central High School in Snyder New York and the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. There he studied Chinese language and English literature and was part of the English honors program. He later attended the Un...

Klaus Peter Wilden (also affectionately known as Pete, Heinzie, TROG and Pops, among others) died on Wednesday, November 19, aged 84, just shy of his 85th birthday. At the time of his passing, Pete was surrounded by loved ones in the treasured Woodbury, NJ, home he and his wife of 58 years, Dale, sh...

Hushang John Golestani age 93 of Hurley NY passed away on Dec. 24 2025 in Kingston NY after a brief illness. He is survived by his wife of 29 years Deborah Debbie sons Clark and wife Sasha John Jr. and wife Lori stepchildren William McIntosh and wife Maria Jaclyn DeCicco and partner Luke Chris DeCic...

Simpson James Edward Jr. VMD. March 27 2018b. 1948 Beloved husband of Katherine E. Wilde Lafayette Hill PA stepfather of Brian M. Donaghy Christina and Grandpa Jim to Olive Donaghy Buffalo NY.He was predeceasedby his parents James Edward Sr. b. 1925 and Edith Williams Simpson b. 1927 of Powhatan VA....

Thelma Sue M. Westrum Hoehl 94 a resident at the Hill at Whitemarsh in Lafayette Hill PA passed away peacefully on March 13 2018 surrounded by her family. She was the loving wife of Albert Al J. Westrum sharing 64 years of marriage together. Sue was born in Charleroi PA to the late Robert W. and Mar...

Our beloved mother and grandmother Penny Best nee Miller died on October 17 2024. Penny is survived by her daughter Amber Brian Belles Best and her four grandchildren as well as her sister Cathy Kielau. Penny was born in 1949 to the late Lloyd Miller and Charliece Miller nee Raudman. She was raised ...

Linda Kay Pearson 79 of Lansdale and formerly of Lansing MI died Saturday January 3 2026. She was the beloved wife of Peary A. Pearson her husband of 57 years. Born October 25 1946 in Lansing MI she was a daughter of the late James and Marjorie Webster Yanz. Mrs. Pearson was a graduate of the Univer...

Brandon S. Mitchell age 45 of Brunswick Ohio passed away on December 30 2025. He was born on January 21 1980 in Toledo Ohio. Brandon had a deep passion for sports and was a fiercely loyal fan especially of the University of Michigan and the Detroit Tigers. He also enjoyed spending time at local brew...

Michael Joseph Mike Sorocak 86 passed peacefully at his home in Huntsville AL and reunited with his beloved wife Sally on December 16 2025. Mike was born in Warren Ohio in 1939. He is preceded in death by his parents John and Mary Bralek Sorocak his wife of almost 60 years Sally and one sister Barba...

Solveig Grnning Ericson passed away at Brigham and Womens Hospital in Boston Massachusetts on September 6 2025. She was born in Kobe Japan on January 5 1953 the daughter of Lutheran missionaries from Norway. Aside from a few years in Norway she spent her childhood in Japan and attended a Norwegian s...

OConnell Charlie P.E. entered his heavenly home on Monday January 5 2026 at the age of 84. He was born in Newark Ohio the son of Charles Patrick and June ne Boyer OConnell. Charlie earned his bachelors degree in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He devoted many yea...

Beverley Anne Walker age 82 passed away on September 8 2024. Much loved by her family she was passionate about the arts animals and gardening always striving to make the world a better and more beautiful place. Bev was born on June 28 1942 in Rangeley Maine where she lived until 1963. After earning ...

LEWISTON Atsuko Hirai an eminent historian of modern Japan who broadened the curricular offerings in history and Asian studies at Bates College died July 14 at her home in Lewiston. She was 78. Hirai was the Kazushige Hirasawa Professor of History from 1988 until her retirement in 2013. Born in Japa...

Deborah Van Hoewyk of Portland and West Bath Maine passed away on August 28 2025 following a brief illness. Deborah was born in Barrington Rhode Island the daughter of Schuyler S. Sampson and Alice Mansur Sampson. Deborah moved to Cumberland Maine with her parents and brother as a young child and at...

Brunswick Vincent Earle Messler died peacefully on Tuesday April 16 2013 at Mid CoastHospital. He was the beloved husband of 52 years of Elizabeth Seidel Messler. Born inMount Vernon NY in 1928 he was the son of Charles C. Messler and ElizabethONeill Messler. He graduated from Fordham Preparatory Sc...

TOPSHAM Margie Lynne Hawley McEwen Maggie died at home of bulbar ALS at age 71 on January 28 2017. Born in Ann Arbor Michigan to Gretchen and Amos Hawley Maggie attended the University of Michigan and later earned a Master of Liberal Arts degree at Johns Hopkins University a Master of Library Scien...

Topsham ME David R Gosse resident of Topsham ME formerly of Ipswich MA passed away on February 22 2022 at his home in Topsham at the age of 86 years. He graduated from Lynn English High School in 1954 and Bowdoin College in 1958. He continued his education after serving in the US Armys Air Defense C...

Cecily Hume died quietly at HillHouse in Bath Maine on 13 December 2022. She was 93 years old having been born in Los Angeles CA on 21 July 1929. Cecily grew up in Ann Arbor Michigan attended the University of Michigan 1951 and moved to Boston in her twenties where she worked as an editor. She marri...

Brunswick Patricia Morton Larson 74 passed away on Sunday October 18 2020 with family at her side at her home in Brunswick ME. following a courageous battle with brain cancer. Pat was a respected and beloved elementary school music teacher dedicated tochildren in Greenwich CT Lexington MA and twent...

Karen Anne Weller 67 died on Tuesday October 6 2015 in Brunswick Maine. She was born on February 27 1948 in Newton Massachusetts daughter of Alice Carey Weller and the late George Herbert Weller. Karen graduated from St. Marys College in South Bend Indiana received her masters degree in medical anth...

BRUNSWICK James J. Kelly died on the 29th of August 2018 from natural causes in the town of Brunswick state of Maine. He was 85 years old. Jim was born in Glen Cove L.I. New York the fourth child of the late John M. Kelly and Esther Martina Svenson Kelly. He graduated from Glen Cove H.S. Glen Cove ...