Obituary: Harold A. Henry
Harold A. Henry, age 93, of Gregory, MI, passed away on October 15, 2019 at the VA Medical Center in Ann Arbor, MI. He was born December 13, 1925 in Detroit, MI and served in the Army Air Corps during World War II, where he was a Gunner in a B-24. He had lived in […]
Death Notices – Fletcher and Phillips
Joann R. Fletcher, Stockbridge, died October 19, 2019, service Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. Jerry “Jughead” Phillips, originally Stockbridge, service October 24, 2019 l p.m. visitation Caskey-Mitchell, Wednesday Oct. 23, 6-8 pm.
Obituary: Connie “Kay” Mayer
Connie “Kay” Mayer, age 74, of Stockbridge, MI, passed away on October 18, 2019 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was born on July 24, 1945 in Royalton, KY the daughter of John Poe and Beatrice Arnett (Marshall, Poe). On August 20, 1966, she married Bill Mayer, and he preceded her in death […]
Death Notice – Mayer
Connie K. Mayer, Stockbridge, died October 18, 2019. Funeral to be held Wednesday, October 23, 2019 from Caskey-Mitchell Funeral Home. Visitation Oct. 22, 2019 from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Donations to Stockbridge Community Outreach.
Death Notices and updates- LeMaster,Henry, and Brown
Linda Sue LeMaster, Stockbridge, died Oct. 14, 2019. Memorial service to be held at Waterloo Hall starting at one p.m. with service at 1:30. Gathering from 1-3. No date given. Contributions to Stockbridge Community Outreach. Harold A. Henry, Gregory, died Oct.15, 2019, Arrangement pending. Robert C. Brown Jr. (previously listed). Memorial Service to be held Sunday Oct. 20, […]
Cicadas aka “Jar Fly”
article by Rose Collison Cicadas begin life as a rice-shaped egg that the female deposits in a groove she makes in a tree limb, using her ovipositor. The groove provides shelter and exposes the tree fluids, which the young cicadas feed on. These grooves can kill small branches. When the branches die and leaves turn […]
Characters Come to Life in Cemetery Tour
By Dutch Ramsdill The eleventh annual tour of Oaklawn Cemetery took place September 22, 2019 on a warm Sunday afternoon. The Stockbridge Area Genealogical/Historical Society presented the program free of charge. The Society “brought to life” individuals from Stockbridge’s past using actors to tell their stories. The cast of characters, with actors in parentheses, […]
Local student pursues life-changing opportunity at Michigan Youth Challenge Academy
by Amy Haggerty There are only a few times in life you can get a second chance. Bradley Cooper, who would have been a senior this year at Stockbridge High School, recently made an important decision about his future. Cooper said, “I needed to do something different. I decided to attend the Michigan Youth […]
Death Notices – Beyer, Adams, and Gladstone
Amelie Bohne Beyer. Waterloo died September 28, 2019. visitation Oct 4. 6-8 p.m. Staffan-Mitchell funeral home, Chelsea. Memorial service Waterloo Village United Methodist Church, Oct. 5, at 10:30. Private burial at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Waterloo Twp. David L. Adams, Jackson, died September 30, 2019. Funeral service Caskey-Mitchell Thursday Oct, 3, 2019. Burial to follow at […]
Death Notices – Harr & Scheppe
Lyla Joyce Harr, Grass Lake died 9-28, 2019. Service 10-2 2019 Caskey-Mitchell Funeral Home. Visitation Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at funeral home. Warren K. Scheppe, Stockbridge died 9-27-2019. Memorial celebration Sunday, October 13, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. at the White Oak Township Hall. Memorial contributions to either Stockbridge Community Outreach or Stockbridge Library.