obituaries

Mar 15, 2022

Dalton, Sharon A.

of Jackson, passed away at home under the loving care of her family and Allegiance Hospice on Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at the age of 69 years. She is survived by her husband of 42 years, Jim Dalton Sr.; son, Timothy Dalton; step-children, Deborah, Regina (Bert), Mary, and David; and several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and...

Mar 13, 2022

FUDALSKI, EDWARD HENRY

A longtime resident of Jackson, MI, born June 7, 1925, age 96, passed away on March 13, 2022, at Arbor North Senior Living Center under the compassionate care of Henry Ford Allegiance Hospice Home Care.

Edward, son of Stanley and Ethel (Urbanowski) Fudalski. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife...

Mar 11, 2022

O'Neill, John Edward

of Jackson, peacefully passed away with his wife of 71 years at his side on Friday, March 11, 2022 at the age of 91 years. He was dearly loved and will be greatly missed. John is survived by his wife, Anita (Deaver); sons, Kevin (Kim), Edward (Anne), Joseph (Elaine), Peter (Mary) and daughters, Margaret...

Mar 9, 2022

Hickey, Ellen J.

Of Jackson, passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at the age of 90 years.  She was born to Irene May (Coon) and Justin Herman Fox on May 21, 1931 in Jackson MI.

She is survived by her two sons, Jamie Hickey and David (Molly) Hickey; two grandchildren, Jenna and Connor; brother...

Mar 5, 2022

Richard John Renfer "Rooster"

Age 67, of Jackson, Michigan passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2022 after his long battle of cancer. He was born May 24, 1954 in Jackson, Michigan.

Rooster was an avid outdoorsman.  He loved going to the U.P. with his wife and family and enjoyed hanging with his friends and loved...

Mar 2, 2022

Panici, David L.

Died tragically in a motor vehicle accident at the age of 65 while in Naples, Florida on Wednesday, March 2, 2002. He will longingly be remembered by his wife of 40 years, Mardi Panici (Miller); and will be dearly missed by his children Leah Wendling (Eric) and Tony Panici (Colleen); 4 beautiful granddaughters Katherine,...

Mar 1, 2022

Rich, Theresa "Terry"

of Jackson, passed away on Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at the age of 91 years. She is survived by her son, Michael J. Rich; daughter, Patricia A. Rich (Jeffrey Hartzel); five grandchildren, Jordan (Stacy) Rich, Parker Rich, Beth, Matthew and Scott Hartzel; two great-grandchildren, Katie and Charlie Rich; one sister, Josephine Benzie; sisters-in-law, Aggie...

Mar 1, 2022

George, Danny W. "Danny Who"

Of Clarklake, passed away on Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at the age of 67 years. He is survived by his daughter, Amanda Wilson; life partner, Paula M. Thornsbury; two grandsons, Dominic and Kayleb Wilson; Amanda's mother, Leisa Helm; sister, Debra Henderson; and his bonus family, Chris (Donna) Dobie, Ann (Steve) Lefere, and...

Feb 28, 2022

Vonni Kaye Sayers (Spencer) Age 68, of Parma, Michigan passed away on Monday, February 28th, 2022 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Her husband Stephen and beloved dog "Rudy" were by her side. She was born on August 12th, 1953 to Sharlene and Edward Spencer who preceded her in death. She was the oldest of four children and is survived...

Feb 26, 2022

Piotrowski, Patrick James (P.J.)

Age 57, passed away peacefully on February 26th, 2022. P.J. had a passion for cooking & family. If he wasn't in front of the stove or in the kitchen, he was out on the boat with family and friends or exploring the world with his wife. He liked to live life a little...

Feb 22, 2022

Ronald Emanuel Bergstrom Jr, age 62, passed away suddenly on February 22nd, 2022. Ron was born in Traverse City, MI on March 21st, 1959 to Patricia and Ron Bergstrom Sr. The family later moved to Jackson and he graduated from Lumen Christi High School in 1978. Ron graduated from Olivet College with a degree in accounting. He worked for...

Feb 21, 2022

Rodney L. Alexander

Of Jackson, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, February 21, 2022 at the age of 70 years. Preceded in death by his father, Howard D. Alexander; mother, Patricia DeHart; grandson Aiden Alexander, and son-in-law Bryan Friedrich. Survived by his children; Matthew (Sara) Alexander and Angela Friedrich; grandchildren Tyler Alexander, Collin Friedrich and Madelynn Friedrich; stepfather...

Feb 19, 2022

Grajewski, Helen S.

On Saturday, February 19, 2022 Helen left us to join her family in Heaven. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Frank in 1995 and daughter, Joan in 2003. Helen is survived by five children, Helen (Jim) Chambers, Teresa Bright, Frances (Wayne) Beauregard, Frank Grajewski Jr., and Josephine (Ed) Westcott; grandchildren; great-grandchildren;...

Feb 13, 2022

Case, Harry Carl

of Jackson, passed away peacefully Sunday, February 13, 2022 at the age of 86 years. He was dearly loved and will be greatly missed. He has now joined his wife of 64 years, Doreen, who preceded his passing in February 2018. Harry is survived by his son Timothy Case, daughters Wendy (Ken) Hirsohn, Suzie...

Feb 12, 2022

Talton, George

Formerly of Jackson, Michigan passed away on Saturday, February 12, 2022 in Fort Myers, Florida. He retired from Jackson Public Schools as a bus mechanic. He enjoyed camping, hunting, fishing, and spending time with his family and friends.

He leaves behind his wife, Mary; children, Kim (Joel) Middlebrook, Dennis (Kellie) Talton, Anthony Talton,...

Feb 11, 2022

Beverly Kim (Williams) Wilson 1954 - 2022

As a registered nurse and licensed grief counsellor, Beverly K. Wilson worked to bring comfort to families who suffered the loss of a child. The effort doesn't stop with her death. Even after being diagnosed with Multiple System Atrophy (MSA), which finally took her life at age 67 on February...

Feb 8, 2022

Kate Driver (born Kathleen Fischer) died February 8, 2022 in Jackson, MI at the age of 66. Kate was born on January 19, 1956 in St Cloud, Minnesota to Marjorie (Alvord) and Henry Fischer, and raised in Redwood City, CA. The family returned to Minnesota where she married and had her children. She later traveled to southern California and...

Feb 8, 2022

Sitko, Rita J.

Of Jackson, passed away at Henry Ford Allegiance Hospice Home on Tuesday, February 8, 2022. Rita is survived by 2 sons, 2 sisters and 1 brother; son Craig, son Mark and his wife Rosie and their son Kevin; sister Sylvia (Douglas) Nelson, sister Irene (Leonard) Soltis and brother Richard (Janet) Anuszkiewicz; and several nieces...

Feb 7, 2022

Reynolds, Gary

Gary peacefully departed from his loving family and was reunited in heaven with his wife, Diane Reynolds, on February 7, 2022. Son of Earl Reynolds and Virginia Johnson (Reynolds), survived by his two daughters, Sara and Ashley Reynolds, his siblings, Phil (Katie) Reynolds, Patricia (Carter) Winn, Scott (Peggy) Reynolds, and Sandy Reynolds, and his nieces...

Feb 7, 2022

Smith, Dick F. 89 of Jackson, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 7, 2022. He was born on June 7, 1932 in Waterloo, Iowa to Grant and Vera Smith. Dick graduated from East High School in Waterloo in 1951 and went on to attend Iowa State College where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering. He...