Obituaries

Kathlynn May Conklin

Kathlynn May Conklin

Jan 16, 2026

CONKLIN, Kathlynn May - Age 80, of Linden, passed away Friday, January 16, 2026. A service will be held 4:00 PM Saturday, January 31, 2026 at Sharp Funeral Homes, Fenton Chapel, 1000 Silver Lake Road, Fenton (The service will be live streamed and can be viewed below her obituary). Mr. Gary Conklin officiating. Visitation will be held at the funeral...

Patricia Mae Hughes

Patricia Mae Hughes

Jan 16, 2026

Hughes, Patricia Mae - Age 51, of Grand Blanc, passed away January 16, 2026. No public services will be held. Arrangements provided by Sharp Funeral Home & Cremation Center 6063 Fenton Rd. Grand Blanc. Those desiring may make contributions to Genesee County Humane Society. Patricia was born September 12, 1974 in Flint, the daughter of Lee and Edna Mae (Shannon)...

Joyce Paula Bohn

Joyce Paula Bohn

Jan 16, 2026

Joyce Paula Bohn - Age 83, of Fenton, passed away January 16, 2026.

Funeral services will be held 2 PM Thursday, January 22, 2026 at Tyrone Covenant Presbyterian Church, 10235 White Lake Rd., Fenton. Pastor Lawrence Bowlin will officiate. Visitation will be held from 1 PM until the time of service at the church. Burial will follow in Colwell Cemetery.

Joyce was...

Paul Gale Leonard

Paul Gale Leonard

Jan 16, 2026

Leonard, Paul Gale - Age 73, of Flint, passed away January 16, 2026.

Arrangements provided by Sharp Funeral Home & Cremation Center 6063 Fenton Rd. Grand Blanc. Paul was born January 12, 1953 in Flint, the son of Frank A. and Pauline Elizabeth (Emmendorfer) Leonard. He is survived by his 3 siblings, Mae Burnham, Bernard "Butch" (Sheryl) Leonard, and Angela Chambers;...

Christopher Mark Wright

Christopher Mark Wright

Jan 16, 2026

Christopher Mark Wright, Age 72, of Flint passed away on Friday, January 16, 2026 at his home. Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00am Thursday, January 22, 2026 at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 1227 E. Bristol Rd., Burton, MI 48529 with Father Georges Bidzogo presiding, there will be visitation from 10:00 am until time of mass. Interment will take place...

Raymond Edward Johnson

Raymond Edward Johnson

Jan 16, 2026

Johnson, Raymond Edward - Age 64, of Burton, passed away January 16, 2026. Funeral services will be held 3 PM Saturday, January, 24, 2026 at Sharp Funeral Home & Cremation Center 6063 Fenton Rd. Grand Blanc. Visitation will be held 12 PM Saturday at the funeral home until the time of the service. Those desiring may make contributions to charity...

Linda Margaret Ballard

Linda Margaret Ballard

Jan 16, 2026

Ballard, Linda Margaret - Age 78, of Gaines, passed away January 16, 2026. Private family services will be held. Linda was born on June 11, 1947, in Highland Park, Michigan, the daughter of Elmer and Mary (Slocum) Mills. She worked as a manicurist for many years and had a passion for antiques, which she restored, collected, and sold. She is...

Sharon Lee Beck

Sharon Lee Beck

Jan 15, 2026

Beck, Sharon Lee - Age 80, of Lapeer, died January 15, 2026. A Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date at Sharp Funeral Home and Cremation, 6063 Fenton Road, Grand Blanc, Michigan 48507. Those desiring may make contributions to the National Breast Cancer Foundation.

Sharon was born May 4, 1945 in Dearborn, Michigan, the daughter of Alexander...

Dana A. Thoroman

Dana A. Thoroman

Jan 15, 2026

Dana A. Thoroman, age 62, of Flushing, passed away surrounded by his family on Thursday, January 15, 2026. Visitation will be held at 10am until the time of the Memorial Service at 12pm on Saturday, February 7, 2026, at Flushing Bible Church, 103 E. Main Street in Flushing. Sharp Funeral Homes - Miller Road Chapel has been entrusted with funeral...

Burton A. Ange

Burton A. Ange

Jan 15, 2026

Burton A. Ange, of Burton, Michigan, 90, passed through Heaven’s gates on January 15, 2026, surrounded by his loving family.

Burt was born in Detroit where he spent his early years before moving to Flint, and ultimately settling in Burton, Michigan. He was a lifetime General Motors employee.

He lived a life marked by hard work, faith in God and devotion to...

Edward Gerard Bourdeau

Edward Gerard Bourdeau

Jan 15, 2026

Edward Gerard Bourdeau, age 81, of Holly, passed away peacefully on January 15, 2026. Services will be held at a later date in Lake Linden, Michigan.

Edward was born on May 28, 1944, in Calumet, Michigan, the son of the late Camille Edward and Elizabeth Elsie (Giannini) Bourdeau. He was a 1963 graduate of Calumet High School and went on to...

Margaret Elizabeth Sackrider

Margaret Elizabeth Sackrider

Jan 15, 2026

Margaret Elizabeth Sackrider, of Fenton, lived a long and vibrant life passing away peacefully on January 15, 2026. At 91 years old, she left behind a legacy stitched together with care, adventure, and quiet courage.

Margaret was born on March 3, 1934, in Ames, Iowa, the daughter of the late Perry and Peggy Moore. She graduated from Hamline University in St....

Helen Helbig

Helen Helbig

Jan 15, 2026

A woman of insights, confidence and tradition who lived her life entirely on her own terms.

Mrs. Helen Lyons Helbig - Age 98, passed away January 15, 2026. She was born on May 30, 1927. She grew up in Detroit's straightened circumstances during the Great Depression, when her father died of infectious meningitis, leaving his widow to raise five children: Victor,...

Virginia "Ginny" Lee Hollenbeck

Virginia "Ginny" Lee Hollenbeck

Jan 14, 2026

Hollenbeck, Virginia Lee "Ginny" - age 81 of Flint, passed away January 14, 2026. In accordance with her wishes, cremation has taken place and she will be laid to rest at Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly, Michigan at 2:30 PM Friday, May 15, 2026. For those desiring, memorial contributions may be made in Ginny's memory to either Easter Seals...

Debra Suzanne Chase

Debra Suzanne Chase

Jan 14, 2026

Chase, Debra S. - Age 68, of Flint, passed away January 14, 2026. Arrangements are provided by Sharp Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 6063 Fenton Rd., Grand Blanc, Michigan.

Debra was born October 10, 1957 in Flint, the daughter of Walter and Alneta (Barrett) Chase. She was a member of Eagles #629. Debra enjoyed time at Chilly's.

She is survived by her...

Gary Boyd Samuelson

Gary Boyd Samuelson

Jan 13, 2026

Gary Boyd Samuelson - Age 83, of Mount Pleasant, passed away January 13, 2026. A funeral service will be held at 12PM Sunday, January 18, 2026, at Sharp Funeral Homes- Miller Road Chapel, 8138 Miller Road, Swartz Creek. Visitation will take place at the funeral home on Sunday from 10AM until the time of service.

Gary was born August 24, 1942,...

Susan Jane Young

Susan Jane Young

Jan 12, 2026

Susan Jane Young, age 92, of Linden, peacefully passed away on January 12, 2026.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, April 24, 2026, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 600 N. Adelaide Street, Fenton, with Fr. David Harvey, Celebrant. The family will receive friends at the church from 10:00 a.m. until the time of Mass....

Robert Francis Kearns

Robert Francis Kearns

Jan 12, 2026

Robert Francis Kearns, age 72, of Byron, passed away peacefully at his home on January 12, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family.

Funeral services will be held at 12:00 PM on Saturday, January 24, 2026, at Sharp Funeral Homes, Linden Chapel, 209 E. Broad Street, Linden. Visitation will take place from 10:00 AM until the time of service. Those...

Collin Chase Charron

Collin Chase Charron

Jan 12, 2026

CHARRON, Collin Chase - Age 29, of Swartz Creek, passed away January 12, 2026. A memorial service will be held 12 PM Friday, January 16, 2026 at Calvary Community Church, 1201 W 12th St, Flint, MI 48507 with Rev. Sarah LaRose-Nettell officiating. The family will receive friends from 4:30 - 8:30 PM Thursday at Sharp Funeral Homes, Miller Road Chapel,...

Richard Paul Soles

Richard Paul Soles

Jan 12, 2026

Richard Paul Soles - Age 81, of Lapeer, passed away January 12, 2026.

A memorial service will be held at 12PM Saturday, January 17, 2026, at Sharp Funeral Homes- Miller Road Chapel, 8138 Miller Road, Swartz Creek. Visitation will take place at the funeral home on Saturday from 10AM until the time of service.

Richard was born in Battle Creek, Michigan on...