Obituaries

Mar 14, 2023

BOUCHA, Gordon Ferd - Age 76, of Linden, formerly of Gaines, passed away March 14, 2023 at his home. Funeral services will be held 2PM Saturday, March 18, 2023 at Sharp Funeral Homes, Linden Chapel, 209 E. Broad St., Linden. Visitation will be held from 12PM until the time of service. Those desiring may make contributions to Disabled American...

Mar 14, 2023

STRIBER, Jean Marie - Age 83, of Grand Blanc, passed away Tuesday, March 14, 2023.  Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at Sharp Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 6063 Fenton Road, Grand Blanc (A live stream of the service will be available on Jean's obituary page at www.sharpfuneralhomes.com).  Pastor Todd Biermann officiating.  Burial in...

Mar 14, 2023

Burrows, Sharon Ann - Age 76, of Grand Blanc, died March 14, 2023. Memorial service will be held 3 PM Monday, March 20 at The River Church 2350 Hemphill Rd. Burton. Arrangements provided by Sharp Funeral Home & Cremation Center 6063 Fenton Rd. Grand Blanc. Sharon was born December 27, 1946 in Flint, the daughter of William and Ione...

Mar 14, 2023

CARTER, Margaret Cora - Age 106, of Grand Blanc, passed away March 14, 2023 in her home, surrounded by loved ones. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Interment in Sunset Hills Cemetery. Those desiring may make contributions to St. Jude Children's Hospital. Margaret was born October 7, 1916 in Flint, the daughter of Melvin and...

Mar 14, 2023

LaRose, Sylvia Vireth - Age 81, of Levering, Michigan, died March 14, 2023. Service will be held 1 PM Friday, March 24, 2023 at Sharp Funeral Homes, Miller Road Chapel, 8138 Miller Road Swartz Creek. (A livestream will be available on Sylvia's webpage at www.sharpfuneralhomes.com.) Visitation will be held 11 AM Friday until the time of the service. Sylvia...

Mar 14, 2023

Corby Lewis-Thaxton Bruton of Montrose age 48 passed away peacefully in his sleep on March 14th 2023 at his home he had built with his bare hands for his family.  A Memorial Gathering will be held Saturday, March 25, 2023 from 1-4 PM at Rustic Meadows (formerly Tafoya Hall) 8245 New Lothrop Road, New Lothrop.Corby was born on February 23,...

Mar 13, 2023

ST.CIN, Rev. Gerald A. - age 87 of Flushing, died March 13, 2023. A memorial service will be held March 29, 2023, 1:00 pm at West Court Street Church of God, 2920 W Court St, Flint, MI 48503 with Pastor Brad Walker officiating.  Family will receive friends prior to the service from 10:00 am until 1:00 pm. In lieu...

Mar 13, 2023

On Monday, March 13th, 2023, Patrick Maccombs, age 69, of Swartz Creek passed away.

Pat with his wife Wendy (Smith), were married 48 years, raised 3 daughters and were blessed with 8 grandchildren.

Pat could fix anything, but he could not fix this. In September of 2022, he had a stroke and after what was...

Mar 13, 2023

SHAFER, William Victor - age 77 formerly of Fenton, died March 13, 2023, in North Carolina. A memorial service will be held at 9 AM Friday, May 5, 2023, at Great Lakes National Cemetery, 4200 Belford Rd., Holly, MI. Flowers may be sent to Sharp Funeral Homes, Fenton Chapel or memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children's...

Mar 13, 2023

LEVERENZ, Teresa Mae - Age 69, of Redford, passed away Monday, March 13, 2023.  Funeral services will be held 1:00 PM Monday, March 20, 2023 at Sharp Funeral Homes, Miller Road Chapel, 8138 Miller Road, Swartz Creek (A live stream of the service will be available on Teresa's obituary page at www.sharpfuneralhomes.com).  Burial in Flushing Cemetery, Flushing.  Visitation will...

Mar 13, 2023

BELITZ, Edwin J. - born on February 7, 1935 in Flint, the son of Elmer and Maude Belitz. Edwin graduated from Utley High School in 1953 and went on to work for Standard Cotton, retiring in 1970. He then worked for Royalite in Flint, later retiring to his home on Lake Fenton where he enjoyed boating and snowmobiling. Edwin...

Mar 13, 2023

Virginia "Ginny" Faulman, age 99 of Grand Blanc, passed away on March 13, 2023. Per her wishes, cremation has taken place.  A Celebration of Life Service will be announced and held at a future date.

She is survived by her children, Randolynn "Randy" (Greg) Nyland of Grand Blanc; Leannette "Lee" (Lawrence) Vogt of Bloomfield Hills and Michael...

Mar 12, 2023

White, Joetta - Age 85, of  Flint, died March 12, 2023. Funeral services will be held privately with interment in Flint Memorial Park, Mt. Morris. Arrangements are being handled by Sharp Funeral Homes, Miller Road Chapel,  8138 Miller Road, Swartz Creek.

Joetta was born March 26, 1937 in Lewisburg, Kentucky, the daughter of Thurman and Etta (Cooke)...

Mar 12, 2023

Lesley R. Smith, formerly of Gaines Township,  passed away March 12, 2023 at home with his son and daughter in law by his side. He was 87.

Lesley was the only child of Lesley E. and (Adora) Blanche Smith, born on December 3, 1935 in Grubbs, Arkansas. The family moved to Michigan when he was 12. He...

Mar 12, 2023

CASTANON, Felipe S. - Age 67, of Linden, passed away March 12, 2023. Services will be held 1PM Saturday, March 25, 2023 at Sharp Funeral Homes, Fenton Chapel, 1000 Silver Lake Rd., Fenton. The family will receive friends from 11AM until the time of service. Those desiring may make contributions to Hospice House of Shiawassee County or Ronald McDonald...

Mar 12, 2023

Gwendolyn "Gwen E. Bessolo, age 94, resident of Byron, passed away with family at her side on Sunday, March 12, 2023. Visitation will be held on Sunday, March 19, 2023, starting at 4PM -8PM at SHARP FUNERAL HOME, 8138 Miller Road in Swartz Creek. Visitation will resume Monday, March 20, 2023, at 10AM until the time of the Funeral...

Mar 11, 2023

BILLS, Patricia Ann, Age 91, of Swartz Creek, formerly of Grand Blanc passed away March 11, 2023. Funeral Mass will be celebrated 10:00 AM Thursday, March 16, 2023 at Holy Family Catholic Church 11804 S. Saginaw St, Grand Blanc. Fr. Leronia Vodivodi, celebrant. Burial in Maple Cemetery, Grand Blanc. Visitation will held 4PM-7PM Wednesday with a 6PM Rosary Service...

Mar 11, 2023

Cope, Dr. Virgil William - Age 80, of Grand Blanc, died March 11, 2023 due to Parkinson's Disease and Parkinson's related dementia. A Celebration of Life will be held 11 AM Saturday, March 18 at Sharp Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 6063 Fenton Road, Grand Blanc. Visitation will be held 2-7 PM Friday March 17, and 10-11 AM Saturday March 18....

Mar 11, 2023

GERYCH, Shirley-Anne Christine - age 83, of Flint, died March 11, 2023. A memorial service will be held 3 PM Sunday, March 19, 2023 at Sharp Funeral Homes, Fenton Chapel, 1000 W. Silver Lake Rd., Fenton, MI 48430. The family will receive friends from 2 PM - 3 PM Sunday at the funeral home. Shirley was born April 12,...

Mar 11, 2023

Mayme Ingeri Pauline Usitalo (nee Reini) passed away at Genesys Hospital in Grand Blanc, Michigan on March 11, 2023.

Mayme was born November 17, 1935 in Ironwood, Michigan, the daughter of Katherine (Alavarvi) and Walter Reini.  She attended Roosevelt grade school and graduated in 1953 from Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood.  On March 30, 1955,...