Obituaries

Rosemary Russell

Rosemary Russell

Aug 27, 2025

Rosemary Russell - Age 82, of Fenton, passed away peacefully at home on August 27, 2025. Funeral services will be held 1 PM Saturday, August 30, 2025 at Sharp Funeral Homes, Fenton Chapel, 1000 Silver Lake Rd., Fenton. Fr. Daniel Ahearn will officiate. Visitation will be held from 11AM until the time of service. Burial will follow in St. Augustine...

Melissa K. Benchley

Melissa K. Benchley

Aug 26, 2025

Melissa "Lissa" K. Benchley, age 42, of Durand, passed away unexpectedly with family at her side on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. Lissa's family will celebrate her life at a later date. Please continue to keep her family in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. For those wishing to write online condolences, you may do so by visiting her...

Shirley Ann Horton

Shirley Ann Horton

Aug 26, 2025

Shirley Ann Horton, age 89, of Swartz Creek, passed away on Tuesday, August 26, 2025 at her home surrounded by her family. Funeral service will take place at 12:00 PM, Friday, August 29, 2025 at Sharp Funeral Homes, Miller Road Chapel, 8138 Miller Road, Swartz Creek. Pastor Jim Nelson will preside with burial following at Davison Township Cemetery. Visitation will...

Irene M. Kautman

Irene M. Kautman

Aug 26, 2025

Irene M. Kautman - Age 90, formerly of Linden, passed away August 26, 2025. No services will be held. Those desiring may make contributions to Adopt-A-Pet of Fenton. Irene was born August 24, 1935 in Flint, the daughter of the late John and Margit Peto.

She is survived by her children, Shirley (David M.) Kautman-Jones, Carol Kautman, Kelly Kautman, Bill Kautman...

Lavern A. Thompson

Lavern A. Thompson

Aug 25, 2025

Lavern A. Thompson (1935–2025)

“Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.” I Timothy 1:17 (NIV)

A man of faith, integrity, strength, knowledge, patience, and grace has entered into his eternal reward. Lavern Alton Thompson, 89, of Grand Blanc, Michigan, peacefully died on August 25, 2025, with his four children by...

Joseph Pierce Mark

Joseph Pierce Mark

Aug 25, 2025

MARK, Joseph Pierce - Age 95, of Flushing, passed away Monday, August 25, 2025. Funeral services will be held 1:00 PM Friday, August 29, 2025 at Sharp Funeral Homes, Linden Chapel, 209 E. Broad St., Linden. (The service will be live streamed and can be viewed via Joseph's obituary page at www.sharpfuneralhomes.com). Burial in Flint Memorial Park, Mt. Morris. Visitation...

Kathleen Ann LeGrand

Kathleen Ann LeGrand

Aug 24, 2025



LeGrand, Kathleen Ann -- Age 68, of Flushing died August 24, 2025. Funeral services will be held 11AM Friday August 29 at Sharp Funeral Homes, Miller Road Chapel, 8138 Miller Road, Swartz Creek. Visitation will be 10AM until time of service on Friday August 29 at the funeral home. Those desiring may make contributions to the family.

Kathleen was born on...

Laura Garnett Evans

Laura Garnett Evans

Aug 23, 2025

EVANS, Laura Garnett - Age 74, of Mt. Morris, passed away Saturday, August 23, 2025. Cremation has taken place and no services will be held at this time. Those desiring may make contributions to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Laura was born November 10, 1950 in Justice, West Virginia, the daughter of Walter Kay and Sylvia (Miller) Blankenship. She had resided...

Robert Earl Sargent, Sr.

Robert Earl Sargent, Sr.

Aug 22, 2025

SARGENT, Robert Earl, Sr. - Age 100, of Elon, NC, passed away Friday, August 22, 2025. A graveside service will be held 1:00 PM Friday, August 29, 2025 at Argentine Cemetery, Linden. Visitation will be held Friday, August 29, 2025 from 11:00 AM until 12:30 PM at Sharp Funeral Homes, Fenton Chapel, 1000 Silver Lake Road, Fenton.

Bob was born December...

Patricia Alice Myers

Patricia Alice Myers

Aug 22, 2025

Myers, Patricia March 5,1943 - August 22, 2025

Patricia (Patti) Myers, 82, of Swartz Creek, Michigan passed away peacefully on August 22, 2025, at Charter Senior Living Center in Davison, MI. A celebration of her life will be held at 11AM on Saturday, September 6, 2025, at United in Christ Lutheran Church, G-6330 Corunna Road, Flint, MI. Pastor Steve Stahlhut officiating....

Eleanor Lucille Simpson

Eleanor Lucille Simpson

Aug 20, 2025

Eleanor Lucille Simpson - age 88 of Fenton, passed away peacefully August 20, 2025. She was born August 11, 1937 to Theodore Wenzel and Anna Krajenka Wenzel in Detroit. Eleanor married her teenage sweetheart, John Simpson in 1956, and was just shy of their 58th wedding anniversary before he passed in 2014. They moved their family from Detroit to Fenton...

Katherine ReFina Saunders

Katherine ReFina Saunders

Aug 20, 2025

Saunders, Katherine ReFina - Age 86, of Swartz Creek, formerly of Burton, died August 20, 2025. Memorial service will be held 11 AM Saturday, September 6, 2025 at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 2474 S. Ballenger Highway, Flint, Michigan 48507. The doors will open at 10:30 AM for the family to receive friends. Arrangements provided by Sharp Funeral Home & Cremation...

Oden A. Weston

Oden A. Weston

Aug 20, 2025

Oden A. Weston of Swartz Creek, age 91, died August 20, 2025 surrounded by his family. Funeral Mass will be held on Tuesday August 26, 2025 at 11:00 am at St. Mary Queen of Angels Catholic Church with Father Louis Ekka officiating. Burial will follow at a later date at New Calvary Cemetery. Those desiring can make contributions for Masses...

Dawn Dianne Denker

Dawn Dianne Denker

Aug 19, 2025

Dawn D. Denker -- Age 59, of Le Mars, Iowa, and formerly of Flint, Michigan, passed away on Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at Floyd Valley Healthcare in Le Mars.

A funeral service will be at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, August 24 at Rexwinkel Funeral Home in Le Mars with Pastor Mike Metten officiating. Visitation with the family present will begin at 1...

Dennis James Brabbs

Dennis James Brabbs

Aug 19, 2025

BRABBS, Dennis - age 43 of Montrose, passed away August 19, 2025. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Dennis was born on May 10, 1982, in Flint, the son of James L. and Terry (Tibbits) Brabbs. He graduated from Hamady High School and married Rebecca Ruppel on October 31, 2001. Dennis worked for many years at...

Virginia Theresa (Blazo) Laur

Virginia Theresa (Blazo) Laur

Aug 19, 2025

Virginia Theresa (Blazo) Laur - Age 79, of Fenton, passed away August 19, 2025. Services will be held 4 PM Saturday, September 6, 2025 at Sharp Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 6063 Fenton Rd. Grand Blanc. Visitation will be held 1 PM until the time of the service at 4 PM Saturday September 6.

Virginia was born February 2, 1946 in...

Charles W. Bales

Charles W. Bales

Aug 19, 2025

Charles W. Bales, age 82, of Flint, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, August 19, 2025. Visitation will be held at 3pm until 7pm on Monday, August 25, 2025, at Sharp Funeral Homes - Miller Road Chapel. Visitation will resume the following day at 9:30am until the time of the Funeral Service at 11:30am on Tuesday, August...

LaKeisha Shanee Cammon

LaKeisha Shanee Cammon

Aug 18, 2025

CAMMON, LaKeisha Shanee - age 49 of Flint, passed away peacefully, with her family by her side, on August 18, 2025. In accordance with her wishes, cremation has taken place and a private service will be held. For those desiring, memorial contributions may be made in memory of LaKeisha to debra.org.

LaKeisha was born on July 16, 1976 in Flint, Michigan...

Myrna Fay Kasemeyer

Myrna Fay Kasemeyer

Aug 18, 2025

Kasemeyer, Myrna Fay - Age 85, of Fenton, passed away August 18, 2025. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM, Friday August 22, 2025, at Sharp Funeral Homes, Fenton Chapel, 1000 Silver Lake Road, Fenton. Myrna's service will be livestreamed and may be viewed below her obituary here. Visitation will be held from 1:00 PM until the time of the...

Bernice Marie Johnston

Bernice Marie Johnston

Aug 18, 2025

Our beloved mother, Bernice “Bea aka Bunny” Johnston, passed away peacefully on August 18, 2025 at 98 years old, surrounded by her family. She was born in Detroit, Michigan on March 29, 1927 to Arthur and Tressa (Bauder) Grof. On September 22, 1945, she married her loving husband Arnold “Bud” Johnston.

“Bea” was a past member of Trinity Lutheran Church for...