Obituaries

Shirley Jean Cooper

Shirley Jean Cooper

Aug 26, 2026

Cooper, Shirley Jean - Age 89, passed away August 26, 2026. A Funeral Mass will be held at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church - The Little Church, 1991 N. Hacker Road, Howell, MI. 48843. Burial will follow at St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be held 12:00 PM until the time of the service at the church....

Scott Melvin Green

Scott Melvin Green

Aug 25, 2026

GREEN, Scott Melvin - Age 63, of Highland, passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2026. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Saturday, August 29, 2026 at Sharp Funeral Homes, Fenton Chapel, 1000 Silver Lake Road, Fenton (The service will be live streamed and can be viewed on Scott's obituary at www.sharpfuneralhomes.com). Pastor Brad Foster. Visitation will be held at the...

Brenda L. Newsome

Brenda L. Newsome

Aug 25, 2026

Brenda L. Newsome, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and devoted servant of the Lord, passed away on August 25, 2026. Born on December 1, 1939, in Detroit, Michigan, Brenda was the daughter of Raymond Vickerman and Margaret Schaklewski.

Brenda's life was a testament to faith, love, and dedication. She was united in marriage with James E. Newsome, Sr. on May 21,...

Judith Theresa Hudson

Judith Theresa Hudson

Aug 24, 2026

HUDSON, Judith Theresa - Age 87, of Linden, passed away Monday, August 24, 2026. Funeral service will be held 11:00 AM Friday, August 28, 2026 at Linden Free Methodist Church, 13274 Linden Road, Linden. Pastor John Price officiating. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Thursday from 4-8 PM and at the church Friday from 10:00 AM until the...

Warren Burk Cotes

Warren Burk Cotes

Aug 24, 2026

Warren Burk Coats - Age 59, of Linden, passed away August 24, 2026. Burk was born February 26, 1967 in Owosso, the son of Warren J and Rosalee (Parker) Cotes. He worked as a truck driver for many years. He is survived by his father, Warren; daughters, Margaret (Justin) Prall and Sandy (Don) Wallo; five grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; aunts, uncles...

Linda Kay Swinehart

Linda Kay Swinehart

Aug 24, 2026

Swinehart, Linda Kay - Age 68, of Burton, passed away August 24, 2026. Per Linda's wishes, cremation has taken place and no services will be held. Care has been entrusted to Sharp Funeral Homes, Fenton Chapel, 1000 W. Silver Lake Road, Fenton. Those desiring may make contributions to LaVigne Home for Compassionate Care, 4085 Lapeer Rd., Burton, MI. 48509. Linda...

John Paul Wiese

John Paul Wiese

Aug 24, 2026

WIESE, John Paul, age 91, of Fenton, passed away on August 24, 2026. A Funeral Service will be held 1:00 PM Wednesday, September, 9, 2026 at Sharp Funeral Homes, Fenton Chapel, 1000 W. Silver Lake Road, Fenton, with Fr. Gabriel Bilas officiating. Visitation will be 11:00 AM until the time of the service. Interment will be at Flint Memorial Park...

Kenon Riley Skidmore

Kenon Riley Skidmore

Aug 23, 2026

SKIDMORE, Kenon Riley - Age 63, of Keego Harbor, passed away Sunday, August 23, 2026. A private graveside service will be held at a later date at Oakwood Cemetery, Fenton. Those desiring may make contributions to Adopt-A-Pet, 13575 Fenton Road, Fenton, MI 48430.

Kenon was born August 30, 1962, in Flint, the son of Oscar David and Nancy Fan (Ingram) Skidmore....

Dennis "Denny" Gordon Weaver

Dennis "Denny" Gordon Weaver

Aug 22, 2026

Dennis ‘Denny’ Gordon Weaver of Flint, Michigan slipped peacefully into eternal rest surrounded by family at the age of 80 on Saturday, August 22, 2026. A celebration of life service will be held at 1:00 PM, Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at Sharp Funeral Home, Miller Road Chapel, 8138 Miller Road, Swartz Creek. Visitation will take place from 11:00 AM until...

Cynthia Susanne Prince

Cynthia Susanne Prince

Aug 21, 2026

PRINCE, Cynthia Susanne - Age 56, of Linden, passed away, Friday, August 21, 2026. A memorial service will be announced at a later date. Those desiring may make contributions to Adopt-A-Pet, 13575 Fenton Road, Fenton, MI 48430.

Cynthia was born July 21, 1970, in Flint, the daughter of Ralph Junior and Sandra Kay (James) Prince. She was a 1988 graduate of...

Daniel "Boonie" Burgess

Daniel "Boonie" Burgess

Aug 21, 2026

Daniel Luis “Boonie” Burgess- Age 72, of Grand Blanc, passed away August 21, 2026. A private inurnment will take place at St. John Catholic Cemetery in Fenton.

Daniel was born in Detroit, Michigan, on September 9, 1953, to the late Jack and Gloria M (Salas) Burgess.

Daniel is survived by his siblings Pam (David) Bluhm, Sandra (Brian) Mann, Robert (Kathy) Burgess, Charlie...

Ronald Lewis Smith

Ronald Lewis Smith

Aug 20, 2026

Smith, Ronald Lewis - Age 65, of Davison, died August 20, 2026. 

A Celebration of Life will be held September 27, 2026 at the Eagle Creek Academy, 3739 Kern Road, Oakland Township, Michigan 48363. The time will be 2pm-5pm.Ronkote was born November 17, 1960 in Dover, Delaware. 

He was well known at Eagle Creek Academy as "Mr Hands". His favorite hobbies included...

Joseph Elia Marcus

Joseph Elia Marcus

Aug 19, 2026

Marcus, Joseph Elia -- Age 67, of Flint, passed away August 19, 2026. Arrangements provided by Sharp Funeral Home & Cremation Center 6063 Fenton Rd. Grand Blanc, Michigan, 48507. Those desiring may make contributions to Alcoholics Anonymous or Unity Prayer Ministry (https://donate.unity.org/Donate)

Joseph was born January 18, 1959 in Detroit, Michigan, the son of John and Dorothy (Pichler) Marcus.

He is survived...

Patricia Rae Watkins

Patricia Rae Watkins

Aug 19, 2026

WATKINS, Patricia Rae- age 91, of Fenton, passed away, August 19, 2026. Visitation 2:00 PM-5:00PM Saturday, August 22, 2026, followed by a prayer service at 5:00PM at Sharp Funeral Homes, Fenton Chapel 1000 Silver Lake Road, Fenton, Memorial contributions in Patricia's memory would be appreciated to The American Cancer Society Michigan.

Patricia was born May 4, 1935, in Marion, the daughter...

Gary Scott Owens

Gary Scott Owens

Aug 18, 2026

Owens, Gary Scott - Age 54, of Grand Blanc, passed away August 18, 2026. Funeral services will be held 12 PM Monday, August 24, 2026 at Sharp Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 6063 Fenton Rd., Grand Blanc, Michigan 48507. Interment at Crestwood Memorial Cemetery, Grand Blanc. Visitation will be held 10 AM Monday, August 24 until the time of the...

Robert William Palmer

Robert William Palmer

Aug 18, 2026

Robert William “Bob” Palmer, a devoted husband, father, grandfather and friend, passed away on August 18, 2026, at the age of 80. He was born October 6, 1945, to Jay and Marian Palmer.

Bob grew up in East Detroit and attended Lutheran High School East. He went on to Michigan State University, where he earned a degree in Packaging and was...

David Samuel McCarius

David Samuel McCarius

Aug 17, 2026

McCarius, David Samuel - Age 85, of Flint passed away August 14, 2026.He had a great sense of humor and was generous. He was born in Flint, Michigan to Samuel and Adele McCarius. He lived in Flint his entire life and family members joked that he knew everyone in Flint. He went to school at Flint Northern and then Flint...

Jeffrey J. Haerens

Jeffrey J. Haerens

Aug 17, 2026

Jeffrey J. Haerens, age 66, of Lapeer County, passed away August 17, 2026.

Jeff was born December 28, 1959, in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Victor George and Linda (Lietz) Haerens. He graduated from Grosse Pointe North High School in 1978 and worked for many years as a sheet metal worker at Chrysler.

Jeff enjoyed fishing with his family and following all...

Anna Mae West

Anna Mae West

Aug 17, 2026

WEST, Anna Mae - Age 96, of Swartz Creek, passed away Monday, August 17, 2026. Funeral service will be held 11:00 AM Friday, August 21, 2026 at Sharp Funeral Homes, Miller Road Chapel, 8138 Miller Road, Swartz Creek (The service will be live streamed and can be viewed via Anna's obituary page at www.sharpfuneralhomes.com). Rev. Bessie Hope officiating. Visitation will...

Jeffrey DeWayne Williamson

Jeffrey DeWayne Williamson

Aug 16, 2026

Jeffrey DeWayne Williamson, age 66, of Swartz Creek, passed away on Sunday, August 16, 2026. In accordance with Jeffrey’s wishes, cremation will take place. Private arrangements have been entrusted to Sharp Funeral Homes, Miller Road Chapel, 8138 Miller Road, Swartz Creek. 

Jeffrey was born on March 14, 1960, in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Donald and Janice Carolene (Bennett) Williamson. He...