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GOOD FRIENDS GONE,
BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN
Melvin Boring
Sandy (Clifford) Goudie
Alice Corriveau
Russ Cuchetti
Terry Dees
Joan (Gale) Adams
Donald Goodale
Nancy (Hamill) Roth
David Hines
Ted Hoffman
Carole (Hrdlicka) Rockov
Janet (Ivankovicz) Olesen
Roger Keeling
Chuck Kinnunen
John Koskela
Leonard Lamb
Lorraine (Libtow) Maurer
Marvin Lilac
Richard Loveday
Carol Mahlman
Judith (Marshall) Sumner
Barbara (Meinecke) Morgan
Bernie Miscovich
Ruth Moon
Christine (Morris) Waldron
Ruth (Mueller) Abreu
Kevin Munns
Bill Myers
Mike Myers
Ron Mytty
Nancy (Nelson) Lofthouse
Sandra (Nelson) Brown
Richard Pedersen
Marilyn Pehovic
Carol Pepper
Wayne Peterson
Josephine Ponzetti
Gil Purse
Fred Rankin
Richard Rueger
Robert Sheill
Bette Sherer
Clayton Smith
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Bill
Myers was a great family man, a very successful businessman, a person of
high integrity and a wonderful lifelong friend. We both enjoyed outdoor
activities and were able to connect every few years even though we never
lived near each other. He died February 24, 2007 and I really miss him.
Jay Frazier
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It is with deep regret that we tell you of the
passing of Mel Boring. We received a note from his wife, Carol, who
informed us that Mel passed on September 12, 2008. Mel was the moving
force behind this website. He cared a great deal about his classmates.
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To the Friends of Ed Litogot,
Sadly, Ed passed away on May 16th in Summerfield, Florida.
Due to his Parkinson's Disease, Ed moved from his home in Northport, FLa.
into an excelllent assisted living facility in March of this year. Ed was
loved by the staff and he entertained them with all of his interesting
stories.
Suddenly, Ed's health began to decline and the local Hospice Association
compassionately proveded much of his final care.
Your friendships through the years, cards, and phone calles meant so very
much to Ed. He would read the letters, smile, and talk about how special his
friends were.
He was right, his friends were special and we would like to thank you for
sharing your lives with Ed.
The Litogot family
Friends: Mr. & Mrs. Dale Freeman
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Edward
B Litogot
Long-time Southfield Athletic Director and Cousin to Henry Ford
For three decades, Edward B. Litogot, Jr. served the Southfield School
District as physical education teacher and coach at Southfield and
Southfield-Lathrup High Schools. Mr. Litogot obtained the position of
Athletic Director before he retired in 1980 to enjoy his summers in
Cheboygan, Michigan and his winders in Northport, Florida.
With a smile and hearty infectious laugh, he was a respected educator who
inspired and challenged his many students over the thirty years of his
teaching and coaching career. Mr. Litogot died 16 May 2009 in Summerfield,
Florida. He was 85.
Born April 12, 1924 in Detroit to Ed and Gertrude (Barrow) Litogot, Ed
Litogot grew up in Dearborn where his grandfather, father, and uncles worked
for their cousin, Henry Ford. He attended and graduated from Edison
Institute in Greenfield Village with his other cousins under the
ever-watchful eye of Mr. Ford.
During World War II, he served the the United States Eighth Army Air Force (AAF)
from 1943 to 1945. He survived 29 bombing missions over Germany as a
ball-turret gunner including one in which his B-17 plane was shot down by
the Germans. Managing to fly 60 miles into France before abandoning the
plane, he and his crewmates were rescued by the Allied forces.
Upon returning to Michigan after World War II, he attended Michigan State
College on the G.I. Bill where he earned his B.A. in Education in 1949. He
later earned his Master's Degree in Counseling from Wayne State University
in 1954.
Upon his retirement, Mr. Litogot focused on his hobbies of golf, fishing,
and breeding greyhound racing dogs whose names always carried his name, Ed's
Sally, Ed's Make Believe, and many more. A lifetime Tiger's fan, he cheered
them through their winning and losing years with equal enthusiasm.
His father, Edward B. Litogot (second cousin to Henry Ford) preceded him in
death in 1971 and his mother, Gertrude, died in 1989. He is survived by
cousins and friends.
A Celebration of Mr. Litogot's Life will be held on Wednesday 17 June 2009
at Twelve O'clock at Pasquales Restaurant 32555 Woodward Avenue, Royal Oak,
Michigan.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to your local Hospice
Assoc. or to the charity of your choice.
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John Lamb, Jr. age 69 of West Bloomfield died Feb. 19, 2008.
Beloved husband of 49 years to Barbara. Loving father of Christine (Chuck)
Spieser and Caryn Lamb. Grandfather of Chas, Chelsea and Chase. Brother of
Dennis (Jan) Lamb. Also many nieces and nephews. Mr. Lamb was an Eagle Scout
and avid fisherman. He was retired from General Motors where he worked for
28 years. Memorials to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Association appreciated.
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J. Gilbert
Purse, age 68, of Tecumseh, died February
1, 2008 at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor, after
a brief battle with cancer.
He was the owner of Peninsular Casket Company,
Dearborn, MI until 1971 when he purchased Dunn Funeral
Home in Tecumseh, MI and renamed it J. Gilbert Purse
Funeral Home shortly thereafter.
Gil also began a second location of J. Gilbert Purse
Funeral Home in Adrian, MI in 1989, and together with
his sons operated both funeral homes.
Surviving are his wife Judy, two sons; Barry Gilbert,
and Gary Gilbert; the mother of his children, Marilee;
2 sisters, Virginia Morrish, and Marilyn (Cliff) Dean,
and his beloved Black Lab, "Shelby".
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PONZETTI,
JOSEPHINE; born July 11, 1938; died Nov. 10, 2007; age 69. Preceded in
death by her parents Peter Sr. & Lena and her nephew Daniel Ponzetti;
survived by her sisters Lee Cavanaugh and Mary Wilke and her brothers Peter
(Gail) Ponzetti Jr. and Anthony (Maureen) Ponzetti; also survived by 15
nieces and nephews and 47 great nieces and nephews. A private family
visitation was held at COATS FUNERAL HOME, Waterford. Interment Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to
the Josephine Ponzetti Fund thru any Huntington Bank. To send a private
condolence to the family go to
www.coatsfuneralhome.com and select Guestbook.
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