Obituary: Gerald Everett Eaton
Gerald Everett Eaton (also known as Mr. Stover), age 91, of Tecumseh, Mich., passed away on July 10, 2024, at home under hospice with his family at his side. He was born in Adrian, Mich., on June 21, 1933, to the late Arthur Joseph and Myldred Blanche (Everett) Eaton. On his birthday, June 21, 1952, he […]
Obituary: Benjamin Lee Shane Okey
Benjamin passed away in Toledo on June 22, 2024, following an extended period of illness. He was born in Los Angeles on May 11, 1977. He joined the Okey family, by adoption, in 1979. With his family, he moved to Manchester in 1981 and attended Manchester Community Schools from kindergarten to twelfth grade. Ben struggled […]
Obituary: Phyllis Carty Meranuck
Phyllis Carty Meranuck, 79, of Manchester, took her final breaths peacefully and with grace, Tuesday, July 9, 2024, with her children, spouse, and two dogs by her side at Brookdale Memory Care in Ann Arbor. Phyllis was born on March 11, 1945, in Ypsilanti, Mich., to Howard and Bernadine (Peters) Carty. An only child, she […]
Memorial service announcement: Kim Ricket
Kim Ricket was born on July 19, 1954. You are invited to join his family in a celebration of his life on Friday afternoon, July 19, 2024, which would have been his 70th birthday. We have reserved the covered picnic tables in Carr Park in Manchester, Mich. Carr Park is located at 600 W Main […]
2024 Manchester Community Fair Queen contestants
submitted by Angie Schaible, Manchester Community Fair The fair is fast approaching. The Manchester Community Fair Queen contestants have been announced. The Fair Parade route has also been established, which will kick off the fair on Tuesday, August 6, at 6:30pm. The route has been reversed and more information will be available soon. In addition, […]
NMU announces the dean’s list for the Winter 2024 semester
from Northern Michigan University Two students from the Manchester area, Joe Tennant and Steven A. White, qualified for the dean’s list at Northern Michigan University for the Winter 2024 semester. The dean’s list recognizes those undergraduate-level students who have achieved a high scholastic standing during the regular academic year. To qualify for dean’s list recognition, […]
Oliva-Perry & Nashif graduate from Kettering
submitted by Kettering University Kettering University awarded 418 bachelor’s degrees during its 2024 commencement ceremony on June 15, setting the stage for these graduates to take on roles as leaders and innovators in a breadth of industries and areas ranging from mobility, new-energy vehicles, and intelligent manufacturing to AI and sustainability. William Nashif of Manchester […]
Albion College announces Spring 2024 dean’s list
Albion College announced the Spring 2024 semester dean’s list as well as those students named Albion College Fellows with a grade point average of 3.75 or above and three consecutive semesters on the dean’s list. Manchester student Carli Kerns was named to Albion’s dean’s list. Kerns is majoring in business with a minor in communication […]
Obituary: Jeanne Louise Marrison
Jeanne Louise Marrison, age 90, of Tecumseh, Michigan, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on June 22, 2024, at The Fieldstone at Tecumseh Place in Tecumseh, Mich. She was born on January 28, 1934, in Ludington, Mich., a daughter of the late Oliver Oscar and Agnes Hazel (Petersen) Olson. On August 1, […]
Harley Neigebauer honored with Peacemaker Award
by Sara Swanson Last spring Manchester Community Schools, along with the help of resident Joan Gaughan, who envisioned the award, and Barry Allen, representing Manchester’s Masonic Lodge who funds it, established a new annual award for students. It was originally envisioned as an award to be presented to a graduating senior who has shown leadership […]
