Obituary: Wilma Elaine Lentz
Wilma Elaine Lentz, born on March 5, 1931, in Sharon Township, the youngest child of Hazel Sutton Alber and Fred Alber, passed on Monday, August 24, 2020. On May 5, 1951, she married her high school sweetheart, Ambrose Lentz at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Manchester. Wilma was a member of St. Mary’s Church and […]
Obituary: Edward James Weinhardt
Edward James Weinhardt, 55, passed away Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida after a sudden severe illness. He was born on June 5, 1965, in Ann Arbor, Michigan to Peter Joe and Nancy (Alexander) Whittaker. Jim never had any children of his own. He graduated from Saline High […]
Obituary: Patricia Smith
Patricia Ann Smith, age 85 of Clinton, died Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at St Joseph Mercy Chelsea Hospital. She was born March 13, 1935 in Detroit, the daughter of the late Dewey Lee and Hazel (Wilson) Bowns. On April 6, 1957 she married Hurst Smith, Jr and he preceded her in death on January 7, […]
Donating hair to help kids: Like mother, like daughter
It feels good to do something for others during these difficult times. A Bridgewater Township mother and daughter found a way to help children with hair loss, by donating their own hair to the cause. Mother-daughter duo Sara and Eden Weidmayer both recently donated their hair to Maggie’s Wigs 4 Kids of Michigan. “We chose […]
Obituary: Robert C. Dunn
Robert Carter Dunn, 63, passed away Sunday, August 9, 2020 at his home in Manchester. He was born on November 2, 1956, in Welch, West Virginia to Jerry and Nina (Parson) Dunn. Rob graduated from Brighton High School in 1979. Rob worked for Martinrea in Manchester for the last 29 years, where he developed numerous […]
Obituary: Eugene N. Liedel
Eugene N. “Sonny” Liedel, 82, of Manchester passed away on Friday, August 7, 2020 in Ann Arbor. Born on August 23, 1937, in Monroe, he was the son of Eugene Carl and Ruth Hester (Morey) Liedel. On February 9, 1963, he was united in marriage to Flora Ann Brewer. Eugene served his country as an […]
Obituary: Harold Arnett
Harold Arnett, age 78 of Manchester, passed away unexpectedly on July 25, 2020, in Manchester, Michigan. Harold is survived by his daughter Kathy (Damien) Lucas, of Grass Lake; his daughter Lisa (Craig) Carr, of Tecumseh; his daughter in-law Merlene Sizemore of Dexter; and his grandchildren Evan and Alaina Carr of Tecumseh. He is also survived […]
Kemeter receives Master’s Degree from U of M
Mariah Kemeter, a 2015 MHS Alumni and a 2019 graduate of Adrian College (where she earned an Associate’s Degree in Biology and her Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work), recently received her Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Michigan. She is the daughter of James and Teresa Kemeter of Manchester. Congratulations, Mariah!
Obituary: Lynette Rae Hartman
Lynette Rae Hartman, 65, of Brooklyn, passed away Monday, July 20, 2020. She was born on October 12, 1954, in Adrian, Michigan to Eugene and Sandra (Knapp) Summers. Lynn married the love of her life, Walter Hartman, on May 27, 1972, in Adrian, Michigan. She will be remembered for loving to play bingo at […]
Obituary: Charles Ronald (Ron) Kuhl
Ron Kuhl, 81, a Manchester area farmer, passed away at the Kuhl Family Homestead, on July 16, 2020. Ron was the fourth-generation to operate the farm that has been in the family since 1873. Farming was Ron’s life and career starting at the age of ten years old to help with chores, milking, and driving […]





