Elma Elizabeth Barnes 
Elma Elizabeth Barnes, 84, of Monroe died at 6:50 p.m. Tuesday in the Lutheran Home. Services are pending at Capaul Funeral Home, Ida.  [Posted November 16, 1999]

Linda L. Groth 
Nov. 1, 1942-Nov. 8, 1999 
WHITEFORD TOWNSHIP -- Linda L. Groth, 57, of Whiteford Township, a former Whiteford Agricultural Schools' teachers' aide, died Monday in Northwest Ohio Hospice inpatient unit, Perrysburg, Ohio. Friends may call from 3 to 9 tonight at Reeb Funeral Home, Sylvania, Ohio. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Michael Lutheran Church, Ottawa Lake. The Rev. William T. Sullivan will officiate. Burial will be in Amboy Cemetery, Amboy Township, Ohio. 

Margaret E. Johnson 
Margaret E. Johnson, 70, of Monroe died at 8:45 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor. Services are pending at the Monroe location of Bennett Funeral Home.  [Posted November 16, 1999]

Margaret R. Cannon 
Dec. 3, 1923-Nov. 13, 1999 
TOLEDO -- Margaret R. Cannon, 75, of Toledo, formerly of Dundee and Ida, died at 6:15 p.m. Saturday in her home. Private funeral services were held today with the Rev. Gary Shear, pastor of Faith Community Church, officiating. Burial was in Oak Grove Cemetery, Dundee. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Cover Funeral Home, Dundee. 

Henry Valiquette 
Some of the information on Henry Valiquette, 83, of East Palatka, Fla., formerly of South Rockwood, who died Nov. 2, was incorrectly reported in the Evening News. A memorial Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Friday in St. Mary Catholic Church, Rockwood.  [Posted November 16, 1999]

James Natalie 
ANN ARBOR -- James Natalie, 85, of Ann Arbor, formerly of Monroe, died at 9 p.m. Monday in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital. Services are pending at Earle Little Funeral Home Bacarella Chapel, Monroe.  [Posted November 16, 1999]

Helen L. Winter 
July 30, 1899-Nov. 15, 1999 
PETERSBURG -- Services have been set for Helen L. Winter, 100, of Petersburg, who died at 2:45 a.m. in the Provincial House Nursing Home, Adrian, where she had been for a year. Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday in Capaul Funeral Home, Ida. She will lie in state from noon until services at 1 p.m. Thursday in Petersburg United Methodist Church. The Rev. John Mehl, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Toledo Memorial Park, Sylvania, Ohio. 

Lloyd C. Davis 
STEARNS, Ky. -- Lloyd C. Davis, 76, of Stearns, Ky., formerly of Monroe, died Monday at the VA Medical Center, Lexington, Ky. Services are pending at the Rupp Funeral Home, Monroe.  [Posted November 16, 1999]

Virginia Nagel 
Virginia Nagel, 84, of Monroe died at 6:30 p.m. Monday in Beach Nursing Home. Services are pending at Allore Funeral Home. 
 [Posted November 16, 1999]

Terry Dean
June 21, 1983-Feb. 26, 2000
NEW BOSTON – Services have been set for Terry Dean, 16, the Huron High School athlete who was killed Saturday night in an automobile accident. A former Detroit resident, he made his home with a host family, Rick and Becky Ralls, of New Boston. Services were held today at Union Second Baptist Church, River Rouge. The Rev. Welton T. Smith III, pastor of the church, officiated. Burial was in Woodmere Cemetery, Detroit. 

Joseph Lee Croft
Aug. 18, 1949-Feb. 29, 2000
BROWNSTOWN TOWNSHIP – Services have been set for truck driver Joseph Lee Croft, 50, of Brownstown Township, who died at 7:56 p.m. Tuesday in his home. He had been ill for several months with cancer. Private services will be held. Cremation has taken place. The Ford Chapel of Allore-Martenson Funeral Home, Rockwood, was in charge of arrangements. 

Fredrick Goins
Dec. 25, 1951-Feb. 29, 2000
Fredrick Goins, 48, of Monroe, an employee of Contract Service Group, died at 8:31 p.m. Tuesday at Mercy Memorial Hospital. Friends may call from 4 to 9 tonight at Rupp Funeral Home, where services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday. The Rev. Lawrence E. Detruf, pastor of First Church of God, will officiate. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery. 

Donald C. Webster
April 3, 1928-March 1, 2000
OREGON, Ohio – Retired Tecumseh Products welder Donald C. Webster, 71, of Oregon, a former longtime Monroe County resident, died Wednesday in St. Charles Hospital. There will be no services. Creamation has taken place, under the direction of Eggleston-Meinert Funeral Home. 

Anthony J. Vajcner
Aug. 18, 1913-March 1, 2000 
Services have been set for World War II veteran Anthony J. Vajcner, 86, a resident of Beach Nursing Home, who died at 7:17 a.m. Wednesday at the nursing home, where he had been since April. He had been in poor health for a year. Friends may call from 2 to 9 today at Rupp Funeral Home. Services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Friday at the funeral home and at 10 at St. Joseph Catholic Church. The Rev. William Fisher, pastor of the church, will officiate. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery. 

Joe Kozack
Sept. 21, 1908-Feb. 28, 2000
MAYBEE – Longtime musician Joe Kozack, 91, of Maybee, owner and operator of Philgas Music and Appliance store in Maybee, died Monday in his home. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 today at Stark Funeral Service, Moore Memorial Chapel, Ypsilanti, where services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday. The Rev. Gordon Moore, pastor of Milan Baptist Church, Milan, will officiate. Burial will be in Northside Cemetery. 

Julia (Judy) Nutter
April 21, 1912-March 5, 2000
MANTON – Former hardware store owner Julia (Judy) Nutter, 87, of Manton, formerly of Monroe County, died Sunday at Tendercare, Gaylord, after a brief illness. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 today at Hall Funeral Chapel, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday. The Rev. Peter Morgan will officiate. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park, LaSalle. 

Agnes Waldo
Aug. 30, 1910-March 6, 2000
NEW BOSTON – Agnes Waldo, 89, of New Boston, a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church, Carleton, died Monday at Greenbrook Manor, Monroe. Friends may call from 1 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Arthur Bobcean Funeral Home, Carleton, where services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday. The Rev. Robert A. Bauer, pastor of St. Patrick Catholic Church, will officiate. Burial will be in St. Patrick Cemetery, Carleton. 

Arthur B. (Biff) Baker
May 4, 1930-Feb. 22, 2000
HOUGHTON LAKE – Arthur B. (Biff) Baker, 69, of Hougton Lake, formerly of Monroe, a former truck driver for Time Container, Monroe, died Feb. 22 at Ann Arbor Veterans Center, Ann Arbor. Services have been held, under the direction of Christler Funeral Home. 

Robert K. Ford
June 5, 1947-March 5, 2000
NEWPORT – Services have been set for Vietnam veteran Robert K. Ford, 52, of Newport, who died at 9:56 a.m. Sunday at Mercy Memorial Hospital intensive care unit, Monroe, where he had been since Saturday. Friends may call from noon to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Rupp Funeral Home, Monroe, where a prayer service will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home and at 11 at St. John Catholic Church, Monroe. The Rev. Terrence Kerner, pastor of the church, will officiate. 

Eleanor Grace Meyers
Jan. 11, 1925-March 6, 2000
Eleanor Grace Meyers, 75, of Monroe, a member of Monroe Senior Citizens, died at 5:05 p.m. Monday at Mercy Memorial Hospital, where she had been since Friday. She had been in poor health for a year. Friends may call from 3 to 9 today at Rupp Funeral Home, where services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. The Rev. Anthony Sulkowski, pastor of St. Mary Catholic Church, will officate. Interment will be in Roselawn Memorial Park, LaSalle. 

Robert W. Fountain Jr.
July 10, 1965-March 6, 2000
TOLEDO – Robert W. Fountain Jr., 34, of Toledo, formerly of Monroe, a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Monroe, died at 2 p.m. Monday at Arbor of Toledo, where he had been since December, 1998. He had been in poor health since 1983 and seriously ill for a year. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and from 10 a.m. until services at 2 p.m. Thursday at Earle Little Funeral Home, Bacarella Chapel, Monroe. The Rev. Stanley AuBuchon, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, Monroe, will officiate. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park, LaSalle. 

Shawna M. Miller
Nov. 4, 1977-March 29, 2000
Services have been set for Shawna M. Miller, 22, of Monroe, a manager at Monroe's Tim Hortons, who died at 1 p.m. Wednesday at University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor. She had been ill for a year. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the Monroe location of Bennett Funeral Home, where services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday. The Rev. James F. Seay, pastor of Trinity Faith Christian Fellowship Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park, LaSalle.

Virginia M. Kohler
Dec. 6, 1924-March 30, 2000
Virginia M. Kohler, 75, of Monroe died at 12:30 a.m. Thursday in her home. She had been in poor health for a year and seriously ill for six weeks. Friends may call from 3 to 9 p.m. Saturday and 2 to 9 p.m. Sunday in Rupp Funeral Home, where a rosary will be recited at 3 p.m. Sunday. Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday in the funeral home, followed by Mass at 10 a.m. in St. Michael Catholic Church. The Rev. Stephen Rooney, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park, LaSalle. 

Louis John Ernest
Aug. 8, 1915-March 30, 2000
FLAT ROCK – Sunday school teacher Louis John Ernest, 84, of Flat Rock died Thursday at Frenchtown Nursing Care Center, Monroe. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. Saturday and from noon to 8 p.m. Sunday at Arthur Bobcean Funeral Home. He will lie in state from 10 until services at 11 a.m. Monday at St. John Lutheran Church, Waltz. Dr. Dennis M. Berkesch, pastor of the church, will officiate. Burial will be in Huron Valley Cemetery. 

Sharon Waggoner Navarre
Dec. 13, 1947-March 29, 2000
GRAYSON, Ky. – Private care licensed practical nurse Sharon Waggoner Navarre, 52, of Grayson, formerly of Monroe, died Wednesday in her home. Friends may call after 6 p.m. Saturday and from noon until services at 2 p.m. Sunday at Sparks Funeral Home. The Rev. Bruce Brylinski will officiate. Burial will be in East Carter County Memory Gardens. 

Dewey C. Hughes
Nov. 5, 1936-March 23, 2000
PADUCAH, Ky. – Dewey C. Hughes, 63, of Paducah, formerly of Flat Rock, died March 23 in his home. He had been ill for two years. Services have been held, under the direction of Lindsey Funeral Home. Burial was Monday in Palestine Cemetery. 

Donald Wolf
TEMPERANCE – Donald Wolf, 75, of Temperance died at 5:40 a.m. Wednesday at Toledo Hospital, Toledo. Services are pending at Bedford Funeral Chapel. [Posted March 31, 2000]