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WWW.THETIMESHERALD.COM 20,2016 PAGE 5A HUX, SHANNON RAY EDWARD, 39, of Port Huron, died July 10, 2016. Arrangements by Pollock-Randall Funeral Home. Memorial services 3 p.m. Saturday at Charles Schoor VFW Post 796, with visitation one hour prior. LOZANO, ALEX 71, of Port Huron, died July 17, 2016.

Arrangements by Karrer-Simpson Funeral Home. Memorial services 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, with visitation starting at 11 a.m. SANDERSON, ROBERT EUGENE 80, of Port Huron, died July 18, 2016. Arrangements by Pollock-Randall Funeral Home.

Funeral services 1 p.m. Saturday at New Covenant Life Ministries, with visitation one hour prior. Death notices CathyJeanBailey Floridadiedunexpectedlyaftersurgeryon reenatherside.CathywastheProject LeaderofSurgerySystemsforUniversal HealthSystems. Sheissurvivedby6sistersand2broth- andnephews.Shewasprecededindeathbyherparents, Afuneralservicewilltakeplaceat11AMFridayatthe Afuneralservicewilltakeplaceat11AMFridayatthe withRonBaileyofficiating.Agravesidecommittalwillfol- lowatBurtchvilleTownshipCemetery.Pallbearerswillbe willbeThursdayfrom1-8PMandonFridaybeginningat 10AMinthefuneralhome.Memorialsmaybemadetothe BlueWaterAreaHumaneSociety. www.smithfamilyfuner- www.smithfamilyfuner- alhome.com.

alhome.com. Tina Marie Bristol of Weeki Wachi, FL, passed away suddenly in November 2015 after a very brief struggle against brain cancer. Tina grew up and lived in Port Huron, MI until moving to FL in 1987. Her ashes will be laid to rest beside her family at the Lakeside Cemetery in Port Huron on August 1, 2016. A memorial A memorial service will start at 10am at the Lakeside Chapel with service will start at 10am at the Lakeside Chapel with burial at 12pm noon.

burial at 12pm noon. A wake luncheon will be held at Fort Gratiot Township hall after burial. Tina was a free spirit, loving the outdoors and animals, and a very proud mom when her children joined military service shortly out of high school. She was a loving, vigorous woman who held her family and friends close to her heart. Her artistic talents are shown in the paintings, the wind chimes, the pottery and the garden art residing in the homes of many family, friends and patrons.

Her love and kindness and devotion are in the hearts of all those she touched. She left us much too soon but her force endures in each of us. Tina is preceded in death by her mother and father, June and Joe Bristol, and her brother J. Michael Bristol. She is survived by her children, Marijane Renee Estes Stephen Lane), and Robert Donaldson (wife Megan), grandchildren Mikah and Eleanor, sister Deborah Bristol-Simon and brother Charles Bristol (wife Sue Hanson).

In lieu of flowers, please send memorials to the Michigan Humane Society. Tina Marie Bristol Weeki Wachi, FL Msgr.GeorgeT. Browne MarineCity Msgr.GeorgeT.Browne,age85,ofMa- andMaryBrowne. Msgr.Browneservedmanyparishesin theArchdioceseofDetroitincludingHolyCrossCatho- HewasthecurrentChaplainandmemberofKofCCoun- RichmondAssembly480.Oneofhisfavoritepastimeswas playingcardswithfamilyandfriends. Sr.MariaGorettiOPandTeresa.

Funer- Funer- CrossChurch priortomass.IntermentwillfollowinHolyCrossCemetery, MarineCity. choice.ArrangementsbyYoungFuneralHome,ChinaTwp. Toleaveamessageofcomfortpleasevisit www.youngcolo- www.youngcolo- nial.com nial.com RobertA.Follebout ChinaTwp. RobertA.Follebout,age94,ofChina andJuliaFollebout.OnSeptember12,1953 Mr.FolleboutmarriedNormaBeversdorf. Sheprecededhimindeathin2012.Mr.Fol- leboutwasalifetimeareafarmerandalso amemberoftheCarpentersUnionLocal806for60years.

FuneralserviceswillbeheldSaturdayJuly23rdat FuneralserviceswillbeheldSaturdayJuly23rdat LakesCaringHospice. Toleaveamessageofcomfortpleasevisit www.youngco- www.youngco- lonial.com lonial.com Merle MacJennett PortHuron MerleE.MacFarlane ShewasbornAugust thesecondchildofJackandJ.LaurineSmithMacFarlane. Merleenjoyedgrowingupinthecompanyofhersiblings, SchoolofNursingin1944.Herloveofherfellownursesand theworktheydidledherinherlateryearstoserveasSarnia GeneralNursesAlumniPresidentforseveralyears. MacJennett.Inthefollowingyears,theybecametheparents ofthreelovelyandcaringdaughters.Gordonpassedaway hermanylifelongandnewfriends.Overthecourseofher photography.ShewasGordon’sfirstmateinhisconstruc- tionbusiness. MerlewasafoundingmemberoftheearlyMobileMeals, helpeddevelopcountywidebloodpressureandfluclinics andwasachartermemberoftheSanbornGratiotAuxiliary.

InadditionsheservedontheboardoftheCouncilonAging, FirstPresbyterianChurchandChurchWomenUnitedo PortHuron.SheandherhusbandwereinvolvedinRealEs- tateandwereveryinstrumentalinestablishinglow-income SeniorCitizenHousinginPortHuron. andwasneverhappierthanwhenshewasinthemidsto familyandfriends. ohndeceasedin2006)andDebra(Flip)WilliamsonofPort hourpriortotheservice.TheReverendJasonPittmanwill officiate.Casualattireisencouragedbythefamilyforthe service.BurialwillbeinLakesideCemetery,PortHuron. MemorialsmaybemadetoFirstPresbyterianChurcho PortHuronortheSt.ClairCountyCouncilonAging. HerfamilywouldliketothankthestaffattheManoron BardStreetandMarwoodNursingandRehabfortheloving andtendercarewhichshewasgiven.

www.pollockrandall.com www.pollockrandall.com LilaMaeRay wenthometobewiththeLordMonday, tothelateLyleandUdinaMarieByrd.She PortHuron.HediedDecember31,2011. searchinggenealogy.ShewasalongtimememberofBlue WaterFreeMethodistChurch.Shelovedspendingtimewith hergrandchildrenandgreatgrandchildren. Bennettwillofficiate.BurialwillbeinCaswellCemetery. www.pollockrandall.com www.pollockrandall.com ThomasGerardRyals Jr. St.Louis,MO resultofamotorcycleaccidentinPontiac.

Missouri.HemarriedErickaDitzin2008 inSt.Louis. ThomaswasemployedwithLandscapingServicesinClin- tonTownship.Helovedridinghismotorcycleandplaying guitar.Hisdaughterandfamilywereveryimportanttohim. berM.Christy. p.m.PastorChrisWiegandofLivingStoneCommunitieswill officiate. Memorialsmaybemadetothefamily.Tosendcondolenc- pollockrandall.com pollockrandall.com EastChina terasuddenillness.HewasbornApril13, 1929inDetroittothelateWalterandEthel Schultz.HemarriedMarileeCallenonSep- asamemberoftheU.S.Army.Hewasveryactiveinthe WashingtonLifeCenterVeteransClubinMarineCity.Wally workedformanyyearsatFordMotorCompanyintheMt.

ClemensPaintPlantandthenintheirVinylPlant.Hisfamily andfriendswillmisshisquirkysenseofhumor. andnephews.Hewasprecededindeathbyadaughter,Kelly MarineCity MarineCity.VisitationwillbeheldonThursday,July21, donationsmaybedirectedtotheWashingtonLifeCenter VeteransClub.Tosendcondolencesvisit: www.bowerrose- www.bowerrose- funeralhome.com funeralhome.com NancyL.GizarStevens Marysville NancyL.GizarStevenspassedaway cancer. Shemarriedherhighschoolsweetheart, RichardS.Stevens,onApril28,1962and theycelebrated54yearsofmarriage. Nancywasa1959graduateofMarysvilleHighSchool.She retiredfromMaryMaximofPortHuronandwasamember friends.Nancysoughttoinstillinherchildrenazestforlife, ofasmile.ShelovedswimmingattheYMCAwhereshede- velopedmanyclosefriendships. friendships.ShewasprecededindeathbyherparentsFrank GizarandBeatriceGizarMcLean.

tiononehourpriortotheservice.TheRev.JamesArwady willofficiate.BurialwillbeinRiverlawnCemetery. MemorialsmaybemadetoHarborImpactMinistries. www.marysvillefuner- www.marysvillefuner- alhome.com alhome.com Wilhelm BrownCity 4yearsandwasintheReservesfor2years.Hemarried gan.Mostofhislifeheworkedforvariouscompaniesinthe RiggingIndustry.Helovedworkingonmotors,cars,andhad apassionforguns. 1niece.Douglasalsohad4furchildrenGracie,Kali,Blazer andRuby. BITUARIES Specialtributespurchasedby familyandfriends Toplaceanobituary: call866-543-6431 call866-543-6431 DETROIT A two-story, wood-frame ouse on Tuesday became the acant building torn down under Detroit ayor Mike plan to eliminate light as the city continues dealing with a bandoned properties following a population decline.

A excavator was used to quickly tear down the house on Marlowe Street on northwest side. A blight task force survey in 2014 rev ealed more than 40,000 structures eeded demolition, with another 38,000 ipping toward blight. Duggan, whose light program started years ago, alled 10,000 remarkable But we still have 30,000 to he told reporters at the demolition site. agnitude of the blight problem in this city is enormous, but instead of whining a bout it we got to work at population appears to be stab ilizing after dropping to about 680,000 ince 2000 a decrease of more than 2 50,000 people. Many homes left empty a fter families moved away and those lost foreclosure during the housing crisis became the targets of arsonists and meta thieves.

Tens of thousands lost resale value once they were gutted of plumbing, electrical wiring, windows and fix- ures. the 10,000 buildings razed under uggan, about 98percent were houses, ity spokesman John Roach said. he city, which exited the argest municipal bankruptcy in Decem- ber2014, relies on money from the feder- a Hardest Hit Fund to remove blight and tear down houses. received about 258million so far. Duggan said Tuesday that enough funding to cover a bout 8,000 more demolitions through 2017.

etroit demolished about 10,000 ouses and other buildings during the a dministration of its previous mayor, ave Bing. he city now averages about 150 demolitions per week, compared to about 25 er week before Duggan began serving as mayor. At the current pace and if federal funding continues at the same level, learing Detroit of the vacant houses it as now could take about six more years, office said. It took us awhile to really get the ang of this, and I tell you Duggan said. moving much more efficiently than anybody lse in the country, and for the folks on this block, I think it could come too Sybie Fason, 39, said Tuesday she is hrilled the beaten-down house across from her home on Marlowe Street is now one.

It looked like it had been burned, indows were broken, the porch was aving she said. could see here people had been going in and Fason, who has an 8-year-old son, said he appreciates all that Duggan has done in the blight fight, but is still work to ackling the blight problem always omes down to funding, said Donna Give ns, chief executive of the Eastside Comm unity Network, a leader in community evelopment programs on east ide. is never enough money for hat you need to Givens said. lot of houses need to come Detroit razes vacant structure under blight plan COREY WILLIAMS ASSOCIATED PRESS.