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David Luke Swartzendruber
age 18, died May 22, 2005 at his home in North Branch. David was born April 26, 1987, in Iowa. David is survived by his parents, Bernard and Deborah Swartzendruber, brother, Jonathan and grandparents, Stanley Swartzendruber and Dwayne and Berdetta Byers. He is also survived by several aunts, uncles and cousins. David is preceded in death by his brother, Joshua and grandmother, Edna Swartzendruber. Funeral at Lynch & Sons Funeral Home, 1368 N. Crooks Rd., (between 14-15 Mile Rd.), Clawson, Thursday 11am. Visitation at the Lynch & Sons Funeral Home, Capstick Chapel, 542 Liberty St., Lapeer, Tuesday 3-9pm and at Lynch & Sons Funeral Home, Clawson, Wednesday 2-9pm. Interment in White Chapel Cemetery, Troy. Memorials appreciated to Joshua House Children’s Home, c/o 4101 Barnes Rd., North Branch, Pennsylvania. Mr. Dunchock is survived by his wife of 68 years, Josephine and children, G. Joan (William) Vetter and Arnold (Dianne) Dunchock. He is also survived by his grandchildren, Dana, Marcia and Kellie and great-grandchildren, Samantha, Sydney, Tyler, Trevor and Jeri. Funeral from Our Shepherd Lutheran Church, 2225 E. 14 Mile Road, Birmingham, Friday 11am. Friends may visit at church beginning at 10am. Visitation at Lynch & Sons Funeral Home, 1368 N. Crooks Road (Between 14-15 Mile Rds.) Thursday 3-8pm. Interment in White Chapel Cemetery, Troy. Memorials appreciated to Our Shepherd Lutheran Church – Elevating the Love of Christ Fund, 2225 E. 14 Mile Road, Birmingham, Illinois. Mrs. Smith was a long time resident of Clawson and Troy, and was a member of the Woodside Bible Church, Troy. She retired as a postal clerk at the Birmingham U.S. Post Office. She enjoyed bible study and Pinochle, but especially spending time with her family and friends. Mrs. Smith is survived by her daughter, Betty Schweikert, grandchildren, Tanya-Jo, Amy, Tressa, Joshua and Wendy. She is also survived by her daughter-in-law, Sharon Smith, sister-in-law, Genevieve Ofiara and many nieces, nephews and church community friends. She is preceded in death by her husband, Clarence H. Smith, Jr. and son, Robert Smith. Funeral from Woodside Bible Church, Thursday, 11am. Friends may visit at the church beginning at 10am. Visitation at Lynch & Sons Funeral Home, 1368 N. Crooks Road (Between 14-15 Mile Rds.) Wednesday 3-9pm. Interment in White Chapel Cemetery, Troy. Memorials are appreciated to Woodside Bible Church, 6600 Rochester Road, Troy, MI 48085 or the American Cancer Society 18505 W. Twelve Mile Rd., Southfield, MI 48076.
David Schiefer, radio name, Dave Shafer. Written by Susan Whitall - Detroit News. Former Detroit air personality Dave Shafer, whose voice and name are well-known from his stint as a jock at CKLW-AM (800), died Sunday in N.Y., native came to Detroit in 1961 to work as a record librarian at WJBK-AM, then known as “Radio 15,” a top pop radio station. Later that year , he was tapped to be the nighttime jock, “Jack the Bellboy,” on WJBK, a franchise that started years earlier with Ed McKenzie. Shafer’s laid-back personality was a winner with fans. As a music jock, he also was known for the record hops he hosted, giving early exposure to Motown acts Stevie Wonder, the Supremes and Martha and the Vandellas. By May of 1963, Shafer had moved across the Detroit River to do afternoons at the pre-Big 8 CKLW, then known as the somewhat sleepy “Radio 80,” with the jocks known as “The Good Guys.” Shafer left CK in ’68, then returned in the ‘70s as program director. “I first met Dave Shafer when I started on the switchboard at CKLW,” said Rosalie Trombley. “Eventually, I ended up working for him when I became music director. Dave was one of the good guys. He was always a gentleman, he had a great sense of humor.” That sense of humor got Shafer in hot water one time with CKLW’s notoriously difficult program director, Paul Drew. As former CKLW jock “Big” Jim Edwards tells it, Shafer was working a weekend shift and decided to bring in a lawn chair so he could do his show reclining in comfort. Drew often made surprise visits to the studio to check on the jocks, and he stopped by on this particular day. When he saw Shafer in the lawn chair, Drew went ballistic. “Such a humble man, he was loved by everyone who knew him,” said Edwards of Shafer. Later in his career, Shafer served as a program director at radio stations WCAR, WOMC, and WCZY in Detroit. At last September’s Radio Reunion in Novi, which Shafer attended, another former CKLW colleague, Dick Purtan, brought the house down when he remarked: “Dave was an unusual program director in that he actually liked people.” On Monday, Purtan remembered Shafer’s facility for dialects. One time, Purtan had conducted a “Ghandi Look-alike Contest” for his CKLW morning show. The winners, as well as the station staffers and their spouses, all traveled to Michigan, where he was a plant manager, in 1995. Mr. Troy was a great craftsman who could build and fix just about anything. He enjoyed golf, bowling and shopping but especially enjoyed spending time with his family. Mr. Troy is survived by his wife, Perry and children, Mary (Craig) Prena, Michael (Laurie) and Tammy Troy. He is also survived by his grandchildren, Heather, Michelle, Nathan, nasya and Shauna and sisters, Maxine Hankins and Esther Lawson. Mr. Troy is preceded in death by his brother, Melvin Dzieglewicz. Funeral from St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, 280 E. Square Lake Road, Troy, Saturday 11am. Friends may visit at church beginning at 10am. Visitation at Lynch & Sons Funeral Home, 1368 N. Crooks Road (Between 14-15 Mile Rds.) Friday 2-9pm. Prayer service Friday 7pm. Memorials appreciated to American Cancer Society, 18505 W. Twelve Mile Road, Southfield, Michigan Humane Society, 26711 Northwestern Hwy., Suite 175, Southfield, Michigan.
Memorials appreciated to Carol’s Cupboard, c/o Our Shepherd Lutheran Church, 2225 E. Fourteen Mile Road, Birmingham, Ohio.
Mrs. Graessle is survived by her daughters, Janet Elizabeth (John) Cramer-Binkley and Jill (Denis) Naeger and grandchildren, Joy Elizabeth (Scott) Kurtz, Joel Frederick Cramer, Joseph Patrick Naeger, James Andrew Naeger, Joshua Denis Naeger and Jeffrey Blaise Naeger. She is also survived by her great-grandchildren, Jillian and Jack Kurtz. Mrs. Graessle is preceded in death by her husband, Frederick and brother, Dean Shingler.
Funeral from Sacred Heart Church, 3360 Adams Road, Auburn Hills, Monday 10:30am. Friends may visit at church beginning at 10am. Visitation at Lynch & Sons Funeral Home, 1368 N. Crooks Road (Between 14-15 Mile Rds.) Sunday 2-8pm. Interment in White Chapel Cemetery, Troy.
Memorials appreciated to U of D Jesuit High School, June E. Graessle Memorial Fund, 8400 S. Cambridge Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48221.
