Archive - 2011

Orval Rose, age 62, of Brooklyn, died unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2010. He was born March 6, 1948, in Kentucky to John and Martha (Stevens) Rose. He married Susan Aiuto on Jan. 16, 1967, in West Virginia and she survives. Orval retired from Clinton Public Schools on June 30, 2010, where he had worked in the building and maintenance department. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, woodworking, loved going to his grandkids ball games, spending family time and he adored his family and wife.

In addition to his wife, Susan, he is survived by three daughters, Diane (Ron) Pickell of Britton, Denise (Jim) Floer of Brooklyn, and Debbie (Craig) Lee of Brooklyn; two brothers, Wilce (Maxine) Rose of Kentucky, and Bill (Carolyn) Rose of Indiana; two sisters, Liz Crace of Kentucky and Lou (Curt) Collins of Indiana; six grandchildren, Matt, R.J. (Katy), Brianna, Jacob, Justin, Kyle; and one great-grandson, Aiden Pickell. He was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Jim, Andy, Ben and Ed; one sister, Polly and one brother-in-law, Tom Aiuto.

Funeral services for Orval were held on Friday, Dec. 31, 2010, at 11 a.m. at the Tecumseh Chapel of the Anderson Funeral Home with Pastor Vito Aiuto officiating. Cremation followed the services. Visitation was held Thursday, Dec. 30, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at the Tecumseh Chapel of the Anderson Funeral Home, located at 1448 Short St., Tecumseh. Visitation was also held on Friday, Dec. 31, from 9:30 a.m. until the time of service at the Tecumseh Chapel of the Anderson Funeral Home.

Condolences may be sent to the family at www.andersonfuneralhomeadriantecumseh.com. Memorial contributions may be made to The Woman’s Center at Herrick Medical Center or Brooklyn Sportsman Club. Envelopes are available at the Tecumseh Chapel of the Anderson Funeral Home.

Rev. Donald Charles Porteous Sr. passed into the Lord’s hands Dec. 27, with family at his side.  Born 7-9-1918 in New Brighton Pa., Don graduated from Asbury College and Asbury Seminary in Wilmore Ky. He met his partner and wife of 64 years, Betty, at Asbury. Betty died three years ago. He leaves three children — David in Conn., Donald in Tex, and Kathy in Fla. Donald was a retired minister of the United Methodist Church from Michigan. His devotion to Christ’s ministry continued through this year. They had three granddaughters and one great-grandson. Don’s gentleness, caring, humor, strength of character, and love will be missed. A memorial service was at Curlew Hills Memory Gardens in Palm Harbor on Sunday Jan. 2 at 3 p.m. Rev. David Landers of Heritage United Methodist Church led the service. In lieu of flowers, donations are requested to the Rev. Don and Betty Porteous Scholarship Fund at Asbury University in Wilmore Ky., (800-888-1818 x2104), and/or the Rev. Don and Betty Porteous Fund at Heritage United Methodist Church, Clearwater, Fla., (727-796-1329) or to a church or charity of your choice.  

Tecumseh’s varsity wrestling team placed first at the Canton Team Duals Tournament on Wednesday, Dec. 29, after going 5-0 during the day.

The victories improved the Indians’ overall record to 19-1 overall. Michigan Grappler has Tecumseh ranked No. 3 in Division 2 and 13th on the website’s Power 15. St Johns was ranked No. 1 in Division 2 while Stevensville Lakeshore was No. 2.

During the opening round of the Canton tournament the Indians easily downed Riverview 64-5 and followed with a 57-13 win against Adrian in round two. Tecumseh then outscored Rockford 38-19 and Saline 58-9 to advance to the final. In the finals Tecumseh beat Canton 40-23.

Three of Tecumseh’s wrestlers went undefeated with records of 5-0 including Jeff Jenkins (130 pounds), Ronnie Bechtol (135) and Tom Carney (171).

Going 4-1 during the day for the Indians were C.J. Tripp (145/152), Cole Amstutz (160), Gavin Burstall (189), Chase Lewis (112/119) and Anthony Lesko (125).

Finishing the tournament at 3-2 were Tecumseh’s Collin Lesko (119/125), Christian Shelby (140), Joe Rebottaro (215) and Cody Ross (hwt).

Tecumseh’s Rick Azelton (103) finished 2-3 while Luke Liuzzi (112) was 1-1. Charlie Haesler (145) finished 1-1.

By MICKEY ALVARADO

While Tecumseh’s Parks and Recreation Department has added several options to help beat the winter blues, Director Shelley Lim and her crew have already begun preparing for the additional hours of sunshine hopefully heading our way this spring.

Each of the winter activities incorporate a Healthy Living motif and the Second Annual Tecumseh Community Weight Loss Challenge is at the top of the charts as a way to get into better shape during the New Year.

The challenge, sponsored by the Fitness Connection, is set to begin on Jan. 17. The deadline to register for the event is Friday, Jan. 7.

Last year’s big weight losers were Aaron and Michele Phillips who combined to lose approximately 150 pounds.

Snowshoe rentals are available at the Parks and Recreation department for the first time and as soon as at least three inches of the white powder sticks to the ground Lim hopes outdoor enthusiasts will take advantage of the new and exciting opportunity. Snowshoes and poles are being offered for only $5 a day or $10 for the weekend with a $50 deposit. Shoes are available for men, women and children free of charge through the month of January.

Also new to programming is a Bird Count Walk led by Gregg Perez at Indian Crossing Trails Park, which coincides with the Great Backyard Bird Count from Feb. 18-21.

The Great Backyard Bird Count asks participants to plan on counting birds for at least 15 minutes on one or more days of the count. Participants in Tecumseh’s walk may turn in a count for that area as well as one for their own back yard. During last year’s four-day event in February, more than 97,200 bird checklists were submitted by an estimated 63,000 volunteer bird watchers from across the United States and Canada.