Cora M. Mitchell

July 24, 2015 Editor

Cora M. Mitchell, 82, of Macomb Township died at Henry Ford Macomb Hospital in Clinton Township Friday, March 6, 2015.

Cora Matilda Mitchell was born August 26, 1932 in Rogers City, daughter of Edgar and Esther (nee Flemming) Schenck.

Cora is survived by her children, Wade (Janet) Mitchell of Utica, Laurel (William) Soroka of Imlay City and Boyd (Donna) Mitchell of Macomb Township; grandchildren, Wade (Kristie) Mitchell, Stephanie (Jarod) McGuffey, Jessica Soroka and Amy (Kyle) Forbes; and great-grandchildren, Arianne Mitchell, Sophie Mitchell, Eva Mitchell, Jade McGuffey, Jordyn McGuffey and Parker Forbes. Cora was preceded in death by her husband, Oscar; sister, Charlotte Schenck; and parents, Edgar and Esther Schenck.

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A committal service will be Saturday, July 25 at 2 p.m. at the Rogers City Memorial Cemetery.

Cora, known by Dolly, by her Rogers City family, was one of three granddaughters of Friedrich and Matlida (Wirgau) Flemming.

They built the Flemming Hardware, a structure still part of Rogers City business district. With her and her sisters passing, grandchild, Marie Jaeger McDonald is the last living grandchild of this pioneer family.