Michael John Painter Sr. Obituary
We are sad to announce that on December 5, 2022, at the age of 77, Michael John Painter Sr. of Newberry, Michigan, born in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan passed away. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
He was predeceased by: his parents, John Painter and Aune Painter (Pekkanen); and his brother-in-law Neil Speerbrecker. He is survived by: his wife Sharon Richardson; his children, Julie Plumb (Timothy) of Newberry, Michael II Painter (Kelley) of Newberry and Mary Carpenter (Gary) of Newark, Ohio; his grandchildren, T. J. of Newberry, Joseph Plumb of Newberry, Michaela Cummings (Alex) of Newark, Joseph Bowler of Newark, Kyle Brauer of Tom's River, Nicholas Painter of Newberry and Dewey Plumb of Michigan; his great grandchildren, Alexander Cummings of Newark and Dewey Plumb of Manistique; his sister Diane Jordan of Seattle, Washington; and his siblings-in-law, Francis Richardson (Arlene) of Newberry, Jesse Richardson (Helen) of Algoma, Alex Richardson (Demaris) of Newberry, Elizabeth VanEpps (Robert) of Sault Ste, Marie, Barbara Speerbrecker of Newberry and Carole Smart (Dan Heitman) of Escanaba. He is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
