George "Newt" Northern

July 15, 1951 - January 8, 2022

NORTHERN, Mr. George Edward "Newt" - age 70, passed away at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Pontiac, Michigan on Saturday, January 8, 2022. Family hour 10:00AM Saturday, January 22, 2022 from the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 268 North Perry Street, with funeral commencing immediately at 11:00AM. Bishop Charles Johnson, III, Officiating. Interment Great Lakes National Cemetery, 4200 N. Belford Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble 10:00AM Saturday at the funeral home. Mr. Northern will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home and may be viewed between 12:00PM - 6:00PM Friday. Mr. Northern leaves to cherish his memory, his wife, Joyce Northern; children, Edward Northern, Bianca Northern, Tiffany Northern; a host of grandchildren and great-grandchildren; step-children, Michelle (Sam) Cobb, Christine Warren and James Brooks; siblings, Dolly Ann (Robert) Foster, Tommy Northern, Michael Northern, Mark Northern and Valerie (Marvin) Williams; and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins. Mr. Northern was preceded in death by his parents, Cicero and Dolly Northern; brothers, David Northern, James Northern, Jerry Northern and Willie Northern; and great-grandson, Jamir Northern.