Durkee / Washburn – William Durkee (d. 1842) came from Vermont and settled 160 acres at Pine Lake in 1829 on which the first house in the township was built. He had five children: William, Lodema, Eratus, Jedediah, and Lucretia. Jedediah was known as “The Wolfman” because he tracked and killed so many wolves in West Bloomfield. In his journals, he writes that “The family of Esquire Ellenwood lost by fire his house and all its contents and I took him and his family of twelve persons into my house, making twenty four inmates. They lived with us about two months until they would build.” Eban Ellenwood was the first burial on Jedediah’s land parcel in 1831, which later became the Pine Lake Cemetery. Jedediah died in 1883. Section OC-105 Wife Phelby is nearby.

Norm Cash – first base player for the Detroit Tigers and member of the championship team of ’68. Headstone was recently moved over about 5 inches. Section F-02-3

Nick Pietrosante – All pro fullback in the NFL, playing for Detroit Lions and Cleveland Indians before his death due to cancer at age 50. He was a fullback at University of Notre Dame and talented all around athlete. He was drafted by the Lions in 1959 NS HWLS RHW ll-time rusing record for Detroit. Section B-36.