1/8/13 - Funeral services are set for the Lake Fenton High School freshman who died over the weekend from a fast-developing case of respiratory influenza. 15-year-old Joshua Polehna died Saturday at C.S. Mott Childrens Hospital in Ann Arbor, five days after initially seeking treatment for erratic breathing following the onset of flu-like symptoms. Polehna, who was active in marching band, track and robotics, will be laid to rest following a funeral mass Thursday at 11am at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Fenton. Visitation for family and friends is being held from 1-4 and 5-8pm tomorrow at the Sharp Funeral Home Fenton Chapel. Lake Fenton Community Schools Superintendent Wayne Wright sent a letter home to parents reassuring them that the death of Pohlena and that of a Fenton man about a week before from the flu were unrelated. 44-year-old Kirk Beauchamp, a father of five in the Lake Fenton Community Schools district, died from flu complications December 29th. The Genesee County Health Department is reviewing the causes of both deaths. (JK)
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