Arlene M. Swartzendruber
Feb 1, 2021
Arlene M. Swartzendruber, 91, of Pigeon, passed away Monday, February 1, 2021 at Rose Garden Assisted Living in Pigeon.
Arlene was born March 17, 1929 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the tenth of eleven children born to the late Aaron and Pearl (Esch) Nofzinger. She married L. James Swartzendruber on December 6, 1947; he preceded her in death...
Linda K. Bezenah
Jan 31, 2021
Linda K. Bezenah of Caro, age 74, passed away on Sunday, January 31, 2021 at Covenant Health Care - Cooper in Saginaw. Linda was born October 27, 1946 in Port Huron, the daughter of the late Milton and Ruby (Boursaw) Brown. She was united in marriage with David A. Bezenah in Seal Beach, California on November 7, 1967, and...
Jeanine Tait
Jan 27, 2021
Jeanine Tait, 90, of Caseville, passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at Courtney Manor in Bad Axe.
Jeanine was born March 19, 1930 in Bad Axe to the late John and Leta (Dufty) Osborne. She graduated from Elkton High School. She married Bernard “Bud” Tait on November 26, 1949 at St. Felix Catholic Church in Pinnebog; he...
Cynthia J. Vanhouten
Jan 26, 2021
Cynthia J. VanHouten, 67, of Bad Axe, passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at home under hospice care.
Cynthia was born April 23, 1953 in Bad Axe to the late Walter and June (Williams) McNeil. She graduated from Bad Axe High School. She married Walter VanHouten February 28, 1974; he preceded her in death September 29, 2010....
Linda Kay Hessler
Jan 26, 2021
Linda K. Hessler, age 60, of Sebewaing, went to see her Lord on Tuesday, January 26, 2021, at Ascension St. John Hospital in Detroit, after a lengthy illness with COPD. Linda was born on August 3, 1960, in Saginaw, to Harry and Marion (Andrus) Putman. Linda was a very caring person. She was a proud homemaker, who took great pride...
Gerri E. Wensko
Jan 25, 2021
Gerri E. Wensko of Gagetown, age 56, passed away on Monday, January 25, 2021 at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. Gerri was born November 27, 1964 in Pontiac, the daughter of the late Norman & Edith (Culbert) Parkin. She graduated from Caro High School with the class of 1982 and used the money she earned from working at area...
Sharon S. Dietzel
Jan 25, 2021
Sharon S. Dietzel, 80, of Elkton, passed away Monday, January 25, 2021 at Courtney Manor in Bad Axe.
Sharon was born June 27, 1940 in Bay Port to the late Mark and Clara (Gunden) Stalter. She graduated from Eastern Mennonite High School and College. She married Donald K. Dietzel on October 13, 1962 at Michigan Ave. Mennonite...
Robert Hendrick, Jr.
Jan 22, 2021
Robert Hendrick, Jr., age 51, passed away on Friday, January 22, 2021 at Covenant HealthCare - Cooper in Saginaw. Robert was born May 8, 1969 in Sandusky, the son of the late Robert Sr. and Leona (Smith) Hendrick. In keeping with Robert's wishes, cremation has taken place and no services are being planned at this time.
David D. Hiller
Jan 22, 2021
David Durrell Hiller, 70, of Bad Axe, died Friday, January 22, 2021 at McLaren Bay Region Hospital in Bay City.
David was born June 10, 1950 in Bad Axe to the late Durrell R. and Alverta I. (Armstead) Hiller.
He is survived by his son Daniel Bolton.
No funeral services are planned. Champagne...
Eugene T. Barry
Jan 22, 2021
Eugene “John” Barry, 95, of Elkton passed away Friday, January 22, 2021 at Huron County Medical Care Facility in Bad Axe.
John was born August 8, 1925 in Oliver Twp to the late Thomas and Lucy (Bursick) Barry. He grew up and lived in the Elkton area his entire life, working on the farm, milking cows everyday...
Bonnie Sue Miller
Jan 20, 2021
Bonnie Sue Miller, age 75, of Sebewaing, passed away January 20, 2021, from Covenant-Cooper Hospital in Saginaw from heart complications.
Bonnie was born July 8, 1945, in Pigeon to Howard "Bud" Thede and Marguerite (Beck) Thede. She lived on the farm near Kilmanagh until family moved to operate Bud's Landing in Rose Island in 1956. After graduating...
Douglas L. Forshee
Jan 19, 2021
Douglas L. Forshee of Detroit, formerly of Caro, age 62, passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center in Detroit. Doug was born January 24, 1958 in Caro. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and went on to become a long-haul truck driver. Doug is survived by his mother, Shirley Forshee;...
Shirley Allen
Jan 19, 2021
Shirley Allen of Deford, age 68, passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at her home. Shirley was born May 28, 1952 in Detroit, the daughter of the late Edward & Maryann Androsuk. She grew up in the Detroit area and lived in California for over ten years. In 1985, Shirley and her children moved to her family homestead...
Patricia "Pat" Forbes
Jan 19, 2021
Patricia "Pat" Forbes of Caro, age 78, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at the Tuscola County Medical Care Community in Caro. Pat was born January 17, 1943 in Pontiac, the daughter of the late Emerald and Katherine (Morrison) Reid. She enjoyed bird watching, flowers, puzzles and adult coloring books. Pat was a great cook and enjoyed...
Joseph Louis Joe) "Joe" Bokor
Jan 19, 2021
Joseph Louis "Papa Joe" Bokor of Barbeau, formerly of Flint, age 93, passed away peacefully on January 19, 2021. Joe was born September 27, 1927 in Flint, the son of the late John and Sofia (Kubik) Bokor. He was united in marriage to Enid and they had five children. Joes love of family was very important to him as...
Donald William Herford
Jan 19, 2021
Donald W. Herford, 63, of Elkton, passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at home.
Don was born August 10, 1957 in Bad Axe to the late Edwin and Marlene (Burgess) Herford. He graduated from Laker High School in 1975. He married Ann Kuch on August 20, 1977 at St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church-Berne.
He was...
Pauline Wallace
Jan 18, 2021
Pauline Wallace of Caro, age 90, passed away on Monday, January 18, 2021 at her home. Pauline was born January 29, 1930 in Almer Township, the daughter of the late William and Ruby (Acker) Bennett. She was united in marriage with Cecil Wallace in 1950 and he preceded her in death in 2013. Pauline was a devoted wife and...
Gertrud Jacnacki
Jan 18, 2021
Gertrud Jacnacki, 91, of Caseville, passed away Monday, January 18, 2021 at home under hospice care.
Gertrud was born July 3, 1929 in Germany to the late Ludwig Huber and Martina Dachs. She immigrated to the US after World War II. She was the owner of Fredro Meat Market in Detroit before retiring and moving to Caseville...
Ronald D. Winter
Jan 17, 2021
Ronald D. Winter, age 67, of Houston, TX, formerly from Sebewaing, born October 28, 1953, has departed this world after complications with heart disease.
Ron attended Immanuel Lutheran Schools for 8 years and graduated from Sebewaing High School in 1972. He owned and operated Bush International Airport where it was contracted for air freight. Ron at 6'3"...
Dorothea Mae Garrison
Jan 17, 2021
Dorothea M. Garrison of Fairgrove, age 94, passed away on Sunday, January 17, 2021, at the Tuscola County Medical Care Community in Caro where she had lived for the past 17 years. Dorothea was a third generation Florida native born on April 7, 1926, in Palmetto, the daughter of the late T.B. and Clara Dorothea (Moritz) McRee. After graduating...
