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Albert Edward Hewitt
Oct 30, 2020
Albert E. Hewitt,72, of Caseville, died Friday, October 30, 2020 at McLaren Bay Region Hospital in Bay City.
Albert was born October 21, 1948 in Bad Axe to the late Albert Francis and Bernice (Yaroch) Hewitt and grew up in Port Austin. He worked many odd jobs in the area, including as a farmer. He had many...
Doris Miners
Oct 29, 2020
Doris Miners of Caro, age 69, passed away on Thursday, October 29, 2020 at Medilodge of Cass City. Doris was born August 23, 1951 at home in Caro to the late William and Estella (Putman) Wheaton. She had been employed in manufacturing for many years. Although Doris enjoyed most spending time with her family, she also spent many hours...
Glen L. Abbe
Oct 29, 2020
Glen L. Abbe, 81, of Owendale, passed away Thursday, October 29, 2020 at home under hospice care.
Glen was born November 23, 1938 at home in Oliver Twp to the late Ezra and Hattie (Diebel) Abbe. He graduated from Elkton High School. He married Hazel Sherman on March 24, 1962 at the Owendale RLDS Church. Glen was...
Jeffrey Dale Schlabach
Oct 28, 2020
Jeffrey D. Schlabach, 71, of Pigeon, passed away Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at McLaren Bay Region in Bay City.
Jeff was born May 6, 1949 in Harbor Beach to the late Clyde and Elizabeth (Coulston) Schlabach. He graduated from Laker High School in 1967 and served in the US Army, stationed in Germany. He retired from Shetler...
Joy Perlene Kuhl
Oct 27, 2020
Joy Perlene Kuhl, age 93, of Bay Port, passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2020 under hospice care at Bay Comfort Care in Bay City.
Joy was born August 10, 1927, in Bay Port, to Roy and Lena (Ballard) Dutcher. She was raised by Leona and Pearl Dutcher and after Pearl's death, Leona remarried Victor Henne. She graduated...
Violet "Tootie" Weber
Oct 21, 2020
Violet "Tootie" Weber of Bay City, formerly of Caro, age 95, passed away on October 21, 2020 at McLaren - Bay Region in Bay City. Violet was born February 23, 1925 in Gilford, the daughter of the late John and Violet (Burza) Hepfer. Known by family and friends as "Tootie," she was united in marriage with Mathias Weber on...
Robert Blunt
Oct 21, 2020
Robert Blunt, age 87, of Sebewaing, passed away October 21, 2020 from surgical complications.
Robert was born as Robert Hass on June 18, 1933, the son of Peter Paul Hass and Frances Agnes (Felczak) Hass/Blunt. Abandoned as a child, along with his 5 siblings, on March 1938, he was adopted by Oren Lee Blunt on July 9,...
Roy L. Summerfield
Oct 18, 2020
Roy L. Summerfield of Caro, age 73, passed away on Sunday, October 18, 2020 at Ascension St. Mary's Hospital in Saginaw. Roy was born October 18, 1947 in Saginaw, the son of the late James and Sarah (Benn) Summerfield. He was united in marriage with the former Shirley Hayden on July 26, 1985 in Caro and she preceded him...
Constance "Connie" Colleen Spannagel
Oct 18, 2020
Constance "Connie" Colleen Spannagel, age 76, of Unionville, passed away Sunday, October 18, 2020, at home, surrounded by her family.
Connie was born January 14, 1944 in Long Beach California, to Patrick and Olive (Jacobson) Riley. In 1955, Olive married Norman Schroeder, they raised Connie along with her siblings. On October 24, 1964, she married Edward Spannagel...
David Frank Binder
Oct 17, 2020
David Frank Binder, age 79, of Essexville, formerly of Sebewaing, passed away Saturday, October 17, 2020 at the Bay County Medical Care Facility.
David was born in Unionville on March 9, 1941, to Arthur and Helen (Bambach) Binder. He graduated from St. Joe's Catholic Church in Bay City in 1959. On June 25, 1960, he married Geraldine...
Jacquelyn Kay Holdwick
Oct 17, 2020
Jacquelyn Kay Holdwick, 76, of Lexington, formerly of Huron County, passed away Saturday, October 17, 2020 in Marlette.
Jackie was born July 10, 1944 in Bad Axe to the late Frederick and Onalee (Fisher) Ewald. She graduated in 1962 from Laker High School. She loved animals and was able to incorporate that love into her work at...
Joseph Zechmeister
Oct 16, 2020
Joseph Zechmeister of Caro, age 60, passed away peacefully in the home he built, surrounded by the love of family, on Friday, October 16, 2020. Joe was born November 23, 1959 in Detroit, the son of Peter & Katherina (Belfinger) Zechmeister. He moved from Detroit to Houghton Lake with his family when he was a young boy and graduated...
Samuel R. Brush
Oct 16, 2020
Samuel R. Brush, 81, of Bay Port, passed away Friday, October 16, 2020 at Ascension St. Mary’s Hospital in Saginaw.
Sam was born October 8, 1939 in Silverwood to the late Samuel R. Haight and Gladys L. Wilkinson. He was adopted and raised by the Brush family. He married Theresa Doering on April 15, 1967 in Vassar;...
Willard R. Kropp
Oct 15, 2020
Willard Roger Kropp, 77, of Pigeon, passed away Thursday, October 15, 2020 at his home under hospice care.
Willard was born May 8, 1943 at home in Winsor Twp to the late Soloman Jr and Hattie (Fahndrich) Kropp. He graduated in 1962 from Laker High School. He married Mary Pluciennik on February 15, 1964. He retired as...
Betty Helen Luther
Oct 15, 2020
Betty Helen Luther, age 90, of Unionville, passed away Thursday, October 15, 2020, at the Tuscola County Medical Care Community in Caro.
Betty was born in Sebewaing on December 31, 1929, to Martin and Helen (Wagner) Roenisch. After graduating from Sebewaing High School, she married Donald Luther on October 21, 1950. He preceded her in death in...
Gerald Howard Babcock, Sr.
Oct 14, 2020
Gerald Howard Babcock, Sr. of Cass City, age 89, passed away on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at Autumnwood of Deckerville. Gerald was born September 19, 1931 in Caro, the son of the late Zebe & Gladys (Nichols) Babcock. He was employed briefly at the Caro State Hospital before his enlistment in the U.S. Navy. While in the service, Gerald...
B. Eloise Dorsch
Oct 14, 2020
B. Eloise Dorsch, 96, of Owendale, died Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at Tuscola County Medical Care Community in Caro.
Eloise was born September 4, 1924 in Scioto Furnace, Ohio to the late George and Louisa Shope. She was united in marriage to Howard C. Dorsch on March 12, 1943 in Linkville and lived in Owendale all of...
Deborah L. Lavoie
Oct 14, 2020
Deborah Lynn Lavoie, 59, of Pigeon, died at home Wednesday, October 14, 2020.
Deborah was born August 24, 1961 in Mt. Clemens to Rene Lavoie and Roberta Gazarak. She worked as a home health aid.
She is survived by her sons Richard Lavoie, Michael Lavoie and Joseph Sexton; and her mother Roberta Roberts.
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Thomas David Haag
Oct 13, 2020
Thomas David Haag , age 73, of Sebewaing, passed away peacefully in his home on Tuesday, October 13, 2020.
Tom was born in Sebewaing on August 3, 1947, to Ernest and Estella (Law) Haag. After graduating from Sebewaing High School he joined the United State Army. On November 19, 1968, while stationed in Stuggart, Germany,...
James Thomas Kwasny
Oct 11, 2020
James Thomas Kwasny of Caro, age 57, passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2020 at his home. James was born January 27, 1963 in Detroit, the son of James and Carol (Jones) Kwasny. He was the owner of Kwasny Automotive and loved working on cars, racing cars, and helping others. In addition to his parents, James is survived by...
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