Obituary Listing

Nov 8, 2018

Elizabeth M. Schlabach, 96, of Elkton, died Thursday, November 8, 2018 at Huron County Medical Care Facility in Bad Axe.

Elizabeth and her twin brother Kenneth were born April 3, 1922 in Harbor Beach to the late Wilford and Marion (Muter) Coulston.  She graduated from Harbor Beach High School and attended County Normal School.  She married Clyde...

Nov 7, 2018

Kenneth Fowler of Pigeon, age 84, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, November 7, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. Ken was born September 12, 1934 and raised in Detroit and was a graduate of Cass Technical High School. He served in the Air Force Reserves and was then drafted into the U.S. Army where he was...

Nov 4, 2018

Edward A. Bumhoffer, 91, of Elkton, went to be with his Lord Sunday, November 4, 2018 at Scheurer Hospital in Pigeon.

Ed was born October 2, 1927 at home in Oliver Twp to the late Anton and Catherine (Metzger) Bumhoffer.  He attended the Oliver #5 (Weiss) Country School, graduating from Elkton High School in 1945.  After serving...

Nov 3, 2018

Nancy Frazee of Caro, age 65, passed away on Saturday, November 3, 2018 at her home. Nancy was born February 23, 1953 in Cheverly, Maryland, the daughter of the late Roy and Nancy (Dwyer) Gibson. Nancy was united in marriage with Mark Frazee on June 30, 1988 in Lusby, Maryland. Nancy enjoyed being a homemaker, tending her ducks and...

Oct 31, 2018

Louis Stevens of Caro, age 94, passed away on Wednesday, October 31, 2018 at the Tuscola County Medical Care Community in Caro. Louis was born June 23, 1924 in Detroit, the son of the late Chris and Sophie (Zoloff) Stevens, and was a World War II Marine Corps veteran. He was united in marriage with the former Jennie Bonacci...

Oct 30, 2018

Jason Proper of Akron, age 37, passed away Tuesday, October 30, 2018 as the result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Jason was born July 31, 1981 in Cass City, the son of Mike Eremia and Mary Clark. He attended Akron-Fairgrove High School and later studied computer science at Baker College in Cass City. Jason was a handyman...

Oct 28, 2018

Virgil Philip Leach, 66, of Caseville, died Sunday, October 28, 2018 at home.

Virgil was born October 20, 1952 in Highland Park to the late Virgil Sebastion and Corliss (Amstutz) Leach.  He graduated from Bentley High School in Livonia in 1971.  He worked as a truck driver.  He was a loving father, grandfather, brother and uncle.  He...

Oct 26, 2018

Daniel Jae Vandemark of Caro, age 62, passed away at his residence following a lingering illness on Friday, October 26, 2018. Dan was born December 2, 1955 in Caro, the son of Virgil and Betty (Curry) Vandemark. Daniel was a Caro High School graduate. He was the owner and operator of Vandemark's Tax Service, as well as the Vandemark...

Oct 25, 2018

Iva Jean Brown, 87, of Pigeon, died Thursday, October 25, 2018 at Covenant Heathcare/Cooper in Saginaw.

Iva was born April 29, 1931 in Sterling to the late Amos and Ava (Jean) Cummings.  She was the valedictorian of Elkton High School in 1949.  She married James Brown in March 1952 in Elkton; he preceded her in death in...

Oct 23, 2018

Luella Green of Caro, age 88, passed away on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at the Fisher Senior Care & Rehab Center in Mayville. Luella was born September 29, 1930 in Ohio, the daughter of the late Arthur and Theresa (Lample) Rosenkranz. She was united in marriage with Kenneth John Green on October 3, 1953, and he preceded her in...

Oct 22, 2018

Arthur A. Punke, 70, of Caseville, died Monday, October 22, 2018 at Huron County Medical Care Facility in Bad Axe.

Art was born August 6, 1948 in Bloomington, Illinois to the late Clifford Dean and Mary Marcella (Schopp) Punke.  He worked as a police dispatcher in Normal, Illinois until being permanently disabled in a car accident in...

Oct 17, 2018

Rev. Phillip A. Parkin of Caro, a devoted husband and loving father, entered Heaven's gates on Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at the age of 53. Phil was born March 25, 1965 in Binghamton, New York, the son of Rev. Ralph Parkin and the late Joyce (Merrill) Parkin. He spent his early years with his family as a missionary in...

Oct 16, 2018

Linda Sue Trisch of Caro, age 69, passed away on Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at Select Specialty Hospital in Saginaw. Linda was born December 31, 1948 in Cass City, one of four daughters born to the late Kenneth and Evelyn (Dodge) Russell, and was a 1967 graduate of Cass City High School. She was united in marriage with Roger...

Oct 16, 2018

Carol Ann Metz of Caro, age 73, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, October 16, 2018. Carol was born January 3, 1945 in Caro, the daughter of the late Charles R. and Alice M. (Mulroy) Bowles. She was a 1963 graduate of Caro High School and went on to earn a degree from Davenport University. Her first job...

Oct 14, 2018

"Moose" Carl Montague of Caro, age 63, passed away at his home on Sunday, October 14, 2018. Moose was born December 27, 1954 in Sault Ste. Marie, the son of the late Theron and Thelma Rosalie (Thompson) Montague. He was united in marriage with the former Nancy Czapla on August 17, 1975 in Anchorage, Alaska. The couple continued to...

Oct 14, 2018

Viola Lucille Kemp of Caro, age 90, passed away on Sunday, October 14, 2018 at AGAPE Care Systems in Caro. Lucille was born June 17, 1928 in Saginaw, the daughter of the late David Grant and Mildred Roslyn (Brady) Trisch. She was united in marriage with Andrew Kemp on June 2, 1951, and he preceded her in death on...

Oct 12, 2018

Kenneth R. Gregor, 78, of Elkton, passed away Friday, October 12, 2018 at Scheurer Hospital in Pigeon.

Ken was born at home September 18, 1940 in Elkton to the late Harold and Beatrice (Foster) Gregor.   He married Iva McLean on November 21, 1992 in St. Clair, where they made their home.  When young he was an active...

Oct 10, 2018

Daniel James Barriger of Unionville, age 46, passed away from complications of a stroke on Wednesday, October 10, 2018 at St. Mary's of Michigan in Saginaw. Dan was born June 5, 1972 in Port Huron and became the adopted son of Russell & Shirley (Wagner) Barriger on August 16, 1972. He moved as an infant to Unionville with the...

Oct 10, 2018

Richard Miller of Akron, age 86, passed away on Wednesday, October 10, 2018 at McLaren - Bay Region in Bay City, Richard was born June 20, 1932 in Mt. Pleasant, the son of the late Noel and Opal (McClintic) Miller. Richard proudly served his country with the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was united in marriage with...

Oct 9, 2018

Sharon Fay Wurst, 79, of Pigeon died Tuesday, October 9, 2018 with family beside her at McLaren Bay Region Hospital in Bay City.

Sharon was born in Manistique on September 1, 1939 to Naoma (Kelsey) and the late Vernon Laux.  She moved to the Detroit area as a child and graduated from East Detroit High School.  She...