Obituary Listing

Mar 14, 2019

Samuel Putnam of Caro, age 58, passed away on Thursday, March 14, 2019 at Covenant Health Care - Cooper in Saginaw. Sam was born May 28, 1960 in Caro, the son of the late Robert L. & Dorothy A. (LaPeer) Putnam. He graduated from Caro High School with the class of 1979 and took his first job building railroads...

Mar 14, 2019

Charlene Ann Ryan of Sandusky, age 69, passed away on Thursday, March 14, 2019 at the Sanilac Medical Care Facility in Sandusky. Charlene was born September 29, 1949 in Mt. Clemens, the daughter of the late Timothy and Gertrude (Taylor) Pelkey, and graduated from West Branch High School. She was employed as a pharmacy tech at Caro Pharmacy for...

Mar 13, 2019

Eldina June Heck, 94, of Elkton died Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at Willow Tree Haven in Gagetown.

Eldina was born October 21, 1924 in Grant Twp to the late Lester and Blanche (Schaar) Anderson. She married Harold Heck November 7, 1942 in Elkton; he preceded her in death April 13, 2006. She retired from General Cable in...

Mar 12, 2019

Terry Tomlinson, a lifelong resident of Caro, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at the age of 64. Terry was born October 13, 1954 in Caro, the son of Joan (Jayne) Tomlinson and the late Donald "Tubby" Tomlinson. He graduated from Caro High School with the class of 1972. He was self-employed his entire working life, first...

Mar 12, 2019

Dorothy Ann Roe, 88, of Pigeon passed away unexpectedly yet peacefully on Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at her home with her family by her side.

Born May 13, 1930 in Pigeon, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Fannie Kohl of Bay Port.  She attended the Quarry Country School and graduated from Pigeon...

Mar 11, 2019

Gerald F. "Jerry" Gage of Caro, age 76, passed away on Monday, March 11, 2019 at Fisher Senior Care and Rehab Center in Mayville. Jerry was born October 28, 1942 in Cass City, the son of the late Floyd William and Irene Helen (Smith) Gage. Jerry was a 1959 graduate of Cass City High School. Following graduation from high...

Mar 11, 2019

Gary Edwin Childs of Unionville, age 68, passed away on Monday, March 11, 2019 at his home. Gary was born January 29, 1951 in Cass City, the son of Harriett (Bigelow) Childs and the late Byron Edwin Childs. He graduated from Unionville High School with the class of 1971 and worked during that time at the Severance Dairy Farm...

Mar 11, 2019

Anthony William "Bill" Champagne, 86, of Pinnebog, died peacefully at home with his children at his bedside on Monday, March 11, 2019. Bill was born on December 29, 1932 in Pinnebog to the late Clarence and Muriel (Thompson) Champagne. He married Dorothy Agnes (Dot) Champagne on November 24, 1962 at St. Michael Catholic Church in Port Austin, Michigan. They...

Mar 10, 2019

William Henry Burnham, Sr. of Caro, age 87, passed away on Sunday, March 10, 2019 at the Tuscola County Medical Care Community in Caro, following a lingering illness. Bill was born September 20, 1931 in Caro, the son of the late Daniel A. Burnham and Nancy Jane (Smith) Burnham-Hendra. Bill served his country with the U.S. Army from 1951...

Mar 9, 2019

Leon Lyle Hatt of Chesaning, formerly of Caro, age 77, passed away on Saturday, March 9, 2019 at Chesaning Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Chesaning. Leon was born August 23, 1941 in Flint, the son of the late Leon and Elaine (Kerns) Hatt. He had been employed with General Motors as a press operator, retiring in 1993. During his...

Mar 9, 2019

Darlene Louise Miller of Caro, age 70, passed away on Saturday, March 9, 2019 at Ascension St. Mary's Hospital in Saginaw. Darlene was born March 11, 1948 in Marlette, the daughter of the late John and Louise (Schmidt) Jocham, and was a graduate of Kingston High School. She was united in marriage with Gary Miller on May 27, 1967...

Mar 9, 2019

Onalee Smith Thick of Caro, age 84, passed away on Saturday, March 9, 2019 at Vadavilla AFC Home in Unionville. Onalee was born March 27, 1934 in Caro, the daughter of the late Leondes and Hazel Humes. She was united in marriage with Richard Smith on July 14, 1951 in Caro, and he preceded her in death on November...

Mar 8, 2019

James W. Barry, 65, of Kalamazoo, formerly of Bad Axe, passed away unexpectedly March 8, 2019 at home of natural causes.

Jim was born February 18, 1954 to Eugene “John” and Bernice (McGeachy) Barry. He graduated from Laker High School in 1972 and Michigan State University. He worked for Farm Home Administration in several offices across northern...

Mar 6, 2019

Peter Albert Champagne Jr., 89, of Bad Axe, died Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at Ascension St. Mary’s Hospital in Saginaw. Pete was born October 31, 1929 at home in Chandler Twp to the late Peter Sr. and Olive (O’Connor) Champagne. He served in the US Army in the Korean War. While stationed in Japan he met Hisako “Susie” Shirai...

Mar 4, 2019

Sharon Lee Cowling of Cass City, age 66, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, March 4, 2019 at Hills and Dales General Hospital in Cass City. Sharon was born August 25, 1952 in Hastings, the daughter of the late Virgil L. and Marjory I. (Knock) Cowling. Sharon had a sweet disposition and enjoyed outings with her peers and picture puzzles....

Mar 4, 2019

Cody Sheridan of Fairgrove, age 36, passed away on Monday, March 4, 2019 at his home. Cody was born August 26, 1982 in Saginaw, the son of Patrick Sheridan and Tammy (Huizar) Sheridan. His entire life revolved around his children and he loved spending as much time with them as he could. Cody's spare time was spent playing golf...

Mar 3, 2019

Michael John Mullin of Cass City, age 79, passed away in Florida on March 3, 2019 following a severe injury from a fall on February 8th while pursuing one of his passions, playing golf. Mike was born July 22, 1939 in Caro, the son of the late Verna Mullin-Smith and his step-father, Edward Smith. He graduated from Caro High...

Mar 2, 2019

Joe Gutierrez Torrez of Bay City, age 54, passed away Saturday, March 2, 2019 at Ascension St. Mary's Hospital in Saginaw. Joe was born March 1, 1965 in Brownfield, Texas, the son of Ramona (Gutierrez) Stoick and Jose Torrez II. He enlisted with the U.S. Army at the age of 17, serving for eight years. Following his honorable discharge,...

Feb 26, 2019

After 95 years, a remarkable life has come to an end. Vera Rose Jones passed away on February 26th surrounded by her husband, John (Jack), her son's Dick and Allen, daughter Rosemarie, daughters-in-law Jennifer and Dolly and granddaughter Kelly. Earlier, her granddaughters, Janelle, Jenny, and Heather, spent the day holding her hand and remembering all of the things which...

Feb 25, 2019

Donald Ousley, 75, of Filion, died Monday, February 25, 2019 at Autumnwood of  Deckerville.

Donald was born January 15, 1944 in Stockbridge, Michigan to the late George and Artie (Hale) Ousley.  He served in the US Navy and Air Force during Vietnam.  He married Janet Karle on June 12, 1982 in Sand Point.  Donald worked many years...