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Mary Lou Elenbaum

Mary Lou Elenbaum

Jun 21, 2020

Mary Lou Elenbaum, 89, of Pigeon, passed away Sunday, June 21, 2020 at Scheurer Hospital in Pigeon.

Mary Lou was born November 28, 1930 in Elkton to the late Alvin and Verda (Eidt) Knechtel. She graduated from Elkton High School in 1948. She married Budd William Elenbaum June 17, 1950 at the Elkton Evangelical United Brethren Church;...

Dorothy Alberta Bolzman

Dorothy Alberta Bolzman

Jun 20, 2020

Dorothy Alberta Bolzman, age 90, of Sebewaing, passed away Saturday, June 20, 2020, at the Tuscola County Medical Care Facility in Caro.

Dorothy was born February 16, 1930, to Albert and Leota (Kramer) Winter in Sebewaing. She married Curtis Bolzman on August 23, 1952 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Sebewaing. She enjoyed working word search puzzles, attending...

Wilbert Delor Repke

Wilbert Delor Repke

Jun 20, 2020

Wilbert D. “Bill” Repke, 85, of Caseville, passed away Saturday, June 20, 2020 at Covenant Hospital in Saginaw.

Bill was born June 23, 1934 in Onaway, Michigan to the late Wilbert and Maybelle (Nash) Repke. He graduated from Northwestern High School in Detroit in 1952. He served in the US Navy in Korea from 1952 to 1955....

James W. Kosal

James W. Kosal

Jun 20, 2020

James William Kosal, age 83, of Florida, formerly of Palms, passed away Friday, June 20, 2020, in Florida, after a five year battle with cancer.

James was born September 20, 1937, in Palms, Michigan, to the late Michael and Genevieve (Messing) Kosal. He married Nancy Casey on May 16, 1980. James was retired from General Motors while...

Jennifer Kay Johnsonbaugh

Jennifer Kay Johnsonbaugh

Jun 19, 2020

Jennifer K. Johnsonbaugh, 41, of Bad Axe, passed away Friday, June 19, 2020 at McLaren Bay Region Hospital in Bay City.

Jennifer was born July 5, 1978 in Pigeon to Larry and Rebecca (Rolph) Arntz. She graduated from Laker High School in 1996. She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends.

She is survived...

Irvin Francis Champagne

Irvin Francis Champagne

Jun 19, 2020

Irvin Francis Champagne, 86, of Caseville, formerly of Saginaw Twp, departed this life on June 19, 2020 at Plainview Assisted Living in Auburn.

Irvin was born on April 25, 1934, to the late Peter Sr. and Olive (O’Conner) Champagne. On October 22, 1955, he was joined in holy matrimony to Alice Martha Kubacki. Irv proudly served as...

Gloria Marie Corlis

Gloria Marie Corlis

Jun 18, 2020

Gloria Marie Corlis of Clare, age 63, passed away on Thursday, June 18, 2020 at Prestige Place in Clare. Gloria was born June 15, 1957 in Lapeer. Gloria is survived by her husband, James, and the couple have been together since 1976. Other survivors include one daughter, Ashley Corlis; one son, James Corlis, Jr.; mother and father, Jeannie and...

Kenneth Smith

Kenneth Smith

Jun 16, 2020

Kenneth Smith of Caro, age 68, passed away at his home on Tuesday, June 16, 2020, following lingering health problems. Ken was born July 23, 1951 in Flushing, the son of the late Clayton Wilbur and Eva Mae (Stinger) Smith, and graduated from Brown City High School. While on a hayride in Flushing, Ken met the love of his...

Paul Robert Mellendorf

Paul Robert Mellendorf

Jun 16, 2020

Paul Robert Mellendorf of Caro, age 43, passed away on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at his residence. Paul was born May 24, 1977 in Cass City, the son of Glen and Nancy (Trost) Mellendorf. Cremation has taken place and no services are being planned.

Fritz D. Smith

Fritz D. Smith

Jun 16, 2020

Fritz D. Smith, 72, formerly of Pigeon, died Tuesday, June 16, 2020 in Rutledge, Tennessee from injuries in an automobile accident.

Fritz was born May 14, 1948 in Pigeon to the late Neil and Dorothy (Fritz) Smith. He graduated from Laker High School in 1966. He served in the US Army in Vietnam. Upon returning from the...

Ralph M. Richardson

Ralph M. Richardson

Jun 13, 2020

Ralph M. Richardson of Snover, age 74, passed away on Saturday, June 13, 2020 at Ascension St. Mary's Hospital in Saginaw. Ralph was born June 26, 1945 in Portland, Oregon, the son of the late Clarence & Hazel (Peterson) Richardson. He moved with his family to Port Hope at the age of two and graduated from High School there...

Rev. Ray Deweerd Smith

Rev. Ray Deweerd Smith

Jun 13, 2020

Rev. Ray DeWeerd Smith, 84, formerly of Elkton, died Saturday, June 13, 2020 at his daughter’s home in Mears, Michigan while under hospice care.

DeWeerd was born April 17, 1936 in Troy, North Carolina to the late Fred DeWeerd and Bertie (Saunders) Smith. He graduated from Southern Pilgrim Bible College High School in 1954. He married Marguerite...

Michelle Gemmell-Monroe

Michelle Gemmell-Monroe

Jun 12, 2020

Michelle Gemmell-Monroe of Caro, age 52, passed away on Friday, June 12, 2020 at Select Specialty Hospital in Saginaw. Michelle was born April 17, 1968 in Cass City, the daughter of Jane (Beebe) Gemmell and the late Lewis L. Gemmell. She grew up in Elkton and graduated from Lakers High School with the class of 1987. Michelle worked for...

Jean Weissenborn

Jean Weissenborn

Jun 12, 2020

Jean Weissenborn of Caro, age 74, passed away on Friday, June 12, 2020 at Covenant Health Care - Harrison in Saginaw. Jean was born August 8, 1945 at her home in Hazel Park, the daughter of the late William and Katherine (Malace) Eyers, and graduated from Caro High School with the Class of 1963. She was united in marriage...

Geraldine Ann Edler

Geraldine Ann Edler

Jun 12, 2020

Geraldine "Gerry" Ann Edler, age 82, of Columbiaville, formerly of Owendale, passed away Friday, June 12, 2020.

Gerry was born in Sebewaing on January 27, 1938, to Theodore and Aldine (Hahn) Juengel. She married Charles "Sonny" Edler on September 26, 1959 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Sebewaing. He preceded her in death on February 7, 2011.

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Thomas Ray Dillon

Thomas Ray Dillon

Jun 11, 2020

Surrounded by the love of his family, Thomas Ray Dillon passed away on June 11, 2020 after a courageous two-year battle with cancer. Tom was born November 9, 1943 in Caro, the son of the late William Patrick Dillon and Rosemary (Hyde) Dillon. Following his graduation from Caro High School in 1961, he attended Delta College the year that...

August Cardillo

August Cardillo

Jun 10, 2020

August Cardillo, 41 of Sterling Heights, born in Detroit, MI June 29th, 1978, made his last wildly inappropriate and probably sarcastic comment June 10, 2020. Although a less than average life span, August did not live an average life. August was a man of many words; however, he agreed to allow his family, well let’s be real, his older sister,...

Joe Allan Magiera

Joe Allan Magiera

Jun 9, 2020

Joe Allan Magiera of Caro, age 57, passed away on Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at his sister's home in Caro. Joe was born July 20, 1962 in Caro, the son of the late Joseph and Alice (Collier) Magiera and graduated from Kingston High School with the class of 1981. He grew up and stayed on the family farm throughout...

David Numa Leger

David Numa Leger

Jun 8, 2020

David Numa Leger of Caro, age 65, passed away suddenly on Monday, June 8, 2020 at his home. David was born November 28, 1954 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, the son of the late Numa and Dorothy (Sonnier) Leger. Cremation has taken place and no services are being planned.

George Douglas Tappen

George Douglas Tappen

Jun 8, 2020

George Douglas Tappen, age 67, passed away on Monday, June 8, 2020 at Ascension St. Mary's Hospital in Saginaw. George was born April 30, 1953 in Saginaw, the son of the late Lawrence & Twila (Prather) Tappen. He graduated from Carrollton High School with the class of 1971 and served in the U.S. Army for the following six years...

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