Gary Dale Sprague
Feb 4, 2018
Gary D. Sprague, 70, of Bay Port, died Sunday, February 4, 2018 at home under hospice care, surrounded by his family.
Gary was born November 6, 1947 in Pigeon to the late Russell and Helen (Pallas) Sprague. He graduated in 1965 from Lakers High School. He enjoyed fishing and had done commercial fishing with his grandfather Nijay,...
Terry Lee Van De Voort
Feb 3, 2018
Terry L. Van De Voort, 74, of Pigeon, died February 3, 2018 after several years of declining health surrounded by his loving wife and sisters-in-law at Meadow Lane Assisted Living in Bad Axe.
Terry was born January 4, 1944 in Detroit to the late Wilbert and Evelyn (Diefenbach) Van De Voort. He graduated from Pigeon High School...
William Joseph Thick
Feb 2, 2018
William J. “Bill” Thick, 36, of Bay Port, died Friday, February 2, 2018 at home under hospice care.
Bill was born November 30, 1981 in Pigeon and graduated from Lakers High School in 2003. Family was everything for Bill, spending time with his brothers, beating everyone at games, and spending time at the cabin listening to old...
Mark Dennis Horn
Jan 29, 2018
Mark Dennis Horn of Caro, age 62, passed away at his home on Monday, January 29, 2018. Mark was born June 11, 1955 in Detroit, the son of the late Nick Donald Horn & Joyce Ellaine (Erwin) Horn. Born and raised in Detroit, he graduated from Chadsey High School with the class of 1973. Shortly after his graduation, Mark...
Mark Allen Pifer
Jan 28, 2018
Mark Allen Pifer of Caro, age 57, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, January 28, 2018. Mark was born January 23, 1961 in Flint, the son of the late Raymond & Ann (Krywy) Pifer. He was united in marriage with the former Sallie Beth Parker on December 6, 2003 in Caro. Mark was a very silent man, taking a "vow...
Harold "Buck" Hartley
Jan 27, 2018
Harold "Buck" Hartley of Cass City, age 58, passed away on Saturday, January 27, 2018 at McLaren-Bay Region in Bay City. Buck was born December 12, 1959 in Rantoul, Illinois, the son of the late Frank & Frances (Combs) Hartley. He was united in marriage with the former Alene Dyleski Boughan on August 21, 2003 at the Methodist Church...
Richard Eugene Rinker
Jan 27, 2018
Richard Eugene Rinker of Caro, age 83, passed away on Saturday, January 27, 2018 at St. Mary's of Michigan in Saginaw. Dick was born October 25, 1934 in Elmira, New York, the son of the late Benjamin & Myrtle (Moore) Rinker. He graduated from Elmira South Side High School with the class of 1952. Dick was united in marriage...
Manuel Vernon Garza
Jan 27, 2018
Manuel V. Garza, 81, of Sebewaing, died Saturday, January 27, 2018 at McLaren Bay Region Hospital in Bay City.
Manuel was born March 22, 1936 in Castorville, Texas to the late Alejandro and Suzie (Martinez) Garza. He served in the US Marine Corps during the Korean War. He married Evangelina Flores on June 6, 1957 in Pigeon. ...
Sharon Kay Powell
Jan 26, 2018
Sharon Kay Powell, 77, of Bad Axe went home to be with her heavenly Father on Friday, January 26, 2018 while under hospice care at Meadow Lane Assisted Living, with family by her side.
She was born January 7, 1941, in Bedford, Indiana the daughter of the late Herman W. and Luvina M. (Hampton) Box. Her family...
Penelope Sandra "Penny" Haney
Jan 25, 2018
Penelope Sandra "Penny" Haney of San Diego, California, passed away on January 25, 2018. Penny was born May 6, 1941 in Caro, the daughter of the late Rita F. (Campbell) Hitchings and Glenn E. Hitchings, and was a 1959 graduate of Caro High School. In 1957, while working at the Strand Theatre, she met Lloyd Haney. They married on...
Marie Lynn Kanyak
Jan 24, 2018
Marie Lynn Kanyak, 55, of Caseville & Blue Ridge, Georgia went to be with our Lord on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at her home in Georgia with family by her side after a bout with cancer.
Marie was born March 8, 1962 to Sylvia (Cilc) Kanyak and the late Donald Mitchell Kanyak Sr of Caseville. Marie was...
Pearl Barbara Gielow
Jan 24, 2018
Pearl Barbara Gielow, 96, of Pigeon, formerly of Sterling Heights, died Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at the United Hospice Service of Marlette Hospital.
She was born December 26, 1921 in Detroit to the late Frank and Pearl (Kosecki) Klimek. She married James W. Gielow on March 4, 1946 at St. Paul on the Lake Catholic Church in...
Joyce Iris Miller
Jan 24, 2018
Joyce Iris Miller, 87, of Port Austin, passed away on Wednesday, January 24, 2018, at Courtney Manor in Bad Axe where her late husband also passed September 28, 2016. Both lived healthy lives to the end, and had sudden strokes to the brain stem, dying peacefully and at rest with family surrounding them in a manner they had always...
James H. Nelson
Jan 23, 2018
James H. Nelson of Caro, age 49, passed away on Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at Covenant Health Care - Harrison in Saginaw. He was born February 7, 1968. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 8, 2018 at the Ransford Collon Funeral Home in Caro with Rev. Michele Hile officiating. Friends may call at...
Jerald A. "Jerry" Swinehart
Jan 22, 2018
Jerald A. "Jerry" Swinehart of Fairgrove, age 72, passed away on Monday, January 22, 2018 at his home. Jerry was born December 27, 1945 in Mt. Morris, the son of the late Paul Allen and Mary (Kenworthy) Swinehart. He was united in marriage with the former Pamelia Poullion on July 9, 1977 at the Gilford United Methodist Church, and...
Clare Frick
Jan 20, 2018
Clare Frick of Caro, age 93, passed away on Saturday, January 20, 2018 at the Cartwright Hospice Residence in Saginaw, following a brief battle with cancer. Clare was born January 16, 1925 in Caro, the son of the late Homer and Ethel (Robinson) Frick, and was a lifelong area resident. He walked away from school three days before his...
James V. Spencer
Jan 18, 2018
James V. Spencer of Caro, age 71, passed away on Thursday, January 18, 2018 at Covenant Health Care - Cooper in Saginaw. Jim was born November 22, 1946 in Cass City, and was a 1965 graduate of Caro High School. Jim proudly served his country with the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War from 1966-1969. He later worked for...
Jeffery S. Anderson
Jan 18, 2018
Jeffery Scott Anderson, 61, of Denver, Colorado died January 18, 2018 in Colorado surrounded by his family.
Jeffery was born July 30, 1956 in Detroit to Robert and Joan (Corcoran) Anderson. He graduated from Bloomfield Hills High School in 1974 and then moved to Colorado. He enjoyed spending summers on Sand Point, waterskiing, snow skiing, and reading....
Judith Ann "Judy" Koch
Jan 17, 2018
Judith Ann "Judy" Koch of Unionville, age 67, passed away on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at her sister's home in Unionville. Judy was born December 15, 1950 in Detroit, the daughter of Rosemarie (Charette) Betson and the late Robert A. Betson. She was employed with Arise and MDLive. Judy was a member of the Sebewaing American Legion Auxiliary Post...
Donald Frederick Wright
Jan 17, 2018
Donald F. Wright, 77, of Sand Point, died Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at Scheurer Hospital in Pigeon.
Don was born October 20, 1940 in Winnipeg, Manitoba to the late William W. and Kathleen Emma (Holloway) Wright. He graduated from the University of Manitoba with a degree in engineering. He worked two years for Boeing before beginning a...
