Obituary Listing

Nov 14, 2018

Patrick S. Orzel, age 56, of Sebewaing, passed away November 14, 2018, at Scheurer Hospital in Pigeon.

Patrick was born on November 17, 1961, in Bad Axe, to Victor C. and Geraldine P. (Schulz) Orzel. As a child, Patrick served as an Alter Boy and was a member of the Boy Scouts. He graduated from Gwinn High...

Nov 13, 2018

Barbara Ann Nim, 73, of Pigeon, died Tuesday, November 13, 2018 under hospice care.

She was born June 11, 1945 in Minden, West Virginia to the late Pete and Virginia (Lightfoot) Munoz.  She graduated from Detroit’s Western High School in 1963 and worked for S.S. Kresge before getting married.  She married Allen Nim March 31, 1978 in...

Nov 11, 2018

Barbara J. Werth, age 79, of Sebewaing, passed away Sunday, November 11, 2018, at McLaren Bay Region in Bay City.

Barbara was born on March 9, 1939, to Paul and Berth Faust. She married Frederick W. Werth on August 11, 1956, at St. Paul Lutheran Parsonage in Linkville, Michigan. He preceded her in death on October 21,...

Nov 11, 2018

Renee Kretzschmer, 59, of St. Petersburg, Florida, formerly of Caseville, passed away Sunday, November 11, 2018 at the Care Center of Pinellas Park, Florida. She was born September 9, 1959 in Bad Axe to the late Dale and Lorraine (Schweitzer) Kretzschmer. She attended Caseville Public School. Renee spent many hours serving at a food pantry and soup kitchen in...

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 26, 2018

Clarence Martin Menzel, age 80, of Sebewaing, passed away October 26, 2018, at Brian's House in Essexville.

Clarence was born in Sebewaing on December 17, 1937, to Otto and Olga (Volz) Menzel. He married Pauline (Shaffer), she preceded him in death. He then married Marge (Lopez) on October 15, 2016. He worked as a Carpentry Supervisor, and...

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 19, 2018

RoseMarie M. Betson, age 88, died peacefully on October 19, 2018, at her home in Unionville. RoseMarie was born on March 29, 1930, in Detroit, one of eighteen children, born to Thomas Joseph and Agnes (Doust) Charette.

On September 23, 1950, RoseMarie married the love of her life, Robert A. Betson. They lived in Lake Orion where...

Oct 18, 2018

Mary Ann Bacca, age 50, of Bay Port, passed away October 18, 2018, at United Hospice of Marlette Regional Hospice.

Mary was born on January 22, 1968, in Pigeon, to Robert and Mary Deming. She married Richard Bacca on December 24, 1987. She worked as the head cook at the Bay Port Inn for 25 years. She...

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...