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Joy E. Lafave

Joy E. Lafave

Jul 12, 2016

Joy E. LaFave of Caro, age 90, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday July 12, 2016 at the Tuscola Country Medical Care Community in Caro. Joy was born March 11, 1926 in Gagetown, the daughter of the late Edward and Elizabeth (Helmbold) Fischer, and was a lifelong resident of Tuscola County. On June 19, 1947, she was...

Donald P Welschans

Donald P Welschans

Jul 10, 2016

Donald P. Welshans age 85, of Sand Point died Sunday morning, July 10, at his home while under hospice care. He was born August 27, 1930, in Toledo, OH to the late Raymond and Helen (Hamf) Welshans. Shortly after his mother died, when he was five, his family moved to Canada and at age 16, they came to Michigan....

Marilyn E. Jankowski

Marilyn E. Jankowski

Jul 9, 2016

Marilyn E. Jankowski of Caro, age 82, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 9, 2016 surrounded by her family. Marilyn was born August 22, 1933 in White Plains, New York, the daughter of the late Walter and Gertrude (Prynn) Green. She came to Caro as a child and was a 1951 graduate of Caro High School. The former Marilyn...

Aaron Erik Adams

Aaron Erik Adams

Jul 8, 2016

Aaron Erik Adams of Caro, age 46, passed away suddenly at his home on Friday, July 8, 2016. Aaron was born April 12, 1970 in Caro, the son of Cecil Lee & Brigitte Theresa (Jager) Adams. He graduated from Caro High School with the class of 1991 and has worked with Michigan Sugar in Sebewaing for more than five...

Robert M Anderson

Robert M Anderson

Jul 8, 2016

Robert M. Anderson, age 87 of Grant Twp. near Elkton, died Friday afternoon, July 8, at Courtney Manor, Bad Axe. He was born February 23, 1929, in Grant Twp. to the late Lester and Blanche (Schaar) Anderson and remained in Grant Twp. most of his life. After high school, Elkton Class of '47, Bob took a job at Brown’s...

David John Killinger

David John Killinger

Jul 7, 2016

David John Killinger of Gagetown, age 58, passed away suddenly on Thursday, July 7, 2016 at his home. Dave was born July 14, 1957 in Caro, the son of the late John Herman & Shirley Ann (Wood) Killinger. He attended Caro High School and enlisted with the U.S. Marines in 1974, where he was stationed throughout the United States...

Eleanor H Dubs

Eleanor H Dubs

Jul 6, 2016

Eleanor H Dubs, age 81, of Pigeon passed away Wednesday morning, July 6, at Courtney Manor, Bad Axe. She was born March 5, 1935, in Pigeon to the late August and Eva (Dorsch) Metzger and grew up in the Elkton area. She graduated from Elkton High School in 1953. On January 22, 1955 she was united in marriage to...

William R. Kohr

William R. Kohr

Jul 3, 2016

William Robert Kohr, 78 passed peacefully on Sunday July 3rd at Peachtree Christian Hospice in Duluth, Georgia. He is survived by his wife, Mary Jane, three children Jennifer VanBrunt, Jacqueline Marsack, and Robert Kohr and four grandchildren, John VanBrunt, Nick VanBrunt, Kelly Llano, and Katherine Marsack. William is also survived by his brother, John Kohr (Dianne) and his family. William...

Wayne Anthony Petrie

Wayne Anthony Petrie

Jul 3, 2016

Wayne A. Petrie, 71, of Bay Port, died Sunday, July 3, 2016 at his home under hospice care. Wayne was born June 23, 1945 in Belleville to the late Anthony and Beatrice (Kline) Petrie. He married Betty Jane Rivest on April 15, 1965 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Belleville. They moved to Bay Port in 1972. He retired...

James A Matteson

James A Matteson

Jul 1, 2016

James A Matteson, age 94, long time educator and superintendent at Laker High School, passed away Friday morning, July 1, at the Huron County Medical Care Facility, Bad Axe. He was born December 25, 1921, in Albion to the late William and Bessie (LaDue) Matteson. Jim grew up in Clio and graduated from Clio High School in 1948. Right...

Alan L. Skinner

Alan L. Skinner

Jun 30, 2016

Alan L. Skinner of Akron, age 41, passed away on Thursday, June 30, 2016 at home. He was born February 6, 1975 in Caro, the son of the late Alfred and Rosemary (Burnham) Skinner. Alan was an Akron Fairgrove High School graduate. On July 27, 2013, he was united in marriage with the former Angela Norrington in Caro. Throughout...

Dolores E. Caradonna

Dolores E. Caradonna

Jun 30, 2016

Dolores Elaine Shetler Caradonna, 85 of Pigeon and formerly of Fraser, passed away Thursday, June 30, 2016 at Courtney Manor in Bad Axe. She was born January 17, 1931 at Booth Memorial Hospital in Detroit, Michigan and was brought home to Pigeon by her parents John and Sabina (Weidman) Shetler. Dolores attended elementary and high school in Pigeon, establishing many...

Jody Miklovic

Jody Miklovic

Jun 28, 2016

Jody Miklovic of Caro, age 67, passed away on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born May 14, 1949 in Bay City, the son of the late August and Ella (Pollak) Miklovic. Jody dedicated his life to educating children, first as a teacher at Unionville-Sebewaing Area Schools, where he also coached...

John H. Geissinger, D.C.

John H. Geissinger, D.C.

Jun 27, 2016

John H. Geissinger, D.C., of Caro, Michigan, (originally from Altoona, PA), passed away peacefully on his 92nd Birthday June 27, 2016. He is preceded in death by his loving wife Peggy who passed in 2008. He is survived by his three sons: Tom, Brian, and Scott, his younger sister Jean Haulman, his dearly loved grand-daughter Lori Houghteling and three...

Mildred Rheinheimer

Mildred Rheinheimer

Jun 25, 2016

Mildred Rheinheimer, age 89, formerly of Pigeon, passed away Saturday, June 25, 2016, at her home in the Hillside Terrace Retirement Community of Ann Arbor, Michigan. Mildred was born June 16, 1927, in Pigeon, Michigan, daughter of David and Lydia (Shetler) Albrecht. On June 15, 1952, she was united in marriage to Maynard Rheinheimer; he preceded her in death on...

Maryke Ann Weidman

Maryke Ann Weidman

Jun 24, 2016

Maryke Ann Weidman of Cass City, age 55, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, June 24, 2016 at Covenant Health Care - Cooper in Saginaw. Maryke was born December 11, 1960 in Cass City, the daughter of the late Hessel and Ruth Ann (Graubner) Venema. She was a 1978 graduate of Cass City High School, and received her B.S. degree...

James William Scherzer

James William Scherzer

Jun 24, 2016

James William Scherzer of Kingston, age 72, passed away on Friday, June 24, 2016 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born June 21, 1944 in Saginaw, the son of the late William and Eleanor (Krebs) Scherzer. As a child, James moved with his parents to Marquette and graduated from Graveraet High School. He attended Northern...

Marlie Kay Kiehl

Marlie Kay Kiehl

Jun 24, 2016

Marlie Kay Kiehl of Caro, age 57, passed away on Friday, June 24, 2016 at her sister's home. She was born September 11, 1958 in Saginaw, the daughter of the late Harold and Iva (Krohn) Weidman. Marlie was an Akron Fairgrove High School graduate. On June 14, 1986, she was united in marriage with Charles Kiehl in Fairgrove, and...

Ruth M. Edgerton

Ruth M. Edgerton

Jun 23, 2016

Ruth M. Edgerton of Caro, age 93, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, June 23, 2016 at the Tuscola County Medical Care Community in Caro. Ruth was born April 8, 1923 in Highwood, the daughter of the late Charles and Emma (Baker) Vibbert. She worked for BWILCO Cabinets in Caro in her early years, and then was...

Joanne M. Rinnert

Joanne M. Rinnert

Jun 23, 2016

Joanne Marie Rinnert, age 73 of Pigeon, passed away Thursday, June 23, 2016 at the Huron County Medical Care Facility in Bad Axe. Born in Detroit on May 22, 1943, she was the daughter of Karl V. and Wilma M. (Drodt) Emerson. On May 9, 1986 she married Robert S. Rinnert in Bad Axe; he preceded her in death on...

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