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Frederick John Fortsch
Aug 29, 2015
Frederick J. Fortsch, 87, of Caseville, died Saturday, August 29, 2015 at his home under hospice care. Fred was born February 12, 1928 in Bay City to the late Freidric and Johanna (Ulherr) Fortsch. He graduated from Bay City Central High School in 1945. He served in the US Army from 1946-1947 in Japan. He attended Bay City Junior...
Betty Jane Guster
Aug 29, 2015
Betty Jane Guster, 91, a lifelong Caseville resident died Saturday, August 29, 2015 at Huron Medical Center in Bad Axe. Betty was born March 20, 1924 in Caseville to the late Peter and Joanna (Cleaver) Quaal. She served in the US Army Women’s Auxiliary Corps during World War II. On May 29, 1945 she married John C. Guster in...
Alfred Joseph Jankowski
Aug 25, 2015
Alfred Joseph Jankowski of Caro, age 83, passed away on Tuesday, August 25, 2015 surrounded by his loving family. Alfred was born February 11, 1932 in Detroit, the son of Polish immigrants Stanley and Antionette (Brezski) Jankowski. Alfred and his family moved from Detroit to Capac where his father started Stanley's Bakery and had a small family farm. As...
Angela Lyons
Aug 25, 2015
Angela Lyons of Cass City, age 35, passed away on Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at MediLodge in Cass City. She was born January 1, 1980. Private family services will be held at a later date. Those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to consider memorial contributions to the Family Discretionary Fund, c/o Alice Greenwald, 205 West Sherman St.,...
Minnie L. Brown
Aug 24, 2015
Minnie L. Brown of Caro, age 84, passed away suddenly on Monday, August 24, 2015 at McLaren - Bay Region Medical Center in Bay City. Minnie was born February 15, 1931 at home in Big Rapids, the daughter of the late Robert & Edith (Hagman) Windquist. She graduated from Big Rapids High School with the class of 1949 and...
Norma Hack
Aug 24, 2015
Norma Hack of Caro, age 85, passed away on Monday, August 24, 2015 at the Tuscola County Medical Care Community in Caro. She was born November 7, 1929 in Tawas City, the daughter of the late Charles R. and Charlotte V. (Brown) Monroe, and came to the Caro area at the age of ten. Norma was employed as an...
Ramona Corkins
Aug 24, 2015
Ramona Corkins of Caro, age 85, passed away on Monday, August 24, 2015 at Covenant Health Care - Harrison in Saginaw. She was born August 14, 1930 in Grayling. She was united in marriage with Ralph Corkins, and he preceded her in death on October 27, 2006. Ramona is survived by one son, Robin Corkins. In addition to her...
Mary Burnette
Aug 22, 2015
Mary Burnette of Caro, age 65, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, August 22, 2015 at her home. She was born August 10, 1950 in Caruthersville, Missouri, the daughter of the late Raymond and Mary (Dutcher) Davidson, and moved to Michigan when she was 14, living in Columbiaville. Mary graduated from Cass City High School and moved to Caro in...
David Lee Partridge
Aug 22, 2015
David Lee Partridge of Burton, age 54, passed away on Saturday, August 22, 2015 at Greenley Square Manor in Burton. He was born June 17, 1961 in Owosso, the son of the late Darwin and Mildred (Rood) Partridge. Although limited in capacity, David loved music and would often be seen with his favorite red ball or twirling string. He...
Dale Robert Mcqueen
Aug 21, 2015
Dale Robert McQueen of Pompano Beach, Florida, age 54, passed away unexpectedly on August 21, 2015 in Pompano Beach, Florida as a result of injuries sustained in a work related accident on October 11, 2006, which left him confined to a wheelchair since that time. He was born December 19, 1960 in Oakland County, Michigan, the son of Judith...
Dennis Michael Monette
Aug 19, 2015
Dennis M. Monette, 60, of Caseville, died suddenly Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at Scheurer Hospital in Pigeon. Dennis was born January 9, 1955 in Detroit to the late William and Katherine (Dropchuk) Monette. He graduated from Hazel Park High School in 1973. He married Sandra Schmitz on December 5, 1975 in Richmond. They moved to the Thumb in 1992....
Irvin Edwin Polega
Aug 18, 2015
Irvin Edwin Polega, 93 of Caseville died Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at Huron Medical Center. Irvin was born on September 18, 1921, at the home of his parents, the late Anthony and Agnes (Rybak/Fisher) Polega in Dwight Township. He served in the Army during World War II in the Pacific. On June 14, 1947 he was united in marriage...
Shirley M Lister
Aug 18, 2015
Shirley M Lister age 87 of Caseville died Tuesday morning, August 18, at Scheurer Hospital, Pigeon. She was born January 9, 1928, in Detroit to the late Frederick and Lorraine (Brown) Bolton She grew up in Detroit and graduated from Cooley High School in 1946. On May 14, 1949, she was united in marriage to William Sherman Lister at...
William J. Hurren
Aug 17, 2015
William James Hurren 91, passed away Monday, August 17, 2015 at his daughter Janet's home under hospice care with his family at his side. He was born January 13, 1924 in Harbor beach the son of the late Clarence & Naomi (Essenmacher) Hurren. Bill and Helen Landenburg were united in marriage April 27, 1946 in Harbor Beach. She predeceased...
L. Frank Wilding
Aug 16, 2015
L. Frank Wilding age 50 of Sebewaing died early Sunday morning, August 16, at McLaren Bay Region Hospital after a long battle with health problems. He was born January 25, 1965 in Flint to Janice K. (Brown) Wilding and the late Lawrence G. Wilding. The family moved to Port Austin shortly after his birth and then to Gagetown when...
Barbara Jean Johnson
Aug 16, 2015
Barbara J. Johnson, 62, of Caseville died Sunday, August 16, 2015 at her home. Barbara was born June 24, 1953 in Dearborn to Jean (Gagnon) and the late Harlan Hanes. She was a 1971 graduate of Crestwood High School in Dearborn Heights and later from St. Clair County Community College with a degree in nursing. She worked as a...
Lucille Cherniawski
Aug 14, 2015
Lucille Cherniawski of Caro, age 88, passed away on Friday, August 14, 2015 at St. Mary's Medical Center in Saginaw. She was born June 14, 1927 in Wells Township, Michigan, the daughter of the late Frederick and Bertha (Tetil) Schilk. Lucille was united in marriage with John Cherniawski, Sr. on November 15, 1947 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in...
Evelyn Sparling
Aug 14, 2015
Evelyn Sparling of Caro, age 88, passed away on Friday, August 14, 2015 at the Tuscola County Medical Care Community in Caro. Evelyn was born November 5, 1926 in Port Huron, the daughter of the late Maurice and Nellie (Osborne) Stone. She came to Caro in her younger years and was a Caro High School graduate. Following her graduation,...
Justin James Saunders
Aug 13, 2015
Justin James Saunders passed away unexpectedly at his home in Munith, Michigan at the age of 32 on August 13, 2015. Born April 2, 1983 in Escanaba, Justin received a residential wiring certificate in 1997 from the Tuscola County Technology Center in Caro. He graduated from Akron-Fairgrove High School with the class of 2001 and attended Michigan Career and...
Dolores D. Selby
Aug 11, 2015
Dolores D. Selby, 87, of Pigeon, died Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at her home surrounded by her family. Dolores was born at home April 1, 1928 in Detroit to the late Walter and Agnes (Klein) Szczepanski. She raised her family in Sterling Heights before moving to Bay Port in 1973 where she owned and operated the Silver Dollar Saloon....
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