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Barbara J. Maxwell

Barbara J. Maxwell

Oct 2, 2015

Barbara J. Maxwell, 82 of Pigeon, passed away Friday, October 2, 2015 at her daughter's home in Cass City. Barbara Jean Thick was born in Bay Port on February 24, 1933 to Joseph and Lorena (Wideman) Thick, and attended Pigeon High School. She and Frederick C. Maxwell were married in Bad Axe on January 5, 1950. They had celebrated 57...

Maude W Heck

Maude W Heck

Oct 1, 2015

Maude W. Heck age 83 of Pigeon died Thursday evening, October 1, at Country Gardens Assisted Living, Pigeon. She was born November 1, 1931 in Lake Twp. at the home of her parents, the late Robert and Vivian (Bostwick) Heasty. Maude grew up in the Caseville area and was a 1949 graduate of Pigeon High School. On September 9,...

Danny Lee Nixon

Danny Lee Nixon

Sep 30, 2015

Danny Lee Nixon of Kingston, age 60, passed away at home on Wednesday, September 30, 2015 following a lingering battle with cancer. Danny was born September 24, 1955 in Jackson, the son of the late William J. & Doris Ann (McNickle) Nixon. Following graduation from Northwest High School, Danny started a career as a store manager for Wesco Convenient...

Donald E. Voelker

Donald E. Voelker

Sep 25, 2015

Donald E. Voelker, age 95 of Pigeon passed away Friday morning September 25, 2015 at Mercy Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa. Don had been living with his daughter Irene and her family in Iowa for the past six years. Born in Pigeon on November 21, 1919 he was the son of Oscar and Martha L. (Gettel) Voelker. On October 16, 1943...

Norma Hazel Kapa

Norma Hazel Kapa

Sep 24, 2015

Norma Hazel Kapa of Mayville, age 85, passed away on Thursday, September 24, 2015 at Timberline Lodge in Caro following an extended illness. She was born July 15, 1930 in Caro, the daughter of the late Norman A. and Hazel B. (English) Stephens. Norma was united in marriage with Chester Kapa on May 1, 1948 at the Methodist Church...

Ruth E Walsh

Ruth E Walsh

Sep 22, 2015

Ruth E. Walsh, 83, of Pigeon, died Tuesday, September 22, 2015 in Scheurer Hospital Long Term Care Unit. She was born July 25, 1932 in Elkton, to the late Bert and Elsie (Forster) Posade. Ruth was a 1950 graduate of Elkton High School and was employed several years at the Elkton Lumber Yard and retiring from Thumb National Bank...

Richard R. Dievendorf, Jr.

Richard R. Dievendorf, Jr.

Sep 19, 2015

Richard R. Dievendorf, Jr. of Caro, age 61, passed away suddenly on Saturday, September 19, 2015 at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ypsilanti. Dick was born March 1, 1954 in St. Clair Shores, the son of the late Richard R. & Mary Edith (Dishman) Dievendorf, Sr., and graduated from Caro High School with the class of 1972. He later...

Gertrude A. Atwell

Gertrude A. Atwell

Sep 18, 2015

Gertrude A Atwell age 76 of Kingston died Friday afternoon, September 18, at Covenant Cooper, Saginaw. She was born February 6, 1939 in Rochester to the late John and Gertrude Kangas. On May 10 1957, she was united in marriage to Orville D Atwell in Royal Oak. Gertrude was a homemaker all her life, raising six children. She enjoyed...

Esther Grace Jamison

Esther Grace Jamison

Sep 17, 2015

Esther Grace Jamison of Caro, age 91, passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2015 at Covenant Health Care - Cooper in Saginaw, following a brief illness. She was born September 7, 1924 at home in Caro, the daughter of the late Leo and Lillian (Hare) Lewis. Esther was a 1942 graduate of Caro High School, and on September 28,...

Kathleen L. Baubie

Kathleen L. Baubie

Sep 17, 2015

Kathleen L. Baubie of Caro, age 76, passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2015 at Select Specialty Hospital in Saginaw. She was born October 4, 1938 in Detroit, the daughter of the late Edward and Gertrude (Shindel) Baubie. Kathleen is survived by one niece and her husband, Cindy and James Hughes of Lake Orion and their son, Joshua. Private...

Elena G. Gomez

Elena G. Gomez

Sep 16, 2015

Elena G. Gomez of Caro, age 94, passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at Covenant Health Care - Cooper in Saginaw. She was born September 12, 1921 in San Antonio, Texas, the daughter of the late Jose and Josephine Garcia. Elena was united in marriage with Manuel A. Gomez on April 11, 1942 in San Antonio, Texas, and...

Spencer L. Rathbun

Spencer L. Rathbun

Sep 16, 2015

Spencer L. Rathbun of Caro and Mission, Texas, age 79, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at Covenant Health Care - Cooper in Saginaw. He was born June 21, 1936 in Howell, the son of the late H. Roy and Myrtle May (Beach) Rathbun. He was united in marriage with Debra Lynn Roe on November 16, 1996...

Sharon Grace Pethers

Sharon Grace Pethers

Sep 13, 2015

Sharon G. Pethers, 74, of Kinde, died unexpectedly Sunday, September 13, 2015 at Scheurer Hospital in Pigeon. Sharon was born November 12, 1940 in Ferndale. She graduated from Northville High School in 1958. She married Clayton A. Pethers on April 22, 1960 in Detroit. She retired as a bookkeeper from Northville Downs. Having had a cottage in Lake Township...

Donald L. Golemba

Donald L. Golemba

Sep 13, 2015

Donald L. Golemba, 86, of Caseville, died September 13, 2015. US Army Veteran. Retired from GM as a part of the design staff. Husband of Beverly; father of Lee, Kimberly, Susan and Renee; grandfather of seven; great-grandfather of two; brother of Conrad, William and Charles.

Wm. Gale Goodall

Wm. Gale Goodall

Sep 12, 2015

Wm. Gale Goodall of Caro, age 87, passed away on Saturday, September 12, 2015 at Bavarian Comfort Care in Bridgeport. Gale was born November 21, 1927 in Cass City, the son of the late William John & Eva (Cole) Goodall. He was united in marriage with the former Annabelle Williamson in July of 1963 in Gaylord and the couple...

Bernard N. Milot

Bernard N. Milot

Sep 11, 2015

Bernard N. Milot of Mayville, age 73, passed away on Friday, September 11, 2015 at the Sanilac County Medical Care Facility in Sandusky. Bernie was born November 8, 1941 in Detroit, the son of the late Bernard W. and Leona (Hoffman) Milot. He was united in marriage with Sharon Sieloff on December 5, 1959 at Trinity Lutheran Church in...

Rudi Seehagen

Rudi Seehagen

Sep 10, 2015

After a long and valiant life, Rudi Horst Seehagen, a true man of God, left this earthly existence in Caro, Michigan, on September 10, 2015. He was born May 29, 1925, to Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Seehagen and Anna Auguste Rauch in Berlin-Spandau, Germany. His parents provided a humble and loving home for him and his older brother, Horst. Their...

Brian D. Lavery

Brian D. Lavery

Sep 9, 2015

Brian D. Lavery of Deford, age 53, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at his home. He was born July 9, 1962 in Grand Rapids, the son of Rosalie (Payne) King and the late Duane Lavery. Brian served in the U.S. Air Force for twelve years, being discharged in 1992. He was united in marriage with the...

Dick Prime

Dick Prime

Sep 8, 2015

Richard "Dick" Prime of Fairgrove, age 71, passed away on Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at St. Mary's of Michigan in Saginaw, following a long fought battle with heart disease and cancer. He was born September 29, 1943 in Caro, the son of Delos and Dorothy (O'Connor) Prime. On October 10, 1964, he was united in marriage with his high...

James E. Maust

James E. Maust

Sep 8, 2015

James Earl "Jim" Maust, 80 of Pigeon, passed away Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at Courtney Manor in Bad Axe. Born in Bay Port on July 5, 1935, he was the son of Earl J. and Idella (Overholt) Maust. He attended Snell Rural School and Kilmanagh School, graduated from Eastern Mennonite School, and attended Eastern Mennonite College for two years. Jim...

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