Paul Festian
Mar 3, 2014
Paul Festian of Caro, age 86, passed away on Monday, March 3, 2014 at United Hospice Residence in Marlette. He was born January 19, 1928 in Detroit, the son of the late George and Maria (Marian) Festian, and came to the area from Lincoln Park in August of 1968. Paul served in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific Theater...
Archie H. Hyttinen
Mar 1, 2014
Archie H. Hyttinen age 89, of Lake Twp. died Saturday morning, March 1, at McLaren, Bay Region Hospital following a three month illness. He was born July 28, 1924 in Kelsey, MN to the late Henry and Katherine (Seppanen) Hyttinen, who emigrated from Finland. After high school, at the age of 18, during WWII, he served in the Aleutian...
P. George Swartzendruber
Feb 28, 2014
P. George Swartzendruber, 88 of Pigeon, passed away Friday, February 28, 2014 at Scheurer Hospital Long Term Care. He was born in Bay Port on March 15, 1925 to Daniel and Mary (Maust) Swartzendruber, and graduated from the Snell School. On November 22, 1946 he was united in marriage to Jewel Dutcher at the Pigeon River Mennonite Church. They had...
William M. Pickett, Jr.
Feb 25, 2014
William M. Pickett, Jr. of Caro, age 66, passed away on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at St. Mary's of Michigan in Saginaw. He was born April 11, 1947 in Detroit, the son of the late Maudie Marie (Young) and William Pickett, Sr. He graduated from high school in Detroit, and then enlisted in the U.S. Navy serving during the...
Charles Paul Weissenborn
Feb 22, 2014
Charles Paul Weissenborn of Caro, age 68, passed away Saturday, February 22, 2014 at St. Mary's of Michigan in Saginaw. Charles was born July 8, 1945 in Caro, the son of the late Melvin and Helen (Mertz) Weissenborn. He was united in marriage with the former Jean Eyers on May 20, 1966 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Caro....
Helen (Johnson) Witherspoon
Feb 21, 2014
Helen M. (Johnson) Witherspoon age 89, was greeted by her son, Tommy and first husband Bill for a grand homecoming Friday, February 21, 2014 when she left her home in Bad Axe to be with her Lord. She was born July 29, 1924 in Lake Twp. at the home of her parents the late John and Hazel (Santhany) McCormick....
Renita L. Kuhne
Feb 20, 2014
Renita L. "Rennie" Kuhne of Quanicassee, age 59, passed away at her home on Thursday, February 20, 2014 surrounded by the love of her family. A lifelong area resident, Rennie was born December 17, 1954 in Marlette, the daughter of Winifred Darlene (Teets) and the late Wildrex Eldred Thornton, and graduated from Mayville High School with the class of...
Timothy E. Good
Feb 20, 2014
Timothy E. Good, 59 of Gagetown, passed away at home with his family at his side on Thursday, February 20, 2014 after a year-long struggle with cancer. He was born in Cass City on April 7, 1954, the son of Edmund and Betty (Dafoe) Good. He was raised on the fourth-generation family farm and loved farming. He graduated from Owendale-Gagetown...
Larry Spencer
Feb 19, 2014
Larry Spencer of Caro, age 73, passed away Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at Select Specialty Hospital in Saginaw. Born August 7, 1940 in Lapeer, Larry was the son of David Clyde & Julia Charlotte (Bentley) Spencer. In keeping with Larry's wishes, cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held at a later date.
Betty Lou Watson
Feb 18, 2014
Betty Lou (Seeley) Watson of Caro, beloved mother and sister, passed away on Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at the age of 72 years, following a long period of illness. She was born September 13, 1941 in Elmwood Township, Tuscola County, the daughter of the late Oscar and Lydia (Ewald) Seeley. Betty was a 1959 graduate of Cass City High...
Jerry Cilc
Feb 18, 2014
Jerry Cilc, 83, a life-long Caseville resident, died Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at Scheurer Hospital in Pigeon. Jerry was born at home in Caseville on December 26, 1930 to the late Joseph and Mary Ann (Hladik) Cilc. He attended school in Caseville before leaving school to join the US Army in 1947. He served in Germany for 18 months...
Eleanor Ann Mckenna
Feb 16, 2014
Eleanor Ann McKenna, 86, of Caseville, died February 16, 2014 at her home. Eleanor was born May 6, 1927 in Detroit to the late Carl and Sarah (Montgomery) Plotts. She lived in Detroit and worked at J.L. Hudson’s where she met her future husband George T. McKenna. They were married on June 23, 1962 at St. Roch Catholic Church....
Vincent V. Smith
Feb 15, 2014
Vincent V. Smith, age 86 of Caseville, passed away Saturday, February 15, 2014 at Scheurer Hospital in Pigeon. He was born in Pigeon on January 7, 1928 to Denson and Viola (Schultz) Smith, and graduated in 1946 from Pigeon High School. On January 17, 1948 he was united in marriage to Joyce Genevieve Henne at the Hayes Methodist Church. They...
Ruth L. Eden
Feb 15, 2014
Ruth L. Eden, 94, passed away Saturday, February 15, 2014 at her home, Country Gardens in Pigeon, while under hospice care. She was born in Brookfield Township on June 23, 1919, and was the daughter of Frederick J. and Louise A. (Radloff) Kundinger. She attended St. John Lutheran School in Kilmanagh, Brookfield #2, and Fairhaven School. On November 29, 1947...
Dale F. Rae
Feb 14, 2014
Dale Frances Rae of Caro, age 58, passed away suddenly, Friday, February 14, 2014 at Caro Community Hospital. Dale was born February 7, 1956 in Caro, the daughter of Marie (Blinke) LaPratt and the late Frank D. LaPratt. She graduated from Caro High School with the class of 1974 and began a twenty year career with Caro Community Hospital...
Jay C Richmond
Feb 13, 2014
Jay C. Richmond age 21, of Pigeon died early Wednesday evening, February 12, at his cousins home in Millington following a ruptured brain aneurysm. He was born June 28, 1992 in Pigeon to James and Bonnie (Keller) Richmond and grew up near Pigeon. Jay was a 2011 Laker graduate and worked on the family farm until recently. He had...
Gertrude Ostrander
Feb 12, 2014
Gertrude L. Ostrander of Elkhart, Indiana, age 75, passed away on Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at Hubbard Hills Estates in Elkhart. Gertrude was born October 1, 1938 in New Haven, Connecticut, the daughter of the late Rev. Cyril and Minnie (Ezold) Mouland. On September 7, 1957 she was united in marriage with Eugene Ostrander in Brooklyn, New York. He...
Deloris D. Keehn
Feb 12, 2014
DeLoris D. Keehn of Mayville, age 85, passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at Lapeer County Medical Care Facility, following a lingering illness. DeLoris was born May 26, 1928 in North Branch, the daughter of the late Frank & Lillian Kay (Ogden) Reno. She was united in marriage with Robert Carl Keehn, Sr. on June 26, 1948 in Keego...
Dale O. Crisp
Feb 11, 2014
Dale Osmun Crisp of Kingston, age 75, passed away on Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at Covenant Health Care - Harrison in Saginaw. Dale was born December 2, 1938 in Pontiac, the son of the late Kenneth and Lila (Niergarth) Crisp. Dale was united in marriage with the former Karen N. Hefner on February 19, 1966 in Bloomfield Hills. He...
Raymond H. Sattelberg
Feb 10, 2014
Raymond H. Sattelberg of Unionville, age 82, passed away Monday, February 10, 2014 at the Tuscola County Medical Care Community in Caro, following a lingering illness. A lifelong area resident, Ray was born April 22, 1931 in Gagetown, the son of the late Benjamin & Lydia (Ewald) Sattelberg and graduated from Unionville High School with the class of 1949....
