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Elizabeth Marie Vargo
Jan 16, 2016
Elizabeth Marie Vargo of Cass City, age 57, passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2016 at Covenant Health Care - Cooper in Saginaw. She was born January 9, 1959 in Caro, the daughter of the late Julius and Marion (Day) Vargo. Liz lived with foster parents, William and Loretta Hacker, from the age of six. She was a 1977...
Harriet A. Fibranz
Jan 15, 2016
Harriet A. Fibranz of Caro, age 85, passed away on Friday, January 15, 2016 at St. Mary's of Michigan in Saginaw. Harriet was born April 26, 1930 in Caro, the daughter of the late Harrison & Mable (Parmenter) Sutherland. She resided in Caro for the remainder of her life, and attended the June Country School and Caro Community Schools....
Mark T Dubs
Jan 14, 2016
Mark T Dubs age 49, of Elkton, died Thursday evening, January 14, at Scheurer Hospital, Pigeon after suffering a probable heart attack. He was born September 2, 1966 in Pigeon to Walter and Connie (Williams) Dubs and grew up on a farm south of Elkton. Mark was a 1985 graduate of Laker High School. He went on college to...
Lewis W. Nowlen
Jan 13, 2016
Lewis W. Nowlen of Caro, age 62, passed away on Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at his home. He was born May 22, 1953 in Pontiac, the son of the late Henry and Edith (Tipper) Nowlen. He moved to Tuscola County as a teenager and returned to the city to finish high school, graduating from Walled Lake Central High School....
Eleanor Minnie Naffien
Jan 13, 2016
Eleanor Minnie Naffien, age 85, of Sebewaing, passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2016, at Courtney Manor Nursing Home in Bad Axe. Eleanor was born September 1, 1930, in Unionville, daughter of the late Samuel C. and Flossie N. (Grassman) Ruppert. She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Sebewaing, former member of the Caseville Eagles, retired from General Cable...
Priscilla Ann Black
Jan 12, 2016
Priscilla Ann Black of Caro, age 85, passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at Covenant Health Care - Cooper in Saginaw. Priscilla was born October 31, 1930 in Birmingham, the daughter of the late Gerald and Edith (Burnett) Curtiss. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Priscilla loved reading, jigsaw puzzles, cross stitch, and collecting teapots....
Edward Earl Kelley
Jan 11, 2016
Edward Earl Kelley of Cass City, age 66, passed away on Monday, January 11, 2016 at his home. Ed was a hardworking man, retiring from Saginaw Grey Iron Foundry after forty-four years of employment. After retirement, he found a fulfilling career working for his brother-in-law, Harry Bitel, moving large trees. Ed also loved to have fun. With a sharp...
Norman Edward Roger
Jan 11, 2016
Norman Edward Roger, 92, of Caseville, died January 11, 2016 at Huron Medical Center in Bad Axe. Norm was born November 17, 1923 in Detroit to the late Joseph Jules and Florence Ethel (Lyon) Roger. He graduated from Berkley High School in 1941. He served in the US Army during World War II as a paratrooper with the 82nd...
Vera A. Menzel
Jan 11, 2016
Vera A. Menzel, 90 of Bay Port, passed away early Monday, January 11, 2016 at Scheurer Hospital Long Term Care, Pigeon. She was born in Brookfield Township on October 27, 1925, and was the daughter of Frederick and Louise (Radloff) Kundinger. She graduated from St. John's School in Kilmanagh and attended Owendale School. On October 27, 1951 she was united...
Bethaleen Russell
Jan 10, 2016
Bethaleen Russell of Akron, age 83, passed away on Sunday, January 10, 2016 at the Tuscola County Medical Care Community in Caro. Beth was born January 10, 1933 to Mr. and Mrs. John and Stella (Stooks) Irish in Fairgrove Township. She grew up in Fairgrove Township, the daughter of farmers with her sister, Shirley. She attended the Graham Country...
Elsie Gyurko
Jan 9, 2016
Elsie Gyurko of Caro, age 93, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 9, 2016, following a lingering illness. Elsie was born September 7, 1922 in Deford, the daughter of the late Balas and Rose Nagy. She was united in marriage with Andrew Gyurko on October 23, 1943, and they enjoyed seventy-one years of marriage until his death in May...
Jerry Ziegler
Jan 8, 2016
Gerald A. “Jerry” Ziegler, age 81, of Bad Axe formerly of Elkton, passed away Friday afternoon January 8, at Courtney Manor, Bad Axe, from heart related issues. He was comforted by his sister, Marge, who was by his side in his last days. He was born March 15, 1934, in Chandler Twp. to the late Martin and Louise (Licht)...
Clarence E. Brandenburg
Jan 7, 2016
Clarence Edward Brandenburg, age 91, passed away Thursday, January 7, 2016, at Independence Village in Frankenmuth. Clarence was born to Edward and Wilhelmina (Kunisch) Brandenburg on August 29, 1924. He was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Sebewaing. He graduated from Sebewaing High School in 1942. Clarence farmed on the family farm in Sebewaing until 1950. He then...
Kenneth C. Yahn
Jan 6, 2016
On July 27, 1929, Kenneth C. Yahn was born in Bay City, Michigan, to Carl and Helen (Gunterman) Yahn. Ken died on January 6, 2016, at the age of 86, after a long battle with cancer with his family beside him. We want to thank Jennifer of A+D Hospice for her knowledge and loving care. Dolores (Dody) Reszke and Ken...
Marilyn L. Dennis
Jan 5, 2016
Marilyn L. Dennis of Caro, age 72, passed away at her home on Tuesday, January 5, 2016, following a brief illness. She was born April 9, 1943 in Bad Axe, the daughter of the late Stanley E. and Ruth (Steadman) Morell. Marilyn was united in marriage with Jim Dennis on September 23, 1967 at the Dayton Center Church in...
Toni Marie Herr
Jan 4, 2016
Toni Marie Herr, 63, of Caseville died Monday, January 4, 2016 at home while under hospice care. Toni was born May 18, 1952 in Almont to the late Anthony and Constance (Printz) Heim. She graduated from Almont High School in 1970 as valedictorian. On June 13, 1970 she married Lonnie Herr in Imlay City. Toni worked in a Northville...
Roy Ervin Langley
Jan 4, 2016
Roy E. Langley, 63, of Caseville, died January 4, 2016 at Huron Medical Center in Bad Axe. Roy was born July 9, 1952 in Pigeon to the late Roy and Arlene (Geiger) Langley. He graduated from Caseville High School in 1971. He retired from the Cooperative Elevator Company with over 30 years employment. He was a member of the...
Margaret A. Volz
Jan 3, 2016
Margaret A. Volz, age 84, of Sebewaing, passed away Sunday, January 3, 2016, at St. Mary's of Michigan in Saginaw. Margaret was born May 11, 1931, in Sebewaing, to the late Henry and Ella (Elsesser) Anderson. On December 28, 1950, she married Frederick Volz in Pigeon. He preceded her in death on February 1, 2000. Margaret worked as a bookkeeper...
Lester C. Otto
Jan 3, 2016
Lester C. Otto, age 87, passed away Sunday, January 3, 2016 at Scheurer Hospital Long Term Care in Pigeon. He was born February 18, 1928 to Melvin and Frieda (Koteskey) Otto in Winsor Township. Les graduated from Sebewaing High School in 1945, followed by two years in the Armed Forces serving in Korea. On April 7, 1951 he was united...
Betty J. Taylor
Jan 2, 2016
Betty J. Taylor, age 93, passed away peacefully Saturday, January 2, 2016, at her home in Sebewaing (formerly of Caseville). Betty was born in Sebewaing on August 24, 1922, to the late Fred and Nellie (Reed) Kothe. She married Floyd R. Taylor in Vassar on June 20, 1941. He preceded her in death on April 16, 2002. Betty worked as...
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