Obituary Listing

Aug 11, 2012

Richard Jedynasty, age 77, passed away Sunday, August 11, 2012 at Tendercare in Cass City. He was born on June 4, 1935 in Detroit. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at the Ransford Collon Funeral Home in Caro with Pastor Jason M. Garwood officiating. Cremation will follow the service. Friends may call...

Aug 10, 2012

Dierck James Dean, age 53, went home to his Lord and Savior on Friday, August 10, 2012, surrounded by the love of his family. Dierck spent his life loving his wife and three daughters. His final lesson to his family was showing them the peace that could only be found in the comfort of Jesus. His life ended in...

Aug 10, 2012

William J. O’Connor age 79, of Pigeon formerly of Zepherhills, FL and Elkton died Friday afternoon at Huron Medical Center, with his family by his side. He was born January 21, 1933, in Chandler Twp. at the home of his parents, the late Bernard and Corinne (Suave) O’Connor. Bill grew up on the family farm and graduated from Elkton...

Aug 9, 2012

Elmer R. Maust, age 90 of Pigeon, passed away early Thursday, August 9, 2012 at Scheurer Hospital Long Term Care in Pigeon. Born in Bay Port on August 27, 1921, he was the son of the late Earl and Idella (Overholt) Maust. On June 9, 1943 he was united in marriage to Marie P. Swartzendruber at Pigeon River Mennonite Church....

Aug 7, 2012

Margaret C. Laurel, age 105, passed away on Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at the Lutheran Home in Frankenmuth, following a brief illness. She was born on July 28, 1907 in Glasgow, Scotland, the daughter of the late George Harvey and Margaret Clara (Mitchell) McIntosh, coming to Canada with her family as an infant. She was united in marriage with...

Aug 5, 2012

Mary Alice Nimtz age 88, of Caseville, passed away Sunday August 5, at the Huron County Medical Care Facility, Bad Axe. She was born August 20, 1923, in Detroit the only child of the late James and Mary (Wedge) Toomey and was baptized September 2, 1923 at Sainte Anne de Detroit, in Detroit. She was united in marriage to...

Aug 4, 2012

On August 4, 2012, Edward L. Howard, Jr., 78, of Owendale, went home to be with his Lord and Savior. Ed was born September 20, 1933 in Oak Hill, Ohio to Edward, Sr. and Mira Howard. He moved to Owendale with his family when he was six. After graduating from Owendale High School, he served in the Air Force as...

Aug 4, 2012

Ruth Elinor Mohr, age 86, of Pigeon, passed away peacefully on August 4th, 2012. Ruth was born on the family farm in Oliver Township on June 29th, 1926 to the late John and Dora (Fluegge) Weiss. She graduated from Elkton High School and went on to attend business school and work in the Detroit area until she married George J....

Aug 3, 2012

Margaret M. Hagemeister, age 96, passed away on Friday, August 3, 2012 at Tendercare in Cass City. She was born on August 11, 1915 in North Branch, the daughter of the late Robert and Iva (Sherman) Bennett. No services have been planned at this time. The family was assisted with these arrangements by the Ransford Collon Funeral Home of...

Aug 3, 2012

Hannah S, Payne, age 92, passed away on Friday, August 3, 2012 at The Pavillion in Lebanon, Tennessee, following a period of declining health. She was born on June 15, 1920 in Bruce Mines, Ontario, Canada, the daughter of the late William and Annie (King) Pemberton. On February 20, 1939 the former Hannah Pemberton was united in marriage with...

Aug 2, 2012

Gerald Allen Mitchell, 81, of Caseville, died Thursday, August 2, 2012 at McLaren Bay Region Medical Center in Bay City. Jerry was born December 21, 1930 in Detroit to the late Edward S. and Josephine H. (Brosche) Mitchell. He graduated from Detroit Catholic Central High School in 1948 and the University of Detroit in 1953 with a Bachelor of...

Aug 1, 2012

Alice Witkovsky, age 94, passed away on Wednesday, August 1, 2012 at Timberline Lodge in Caro. She was born on September 2, 1917 in Gagetown, the daughter of the late Clyde and Margaret (Dudenhofer) Chaffee. On April 8, 1977 Alice was united in marriage with Clayton G. Witkovsky at the Caro United Methodist Church. He preceded her in death...

Jul 31, 2012

Antonietta S. Thorp, age 83, passed away on Tuesday, July 31, 2012 at Caro Community Hospital, following a brief illness. She was born November 26, 1928 in Taormina, Sicily, the daughter of the late Frederico and Anna Cacciattore. Antonietta was employed at the Caro Regional Center, retiring in 1988 after more than fifteen years in housekeeping. She enjoyed Bingo...

Jul 31, 2012

Berthina Hoy, 91, a lifelong Caseville resident, died Tuesday, July 31, 2012 at her home while under hospice care. Berthina was born February 22, 1921 in Caseville to the late Claude and Berthina (Langley) Dufty. She graduated from Pigeon High School in 1939. On May 17, 1944 she married Jesse Hoy at her parent’s home in Caseville. He preceded...

Jul 26, 2012

Edward Preston, age 84, died peacefully on July 26, 2012 at La Hacienda Health Care Center in Green Valley, AZ.

Ed was born February 5, 1928, in Manistique, Michigan. He graduated from Harding High School in Marion, Ohio and later from Michigan State University, which led him to a career in finance and banking.

Ed...

Jul 25, 2012

Mary Reta Phillips, 91, of Caseville, died Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Fairfax, Virginia. Mary was born June, 3, 1921 in Lilly, Pennsylvania to the late Charles and Clara (Inman) Mulhearn. She worked at the US Pentagon in Washington DC during World War II. On August 12, 1943 she married Donald Phillips in Lilly, Pennsylvania....

Jul 24, 2012

Joe Cilc Jr., 91, a lifelong Caseville resident, died Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at his home while under hospice care. Joe was born in Caseville on March 16, 1921 to the late Joseph and Mary Ann (Hladik) Cilc. He attended the Caseville School before entering the US Navy during World War II. He served in both the Atlantic and...

Jul 23, 2012

Dion George Harder, age 54 of Bay Port, passed away early Monday morning on July 23, 2012. Dion was born November 19, 1957 in Pigeon to George and Marjean (Deering) Harder. He is a 1975 graduate of Laker High School. On September 9, 1978, he married Patricia Craig at Community of Christ Church in Bay Port. Dion loved spending time...

Jul 23, 2012

Harry F. "Bud" Hoelzle, age 93 of Pigeon, formerly of Caseville and Portage, Michigan, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 23, 2012 at Country Gardens in Pigeon. He was born in Flint on March 17, 1919 to the late Frederick G. and Inger E. (Rice) Hoelzle. On February 14, 1942 he was united in marriage to Virginia (Reeves) Hoelzle. After...

Jul 21, 2012

Elizabeth L. Holik, age 82, passed away Saturday, July 21, 2012 at her home, following a lingering illness. Elizabeth was born September 16, 1929 in Pigeon, the daughter of the late Gordon and Hazel (Hamilton) Miller. She graduated from Pigeon High School in 1947 and was united in marriage with Lyle Holik on June 28, 1947. He preceded her...