Avice Smith
May 31, 2012
Avice C. Smith, age 86, passed away Thursday, May 31, 2012 at Saginaw St. Marys of Michigan, following a lingering illness. The former Avice C. Walls was born December 25, 1925 on the family farm in Dayton Township, the daughter of the late George E. and Emma (Bearss) Walls. Avice was united in marriage with Dale C. Smith on...
Leland Sayers
May 29, 2012
Leland W. Sayers, age 87, passed away Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at Agape Care Systems in Caro, following a lingering illness. He was born on September 15, 1924 on the family farm in Caro, the son of the late Walter and Julia (Uhan) Sayers. Lee was a lifelong resident of Caro. Leland was united in marriage with the former...
Timothy W. Deming
May 29, 2012
Timothy "Tim" Wilmer Deming, age 52 of Bay Port, passed away Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at Covenant Harrison Hospital in Saginaw. Born July 27, 1959 at Scheurer Hospital in Pigeon, he was the son of Frank H. and Wilma (Squires) Deming. He was a 1977 graduate of Laker High School, and attended Delta College. Tim owned and operated T&D Sheet...
Arthur J. Woelke
May 29, 2012
Arthur J. Woelke age 85, of Pigeon died peacefully, Tuesday morning, May 29, at Country Gardens, Pigeon. He was born at the family home in Pigeon, December 4, 1927 to the late Otto and Christine (Baum) Woelke. Arthur attended Cross Lutheran School and graduated from Pigeon High School in 1945. He attended Capital University in Columbus, Ohio; leaving the...
Myrtle Kuranty
May 27, 2012
Beloved mother, Myrtle Kuranty, age 92, passed away Sunday, May 27, 2012 at her daughters home in Caro. She was born on November 26, 1919 in Sharples, West Virginia, the daughter of the late Miles Banda and Veronica Zakzrewska. Myrtle married Joseph Kuranty on October 1, 1938 in Hamtramck, and together they had three daughters. Following Joes death in...
Mary Nickerson
May 26, 2012
Mary Nickerson, age 65, of Brookfield Twp, near Owendale died Saturday morning, May 26 at her home under hospice care. She was born April 13, 1946 in Elkton to the late James and Leotta Deneen)Nickerson and grew up in the Elkton area. Surviving are her siblings, Vida Holland, Nora Jackson, Melva Forman, Barbara Ciesielski, Russ Nickerson, Doreen Castello and...
Joanne K. Harder
May 25, 2012
Joanne K. Harder, age 81 of Bay Port, passed away Friday, May 25, 2012 at Brian's House in Bay City. Born in Bay Port on July 2, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Lee and Mary (Avery) Dutcher, and graduated from Bay Port High School in 1948. She and Duane S. Harder were united in marriage on July...
George J. Sulla
May 24, 2012
George J. Sulla age 89 of Caseville and Pigeon, passed away Thursday morning, May 24, 2012 at Courtney Manor in Bad Axe. Born in Detroit on September 10, 1922, he was the son of the late Otto and Blanche (Jurkiewicz) Sulla. Prior to serving with the U.S. Navy during World War II, George worked at the Stroh Brewery Company in...
Ralph J. Laya
May 22, 2012
Ralph John Laya, 77, of Sand Point, died Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at his home while under hospice care. Ralph was born October 24, 1934 in Detroit to the late Joseph and Anna (Rose) Laya. He graduated from Harper Woods High School in 1953. He served in the US Navy during the Korean War. On August 16, 1958 he...
James Skaggs
May 20, 2012
James “Jim” Skaggs, age 83, passed away Sunday, May 20, 2012 at Rendons Young at Heart AFC Home in Caro, following a lingering illness. Jim was born October 11, 1928 in Pontiac, the son of the late Thomas and Pearl (Morgan) Skaggs. He was a graduate of Pontiac High School and went on to trade school in Pontiac. He...
Jacob Sattler, Jr.
May 19, 2012
Jacob John Sattler, Jr., age 84, passed away Saturday, May 19, 2012 at Caretel Inns in Bay City, following a period of declining health. Jacob Sattler was born on October 11, 1927 on the family farm in rural Unionville to the late Jacob Sattler, Sr. and Susie Manz Sattler. Jacob was a lifelong resident of Tuscola County. On June...
Stanley Tabako, Jr.
May 19, 2012
Stanley Gerald Tabako, Jr., age 71, passed away Saturday, May 19, 2012 at Huron County Medical Care in Bad Axe, following a lingering illness. Stanley was born on August 22, 1940 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the son of the late Stanley Tabako, Sr. and Mary Natison Tabako. On January 22, 1958 he was united in marriage with the former Irene...
Lois L. Anderson
May 18, 2012
Lois L. Anderson, age 86 of Caseville and Pigeon, passed away Friday, May 18, 2012 at Courtney Manor in Bad Axe. Born in McKinley Township on January 12, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Gerald and Marie (Southworth) Henne. On October 26, 1946 she was united in marriage to J. Wayne Anderson at Hayes United Methodist Church, Pigeon....
Audrey Kovacs
May 16, 2012
Audrey Sue Kovacs, age 52, passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at home, following a lingering period of declining health. Audrey was born on February 3, 1960 in Caro, the daughter of Charles Richard & Sue (Jobson) Lockyer. Audrey graduated from Kingston High School with the class of 1978 and was a lifelong area resident. She was united in...
Gertrude Mathews
May 14, 2012
Gertrude Mathews, age 73 years, passed away Monday, May 14, 2012 at her residence in Golden, Mississippi. The former Gertrude Ollila was born on May 3, 1939 in Royal Oak, the daughter of the late Otto and Saimi (Onkala) Ollila. She moved from the Detroit area to Mayville and attended Bruisee Country School and Mayville High School. The former...
Rama Lee Bruce
May 13, 2012
Rama Lee Bruce, 62, of Caseville died Sunday, May 13, 2012 at her home while under hospice care. Rama was born August 8, 1949 in Pontiac to the late Richard and Rose (Danner) Wingett. She graduated from Lake Orion High School in 1967 and later from Saginaw Valley State University with a Bachelor’s degree in accounting. On July 13,...
Stephen Stricker
May 12, 2012
Stephen L. Stricker, age 65, passed away Saturday, May 12, 2012 at St. Marys of Michigan in Saginaw. Stephen was born August 9, 1946 in Saginaw, the son of the late Anthony & Carmen (Diaz) Stricker. He was employed for thirty years as a Machine Operator Specialist and Inspector for General Motors, retiring in 1998. Stephen was a member...
Raymond Heck
May 12, 2012
Raymond Heck age 81 of Pigeon died Saturday afternoon, May 12, at Scheurer Hospital, Pigeon. He was born December 5, 1930, in Pigeon to the late Charles and Hulda (Barr) Heck. Ray grew up in the Pigeon area and graduated from Pigeon High School in 1949. On September 9, 1950, he was united in marriage to Maude W. Heasty...
Kimberley Fischer
May 10, 2012
Kimberley Fischer, age 44, passed away Thursday, May 10, 2012 at Huron County Medical Care in Bad Axe. She was born on November 11, 1967 in Rhode Island, the daughter of the late William and Alberta (Tabor) Fischer. Kimberly has been a resident of Caro for most of her life, first at the Caro Center and most recently at...
Sgt Matthew Taylor
May 10, 2012
Matthew Wayne Taylor, age 33, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, May 10, 2012 at his home in Caro. Matt was born August 25, 1978 in Flint, the son of Mark and Connie (Johnson) Taylor. He graduated from Millington High School and enlisted with the United States Marine Corps at 17, serving for four years. Following his honorable discharge from...
