Bernice Ruth Hedley
Jan 12, 2015
Bernice Ruth Hedley, age 88, of Unionville, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday evening, January 12, 2015. Bernice was born, April 26, 1926, in Sebewaing, daughter of the late Elmer and Martha (Kraus) Koch. She married Donald Hedley on April 27, 1942, in Caro. Together they owned and operated Hedley Equipment in Caro. Bernice enjoyed cooking, baking pies...
Nina Jean Finkbeiner
Jan 12, 2015
Nina Jean Finkbeiner, age 74, of Sebewaing, passed away Monday, January 12, 2015, at McLaren Bay Region in Bay City. Nina was born June 17, 1940 in Bach to the late Charles and Frieda (Roemer) Finkbeiner. After graduating from Sebewaing High School in 1958, she attended Comp School in Saginaw and learned to use the comptometer. She then moved to...
Ruby L. Damm
Jan 12, 2015
Ruby L. Damm, 87 of Pigeon, passed away Monday, January 12, 2015 at McLaren Hospital-Bay Region in Bay City. She was born in Kilmanagh on September 18, 1927 to Arthur P. and Carrie L. (Haist) Finkbeiner. She graduated from the Kilmanagh School, and Sebewaing High School in 1945. Ruby also attended the Bay City School of Commerce. On June 17,...
Mary O'Brien Terbush
Jan 11, 2015
Mary O'Brien TerBush of Caro, age 59, passed away suddenly on Sunday, January 11, 2015 at War Memorial Hospital in Sault Ste. Marie. Mary was born September 10, 1955 in Caro, one of seven children born to Paul O'Brien and the late Sally (Cockerill) O'Brien. She was a 1974 graduate of Caro High School, and a graduate of Howard's...
Geraldine "Gerry" Ann Koehler
Jan 11, 2015
Geraldine Ann Koehler "Gerry", age 72, of Sebewaing, passed away after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer on Sunday, January 11, 2015, at her home. She was born in Saginaw on March 19, 1942, to Otto and Viola (Polley) Weippert of Gagetown. She was raised on the family farm with her twin sisters, Karon and Sharon. She graduated from Owen-Gage...
Geraldine R. Henry
Jan 9, 2015
Geraldine R. Henry, age 88, passed away at Caro Community Hospital on Friday, January 9, 2015. Geraldine, known by all as Gerry, was born October 25, 1926 in River Rouge, the daughter of the late Glen & Millie (Robinson) Hoard. She graduated from Caro High School and studied to be a teacher at Tuscola County Normal. Following graduation, Gerry...
Timothy Michael Wilson
Jan 8, 2015
Timothy Michael Wilson of Caro, age 27, passed away at his home on Thursday, January 8, 2015. Tim was born March 16, 1987 in Grand Rapids, the son of Terry & Mandy (Parrish) Wilson and graduated from Caro High School with the Class of 2005. He was known as a hard worker, and was currently employed in maintenance at...
Linda Lou Hillebert
Jan 7, 2015
Linda Lou Hillebert passed peacefully from this earth into Heaven on January 7, 2015 at the age of 63. She was born January 29, 1951 in Melvin, Kentucky, the daughter of the late Woodrow Wilson Hall, Sr. and Oklie (Osborne) Hall. Linda was united in marriage with Teddy R. Hillebert on July 13, 1976, and he preceded her in...
Frank Matthew Colagiovanni
Jan 6, 2015
Frank M. Colagiovanni, 64, of Caseville, died Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at McLaren Bay Region Hospital in Bay City. Frank was born October 4, 1950 in Detroit to the late Joseph Anthony and Angeline Josephine (Cardinale) Colagiovanni. He graduated from Notre Dame High School in 1968 and the University of Detroit in 1973 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering....
Edward F Parkham
Jan 5, 2015
Edward F. Parkham age 92 of Port Austin, died Monday morning, January 5, at Covenant Cooper, Saginaw. He was born September 21, 1922, in Alpena to the late August and Antoinet (Lazawich) Parkham. Ed served his country during WWII in the US Navy in the Pacific. On his return he went to work at TRW of Sterling Heights, first...
Lawrence Edward Degg
Jan 5, 2015
Lawrence “Larry” Degg, 74, of Caseville died Monday, January 5, 2015 at Covenant Hospital in Saginaw. Larry was born September 20, 1940 in Bay City to the late Lawrence and Edwinna (Theobald) Degg. He graduated from St. James High School in Ferndale in 1958. He married Mary Barbara Cooke on March 24, 1979 in Fraser. Larry worked at GM...
Vernon C. "Vern" Bates
Jan 3, 2015
Vernon Charles "Vern" Bates, age 84, died peacefully on Saturday, January 3, 2015 at Caro Community Hospital following a lingering illness. Vern was born June 7, 1930 in North Branch, the son of the late Clifford & Laura (Brown) Bates. When he was six months old, the family moved to Sebewaing, and he graduated with the Sebewaing High School...
Mildred Ann Liken
Jan 3, 2015
Mildred Ann Liken, age 74, of Sebewaing, passed away Saturday, January 3, 2015. Mildred was born March 27, 1940, in Pigeon, the daughter of the late Fred and Helen (Winter) Lindemann. She married David Liken on March 11, 1972, at St. John Lutheran Church in Kilmanagh. He preceded her in death on May 4, 2014. Mildred was an avid quilter,...
Rev. G. William Dunstan
Jan 3, 2015
Rev. G. William "Bill" Dunstan, 90 of Caseville, passed away Saturday, January 3, 2015 at Scheurer Hospital Long Term Care in Pigeon. Born in Detroit on September 15, 1924, he was the son of Leslie J. and Margaret (Galbraith) Dunstan. He graduated from Detroit's Edwin Denby High School and served during World War II, 1942-1945, with the U.S. Marine Corps...
Howard J Karl
Jan 3, 2015
Howard J. Karl age 78, of Pigeon died Saturday, January 3, at his home while battling multiple health problems. He was born September 29, 1936 in McKinley Twp., oldest son of the late John and Ada (Newville) Karle. Howard joined the US Army after graduating from Pigeon High School. While in the service he met Allie O. Smith and...
Robert Carl Lesoski
Jan 2, 2015
Robert C. Lesoski, age 60, passed away at his home in Gagetown on Friday, January 2, 2015. Robert was born November 30, 1954 to the late Bernard and Rose Lesoski. He married Kathryn Thompson on February 14, 1984, in Bad Axe. She preceded him in death on May 9, 2003. He enjoyed classic cars, attending car shows, collecting antiques, woodworking,...
Carl Norman Schroeder, Ed.D
Jan 1, 2015
Carl Schroeder of Caro, age 93, passed away on Thursday, January 1, 2015 at Heritage Hill Assisted Living. He was born April 16, 1921, the son of the late Carl and Martha (Deering) Schroeder. Carl entered the U.S. Army on April 2, 1946 and entered Japan shortly after the atomic bomb, and started a school for American troops in...
Debra Ann Eremia
Jan 1, 2015
Debra Ann Eremia, age 59, of Unionville, passed away January 1, 2015, at Covenant Healthcare in Saginaw after a long battle with cancer. She was surrounded by her family as she went to be with her Heavenly Father. Debra was born November 12, 1955, in Pigeon to the late Stanley John Pobanz and Betty Mae (Finkbeiner) Pobanz. She was always...
Scott C. Howard
Jan 1, 2015
Scott Clare Howard, 52 of Owendale, passed away suddenly on Thursday, January 1, 2015 at Scheurer Hospital in Pigeon. He was born in Pigeon on June 8, 1962 and was the son of Walter and Carol (Fredenburg) Howard. He graduated in 1981 from Owendale-Gagetown High school, where he had played high school sports. In 2006 Scott began working in Saginaw...
Dale Faist
Dec 30, 2014
Dale F. Faist, aged 88, passed away on Tuesday, December 30, 2014 in the presence of his family. Surviving are his wife of 64 years Lorraine (Furness), son Dennis (Patti) Faist, daughter Denise (Rod) Adams; four grandchildren, James (Stephanie) Faist, Julia Faist, Stephanie Adams, and Ryan (Kori) Adams and (four) great grandchildren, Ryleigh, Theryn, Koltyn, and Easton; one brother,...
