Harold L. Thick
Nov 26, 2011
Harold Leroy Thick, age 85 of Pigeon, passed away Saturday, November 26, 2011 at his home. He was born on October 27, 1926 in Bay Port to the late Joseph and Lorena (Weidman) Thick. Harold and Mary Ann Haley were united in marriage on July 5, 1950. Harold served in the US Army during World War II and the Korean...
Erma L. Rounds
Nov 23, 2011
Erma L. Rounds, age 90, of Pigeon, passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at her home with her beloved God Daughter Debbie at her side. Erma was born on September 8, 1921 in Linkville, Michigan, daughter of the late Andrew and Anna (Arndt) Finkbeiner. On February 28th, 1936 she received the gift of Holy Baptism and became a child of...
George Gardy
Nov 22, 2011
George L. Gardy passed away on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at Scheurer Hospital in Pigeon with family at his side, at the age of 87. He was born February 20, 1924 in Flint, Michigan, the son of the late George A. Gardy and Mary (Siewert) Gardy. George attended Mt. Morris High School and moved to the Bay Port area in...
Leroy Blackmer
Nov 21, 2011
LeRoy Blackmer, age 64, passed away Monday, November 21, 2011 at his home, surrounded by his family, following a three year struggle with cancer. He was born September 29, 1947 in Saginaw, the son of the late Claude & Regina (Linctot) Blackmer. He was united in marriage with the former Ethelyn Olive Sherwood on June 20, 1970 in Unonville....
Duane "Frank" Mcilhargie
Nov 21, 2011
Duane “Frank” McIlhargie, 79, of Caseville, died Monday, November 21, 2011 at Huron County Medical Care Facility in Bad Axe. Frank was born February 17, 1932 on his family’s farm on Champagne Road near Pinnebog to the late Cyril and Hazel (Herzog) McIlhargie. He attended school in Pinnebog and Elkton before joining the US Army during the Korean War....
Mary Hample
Nov 20, 2011
Mary I. Hampel, age 98, passed away on Sunday, November 20, 2011 at Fisher Convalescent Home in Mayville. She was born on September 18, 1913, the daughter of the late Bruce and Emily (Fineout) Richison in Livingston County, and came to Tuscola County as a child. On September 24, 1932 she was united in marriage with Tyrus W. Hampel...
Emma Higgins
Nov 20, 2011
Emma L. Higgins, age 98, passed away Sunday, November 20, 2011 at Tendercare of Cass City. She was born July 31, 1913 in Puxico, Missouri, the daughter of the late Buck and Minnie (Grey) Buckhanan. Emma came to Pontiac as a young lady and met to Claude V. Higgins, whom she married in the early 1930s. Claude preceded her...
Shirley Maxine Burton
Nov 20, 2011
Shirley Maxine Burton, age 77, of Davison, died Sunday, November 20, 2011 at Courtney Manor Nursing Home in Bad Axe. Shirley was born May 6, 1934 in Montrose to the late George and Myrtle (Essex) Brown. She graduated from Carsonville High School in 1953. On October 5, 1962 she married Norman F. Burton in Davison. She retired from GM...
Dale W. Kretzschmer
Nov 20, 2011
Dale W. Kretzschmer, age 80 of Caseville, passed away Sunday, November 20, 2011 at Courtney Manor in Bad Axe. Born in McKinley Township on October 30, 1931, he was the son of the late Wesley and Pearl (Geiger) Kretzschmer, and graduated from Pigeon High School. On January 26, 1953 he was united in marriage to Lorraine Iva Schweitzer at the...
John O'Reilly
Nov 17, 2011
John was born on April 19, 1931 and passed away on Thursday, November 17, 2011. John was a resident of Caro, Michigan.
Gerald Rocheleau
Nov 17, 2011
Jerry Rocheleau, age 57, passed away on Thursday, November 17, 2011 at his home with his family at his side. Jerry was born September 21, 1954 in Cass City, the son of the late Francis “Frank” and Olive (Nutt) Rocheleau, and graduated from Caro High School. He was employed at the Caro Regional Center for seventeen years, and went...
Virginia C. Luckritz Jessup
Nov 17, 2011
Virginia Catherine Luckritz Jessup, 97 of Caseville, passed away Thursday, November 17, 2011 at Bay Regional Medical Center in Bay City. Born May 26, 1914 in Webster Springs, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Dominic and Minnie (Trupo) Tropea. On November 19, 1938 she was married to Edward Paul Luckritz in Detroit. He preceded her in death...
Walter J. Rummel
Nov 12, 2011
Walter J. Rummel, age 93 of Sebewaing, passed away Saturday, November 12, 2011, following a brief illness. He was born at home in Sebewaing on September 14, 1918 to Carl H. and Anna Maria F. (Kahlmann) Rummel. He attended Immanuel Lutheran School, Sebewaing High School and Michigan State College/University, graduating in 1940, with a degree in journalism, which was his...
Ronald L. Krohn
Nov 12, 2011
Ronald L. Krohn, age 75, lifelong Elkton resident, died Saturday morning, November 12, at his home from heart failure. He was born February 26, 1936, in Bad Axe to the late Roy and Louise (Ewald) Krohn and grew up on a farm north of Elkton. Ron was a 1954 graduate of Elkton High School and was inducted in the...
Michael Robert Orjada
Nov 9, 2011
Michael R. Orjada, age 54, of Sand Point, died suddenly Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at Scheurer Hospital in Pigeon. Mike was born in Detroit on September 9, 1957. He graduated from Caseville High School in 1976. He married Joan E. Forster on December 17, 1977 at St. Roch Catholic Church in Caseville. Mike worked a couple of years for...
James Joseph Lamanna
Nov 8, 2011
James Joseph LaManna, age 92, of Caseville, died Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at Huron Medical Center in Bad Axe. Jim was born September 7, 1919 in Detroit to the late Jack and Anna LaManna. He was a veteran of the US Army during World War II. He worked for Ford Motor Company for 45 years at the Dearborn engine...
June Wescoat-Belleville
Nov 5, 2011
June A. Wescoat-Belleville, age 85, passed away Saturday, November 5, 2011 at the Tuscola County Medical Care Facility, following a lingering illness. June was born June 3, 1926 in Bay City, the daughter of the late Owen & Saloma (Fullmer) Broderick. She was united in marriage with Max Wescoat on November 20, 1950 in Gilford, and the couple cherished...
Gazella Muska
Nov 4, 2011
Gazella “Ella” Muska, age 98, passed away on Friday, November 4, 2011 at the Tuscola County Medical Care Facility in Caro. She was born on September 29, 1913 in Akron, Ohio, the daughter of the late Joseph and Katalin (Ordog) Szaki, and moved to the Caro area as a young girl with her parents. She was employed as an...
Shirley Spaulding
Nov 4, 2011
Shirley Spaulding, age 75, passed away Friday, November 4, 2011 at Covenant-Cooper Medical Center in Saginaw. She was born November 7, 1935 in Caro to the late Warren and Doris (Coleman) Little. Shirley was a lifelong resident of Tuscola County. She lived on a farm in Juniata Township until her marriage to Ray Spaulding on May 23, 1958 in...
Darrin Lalonde
Nov 1, 2011
Darrin LaLonde, age 43, passed away on Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at Detroit Medical Center. He was born on December 25, 1967 in Caro, the son of Arthur and Peggy (Bell) LaLonde. Darrins working career, prior to his illness, was as a plasterer, working out of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 9. He was united in marriage with Carol...
