William H. "Billy" Lubeski
Aug 9, 2011
William Harvey “Billy” Lubeski age 34, of Elkton died Tuesday morning August 9, of injuries in a farm accident. He was born January 24, 1977 in Newport News, VA to David Lubeski and Janet (Hurren) Lubeski. Bill moved back to Michigan with his parents after his father’s tour of duty in the Armed Forces and grew up primarily in...
Donna Winnifred Gall
Aug 9, 2011
Donna Winnifred Gall, 73, of Sand Point, died at home on the morning of August 9, 2011 while under hospice care. Donna was born January 18, 1938 to the late Ernest and Winnifred (McPherson) Masters. She was the 5th of 6 children born in Memphis, Michigan on the family farm located on Masters Rd. She attended Memphis High School,...
Denise Ann Grote
Aug 8, 2011
Denise Ann Grote, 63, of Caseville, died Monday, August 8, 2011 at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak. Denise was born December 22, 1947 in Dayton, Ohio to Gladys (Kautz) and the late Glennwood Shepard. She graduated from Redford Union High School in 1965. On July 26, 1974 she married Ronald Grote in Livonia. Having had a cottage in Caseville...
Barbara H. Vliet
Aug 7, 2011
Barbara H. Vliet age 77, of Stevensville, MI (near St. Joseph), died Sunday morning, August 7, at Tendercare, Cass City with her daughter at her bedside. She was born June 13, 1934, in Dixie, West Virginia to the late Lorenzo and Johanna (Kirk) Davis and moved to Michigan in her youth. On May 17, 1951, she was united in...
Daniel Putnam
Aug 5, 2011
Daniel E. Putnam age 37, passed away Friday, August 5, 2011 at Mercy Hospital in Port Huron, following a lengthy illness. He was born December 28, 1973 in Lum, Michigan, the son of Jack & Sandra (Worden) Putnam, growing up in the Caro, Cass City and Mayville area. As a youth, Dan was an Explorer Scout. During his working...
Thomas "Tom" W. Tesh
Aug 5, 2011
Thomas "Tom" W. Tesh, Sr., age 77 of Sand Point, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, August 5, 2011 at Scheurer Hospital in Pigeon. Born in Detroit on December 5, 1933, he was the son of the late William and Rose (Ellis) Tesh. On December 24, 1989 he was united in marriage to Patricia "Pat" Foy in Royal Oak. She survives...
Charlotte Tomlinson
Aug 4, 2011
Charlotte Kay Tomlinson, age 70, passed away Thursday, August 4, 2011 at Covenant Medical Center - Cooper in Saginaw, following a lingering illness. She was born October 3, 1940, the daughter of the late Jacob & Winifred (Hickey) Holzworth in Caro, and graduated with the Caro High School class of 1958. She was united in marriage with Dale H....
Donald M. Kanyak Sr
Aug 1, 2011
Donald M. Kanyak Sr, 77, of Caseville, went to be with the Lord on Monday, August 1, 2011 with his family at his side after a bout with cancer. Don was born November 11, 1933 in Vassar to the late Michael and Erma (Watts) Kanyak. His family moved to a farm in Caseville when he was 5 years old....
Bert Burkel
Jul 30, 2011
Bert Burkel, age 78, of Caro died on Saturday, July 30, 2011 at his residence, surrounded by his loving family and friends. He was born on April 24, 1933 in Caro to the late William and Sophie (Bublitz) Burkel. Bert was a lifelong resident of Caro and a graduate of Caro High School. He served in the United States...
M. Frances "Frankie" Armbruster
Jul 30, 2011
M. Frances "Frankie" Armbruster, age 90 of Pigeon, passed away Saturday, July 30, 2011 at Tendercare in Cass City. Born in Kinde on June 7, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Cyril and Marie (Reilly) McIlhargie, and graduated in 1937 at age 16 from Pigeon High School. Following graduation, she worked at the Pigeon Cooperative Elevator for many...
Francis Freville
Jul 24, 2011
Francis Freville, age 78, of Caro passed away on Sunday, July 24, 2011 at Tendercare of Cass City. He was born on July 15, 1933 in Grand Rapids to the late John and Phoebe (Bowman) Freville. From 1950 and 1951 Francis was voted All City in Grand Rapids, meaning that he was the best overall athlete for baseball, football,...
Benson Page
Jul 23, 2011
Benson B. Page Sr. age 87, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, July 23, 2011 after a period of declining health. Benson was born September 27, 1923 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, the son of the late Benson and Myrtle (Netherton) Page. He was united in marriage with Christine E. Massey on March 14, 1942....
Emma Riemenschneider
Jul 23, 2011
Emma Riemenschneider, age 94 of Pigeon, passed away Saturday, July 23, 2011 at Home Sweet Home Assisted Living in Pigeon. Born in Arickaree, Colorado on August 1, 1916, Emma was the daughter of the late Aaron and Catharine (Schwartzentruber) Ruby, and graduated from Capital Hill School in Washington County, Colorado. She was baptized at Thurman Mennonite Church. In November, 1936...
Michael Mcgrath
Jul 20, 2011
Michael David McGrath, age 42, of Caro, died on Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at Hills & Dales General Hospital in Cass City after a battle with cancer. He was born on October 11, 1968 at Saginaw Osteopathic Hospital to David and Nancy (Baranic) McGrath. Mike was a lifelong resident of Caro, having graduated from Caro High School. He spent...
Gerald Gusek
Jul 19, 2011
Gerald Gusek, age 64, of Mayville, died on July 19, 2011 at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born on February 25, 1947 at Caro Community Hospital to the late Louis and Helen (Buraczynski) Gusek. Gerald lived in rural Mayville and graduated from Kingston High School. He was a forklift operator at Pontiac Motors, where he had...
Terence Grow
Jul 18, 2011
Terence E. Grow, age 60, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Monday, July 18, 2011.
Lee Hillaker
Jul 18, 2011
Lee Edward Hillaker, age 73, passed away on July 15, 2011 at his home with his family surrounding him. He was born on November 13, 1937 in Fairgrove to the late Homer and Emma (LeValley) Hillaker. Lee was united in marriage to Doris (Ewing) Hunt on March 16, 1973. She preceded him in death on October 24, 2010. Lee...
L Edward Knaus
Jul 17, 2011
L. Edward Knaus age 63, of Kinde/Caseville died suddenly Sunday afternoon, July 17, from a ruptured aneurysm. He was born February 16, 1948 in Pigeon to the late Alex and Alice (King) Knaus. Ed was a 1966 graduate of Laker High School and has lived in this area all his life. On February 2, 1980, he was united in...
Eugene Weis
Jul 16, 2011
Gene Weis, age 57, of Caro died at his residence surrounded by his family and Hospice of Hope. He was born on December 13, 1953 in Cass City to Helen (Dwyer) Weis and the late Carl (Dick) Weis. Gene was a 1972 graduate of Caro High School, and on June 2, 1979 he married the former Kay Darbee in...
Richard Stevenson
Jul 14, 2011
Richard Louis Stevenson, age 76, died on July 14, 2011 at the Cartwright Center in Saginaw. He was born on October 27, 1934 in Caro to the late Hazen “Pete” and Lula (Jacot) Stevenson. Dick was a lifelong resident of the Caro area. He graduated from Caro High School and attended Michigan State University. He first went to work...
