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Mary Barton

Mary Barton

Jun 2, 2011

Mary Helen Barton, age 90, passed away Thursday, June 2, 2011 at the Caro Senior Commons, following a lingering illness. She was born November 28, 1920 in Crane, Missouri, the daughter of the late Albert & Lorca (Rickman) Weis and the family moved to Caro when Mary was a young girl. Following graduation from Caro High School, Mary continued...

James Beier

James Beier

May 31, 2011

James H. Beier, age 84, passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at the Tuscola County Medical Care Facility, following a brief illness. He was born on September 18, 1926 in Fraser, the son of the late Henry & Mabel (Kollmorgan) Beier. After the death of his biological mother shortly after his birth, Jim was raised by his loving step-mother,...

Jann Lutz

Jann Lutz

May 30, 2011

Jann K. Lutz, age 64, of Caro went to the Lord on wings of angels on Monday, May 30, 2011 surrounded by her loving family. She was born on November 17, 1946 in Bay City, Michigan to the late Harold and Agnes (Vincent) Maxson. Jann had a vibrant spirit and loved life. She held her family close to her...

Viola F. Schuette

Viola F. Schuette

May 28, 2011

Viola F. Schuette, age 96, of Pigeon died Saturday morning at Scheurer Long Term Care. She was born July 3, 1914 in Winsor Twp. at the home of her parents, the late Charlie and Hulda (Barr) Heck. Viola lived in the Pigeon area all her life and was a 1932 graduate of Pigeon High School. On June 2, 1934,...

Mildred Sewell

Mildred Sewell

May 27, 2011

Mildred E. Sewell, age 86, of Bradenton, Florida and Lewiston, Michigan, died on Friday, May 20, 2011 at St. Marys of Michigan in Saginaw. She was born in rural Caro to the late Frank and Mary (Potrzuski) Besky. Mildred was a Caro High School graduate, and went to work at the Caro Regional Center where she worked as a...

Doris Austin-Ball

Doris Austin-Ball

May 27, 2011

Doris G. Austin-Ball, age 71, of Caro died on Friday May 27, 2011 at the Tuscola County Medical Care Facility. She was born on July 2, 1939 in Detroit, Michigan to the late Albert and Edith (St. Clair) Pearsall. On December 18, 1981 she was united in marriage to Norman Charles Ball. He preceded her in death on December...

Nova Jean Miller

Nova Jean Miller

May 27, 2011

Nova Jean Miller, age 74 of Pigeon, passed away Friday, May 27, 2011 at home. Born on July 14, 1936 in Bay Port, she was the daughter of the late Joseph L. and Orpha V. (Stevanus) Wertz, and was a 1954 graduate of Eastern Mennonite High School in Harrisonburg, Virginia. On December 30, 1955, she and Durward H. "Butch" Miller...

Mildred S. Dietzel

Mildred S. Dietzel

May 25, 2011

Mildred S. Dietzel, age 89, of Pigeon died Wednesday afternoon, May 25, at Huron Medical Center following a short illness. She was born April 2, 1922, in Oliver Twp. at the home of her parents, the late Henry and Viola (Rothfuss) Diebel. Mildred grew up in the Elkton area and lived in the Elkton-Pigeon area all her life. On...

Thelma Deering

Thelma Deering

May 17, 2011

Thelma Minnie Deering, age 93, of Caro, died on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at the Tuscola County Medical Care Facility. She was born on February 14, 1918 in Cass City to the late Andrew and Hazel (Haight) Barnes. She was a lifelong resident of Tuscola County. Thelma attended Cass City Schools, and on April 14, 1934 she was united...

Joan Kupiec

Joan Kupiec

May 14, 2011

Joan Kupiec, age 76, of Deford, died on Saturday, May 14, 2011 at Brians House in Bay City. She was born on March 24, 1935 in Hamtramck to the late Mike and Louise (Patrus) Wnuk. Joan graduated from high school in Detroit. She was a mother, wife, and homemaker. She was united in marriage to Gabriel Rowinski, and he...

Arlen Dale Asher

Arlen Dale Asher

May 13, 2011

Arlen D. Asher, age 72, of Caseville, died Friday, May 13, 2011 at his home of natural causes. Arlen was born September 8, 1938 in Meade Township to Alma (Gilbert) and the late Geroge Asher. He graduated from Berkley High School in 1956. He served four years in the US Navy as a Hospital Corpsman. He received a Bachelor’s...

Timothy Vanhorn

Timothy Vanhorn

May 11, 2011

Timothy Lee VanHorn, age 59, of Caro passed away on May 11, 2011 at St. Marys of Michigan in Saginaw. He was born on December 14, 1951 in Caro to the late LaVerne VanHorn and Virginia (Weber) VanHorn Strand. Timothy has lived almost all of his life in Caro, and was a Caro High School graduate. During his working...

Lillian Kennedy

Lillian Kennedy

May 7, 2011

Lillian Vera Kennedy, age 89, of Caro died on Saturday, May 7, 2011 at Hills & Dales General Hospital in Cass City. She was born on June 17, 1921 in Cass City to the late Neil and Elizabeth (Copland) Fletcher. Lillian lived most of her life in Tuscola County. She graduated from Cass City High School in 1938. She...

Dolores Diver

Dolores Diver

May 6, 2011

Dolores Diver, age 78, passed away on May 6, 2011 at St. Marys of Michigan in Saginaw. She was born on September 29, 1932 in rural Wilmot to the late Fred Armstrong and Mary (Waxell) Kovacik. She was raised in Detroit, spent her summers in Wilmot, and graduated from Pershing High School. On December 20, 1958 Dolores married Curt...

Everett J. Karl

Everett J. Karl

May 6, 2011

Everett J. Karl age 51 of Grant Twp., died Friday evening May 6, at Scheurer Hospital, Pigeon with his family at his side. He was born June 23, 1959 in Fort Benning, GA to Howard and Allie (Smith) Karl. Being in a military family, Everett grew up around the world, living in Georgia, Germany, Panama, Kansas and back to...

Violet Wells

Violet Wells

May 5, 2011

Violet (Fitchett) Wells, age 74 of Fort Gratiot formerly of Bay Port/ Caseville died Thursday morning, May 5, at Wm. Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak. She was born November 10, 1936 in Royal Oak to the late Nicholas and Margaret (Goodfellow) Fifas and moved to Colfax Twp. when she was three years old. She was a 1955 graduate of Elkton...

Durward H. "Butch" Miller

Durward H. "Butch" Miller

May 1, 2011

Durward Henry "Butch" Miller, age 76 of Pigeon, passed away Sunday, May 1, 2011 at home. Born in Manson, Iowa on September 19, 1934, he was the son of the late Orval and Marjorie (Pletcher) Miller, and was a 1954 graduate of Eastern Mennonite High School in Harrisonburg, Virginia. On December 30, 1955, he was united in marriage to Nova...

Richard Everts

Richard Everts

Apr 30, 2011

Richard Paul Everts, age 75, passed on to God, his father, and Jesus, his Savior, on Saturday, April 30, 2011 in Upper Lake, California. He was born March 11, 1936 in Vassar, Michigan, the son of the late Cleo J. & Nellie Mae (Hascall) Everts. Richard was a devoted educator. He began his lifes work as teacher in Vassar...

Wayne Tait

Wayne Tait

Apr 27, 2011

Wayne E. Tait, age 94, passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at the Tuscola County Medical Care Facility, following a lingering illness. Wayne was born February 5, 1917 in Caro, the son of the late Worthy & Frankie (Avery) Tait, Sr., and grew up on a farm in the Shay Lake area. Wayne was united in marriage with the...

Robert Allison

Robert Allison

Apr 27, 2011

Robert G. Allison, age 59, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday, April 27, 2011. Bob was born June 3, 1951 in Caro, the son of the late George E. & Beula K. (Schneider) Allison. Following graduation from Caro High School, Bob attended Delta College. He was a member of and worked out of the Boilermakers Union Local...

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