Obituary Listing

Jun 3, 2005

Frank J. Samborski, age 88, of Caseville, formerly of Florida and Tennessee, died at his home on Friday, June 3, 2005 while under hospice care. Frank was born September 12, 1916 in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Andrew and Elona (Zachorcis) Samborski. He served in the US Army in Europe during WWII. Frank married Mary Lipin who died in...

May 1, 2005

Audrey Jean (Tschida) Webb age 77, of Harbor Beach died Sunday evening, May 1, at Harbor Beach Community Hospital long term care unit. She was born January 14, 1928, in Grayling to the late Jesse and Hattie (Aurey) Webb. Audrery was a homemaker most of her life, she enjoyed reading, crossword puzzles and cats. Surviving are two daughters and...

Apr 24, 2005

Leonard C. Hellman, age 80, of Caseville, died Sunday, April 24, 2005 at Huron County Medical Care Facility in Bad Axe of heart failure. Leonard was born November 4, 1924 in Bessemer, Michigan to the late Victor and Mae (Holappa) Hellman. He attended Bessemer Schools until moving to Detroit and working at Vickers. He served in the U.S. Army...

Apr 21, 2005

Mary A. Dove, age 93, of St. Clair Shores, formerly of Caseville, died Thursday afternoon, April 21, at Blueridge Care Home in Jackson. She was born February 5, 1912, in Simsbury, Connecticut and moved to Caseville with her parents the late John and Antonette (Salmonvich) Scepanski in 1919. She had been employed at the Heasty Hotel in Pigeon for...

Apr 16, 2005

Marjorie W. Young, age 80, of Elkton, died Saturday, April 16, at Sunny Acres Nursing Center. She was born December 30, 1924, in Jackson to the late Alfred and Lulu (VanEpps) Peavey. On February 24, 1941, she was united in marriage to Louis A. Gottschalk in Jackson and farmed west of Bad Axe for 32 years. They parted in...

Apr 12, 2005

Natalie C. Martin, age 80, of Port Austin, died Tuesday, April 12, 2005 at the Huron County Medical Care Facility in Bad Axe. Natalie was born March 17, 1925 in Garwood, New Jersey to the late Stanley and Josephine Tomczyk. She was raised and schooled in New Jersey. She married the late Daniel Martin II on December 22, 1946...

Apr 6, 2005

Annette Brown, age 74, of Elkton died Wednesday morning, April 6, at St. Mary's Medical Center, Saginaw. She was born July 8, 1930 in Bay City to the late Frank and Anne (Jablonski) Prybiske and moved to Elkton as a little girl. On May 10 1952, she was united in marriage to Charles Brown at St. Felix Catholic Church,...

Apr 4, 2005

Beatrice L. (Madsen) Jarvis age 86, of Elkton, died Monday evening, April 4, at the Huron County Medical Care Facility. She was born May 18, 1918 in Caseville at the home of her parents, he late August and Lucinda (McCullogh) Kinkle. On June 5, 1934, she was united in marriage to Peter Madsen in Detroit. They lived in East...

Apr 4, 2005

Frank L. Malosky, age 76, of Caseville, formerly of Flushing, passed away Monday, April 4, 2005 at his home, surrounded by his family, after a long, painful battle with cancer. He was born July 31, 1928, in Mason, Michigan, son of Felix and Helen (Koscemska) Malackowski, and grew up in Owosso. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1945...

Mar 28, 2005

Patricia K. Schroeder, age 64, of Sand Point, formerly of Rochester, died Monday, March 28, 2005 in Lapeer County of injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Patricia was born March 12, 1941 in Wyandotte to the late Charles and Mary (Dominguez) Yoder. She married Roger H. Schroeder on July 9, 1960 in Allen Park. Pat has vacationed...

Mar 21, 2005

Martha A. Willey-Weremiuk, age 81, of Caseville, died March 21, 2005 at her home. Martha was born in Putnamn, Connecticut on December 15, 1923 to the late Harold and Alice (Hague) Mansfield. On August 22, 1942 she married Fay Henry Willey Jr. of the Willey Tool Carbide Family in Detroit. Fay preceded her in death on October 23, 1964....

Mar 20, 2005

Raymond O'Parka age 84, of Elkton died Sunday afternoon, March 20 at his home while under hospice care. He was born March 12, 1921 at the home of his parent, the late Stanley and Tillie (Ertman) O'Parka in Paris Twp. Ray lived in Huron County all of his life. He stayed with Steve and Marie Peca family for over...

Feb 28, 2005

John P. Reed, age 60, of Caseville, died suddenly February 28, 2005. John was born in Detroit on December 17, 1944. He graduated from Laker High School in 1963, then served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam. John owned the Caseville Fruit Market for many years, and more recently worked in security at Pioneer Sugar in Sebewaing. He was...

Feb 25, 2005

Beatrice W. Havrilla, age 79, of Caseville, formerly of East Detroit, died February 25, 2005 at Scheurer Hospital in Pigeon of pneumonia and pulmonary fibrosis. She was born August 20, 1925 in Detroit to the late Edward and Olga Schultz. Beatrice grew up in Detroit and graduated from East Detroit High School in 1943 as the salutatorian. She married...

Feb 16, 2005

Frances C. Thiel age 93, of Pigeon, died Wednesday morning, February 16, at Tender Care in Cass City. She was born September 29, 1911 in Oliver Twp. at the home of her parents the late Stanley and Stella (Paulowsky) Kleido. On August 31, 1935 she was united in marriage to John H. Thiel at St. Francis Borgia Catholic Church,...

Feb 12, 2005

Richard G. "Muffy" Buschlen age 62, of Pigeon died Saturday afternoon, February 12, at home with his family at his side. He was born September 5, 1942, in Winsor Twp. at he home of his parents, Marie (Moore) Buschlen and the late Glenn Buschlen, and lived in the Pigeon area most of his life. Muffy had been employed at...

Feb 8, 2005

Peter Guster, age 80, of Caseville, died February 8, 2005 at Huron Medical Care Facility in Bad Axe of Pneumonia. Peter was born February 13, 1924 in Chicago to the late Joseph and Elizabeth (Steinbach) Guster. He grew up in Caseville, then entered the U.S. Navy during World War II, serving in the South Pacific. After the war, he...

Jan 31, 2005

Loren R. Grigg, age 85, of Elkton, died Monday evening, January 31, at the Huron County Medical Care Facility after a long illness. He was born January 22, 1920, in Onaway to the late Russell and Ella Rose (Smith) Grigg and moved to Huron County in his youth, living in the Elkton area most of his life. Mr. Grigg...

Jan 19, 2005

Helene E. Mendel, age 83, died Wednesday morning, January 19, at Wyandotte Henry Ford Hospital following a long illness. She was born April 19, 1921 in Port Huron to the late Peter and Flora (Parker) Kivel and grew up in the Elkton/Pigeon area.. On May 13, 1950, she was united in marriage to John F. Mendel in Monroe living...

Jan 14, 2005

Harold Vernon Lankey, "Bud," age 81, of Caseville, died January 14, 2005 in his residence. He was born April 1, 1923 in Lansing to the late Harold and Madeline (nee Law) Lankey. Harold served as an officer in the U.S. Navy during World War II as a dive-bomber pilot in the Pacific Theater. Later he worked for Pontiac Motors...