Clifford "Cliff" J. Pobanz
Jan 30, 2026
Clifford (Butch) John Pobanz, Jr. of Pigeon, age 80, went to be with his beloved wife, Jane, in heaven on Friday, January 30, 2026. Cliff was born August 12, 1945, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to the late Leona J. (Severson) Pobanz and Clifford J. Pobanz, Sr.
The oldest of six children, he grew up in Bay Port, sharing an extremely...
Donald "Don" Karle
Jan 30, 2026
Donald “Don” Karle, 77, of Caseville passed away peacefully on Friday, January 30, 2026, at Bay Shores Senior Care in Bay City. Don was born on December 24, 1948, in Pigeon, Michigan to the late Peter Sr. and Mary (Canter) Karle and was a 1967 graduate of Laker High School. After graduation, Don volunteered for the United States Army and...
Rickie Al Burnham
Jan 29, 2026
Rickie Al Burnham of Caro, age 58, passed away on Thursday, January, 29, 2026 with his family by his side. He was born March 23, 1967, in Caro, to late William and Gladys (Davis) Burnham. Rickie was a proud member of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian tribe and known to be a happy-go-lucky guy who was always smiling. In his free...
Donavon Benjamin Gaudett
Jan 28, 2026
Donavon Benjamin Gaudett of Juniata Twp., age 76, passed away on the morning of Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at his home. He was born in Flint on December 3, 1949, the son of the late Frank and Jean (Towns) Gaudett. Don graduated from Caro High School with the class of 1969 and then went on to proudly serve in the...
Robert "Bob" Otto Heinlein
Jan 25, 2026
Robert “Bob” Otto Heinlein, 90, of Vassar passed away on Sunday, January 25, 2026, at Harper Hospital in Detroit, Michigan. Bob was born on May 24, 1935, in Bay City, to the late Robert George and Hulda (Bublitz) Heinlein and was a 1953 graduate of Central High School in Bay City. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1957...
Mary Paula Beyette
Jan 23, 2026
Mary Beyette, age 100, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 23, 2026 in Marlette. Mary was born on December 28, 1925 in Marysville, the daughter of the late Albert and Blanche Riddering. She was the youngest of the four children and was preceded in death by her parents and brothers, Kirk, Albert, and Don. She graduated from Michigan State University...
Brian Charles Lotter
Jan 22, 2026
Brian Charles Lotter passed away on January 22, 2026. He was born on January 6, 1972, in Pigeon.
The family will be honoring his life with private arrangements.
Sherry Ann Theaker
Jan 21, 2026
Sherry Ann Theaker of Caro, age 63, passed away peacefully while surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, at Covenant Healthcare - Harrison in Saginaw. Sherry was born on November 13, 1962, in Saginaw, the daughter of the late Harold and Nancy (Fisette) Enos. She was united in marriage on April 3, 1981, to Charles Theaker in...
Calvin "Cal" J. Kauffman
Jan 19, 2026
Calvin “Cal” James Kauffman, 86, of Elkton passed away peacefully in his home with his family by his side on Monday, January 19, 2026. Cal was born in Clarksville, Michigan on May 27, 1939, to the late Norman and Irma (Birkey) Kauffman. He grew up on the family farm where he learned to be hard-working and dependable before going to...
Jonathan W. Crawford
Jan 18, 2026
Jonathan W. Crawford of Caro, age 61, passed away peacefully while surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, January 18, 2026, after a courageous battle with cancer. Jon was born on December 19, 1964, in Saginaw, the son of the late Lewis and JoAnne (Emery) Crawford. A lifelong Caro resident, Jon graduated from Caro High School with the Class of...
Karen Marie Groves
Jan 18, 2026
Karen Marie Groves of Lake Orion, age 66, passed away on Sunday, January 18, 2026, at Huron County Medical Center. She was born on April 18, 1959, in Lowell, Massachusetts, the daughter of Arthur and Joan (Collins) Gendreau. Karen grew up in Massachusetts before later moving to Florida, where she graduated from Largo High School. After graduation, she worked as...
Mary Grace Davison
Jan 18, 2026
Mary Grace Davison, 76, of Caro, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 18, 2026, at United Hospice of Marlette, surrounded by her loving family. She was born August 29, 1949, in Flint, the daughter of the late Harold Davison and Grace (Terry) Jones. Mary graduated from Mayville High School and later earned an associate degree in Office Management from Davenport...
Darwin Thomas Stalter
Jan 18, 2026
Darwin T. Stalter, 85, of Gagetown went to meet his Heavenly Father on Sunday, January 18, 2026, at his home with his loving wife at his side after a battle with cancer that began in 1996. Darwin was born on March 14, 1940, to the late Timothy and Daisy (Miller) Stalter and was a 1958 graduate of Laker high school....
Delphine Louise Wolschlager
Jan 17, 2026
Delphine Louise Wolschlager of Caseville, age 82, passed away on Saturday, January 17, 2026 at Toni and Trish House in Auburn. She was born August 20, 1943 in Bingham Twp., the daughter of the late Henry and Blanche (Skipinski) O’Parka. Del graduated from Ubly High School. She married the love of her life, Henry Wolschlager on August 17, 1963 at...
Patricia "Pat" Ann Winiecki
Jan 15, 2026
Patricia “Pat” Ann Winiecki, 92, of Bay Port passed away in her home surrounded by her loved ones on Thursday, January 15, 2026. Pat was born on October 14, 1933, in Detroit, Michigan, to the late Julian and Mary (Staszak) Banaszewski and was a graduate of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic High School. As a young girl she helped her father...
Kenneth "Ken" P. Weiss
Jan 14, 2026
Kenneth “Ken” P. Weiss, 89, of Capac, formerly of Ubly passed away on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, with his family by his side. Ken was born on February 14, 1936, in Port Hope, Michigan, to the late Herman and Amelia (Woodke) Weiss. He married the former Rosalie Stapleton on April 25, 1959, in Harbor Beach. She preceded him in death...
John Francis Ecken
Jan 14, 2026
John Francis Ecken of Caro, age 88, passed away on Wednesday, January 14, 2026 surrounded by his family. He was born on November 5, 1937, the son of William and Lucy Eckenswiller. Growing up the 13th of 14 children just after the depression, John’s family owned the local garage/service station in Argyle, MI, giving him an early start on fixing...
Harold Lloyd Leach
Jan 13, 2026
Harold Lloyd Leach, 94, beloved father, father-in-law, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle and friend to so many, departed this world on January 13, 2026, to meet his Lord and Savior and reunite with his one true love, wife Dorothy.
Harold was the devoted son of the late George Guy and Gladys (O’Briant) Leach. He was born in the early hours of September...
Robert John Ciure
Jan 12, 2026
Robert John Ciure of Kingston, age 81, passed away Monday, January 12, 2026, in Marlette. He was born on March 14, 1944 in Detroit, the son to the late John and Alice (Grusifeld) Ciure.
In accordance with Robert’s wishes, cremation is to take place.
JoAnne Marie Nusz
Jan 12, 2026
JoAnne Marie Nusz of Unionville, age 82, passed away Monday, January 12, 2026, at Courtney Manor in Bad Axe. JoAnne was born on October 19, 1943, in Melvin, the daughter of the late Everette and Eva Owens. She attended Caro High School and graduated with the Class of 1961. Later that same year, JoAnne married Dale Nusz on October 28th,...
