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Lois J. Bruderick
Apr 14, 2006
Lois J. Bruderick, age 73, of Elkton died Good Friday morning, April 14, at Huron Medical Center. She was born July 15, 1932, in Detroit to Genevieve (Smith) Holcomb and the late Vernon Holcomb. They move to Cass City when she was 9 years old and to Elkton two years later, where she lived the rest of her life....
Mary I. Bursick
Apr 13, 2006
Mary I. Bursick, age 100, died Thursday morning, April 13, at Huron Medical Center. She was born January 18, 1906 in Youngstown, OH to the late Ande and Mary (Tartarka) Barabas. Mary spent her early childhood in Youngstown where her father worked in the steel mills. In the late teens the Barabas family moved to the Ownedale area. Mary...
Harold G. Heck
Apr 13, 2006
Harold G. Heck, age 85, of Elkton, died Thursday morning, April 12, at the Huron County Medical Care Facility. He was born June 29, 1920, in Oliver Twp. at the home of his parents, the late John and Mabel (David) Heck. On November 7, 1942, he was united in marriage to Eldina J. Anderson in Elkton. Harold was a...
Norene A. Ohlrogge
Apr 13, 2006
Norene A. Ohlrogge, age 79, of Pigeon died Thursday evening, April 13, at the Huron County Medical Care Facility after lengthy illness with pulmonary fibrosis. She was born March 7, 1927 in Prescott to the late Gilbert and Lavina (Salladay) Warner and grew up in the Prescott area. After high school, she went to Saginaw General School of Nursing,...
Dorothy Binder
Apr 12, 2006
Dorothy passed away Wednesday, April 12, 2006 at St. Marys of Michigan hospital in Saginaw, following a lingering illness. She was born October 25, 1923 in Ypsilanti, the daughter of the late Charles M. Sarah H. (Millikin) Higley. Dorothy came to Caro with her parents as a young girl, and graduated Salutatorian from Caro High School in the class...
Carl Parsell
Apr 12, 2006
Carl Parsell, age 93 years, of Caro, passed away on Wednesday, April 12, 2006, at St. Marys of Michigan in Saginaw. He was born on November 4, 1912, at the family farm in Almer Township where he lived until his recent move to town. Carl and the former Myrtle Van Guilder have celebrated 71 years of marriage. For all...
Louise Holder
Apr 11, 2006
Louise L. Holder, age 82 years, of Caro, passed away on Tuesday, April 11, 2006, at St. Marys of Michigan in Saginaw. She was born on April 29, 1923, in Saginaw. The former Louise North married Alfred Holder on June 30, 1951, in Kingston. He preceded her in death on March 24, 2005. She was a former member of...
Merkel Fader
Apr 11, 2006
Merkel Fader, age 75 years, of Caro, passed away on Tuesday, April 11, 2006, at his home. He was born on October 19, 1930, in Columbia Township, and with the exception of his service time during the Korean Conflict, he was a lifelong county resident. On December 26, 1956, Merkel married the former Harriet Van Guilder in Angola, Indiana;...
Betty J. Griggs
Apr 11, 2006
Betty J. Griggs, age 76, of Elkton died Tuesday evening, April 11, at Courtney Manor, Bad Axe. She was born August 23, 1929, at the home of her parents in Sebewaing and lived in Huron County all her life. On July 12, 1952, she was united in marriage to Leonard E. Griggs at the Elkton Methodist Church and after...
Jerry E. Sprague
Apr 10, 2006
Gerald (Jerry) E. Sprague, age 70, former owner of Elkton Roofing and Siding passed away unexpectedly, Monday, April 10, while on his 12 mile daily bicycle ride. He was born November 2, 1935 in Flint to the late Willard and Frances (Percival) Sprague. They moved to Pinnebog in his youth and later to the Elkton area. Jerry graduated from...
Helen "Bunnie" Shaw
Apr 10, 2006
Helen “Bunnie” Shaw age 95, of Pigeon died Monday morning, April 10, at the Huron County Medical Care Facility. She was born December 9, 1910 in Detroit to the late Philip and Emily (Barber) Hutchinson. On April 6, 1929, she was united in marriage to William J. Shaw in Detroit. Bill was originally from the Elkton area so when...
Robert Capitan
Apr 7, 2006
Robert F. Capitan, 76, of Caro, formerly of Detroit, passed away on Friday, April 7, 2006 at the Tuscola County Medical Care Facility. He was born on May 4, 1929 in Detroit where he lived until the 80s. Bob was a U.S. Army Veteran, serving in Germany during the rebuilding that followed WWII. Robert Capitan married the former Beatrice...
Helen M. Schultz
Apr 7, 2006
Helen Marguerite Campbell Schultz, age 92, of Colfax Twp passed away Friday morning, April 7, at Sunny Acres Nursing Center. She was born August 18, 1913 in Chandler Twp at the home of her parents the late Duncan N. and Laura (Stewart) Campbell. Helen graduated from Elkton High School in 1932, as valedictorian of her class. On August 10,...
Kathleen Longtine
Apr 4, 2006
Kathleen A. Longtine, age 81 years, of Sunset Drive, Caro, passed away on Tuesday, April 4, 2006, at the Tuscola County Medical Care Facility. She was born on April 20, 1924, in Detroit. Kathleen was a graduate of Farmington High School. On June 22, 1946, the former Kathleen Logue married Robert F. Longtine. He preceded her in death on...
Bernice Kirk
Apr 3, 2006
Bernice passed away Monday April 3, 2006 at Genesys Regional Medical Center in Grand Blanc, age 99. She was born on September 10, 1906 in Caro, the daughter of the late Joseph W. & Mabel (Trask) Braun. She graduated from Caro High School in 1924. She then graduated from the Alger Bliss Business Institute in Saginaw, working for several...
Frank Spano
Apr 2, 2006
Frank Joseph Spano, age 52 years, of South Colwood Road, Caro, passed away on Sunday, April 2, 2006, at his home. He was born on April 14, 1953 in Detroit, living in Troy until moving to Caro in 1976. He married the former Dorothea Guilds on March 20, 1998, in Lucas County, Ohio. Frank was employed with the Michigan...
Sophie Yonke
Apr 2, 2006
Sophie Yonke, age 98 years, of the Tuscola County Medical Care Facility, and formerly of the Caro Senior Commons, passed away on Sunday, April 2, 2006, at the Tuscola County Medical Care Facility. She was born on November 28, 1907, in Saginaw, the oldest of twelve children born to David and Rosina Wagner. Sophie came to rural Akron as...
Richard Oxley
Mar 25, 2006
Dick Oxley passed away on Friday, March 25, 2006 at the age of 83. He was born in Battle Creek, MI on April 28, 1922 to Clyde and Maude Oxley. He graduated from Battle Creek Central High School in 1941. On June 6, 1942, Dick married his beloved wife, Louise (Riley) Oxley in Caro and they lived there until...
Geraldine R. Butts
Mar 24, 2006
Geraldine R. Butts, 84, of Port Austin was called to her heavenly home on Friday, March 24, 2006 following a short illness. She was born May 1, 1921, the daughter of the late Norbert and Laura (Fraser) Krapp. Geraldine graduated from St. Catherine high school on June 12, 1939. On May 5, 1966, Geraldine and Donald O. Butts were...
Clayton E. Krause
Mar 22, 2006
Clayton E. Krause, age 88, of Elkton died this morning, March 22, at the Huron County Medical Care Facility. He was born February 23, 1918 at the home of his parents, the late Samuel and Lydia (Ramseyer) Krause in Chandler Twp. Clayton worked at Buick in Flint in his youth and moved back to Elkton shortly after he was...
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