John Mellish
May 9, 2010
On May 9, 2010, Rev. John William Mellish peacefully answered Jesus call, “Come Home”. No longer bound by the debilitating effects of Alzheimers, his tongue is now loosed, his mind is alert and he is enjoying being with his mom and dad, his brother, Paul, his sisters, Pauline and Opal, his son, Tim, and his great-grandson, Bryce, who preceded...
Jeannette Pare
May 9, 2010
Jeannette Marie Berthe Pare, 88, of Redford Twp, died May 9, 2010. She was born August 24, 1921 in Dunham, Quebec. She is the mother of Fr. Robert Pare, pastor of St. Roch and St. Felix Catholic Churches in Caseville and Pinnebog as well as the former pastor of St. Michael Port Austin and Ss. Peter and Paul, Ruth....
Leon Kennedy
May 8, 2010
Leon C. Kennedy died peacefully on May 8, 2010 at the age of 96. Leon was born on May 23, 1913 to Archie and Verna (Dawson) Kennedy on the family farm in North Branch, Michigan. Leon worked with his dad and brothers on the farm and with the familys sawmill. He graduated from Mayville High School and was president...
Roberta Holcomb
May 5, 2010
Roberta Berti Holcomb, age 68, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, May 5, 2010, at her home. Roberta was born May 22, 1941 in Vassar, the daughter of the late Clayton & Floris (McIntyre) Hiser. Berti graduated from Cass City High School with the class of 1959. She was employed at Trudeaus Bakery in Caro for eighteen years, then for the...
Edward Galka
May 5, 2010
Hans Edward Galka, age 90, of Caro, passed away on Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at Tuscola County Medical Care Facility. He was born on October 11, 1919 in Germany to the late John and Augusta (Malonek) Galka. Edward came to the United States at the age of three. His father had preceded the remainder of the family and they...
Margaret Mary Short
May 2, 2010
Margaret Mary Short, age 74, of Caseville, died Sunday, May 2, 2010 at her home while under hospice care. Margaret was born June 15, 1935 in Detroit to the late John and Alyda (Dyer) Gorzas. She graduated from St. Philip Neri High School, Detroit. She married Gary L. Short in 1975. Together they lived in St. Clair Shores where...
Susan B. Dumaw
May 2, 2010
Susan B. Dumaw age 52, of Caseville died Monday morning, May 3, at her home from complications of asthma. She was born March 30, 1958 to Marybelle (Scott) Dumaw and the late Burton Dumaw in Bad Axe. Susan grew up in the Minden City area and graduated from Deckerville High School in 1976. On August 15, 1976, she was...
Annie Briggs
Apr 29, 2010
Annie Marie Briggs, age 71, of Flint, passed away on Thursday, April 29, 2010 at Brians House in Davison. She was born on April 17, 1939 in Caro to the late Percy John Snyder and Mary (Davis) Snyder Osborne. Annie was a resident of Caro during much of her early life and then moved to Flint. She was a...
Lorraine Jakubos
Apr 29, 2010
Lorraine G. Jakubos, age 82, passed away on Thursday, April 29, 2010 at the Tuscola County Medical Care Facility following a lingering illness. She was born March 20, 1928 in Caro, the daughter of the late Frank & Mary (Potrzuski) Besky. Following graduation from Caro High School in 1946, Lorraine was employed as an Attendant Nurse at the Caro...
Mark Panknin
Apr 26, 2010
Mark Stephen Panknin, age 62, passed away at his home unexpectedly on Monday, April 26, 2010. Mark was born September 8, 1947 in Saginaw, the son of Donald E. & Thelma (Roggenbuck) Panknin. Following graduation from Saginaw High School in 1965, he was employed for several years with the State Highway Department in Saginaw. Mark was united in marriage...
Michael Mcdaniel
Apr 26, 2010
Michael Ray McDaniel, age 65, of Caro passed away on Monday, April 26, 2010 at his residence with his family at his side. He was born on May 23, 1944 in South Charleston, West Virginia, to the late Charles McDaniel, Jr. and Barbara (Bell) McDaniel. As a child, Mike and his family moved to Michigan. He graduated from Montrose...
Angelilne Giza
Apr 23, 2010
Angeline Giza, age 97, passed away Friday, April 23, 2010 at Kith Haven in Flint. She was born August 1, 1912, the daughter of the late Joseph & Catherine (Wolny) Habdas. She was united in marriage with John J. Giza on March 8, 1935 in Detroit. He preceded her in death on August 29, 1998. Surviving are four children...
Gladys Sholes
Apr 21, 2010
Gladys Sholes, age 76, of Caro passed away on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at St. Marys of Michigan, Saginaw. She was born on November 19, 1933 in North Branch to the late Lewis and Elsie (Morrell) Lake. The former Gladys Lake attended school in North Branch and on September 12, 1953 she was united in marriage to George Sholes....
Ruth Ann Wiederhold
Apr 21, 2010
Ruth Ann Wiederhold age 59, of Grant Twp. south of Elkton, died Wednesday morning, April 21, at her home under hospice care with her family gathered by her bed side. She was born March 8, 1951 in Bad Axe to the late Lyle and Rose (Matthews) Snay. Ruth moved to the Pontiac area in her youth where she graduated...
Paul Francis Miller
Apr 21, 2010
Paul F. Miller, 67, of Caseville and Ypsilanti, died unexpectedly Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at Scheurer Hospital in Pigeon. Paul was born February 13, 1943 in Detroit to the late George C. And Laura B. (Klimek) Miller. He grew up in Detroit and graduated from St. Catherine High School in 1961. He served in the US Army from 1962-1964....
Virginia Smith
Apr 17, 2010
Virginia Ginny Helen Smith, age 79, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, April 17, 2010 at her home. She was born August 18, 1930 in Ellington Township, the daughter of the late Lyman & Cynthia May (Clement) Gerou and was a lifelong area resident. Ginny was united in marriage with Robert C. Smith on April 24, 1948 at the Ellington...
Irene S. Hunt
Apr 17, 2010
Irene S. Hunt, age 84, of Pigeon, past away Saturday morning, April 17, after a year long battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born, October 9, 1925 in Dryden to the late William and Vera (Roth) Farnum. On Oct 12, 1945, she was united in marriage to George Hunt at the Dryden Methodist Church. Shortly after they were wed,...
Bradley L Beachy
Apr 15, 2010
Allison, Jake, Braden and I said goodbye to Brad – the love of my life, my best friend, the father of my children, my husband – at 10:30 pm on Thursday April 15th. This painful parting took place only 26 hours after he was struck by a totally unforeseen and untreatable aneurysm in his brain. In this unbelievably short...
Herman Mcconnell
Apr 9, 2010
Herman Charles McConnell, age 64, of Caro died in an accident at his residence on Friday, April 9, 2010. He was born on June 25, 1945 to the late Herbert and Melvina (Hamilton) McConnell. Cremation is taking place and a private family remembrance will be held. There will be no visitation or services at the funeral home.
Leo Wright
Apr 9, 2010
Leo Wright, age 75, of Caro passed away on Friday, April 9, 2010 at his home. He was born on January 8, 1935 in Caro to the late Kenneth and Jalana (Putman) Wright and was a lifelong resident. At age 15, Leo went from farm to farm collecting milk which he delivered to the Caro Creamery. Leo Wright and...
