John R. "Bob" Mccallum
Sep 20, 2002
John R. “Bob” McCallum age 70, of Caseville died Friday, September 20, at his home under hospice care. He was born January 27, 1932 in Detroit to the late James and Verna (McFaudzean) McCallum. On March 27, 1954, he was united in marriage to Noreen M. Neubar in Detroit. Bob received his Bacholar’s degree in Polictical Science from Wayne...
William Richard "Chili" Weiskotten
Sep 11, 2002
William Richard “Chili” Weiskotten, age 48, of Caseville died Wednesday, Sept. 11, at his home. He was born March 11, 1954 in San Francisco, CA to the late Robert and Sarah (Sappington) Weiskotten. He grew up in California and came to Michigan in 1974. In 1980, he went back to California and returned to Caseville in 1990. On March...
John Depner
Sep 6, 2002
John Depner Sr., age 89, beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle, friend and life long Caseville area farmer died Friday morning, September 6, at Scheurer Hospital ER. He was born August 21, 1913 in Lake Twp. at the home of his parents the late John and Sophia (Zopp) Depner. He attended and graduated from Rock City School near his home...
Gregg L. Ropp
Sep 5, 2002
Gregg L. Ropp, age 36, of Nampa, ID, died September 5, 2002, following a seven month illness. He was born May 11, 1966, in Pigeon to Harold and Mildred (Shepherd) Ropp. Gregg was a 1984 graduate of E.P.B.P High School after which he joined the U.S. Air Force, serving his country for nine years. During that time he was...
Paul P. Lesoski
Sep 3, 2002
Paul P. Lesoski, age 79, of Elkton died Tuesday evening, September 3, at Courtney Manor, Bad Axe. He was born June 30 1922 in Port Austin to the late Thomas and Lucille (Prill) Lesoski. On February 20, 1961 he was united in marriage to Diane Elsesser at St. Francis Borgia Catholic Church, Pigeon. They moved to Elkton from Owendale...
James Tait
Sep 3, 2002
James L. Tait, age 76, of Pinnebog died Tuesday morning, September 3, in the loving comfort of his family at home. He was born May 26, 1926, across the road from his farm at the home of his parents, the late Charles “Leroy” and Florine (Pechette) Tait in Lake Twp. After graduating from Pinnebog High School in 1944, he...
Helen C. Mason
Aug 21, 2002
Helen C. Mason, age 91, of Caseville died Wednesday afternoon, August 21, at Sunny Acres Nursing Center, near Bad Axe. She was born on April 30, 1911, in Detroit to the late Edward and Clara (Creagan) Gibbons. On July 30, 1932, she was united in marriage to Rollin T. Mason in Mt Clemens. He preceded her in death August...
Annabelle Diefenbach
Aug 21, 2002
Annabelle L. “PAL” Diefenbach, age 74, of Grant Twp. died Wednesday morning, August 21, at Scheurer Hospital, Pigeon. She was born May 21, 1928 in Unionville at the home of her parents the late Arnold and Rose (Gotham) Hahn. On April 2, 1946, she was united in marriage to Gerald Diefenbach at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Unionville, they lived...
Helen E. Wichert
Aug 14, 2002
Helen E. Wichert, age 81, of Bay Port, died Wednesday afternoon, August 14, at Scheurer Hospital, Pigeon from a ruptured aneurysm. She was born May 15, 1921, in Chandler Twp. at the home of her parents, the late Thomas and Elizabeth (Nelson) Farver. On June 26, 1953, she was united in marriage to Alford Wichert at the Elkton Methodist...
Margaret C. Marshall
Aug 10, 2002
Margaret C. Marshall age 88, of Caseville died Saturday morning August 10, at her home while under hospice care. She was born January 25, 1914 in Port Austin to the late Rev. Lester and Mabel (Parker) Card. Margaret moved around a lot with her family when she was young, as her would be transferred from church to church. In...
Juanita E. Bowman
Aug 6, 2002
Juanita E. Bowman age 58, of Caseville died Tuesday morning at Bay Regional Medical Center, Bay City. She was born June 3, 1944 in Pontaic to the late James and Margie (Salee) Crenshaw. Juanita grow up in Oakland County. She lived in Missouri for over 20 years before moving to Caseville in 1999. Dispite her handicaps, she was very...
George Wm. Norcross
Aug 5, 2002
George Norcross Sr., age 61, of Owendale died early Monday morning, August 5, at Bay Regional Medical Center, Bay City after a long illness. He was born May 19, 1941, to the late William and Rosie (Norris) Norcross in Owosso. On April 30, 1961, he was united in marriage to Leta Kay Oberlitner in Owosso. She preceded him in...
Bryan J. Power
Aug 3, 2002
Bryan J. Power, age 80, of Caseville died Saturday morning, August 3, at Huron Medical Center, Bad Axe. He was born October 31, 1921 in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada. Bryan moved to Detroit in the mid twenties with his parents, the late Michael and Winifred (McGillivray) Power. After high school, he worked for TransWorld Airlines and then attended the...
Thomas F. Cain
Aug 1, 2002
Thomas F. Cain, age 87, of Cass City, died Thursday afternoon, August 1, at St. Joseph Hospital, Mt. Clemens. He was born December 21, 1914, in New York City to the late Thomas and Mary (Ryan) Cain. On May 4, 1940, he was united in marriage to Teresa C. Furlong at Most Precious Blood Catholic Church, Queens, NY. She...
James Williston
Jun 29, 2002
James A. Williston, age 76, of Bad Axe died Saturday morning, June 29, at his home following a probable heart attack. He was born in Flint March 21, 1926 at the home of his parents the late Harlan “Bill” and Marie (Bohms) Williston. Jim enlisted in the Navy at the age of 17 and served on the USS West...
Byron I. Groff
Jun 21, 2002
Byron I Groff, age 89, former owner of Groff General Store at Gotts Corner died Friday morning, June 21, at his home in Caseville. He was born August 18, 1912 in Bay City to the late Carl and Helen (LaRocque) Groff. Byron grew up in the Bay City area and on May 21, 1934 he was united in marriage...
Rosemary M. Pomella
Jun 21, 2002
Rosemary m. Pomella, age 90, of Caseville died Friday evening, June 21, at her home while under hospice care. She was born October 20, 1911 in Detroit to the late William and Margaret (O’Donoghue) Barnes. On June 15, 1936, she was united in marriage to Francis “CAP” Pomella in Bowling Green, OH. He preceded her in death March 29,...
Donna Lee St. John
Jun 14, 2002
Donna L. St. John, age 61, of Caseville died Friday afternoon, June 14, at her home following a short illness. She was born November 28, 1940, in Hazel Park, the only child of the late LeRoy and Dorothy (Collis) Ainsley. On March 19, 1960, she was united in marriage to Michael St. John at St. Andrew Catholic Church, Rochester....
Rose Mary Koenig
Jun 9, 2002
Rose M. Koenig, age 89, of Caseville died Sunday evening, June 9, at her daughter’s home while under hospice care. She was born July 19, 1912 in Detroit, to the late Mietz and Rose Mary (Macholl) Greca. After high school, she became a registered nurse at St. Joseph Hospital in Ann Arbor. She was united in marriage to Paul...
Helen Iris Hartshorn
Jun 1, 2002
H. Iris Hartshorn, age 96, of Caseville died Saturday morning, June 1, 2002 at Sunny Acres Nursing Center, Bad Axe. She was born May 22, 1906 in Bad Axe, daughter of the late LeRoy and Nellie (Wilson) Terwilliger. On August 20, 1926 she was united in marriage to Arthur A. Hartshorn in Detroit. He preceded her in death, February...
