Ruth M. Heckroth
Oct 22, 2007
Ruth M. Heckroth, 84, of Chandler Twp. near Caseville, died Monday morning, October 22, with family by her side at the Huron County Medical Care Facility in Bad Axe from complications following a stroke. She was born June 12, 1923 to the late Henry and Viola (Rothfuss) Diebel in rural Oliver Township and graduated from Elkton High School. On...
Leona Cookenmaster
Oct 21, 2007
Leona Cookenmaster, age 96 years, of Gladwin, formerly of Caro, passed away on Sunday, October 21, 2007 in her apartment at The Brook in Gladwin following a short illness. She was born on December 23, 1910 in Goodland Township of Lapeer County to the late Edgar Charles and Gertrude Leona (Flansburg) Hunt. She and her family moved to Caro...
Eleanor L. Verfaillie
Oct 21, 2007
Eleanor L. Verfaillie, age 84, of Caseville died Sunday, October 21, at her home from colon cancer. She was born December 14, 1922, in Detroit to the late Cerial and Leona Persyn. On October 10, 1953, she was united in marriage to Marcel J. Verfaillie in Detroit. Eleanor had been a secretary for S. S. Kresege's Department Store in...
Alietta Aldrich
Oct 19, 2007
Alietta M. Aldrich, age 89, passed away Friday, October 19, 2007 at the Tuscola County Medical Care Facility. Alietta was born on August 6, 1918, the daughter of the late August H. M. and Minna (Schulz) Meyer in Blumfield Township in rural Saginaw County. She graduated from Saginaw High School and the Battle Creek School of Nursing, working at...
Michael Slavin
Oct 19, 2007
Michael Slavin, age 88, of Sand Point, died Friday evening, October 19, at his home after a long battle with health problems. He was born February 26, 1919 in Bad Axe to the late Michael and Mabel (Patterson) Slavin. On February 10, 1948, he was united in marriage to Shirley A. Helyer in Clifford. Shirley, whom he loved deeply...
Russell A. Langley
Oct 17, 2007
Russell A. Langley, age 63, of Caseville died Wednesday morning, October 17, at his home after suffering a apparent heart attack. He was born May 18, 1944 in Bad Axe to the late Warren and Doris (Denzer) Langley. On May 4, 1985, he was united in marriage to Virginia L. (Thomas) Oorbeck in Caseville. Russ lived in the Caseville...
Marilyn Hobart
Oct 16, 2007
We lost a loyal wife, good homemaker, inspirational mother and grandmother when Marilyn Phyllis Hobart passed away Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at Northwood Meadows in Cass City at the age of 72. She was born January 4, 1935 in Lansing, Michigan, the daughter of the late George & Eileen (Rogers) Keast, and came to Caro with her parents as...
Leland Salgat
Oct 16, 2007
Leland “Bud” Salgat, age 86, of Caro, passed away on Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at his home. He was born on October 28, 1920 in Almer Township, to the late Charles and Josephine (Vandervoort) Salgat. Leland Salgat and the former Ellen Damoth were married on January 27, 1945 in Caro. She preceded him in death on September 15, 1996....
Geraldine Perkins
Oct 15, 2007
Geraldine A. Perkins, age 80, passed away at the Lapeer Regional Medical Center on Monday, October 15, 2007, following a lingering illness. She was born February 26, 1927 in Tuscola, the daughter of the late Gerald & Bertha (Wilbur) McCrumb, and grew up in the Watrousville area. She was united in marriage to Warren H. Perkins in 1947 in...
Dorothy Kenney
Oct 12, 2007
Dorothy Kenney, age 88, of Sebewaing, passed away on Friday, October 12, 2007 at Bay Regional Medical Center. The former Dorothy Mc Henry was born on September 12, 1919 in Detroit and came to the Thumb as a child. She was a Gagetown High School graduate and went on to Del Mar Beauty School in Detroit. She owned and...
William Watkins
Oct 8, 2007
William P. Watkins, age 79, of Caro, passed away on Monday, October 8, 2007. He was born on December 15, 1927 in Lansing to the late Willard and Hazel (Hoadley) Watkins. William was a lifelong resident of Caro, and had served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a long time employee of the State of...
Patricia L Hurren
Oct 8, 2007
Patricia L. Hurren, age 62, of Meade Twp. near Elkton died Monday morning, October 8, at her home following a four year fight with cancer. She was born June 27, 1945 in Detroit to the late Manley and Gertrude (Eckaret) Terry. Patricia moved to Huron County from Standish in 1984. She was united in marriage to Gary W. Hurren,...
Marion Marker
Oct 7, 2007
Marion Lena Marker, age 72, passed away at HealthSource in Saginaw on Sunday, October 7, 2007, following a lingering illness. Marion was born February 20, 1935 on the family homestead near Unionville, the daughter of the late Max & Anna (Beljung) Marker, growing up in the Caro area. She was a lifelong member of Saint Agatha Catholic Church in...
Lydia Gettel
Oct 6, 2007
Lydia Gettel, age 86 years, of Caro, passed away on Friday, October 5, 2007 at Caro Community Hospital. The former Amelia Lydia Witzke was born in Unionville to the late Frederick and Teofilge (Henkel) Witzke and was a lifelong resident of Tuscola County. Lydia married Vern Norman Gettel on December 13, 1941 in Bach. He preceded her in death...
Brad Walker
Oct 6, 2007
Brad Lane Walker, age 36, of Sapphire, North Carolina, formerly of Clearwater, Florida and Caro, Michigan, passed away on Saturday, October 6, 2007 at his residence. He was born on December 19, 1970 in Caro, the son of Gerald Walker and the late Janet (Flansburgh) Walker. Brad married the former Ana Castro in Clearwater, Florida. Brad was a carpenter...
Kenneth J. Zuzelski
Oct 6, 2007
Kenneth J. Zuzelski age 64, of Elkton formerly of Warren, died Sunday October 7, at his home following a brief illness. He was born July 9, 1943 in Detroit to the late Joseph and Helen (Kobielski) Zuzelski. Ken moved to Elkton in 2003 from Warren, where he had been vice president of Pella Window and Door Mfg. Surviving are...
Velma Sattler
Oct 2, 2007
Velma Arlene Sattler, age 78, of Caro, passed away at her residence on Saturday, September 29, 2007. The former Velma Ewald was born in Unionville to the late Aaron and Twila Ewald. Velma was a Caro High School graduate and on June 18, 1949 she married Jacob Sattler at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Unionville. The Sattlers moved to...
Pauline Lapratt
Oct 2, 2007
Pauline E. LaPratt, age 97, passed away peacefully Tuesday, October 2, 2007 at the Tuscola County Medical Care Facility, following a lingering illness. Pauline was born January 11, 1910 on the family homestead in Almer Township, the daughter of the late John Alice (Cottrell) Jaques and was a lifelong Caro area resident. She was united in marriage to Alexander...
Patricia Christie
Sep 26, 2007
Patricia “Trish” Christie, age 51, passed away Wednesday, September 26, 2007 at Marlette Community Hospital, following a lingering illness. Trish was born January 16, 1956 in Marlette, the daughter of Charles F. & Mary “Lou” (Price) Christie. She was raised in Kingston, graduating from Kingston High School in 1974 and Northern Michigan University in 1979. Trish returned to Kingston...
Dorothy Kovacs
Sep 24, 2007
Dorothy Marie Kovacs, age 84, passed away Monday, September 24, 2007 at Tendercare Nursing Center in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, following a lingering illness. Dorothy was born March 5, 1923 in Caro, the daughter of the late William and Antoinette (Potuzski) Baranski and was a lifelong Caro resident. She was married to Steve Kovacs on June 28, 1941 in...
