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Beatrice Pearl Olson
Sep 21, 2006
Beatrice Pearl Olson, age 88, of Caseville, died Thursday September 21, 2006 at Huron County Medical Care Facility in Bad Axe. She was born March 19, 1918 in Caseville to the late William and Pearl (Nettle) Langley. After school she moved between Saginaw and Detroit before returning to Caseville in the mid 1970's. She was a former member of...
William Sawyer
Sep 20, 2006
William H. Sawyer, age 65 years, of Caro, passed away on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 at University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor. He was born on April 17, 1941 in Flint, and was a Millington resident until moving to Caro in 1976. Mr. Sawyer was a Millington High School graduate, marrying the former Judith Osborn on June 25,...
Dorothy Mcleod
Sep 17, 2006
Dorothy May McLeod, age 90 years, of W. Gilford Rd., Caro, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 17, 2006 at Tendercare in Cass City. Dorothy McLeod was born on July 27, 1916 in Pontiac, and came to Caro as a child. She was married to Donald McLeod, Sr., and he preceded her in death on...
Gretchen Schultz
Sep 17, 2006
Gretchen Schultz, age 66, passed away Sunday, September 17, 2006 at the Tuscola County Medical Care Facility. Gretchen was born June 14, 1940 in Algonac, Michigan, the daughter of the late Hugo Lillian (Kolpack) Schultz. She moved to the Caro area in January of 1969 and has resided here since. Gretchen enjoyed listening to music, doing hand crafts and...
Nancy Jean Evans
Sep 15, 2006
Nancy Jean Evans, age 57, of Caseville, died Friday, September 15, 2006 at Scheurer Hospital in Pigeon after a courageous battle with cancer. Nancy was born August 9, 1949 in Detroit to the late Lawrence and Iris (Plassey) Springett. She graduated from Rochester High School in 1967 and moved to Caseville in 1969. She was a member of the...
Leo Fox
Sep 14, 2006
Leo C. Fox, age 84 years, of Caro, passed away on Thursday, September 14, 2006 at St. Marys of Michigan in Saginaw. He was born on July 27, 1922 in Saginaw to the late Joseph and Alice M. (Milne) Fox. Leo “Cliff” Fox married the former Marjorie Reid on September 4, 1945 in Caro. She preceded him in death...
Kathleen Gerber
Sep 13, 2006
Kathleen Marie Gerber, age 49 years, of Gardner Street, Caro, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, September 13, 2006 at her home. She was born on December 30, 1956 in Detroit to the late George and Eleanor (Zolman) Ardelean. Kathy attended Avondale High School in Auburn Hills, and married Edward P.Gerber on December 2, 1994 in Pontiac. They moved to...
Robert Wesley Howard
Sep 10, 2006
Robert W. Howard, age 80, of Caseville, died Sunday, September 10, 2006 at Scheurer Hospital in Pigeon of complications from Parkinson's Disease. Bob was born April 15, 1926 in Standish to the late Bert and Edith (Maynard) Howard. He grew up and worked on the family farm on Howard Road, east of Caseville. As a young farmer he would...
James John Dodt
Sep 9, 2006
James John Dodt, age 77, of Sand Point, formerly of Farmington Hills, died peacefully in his sleep surrounded by his loving family on September 9, 2006 at Scheurer Hospital in Pigeon after a lengthy illness. Jim was born February 5, 1929 in St. Clair Shores to the late Albert and Margaret (White) Dodt. He graduated from Annunciation High School...
Shirley Ballentine
Sep 8, 2006
Shirley O. Ballentine, age 73 years, of North Colling Road, Caro, died on Friday, September 8, 2006 at Caro Community Hospital. The former Shirley Schroeder was born on October 9, 1932 at Providence Hospital in Detroit, the daughter of Olive M. Schroeder and George A. Schroeder, a former Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives, who served three terms...
Emma Lou Vallance
Sep 7, 2006
Emma Lou Vallance, 74, of Caseville, died Thursday, September 7, 2006 at Bay Regional Medical Center in Bay City after a short illness. Emma Lou was born December 17, 1931 in Wolverine, Michigan to the late William Cady and Mildred (Stokes) Mealoy. She married Willard Vallance of Cheboygan on January 7, 1950 in Cheboygan. They moved to Pontiac where...
Betty Timmins
Sep 6, 2006
Betty Timmins, age 78 years, of Caro, passed away on Wednesday, September 6, 2006, at Rendons Young at Heart AFC Home. She was born on October 13, 1927 in Caro and was a lifelong resident and a 1945 graduate of Caro High School. The former Betty Jacot and Jesse Timmins were united in marriage on January 16, 1948 in...
Jean A. Bauman
Sep 5, 2006
Jean A. Bauman, age 90, of Elkton died Tuesday morning, September 5, at Satchell’s Christian Retirement Home, Caro. She was born January 25, 1916, in Peoria, Illinois to the late Alva and Inez (Ullrich) Hardy. On June 28, 1940, she was united in marriage to Stanley A. Bauman in Detroit. They moved to Elkton in 1942 from Montgomery, MI,...
Jesse Barrow
Sep 4, 2006
Jess Barrow, age 87, passed away Monday, September 4, 2006 at Tendercare in Cass City following a lingering illness. Jess was born October 26, 1918 in Bowling Green, KY, the son of the late Coleman B. & Eula M. (Robison) Barrow, moving with his parents to Toledo as a young boy. He was united in marriage to Elnora M....
Bret Burnside
Sep 3, 2006
Bret Richard Burnside, age 38 years, of West Gilford Road, Caro, passed away on Sunday, September 3, 2006 at Caro Community Hospital. He was born on April 27, 1968 in Ogden Utah, moving to Indiana and on to Livonia as a child. He was a graduate of Stevenson High School in Livonia. On February 22, 1999 he married the...
Gary Damm
Sep 2, 2006
Gary L. Damm, age 58 years, of Deckerville Road, Caro, passed away on Saturday, September 2, 2006 at Caro Community Hospital after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was born on April 28, 1948 in Pigeon to the late Eittle and Mable (Schaaf) Damm. Gary attended the Akron-Fairgrove Schools; he later joined the Unites States Army and served in...
James Sparling
Sep 2, 2006
James H. Sparling, age 84 years, passed away peacefully at his home Saturday, September 2, 2006, following a lingering illness. He was born November 5, 1921 in Bad Axe, the son the of late William Jennings & Helen Elise (Horton) Sparling. He and his parents moved to Caro in 1934 from Imlay City. He graduated from Caro High School...
Oliver Ladd
Sep 2, 2006
Oliver W. Ladd, age 94 years, of Mayville, passed away on Thursday, August 31, 2006. A memorial mass was held at St. Joseph Catholic Church with burial in Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery, Caro. The family was assisted with these arrangements by the Collon Funeral Home, Caro.
Aaron Blankenship
Aug 31, 2006
Aaron L. Blankenship, age 25 years, of Caro, died suddenly on Thursday, August 31, 2006 as the result of a motorcycle accident. He was born on September 3, 1980 in Flint and came to Caro when he was eight years of age. He was a Caro High School graduate. Aaron was employed at Wal-Mart as a mechanic. Aaron had...
Frank Taylor
Aug 30, 2006
Frank L. Taylor, age 93 years, of Caro, passed away on Wednesday, August 30, 2006 at Fisher Convalescent Home in Mayville. He was born on February 18, 1913 in Arbela Township and was a lifelong resident of Tuscola County.. He was a Vassar High School graduate. Frank Taylor married the former Mable Reed in Vassar, and she preceded him...
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