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Mary Venema Smith
Aug 14, 2021
Mary Venema Smith of Cass City, age 92, entered Heaven's gates on Saturday, August 14, 2021. Mary was born December 7, 1928 in Lowell, the daughter of the late Clarence & Edith (deJong) Venema. She grew up in Lowell and Fallasburg until moving to Saginaw as a teenager. Mary graduated from Arthur Hill High School with the class of...
Steven Allen Ball
Aug 12, 2021
Steven Allen Ball of Caro, age 39, passed away on Thursday, August 12, 2021 as the result of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Steve was born August 22, 1981 in Caro to Kim & Sharon (Thompson) Ball and graduated from Caro High School with the class of 2000. He was employed as a dietary aide at the Tuscola...
Carole Lee Marlowe
Aug 11, 2021
“Man is granted seventy years, eighty if due to strength. Yet the best of them are trouble and sorrow, and then we fly away.” Psalm 90:10 Carole Lee Marlowe, beloved mother, grandmother and friend, “flew away” August 11, 2021 just three months after her eightieth birthday. No one would ever question her strength. She possessed a temperament feared by...
James M. Shayna
Aug 10, 2021
James M. Shayna of Caro, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, age 85, passed away on Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at his home. Jim was born March 25, 1936 in Detroit, the son of the late Mike and Marie (Zartack) Shayna. He was united in marriage with the former Carol Rankin on August 18, 1963, and she survives. He proudly...
Helen Jean Guster
Aug 10, 2021
Helen Jean (Langley) Guster 92, of Caseville, was given the gift of eternal life on August 10, 2021. Helen passed away of natural causes surrounded by family and under the care of the staff at St Francis Nursing Home in Sagina w .
She was born January 12, 1929 in Caseville to the...
Patricia R. Wisniewski
Aug 9, 2021
Patricia R. Wisniewski of Caro, age 89, passed away on Monday, August 9, 2021 at her home. Pat was born in 1931 in Toledo, Ohio, the daughter of the late Victor and Genevieve (Szczechowiak) Mikolajczyk. Pat was a Registered Nurse and employed as night shift supervisor at the Caro Center. She was united in marriage with Montfred Leon Wisniewski...
Renate Woodward
Aug 8, 2021
Renate Woodward of Caro, age 64, passed away on Sunday, August 8, 2021 at her home. Renate was born April 6, 1957 in Warren, the daughter of Grete (Koller) Gennrich and the late Erich Gennrich. She was united in marriage with Robert Woodward, Jr. on September 26, 1976 in Centerline, and he survives. Renate was a wonderful wife, mother,...
Betty Frances Bills
Aug 8, 2021
Betty Frances Bills of Akron, age 84, passed away on Sunday, August 8, 2021 at Brian's House in Essexville, following a prolonged battle with cancer. Betty was born November 8, 1936 in Bay City, the daughter of the late Orville and Margaret (Molnar) Cragg and was a 1954 graduate of Fairgrove High School. Betty had a strong work ethic...
Sharon Anne Fassett
Aug 8, 2021
Sharon Anne Fassett, 61, of Bad Axe, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, August 8, 2021 in Petoskey, Michigan while on vacation.
Sharon was born April 14, 1960 in Cass City to Margaret (Churchill) and the late Donald Fassett. She graduated from Cass City High School and received her degree from Delta College. Sharon worked at McLaren Thumb Region...
Keith "Smiley" Davis
Aug 6, 2021
Keith "Smiley" Davis of Kingston, age 59, passed away suddenly on Friday, August 6, 2021 as the result of injuries sustained in a 4-wheeler accident. Keith was born September 26, 1961 in Caro, the son of the late William, Sr. and Dorothy (Weiler) Davis. Keith was a self-employed man of many talents, from cutting wood to woodworking, roofing, construction...
Jerry E. Allison
Aug 5, 2021
Jerry E. Allison of Caro, age 65, passed away on Thursday, August 5, 2021 at McLaren Bay Region in Bay City. Jerry was born August 21, 1955 in Caro, the son of the late George E. and Beula K. (Schneider) Allison, and graduated from Caro High School with the class of 1973. Jerry loved to farm and spent over...
Sandra Kay Kirby
Aug 3, 2021
Sandra Kay Kirby of Caro, age 70, passed away on Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at Covenant Health Care - Cooper in Saginaw. Cremation has taken place and no services are planned at this time.
Donald E. Kuck, Sr.
Jul 31, 2021
Donald E. Kuck, Sr. of Caro, age 83, passed away on Saturday, July 31, 2021 at home. Don was born November 4, 1937 in Hazel Park, the son of the late Carl & Almina Kuck. He spent a lifetime working with his hands as a homebuilder, landscaper, and machinist. Don also served as the minister for Melchizedek Temple in...
Delbert L. Williams Jr.
Jul 31, 2021
Delbert L. Williams, Jr. of Marlette, age 61, passed away on Saturday, July 31, 2021 at United Hospice Service in Marlette. Delbert was born September 22, 1959 in Pontiac, the son of the late Delbert, Sr. and Hazel (Hunt) Williams. In keeping with Delbert's wishes, cremation has taken place and private family services will be held.
Samuel P. Gutierrez
Jul 30, 2021
Samuel P. Gutierrez of Caro, age 76, passed away on Friday, July 30, 2021 at Great Lakes Rehab Center in Saginaw. Sam was born May 7, 1945 in Troy, Texas, the son of the late Pablo and Diega (Puentes) Gutierrez. Sam was a longtime employee of Michigan Sugar Company starting out as a laborer in 1964 and retiring in...
Heather M. Brown
Jul 29, 2021
Heather M. Brown of Caro, age 41, passed away on Thursday, July 29, 2021 at McLaren Lapeer Region Hospital. Heather was born February 21, 1980 in Ann Arbor, the daughter of Diane (Carey) Brown Eddleman and the late Anthony John Brown. After graduating from Akron Fairgrove High School in 1998, Heather went on to have a twenty-one-year career with...
Dorothy S. Henry
Jul 27, 2021
Dorothy S. Henry of Caro, age 75, passed away on Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at Covenant Health Care - Cooper in Saginaw. Dorothy was born January 8, 1946 in Flint, the daughter of the late Gerald W. & Eva (Surbrooke) DeWitt. She was united in marriage with William Henry in 1964 and the couple cherished forty-five years together prior...
Barbara J. Schmidt
Jul 27, 2021
Barbara Schmidt 1932 – 2021
A normal obituary just didn’t sound like enough to recognize such an extraordinary woman. Dedicated wife, loving mother, caring grandmother and sister passed away on July 27, 2021 in her home under hospice care in Owendale at the age of 89. Barbara Joan Schmidt was born on March...
Clark J. Eidt
Jul 27, 2021
Clark J. Eidt 85, of Pigeon, formerly of Sebewaing, passed away to his Heavenly home on Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at Scheurer Hospital of cancer.
Clark was born February 17, 1936 in Owendale to the late Orville and Bernice (Scheile) Eidt. He graduated from Owendale High School in 1954. He served in the US National Guard from...
Kevin Lee Parsons
Jul 26, 2021
Beloved son, brother and uncle, Kevin Lee Parsons of Kingston, passed away on Monday, July 26, 2021, age 39 years. Kevin was born February 5, 1982 in Detroit. Kevin had a love for cooking and culinary arts. He also enjoyed drawing and loved time spent with family. Private services have been held.
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