Obituaries
Marlene Joan Erla (Strump)
Jul 30, 2022
MARLENE JOAN ERLA , 86, of Cass City, died peacefully following a brief illness Saturday, July 30, 2022 in Northwood Meadows Medical Care Unit, Cass City. She was born December 17, 1935 in Imlay City to Anthony and Mary (Nagy) Strump. She married Daniel Jerome Erla on November 3, 1956 in Imlay City. Marlene graduated from Imlay City High School...
Charles Russell "Charlie" Nicol
Jul 28, 2022
CHARLES RUSSELL NICOL, 67, of Deford, died following a brief illness Thursday, July 28, 2022 in McLaren Bay Region. He was born May 2, 1955 in Bad Axe, the second of nine children born to James Don and Marguerite June (Grigg) Nicol. He married Cheryl Lynn Raymond on September 29, 1979 in Elkton. She died September 22, 2021. Charlie attended...
Onalee Mildred Hopper (Keilitz)
Jul 24, 2022
ONALEE MILDRED HOPPER, 86, of Deford, Michigan, died peacefully Sunday, July 24, 2022 in the Tuscola County Medical Care Facility, Caro, MI. She was born January 25, 1936 in Caro to Otto and Mildred (Horst) Keilitz. She married Theron (Whitey) Hopper on March 20, 1953. He died October 10, 1978. Onalee attended Caro High School. She dedicated her life to...
Candice Sue "Candy" Horne
Jul 20, 2022
CANDICE “CANDY” SUE HORNE, 46, of Cass City, died Wednesday, July 20, 2022 following a lengthy battle with cancer in Select Specialty, Sinai Grace Hospital in Detroit. She was born August 20, 1975 in Cass City to DeWayne Curtiss and Ellen Mae (Parker) Horne. Candy graduated from Cass City High School in 1993. She earned an Associate’s Degree in Nursing...
Holly Walpole Althaver
Jul 19, 2022
HOLLY WALPOLE ALTHAVER 92, of Cass City passed July 19, 2022, in her home. She was born June 10, 1930 in Chicago, IL to Walter and Elizabeth Walpole. In 1937, along with the rest of her family, she moved to Flint and later to Fenton. Holly attended Principia College in Elsah, IL where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree....
David Florian Urban
Jul 18, 2022
DAVID FLORIAN URBAN 74, of Cass City, formerly of Gagetown, died Monday, July 18, 2022 in McLaren Thumb Region Hospital, Bad Axe. He was born September 30, 1947 in Bay City to Floyd and Barbara (Shantz) Urban. He married Nancy Creason on January 15, 1972 in St. Pancratius Catholic Church, Cass City. David assisted with the family farm and raised...
Alan Arthur Stephenson Jr.
Jul 17, 2022
ALAN ARTHUR STEPHENSON JR. 51, of Cass City died unexpectedly Sunday, July 17, 2022 in his home with his wife and daughter by his side. He was born May 10, 1971 in Cadillac to Alan A. and Colleen (Crilly) Stephenson. He married Vicky Rothfuss Taylor on March 31, 2000 in Bay City. Alan graduated from Cadillac High School and worked...
Dolores Annette Fleming (Ellick)
Jul 16, 2022
DOLORES ANNETTE FLEMING, 95, of Cass City, died peacefully Saturday, July 16, 2022 in her home. She will forever be cherished by her family and friends; especially: Craig and Rhonda Haynes of Cass City, Michelle Fleming of Pigeon; her grandchildren, great-grandchildren and bonus grandchildren. All who met Delores loved her and many lovingly called her, “Old Granny”. Arrangements by Kranz...
James Edward Goetsch
Jul 11, 2022
JAMES EDWARD GOETSCH 77, of Cass City died Monday, July 11, 2022 in Medilodge of Cass City. He was born December 26, 1944 in Hazel Park to Carl and Norma (Stolzenfeld) Goetsch. He married Charlene Mary Carlin on September 27, 1968 in Detroit. Jim graduated from Fitzgerald High School in Warren. He was raised by his grandparents and worked with...
William John "Bill" Ehrlich Sr.
Jul 6, 2022
WILLIAM JOHN EHRLICH SR., 73, of Gagetown died Wednesday, July 6, 2022 in Covenant Cooper Hospital, Saginaw. William was born September 17, 1948 in Caro, to Christian and Lucille (Weiler) Ehrlich. He married Carol Ann Seeley on July 6, 1968 in St. Agatha Catholic Church, Gagetown. Bill graduated from Owendale-Gagetown High School in 1966. He began working in the office...
Marvin James Hobart
Jul 4, 2022
MARVIN JAMES HOBART, 87, life-long resident of Tuscola County, passed away July 4, 2022 under the backdrop of fireworks at Henry Ford/Allegria Village Retirement Community, Dearborn. He was born May 15, 1935 in Gagetown to Kenneth and Beulah (Winchester) Hobart. He married Marilyn Phyllis Keast on March 17, 1956 in Caro. She died October 16, 2007. Marvin loved to sing...
Dorothy Ann Stahlbaum
Jul 1, 2022
DOROTHY ANN STAHLBAUM 84, of Cass City, died peacefully Friday, July 1, 2022 in Hills and Dales General Hospital, Cass City. She was born May 4, 1938 in Filion to William and Ida (Wurdleman) Schmidt. She married Jack Willett Stahlbaum on April 2, 1956 in Indiana. He died April 25, 1992. Dorothy graduated from Elkton High School in 1955. She...
David Walter "Jones" Zuraw
Jun 27, 2022
DAVID WALTER "Jones" ZURAW 71, of Canton, formerly of Gagetown, died peacefully Monday, June 27, 2022 following a yearlong battle with cancer, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor. He was born January 30, 1951 in Bay City to Walter and Cecelia (Szymczak) Zuraw. David spent his formative years in Gagetown. For over fourteen years, he worked as a butcher...
Aaron J. Hewitt
Jun 11, 2022
AARON J. HEWITT Aaron J. Hewitt, of Charlotte, NC, died unexpectedly at the age of 46 while walking the Camino de Santiago, a pilgrimage across northern Spain on June 11, 2022. Aaron was born in Cass City, Michigan, on December 18, 1975. He graduated from Central Michigan University in 1998 with a degree in Athletic Training, where he parlayed a...
Wayne Hall Mellendorf
Jun 9, 2022
WAYNE HALL MELLENDORF 89, of Cass City died peacefully Thursday, June 9, 2022 in Northwood Meadows Medical Care Unit, Cass City. He was born May 3, 1933 in Owendale to Stanley and Erma (Hartwick) Mellendorf. He married Helen Nora Churchill on May 31, 1952. She died May 3, 2016. Wayne graduated from Owendale High School in 1951 and joined the...
Dean Arthur Toner
Jun 4, 2022
DEAN ARTHUR TONER, 87, of Cass City, died peacefully Saturday, June 4, 2022 in United Hospice of Marlette Residence Center, Marlette. He was born January 11, 1935 in Detroit to William John and Gwendoline Edith (McCleary) Toner. He married Johanna C. Schmuckle. She died April 27, 2017. Dean graduated from Cass City High School in 1952. He was employed by...
Liberty Ann Lyons
Jun 4, 2022
LIBERTY ANN LYONS, 48, of Kingston died Saturday, June 4, 2022 in Covenant Medical Center, Harrison Campus, Saginaw. She was born February 11, 1974 in Marlette to Donald Randolph and Elizabeth Jean (Dandron) Lyons. Liberty graduated from Sandusky High School with the Class of 1992 and attended Ferris State University. She held various jobs including that of self-employed caterer. Liberty...
Beverly Joanne Rockefeller (Bird)
May 31, 2022
BEVERLY JOANNE ROCKEFELLER 87, of Cass City, died following a brief illness, Tuesday, May 31, 2022 in her home. She was born February 19, 1935 in Cass City to John and Ethel (Silver) Bird. She married Donald Lee Rockefeller on August 8, 1964 in Fraser Presbyterian Church. He died January 17, 1984. Bev lived on the same farm her entire...
Lela May Stranahan
May 29, 2022
LELA MAY STRANAHAN 93, of Cass City, died Sunday, May 29, 2022 in Covenant HealthCare-Harrison Campus, Saginaw. She was born June 19, 1928 in Flushing to Devere Gibson and Luella Maude (Lee) Stranahan. Lela graduated from Oxford High School. She worked at Aetna Insurance Company in Detroit as a claims processor. In her younger years, Lela enjoyed cooking, reading cookbooks,...
Allen John Merchant
May 21, 2022
ALLEN JOHN MERCHANT 85, of Cass City passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 21, 2022 in his home. Allen was born February 22, 1937 at home in Cass City, the second of five children born to Charles David and Mary Agnes (Fletcher) Merchant. At an early age, Allen began working on his grandparents' cash crop farm on Koepfgen Road using...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries
