Obituaries
Kathy Daley
Dec 27, 2015
KATHY LAUREN DALEY Kathy Lauren Daley, 62, of Kingston died fighting a four year battle with ALS on Sunday, December 27, 2015 in her home. She was born November 28, 1953 in Cass City to John and Phyllis (Little) Koepf. Kathy married James Daley October 22, 1977 in Deford. Kathy worked for Walbro Corp for 42 years. She spent time...
Ronald Sieradzki
Dec 14, 2015
RONALD THOMAS SIERADZKI, 57, of Cass City died following a long illness Monday, December 14, 2015 in St. Mary Medical Center, Saginaw. He was born July 20, 1958 in Detroit to Chester and Marlene (Tomaszewski) Sieradzki. He married Teri Ann Ortiz September 12, 1987 in Bronx, NY. Ron graduated from Cass City High School in 1976. He played football, ran...
Michael Goertler
Dec 14, 2015
MICHAEL LEE GOERTLER, 64, of Las Vegas, NV died peacefully Monday, December 14, 2015 in his home. He was born December 11, 1951 in Detroit to Gordon and Nancy (Treese) Goertler. He married Linda Rae Harbin June 2, 1973, in St. John Lutheran Church, Romeo, MI. Mike attended University of Michigan, Flint campus, studying pre-med. While attending school, he worked...
Kathy Jackson
Dec 12, 2015
Kathy I. Jackson, 62, of Kingston, died Saturday, December 12, 2015 in Covenant Medical Center Cooper Campus, Saginaw. She was born August 3, 1953 in Highland Park to Fred T. and Pearl Etta (Cook) Keller. She married Richard Monroe Jackson March 29, 1972 in Madison Heights. He died March 16, 2013. Kathy loved animals. She was a 4H leader for...
Wallace Charles Kappen
Nov 25, 2015
WALLACE "WALLY" CHARLES KAPPEN, 87, of Cass City died unexpectedly Wednesday, November 25, 2015 in his home. He was born July 29, 1928 in Ashmore the fifth of seven children born to Robert and Mildred (Patnaude) Kappen. He married Shirley Ann Koehler November 10, 1949 in Caro. Wally raised dairy cattle for many years. He owned and operated Wally Kappen...
Larry Puterbaugh
Nov 10, 2015
LARRY JAMES PUTERBAUGH Larry J. Puterbaugh, 66, of Snover died unexpectedly Tuesday, November 10, 2015 in Hills and Dales General Hospital, Cass City. He was born October 21, 1949 in Cass City to Ryerson and Dorothy (Pallas) Puterbaugh. Larry graduated from Cass City High School in 1967. He attended Michigan State University graduating with a degree in Agriculture. Larry worked...
Elaine Proctor
Nov 7, 2015
ELAINE JEAN PROCTOR Elaine J. Proctor, 79, of Cass City, died Saturday, November 7, 2015 in Cartwright Hospice Care Center, Saginaw, from complications due to Parkinson's Disease. She was born May 8, 1936 in Detroit to Frederick Alker and Elizabeth Lamont (Sharp) Burgess. Elizabeth passed away shortly after Elaine's birth. Frederick later married Martha (Luttinen) and the couple had one...
Alice Cybulski
Nov 3, 2015
ALICE MARIE CYBULSKI, 95, of Cass City, died Tuesday, November 3, 2015 in Tuscola County Medical Care Facility, Caro. She was born October 21, 1920, in the farm home of Jay and Mae Belle (Rondo) Hartley, west of Cass City. Alice married Stephen Cybulski April 6, 1940 in Cass City. He died August 18, 1997. Alice lived on a farm...
Phyllis Childs
Nov 1, 2015
PHYLLIS ANN CHILDS, 76, of Kingston, died unexpectedly Sunday, November 1, 2015 in her home. She was born March 15, 1939 in Caro to Orson and Anna (Smith) Marlow. Phyllis married Marvin Childs November 14, 1958 in Akron. He died January 2, 2009. Phyllis was a longtime member of Dayton Center Church. She was a good farm wife to Marvin....
Margaret Thane
Oct 29, 2015
MARGARET ALBERTA THANE, 90, of Cass City, died Thursday, October 29, 2015 in Covenant Medical Center Select Specialty, Saginaw. She was born May 24, 1925 in Kinde to Thomas and Olive (Souva) Furness. Margaret married Willard Eugene Thane, October 27, 1956 in Caro. He died November 18, 2007. Margaret moved from Wilmot to East Tawas and lived there for 26...
Robert Hirn
Oct 28, 2015
ROBERT JOSEPH HIRN, 73, of Cass City died following a long illness Wednesday, October 28, 2015 in United Hospice of Marlette Residence Center, Marlette. He was born March 20, 1942 in Detroit to Francis and Marguerite (Weldon) Hirn. He married Mary Ann Spiekerman August 22, 1964 in St. Pancratius Catholic Church. Bob graduated from Central Michigan University in 1964 where...
Shirley Arquette
Oct 21, 2015
Shirley A. Arquette, 77, of Caro, died Wednesday, October 21, 2015 in Covenant Medical Center Cooper Campus, Saginaw. She was born May 11, 1938 in Bach to Paul F. and Martha E. (Stark) Schenk. She married Joseph N. Arquette, December 3, 1955 in Detroit. He died January 9, 2006. Shirley enjoyed gardening and working outside with her flowers. Shirley is...
James Smithson
Oct 19, 2015
James W. Smithson, 74, of Cass City, died unexpectedly Monday, October 19, 2015 in Hills and Dales General Hospital, Cass City. He was born February 6, 1941 in Cass City to Roy and Alice (Robbins) Smithson. He married Joann Zawilinski September 21, 1963 in Cass City. Jim graduated from Cass City High School and was employed by General Cable working...
John Laszlo
Oct 18, 2015
John Laszlo, 81, of Deford, died October 18, 2015 in St. Mary's of Michigan following a brief illness. John was born on May 11, 1934 in North Branch to the late Stephen and Julia Takarics Laszlo. John married Janet Elaine Peters on September 2, 1960 in Deford. John worked for Cass City Concrete as a heavy equipment operator and later...
Florence Simmons
Oct 12, 2015
FLORENCE M. SIMMONS Florence M. Simmons , 65, of Kingston, died Monday, October 12, 2015 in McLaren Bay Region, Bay City. She was born June 18, 1950 at home in Pontiac to Robert Dewey and Eleanor Lucille (Simons) Bailey. She was married to George Skelton in 1967. She married Bill Simmons in 1975, he preceded her in death on October...
Hilda Zajac
Oct 11, 2015
HILDA MARTHA ZAJAC, 74, of Kingston, died following a long illness Sunday, October 11, 2015 in Medilodge Nursing Facility Cass City. She was born February 28, 1941 at home in Tuscola County to Oscar and Elsie (Bierlein) Bauer. She married Walter Edward Zajac December 20, 1969 in St. Michael's Lutheran Church, Richville, MI. Hilda worked as an office assistant for...
Richard Thies
Oct 4, 2015
Richard E. Thies, 67, of Deford died peacefully Sunday, October 4, 2015 in his home. He was born August 26, 1948 in Buffalo, New York to George Edward and Alice (Harvey) Thies. He married Betty Jean Bailey on March 23, 1991 in Fenton, Michigan. Richard held many jobs throughout his life. As a young man he worked as a short...
Caleb Hanby
Oct 1, 2015
Caleb J. Hanby, 28, of Cass City died following a year long battle with Rhabdomyosarcoma. He battled the cancer bravely and with so much pride for a full year and he courageously “won” his battle and will forever be our Superman. Caleb J. Hanby was born December 17, 1986 in Cass City, Michigan the first of two sons born to...
Ruth Dorman
Sep 29, 2015
RUTH MARGARITE SCHEMBER DORMAN, 96, of Tuscola County Medical Care Facility, Caro formerly of Cass City, died unexpectedly Tuesday, September 29, 2015 in St. Mary's Medical Center, Saginaw. She was born at home August 20, 1919 in Cass City the first of four children born to Rinerd and Mable (Klemmer) Knoblet. She married Archie Dorman August 20, 1972. He died...
Charles Auten
Sep 26, 2015
CHARLES STUART AUTEN, 88, of Cass City died unexpectedly Saturday, September 26, 2015 in Covenant Medical Center, Cooper Campus, Saginaw. He was born May 7, 1927 in Cass City the youngest of four children born to Meredith B. and Virginia (Wilsey) Auten. He married Lois Jean Jersey September 14, 1949 in Boyne City. They recently celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary....