Obituaries
Geneva Richards
Sep 19, 2015
GENEVA B. RICHARDS, 83, of Cass City, died following a long illness Saturday, September 19, 2015 in Northwood Meadows Medical Care Unit, Cass City. She was born September 19, 1932 in Independence, MO to E.Y. and Nellie (Smith) Hunker. She married Donald B. Richards June 21, 1958 in Harbor Beach. Geneva was a graduate of William Chrisman High School, Independence,...
William Sieggreen
Sep 16, 2015
WILLIAM JOSEPH SIEGGREEN, 71, of Cass City died Wednesday, September 16, 2015 in Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center in Saginaw. He was born March 11, 1944 in Saginaw to Norman and Meletine Rita (Gase) Sieggreen. Bill served in the U.S. Navy for over 16 years including two tours as a Special Forces Operative in Vietnam. He then began a...
Arthur Caister
Sep 13, 2015
Arthur J. Caister, 83, of Cass City, died unexpectedly Sunday, September 13, 2015 in his daughter's home in Deford. He was born September 22, 1931 in Detroit the oldest of five children born to Wilford and Mary (Schweitzer) Caister. He married Marjorie Ann Bader April 12, 1952 in the Decker United Methodist Parsonage. Arthur was a graduate of Cass City...
Steven Depcinski
Sep 10, 2015
STEVEN JAMES DEPCINSKI, 27, of Cass City died unexpectedly Thursday, September 10, 2015. He was born June 30, 1988 in Bad Axe the second of three children born to Albert and Ann (Goniwiecha) Depcinski. He married Sara Lynn Lakie August 15, 2015 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Sebewaing. Steve graduated from Ubly High School in 2006. He started his own business,...
Lana Puterbaugh
Sep 4, 2015
LANA JEAN PUTERBAUGH, 60, of Snover, died Friday, September 4, 2015 in her home with her family by her side. She was born July 2, 1955 in Cass City to Ryerson and Dorothy (Pallas) Puterbaugh. Lana graduated from Cass City High School in 1973. She attended Delta College for a short time, studying photography. Lana worked on the family dairy...
Donald Smith
Aug 31, 2015
DONALD JACK SMITH, 78, of Decker died Monday, August 31, 2015 in his home. Don had been ill and in the hospital for the past 5 months with chronic pneumonia and congestive heart failure. He fought vigilantly and long enough to be able to go home to the house he was born in, where he died peacefully with his loving...
Lottie Bosbous
Aug 31, 2015
Lottie G. Bosbous, 93, of St. Clair Shores, died Monday, August 31, 2015 in Belle River Pines Assisted Living in Memphis following a short illness. She was born September 16, 1921 in Kingston to Stanley and Lottie (Kotonski) Adamczyk. She outlived her three husbands; Harold John Francis, John L. Cordero, and Mancer Bosbous. Lottie worked in research for Parke-Davis in...
Steven Weiss
Aug 26, 2015
STEVEN "STANLEY" JOHN WEISS, 40, of Cass City died unexpectedly Wednesday, August 26, 2015 in his home. He was born March 15, 1975 in Marlette to Dwayne and Judy (Dettloff) Weiss. Steve worked for Stimpel Drywall for 15 years. Steve is survived by his children: Steven Weiss of Peck, Miranda Weiss of Cass City; father, Dwayne Weiss of Brown City;...
Harriet Downing
Aug 23, 2015
Harriet M. Downing, 84, of Gagetown, died following a short illness Sunday, August 23, 2015 in Northwood Meadows Medical Care Unit in Cass City. She was born March 30, 1931 at home in Gagetown to Harry and Carrie (Crawford) Russell. She married John "Jack" Robert Downing June 30, 1956 in Gagetown. They lived their entire 58 years together in the...
Lee Wills
Aug 20, 2015
LEE WILLS, 85, of Cass City died following a short illness Thursday, August 20, 2015 in Huron Medical Center, Bad Axe. He was born April 6, 1930 at home in Cass City the second of four children born to Stanley and Velma (King) Wills. He married Violet Gordon October 13, 1951 in Cass City. Lee worked for Marlette Homes for...
Raymond Gingrich
Aug 20, 2015
RAYMOND SAMUEL GINGRICH, 90, of Oscoda died following a short illness Thursday, August 20, 2015 in his home. He was born October 25, 1924 at home in Novesta Township to Edward and Sylvia (Foetter) Gingrich. Raymond married Mary Coburn 25 years ago. Raymond served in the U.S. Army during WWII. He was a talented second generation piano tuner for over...
Cathy Smith
Aug 19, 2015
Cathy A. Smith, 67, of Cass City, died Wednesday, August 19, 2015 in Medilodge, Cass City after a long illness. She was born March 5, 1948 in Cass City to Robert and Betty (Cooklin) Ryland. She married Larry S. Smith March 31, 1968 in Cass City. He died November 14, 2013. Cathy owned and operated Hairbenders for over 45 years....
Alice Peters
Aug 18, 2015
Alice M. Peters, 54, of Cass City, died following a short illness, Tuesday, August 18, 2015 in Covenant Medical Center Cooper Campus Saginaw. She was born August 7, 1961 in Yale to Harold and Hazel (Kritzman) Peters. Alice graduated from C.O.O.R. Intermediate School District in Roscommon. She loved to watch sports on television especially football and baseball. The Detroit Lions...
Shirley Geiger
Aug 18, 2015
SHIRLEY IDA GEIGER, 84, of Cass City, died Tuesday, August 18, 2015 in Medilodge (Tendercare), Cass City after a long illness. She was born December 23, 1930 in Deford to Henry and Irma Blanch (Perry) Wells. She married Ronald Vere Geiger August 28, 1948 in Pigeon. Shirley graduated from Cass City High School. She prepared income tax returns for 50...
David Bockstanz
Aug 17, 2015
David L. Bockstanz, 72, of Deford died unexpectedly Monday, August 17, 2015 in his home. He was born October 17, 1942 in Scottville, MI the middle of three children born to Louis and Lois (Bosworth) Bockstanz. He married Bonnie Sue Castleberry March 9, 1984 in Las Vegas, NV. David graduated from Portage Central High School and then attended Western Michigan...
Murell Peters
Aug 17, 2015
Murell E. Peters, 70, of Lake Orion died following a long illness Monday, August 17, 2015 in his home with his family by his side. He was born February 10, 1945 in Pontiac the middle of three children born to Emerson and Harriet (Kritzman) Peters. He married Mary Lee Goodwin September 24, 1976 in Marietta, GA. She died August 25,...
Bill Zeidler
Aug 16, 2015
BILL EDWARD ZEIDLER, SR., 68, of Cass City died following a long illness Sunday, August 16, 2015 in Select Specialty Hospital, Saginaw. He was born February 24, 1947 in Bay City the second of five children born to Carl and Dorothy (Greenleaf) Zeidler. He married Bonnie Butler July 6, 1968 in Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Cass City. Bill graduated from...
Wayne Karavas
Aug 9, 2015
WAYNE EDWARD KARAVAS, 59, of Cass city died unexpectedly Wednesday, August 9, 2015 in his home. He was born June 17, 1956 in Dearborn the fourth of six children born to John and Wanda (Zebrowski) Karavas. Wayne apprenticed at Greenfield Village as a painter after high school. He later began his own business, WK Paint Service and then WK Home...
Janet Thomas
Aug 8, 2015
Janet M. Thomas, 71, of Owendale, died due to surgery complications Saturday, August 8, 2015 in McLaren Bay Region, Bay City. She was born August 17, 1943 in Cass City to Kenneth and Evelyn (Dodge) Russell. She married Kenneth Lee Thomas August 19, 1962 in Unionville. He died May 23, 1998. Janet graduated from Cass City High School. She was...
Alice Lelito
Aug 6, 2015
ALICE JULIET LELITO, 86, of Deford, died following a short illness Thursday, August 6, 2015 in Genesys Regional Medical Center, Grand Blanc. She was born September 30, 1928 in Thief River Falls, MN to Olaf Listol and Julie Elizabeth (Guttrud) Olson. She married Christian Juan Lelito July 18, 1964. He died September 4, 1994. Alice worked in the dietary department...