Obituaries
Ruby Hartsell
Nov 11, 2014
RUBY MAE (BLISS) HARTSELL, 83, of Livonia, formerly of Cass City, died Tuesday, November 11, 2014 in Camelot Hall Convalescent Center, Livonia following a long battle with Alzheimers. She was born July 9, 1931 in Cass City to John and Gladys (Schribner) Bliss. Ruby lived most of her life in Cass City. She worked as a caregiver for many elderly...
Mary Rabideau
Nov 4, 2014
MARY JOYCE RABIDEAU, 83, of Cass City, died Tuesday, November 4, 2014 in her home. She was born April 18, 1931 in Port Hope the fourth child born to Stanley R. and Bessie Ann (Haggerty) Emerick. She married Carl Yens in 1950. She later married Jack LaPeer April 15, 1957. He died November 20, 1973. Mary married Pat Rabideau who...
Stella Zieba
Oct 27, 2014
Stella Zieba, 88, of Deford, died Monday, October 27, 2014 in St. Mary's Medical Center, Saginaw. She was born February 11, 1926 in Detroit to Ignatius and Magdalene (Miskowicz) Lis. She married Jan Zieba December 27, 1978 in St. Andrew's Catholic Church in Detroit. Stella graduated from Cass City High School. She worked various jobs in the Detroit area including...
Clarence Schember
Oct 27, 2014
CLARENCE HENRY SCHEMBER, 96, of Cass City, died Monday, October 27, 2014 in Northwood Meadows Medical Care Unit. He was born November 21, 1917 at home in Bay Port, the second of eleven children of Alfred and Lydia (Staehli) Schember. He married Kate Molosky September 7, 1975 in Imlay City. She died July 16, 2012. Clarence worked as a dairy...
Marshall Osentoski
Oct 27, 2014
MARSHALL OSENTOSKI, 92, of Ubly, died Monday, October 27, 2014 in Huron Medical Center, Bad Axe. He was born February 22, 1922 at home in Tyre to John and Martha (Kolar) Osentoski. He married Therese Rose Langenburg September 13, 1952 in St. Joseph Catholic Church, Argyle. She died November 4, 2004. Marshall worked for Ford Motor Company at the Wixom...
Robert Bashur
Oct 20, 2014
ROBERT EDWARD BASHUR, 64, of Cass City, died Monday, October 20, 2014 in United Hospice of Marlette Residence Center. He was born February 5, 1950 in Detroit to Edward Henry and Evelyn (Marte) Bashur. He married Deborah M. Allen October 7, 1972 in Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Dearborn. Bob attended Northern Michigan University for two years then Madonna University where he...
John Perry
Oct 15, 2014
John R. Perry, 76, of Cass City, died Wednesday, October 15, 2014 in his home with his family by his side. He was born March 10, 1938 in Cass City to Harold Randolph and Ione H. (Holmberg) Perry. He married Beverly Jean Fischer October 14, 1967. She died December 8, 1978. John later married Beverly J. Hurley May 10, 1980...
Carole Bessler
Oct 14, 2014
Carole A. Bessler, 63, of Cass City, died Tuesday, October 14, 2014 in Courtney Manor Nursing Facility, Bad Axe, after a hard fought battle with cancer. She was born September 1, 1951 in Romulus to Fred E. and Genevieve B. (Graczyk) Bessler. Carole worked for GM Truck and Coach in Walled Lake before moving to the Cass City area, where...
Mabel Esckilson
Oct 12, 2014
Mabel I. Esckilsen, 90, of Cass City, died following a short illness Sunday, October 12, 2014 in Tendercare Nursing Facility Cass City. She was born May 10, 1924 at home in Columbia Township to Herman and Olga (Killinger) Sarow. She married John Adam Rosenstangel June 15, 1940. He died June 25, 1991 after 51 years of marriage. She later she...
Marjorie Dickinson
Oct 11, 2014
Marjorie E. Dickinson, 78, of Cass City, died following a short illness Saturday, October 11, 2014 in United Hospice of Marlette Residence Center, Marlette. She was born April 18, 1936 in Richmond to Merle and Gertrude (Evans) East. She married Curtis Harlan Dickinson July 6, 1957 in Richmond. He died October 17, 2006. As a co-op student Marge worked for...
Rosella Kretzschmer
Oct 7, 2014
Rosella E. Kretzschmer, 96, of Owendale, died Tuesday, October 7, 2014 in Northwood Meadows, Cass City. She was born March 25, 1918 in Grant Township, Cass City to Roy and Florence (Duffield) Powell. She married William Fredrick Kretzschmer, Sr. June 17, 1938 at his family home in Owendale. He died October 4, 1985. Rosella graduated from Owendale High School in...
Judy Cummings
Oct 6, 2014
Judy A. Cummings, 70, of Kingston, died unexpectedly Monday, October 6, 2014 in her home. She was born March 22, 1944 in Cass City to Hutson and Geraldine (Anglebrandt) McPhail. She married Dale Eugene Cummings January 10, 1970 in Caro. He died January 9, 2004. Judy graduated from Sandusky High School in 1962. She held several jobs throughout her life....
Charles Golinvaux
Oct 6, 2014
Charles O. Golinvaux, 82, of Cass City, died following a short illness Monday, October 6, 2014 in Covenant Health Care System, Cooper Campus, Saginaw. He was born November 2, 1931 in Toledo, OH to Dr. Cletus and Helen (O'Keefe) Golinvaux. He married Nancy Schwaderer de Beaubien February 8, 1997 in Cass City. Chuck spent his childhood in Monroe and lived...
George Hock
Oct 5, 2014
GEORGE EDWARD HOCK, 83, of Cadillac died peacefully in Munson Medical Center , Traverse City following an unexpected stroke Sunday, October 5, 2014. He was born April 18, 1931 in Harper Hospital in Detroit the fourth of five sons born to William Louis and Mabel May (Campbell) Hock. He was named after two favorite uncles, George Hock and Edward Hock....
Shelby Peters
Oct 4, 2014
Shelby A. Peters, 56, of Cass City, died Saturday, October 4, 2014 in her home. She was born September 9, 1958 in Edison, Georgia to William and Betty (Wade) Powell. She married Michael Roy Peters July 7, 1995 in Sandusky, Michigan. Shelby graduated from Pontiac Northern High School in 1977. She worked as a custodian for several years at Brown...
Florence Witherspoon
Sep 28, 2014
Florence A. Witherspoon, 77, of Cass City, died Sunday, September 28, 2014 in her home with her family by her side. She was born June 29, 1937 in Pleasant Home Hospital in Cass City to Kenneth Charles and Evelyn Alice (Doerr) Butler. She married Allen Alfred Witherspoon March 22, 1958 in the EUB church in Cass City. Florence worked for...
Dorothea Quick
Sep 28, 2014
Dorothea A. Quick, 93, of Midland, formerly of Cass City, died Sunday, September 28, 2014 in King's Daughters Home, Midland. She was born August 10, 1921 in Gagetown to Arthur and Edna (Wood) Clara. She married Basil W. Quick May 23, 1941 in Cass City. He died December 23, 1992. Dorothea graduated from Cass City High School in 1938. She...
James Carter
Sep 25, 2014
JAMES LEWIS CARTER, 72, of Deford, died Thursday, September 25, 2014 in his home. He was born November 8, 1941 in Louisville, KY to James Crockett and Mary Estelle (Cave) Carter. He married his longtime love, Janet Marie Pyonk, August 25, 2005 in Deford. Jim served in the U.S. Army. He worked as a truck driver for companies including Allied...
Leona Eberline
Sep 21, 2014
LEONA MARJOLAINE EBERLINE, 89, of Cass City, died following a short illness Sunday, September 21, 2014 in her home with her family by her side. She was born January 5, 1925 in Holcomb, MO to Walter Irvine and Alena Mae (Hogg) Gould. She married William Charles Eberline, Sr., April 29, 1944 in Napoleon, OH. He died October 29, 1997. Marge...
Mary Peters
Aug 25, 2014
MARY LEE PETERS, 75, of Lake Orion, died Monday, August 25, 2014 in Crittenton Hospital, Rochester following a short illness. She was born June 29, 1939 in Decatur, AL to LeeRoy and Reide (Briscoe) Goodwin. She married Murell E. Peters September 24, 1976 in Georgia. Mary worked for Parke-Davis doing lab work retiring after over 15 years of service. She...