Obituaries
Nida Osborn
May 29, 2013
NIDA JEAN OSBORN, 73, of Cass City, died unexpectedly Wednesday, May 29, 2013 in her home. She was born June 30, 1939 at home in Grant Township to C. Robert and Beryl (Ricker) Osborn. Jeannie received her BS degree from Central Michigan University, where she played flute in the concert band. She received her Masters of Library Science from Wayne...
Roy Shaft
May 25, 2013
ROY FRANKLIN SHAFT, 70, of Cass City, died Saturday, May 25, 2013 in Huron Medical Center, Bad Axe. He was born August 15, 1942 in Adrian to Richard Franklin and Dorothy Mabel (Stephenson) Shaft. He married Margaret (Margy) Ann Lenzi January 24, 1970 in Boston, MA. Roy served in the U.S. Navy specializing in electronics and was honorably discharged in...
Shirley Matson
May 21, 2013
SHIRLEY JEAN MATSON, 63, of Cass City, died following a short illness Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Covenant Medical Center Harrison Campus, Saginaw. She was born January 24, 1950 in Detroit to Dell and Elizabeth "Betty" (Boon) Wareham. Shirley was a licensed beautician owning her own shop in Detroit for over five years. She and her husband owned and operated...
Jeanne Mcphail
May 17, 2013
JEANNE MARY MCPHAIL, 74, of Cass City, passed away Friday, May 17, 2013 in her home with her family by her side. She was born March 12, 1939 in Attica to James and Nora (Middleditch) Sutphen. She married Roger Dee McPhail November 7, 1970 in Bad Axe. Jeanne worked as an Assistant Plant Manager for Novelty Tool in Bad Axe...
William Britt
May 15, 2013
WILLIAM HOWARD BRITT, 70, of Cass City, finished his race Wednesday, May 15, 2013 in Covenant Medical Center, Saginaw, with his family by his side. He was born March 22, 1943 in Bad Axe to Howard and Catherine (MacLachlan) Britt. He married Judy Ann McIntosh February 22, 1963 at Grant United Methodist Church. Bill graduated from Cass City High School...
David Rowinski
May 13, 2013
DAVID ROWINSKI, 53, of Deford, died unexpectedly on Monday, May 13, 2013 in Caro Community Hospital. He was born March 5, 1960 in Detroit to Gabriel and Joan (Wnuk) Rowinski. He married Sherri White September 28, 2007 in Tuscola County Court House, Caro. David graduated from Kingston High School in 1978, in the building trades field. He could build and...
Elsie Hicks
May 9, 2013
ELSIE MAY HICKS Elsie M. Hicks, 87, of Deford went home to be with the Lord following a short illness Thursday, May 9, 2013, in Timberline Lodge AFC with her loving family by her side. She was born July 17, 1925 in Ellington Township to Glen and Eva Mae (Vandemark) Tousley. She married Gerald L. Hicks May 18, 1946 in...
Marilyn Barry
May 6, 2013
MARILYN JEAN BARRY, 80, of Cass City, died Monday, May 6, 2013 in Hills & Dale General Hospital, Cass City. She was born September 7, 1932 in Vassar to Leland and Margaret (DeWeerd) Wellemeyer. She was raised on the Wellemeyer Apple Orchard which began and nurtured her love of nature and the out doors. Marilyn graduated from Albion College in...
Joseph Gottler
May 5, 2013
Joseph C. Gottler, II, 60, of Mayille, died suddenly Sunday, May 5, 2013 in McLaren Lapeer Region, Lapeer. He was born December 22, 1952 in Cass City to Joseph Carl and Delores Mae (Brown) Gottler. He married Sara Kassie Harp July 12, 1975 in Silverwood. She died October 10, 1996. Joe served in the U.S. Army. He attended Saginaw Valley...
Evelyn Brown
May 2, 2013
Evelyn E. Brown, 81, of Kingston died Thursday, May 2, 2013 in Tuscola County Medical Care Facility, Caro. She was born February 3, 1932 in Huron County, Michigan to Alexander and Lucy (Lemanski) Konkel. She married Orval Junior Brown on September 24, 1977. He died March 16, 2012. Evelyn had many jobs throughout her life. She worked as a short...
Arthur Reeves
Apr 28, 2013
Arthur E. Reeves, born April 7, 1926. He died April 28, 2013 after living one of the fullest lives humanly possible and after having a very large family. Anyone who knew him knew his family consisted of many friends and blood relatives. He has known blood, sweat and tears, but most of all he knew love in his life. And...
Janet Francis
Apr 19, 2013
Janet I. Francis, 78, of Cass City died following a short illness Friday, April 19, 2013 in St. Mary's Medical Center, Saginaw. She was born January 11, 1935 in Cass City to Fred and Rachel (Hendrick) Wright. She married Elmer H. Francis June 25, 1955 in Cass City First Presbyterian Church. He died March 24, 2011. Janet was a homemaker...
Frances Kloc
Apr 4, 2013
Frances M. Kloc, 91, of Deford, died Thursday, April 4, 2013 in Covenant HealthCare System, Cooper Campus, Saginaw. She was born September 15, 1921 in Pigeon to Peter and Mary (Mroz) Kloc. Frances and her sister Eleonora moved to Detroit in 1939 where they completed their education and began their careers. Frances completed High School of Commerce Business Administration in...
Nancy Raymond
Apr 4, 2013
NANCY R. RAYMOND, 55, of Deford, died unexpectedly Thursday, April 4, 2013 in Hills & Dales General Hospital. She was born October 5, 1957 in Bad Axe to James Don and Marguerite June (Griggs) Nicol. She married Kim Raymond March 31, 1979 in Elkton. Nancy was a loving wife, mom and grandma. She was a great cook and enjoyed preparing...
Cora Parrott
Apr 1, 2013
CORA MARIE PARROTT 88, of Cass City, died following a short illness Monday, April 1, 2013 in Northwood Meadows Medical Care Unit. She was born February 19, 1925 in Flint to Peter and Flossie M. (Lockwood) Westerby. She married Joseph William "Bill" Parrott June 12, 1943 in Brighton. He died December 31, 2006. Cora was raised by her grandmother, Sarah...
Kathleen Alcorn
Mar 27, 2013
KATHLEEN MARIE ALCORN, 51, of Cass City, died following a long illness Wednesday, March 27, 2013 in Tendercare Nursing Facility, Cass City. She was born March 22, 1962 in Mt. Clemens to George and Rose (Ward) Sheer. She married Kenneth C. Alcorn, December 31, 1995 in Adair. Kathleen graduated from Marine City High School. She worked in a title office...
Brett Hendrick
Mar 25, 2013
BRETT ALLEN HENDRICK, 57, of Troy, KS, died suddenly Monday, March 25, 2013 in his home. He was born May 14, 1955 in Caro to Morris and Gertrude (Venema) Hendrick. He married Susan Gay Emede December 15, 1997 in Las Vegas, NV. Brett graduated from Caro High School in 1973. He worked as a machinist for area factories including Bradford...
Richard Jackson
Mar 16, 2013
RICHARD MONROE JACKSON, 61, of Caro, died following a long illness Saturday, March 16, 2013 in Heartland Health Care Center, Saginaw. He was born March 31, 1951 in Hazel Park to William Monroe and Beatrice (Moore) Jackson. He married Kathy Ilene Keller March 29, 1972 in Madison Heights. After graduating from high school Richard began a 30 year career with...
Brian Mosher
Mar 10, 2013
BRIAN LEE MOSHER, 50, of Cass City, went home to be with his Lord following a short illness Sunday, March 10, 2013 in Hills & Dales General Hospital, Cass City. He was born May 7, 1962 in Elkton to Joel and Janet (Creason) Mosher. Brian worked for various fast food restaurants including Taco Bell and Burger King. He was a...
Betty Kelley
Mar 7, 2013
BETTY JANE KELLEY, 85, of Kingston, died following a short illness Thursday, March 7, 2013 in Country Hill Adult Foster Care Home, Mayville. She was born September 2, 1927 in Pigeon to Fred and Jennie Marie (Smith) Brown. She married Robert Arthur Kelley October 4, 1947 in Pontiac. He died November 8, 2007. Betty worked over ten years for Walbro....