Obituaries
Kenneth Dubay, Sr.
May 20, 2011
KENNETH ROBERT DUBAY, SR., 58, of Cass City died unexpectedly Friday, May 20, 2011 in Hills and Dales General Hospital, Cass City. He was born November 28, 1952 in Mt. Clemens to Thomas William and Eleanor Louise (Ehrke) Dubay. He married Diana Mary Rick September 1, 1973 in Mt. Clemens. Ken worked for Daimler Chrysler at the Sterling Stamping plant...
Dorothy Tomczak
May 19, 2011
DOROTHY J TOMCZAK, 92, of Cass City, died Thursday, May 19, 2011 in Henry Ford Hospital Bloomfield Hills. She was born September 18, 1918 in Detroit to Anthony and Lottie (Lendzion) Kubicki. She married John J. Tomczak May 6, 1950 in St. Bartholomew’s Church in Detroit. He died June 18, 1996. Dorothy worked for Michigan Bell Telephone Company for 5...
Linton Cooper
May 17, 2011
LINTON FRED COOPER, 86, of Cass City died following a short illness Tuesday, May 17, 2011 in Covenant Health Care System, Cooper Campus, Saginaw. He was born August 6, 1924 in Kingston to Fred and Nellie (Peter) Cooper. He married Mary Ann Fortune August 9, 1962 in his mother’s home in Kingston. Linton lived on the farm as a child....
Bernice Copeland
May 14, 2011
BERNICE COPELAND, 69, of Kingston, died following a long illness, Saturday, May 14, 2011 with her family by her side at United Hospice of Marlette Residence Center. She was born September 9, 1941 in Bell County, KY to Charlie and Mary (Cinnamon) Carroll. She married Stuart Dean Copeland December 24, 1987 in Kingston. Bernice worked for Snover Stamping for several...
Mildred Parker
May 13, 2011
Mildred I. Parker, 78, of Decker, died suddenly in her home on Friday, May 13, 2011. She was born September 23, 1932 in Cass City to Jay C. and Mae Belle (Rondo) Hartley. She married Earl Leroy Parker December 5, 1953 at the Lamton parsonage in Decker. He died March 17, 1982. Mildred attended country school as a young girl....
Bertha Creason
May 11, 2011
Bertha J. Creason, 75, of Caro, died following a long illness Wednesday, May 11, 2011 in her home with her family by her side. She was born February 23, 1936 in Deckerville to August and Pearl (Jenereaux) Schenk. She married Wayne Daily Creason September 9, 1955 in Cass City First Baptist Church. Bertha was a homemaker taking care of her...
Thomas Mester
May 10, 2011
THOMAS “TOMMY” RAY MESTER, 24, of Cass City died unexpectedly Tuesday, May 10, 2011 near his mother’s home. He was born June 9, 1986 in Cass City to George Ray Mester and Belinda Anderson. Tom previously worked for a dairy farm. Although the work wasn’t his favorite he loved the cows. He currently helped his brother Jason with concrete projects....
Nancy Boyl
May 6, 2011
NANCY LEE BOYL, 70, of Kingston, died Friday, May 6, 2011 in MidMichigan Medical Center, Midland after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born February 16, 1941 in Caro to William and Rose (Hadi) Froede. She married Wesley Benjamin Boyl September 28, 1963 in Caro. He died April 24, 2007. Nancy was a very active member of Kingston Methodist...
Gregory Jones
May 2, 2011
GREGORY ALDEN JONES, 61, of Deford died following a long illness Monday, May 2, 2011 in United Hospice of Marlette Residence Center. He was born September 7, 1949 in St. Joseph County, South Bend, IN to Victor and Geraldine (Wright) Jones. He married Mary Hegadorn April 17, 1970 in Detroit. Greg served in the US Army serving two tours in...
Donna Rock
Apr 30, 2011
DONNA JEAN ROCK, 88, of Sebewaing, died following a long illness Saturday, April 30, 2011 in Northwood Meadows Medical Care Unit. She was born August 9, 1922 in Sandusky the only child of Ferman and Jeannetta (Sangster) Bright. She married Albert Rock February 6, 1945 in Chicago, IL. Albert and Donna had no children. He died April 20, 1999. Donna...
Bonnie Bitterling
Apr 24, 2011
BONNIE SUSANNE BITTERLING, 61, of Snover, died following a short illness Easter Sunday, April 24, 2011 in Medilodge of Port Huron. She was born September 16, 1949 in Morris Hospital in Cass City to Lorene and Mildred Emma (McGregory) Bitterling. Bonnie loved her Special Olympics activities. She enjoyed bowling and going on outings with her family and friends. Bonnie enjoyed...
Carole Hollis
Apr 17, 2011
CAROLE JEAN HOLLIS, 71, of Cass City, died unexpectedly Sunday, April 17, 2011 in her home. She was born June 18, 1939 in Saginaw to Norman and Meletine (Gase) Sieggreen. She married Larry Frank Hollis July 20, 1957 in Jeffersonville, IN. Carole attended Saginaw Valley State University for 3 years. She worked for Hills and Dales General Hospital for 8...
Elmer Francis
Mar 24, 2011
ELMER HOWARD FRANCIS, 79, of Cass City died following a short illness Thursday, March 24, 2011 in Select Specialty Residence, Saginaw. He was born February 14, 1932 in Kingston to Ray E. and Susie L. (Thorp) Francis. He married Janet I. Wright June 25, 1955 in Cass City First Presbyterian Church. Elmer served in the U.S. Army in Korea 1952...
Violette Cope
Mar 22, 2011
VIOLETTE ETHEL LABLANC COPE, 77, of Freeland, formerly of Cass City, died Tuesday, March 22, 2011 in Health Source Saginaw. She was born December 25, 1933 in Argyle Township, Sanilac County to William and Ethel (Hyatt) Faltinowski. She married Willis Earl LaBlanc July 6, 1957 in Cass City Church of the Nazarene. He died November 25, 1996. She married Ralph...
Earl Grigg
Mar 16, 2011
EARL EDWARD GRIGG, 107, of Cass City died following a short illness Wednesday, March 16, 2011 in Tuscola County Medical Care Facility, Caro. He was born November 14, 1903 in Bay County to William J. and Jennie (Francis) Grigg. He married Delia W. Mielens October 5, 1927 in Immanuel Lutheran Church Parsonage in Bay City. She died March 12, 2002....
Viola Clarke
Mar 16, 2011
VIOLA ELMIRA (TREADWELL) MURPHY CLARKE, 101, of Fort Erie, Ontario, died Wednesday, March 16, 2011 in Maple Park Lodge in Fort Erie. She was born March 1, 1910 in St. Thomas, Ontario to Roy and Julia Mae (Shipman) Treadwell. She married John L. Murphy June 29, 1931 in Detroit. He died December 12, 1968. She later married Arthur H. Clarke...
Beverley Reckinger
Mar 10, 2011
Beverley “Joan” Reckinger, 76, of Grayling, went to be with the Lord, Thursday, March 10, 2011 after a long courageous struggle with health concerns. Joan was born November 12, 1934 to Mark and Marguerite (McQueen) Patterson. She married Dennis Reckinger February 25, 1971 in Sarasota, Florida. Joan grew up a farmer’s daughter in Cass City. She graduated from Cass City...
Juanita Burk
Mar 3, 2011
JUANITA PEARL BURK, 82, of Cass City, died unexpectedly Thursday, March 3, 2011 in Satchell’s Christian Retirement Home Caro. She was born July 2, 1928 in Orlando, Florida to Lathan and Ruby Pearl (MacClain) Barfield. She married Alvin Robert “Fin” Burk February 22, 1947 in Bowling Green, OH. He died May 20, 2002. Juanita worked as a secretary on a...
Stephen Tesho Jr.
Feb 27, 2011
STEPHEN ANDREW “CHUM” TESHO, JR., 89, of Bridgeport, formerly of Cass City, died Sunday, February 27, 2011 in Tendercare Frankenmuth. He was born August 28, 1921 in Cass City to Steve and Laura (Muntz) Tesho. He married Dorothy Maxine Darling March 9, 1946 in Marlette. Chum served in the U.S. Army Air Corp during World War II. He was stationed...
Elizabeth Sulanowski
Feb 15, 2011
ELIZABETH DANUTA (ZDZIESZYNSKA) SULANOWSKI, 96, of Deford, died Tuesday, February 15, 2011 in her daughter’s home with her family by her side. She was born September 12, 1914 in Zbiersk, Poland to Stanislaw and Zofia (Wojciszewska) Zdzieszynska. Elizabeth’s life was anything but easy. At the age of 3 she lost her father in World War I. She grew up with...