Obituaries
Lessel Crawford
Jun 15, 2011
LESSEL IRENE CRAWFORD, 96, of Rochester Hills, formerly of Cass City, died Wednesday, June 15, 2011 in the Hospice Unit of Beaumont Hospital, Troy. She was born the middle child of eleven April 28, 1915 at home on Crawford Road in Deford to Clayton and Anna (Handley) Crawford. Lessel graduated from Cass City High School in 1933. After graduation she...
Stuart Merchant
Jun 12, 2011
STUART WILLIAM MERCHANT, 85, of Cass City, died Sunday, June 12, 2011 in his home with his family by his side. He was born an only child April 9, 1926 at home on Merchant Road to Frank Leroy and Dorothy Evelyn (McPhee) Merchant. He married Joan D. Sommers June 26, 1949 in Cass City. Stuart served in the Military Police...
Velna Richter
Jun 11, 2011
VELNA AILEEN RICHTER, 85, of Kingston died unexpectedly June 11, 2011 at her home. A Memorial service will be held 3:30 p.m. Thursday, June 16, 2011 in Kranz Funeral Home, Kingston. A Gathering of family and friends will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. in Kranz Funeral Home, Kingston, with a reception immediately following also in the Kranz Funeral...
Gordon Shapter
Jun 10, 2011
GORDON RAYMOND SHAPTER, 71, of Kingston died following a short illness Friday, June 10, 2011 in Toni and Trish House in Auburn. He was born February 16, 1940 in Lapeer to Russell Raymond and Hazel Eliza (Gordon) Shapter. He married Martha Schwab 1964 in Canada. She died October 30, 1984. He later married Sharon Annette Hodge April 6, 1985 in...
Howard Hill
Jun 8, 2011
HOWARD A. HILL, 80, of Cass City died Wednesday, June 8, 2011 in Courtney Manor, Bad Axe following a short illness. He was born November 9, 1930 in Huron County to Howard and Lois (Moss) Hill. He married Bonnie Kritzman October 11, 1952 in Shabbona. Howard attended Stone School. His life work was his dairy and crop farm. After his...
Martha Keyser
Jun 7, 2011
MARTHA KEYSER, 91, of Ubly, died Tuesday, June 7, 2011 in her daughter's home with her family by her side, following a long illness,. She was born March 15, 1920 in Alberta, Canada to Austin and Gertrude (Moore) Ertel. She married Mervyn Hiram Keyser May 21, 1938 in Caro. He died November 16, 1999. Martha worked for Walbro Manufacturing for...
Ruth Fisher
Jun 6, 2011
Ruth E. Fisher, 95, of Cass City, died unexpectedly Monday, June 6, 2011 in Courtney Manor, Bad Axe. She was born April 13, 1916 at home in Elmwood Township to Theo C. and Effie (Brown) Hendrick. She married Walter Theodore Finkbeiner November 23, 1935 in Detroit. He died September 18, 1962. She later married George S. Fisher, Sr. May 18,...
Robert Roberson
Jun 5, 2011
ROBERT ENOCH ROBERSON, 66, of Mayville died unexpectedly Sunday, June 5, 2011 in Covenant Medical Center Cooper Campus, Saginaw. He was born December 17, 1944 in West Branch to Donald R. and Joyce M. (Cowles) Roberson. He married Karen Lois Hunter August 21, 1965 in Kingston. Robert worked for General Motors at the Delphi plant in Saginaw as a Millwright,...
Russell Giddings
May 21, 2011
RUSSELL JUNIOR GIDDINGS, 70, of Millington died unexpectedly Saturday, May 21, 2011 in his home. He was born April 1, 1941 in Burnside Township, Lapeer County to Russell and Theresa (Yoe) Giddings. Junior worked as a truck driver years ago, hauling milk. Most recently he was a mechanic for the Caro DPW where he worked for over ten years. Junior...
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...