Obituaries

Feb 13, 2011

Marion R. O’Dell, 86, of Cass City, died Sunday, February 13, 2011 in the home of her daughter, Chris and husband Merrill Turner where she has resided and been lovingly cared for during the past 4 years. She was born September 30, 1924 in Clifford, MI to Gilbert Lewis and Minnie Melissa (Turner) Townsend. She married Mac Bryan O’Dell June...

Feb 3, 2011

JEANETTE MARIE OSENTOSKI, 69, of Cass City, died following a short illness Thursday, February 3, 2011 in St. Mary’s Medical Center Saginaw. She was born October 15, 1941 in Bad Axe to Sylvester F. and Regina E. (Warchock) Osentoski. Jeanette worked for General Cable in Cass City as an Inspector retiring after 39 years. She was a member of St....

Jan 17, 2011

RICHARD BURKLEY KINGERY, JR., 57, of Cass City, formerly of Roanoke, VA, died after a short illness Monday, January 17, 2011 in his home with his loving family at his side. He was born June 26, 1953 in Roanoke, VA to Richard Burkley and Juanita (Long) Kingery. He married Rebecca A. Massingale June 25, 2000 in Front Royal, VA. Richard...

Jan 14, 2011

PAUL LOUIS HORENZIAK, 68, of Kingston died unexpectedly Friday, January 14, 2011 in Marlette Regional Hospital. He was born July 25, 1942 in Saginaw to Walter Leo and Marian Ida (Bittner) Horenziak. He married Linda Joy Toronjo December 8, 1972 in Grace Baptist Church of Jackson. Paul graduated from Ferris State College. He worked for Saginaw Steering Gear and Delphi...

Jan 11, 2011

ROSALIND MOORE, 93, of Clearwater, FL formerly of Cass City, died Tuesday, January 11, 2011 in North Richland Hills, Texas. She was born December 12, 1917 in Lapeer to Louis and Florence (Silverthorne) Sherwood. She married Paul Moore. He preceded her in death in 2002. Rosalind is survived by her daughter, Judy (Richard) Moore Berg of Keller, TX; son, Sherwood...

Jan 10, 2011

ROBERTA J. DARR, 79, of Cass City, died suddenly Monday, January 10, 2011 in her home as the result of a house fire. She was born June 15, 1931 in Detroit to Joseph F. and Elve Pearl (Churchill) Czarnecki. She lived in Hazel Park 13 years. She married Glenn E. Darr June 16, 1983 in Sanilac County. He died July...

Jan 6, 2011

DAVID ANTHONY TROIA, 68, of Kingston died Thursday, January 6, 2011 in his home. He was born November 8, 1942 in Detroit to Joseph and Lena (Panazzo) Troia. David served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He worked for Tubular Sales in Detroit and later for Service Steel also in Detroit. David was a member of Teamsters Local...

Jan 5, 2011

JAMES DAVID FISHER, 82, of Silverwood died Wednesday, January 5, 2011 in his home following a long illness. He was born September 21, 1928 in Flint to John David and Myrtle S. (Cory) Fisher. He married Catherine Louise Riley June 10, 1950 in Hazel Park. Jim served in the U.S. Army. He worked as a Tool and Die Maker for...

Dec 31, 2010

DONALD PARSONS MILLS, 82, of Cass City, died Friday, December 31, 2010 in St. Mary’s Medical Center in Saginaw. He was born May 27, 1928 in Lincoln Park to William and Irene (Parsons) Mills. He married Patricia A. Cox August 4, 1950. Donald graduated from Henry Ford Trade School in 1945. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean...

Dec 27, 2010

JENNIFER ANNE GIBSON, 41, of Silverwood, died unexpectedly Monday, December 27, 2010 in Dayton Township. She was born November 1, 1969 in Southfield to Robert and Andrea (Hayford) Diegel. She married Ronald R. Gibson, Jr. February 23, 2001 in Caro. Jen loved to travel. She particularly loved the beauty of the mountains. She enjoyed stopping at garage sales and truly...

Dec 26, 2010

LAWRENCE ARTHUR ENGLEHART, 85, of Deford died Sunday, December 26, 2010 in United Hospice of Marlette Residence Center following a long illness. He was born April 6, 1925 at home in Deford to Arthur and Lilli (Hill) Englehart. He came home from Germany with and married his sweetheart, Elfriede Anna Bess January 26, 1948 in the Novesta Church of Christ...

Dec 18, 2010

ETHAN GABRIEL ESCHTRUTH Our hearts are broken, our arms are empty. As the parents of Ethan Gabriel Eschtruth we are sad to announce that our son was born Friday, December 3 in Covenant Medical Center Harrison campus, Saginaw with Trisomy 18 Syndrome and took his last breaths Saturday, December 18, 2010 also in Covenant Medical Center Harrison campus, Saginaw. As...

Dec 17, 2010

LAWRENCE HENRY PETTY, 70, of Columbiaville died Friday, December 17, 2010 in Lapeer Regional Medical Center. He was born March 14, 1940 at home in Lake Orion to Walter and Evelyn (Hoppe) Petty. Larry worked for the Oakland County Road Commission as a Heavy Equipment Operator retiring after over 35 years. He was an active member and current officer of...

Dec 13, 2010

GARY EMMITT NANNEY, 50, of Cass City, died unexpectedly Monday, December 13, 2010 in Covenant Medical Center Cooper Campus, Saginaw. He was born May 29, 1960 in Dearborn to Euin Eugene “Gene” and Carol J. (Murry) Nanney. He married Cynthia Kay Hack January 23, 1997 in Paducah, KY. Gary owned and operated Nanney’s Logging. He previously worked for Shawn Papp...

Dec 10, 2010

Josephine Gray, 83, of Cass City, died Friday, December 10, 2010 in Tendercare Nursing Facility in Cass City. She was born November 30, 1927 in Freiburg to Andrew and Ruth (Kritzman) Olsowy. She married Norman N. Gray, June 16, 1945 in St. Pancratius Catholic Church, Cass City. He died February 10, 2009. Josephine worked at Hills & Dale General Hospital...

Dec 9, 2010

Leland L. Lester, 93, of Kingston, died Thursday, December 9, 2010 in his daughter’s home following a long illness. He was born June 1, 1917 in Seneca, Michigan to Lewis and Jenetta (Cole) Lester. He married Emily Rodenbo June 26, 1943 in Kingston. She died in 1981. Leland worked for Jubb Motor Sales in Marlette then retired from Bendix Trailer...

Dec 6, 2010

IDA MAE SARI, 85, of Marlette, died unexpectedly Monday, December 6, 2010 in Marlette Regional Hospital Extended Care Unit. She was born February 22, 1925 in Goodland to John J. and Florence (Chase) Robinet. She married Joe Sari November 10, 1951 in Lapeer. He died December 20, 1994. Ida and her husband were lifelong dairy farmers. Ida was a former...

Dec 3, 2010

BARBARA LUCILLE SCHNEEBERGER, 76, of Cass City, died Friday, December 3, 2010 in St. Mary’s Medical Center, Saginaw. She was born May 8, 1934 in Ann Arbor to Walter Ferdinand and Lucille Marguriet (Weber) Schneeberger. Barbara is survived by her brother and sister-in-law, Derrill and Barbara Schneeberger of Farmington, MI. Graveside services will take place in the spring. Barbara will...

Nov 30, 2010

Nov 23, 2010

RICHARD LEWIS BAERWOLF, 59, of Sandusky, died unexpectedly Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at his mother’s home. He was born July 27, 1951 in Cass City to Elwyn Lewis and Dorothy (Ball) Baerwolf. He married Kimberly Anglebrandt August 27, 1983 in Peace Lutheran Church, Sandusky. Richard worked for Trelleborg Automotive, formerly Yale Rubber, in the Quality Department for over 30 years....