Obituaries
James Milligan
Oct 10, 2006
JAMES ALEXANDER MILLIGAN James A. Milligan, 92, of Cass City, died Tuesday, October 10, 2006 in Northwood Meadows Medical Care Unit. He was born March 16, 1914 in Cass City to Alex and Mary (Brown) Milligan. He married Pauline Knight November 24, 1944 in Paulines home in Cass City. She died March 10, 2003. Jims family settled in Cass City...
Gilberto Nazario
Oct 7, 2006
GILBERTO �"TITO NAZARIO Gilberto �"Tito Nazario, 47, of Cass City, died unexpectedly Saturday, October 7, 2006 in Pontiac. He was born October 23, 1958 in Ponce, Puerto Rico to Gilberto and Edelfina (Rosa) Nazario. Tito worked for Bartnik Service of Cass City. He loved to ride his motorcycle. He was a member of the Golden Eagles of Pontiac. Tito loved...
Myrtle Mccoll
Oct 4, 2006
MYRTLE B. McCOLL Myrtle B. McColl, 99, of Cass City, died Wednesday, October 4, 2006 in Tendercare Nursing Facility, Cass City after a long illness. She was born July 9, 1907 at home in Greenleaf Township to Edward and Susan (Ballagh) Wright. She married Charles Cutler in 1929. Myrtle later married Hugh McColl March 3, 1951 at home in Cass...
Virginia Crawford
Sep 30, 2006
VIRGINIA ANITA CRAWFORD Virginia A. Crawford, 86, of Cass City, died Saturday, September 30, 2006 in Northwood Meadows Medical Care Unit, Cass City after a long illness. She was born August 16, 1920 in Detroit to Emile and Pearl (Bovee) Bluhm. She married Norman Robert Crawford July 10, 1943 in Dearborn. He died January 20, 1991. Virginia was a school...
Betty Anderson
Sep 23, 2006
BETTY ANDERSON Betty Anderson, 70, of Cass City, died Saturday, September 23, 2006 in her home following a long illness. She was born June 13, 1936 in Rothenbach, Germany to Johann and Theresa (Kraus)Kreuzer. She married Wayne L. Anderson August 30, 1957 in Rothenbach, Germany near Nürnburg. Betty met her husband while he was in the U.S. Army stationed in...
Robert Benkelman
Sep 22, 2006
Robert F. Benkelman, Thumb Radio Broadcaster Robert F. Benkelman, who worked to develop radio broadcasting in the Thumb, established WKYO in Caro and helped many young local announcers launch their careers, died Friday at St. Marys Medical Center in Saginaw from complications of pulmonary fibrosis. He was 79. Born in Sandusky on Oct. 1, 1926 to Harold L. and Isabel...
Amy Skiles
Sep 14, 2006
AMY LYNN SKILES Amy L. Skiles, 29, of Cass City, died unexpectedly Thursday, September 14, 2006 in Covenant Health Care System Cooper Campus, Saginaw. She was born November 30, 1976 in Cass City to David and Delores (Williams) Skiles. Amy loved her work as a teacher in a private school in Waterford, where she taught for three years. She had...
Michael Kropewnicki
Sep 13, 2006
MICHAEL DAVID KROPEWNICKI Michael D. Kropewnicki, 48, of Cass City, died Wednesday, September 13, 2006 in Hills & Dales General Hospital after a long battle with cancer. He was born December 19, 1957 in Greenville to Robert Eugene and Agnes Bridget (Skinner) Kropewnicki. He married Catherine Adams July 14, 1979 in Greenville. Mike received his Masters in Business Administration from...
Betty Hunter
Sep 3, 2006
BETTY JANE HUNTER Jane Hunter, 82 of Kingston, died Sunday, September 3, 2006 in Tuscola County Medical Care Facility. She was born July 28, 1924, in Saginaw to Arthur and Ruth (Gohs) Kelley. She married Douglas Hunter January 5, 1942 in Mayville. He died March 21, 2003. Jane was a founding member of Mayville Eagles. She was an excellent cook....
John Bulla
Sep 3, 2006
John C. Bulla, 81, of Cass City, died Sunday, September 3, 2006 in Huron Medical Center Bad Axe. He was born October 20, 1924 at home in Austin Township to John D. and Catherine (Gillis) Bulla. He married Clara F. Periso October 19, 1952 in St. Michael Catholic Church, Wilmot. John attended Cumber Rural School and Ubly High School. He...
Dennis Mellinger
Sep 3, 2006
DENNIS DUANE MELLINGER Dennis D. Mellinger, 60, of Silverwood, died Sunday, September 3, 2006 at home following a long illness. He was born September 25, 1945 in Cadillac to Earl Raymond and Esther (Brooks) Mellinger. He married Ruby Weber Lyle in 1982. She died March 22, 1998. Dennis worked for Daimler Chrysler Corporation for over 25 years. He lived in...
John Michalski
Aug 30, 2006
JOHN RAYMOND MICHALSKI John R. Michalski, 61, of Deford, died Wednesday, August 30, 2006 at home with his family at his side. He was born December 2, 1944 at home in Ubly to Raymond and Ordean (Lautner) Michalski. He married Margaret Jean Rolston February 29, 1964 in St. Joseph Catholic Church, Argyle. She died November 25, 1999. John worked for...
Lydia Stack
Aug 19, 2006
LYDIA MARIE STACK Lydia M. Stack, 81, of Gagetown, died Saturday, August 19, 2006 in her home following a short illness. She was born February 4, 1925 in Karlsbad, Czechoslovakia to Franz and Sophia (Cihar) Veit. She married Milton A. Stack October 19, 1953 in Germany. Lydia, along with her husband, operated animal shelters in the Detroit area and in...
Clara Bond
Aug 18, 2006
CLARA MARGARET (DECKER) BOND Clara M. Bond, 89, of Cass City, died Friday, August 18, 2006 in Tuscola County Medical Care Facility, Caro. She was born April 3, 1917 at home in Greenleaf Township to Stephen A. and Lillian (Vogel) Decker. She married Charles E. Bond April 10, 1937 in Cass City. He died November 6, 1969. Clara farmed with...
Roy Ollila
Aug 7, 2006
Roy O. Ollila, 71, of Vassar, died unexpectedly Monday, August 7, 2006 in Caro Community Hospital. He was born January 15, 1935 in Royal Oak to Otto and Saimi (Onkala) Ollila. He married Helen H. Penfold Kelley June 8, 1974 in Las Vegas, NV. Roy served in the US Army stationed in Germany. After returning to the states he worked...
Arlan Hartwick
Aug 6, 2006
ARLAN �"JACK HARTWICK Jack Hartwick, 67, of Cass City, died Sunday, August 6, 2006 at home with his family at his side. He was born March 16, 1939 in Kalamazoo to Arlan and Lucy (McLarty) Hartwick. He married Sharron VanAllen December 30, 1960 in Cass City. Jack graduated from Cass City High School. He worked for Cass City Grain Elevator...
Patrick Rabideau
Jul 29, 2006
Patrick F. Rabideau 76 of Cass City died Saturday July 29, 2006 at home. He was born January 10, 1930 in Gagetown to the late George and Della (Menzel) Rabideau. He married Fern L. McCreedy on July 22, 2000 in the Sutton Sunshine Church. Pat had been a clerk for the Cass City Post Office for 25 years before retiring...
Glenn Darr
Jul 7, 2006
GLENN ERNEST DARR Glenn E. Darr, 93, of Cass City, died Friday, July 7, 2006 at home with his family at his side. He was born June 11, 1913 at home in Argyle Township to Henry and Emma Darr. He married Mildred Arlene Morrish December 13, 1936 in Cass City. She died September 14, 1981. He later married Roberta June...
Lena Tuckey
Jun 30, 2006
LENA ELIZA TUCKEY Lena E. Tuckey, 79, of Cass City, died Friday, June 30, 2006 in Tendercare Nursing Facility, Cass City. She was born May 1, 1927 in Gagetown to Wallace and Eliza (Evans) Morse. She married Dean J. Tuckey March 2, 1945 in Cass City. He died July 4, 2001. Lena worked at Sommers Bakery for many years. She...