Obituaries
Helen Joyce (Chapin) Hubbard
Jan 30, 2026
HELEN JOYCE (CHAPIN) HUBBARD
Helen J. Hubbard, 91, of Cass City, died peacefully January 30, 2026 in United Hospice Residence of Aspire Marlette. She was born November 15, 1934 in Snover to Lloyd and Irene (McNaughton) Bader. She married Harold Eugene Chapin September 20, 1951. He died April 4, 1973. She married Newell John Hubbard December 20, 1980. He died May...
Melvin Joseph Hoppe
Jan 30, 2026
MELVIN JOSEPH HOPPE
Melvin J. Hoppe, 86, of Cass City, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather passed away, with family by his side, on Friday, January 30, 2026 in Huron Medical Care Facility following a lengthy battle with dementia. He was born April 10, 1939 in Roseville, Michigan to Norman and Florence (Fitzgerald) Hoppe. He married Alicia Deluna on August...
Mary Ann Osentoski
Jan 13, 2026
MARY ANN OSENTOSKI
Mary Ann Osentoski, 67, of Cass City, passed away on Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at the Huron County Medical Care Facility. She was born October 8, 1958 in Ubly to David and Eleanore (Ostrowski) Osentoski.
Mary Ann grew up in Ubly and graduated in 1976. After receiving her Bachelor’s degree from Saginaw Valley State College she worked as a...
Jeffrey Lee Lefler
Jan 24, 2026
JEFFREY LEE LEFLER
Jeffrey L. Lefler, 56, of Cass City, died Saturday, January 24, 2026 in his home. He was born September 21, 1969 in Cass City to James Howard and Elizabeth Margaret (Pfaff) Lefler.
Jeffrey graduated from Cass City High School, where he played basketball and football. He served in the United States Army and National Guard. During this time, he...
Joseph Edward Mellendorf
Jan 19, 2026
JOSEPH EDWARD MELLENDORF
Joseph E. Mellendorf, 85, of Caro, died unexpectedly on January 19, 2026 in his home. He was born August 18, 1940 in Gagetown to Stanley and Erma (Hartwick) Mellendorf. He married Sharon Sue Amspaugh in 1963.
Joe was raised in Owendale with seven brothers, three sisters, many nephews, nieces, cousins, and more. He received his...
Anthony Dale Bader
Jan 17, 2026
ANTHONY DALE BADER
Anthony D. Bader, 55, of Cass City passed away unexpectedly in his home on Saturday, January 17, 2026. He was born December 14, 1970 in Bad Axe to Dale Dwaine and Sandra Ann (Wallace) Bader.
Anthony graduated from Cass City High School. He was always hard-working and worked as a co-op student at Cole Carbide Industries, where he continued...
Roger Darell Deering
Jan 14, 2026
ROGER DARELL DEERING
Roger D. Deering, 87, of Saginaw, formerly of Cass City, died Wednesday, January 14, 2026 in his home. He was born October 7, 1938 in Cass City to George Adam and Mattie (Bingham) Deering. He married Gazella Jean Muska on her birthday, May 18, 1968 in Caro Lutheran Church. She died March 7, 2016.
Roger graduated from Owendale High...
Anita Marie Prosowski
Jan 13, 2026
ANITA MARIE PROSOWSKI
Anita M. Prosowski, 101, of Cass City, died peacefully Tuesday evening, January 13, 2026 in Tuscola County Medical Care Facility of Caro. She was born February 2, 1924 to Paul and Pauline (Gore) Herta in Detroit. She married Edward Joseph Prosowski on July 21, 1945 in Detroit MI. He died October 14, 1989.
Anita left...
Kimberlie Ann Stahl
Jan 11, 2026
KIMBERLIE ANN STAHL
Kimberlie A. Stahl, 68, of Cass City, died Sunday, January 11, 2026 in Covenant Healthcare, Cooper Campus. She was born May 31, 1957 in Detroit to William and Roberta (Turner) Coleman.
Kimberlie loved being a mom and would do anything for her daughter, Nichole Stahl and son, Shane Stahl.
Cremation has taken place and a graveside service is being planned...
Gerald Thomas Vanderpool
Jan 9, 2026
GERALD THOMAS VANDERPOOL
Gerald T. Vanderpool, 72, of Kingston, died Friday, January 9, 2026 in Fisher Senior Care and Rehab Center, Mayville. He was born on November 7, 1953 in Marlette to Montgomery and Marie (Strassberg) Vanderpool. He married Sandra Phillips on April 19, 1980 in Kingston.
Jerry worked all over the country as a carpenter for residential, commercial, and custom homes....
Herman Walter Rock
Jan 4, 2026
HERMAN WALTER ROCK
Herman W. Rock, better known as “Rock", passed away on January 4, 2026. He was born on January 29, 1940, and grew up in Deford, MI. He graduated from Cass City High School in 1958 and received his bachelor’s degree from Asbury University in 1962. In 1967 he moved to Georgia to study theology at...
Douglas John Laurie
Jan 4, 2026
DOUGLAS JOHN LAURIE
Doug Laurie, 64, of Cass City was received into heaven on Sunday, January 4, 2026 in his home with his family by his side. He was born April 10, 1961 in Lansing to John and Betty (Morell) Laurie. He married his high school sweetheart, Tammy Wissner on September 12, 1981 in Kilmanagh.
Doug graduated from Owen-Gage High School in...
Loretta Bernadine Ross
Jan 2, 2026
LORETTA BERNADINE DILLON ROSS
Loretta B. Ross, 107, passed away peacefully at home, with family by her side, on January 2, 2026. She was born November 24, 1918, on her family farm in Colwood, Michigan, to Edward A. and Maude (Reid) Dillon. Loretta married Bernard “Bun” Ross September 28, 1940, at St. Agatha’s Church in Gagetown. They shared sixty-five years of...
Janet Elaine Barden
Dec 30, 2025
JANET ELAINE BARDEN
Janet E. Barden, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away unexpectedly in Florida on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, surrounded by her six children. She was born on January 25, 1932 in Kingston to Stewart and Esther (Wenzlaff) Shotwell. Janet was raised in Pontiac before returning to Kingston at the age of fourteen, where she would build a...
Judith Mary Profit
Dec 28, 2025
Judith M. Profit, 81, of Cass City, passed away on Sunday, December 28, 2025 in Medilodge of Cass City. She was born May 21, 1944 in Bad Axe to George Anthony and Sarah Louise (Ducharme) Ignash. She married Edward Allen Profit on February 2, 1969 in Las Vegas. He died October 14, 2024.
Judy graduated in 1962 from Laker High School....
Janis Fay Seeley
Dec 21, 2025
JANIS FAY SEELEY
Janis Fay Seeley, 83, of Cass City, died Sunday, December 21, 2025. She was born on November 22, 1942 in Hazel Park to Hollis Charles and Hazel Janice (Hower) Seeley.
Janis graduated from Cass City High School, passed the state exam for cosmetology and worked as a hairdresser for a short time. She also worked in the kitchen at...
Sharon Kaye Brandibur
Dec 18, 2025
Sharon K. Brandibur, 79, of Kingston, died peacefully Thursday, December 18, 2025 in her home surrounded by loved ones. She was born June 1, 1946 in Cass City to Floyd and Nellie (Hackel) Brief. She married James Brandibur on July 26, 1969 in Kingston. He died September 2, 2022.
Sharon was employed by Kingston Community Schools for thirty-two years, as a...
Gloria Jean Card
Dec 16, 2025
Gloria J. Card, 76, of Cass City, died on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 in her home. She was born December 27, 1948 to Gordon and Bertha (Schmidt) Mosey. She married Martin Card on August 23, 1986 in the Church of the Nazarene, Bad Axe. He died March 17, 1996.
Gloria graduated from Bad Axe High School in 1967. She worked in...
David Natale
Dec 10, 2025
David Natale, 59, of Caro died unexpectedly Wednesday, December 10, 2025 in his home. He was born April 5, 1966 in Stony Point, New York to John and Lottie (Sutton) Natale. He was the black sheep, the seventh son of the family. He married Christine Tucker on August 4, 2004 in Caro.
Following high school, David received an associate’s degree in...
Scott Glenn Cumper
Dec 9, 2025
SCOTT GLENN CUMPER
Scott G. Cumper, 54, of Kingston died Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at his home. He was born August 30, 1971 to Phillip and Bonnie (Plummer) Cumper. He married Candi Lynn Cummings on January 7, 2006 at his home in Kingston.
Scott graduated from Otisville High School. He enjoyed fishing, deer hunting, and skeet shooting with his kids, which always...


