Obituaries
Robert David Bell (Bob)
Mar 29, 2018
Robert David Bell (Bob) Hemlock, Michigan Bob passed away peacefully in his home with his family on Thursday March 29, 2018 at the age of 67 due to ALS (Lou Gehrigs Disease). Robert was born on March 19, 1951 in Hemlock to the late Robert James Bell and Jacqueline (Coughlin) Bell. He graduated from Hemlock High School and then graduated...
Lowell Thomas Swartzendruber
Mar 28, 2018
Swartzendruber, Lowell Thomas, age 80, of Saginaw passed away Wednesday, March 28, 2018. He was born, April 20, 1937, in Bay Port MI. He is survived by Margaret Morgan his wife of 57 years, daughter Saun Keller of Harbor Beach, Lowell Jr. (Tom) and wife Judy Swartz of Ionia, daughter Sonia Swartzendruber of Millington, and granddaughters Sarah and Sabrina. He...
Alan James Strasel
Mar 28, 2018
Strasel, Alan James Merrill, MI Beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle and friend went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 28, 2018. The son of the late Leo and Dorothy (Gilles) Strasel was born on May 15, 1930 in Saginaw. He married Ada V. Shepherd on November 3, 1951; she survives him. Alan retired from Delco-Moraine Div....
Rick Alan Wenzel
Mar 27, 2018
Rick Alan Wenzel Saginaw, Michigan Passed away suddenly, Tuesday, March 27, 2018, at his home. Age 59 years. The son of Daniel Wenzel and the late Garnet (Carstensen) Wenzel was born August 29, 1958 in Saginaw, Michigan. He was a graduate of Swan Valley High School and received his Bachelors in Business Administration from Northwood University. He married Tamara Herber,...
Arthur J. Rick Sr.
Mar 27, 2018
Arthur J. "Art" Rick, Sr. of Hemlock, Michigan, Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and uncle went home to the Lord on Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at Covenant HealthCare-Cooper with his family by his side. He was 71 years old. Arthur J. Rick was born on August 23, 1946, in Saginaw, Michigan to the late Arthur and Sadie (Allen)...
Joyce Delores Beyersdorf
Mar 27, 2018
Joyce Delores Beyersdorf Hemlock, MI Joyce was born to Seth and Cora (nee Dennis) Spurbeck on October 26 1927. Beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, aunt and neighbor, will be missed by all who knew her. After starting piano lessons at age 4, music became a large part of her life till her death March 27, 2018. She married the love...
John Pearson
Mar 26, 2018
John C. Pearson Marion Springs, MI Passed away Monday March 26, 2018 at home at the age of 63 years. John was born August 28, 1954 in Saginaw. The son of the late Floyd and Artie (Hop) Pearson. Surviving are his siblings; Deb (Frank) Leiner, Linda Johnson, Laura Leiner, Barb Leiner, Floyd (Sonny) Pearson, Sylvia (Don) Klatt, Bonnie (David) Parcham;...
Donald Otto Tessin
Mar 26, 2018
Donald Otto Tessin Hemlock, Michigan Passed away on Monday, March 26, 2018, at the age of 84 years. Donald was born July 25, 1933, in Richland Twp., Michigan to the late John and Freida (Bork) Tessin. He was confirmed at St. John Lutheran Church in Hemlock. He married Shirley Marie Kreger on August 15, 1953; she survives him. His profession...
Richard Earl Marden
Mar 26, 2018
Richard, age 78, passed away Monday, March 26, 2018. He was born August 28, 1939 in Mayville, Michigan; the oldest son of Dr. Earl F. Marden, DDS and Ila Marian (Smith) Marden. His family moved to Saginaw about 1942 where Richard resided most of his life. He was a 1957 graduate of Saginaw High School and attended the University of...
James Allen Leach
Mar 25, 2018
James Allen Leach Birch Run, Michigan Passed away peacefully, Sunday March 25, 2018, at HealthSource Saginaw at the age of 70 years. James was born April 10, 1947 in Saginaw, Michigan to the late Lawrence Edgar and Eleanor Ruth (Felten) Leach. James graduated from Bridgeport High School and attended Delta College to become an Electrician. He was a member of...
Susan Gallery
Mar 24, 2018
Gallery, Susan Saginaw, Michigan Passed away Saturday, March 24, 2018, at the Hazel Findley Country Manor in St. Johns, Michigan, at the age of 90 years. Susan Messner was born September 10, 1927, in Saginaw, the daughter of the late Catherine (Bart) and Frank Messner. She married Reuben Jackson Gallery September 18, 1953; he predeceased her August 9, 2012. She...
Carolyn "Carol" DeMott
Mar 24, 2018
DeMott, Carolyn (Carol) Ann Saginaw, Michigan Beloved mother, sister, aunt, and nana passed away Saturday, March 24, 2018, at her residence with her family by her side after a long illness. Carol was born in Saginaw, Ml on November 20, 1946, the daughter of the late Louis Daniel and Mary (Bisbey) Loranger. She was currently retired, but worked at Tony's...
James Lenhart Laurenz
Mar 23, 2018
James Lenhart Laurenz Merrill, Michigan Passed away Friday, March 23, 2018, at the Cartwright Hospice Residence at the age of 80 years. He was born September 26, 1937 at the family farm in Richland Township to the late Lenhart and Gladys (Rohn) Laurenz. He served with the U. S. Marine Corps. He married Helen Haven July 13, 1957 and she...
Jacque S. Stewart
Mar 23, 2018
Jacque S. Stewart Saginaw, Michigan Our loving wife, mother, grandmother, daughter and sister, passed away on Friday, March 23, 2018, age 59 years. She was born on August 21, 1958, the daughter of Dorothy Lacis (Galligan)and the late Jack Page, in Gladwin. Jacque married Don Stewart on June 26, 1982, he survives her. She retired from the Book Warehouse of...
Joseph J. Greko
Mar 22, 2018
Passed away Thursday, March 22, 2018, with his family by his side. He was 95 years of age. Joseph John Greko was born September 28, 1922, in St. Charles to the late Michael and Katherine (Adamski) Greko. After his attendance at Arthur Hill Technical School, he entered the United States Army. Joseph was part of the Normandy D-day invasion and...
Diane Marie Brown
Mar 22, 2018
Diane M. Brown Saginaw, Michigan On March 22, 2018, our world was turned upside down as our beautiful wife, mother, grandmother, and "rock" chose to be with the Lord. She was 59 years old. Diane was born October 10, 1958, in Saginaw, Michigan. She recently retired from Bridgeport Public Schools where she worked for many years in Food Service. She...
Catherine Elizabeth "Betty" Pfund
Mar 22, 2018
Catherine Elizabeth "Betty" (Mead) Pfund Saginaw, Michigan Passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on March 22, 2018. She was 85 years old. The daughter of the late John and Julia (Petricivic) Mead was born November 20, 1932, in Saginaw, Michigan. She married her loving husband Paul F. Pfund on June 14, 1952; he survives her. From this union...
Geree K. Boshaw
Mar 22, 2018
Geree K. (Fischer) Boshaw Saginaw, Michigan Loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother passed away Thursday, March 22, 2018, surrounded by her family at Covenant Harrison,at the age of 72. Geree was born November 17, 1945 in Saginaw to the late Kenneth and Gertrude (Phillips) Fischer. She had many different jobs and loved every one of them, especially working in the...
Gerald L. Morningstar
Mar 21, 2018
Morningstar, Gerald Hope, Michigan Went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 21, 2018, at Mid-Michigan Medical Center in Midland, at the age of 74 years. He was born September 1, 1943, in Merrill, Michigan, the son of the late Daniel and Frances (Zaleski) Morningstar. He was a hard-working man who retired from Saginaw Steering Gear Plant 2 after...
Sharon Luttie Weigandt-Briggs
Mar 20, 2018
WEIGANDT-BRIGGS, Sharon Luttie Saginaw, Michigan Passed away March 20, 2018 at age 75. She was born February 3, 1943 to the late Henry and Luttie (Simmons) Miller of Saginaw, Michigan. Sharon was a beloved Mother, Sister, Grand and Great Grandmother and Friend. Sharon was predeceased by her husband of 27 years, Ted Edward Briggs. Sharon is survived by her children,...






