Obituaries
Margaret "Marge" Zietz (Young)
Jan 18, 2018
Margaret "Marge" Zietz (Young) Saginaw, Michigan Our beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother went home to the Lord on January 18, 2018, at the age of 93 years. Marge was born April 10, 1924, in Gaylord, Michigan to the late Frank and Pauline (Mankowski) Koscielniak. She enjoyed farming in her youth, knitting, crocheting, gardening, listening to Polka music, going to the...
Ruth E. (Graham) Griesmayer
Jan 17, 2018
Passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 17, 2018, at the Grandvue Medical Care Facility in East Jordan, Michigan. She was 87 years of age. Ruth Elizabeth Graham was born in Saginaw on May 28, 1930, to the late Zephaniah and Harriett (Tyrrell) Graham. A graduate of Arthur Hill High School, she married John A. Griesmayer, Sr. on January 31, 1953...
Leo and Lorraine Oszust
Jan 17, 2018
Oszust, Lorraine and Leo Maynardville, Tennessee Formerly of Saginaw, Michigan Services for Lorraine and Leo, beloved parents of Lucinda and Leeona, will take place on Saturday, April 7, 2018, at St. Andrew Cemetery. Family and friends may gather at the cemetery chapel at 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Graveside committal services will immediately follow at 11:00 a.m. Rev. Peter Gaspeny will officiate....
Kenneth Walter Wegner
Jan 17, 2018
Wegner, Kenneth Walter Merrill, Michigan Passed away suddenly on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at the age of 70 years. The son of the late Walter Herman and Bernice Mabel (Beyersdorf) Wegner was born on September 12, 1947 in Saginaw. He graduated from Merrill High School in 1965 and then graduated with a bachelors of science from Michigan State University in...
Leo Oszust
Jan 17, 2018
Leo Oszust age 95 of Maynardville, formerly of Saginaw, Michigan, passed away Wednesday morning, January 17, 2018 at his home. He was a member of Christ The King Catholic Church in New Tazewell since moving to Tennessee in 1992. Leo was a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II and was the recipient of the Purple Heart. He was preceded...
Penny Sue Hernandez
Jan 14, 2018
Penny Sue Hernandez Bridgeport, Michigan Our beloved mother, wife, grandmother, and sister reunited with her son, Marcos Antonio Hernandez, on January 14, 2018, at the age of 65. Penny was born April 28, 1952, in Saginaw to the late Leonard and Shirley (Holvey) St. Charles. She worked as a housekeeper for Covenant (Saginaw General) for many years. She always had...
Kenneth J. "Ken" Frost
Jan 13, 2018
Kenneth J. Frost Merrill, Michigan Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather went home to the Lord on January 13, 2018, at the age of 90. Ken was born December 10, 1927, in Jonesfield Township to the late Walter and Ethel (Stryker) Frost. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII and the Korean War. He married Cora Ernestine Frost...
Bessie "Pennie" Hill (Smith)
Jan 13, 2018
Bessie "Pennie" Hill (Smith) Saginaw, Michigan Our loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 13, 2018, age 88 years. She was born on August 17, 1929, daughter of the late Otis and Pearl (Dockham) Smith, in Pontiac, Michigan. Pennie married Albert Dale Hill Sr. on December 17, 1949. He predeceased her on...
Robert David Maxson
Jan 12, 2018
Robert David Maxson Pinconning, Michigan Formerly of Hemlock, Michigan Passed away Friday, January 12, 2018, at the Masonic Pathways, Alma, Michigan. Age 92 years. The son of the late John and Mildred (Warden) Maxson was born May 29, 1925 in Pinconning, Michigan. He served with the U. S. Army during WWII. He married Ruth Bauer. She predeceased him. He engaged...
Antonia "Toni" Flores Thomas
Jan 12, 2018
Thomas, Antonia "Toni" Flores Saginaw, Michigan Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, sister and aunt, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, January 12, 2018, at the age of 90 years. Antonia Erculana Gonzalez was born November 7, 1927, in Dividend, Utah, the daughter of the late Andres and Jesusa (Salas) Gonzalez. She married Mariano Flores who predeceased...
Robert Harry St. John
Jan 12, 2018
Robert Harry St. John Saginaw, Michigan Passed away Friday, January 12, 2018. Age 88 years. The son of the late Jennie E. (Dancer) and Harry Waterbury St. John was born August 29, 1929 in Saginaw, Michigan. He was a graduate of Saginaw High School where he ran track and the team won the State finals. He served with the U.S....
Betty Elaine Hendricks (Christensen, Shook)
Jan 11, 2018
Betty Elaine Hendricks ( Christensen, Shook) Saginaw, Michigan Passed away Thursday, January 11, 2018, at Wellspring, Frankenmuth. Age 90 years The daughter of the late Rudy and Delana (LaCombe) Sautter was born August 3, 1927 in Bay City, Michigan. She married Wesley Shook. He predeceased her. She retired from Second National Bank with over 28 years of service. Surviving are...
Marilyn Joyce Spooner
Jan 11, 2018
Marilyn Joyce Spooner Saginaw, Michigan Our loving mother and grandmother went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 11, 2018, age 84 years. She was born on January 13, 1933, daughter of the late Henry and Iva (McGlinn) Walters, in Detroit. Marilyn married Arthur Charles Spooner on October 30, 1954. He predeceased her on July 12, 2007. She...
Mary McNeely Merchant
Jan 10, 2018
Mary McNeely Merchant Merrill, Michigan Our beloved wife and mother went home to the Lord on January 10, 2018, at the age of 53 years. Mary was born July 27, 1964, in McHenry, Illinois to the late Ernest Brooke and Patricia Margaret (McVicker) McNeely. She married Aly Merchant on June 4, 1988; he survives her. Mary and her husband owned...
Pamela Sue Grunwell
Jan 9, 2018
Passed away on Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at the age of 64 years. Pamela Sue Grunwell was born in Saginaw, Michigan on June 18, 1953 to Mary Jane (Oliver) and Charles H. Grunwell Sr. Pam graduated from the Saginaw Business Institute with a degree in Business Administration. She worked and retired from Michigan Bell Telephone Company after 26 years of...
Rosanne M. Neville
Jan 8, 2018
Rosanne M. Neville Saginaw, Michigan Our loving wife and mother went home to be with the Lord on Monday, January, 8, 2018, age 57 years. She was born on July 22, 1960, daughter of the late Gerald and Betty (Jentzen) Williamson, in Saginaw. Rosanne married John Neville on February 26, 2014, he survives her. She was a member of Old...
Michael G. Esparza
Jan 7, 2018
Michael G. Esparza Saginaw, Michigan Passed away Sunday, January 7, 2018, at Covenant-Harrison. Age 62 years. The son of the late Amy G. (Garcia) and Ponciano Esparza was born January 26, 1955 in Saginaw, Michigan. He was a graduate of Arthur Hill High School. He married Mary Wrona, September 6, 1985. She survives him. He retired from the City of...
Mary Ellen Slominski
Jan 7, 2018
Beloved wife, mother, grandmother and sister passed away on Sunday, January 7, 2018 at the age of 73 years. The daughter of the late Joseph and Agnes (Summerfeld) Andrews was born on February 13, 1944 in Saginaw. She married Lawrence Slominski on May 25, 1963; he survives her. Mary Ellen graduated from Holy Rosary High School, the class of 1962....
Georgianna Dell (Wenzel) Schultz
Jan 7, 2018
Schultz, Georgianna D. (Wenzel) Saginaw, Michigan Was welcomed into Heaven by Jesus and the love of her life, Arthur Schultz, on Sunday, January 7, 2018. With tears of joy, we celebrate Georgiannas life. A member of "The Greatest Generation," she lived through the Depression and World War II. She was born in Merrill, Michigan, to George and Hazel Wenzel. Her...
Dennis McCarthy
Jan 7, 2018
Dennis McCarthy Houghton Lake, MI Formerly of Saginaw Passed away Sunday January 7, 2017 at McLaren Bay Region at the age of 81 years. Dennis was born March 2, 1936 in Saginaw. The son of the late William and Grace (Emmendorfer) McCarthy. Dennis married Lydia Willson August 18, 1956 he survives him. Dennis retired from General Motors following many years...






