Obituaries

Donald "Don" Lee Wilhite

Donald "Don" Lee Wilhite

Dec 30, 2024

Donald “Don” Lee Wilhite of Davison, Michigan

Beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend passed away unexpectedly at his home on Monday, December 30, 2024. Donald Lee Wilhite was born on December 5, 1950, in Flint, Michigan, to the late Lee Roy and Laura Mae (Hull) Wilhite. He was a 1969 graduate of Davison High School. Following graduation, he proudly...

SanJuanita "Janie" Stever

SanJuanita "Janie" Stever

Dec 29, 2024

Our loving mother, grandmother and sister went home to with the Lord on Sunday, December 29, 2024, reunited with the love of her life, Gary Lee Stever. Age 71 years. 

Janie was born on August 25, 1953, daughter of the late Victor and Maria (Gonzalez) Vallegos. She married Gary Lee Stever on September 27, 1997. He predeceased her on September 5,...

William "Bill" M. Koboldt

William "Bill" M. Koboldt

Dec 29, 2024

William “Bill” M. Koboldt of Saginaw, Michigan

Beloved husband, “dog dad,” uncle, cousin, and friend passed away peacefully at his home with his family by his side on Sunday, December 29, 2024. He was 79 years old. William Michael Koboldt was born on February 21, 1945, in Saginaw, Michigan, to the late Elmer A. and Ruth E. (Lehmann) Koboldt. He was...

Sharon K. Brown

Sharon K. Brown

Dec 29, 2024

In Loving Memory of Sharon K. Brown, age 77, of Midland, Michigan, passed away on Sunday, December 29, 2024, at Stratford Pines Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Midland Michigan.

Sharon was born on June 11, 1947, in Saginaw, Michigan, the daughter of the late Frank J. Schultz and Maxine L. (Pittman) Schultz. Sharon was a graduate from Arthur Hill school. Sharon pursued...

Shirley Christian

Shirley Christian

Dec 28, 2024

Shirley Christian 

Saginaw, Michigan

Devoted wife, caregiver, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin and friend, passed away peacefully on December 28, 2024. She was born in East Tawas, MI on December 1, 1934, to Arthur C. And Charlotte B. (Clute) Allen. Shirley graduated from Tawas City High School in 1953. That same year, on September 26th, she married the love of her...

Dan Edward Benkert

Dan Edward Benkert

Dec 28, 2024

Dan Edward Benkert

Saginaw, MI

Dan Edward Benkert, 84, passed away peacefully at his home on the Saturday, December 28, 2024, following complications from pneumonia.

Born on August 13, 1940, in Saginaw, Michigan, to the late Frank C. and Anna M. (Kerlosky) Benkert, Dan was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He married Patricia Sensabaugh on September 25, 1968, who predeceased him,...

Earl Robert Weathers

Earl Robert Weathers

Dec 28, 2024

Earl Robert Weathers, age 73, of Saginaw, Michigan, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, December 28, 2024. 

Earl was born on May 3, 1951, in Saginaw, Michigan, the son of the late Sidney Earl Weathers and Mary Catherine (Simon) Weathers. Earl was a proud graduate of Douglas MacArthur High School, class of 1970, where he formed lifelong friendships and...

Richard W. Rappley, Sr.

Richard W. Rappley, Sr.

Dec 26, 2024

Our loving father and grandfather passed away peacefully, with his family by his side, on Thursday, December 26, 2024, at the age of 81 years. 

Richard was born on August 24, 1943, son of the late Bill Rappley, Sr. and Kathleen and Ralph Moore, in Saginaw. He retired as an electrician from General Motors, Saginaw Steering Gear after many years of...

Betty Jo Keeler

Betty Jo Keeler

Dec 25, 2024

Betty Jo Keeler, a devoted and loving mother, grandmother and friend, passed away peacefully on December 25, 2024, at HealthSource Saginaw. 

Betty was born on March 16, 1927, in Oklahoma. She spent her career as a switchboard operator for the telephone company, King Communications, and Blue Care Network. She had a flair for sewing and crafting, and she delighted in collecting...

Rolland Joseph Murray Sr.

Rolland Joseph Murray Sr.

Dec 24, 2024

Rolland “Rollie” Joseph Murray Sr. of Saginaw, Michigan

Beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Tuesday, December 24, 2024, at Covenant Medical Center-Cooper in Saginaw. He was 76 years old. He was born on March 20, 1948, in Saginaw, Michigan. His parents were the late Nicanor and Rose (Jaime) Zapata. He...

Penny Sue Reimers

Penny Sue Reimers

Dec 24, 2024

Penny Sue Reimers of Saginaw, Michigan, never met a slot machine or casino she didn’t love. Our beloved mother, grandmother, and sister passed away with her family by her side on Tuesday, December 24, 2024, at 78 years old. Penny Sue DeShone was born on May 29, 1946, in Saginaw, Michigan, to the late Marshall Verne and Leona Mae (Loranger)...

Theodore E. Metiva

Theodore E. Metiva

Dec 23, 2024

Theodore E. Metiva, of Bridgeport, MI, passed away, at the age of 87, surrounded by his family, on December 23rd, 2024. He was the son of the late Thomas Elmer (Al) Metiva and Dorothy Vesterfelt Metiva. He was born on May 29, 1937, in Saginaw, MI. He was married to Janet L. Baugh Metiva on May 17, 1958. She survives...

Eleanor G. Baker

Eleanor G. Baker

Dec 23, 2024

Eleanor G. Baker

Saginaw Township, MI

Passed away on December 23, 2024 at the wonderful age of 105.

Eleanor was born on January 6, 1919 in Saginaw, the daughter of the late Albert and Gladys (Fehrman) Scheib. After her father passed, when Eleanor was 6 months old, Murriel Murray took on the role of loving father to her. She owned and operated a...

Samuel D. "Sam" Benjamin

Samuel D. "Sam" Benjamin

Dec 20, 2024

Samuel D. “Sam” Benjamin of St. Charles, Michigan

Passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, December 20, 2024. He was 77 years old. Samuel D. Benjamin was born to the late Charles and Maxine (Esterling) Benjamin on March 21, 1947. They moved to Merrill around 1955. He was a proud 1965 graduate of Merrill High School. He married the love...

Tracey Rose Niedrich

Tracey Rose Niedrich

Dec 20, 2024

Tracey Rose Niedrich of Birch Run, Michigan 

Went home to be with the Lord peacefully at her home with her family by her side on Friday, December 20, 2024. She was 68 years old. Tracey R. Fisher was born on August 27, 1956, in Saginaw, Michigan to the late Richard and Janet (Thompson) Fisher. She was a 1974 graduate of Vassar...

Ronald C. Richey

Ronald C. Richey

Dec 18, 2024

Ronald C. Richey

Saginaw, Michigan

Beloved brother and friend passed away on December 18, 2024 at Covenant Health Care at the age of 75 years.

The son of the late William and Clare (Gaertner) Richey, Ron was born on January 4, 1949, in Saginaw, Michigan. He graduated from Bridgeport High School with the class of 1967. Ron was drafted into the U.S. Army...

Cynthia Sue Buszka

Cynthia Sue Buszka

Dec 18, 2024

Cynthia S. Buszka of Hemlock, MI

Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and soon to be great grandmother, sister, and friend passed away on 12/18/2024 at the age of 71 years.

The daughter of the late Leonard and Beverly Soik was born on November 23 in Alpena Michigan. She graduated from Hillman High School and Delta College. Cynthia married David Buszka on August 14,...

Randy F. Beach

Randy F. Beach

Dec 17, 2024

Our loving husband, father, grandfather and brother went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at the age of 72 years. 

Randy was born on March 9, 1952, son of the late Frank and Clara (Fournier) Beach, in Saginaw. He retired from General Motors, Malleable Iron Plant after many dedicated years of service and had been a...

Kevin Michael Armstrong

Kevin Michael Armstrong

Dec 17, 2024

Kevin Michael Armstrong passed away on Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at the age of 68. He was born on October 16, 1956, in Saginaw, Michigan, to the late William Maxwell Armstrong and Phyllis Eleanor (Brownell) Armstrong. 

He was a devoted auto mechanic, Kevin dedicated his career to the automotive industry, initially working for Draper's in Saginaw before realizing his lifelong dream...

Geraldine Ruth Schwind

Geraldine Ruth Schwind

Dec 17, 2024

Geraldine Ruth was born to John and Mollie Humpert on November 17, 1943. And she left this life to join them in Heaven on December 17, 2024. Geraldine graduated from Merrill High School in 1962 and married Robert Schwind that October. She spent most of her adult life the owner of a craft business Geri’s Wood ‘N’ Things. She also...