Obituaries

Dennis L. McDonald

Dennis L. McDonald

Aug 15, 2017

McDonald, Dennis L. Bridgeport, Michigan Beloved son, brother and uncle, passed away Tuesday, August 15, 2017, at his home, at the age of 58 years. He was born March 10, 1959, in Saginaw, the son of Delores (Giltrop) McDonald and the late Richard McDonald. He graduated from Bridgeport High School with the Class of 1977. He was a life-long member...

Dorothy M. Wheatley

Dorothy M. Wheatley

Aug 14, 2017

Passed away on Monday, August 14, 2017 at the age of 91 years. Dorothy was born on May 23, 1926, in Saginaw to the late Frank W. and Mattie (Greenburg) Charrey. During and after her high school years she played in the Saginaw Symphony and the Saginaw Eddy Band. She married Robert E. Wheatley on April 19, 1947; he predeceased...

Alice M. LaPan

Alice M. LaPan

Aug 13, 2017

Went to be with her husband, Gary on Sunday, August 13, 2017 at the age of 73 years. The daughter of the late Robert and Frances (Bumgarner) Floeter was born on September 13, 1943 in Saginaw. She married Gary LaPan on July 27, 1963; he predeceased her on December 27, 2010. Alice was an avid reader and enjoyed collecting Alice...

Armand Martin

Armand Martin

Aug 13, 2017

Armand Martin Saginaw, Michigan Passed away on Sunday, August 13, 2017, age 56 years. Armand was born in Forest Hills, NY on March 29, 1961. His family moved to Long Island in 1970 and he graduated from Ward Melville High School in 1979. He earned an Associates Degree in Automotive Technology at SUNY Farmingdale. In 1984 he was a graduate...

Debra Shuler

Debra Shuler

Aug 13, 2017

Debra Shuler Saginaw, Michigan Our beloved wife, aunt and friend, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 13, 2017, age 63 years. She was born on May 3, 1954, daughter of the late Eugene and Ruth Ann (Voelker) Howey, in Saginaw. Debra married Lonnie Shuler on September 9, 1990, he survives her. She was a member of...

Dorsey L. Davis

Dorsey L. Davis

Aug 11, 2017

Dorsey L. Davis Merrill, Michigan Went home to be with the Lord on Friday, August 11, 2017, age 80 years. Dorsey was born on March 25, 1937, son of the late Dorsey and Ethel (Dysinger) Davis, Sr., in Flint. He married Lorraine Flauding on September 14, 1957, she survives him. He was a member of St. John XXIII Parish, St....

David Leon Krzciok

David Leon Krzciok

Aug 10, 2017

David L. Krzciok Hemlock, Michigan Our loving husband, father, grandfather, and brother went home to the Lord on August 10, 2017, at the age of 80 years. David was born May 14, 1937, in Brant, Michigan to the late John and Gertrude (Szcyepanski_ Krzciok. He retired from General Motors. David was an avid hunter and fisherman. He will be missed...

Rev. Robert E. Lakey

Rev. Robert E. Lakey

Aug 10, 2017

Rev. Robert E. Lakey Saginaw, Michigan Passed away Thursday, August 10, 2017, at the Cartwright Residence. Age 90 years. The son of the late Jean (Highgate) and Earl Lakey was born January 2, 1927 in Muskegon, Michigan. He was a graduate of the University of Michigan, Class of 1949, and Princeton Theological Seminary, Class of 1952. He married M. Muriel...

Clair Wayne Newman

Clair Wayne Newman

Aug 9, 2017

Clair Wayne Newman Saginaw, Michigan Passed away on August 9, 2017, at the age of 34 years. Clair was born August 1, 1983, in Saginaw. He worked for SVRC. He enjoyed fishing with his brother, NASCAR, football, John Wayne, country music, and eating pickled bologna and ham hocks. He is survived by his mother Wendy (Jackson) Lintz; father Willard Newman;...

Shirley J. Dougherty

Shirley J. Dougherty

Aug 9, 2017

Shirley J. Dougherty Saginaw, Michigan Passed away August 8, 2017, at the age of 87 years. She was born in Ithaca, NY and resided in Saginaw, MI. She was a graduate of Ithaca High School, received a Nursing Degree from Mount Sinai in NYC and her Masters Degree from Saginaw Valley State University in 1950. After working as a nurse...

Paul Robert McCaslin

Paul Robert McCaslin

Aug 9, 2017

Went home to be with his parents on Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at the age of 47 years. The son of the late Jack and Sherroll (Cross) McCaslin was born on September 17, 1969 in Saginaw. He graduated from Grayslake High School in Illinois; the class of 1987. He worked for Jensens Waste Services in Illinois. Paul enjoyed working on...

Byrd Ann Burger

Byrd Ann Burger

Aug 9, 2017

Byrd Ann Burger West Branch, Michigan formerly of Kochville Township Passed away on August 9, 2017, at the age of 85 years. Byrd Ann was born January 17, 1932, in Saginaw to the late Clarence and Margaret (Richards) Smith. She married Thomas E. Burger on October 27, 1951; he survives her. She worked for Burgers Service and Sales until her...

Edward H. "Fast Ed" Kurth

Edward H. "Fast Ed" Kurth

Aug 7, 2017

Edward H. "Fast Ed" Kurth Saginaw, Michigan Our loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend passed away on August 7, 2017, at the age of 73 years. Ed was born December 14, 1943, in Chicago, Illinois to the late Edward and Marjorie (Moiles) Kurth. He departed as the Captain of his "ship", the SS Hurona, at his lake house at Point...

Katheryn Marie Himmelspach

Katheryn Marie Himmelspach

Aug 6, 2017

Katheryn Marie Himmelspach, age 90, August 6, 2017, due to complications from a severe stroke, in Tidewell Hospice in Bradenton, Florida. Kathy was born July 17, 1927 in Jamestown, IL, to Arthur Henry Hadley & Milda Bertha (Foehner) Siever. Kathy graduated from Pocahontas High School in 1945, became an RN from St. John's College of Nursing, Springfield, IL, in 1949...

Larry Henry Miller

Larry Henry Miller

Aug 5, 2017

Larry Henry Miller Grand Rapids, Michigan Formerly of Saginaw Passed away Saturday, August 5, 2017, at St. Marys of Grand Rapids, Hospital. Age 69 years. The son of the late Henry and Luttie (Simmons) Miller was born May 7, 1948 in Saginaw, Michigan. He married Ellen McLeod, August 18, 1973. She survives him. Larry served with the U.S. Army during...

Rosemary Florence Taft

Rosemary Florence Taft

Aug 4, 2017

Passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on Friday, August 4, 2017 at the age of 96 years. Rosemary was born on August 25, 1920 in Antrim Co., Michigan. She retired from Morley Schools after over 25 years of teaching. She had been a member of Delta Kappa Gamma and had traveled to many destinations across the...

Robert J. Gross

Robert J. Gross

Jul 31, 2017

Gross, Robert J. Brant, Michigan Passed away Monday, July 31, 2017, at the Cartwright Hospice Residence, at the age of 71 years. He was born December 21, 1945, in Saginaw, the son of the late Howard and Lena (Leiner) Gross. He had been employed Baker Perkins for 21 years, and later by the Midland Co-Generation Venture for 20 years. In...

Frank Joseph Walton

Frank Joseph Walton

Jul 29, 2017

Frank Joseph Walton Saginaw, Michigan Passed away Saturday, July 29, 2017. Age 63 years. The son of the late Jane (Johnson) and Frank Walton was born December 2, 1953 in Saginaw, Michigan. He was a graduate of Douglas MacArthur High School and had been employed as a bus driver for Saginaw Township Schools. He was a member of the National...

Nona Ann Weir

Nona Ann Weir

Jul 28, 2017

Weir, Nona Ann (Dammann) Saginaw, Michigan Nona Ann Weir, age 87, passed away suddenly on July 28, 2017. She was born on January 21, 1930, to the late Ernest and Alma (Wedding) Dammann of Zilwaukee. Nona graduated from Arthur Hill High School in 1948. On April 19, 1952, she married Gerald M. Weir; he predeceased her on April 11, 1999....

Margaret Penman Smith

Margaret Penman Smith

Jul 27, 2017

Smith, Margaret Penman "Peggy" Saginaw, Michigan Passed away in the early morning hours of July 27, 2017 after a brave, two year battle with Small Cell Lung Cancer. She was born in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Her Parents were George Clarkson Gold and Ann Mc Laughanlan Gold. The Family later moved to Corby, Northampton shire, England where she attended School and...