Obituaries

Thomas F. Kennedy

Thomas F. Kennedy

Mar 1, 2016

Thomas F. Kennedy Saginaw, Michigan Passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at the age of 84 years. Tom was born March 22, 1931, in Saginaw to the late Henry and Edith (Leach) Kennedy. He served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army during the Korean War from 1952-1954. Tom married Susannah Stark in Fort Knox, KY on December 13, 1952;...

Nancy Woodke

Nancy Woodke

Mar 1, 2016

Woodke, Nancy Saginaw, Michigan Passed away on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 in Gilbert, Arizona at the age of 85 years. Nancy Lee Woodke grew up in Texas. After high school she joined the US Air Force and served as a corporal. She met her husband also in the service and moved to Michigan where she raised 3 children, worked at...

Ronald L. Lange

Ronald L. Lange

Feb 27, 2016

Ronald L. Lange Thomas Twp., Michigan Passed away Saturday, February 27, 2016, at the age of 78 years. Ronald was born September 4, 1937, in Saginaw, Michigan. He graduated from Arthur Hill High School in 1955. He served four years in the U.S. Air Force as a Jet Fighter Crew Chief. He married the love of his life Sharon L....

Sylvia Q. Rodarte

Sylvia Q. Rodarte

Feb 27, 2016

Loving wife, daughter, mother, sister, and aunt went to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 27, 2016 at the age of 49 years. The daughter of Maria (Orville) Riley and the late Fred Quiroga was born on August 17, 1966 in San Antonio, TX. At three weeks old, her parents moved her to Saginaw. She married Antonio G. Rodarte,...

Ethel "Pete" Kozak

Ethel "Pete" Kozak

Feb 27, 2016

Kozak, Ethel "Pete" Bridgeport, Michigan Beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother, passed away on Saturday, February 27, 2016, with her children and her dog, "Peanut", by her side. Age 87 years. Ethel Reed was born October 28, 1928, in Blumfield Township, Michigan, the youngest of twelve children born to the late Frederick and Harriet (Sowders) Reed. She married Chester A....

David Symons

David Symons

Feb 27, 2016

Symons, David Saginaw, MI and Delray Beach, FL. Passed away on Saturday, February 27, 2016 at the age of 79 years. The son of the late John W. and Helen (Church) Symons was born in 1936 in Saginaw. He graduated from Northwestern Military and Naval Academy in Geneva Wisconsin, and attended the University of Michigan where he was a member...

Andrew Christopher Ehlow

Andrew Christopher Ehlow

Feb 27, 2016

Andrew Christopher Ehlow Saginaw, Michigan Passed away suddenly Saturday, February 27, 2016. Age 14 years. Andrew was born April 28, 2001 in Saginaw. He attended Omni Alternative School. He participated in baseball and soccer. Surviving are his mother, Krista Ehlow; his step-father, Christopher Richter; his sister, Paige Jones; his grandmothers, Patricia Ehlow, Susan Richter; his aunts and uncle, Jaime Ehlow,...

Robert V. Peters, Sr.

Robert V. Peters, Sr.

Feb 26, 2016

Robert V. Peters, Sr. Port Huron, Michigan Our loving father and grandfather passed away Friday, February 26, 2016, at the age of 84 years. Robert was born November 15, 1931, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to the late Melvin and Mildred (Yarnell) Peters. He served in the U.S. Army from 1949 to 1952. He was a former Aerospace Engineer on the...

Courtney Hebert

Courtney Hebert

Feb 24, 2016

Hebert, Courtney Thomas Township Passed away Wednesday February 24, 2016 at home at the age of 24 years. Courtney was born December 24, 1991 in Saginaw. The daughter of Danny Hebert and the late Cynthia (Kronkowski) Hebert. Surviving besides her father Danny are her children; Riley Hebert and Michael Berg; one sister Candi (Charlie) Huizar; one nephew Colton Huizar; grandparents...

Diane S. Wenn

Diane S. Wenn

Feb 20, 2016

Wenn, Diane S. Birch Run, MI Passed away on Saturday, February 20, 2016 at Covenant Cooper at the age of 77 years. Mrs. Wenn was born to the late William and Ida (Morse)Glaser on October 24, 1938. She was married to Bruce "Pete" Wenn on November 24, 1956. He predeceased her on February 8, 2008. She enjoyed arts and crafts...

Ronald Arthur French

Ronald Arthur French

Feb 20, 2016

Ronald Arthur French Saginaw, Michigan Passed away Saturday, February 20, 2016, at Covenant Cooper. Age 78 years. The son of the late Clara (Massicotte) and Arthur French was born August 4, 1937 in Saginaw, Michigan. He married Joyce Elaine Jean, August 16, 1958. She passed away July 13, 1989. Ronald served with the U.S. Air Force. He had been employed...

James J. Bryson

James J. Bryson

Feb 19, 2016

James John Bryson passed away on February 12, 2016 at Edgewood Assisted Living Center in Saginaw, Ml at the age or 97. He was born on December 29, 1918 to the late James and Emelia (Oesterling) Bryson in Glenshaw, PA. Jim graduated from Shaler High School in May 1936. On March 4, 1943 he married the love of his life,...

Margaret Jean Strouse

Margaret Jean Strouse

Feb 18, 2016

Margaret Jean Strouse Saginaw, Michigan Passed away Thursday, February 18, 2016, at Caretel Inns of the Tri-Cities Assisted Living. Age 91 years. The daughter of the late James Millard and Marguerite (Crawford) Hopkins was born July 15, 1924 in Riverdale, Michigan. She married James W. Strouse, November 2, 1944. He passed away February 28, 2013. Jean was a graduate of...

Susan Jean Johnson

Susan Jean Johnson

Feb 17, 2016

Susan Jean Johnson Saginaw, Michigan Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, passed away on Wednesday, February 17, 2016, age 60 years. She was born on March 5, 1955, daughter of the late Burnette (Pete) and Nancy (Jessmore) Zimmerman, in Saginaw. Susan married Douglas Johnson on December 23, 1976, he survives her. She had worked as a cook for hospitals and...

Max W. Galbraith

Max W. Galbraith

Feb 17, 2016

Galbraith, Max W. Hemlock, MI Beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother-in-law and uncle, passed away Wednesday, February 17, 2016, at the age of 76 years. He was born August 8, 1939, in Flint, the son of the late John and Catherine (Barnes) Galbraith. He grew up in Cummins, Michigan, graduating from Cummins High School. He received his Bachelor of Education and...

Francis William Keenan

Francis William Keenan

Feb 17, 2016

Keenan, Francis W. Merrill, Michigan Beloved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather passed away February 17, 2016 at his home with his beloved wife, Catherine at his side. Francis was born January 25, 1924, in Merrill, MI the son of the late Frank and Grace (Kelly) Keenan. He served with the U.S. Navy during WWII (1943-46) on U.S.S. New Jersey...

Betty Jean Eastman

Betty Jean Eastman

Feb 16, 2016

Betty Jean Eastman passed away at her home in Hemlock, Michigan, on February 16, 2016, in the presence of her children. Betty was born in the hills of Union Furnace, Ohio, to Victor and Charlotte (Blosser) Loomis. When Betty was fourteen months old, her mother died. She was adopted by her grandparents Elmer and Flora Loomis and their children Zelpha,...

Alejandro F. "Hondo" Rodriguez

Alejandro F. "Hondo" Rodriguez

Feb 16, 2016

Rodriguez, Alejandro F. "Hondo" Saginaw, Michigan Beloved father, brother, uncle, nephew, and friend, passed away suddenly Tuesday, February 16, 2016, at the age of 45 years. He was born July 3, 1970, in Saginaw, the son of the late Antonio C. and Carmen (Valdez) Rodriguez. He co-owned Hondo's Bar with his sister. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic...

Donald August Coeur

Donald August Coeur

Feb 16, 2016

Donald August Coeur Saginaw, Michigan Passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2016, at Saginaw Geriatrics Home. Age 85 years. The son of the late Hazel and Raymond Coeur was born June 7, 1930 in Saginaw, Michigan. He married Sally Cherry. She survives him. He served with the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was employed by General Motors, Malleable Iron...

Peter John Veremis

Peter John Veremis

Feb 16, 2016

Veremis, Peter J. Saginaw, Michigan Beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and uncle, passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2016, at Covenant Cooper. Age 86 years. He was born May 15, 1929, in the village of Zevgolatio, Greece, the son of the late John and Sophia (Gargalionis) Veremis. He served in the Greek Army prior to moving to the United States in...