Obituaries

Sally Jean Schneider

Sally Jean Schneider

Mar 8, 2016

Went to join her husband Harvey Arthur Schneider on March 8, 2016 at the age of 81 years. The daughter of the late George and Theresa (LaBeau) O'Brien was born on November 4, 1934 in Saginaw. She married Harvey on November 28, 1953; he predeceased her on May 3, 2002. Sally enjoyed camping, mushrooming, and visiting with family and neighbors....

George Winfield Coulson

George Winfield Coulson

Mar 7, 2016

George W. Coulson Saginaw, Michigan Passed away Monday, March 7, 2016. Age 98 years. The son of the late Theresa Margaret (Verhalen) and Edgar Coulson was born June 7, 1917 in New Richmond, Wisconsin. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII, retiring from the Army Reserve with the rank of Captain. His wife Ada Marie passed away in 2004....

Thomas Emil Frollo

Thomas Emil Frollo

Mar 7, 2016

Thomas Emil Frollo Hemlock, Michigan Passed away Monday, March 7, 2016, at Covenant Harrison. Age 88 years. The son of the late Thomas M. and Catherine (Hrenko) Frollo was born June 24, 1927 in Hemlock. He married Donna May Hartung, January 19, 1957. His wife of 59 years survives him. Thomas served with the U.S. Army in Germany following WWII...

Mary Jo Bauer

Mary Jo Bauer

Mar 7, 2016

Mary Jo Bauer Hemlock, Michigan Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and aunt went home to the Lord on Monday, March 7, 2016, at the age of 72 years. Mary Jo was born February 24, 1944, in Saginaw to the late Joseph and Loretta (McIntosh) Egerer. She enjoyed going to the casino and shopping with her great-nieces. She is survived by...

Robert T. Schindehette

Robert T. Schindehette

Mar 6, 2016

Schindehette, Robert T. Linwood, Michigan Passed away early Sunday, March 6, 2016, at Caretel Inns of the Tri-Cities, Bay City, at the age of 96 years. He was born February 12, 1920, in Bay City, Michigan, the son of the late George and Anna (Beebe) Schindehette. He graduated from Arthur Hill High School with the Class of 1938 and attended...

Betty Lou Gagne

Betty Lou Gagne

Mar 5, 2016

Betty Lou Gagne Saginaw, Michigan Beloved mother and grandmother went home to the Lord, to be joined again with her husband, on March 5, 2016, at the age of 80. Betty was born March 29, 2016, in Saginaw to the late James and Mary (Hagen) Gray. She enjoyed crossword puzzles, word searches, and working home healthcare. She is survived by...

Ryan Duane Harris

Ryan Duane Harris

Mar 4, 2016

Ryan Duane Harris Saginaw, Michigan Passed away Friday, March 4, 2016, at Covenant Healthcare. Age 39 years. The son of Duane and the late Vickie Lynn (Strecker) Harris was born August 6, 1976 in Saginaw, Michigan. He married Victoria Lynn Hyatt, October 14, 2011. She survives him. He was employed by Henderson Hardwood Floors. Ryan was a comedian and loved...

Ronald R. Weber

Ronald R. Weber

Mar 3, 2016

Went to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 3, 2016 at the age of 72 years. The son of the late Ezra and Phyllis (Beck) Weber was born on September 20, 1943. He graduated from Central Michigan University with a bachelor's in education. He married Cory Schroeder on February 6, 1965; she survives him. Ronald retired from Buena Vista...

Lawrence Konesko Sr.

Lawrence Konesko Sr.

Mar 2, 2016

Lawrence Konesko Sr. Saginaw, Michigan Beloved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather passed away Wednesday March 2, 2016 with his loving wife by his side. Age 75 years. Lawrence was born August 9, 1940 to the late Walter and Casimere (Budek) Konesko, in Saginaw, Michigan. He married Camila (Connie) Luna, February 23, 1963. She survives him. He was employed by...

Louis Hirschman

Louis Hirschman

Mar 2, 2016

Louis Hirschman Saginaw, Michigan Passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2016, at his home, at the age of 88 years. Louis was born October 4, 1927, in Munger, Michigan, the son of the late Philip and Anna (Tressic) Hirschman. He had owned Mercury Pattern and served in the U.S. Army. He married Elaine D. Colbeck, October 4, 1948. She passed away...

Virginia Schmid

Virginia Schmid

Mar 2, 2016

Schmid, Virginia Saginaw, MI The family of Virginia Mae (Ginny) Schmid is saddened by her passing on Wednesday, March 2, 2016. She went quietly in the Saginaw home of her dear son Greg and beloved daughter-in-law Jodi Davis, surrounded by her family. Ginny was born April 19, 1929 in Holloway, Lenawee County , MI on her parents' (Harvey and Mabel...

Robert E. Witkop

Robert E. Witkop

Mar 2, 2016

Beloved husband, brother, and uncle went home to the Lord on Wednesday, March 2, 2016, at the age of 74 years. Robert was born May 24, 1941, in Birch Run to the late LeRoy and Ann (DeVoe) Witkop. He married Emma Harder in July of 1961; she survives him. He enjoyed family get-togethers, camping, hiking, fishing, canoeing, eating cucumbers, and...

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...