Obituaries

Paula Hidalgo

Paula Hidalgo

Aug 8, 2023

Paula Hidalgo of Bay City, Michigan, formerly of Saginaw, Michigan

Beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, at Carriage House Nursing and Rehab Center in Bay City. She was 88 years old. Paula Hernandez was born on May 8, 1935, in Hondo, Texas, to the late Pedro and Theodora (Moncada) Hernandez. She...

Samone Shawnte Gochett

Samone Shawnte Gochett

Aug 7, 2023

Our loving mother, grandmother, daughter and sister, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, August 7, 2023, after a courageous seven-year battle with kidney failure. Age 42 years. Samone was born on March 7, 1981, daughter of Sharon (Johnson) Smith and James Gochett, in Saginaw. She was a graduate of Saginaw High School, Class of 1999 and had...

Leo “Bud” Francis Shields

Leo “Bud” Francis Shields

Aug 7, 2023

Leo “Bud” Francis Shields of Fernwood, Mississippi, formerly of Merrill

Beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle and friend passed away peacefully, with his family by his side, on Monday, August 7, 2023, at his home in Fernwood, Mississippi. He was 84 years old. Leo Francis Shields was born in Saginaw, Michigan, on June 28, 1939, to the late Leo...

Barbara Jean Glavanovich

Barbara Jean Glavanovich

Aug 7, 2023

Barbara "Barb" Jean Glavanovich of McBain, formerly of Saginaw, Michigan

Beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother passed away peacefully on Monday, August 7, 2023, at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. She was 86 years old. Barbara Jean Holmes was born on May 15, 1937, in Flint, Michigan, to the late Loren and Bernice (Swartout) Holmes. She was raised in...

Ellen Phyllis Archambeau

Ellen Phyllis Archambeau

Aug 6, 2023

ELLEN PHYLLIS ARCHAMBEAU Saginaw, Michigan

Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, passed away on August 6, 2023 in Saginaw at the age of 88 years. Ellen was born December 23, 1934 in Saginaw, daughter of the late Charles Julian Grandy and Myrtle Mae (Snellenberger) Grandy. She was a 1953 graduate of Saginaw High School where she met her...

Shirley Lynn Eineder-McKnight

Shirley Lynn Eineder-McKnight

Aug 3, 2023

Our beloved wife, mother, and grandmother was called to her heavenly home on Thursday, August 3rd, 2023. Age 65 years. The daughter of the late Alice Joyce Dyer-Eineder and William Oscar Eineder. She was born on September 11th, 1957, Shirley Lynn Eineder in Saginaw, Michigan. She married Tad Lee McKnight on September 23rd, 1995. He survives her. Shirley held several...

Jake Jason Katzenberger

Jake Jason Katzenberger

Aug 3, 2023

Our beloved son Jake Katzenberger passed away on August 3, 2023, at the age of 7. Jake was born January 13, 2016, at the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor.

Jake had just finished first grade at St. Charles Elementary. Jake was a happy, loving, kind, silly, energetic little boy. He loved wrestling, soccer, and baseball. Jake also enjoyed...

Michael Ross Rouech

Michael Ross Rouech

Aug 3, 2023

Michael (Mike) Rouech

Saginaw, Michigan

Passed away on August 3, 2023 at Healthsource in Saginaw, at the age of 81. Mike was born in Saginaw, the seventh of nine children to Ross and Faye (Brustmaker) Rouech. After growing up picking pickles and raising hell with his siblings in Kochville, Mike headed off to serve in the Navy.  After stints in...

Donald "Don" Edward Hall

Donald "Don" Edward Hall

Aug 3, 2023

Donald "Don" Edward Hall of Saginaw, Michigan

Beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, passed away peacefully with his daughter by his side on Thursday, August 3, 2023. Donald E. Hall was born on October 15, 1933, in Pontiac, Michgian, to the late Alivin and Helen (Rock) Hall. He was a proud graduate of Pontian Central High School. Following graduation, Don enlisted...

Eric Mark Garcia, Sr.

Eric Mark Garcia, Sr.

Aug 2, 2023

Loving son, grandson, brother, uncle, and father passed away with his family by his side on Wednesday, August 2nd, 2023, in Saginaw, Michigan, at the age of 42. Eric was born on June 21st, 1981, in Saginaw, to parents Christine Garcia and Mark James, and received his high school diploma from Benito Juarez. In his free time, Eric was a...

Nancy Joyce Dill

Nancy Joyce Dill

Aug 1, 2023

Nancy passed away on Tuesday, August 1, 2023. Age 81 Years.

 

Nancy was born on April 14, 1942, daughter of the late Andrew and Joyce (Steele) Dill, Jr., in Flint. She served in the United States Airforce and entered as a Registered Nurse. She became First Lieutenant and continued her service in the Airforce Reserves. Nancy was a feisty...

Rita Louise Wall

Rita Louise Wall

Jul 29, 2023

Rita Louise Wall of Caro, Michigan

Beloved mom, grandma, great-grandma, sister, aunt, and friend. At 80 years of age, Rita, passed away peacefully with her family by her side, on Saturday, July 29, 2023, at Brian's House in Essexville. Rita Louise Neddo was born on November 19, 1942, in Gary, Indiana. She was a proud 1962 graduate of Pontiac...

Nancy Lee Duranso

Nancy Lee Duranso

Jul 26, 2023

Nancy Lee Duranso Saginaw, Michigan

Passed away Wednesday, July 26, 2023, at Covenant-Harrison. Age 80 years. The daughter of the late Nonie (Brandt) and Leo Thom was born September 3, 1942, in Merrill, Michigan. She married Allan Duranso on July 16, 1960. He passed away, March 10, 2010. Nancy was a member of St. Dominic Catholic Church and the...

Arland Daniel Blakely

Arland Daniel Blakely

Jul 25, 2023

Arland Daniel Blakely

Saginaw, Michigan

Passed away Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at Covenant Cooper. Age 94 years.

The son of the late Thomas and Mary Blakely (Fealko), Arland was born June 27, 1929 in Saginaw Michigan. He was a proud graduate of Saginaw High School. Arland served his country with the United States Army from 1951 until his honorable discharge...

Nancy Rose Ollerman Myron

Nancy Rose Ollerman Myron

Jul 24, 2023

Nancy Rose Ollerman Myron, age 73, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 24, 2023, in the comfort of her own home in Saginaw, Michigan. She was born in Vermillion, South Dakoka, on July 23, 1950, to Reverend Franz Ollerman and Wuanita (Axlund) Ollerman.

In 1952 she moved with her family to Detroit and then to Saginaw in 1961. She was...

Ofelia Campbell Olivarez

Ofelia Campbell Olivarez

Jul 24, 2023

Saginaw, Michigan

Our beloved mother passed away on Monday, July 24, 2023, at the age of 86 years. Born on January 4, 1937, to the late Alberto Campbell, Sr. and Paulina (Garcia) Campbell-Martinez in Weslaco, Texas. She married Gilberto Olivarez on September 13, 1952. Together they celebrated 68 years of marriage.

Ofelia is survived by their four children: Robert (Rebecca)...

Mary Ann Garcia

Mary Ann Garcia

Jul 23, 2023

Loving wife, sister, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and great-great grandmother passed away in Saginaw, Michigan, on Sunday, July 23rd, 2023, at the age of 80. Mary Ann was born on July 26th, 1942, in Saginaw to the late William & Guadalupe (Isquierdo) Castanon. She married Felix Gomez Garcia, Jr. on May 2nd, 1959, and the two would spend over 44...

Frank J. Golz

Frank J. Golz

Jul 23, 2023

Beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away on July 23, 2023, after a courageous battle following the diagnosis of a brain tumor. Age 77 years.Frank was born on April 27, 1946, in Saginaw, to the late Jack and Ann (Mangutz) Golz. He married the love of his life, Sharon Klein, on April 17, 1971 and they enjoyed 52...

John R. (Jack) Schmidt

John R. (Jack) Schmidt

Jul 23, 2023

John was born May 4, 1939, in Saginaw, Michigan, the son of the late John W. and Helen (Niederstadt) Schmidt. John graduated from Saginaw High School in 1957. He served in the United States Army in 1959 as a Reserve. He married Patricia (Stipe) Ordway on September 22, 1980, in Saginaw. He had enjoyed playing pool at The Alley in...

B. J. Humphreys

B. J. Humphreys

Jul 20, 2023

 

B. J. Humphreys, 10/27/1930 - 07/20/2023, died peacefully at his home after a long and rich life. B. J. was born in Detroit, MI, attended Wayne State University for two years then graduated from the Detroit College of Law in 1957.  He was a proud veteran of the United States Air Force and served his country faithfully in the...