Obituaries

Carol Lea Hall

Carol Lea Hall

May 27, 2022

Carol Lea Hall Freeland, Michigan Loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother passed away peacefully May 27, 2022. Age 87 years. The daughter of the late Oscar and Helen Tharp was born November 21, 1934, in Picher, Oklahoma. Carol loved painting and traveling around the world. Carol is survived by her husband, Donald Hall; they would have celebrated 65 years of...

Ann Schomaker

Ann Schomaker

May 26, 2022

Ann Schomaker Hemlock, Michigan Passed away Thursday, May 26, 2022, at her home. Age 86 years. The daughter of the late Mabel (Kube) and Edwin Wietfeldt was born December 23, 1935 in Midland, Michigan. She married Dale E. Schomaker, October 22, 1955. He passed away December 21, 1995. She engaged in Farming with her husband all her life. She was...

Carol Buck

Carol Buck

May 25, 2022

Carol Buck Saginaw, Michigan Beloved wife, mother and grandmother passed away on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at her home, with her family at her side; at the age of 76 years. The daughter of the late John and Frances (Wrobleski) Bannerman, Carol was born on May 11, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois. She attended Ripin College for her undergraduate studies in...

F.D. "Dale" David

F.D. "Dale" David

May 24, 2022

Our loving husband, father and grandfather, went home to be with the Lord, on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Age 89 years. Dale was born on March 26, 1933, son of the late Albert and Alvera (Wende) David, in Pigeon, Michigan. He was a graduate of Saginaw High School, Class of 1951. Dale married Edith Ann Zorn in 1953. He then...

Izaiah "Zae" Danks

Izaiah "Zae" Danks

May 24, 2022

Izaiah "Zae" Micah Danks of Bridgeport, Michigan Beloved son, brother, nephew, cousin, uncle, and friend passed away unexpectedly with his family by his side on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, at Ascension St. Mary's Hospital. He was 18 years old. Izaiah Micah Danks was born on October 15, 2003, to Jackie Danks and Micah Burns. Izaiah was currently a student at...

Donald  James McClung

Donald James McClung

May 24, 2022

Major Donald James McClung U.S. Air Force, retired Saginaw, Michigan Passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2022, at his home. Age 98 years. The son of the late Ruth (Bender) and William McClung was born December 9, 1923 in Beaverton, Michigan. He graduated from Saginaw High School. He married Dorothy Butzin, July 2, 1944. She passed away March 27, 2009. He...

Sandra "Sandy" Ann Johnson

Sandra "Sandy" Ann Johnson

May 22, 2022

Sandra “Sandy” Ann Johnson passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, May 22, 2022, at Covenant Hospital. Sandy, daughter of the late Luther “Woody” and Patricia Woodard, was born on January 17, 1951, in Saginaw, Michigan. She married Richard “Red” Johnson on February 14, 2003. He survives her. Sandy is also survived by her son Dwayne (Kelly) Honeman, nieces Heather (Ed) Wardin...

Duane Robert Strzyinski

Duane Robert Strzyinski

May 21, 2022

Duane Robert Strzyinski of Burt, Michigan Beloved brother, uncle, and friend passed away on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at McClaren - Flint. He was 60 years old. Duane Robert Strzyinski was born on April 6, 1962, in Saginaw, Michigan, to the late Ernest Edward and Beulah Macille (Butzin) Strzyinski. He was a 1980 graduate of Birch Run High School. Duane...

George Fredrich Osterloh

George Fredrich Osterloh

May 21, 2022

George Osterloh of Saginaw, Michigan Beloved father, grandfather, and great-grandfather passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at Great Lake Rehab Center. He was 94 years old. George Osterloh was born on October 10, 1927, in Ocholt, Germany to the late George and Wilhemina Osterloh. He met the love of his life, Hedwig...

James  R. LaPan

James R. LaPan

May 20, 2022

Our loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, went home to be with the Lord on May 20, 2022. Age 83 years. James was born on January 19, 1939, son of the late Paul and Dorothy (Lyons) LaPan, in Saginaw. He was a graduate of St. Andrew Catholic High School, Class of 1958 and served in the United States Navy....

James Leland Berden

James Leland Berden

May 18, 2022

James Leland Berden, of Shields Age 80 Passed away on Wednesday, May 18th, 2022. He was born on July 15th, 1941, in Detroit, Michigan, to the late David & Beryl (Rich) Berden. He was a 1960 graduate of Sandusky High School, and it was while attending school that he met his high school sweetheart, Maxine Badgero. She survives him. The...

Leonard Harry  Krueger, Sr.

Leonard Harry Krueger, Sr.

May 18, 2022

Leonard Harry Krueger, Sr. of Hemlock, Michigan Beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at MyMichigan Medical Center in Midland, Michigan. He was 74 years old. Leonard Harry Krueger was born on July 7, 1947, in Saginaw, Michigan, to the late Harry William and...

Thelma Biermann

Thelma Biermann

May 16, 2022

Thelma Biermann Saginaw, Michigan Beloved mother, grandmother, and aunt passed away on Monday, May 16, 2022 at Covenant HealthCare-Harrison, with her family at her side; at the age of 94 years. The daughter of the late Roy and Lillian (Parker) Howey, Thelma was born on January 4, 1928 in Saginaw, Michigan. She married Wallace R. Biermann on June 17, 1967;...

Jean Elaine Stevenson (Ette)

Jean Elaine Stevenson (Ette)

May 15, 2022

Jean Elaine Stevenson, of Saginaw Passed away on Sunday, May 15th, 2022, in Saginaw, Michigan, at the age of 93. Born on September 26th, 1928, in Saginaw to the late Harold & Hazel (Chapman) Ette, Jean was a graduate of Saginaw High School. Jean married David Faust in 1947 and the couple had one child. He preceded her in death...

Shannon Nichole Gdowski

Shannon Nichole Gdowski

May 15, 2022

Shannon Nichole Gdowski of Saginaw, Michigan Beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, May 15, 2022, at Ascension St. Mary's Hospital. She was 47 years old. Shannon Nichole Gdowski was born on April 22, 1975, in Brownstown, Michigan, to Donald Gdowski and the late Darlene (Nabozny) Gdowski. The role of her lifetime was being a...

Kenneth "Kenny" Elliott Mack

Kenneth "Kenny" Elliott Mack

May 11, 2022

Kenneth "Kenny" E. Mack of Birch Run, MichiganBeloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle, and friend passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, at Covenant HealthCare - Harrison. He was 80 years old. Kenneth Elliott Mack was born on April 2, 1942, in Saginaw, Michigan, to the late Ellsworth Charles and Marie Helen (Guy) Mack. He met the love of...

Beatrice  Arlene Emery

Beatrice Arlene Emery

May 10, 2022

Beatrice Arlene (Wale) Emery of Merrill entered the glory of heaven on May 10, 2022, at the age of 102. Born in Porter Township to the late Ernest Earl and Lillie Esther (Moore) Wale on March 29, 1920, she was the oldest of nine children. Bea attended beauty school in Saginaw, Michigan when she was 17 and became a cosmetologist...

Kerry Lynn  Conrad

Kerry Lynn Conrad

May 10, 2022

Kerry Lynn Conrad of Saginaw, MichiganBeloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister-in-law, aunt, and friend passed away peacefully at her home with her family by her side on Tuesday, May 10, 2022. She was 69 years old. Kerry Lynn Curran was born on October 20, 1952, in Saginaw, Michigan, to the late John and Ginny (Campbell) Curran. She was a proud 1970...

Louise J. Harvey-Wilson

Louise J. Harvey-Wilson

May 10, 2022

Louise J. Harvey-Wilson Saginaw, Michigan Beloved mother passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at Covenant HealthCare – Cooper, with her family at her side; at the age of 85 years. The daughter of the late Otto Schulze and Sabina Franz, Louise was born on January 2, 1937 in Furth, Germany. She married Leo J. Harvey in August of 1966...

Diane Marie Hilbrandt (Schmidt)

Diane Marie Hilbrandt (Schmidt)

May 9, 2022

Diane Marie Hilbrandt (Schmidt) of Hemlock Took her last earthly breath on Monday, May 9th, 2022. She was 72 years old. Born on June 7th, 1949, in Saginaw, Michigan, to the late Lyle & Arlene (Putnam) Schmidt, Diane was a 1967 graduate of Hemlock High School. Taking after her mother and grandmother, Diane showed an interest in cake decorating and...