Obituaries
Lee Allen Leppien
Apr 22, 2022
Lee Allen Leppien of Saginaw, Michigan Beloved father, grandfather, uncle, and friend passed away peacefully on his birthday at Samaritas Senior Living of Saginaw. He was 87 years old. Lee Allen Leppien was born on April 22, 1935, in Saginaw, Michigan to the late Richard and Dorothy (Wetzel) Leppien. He was a proud graduate of Saginaw High School. Following graduation,...
Etelka Marta Thorsby
Apr 22, 2022
Etelka M. Thorsby of Saginaw Township, Michigan Beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, and friend passed away peacefully at her home with her sons by her side on Friday, April 22, 2022. She was 92 years old. Etelka M. Koos was born on June 22, 1929, in Budapest, Hungary, to the late Sandor and Erzsebet (Kis) Koos. She grew up in...
Dale Duby
Apr 21, 2022
Dale Duby of Saginaw Age 63 Passed away at his home on Thursday, April 21st, 2022. Born on March 4th, 1959, in Saginaw, Michigan to the late Morse Duby & Beatrice (Bryce) Kellogg, Dale attended Bridgeport High School prior to entering the work force and being employed as a Window Installer for D&W Windows. A true outdoorsman, Dale enjoyed spending...
Ingrid VanAuken
Apr 21, 2022
Passed away on Thursday, April 21, 2022. Age 82 years. Ingrid was born and raised in Flint and graduated from St. Michael's High School. She attended Central Michigan University where she earned her Bachelor's degree and went on to teach elementary school in Saginaw for several years before becoming a mother. Ingrid later went into real estate, working for reputable...
Lloyd L. Hoover
Apr 18, 2022
Lloyd Hoover Saginaw, Michigan Passed away Monday April 18, 2022 at home at the age of 86 years. Floyd was born July 22, 1935 in Chesaning, Michigan. He was the son of the late Norval and Sarah A. (Spencer) Hoover. Lloyd served in the U.S. Army. Funeral service will take place 11:00 a.m. Thursday April 28, 2022 at the W.L....
Michael "Mike" S. Fuller
Apr 18, 2022
Michael "Mike" S. Fuller Saginaw, MI Loving father, grandfather, brother and friend, passed away on April 18, 2022. Age 63 years. The son of the late Marvin and Shirley (Boivin) Fuller was born on December 31, 1958 in Saginaw, MI. Mike graduated from Swan Valley High School, class of 1977. He went on to work with his father at Marvin...
Gary Lee Frost
Apr 17, 2022
Gary Lee Frost of Merrill, Michigan Age 64 Passed away in his home surrounded by family on Sunday, April 17th, 2022. Born on September 22, 1957, in Saginaw, Michigan to the late Kenneth & Cora (Doehring) Frost, Gary was a 1975 graduate from Merrill Community Schools. He was employed by General Motors as a Dynamic Vehicle Quality worker, retiring in...
Betty Lou Weiskirch
Apr 16, 2022
Betty Weiskirch Hemlock, Michigan Beloved mother and grandmother passed away Saturday, April 16, 2022, at Covenant-Harrison Healthcare. Age 83 years. The daughter of the late Michael and Alvina (Englehardt) Brendly was born May 30, 1938 in Saginaw, Michigan. She attended St. Peter Lutheran Church. Betty married Donald Weiskirch, November 27, 1954. They enjoyed 66 years of marriage. Donald passed away...
Carolyn E. Fry
Apr 16, 2022
Carolyn E. Fry Saginaw, Michigan Passed away Saturday, April 16, 2022 at Bickford Senior Living. Age 88 years. The daughter of the late Ruth (Vogel) and Ernst Grime was born April 11, 1934 in Niles, Michigan. She married Donald Fry, July 18, 1982. He passed away May 4, 1997. Carolyn retired from the Saginaw Township School System. She enjoyed golf,...
Sandra Victoria Kruth
Apr 14, 2022
Sandra "Sandee" Victoria (Miller) Kruth Passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by family, on Thursday, April 14, 2022. For the majority of her 76 years, Sandee called Merrill her home, but she considered her childhood in Laporte as some of the best years of her life. In "LA", she made lifelong friends and navigated her share of mischief, along...
Benito "Ben" Sanchez
Apr 13, 2022
Benito “Ben” Sanchez of Saginaw Age 82 Passed away in his home on Wednesday, April 13th, 2022. Born June 20th, 1939, in Thomaston, Texas, to the late Bendal & Elvira (Alverez) Sanchez, Ben attended Carrolton High School. After school, he proudly served in the Army from 1957-1960, and then worked for over 30 years in production for Steering Gear in...
David "Dave" Moreno
Apr 12, 2022
David “Dave” Moreno of Flint Age 54 Passed away on Tuesday, April 12th, 2022, in Flint, Michigan. Born in Saginaw on June 26th, 1967, to Raymond Moreno and the late Martha Lopez. After graduating high school, Dave spent his working years doing various jobs throughout the region. He was an avid outdoorsman and loved to be around water, especially fishing....
Mario Jesus Soza
Apr 12, 2022
Mario Jesus Soza of Saginaw, Michigan, Beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle, and friend passed unexpectedly with his family by his side on Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at Samaritas Senior Living of Saginaw. He was 73 years old. Mario Jesus Soza was born on January 19, 1949, in Saginaw, Michigan, to the late Daniel C. and Simona (Guzman) Soza. He...
Sandra Jean Wilson
Apr 10, 2022
Sandra "Sandy" Jean Wilson of Saginaw, MichiganBeloved mother, grandmother, aunt passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Sunday, April 10, 2022, at Ascension - St. Mary's Hospital. She was 74 years old. Sandra Jean Campbell was born on November 22, 1947, in Bay City, Michigan, to the late Michael and Jean (Kerr) Campbell. She was a proud...
Phyllis Jean Conger
Apr 8, 2022
Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister and aunt, passed away on April 8, 2022, at the age of 90 years. The daughter of the late Archie and Beulah (Eisinger) Smith, was born on August 23, 1931. She graduated from Pigeon High School, Class of 1949. Phyllis married Kenneth Lee Conger, Sr. on September 19, 1949. He predeceased her on...
Elizabeth (Notburga) Sennowitz
Apr 8, 2022
Elizabeth Sennowitz of Saginaw, MichiganBeloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend passed away peacefully on Friday, April 8, 2022, at New Hope Assisted Living. She was 95 years old. Elizabeth (Notburga) Tschöpe was born on March 5, 1927, in Rückers Kreisstadt Glatz Niederschlesien, Germany, to the late Josef and Theresia (Kleiner) Tschöpe. She proudly attended night school and was a...
Michael Francis Lynch
Apr 7, 2022
Michael F. Lynch of San Antonio, Texas, formerly of Saginaw, Michigan Beloved son, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 7, 2022, at University Hospital in San Antonio, Texas, at the age of 60 years. Michael was born on December 19, 1961 in Saginaw, the son of Pauline (Krueger) Lynch and...
Julie Ann Lavrack-Thomas
Apr 6, 2022
Julie Ann Lavrack-Thomas of Saginaw, Michigan Beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt, cousin, and friend passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Wednesday, April 6, 2022. She was 44 years old. Julie Ann Lavarack was born on May 31, 1977, in Saginaw, Michigan, to Richard Allen Lavrack and the late Nancy Jean (Quackenbush) Lavrack-Linton. In 1994, Julie...
David Alan Kellett
Apr 6, 2022
David Alan Kellett 3/25/46 - 4/6/22 Saginaw, MI Beloved husband, father, and grandfather, David Alan Kellett passed away on Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at the age of 76 at Covenant Hospital, Saginaw, MI. David was born on March 25, 1946 in Saginaw, Michigan the son of the late John D. Kellett and lva A. (Doyle) Kellett. David grew up in...
Robert "Bob" William Call
Apr 6, 2022
Robert “Bob” W. Call of Roscommon Age 87 Passed away on Wednesday, April 6th, 2022, in Roscommon, Michigan. Born on January 23rd, 1935, in Saginaw, Michigan to the late Roger & Pauline Call (Provost), Bob was a 1953 graduate of St. Peter & Paul High School. He enlisted in the Army in 1955 and proudly served until 1958. Bob worked...