Obituaries
Lional Echartea
Mar 31, 2022
Lional Echartea Saginaw, Michigan Passed away on March 31, 2022 at Covenant Healthcare Cooper after a long-term illness. Age 56 years. Lional was born June 16, 1965 in Bay City, Michigan, to Maria Estela (Aguirre) and the late Cecilio Echartea. He loved music and playing guitar and enjoyed fixing cars. Lional had a love of animals, especially for his dogs...
Duane Dijak
Mar 30, 2022
Duane “Butch” Dijak of Saginaw, Michigan Beloved father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend passed unexpectedly surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at Covenant HealthCare – Cooper. He was 75 years old. Duane Dijak was born on March 23, 1947, in Saginaw, Michigan, to the late Paul and Delores (Schultz) Dijak. He attended Arthur Hill Tech High...
Carol Ann Smith
Mar 26, 2022
Carol Ann Smith April 23rd, 1932 – March 26th, 2022 Beloved Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Aunt, Friend and Cancer Survivor. Carol peacefully passed early Saturday morning at her home on the 26th of March, age 89. She was born at her family home in Saginaw, Michigan, the second child to William (Bill) (dec. 1979) and Eleonora (Schultz) Neuman (dec. 1999). Carol...
Verna Francis Webster (Bolger)
Mar 26, 2022
Verna Francis Webster (Bolger) of Saginaw Age 87 Passed away in her home on March 26th, 2022. Verna was born in Saginaw on November 11th, 1934, to the late Chris Bolger & Erma Webster (Birshing). A 1952 graduate of Arthur Hill, Verna spent her working years as the director of the Salvation Army’s daycare in Saginaw. After meeting at a...
Nancy Jean Lavrack-Linton
Mar 26, 2022
Nancy Jean Lavrack-Linton of Chesaning, Michigan Beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Saturday, March 26, 2022, at Covenant HealthCare. She was 73 years old. Nancy Jean Quackenbush was born on February 25, 1949, in Saginaw, Michigan, to the late Bryan Jay and Elizabeth Duncan (McBain) Quackenbush. She was...
Brian R. McCray
Mar 25, 2022
Brian R. McCray Saginaw, Michigan Beloved father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend passed away on Friday, March 25, 2022 at his home, with his family at his side; at the age 73 years. The son of the late Stan and Elaine (Knipple) McCray, Brian was born on November, 19, 1948 in Saginaw, Michigan. He graduated from Arthur Hill High School....
Richard L. Dell "Dick"
Mar 25, 2022
Our loving husband, father and grandfather, passed away on Friday, March 25, 2022. Age 87 years. Dick was born on May 2, 1934, son of the late Lyle and Myril (Johnson) Dell, in Muskegon. He graduated from Muskegon High School and served in the United States Navy as Senior Chief Petty Officer for 26 years. He married Gloria Ackerman on...
Sheryl Kay Nicklyn
Mar 25, 2022
Sheryl Kay Nicklyn Hemlock, Michigan Passed away unexpectedly Friday, March 25, 2022, at her home. Age 52 years. The daughter of the late Joyce Kay (Lehner) and Samuel Paul Yurcso was born January 17, 1970 in Saginaw, Michigan. She was a graduate of Swan Valley High School. She married James C. Nicklyn, July 5, 2011. He survives her. She enjoyed...
Lloyd H. Pahl
Mar 23, 2022
Lloyd H. Pahl Saginaw, Michigan Passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at Wellspring. Age 88 years. The son of the late Herman and Viola (Schultz) Pahl was born January 17, 1934 in Hemlock, Michigan. He married Marilyn J. Schomaker, October 24, 1959. His wife of 62 years survives him. Lloyd was employed by Dow Chemical Corporation, retiring with 35 years....
Laura A. (Rick) Lahrman
Mar 23, 2022
Laura A. (Rick) Lahrman Saginaw, Township Loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister passed away Wednesday March 23, 2022 at HealthSource of Saginaw. She was 87 years of age. Laura was born April 3, 1934 in Saginaw the daughter of the late Francis and Mildred (Elbers) Watters. She married Raymond Lahrman and he predeceased her. Surviving are her Children Emil (Shawn)...
Walter "Walt" Maltman
Mar 23, 2022
Loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away unexpectedly after a short illness on March 23, 2022, at Covenant Healthcare. Age 86 years. Walt was born on May 10,1935, in Adrian, Michigan, to the late Ethel and Ward Maltman. He graduated from Onstead High School and continued his studies at Western Michigan University, graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering....
Patrice Emma Corbat
Mar 22, 2022
Patrice “Patty” Emma Corbat of Breckenridge, Michigan Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, godmother, and friend passed away peacefully at her home, with her family holding her, on Tuesday, March 22, 2022. She was 61 years old. Patrice Emma Michael was born on November 23, 1960, in Saginaw, Michigan, to Robert and Mary Jane (Madden) Michael. She was a 1979...
C. Richard Burzynski
Mar 22, 2022
C. Richard “Dick” Burzynski of Bridgeport, Michigan Beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend passed away suddenly with his wife by his side on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at Covenant HealthCare – Harrison. He was 92 years old. C. Richard Burzynski was born on February 26, 1930, in Bay City, Michigan, to the late Conrad and Leona (Gornowicz)...
Joseph Jay Bula
Mar 21, 2022
Joseph Jay Bula Saginaw, Michigan Passed away Monday, March 21, 2022, following a short illness. Age 80 years. The son of the late June (Kelley) and Joseph Bula was born February 20,1942 in Saginaw, Michigan. He married Jeanette Pauline Zwolensky, February 8, 1964. His wife of 58 years survives him. Joe served with the U.S. Army from 1961 to 1967....
Ardis J Wagner
Mar 20, 2022
Ardis J. Wagner Bridgeport, Michigan Beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away on March 20,2022 at the age of 101 and has been reunited in heaven with her Lord and Savior and Robert "Bob" Wagner Jr., her cherished husband of 63 yrs. Ardis was born in Owosso, Michigan on January 29, 1921, the third of five children to the late...
Benjamin "Ben" Herbert Smith
Mar 20, 2022
Benjamin “Ben” Herbert Smith of Burt Age 93 Passed away on Sunday, March 20th, 2022, at home. He was born on January 19th, 1929, in Saginaw, Michigan to the late Benjamin & Mary Jane (LaForge) Smith. Ben proudly served in the United States Army from 1949-1950 & from 1953-1954. After meeting through his sister, Ben married the love of his...
Barbara Ann Graham
Mar 19, 2022
Barbara A. (Kelsey) Graham of Bridgeport, MichiganBeloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, sister-in-law, aunt, and friend, peacefully went to heaven, surrounded by her family at Covenant Cooper, on Saturday, March 19, 2022. Barbara was born on October 30, 1935, in Saginaw, MI to the late Charles (5-12-94) and Beulah (Wyman) Kelsey (5-21-10). She graduated from Saginaw High School in 1953,...
Nilda Alvarado
Mar 19, 2022
Nilda Cruz Alvarado Saginaw MI Passed away Saturday March 19, 2022, at Covenant-Cooper, aged 76 years. She was born Nilda Cruz De Leon on September 1945 in Vieques, Puerto Rico of the late Ruben De Leon and Maria Teresa Cruz. She married Timothy Wayne Inman on February 1, 2008. He survives her. She was employed by the Saginaw County Health...
Mark W. Wood
Mar 19, 2022
Mark W. Wood Bridgeport, Michigan He passed away on Saturday, March 19, 2022 at his home; at the age of 67 years. The son of the late William Judd Allan and Margaret Ann (Irwin) Wood, Mark was born on April 19, 1954 in Holly, Michigan. He graduated from Garber High School. Mark proudly served in the United States Navy until...
Honda Mary Head
Mar 17, 2022
Honda Mary Head Saginaw, Michigan Beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away on Thursday, March 17, 2022 at her home, with her family at her side; at the age of 85 years. The daughter of the late Arvel and Daisy (Hampton) Likens, Honda was born on April 4, 1936 in Pontiac, Michigan. She married Robert W. Head; he preceded her...






