Obituaries
Laura Annette Thurlow
Sep 29, 2017
Laura Annette Thurlow Merrill, Michigan Passed away Friday, September 29, 2017. Age 41 years. The daughter of James and Sonia (Keidel) Reed was born February 23, 1976 in Saginaw, Michigan. She graduated from Breckenridge High School and was attending Ross Medical Education Center. She married Matthew James Thurlow, July 8, 2000. He survives her. Laura was a member of Merrill...
Richard H. Stoddard
Sep 29, 2017
Passed away peacefully at home on Friday, September 29, 2017 surrounded by family after a lengthy illness at the age of 70 years. The son of the late Harold and Evelyn (Little) Stoddard was born on May 30, 1947 in Saginaw. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. Richard married Carol Woolf on December 13, 1978; she...
Sally Ann (Castillo) Edwards
Sep 28, 2017
Welcomed to Heaven by her father, Salvador Castillo, niece, Christine Cheney and Grandmother Sylvia Silvernail on Thursday, September 28, 2017 at the age of 57 years. The daughter of Janet (Fader) Castillo and the late Salvador Castillo was born on August 31, 1960 in Saginaw. She worked at Emmaus House. She was a member of St. Johns Episcopal Church. Sally...
Mildred Coates
Sep 28, 2017
Coates, Mrs. Mildred Saginaw, Michigan Loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away on September 28, 2017 at Cartwright Hospice Residence at the age of ninety. Mildred was the daughter of Alvin and Almary Clayton. She was born on April 25, 1927 in Dawson Springs, Kentucky. She married Harold E Coates on June 23,1945, enjoying 72 loving years together. He...
Nicole Lee Edwards
Sep 28, 2017
Nicole Lee Edwards Saginaw, Michigan Our beloved mother, daughter, sister, and niece went home to the Lord on September 28, 2017, at the age of 31 years. Nicole was born August 14, 1986, in Saginaw. She enjoyed nature and going up North, especially to Tawas. She delighted in eating and cooking during the holidays. She was always seen with a...
Mary Therese Scheffler
Sep 28, 2017
Mary Therese Scheffler Saginaw, Michigan Passed away peacefully, Thursday, September 28, 2017, at Covenant-Cooper. Age 79 years. The daughter of the late George and Theresa Gerl was born, July 31, 1938, in Toledo, Ohio. She married Dale Scheffler. Her husband of 58 years survives her. She was a member of St. Frances de Sales, St. Christopher Site. She enjoyed fishing...
Charlotte N. McCarthy
Sep 27, 2017
McCarthy, Charlotte N. Saginaw, Michigan Beloved sister, aunt and friend, passed away Wednesday, September 27, 2017, at Covenant - Cooper, following a lengthy illness. Age 61 years. Charlotte Nancy Kowaleski was born August 3, 1956, in Saginaw, the daughter of the late Raymond D. and Helen N. (Sanford) Kowaleski. She graduated from Swan Valley High School with the Class of...
William F. Walny
Sep 26, 2017
Beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather passed away on Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at the age of 80 years. The son of the late Bernard and Rhoda (Roll) Walny was born on July 24, 1937 in Detroit. He married Deborah I. Sprenger on July 26, 1958; she survives him. William retired from GTE Valenite after 33 years of service. He...
Dorothy LaFleur Griffore Bruns
Sep 25, 2017
Dorothy LaFleur Griffore Bruns Kochville Township, Michigan Our loving mother, grandmother and sister, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, September 25, 2017, age 102 years. She was born on May 8, 1915, daughter of the late Joseph and Nellie (LaPage) LaFleur, in Saginaw. Dorothy was a lifelong member of St. Matthew Parish, Zilwaukee. She enjoyed cooking, baking,...
Lois Ruple
Sep 25, 2017
Ruple, Lois Saginaw, Michigan Passed away Monday, September 25, 2017 at New Hope Valley Assisted Living Center at the age of 92 years. Lois Schilpzand was born March 14, 1925 in Kalamazoo, Michigan to Johan and Catharina (Schipper) Schilpzand. Lois married Dean E. Ruple on August 17, 1947. He predeceased her on August 20, 1999. Lois worked at F. W....
Jean A. Fritz
Sep 25, 2017
Beloved mother, grandmother, sister and friend went to be with the Lord on Monday, September 25, 2017 surrounded by her family at the age of 73 years. The daughter of the late Walter and Mary (Cornelius) Fritz was born on September 15, 1944 in Saginaw. She enjoyed collecting angels. Jean was a people person and loved spending time with her...
Veronica Yaklin
Sep 22, 2017
Passed away on Friday, September 22, 2017 just shy of her 88th birthday. Veronica Humpert was born on September 24, 1929 in Saginaw to the late Henry and Marie (Massicotte) Humpert. She married Bernard Yaklin on September 23, 1950; he predeceased her on March 17, 2017. She was a member of St. Dominic Parish. Veronica enjoyed traveling, trips to the...
John E. Pankow
Sep 21, 2017
Beloved son, brother, uncle and friend went to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 21, 2017 after a courageous fight with cancer at the age of 57 years. The son of Shirley (Masch) Pankow and the late Rev. Edward Pankow was born on December 17, 1959 in Saginaw. John loved working at Kerkau Manufacturing where he was currently employed....
Nathaniel Anthony Coe
Sep 21, 2017
Nathaniel Anthony Coe Hemlock, Michigan Passed away September 21, 2017, at the age of 27 years. Nathan was born September 6, 1990, in Saginaw. He loved mixing music, DJing, playing guitar and video games. He was a member of St. Peter Lutheran Church. He will be missed by his parents, Pam (Roger) Breternitz and Daniel (Debbie) Coe; grandparents, Alvin and...
Elmer Ray Thomas Cody
Sep 21, 2017
Elmer Ray Thomas Cody Saginaw, Michigan Went to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 21, 2017, age 75 years. He was born on April 26, 1942, son of the late Henry J. and Viola F. (Sharp) Cody, in Hazard, Kentucky. Elmer married Mary Elma Terry on October 8, 1960. She predeceased him on February 3, 1989. He is survived...
Thomas O. Meyer
Sep 21, 2017
Thomas O. Meyer Saginaw, Michigan Passed away on September 21, 2017, at the age of 75 years. Thomas was born November 23, 1941, in Saginaw to the late Rowland and Mary (Nitterhouse) Meyer. He graduated from Arthur Hill High School in 1960. He went on to earn an Associate Degree in Advertising from Northwood Institute. Thomas retired from General Motors...
Paul Edward Horny Jr.
Sep 20, 2017
Paul Edward Horny Jr. Saginaw, Michigan Loving husband, father, son, and brother went home to the Lord on September 20, 2017, at the age of 36 years. Paul was born April 5, 1981, in Lansing, Michigan to Anita (Kress) and Paul Horny Sr. He married Ashley Kamischke on October 3, 2009; she survives him. Paul currently worked for Dow Corning....
Modesto Gomez "Morris"
Sep 20, 2017
Modesto "Morris" Gomez Saginaw, Michigan Our beloved father, grandfather, and brother passed away on September 20, 2017, at the age of 78 years. Modesto was born January 12, 1939, in Del Rio, Texas to the late Carmen and Josepha (Gonzalez) Gomez. He retired from the Saginaw News where he worked for over 30 years as a truck driver. He enjoyed...
Linda Susan Lockwood
Sep 20, 2017
Linda Susan Lockwood Saginaw, Michigan Passed away Wednesday, September 20, 2017, at her home. Age 60 years. The daughter of the late Morris and Elsie (Stewart) Lockwood was born August 21, 1957 in Saginaw, Michigan. She attended the First Baptist Church of Bridgeport Shepherds Ministry. She enjoyed reading, collecting dolls and her friends at Open Arms and spending time with...
Juanita Louise Coudret
Sep 19, 2017
Juanita L. Coudret Saginaw, Michigan Our beloved mother and grandmother passed away on Tuesday, September 19, 2017, at the age of 75 years. Juanita was born May 1, 1942, in Iowa to the late Ernest and Majel (Ford) Blaha. She married Maynard Coudret on October 24, 1964; he predeceased her on May 29, 2016. She spent many treasured years as...
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