Obituaries
Doris Geraldine Gushen
Apr 24, 2017
Doris G. Gushen Saginaw, Michigan Passed away Monday, April 24, 2017, at Brookdale Assisted Living, Saginaw. Age 97 years. The daughter of the late Ivan and Florence (Waters) O'Connor was born March 27, 1920 in Saginaw, Michigan. She married James (Bill) Culver. He predeceased her after 15 years of marriage. Later she married Gerald (Cap) Gushen. He passed away after...
Jasper Nicholas Curell
Apr 24, 2017
Jasper Nicholas Curell Saginaw, Michigan Passed away Monday, April 24, 2017. Age 16 years. The son of Heather Zimmerman Curell and Shawn Curell was born July 20, 2000 in Phoenix, Arizona. Jasper had been an Honor Roll Student at Swan Valley High School and was currently a student at the Paris Academy and Delta College. He was employed by McDonalds...
David C. Sapp
Apr 24, 2017
David C. Sapp Saginaw, Michigan Passed away on Tuesday, April 24, 2017, age 77 years. He was born on October 7, 1939, son of the late Clay and Bernice (Schulz) Sapp, in Saginaw. David married Mary VanMater on April 22, 1967, she predeceased him on December 22, 2002. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam era and retired...
Emma H. Sullivan
Apr 23, 2017
Emma Sullivan Saginaw, Michigan Passed away Sunday, April 23, 2017, at Meadowview Manor. Age 94 years. The daughter of the late Ida (Buchholz) and Edward Hillert was born May 5, 1922 in Saginaw, Michigan. She was a graduate of Saginaw High School, Class of 1940. She joined the U.S. Navy WAVES, serving mostly in Washington D.C. from 1942 through 1944....
David A. Dilloway, Sr.
Apr 23, 2017
David A. Dilloway, Sr. Saginaw, Michigan Died on Sunday, April 23, 2017 in Saginaw, Michigan. He was a resident of Zilwaukee and a member of Bethany Lutheran Church. He was an expert craftsman and a carpenter. His hobbies were gardening and model railroad, and let's not forget his lively sense of humor. David was born on January 7, 1943 in...
Hortensia Prince
Apr 21, 2017
Prince, Hortensia (Perez) St. Louis, MI Passed away Friday, April 21, 2017, at Masonic Pathways. She was 78 years of age. Hortensia Perez was born June 2, 1938, in Sebastian, Texas, to the late Feliciano and Catharine (Oliveraz) Perez. She married Dave Prince, Sr. on December 8, 1963, and he predeceased her on October 14, 2015. Hortensia was employed by...
Kenneth Lutz
Apr 19, 2017
Beloved father, grandfather and brother passed away Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at the age of 96 years. Kenneth was born on October 16, 1920 in Saginaw to the late Archibald and Hertha (Ludwig) Lutz. He married Denise Kwater in 1962; she predeceased him in 2005. Ken retired from Second National Bank. He enjoyed collecting stamps and coins, biking and most...
Janice M. Zeile
Apr 19, 2017
Zeile, Janice M. Saginaw, Michigan Loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and aunt, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, at the age of 89 years. Janice Marie Kolterman was born November 12, 1927, in Lincoln, Nebraska, the daughter of the late Alfred C. and Helen M. (Hauschildt) Kolterman. Jan received her Bachelor...
Shirley Mae Wittig
Apr 19, 2017
Shirley Mae Wittig Hemlock, Michigan Passed away Wednesday, April 19, 2017, at Mid-Michigan Medical Center. Age 80 years. The daughter of the late Dorothy (Krueger) and Alexander Fritzler was born February 13, 1937 in Saginaw, Michigan. She was a member of St. John Ev. Lutheran Church, Hemlock. Surviving are a daughter, Susan Duby and her friend, Ellwyn Calhoun; three grandchildren,...
Donald M. Thom
Apr 19, 2017
Donald M. Thom Merrill, Michigan Passed away Wednesday, April 19, 2017, at Covenant Health Care. Age 72 years. The son of the late Elda (Dankwardt) and Allen Thom was born October 22, 1944 in Merrill, Michigan and graduated from Breckenridge High School. His wife, Patt, survives him. Don was employed by Arrow Paper Products/Carustar, retiring with over 40 years of...
Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Vukovich
Apr 19, 2017
Vukovich, Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Hemlock, Michigan Passed away peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, at the age 90 years. The daughter of the late Henry and Helia (Suo) Stevens was born March 19, 1927 in Trimountain, Michigan. She married Thomas John Vukovich on July 10, 1954. Mary was a graduate of Hurley School of Nursing in Flint,...
Elaine Marie Riley
Apr 18, 2017
Elaine Marie Riley Saginaw, Michigan Passed away Tuesday, April 18, 2017, at the Cartwright Care Residence. Age 82 years. The daughter of the late Mildred (Gross) and Ernest Siler was born August 25, 1934 in Merrill, Michigan. She was a member of St. Dominic Catholic Parish, St. Stephen Church. She loved to sew and was a member of several of...
Albert Charles Plaush
Apr 18, 2017
Professor Albert Charles Plaush, 84, died April 18, 2017 of CHF. He was born March 20, 1934, son of Charles Plaush and Mulvina Bulka Plaush in Cleveland, Ohio. He leaves his family, stepson David (Wendi) Hoerneman, granddaughters Ellie Lynn, Madilyn Rose, Swiss family daughter, Chantal Rochat, and Carol Hoerneman Plaush. After receiving his PhD from Case Western Reserve in Cleveland,...
David Patrick Faler
Apr 17, 2017
David Patrick Faler Saginaw, Michigan Devoted husband, father, grandfather, and friend went home to the Lord on April 17, 2017, at the age of 67 years. David was born May 6, 1949, in Midland, Michigan to the late Norma (Shufelt) and Harold R. Lincoln. He was raised by his adoptive parents, the late Joseph and Anne (Rezac) Faler. He graduated...
James F. Peters
Apr 17, 2017
Peters, James F. Saginaw, Michigan Passed away Monday, April 17, 2017, at Saginaw Geriatrics Home, at the age of 92 years. He was born September 29, 1924, in Saginaw, the son of the late Marlet J. and Metta (Morgan) Peters. He worked as a bricklayer, starting with his father at the age of 16 years, retiring in 1976. He later...
Joyce E. Vescio
Apr 16, 2017
Joyce E. Vescio (Simmons) Saginaw, Michigan Passed away Sunday, April 16, 2017, at St. Mary's Hospital. Age 70 years. The daughter of the late Inez Velma (Yonker) and Charles Wilson Simmons was born July 23, 1946 in Bay City, Michigan. She was a graduate of Bay City Handy High School and received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Saginaw Valley...
Tom S. Ruckle
Apr 15, 2017
Ruckle, Tom Saginaw, MI The family of Tom Ruckle celebrate the life of their beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend who passed away on Saturday, April 15, 2017 at his home. Age 64 years. Tom is the son of the late Richard and Alice (Miller) Ruckle; born on September 16, 1952 in Clare, MI, raised on Eight Point Lake...
William B. Merz, Jr. (Billy)
Apr 15, 2017
William B. Merz, Jr. (Billy) Saginaw, Michigan Passed away surrounded by his family and friends on Saturday, April 15, 2017, age 57 years. He was born on June 8, 1959, son of the late William and Mary (Wald) Merz Sr., in Saginaw. William married Terri Thompson on June 20, 1987, she survives him. He was a member of Moose Lodge...
Thomas Earl Miller
Apr 15, 2017
Thomas Earl Miller, born October 26, 1941 to the late Earl and Catherine (Thom) Miller. Tom graduated in 1959 from Midland High School, joining the US Army serving as a MP with special assignments in Korea and at President Johnson's Ranch, discharged in 1966. Tom worked for over 30 years and retired in 1999 from Eaton Corporation. Tom was a...
Allan "Al" Clarence Leyrer
Apr 14, 2017
Allan Clarence "Al" Leyrer Herron, MI. Formerly of Saginaw Age 77 years. Passed away while surrounded by his family was taken home to be with the Lord on this Good Friday, April 14, 2017. Son of the late Orville and Bernice (Davy) Leyrer, Allan was born on December 6th, 1939 in Saginaw, MI. He graduated from Arthur Hill High School,...
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