Obituaries

Gail Marie Parker

Gail Marie Parker

Mar 4, 2017

Parker, Gail Marie Saginaw, MI Passed away Saturday, March 4, 2017 at the age of 81 years. The daughter of the late Stanley and Jennie (Demski) Dempsey Sienkiewicz, born on January 20, 1936 in Saginaw, Ml. Gail graduated from the last class of the old Saginaw High School on Warren Street in I954. Gail retired as secretary for the State...

William Clifford Simons

William Clifford Simons

Mar 3, 2017

William Clifford Simons St. Charles, Michigan Passed away into heaven March 3, 2017. Age 89 years. He was born September 11, 1922, in St. Charles to William Emerson and Elizabeth Myra Simons. On September 10, 1949, became the beloved husband of Delores (Mason) Simons. Together they raised a family and farmed in Fremont Township. Clifford was a founding member of...

Gilbert Lorain Spyker

Gilbert Lorain Spyker

Mar 3, 2017

Passed away on Friday, March 3, 2017 at the age of 98 years. The son of the late Gerald E. and Alice C. (Kehoe) Spyker was born on August 21, 1918 in Midland, Michigan. He served in the US Army during WWII. He married Catherine Elizabeth Baldauf on August 6, 1949 at St. Paul Ev. Lutheran Church where they were...

Timothy James Buckley

Timothy James Buckley

Mar 2, 2017

Timothy James Buckley St. Charles, Michigan Passed away Thursday, March 2, 2017, at Covenant- Cooper. Age 56 years. The son of Arthur J. and the late Eileen A. (McCullen) Buckley was born May 14, 1960 in Saginaw, Michigan. He married Genise Lynn McCaughna, November 8, 1980. She passed away June 13, 2014. He was employed by Suburban Propane. He attended...

Mary Lou Hanafin

Mary Lou Hanafin

Mar 1, 2017

Hanafin, Mary Lou Saginaw, Michigan Went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, March 1, 2017, at the age of 83 years. Mary Lou Taylor was born July 2, 1933, in Bay City, the daughter of the late Verna and Herbert Taylor. She had a passion for walking. She married Robert Jack Hanafin on May 14, 1969; he...

Herbert Lee Wade

Herbert Lee Wade

Feb 28, 2017

Herbert Lee Wade Hemlock, Michigan Passed away peacefully, Tuesday, February 28, 2017, at his home. Age 95 years. The son of the late Mary Susan (Scoles) and James Cecil Wade was born June 17, 1921 in Decatur, Indiana. He married Mildred Doyle, April 17, 1948. His wife of 68 years survives him. He was employed by Dow Corning Corp. retiring...

Edith Elaine Wisniewski

Edith Elaine Wisniewski

Feb 26, 2017

Edith Elaine Wisniewski (Erskine) Saginaw, Michigan Passed away Sunday, February 26, 2017, at Covenant Cooper. Age 89 years. The youngest daughter of ten children, born to the late Richard and Dora (Wilkins) Erskine, was born July 9, 1927 in Hemlock, Michigan. She married Frank Wisniewski, July 31, 1948. He survives her. She was a 68 year member of St. Dominic...

Michael L. Rick

Michael L. Rick

Feb 26, 2017

Rick, Michael L. "Papa" Saginaw, Michigan Beloved husband, father, "Papa", son, brother and uncle, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, February 26, 2017, at the age of 63 years. He was born May 14, 1953, in Saginaw, and graduated from Arthur Hill High School with the Class of 1971. He married Sharon Eddy on April...

John B. Beagle, Sr.

John B. Beagle, Sr.

Feb 25, 2017

Beagle, John B. Sr. Hemlock, Michigan Passed away Saturday, February 25, 2017 at the age of 90 years. He was born May 29, 1926 in Creston, Ohio to the late Carl and Jenny (Coulter) Beagle. He served with the U. S. Army during WWII. He married Betty Louise Acker on December 9, 1944; she survives him. He had been employed...

Lois Schrader

Lois Schrader

Feb 25, 2017

Lois Schrader Saginaw, Michigan On February 25, 2017, the Angels gathered our loving mother in their arms and carried her home at the age of 89. She was born Lois Eleanor Cutler in Fenton, Michigan on May 29, 1927 to Eva Lux and Cecil Cutler. She grew up in Marion, Michigan. After attending Bay City Business College, she worked for...

Harold Ralph Fuhrmann

Harold Ralph Fuhrmann

Feb 25, 2017

Harold Ralph Fuhrmann Saginaw, Michigan Passed away Saturday, February 25, 2017, at Saginaw Senior Care. Age 91 years. Harold was the son of Herman and Myrtle (Patnode) Fuhrmann. He was born on April 6, 1925 in Elmwood, WI. He became a child of God through baptism at Zion Lutheran Church of Eau Galle, WI. He grew up in Elmwood and...

Bernice L. Stajdl

Bernice L. Stajdl

Feb 25, 2017

Stajdl, Bernice L. Saginaw, Michigan Beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother and aunt, passed away Saturday, February 25, 2017, at Hoyt Nursing and Rehab Centre, one day before her 95th birthday. Bernice L. Nielsen was born February 26, 1922, in Lakeview, Michigan, the daughter of the late Niels Peter and Alma Marie (Hansen) Nielsen. She graduated from Lakeview High School. She...

Catherine Cunningham

Catherine Cunningham

Feb 24, 2017

Cunningham, Catherine Saginaw, Michigan Passed away Friday, February 24, 2017 at St. Frances Home at the age of 101. Catherine was born April 16, 1915 in Saginaw, the daughter of the late John and Elizabeth (Walsh) Fernbach. She grew up in Saginaw and attended SS Peter & Paul School. Catherine met Donald Cunningham during WWII, married him on January 23,...

Gregorio Rivera Rodriguez

Gregorio Rivera Rodriguez

Feb 24, 2017

Gregorio Rivera Rodriguez Saginaw, Michigan Our beloved husband, father, and grandfather went home to the Lord on Friday, February 24, 2017, at the age of 79 years. Gregorio was born June 11, 1937, in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico to the late Antolin and Petra (Rodriguez) Rivera. He was a hardworking, selfless, kind man and was affectionately known as a "jack of...

Orval Allen Wilson

Orval Allen Wilson

Feb 23, 2017

Orval Allen Wilson Bridgeport, Michigan Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, and friend passed away on Thursday, February 23, 2017, at the age of 67 years. Orval was born December 15, 1949, in Pontiac, Michigan. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, golfing, bowling, and being in the outdoors. He will be missed by his wife of 45 years, Linda (Hosterman) Wilson;...

Michael J. Zazo

Michael J. Zazo

Feb 21, 2017

Michael J. Zazo Freeland, Michigan Our beloved husband, father, and grandfather passed away February 21, 2017, at the age of 65 years. Michael was born April 5, 1951, in Saginaw. He retired from Norandex of Saginaw after 25 years. He enjoyed fishing, camping, being in the outdoors, poker, football, and baseball. He was an avid fan of the Detroit Lions...

Kenneth L. Egbert, Sr.

Kenneth L. Egbert, Sr.

Feb 21, 2017

Egbert, Kenneth L. Sr. Saginaw, Michigan Went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 21, 2017, at the age of 80 years. He was born April 18, 1936, in Tobacco Township, Gladwin County, the son of the late Beulah (Sensabaugh) and Gerald Egbert. He graduated from Saginaw High School with the Class of 1955. He retired from General...

David James Janze

David James Janze

Feb 20, 2017

Passed away peacefully on Monday, February 20, 2017 at the age of 69 years. The son of the late Albert and Lois (Stevenson) Janze was born on December 2, 1947 in Bremerton, WA. David had 8 siblings: Fern Taylor, Ann Janz, Arlone (Clarence) Knezevich, James Janz, Doris (Harold) Sarver, Gloria (Marvin) Bartholomew, Wesley (Connie) Eby, and Nyrene Futch. He graduated...

Fredric "Fred" Dall

Fredric "Fred" Dall

Feb 19, 2017

Dall, Fredric "Fred" Merrill, MI Beloved husband, dad, and grandpa passed away Sunday, February 19, 2017, at the Mid-Michigan Medical Center in Midland. He was 74 years of age. Fred Dall was born March 8, 1942 in Saginaw to the late Charles and Dorothy (Zorn) Dall. He married Virginia Duncan on June 16, 1973, and she survives him. He was...

Carolyn J. Hoard

Carolyn J. Hoard

Feb 19, 2017

Hoard, Carolyn J. Merrill, Michigan Passed away Sunday, February 19, 2017, at Covenant Emergency Room, at the age of 73 years. Carolyn Jo Simpson was born July 6, 1943, in Bay City, the daughter of the late Herbert and Margaret (Simmons) Simpson. She married Richard C. Hoard on October 7, 1967; he survives her. She also leaves her daughter, Pam...