Obituaries
Larry Bender
Nov 19, 2023
Larry Adolph Bender
Saginaw, Michigan
Passed away November 19, 2023, at the age of 84. He was born June 24, 1939 in Saginaw to Adolph and Frieda Bender. Larry Graduated from Saginaw High School in 1957. Following graduation, he enlisted in the National Guard. Larry was a partner at Reinert and Bender Auto and Collision Repair in Frankenmuth until his...
Gregory Scott Jackson
Nov 19, 2023
Gregory Scott Jackson, affectionately known as Greg, passed away suddenly on November 19, 2023, in Saginaw. He was born on November 25, 1965, in Flint, MI.
Greg had a passion for sports, particularly baseball and football, cheering on his favorite teams. He proudly graduated from Powers High School. Family was at the center of Greg's world, and he...
Stacey Ann Dutton
Nov 18, 2023
Stacey Ann Dutton, 53 of Freeland, passed away peacefully Saturday, November 18, 2023, at home surrounded by her family. She was born November 1, 1970, in Saginaw, daughter of Wayne Dutton and Katheleen (Crosson) Dutton. She was preceded in death by her mother Katheleen.
Stacey graduated from the Millet Learning Center in 1997 from the work experience program...
Jack Jay Bethurum
Nov 18, 2023
Saginaw, Michigan
Passed away November 18, 2023, at the Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center. Age 93 years. Jack was born June 8, 1930, in Nashville, TN, the son of the late John and Nina (Pratt) Bethurum. He married Carole J. Laurin: she predeceased him February 21, 2004. Jack proudly served as a Staff Sergeant in the United States...
Geraldine Joyce King
Nov 17, 2023
Saginaw, Michigan
Beloved Mother, Grandmother, Aunt, and friend passed away November 17th, 2023 at the age of 94. Geraldine (Geri) was born September 23, 1929 to the late Ethel Marie (Clay) and Carl Smith. She was born and raised in Saginaw Michigan, where she lived her entire life. She married Burtcel William King Jr on February 14, 1948. Together...
Agnes K. Smith (Kricher)
Nov 16, 2023
Beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt passed away peacefully at home with her kids by her side on Thursday, November 16, 2023, at the age of 86 years.
The daughter of the late Alex and Mary Kricher was born on September 19, 1937, in Hemlock and was raised on a farm with her 17 brothers and sisters in Hemlock, Mi.
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Steven Frank Browning
Nov 16, 2023
Steven Frank Browning of James Township
Beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, cousin, and friend, passed away with his family by his side, on November 16, 2023. He was 70 years old. Steven Frank Browning was born on April 25, 1953, in Saginaw, Michigan, to Franklin and Patricia (Mavis) Browning. He was a proud 1971 graduate of Douglas MacArthur...
Kristine Ann Johnson
Nov 16, 2023
Kristine Ann Johnson passed away unexpectedly in her sleep on November 16, 2023, at the age of 63. Kristine was born on December 24, 1959, in Saginaw, Michigan. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. She will be deeply missed by all who knew her.
Kristine worked at Nexteer Automotive in Saginaw, where she dedicated many...
Joan Douglas
Nov 16, 2023
Joan Douglas, Carrollton, passed away on November 16, 2023 after a two-week battle with acute low blood pressure, kidney, and liver failure. Joan spent thirteen days in Intensive Care (ICU) units at St. Mary’s Ascension Hospital and Henry Ford Hospital ICU (Detroit). The family appreciates the medical professionals who cared for Joan, and when it was apparent Joan needed...
Floyd Chester Verzinski
Nov 15, 2023
Floyd Chester Verzinski, born on October 3, 1943, in Pittsburgh, PA, passed away on November 15, 2023, in Saginaw, MI. He was a loving husband to Sharon Lee Giles whom he married on June 26, 1965. Together, they built a beautiful family and shared many cherished memories.Floyd had a rewarding career as a licensed electrician that spanned several decades. He...
Martha Ann Sageman
Nov 15, 2023
Martha “Marti” Ann Sageman, peacefully passed away on November 15th, 2023. Marti a was born on June 28, 1941, in Bay City, Michigan, the daughter of the late Chester Pawlaczyk and Helen Wilk Pawlaczyk.
She was a cherished member of her community and touched the lives of many as a parent volunteer, school board member, and substitute teacher for...
Lyle Alton Tolfree
Nov 15, 2023
Beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather passed away at home in Merril with his family at his side on his favorite day of the year, Opening Day, Wednesday, November 15th, 2023, at the age of 95. Lyle was born in Merrill on October 24th, 1928, to the late Roy & Ada (Miller) Tolfree, and was a 1948 graduate of...
Irma Paula Tarrago
Nov 14, 2023
Irma "Aby" Paula Tarrago, 91 passed away November 14, 2023, with her family by her side. Aby was born on June 28, 1932, to the late Avelino Tarrago Infante and Isabel Tamayo Carralero in Holguin, Cuba. She lived in New Jersey, Florida, and Michigan. Aby was a devout Catholic whose faith in Jesus gave her strength. She loved her family...
Joanne Schrems (Jurek)
Nov 13, 2023
Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and sister passed away on Monday, November 13th, 2023, in Saginaw, Michigan, at the age of 67. Joanne was born in Saginaw on May 3rd, 1956, to the late William & Marykay (Brasseur) Jurek and graduated from St. Stephen’s Catholic High School. Joanne spent her working years for JC Penney, retiring as a Catalog Supervisor...
Pamela "Pam" June Leppert
Nov 12, 2023
Pamela “Pam” June Leppert of Hemlock, Michigan
Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend passed away peacefully at her home, with her family by her side, on Sunday, November 12, 2023. She was 65 years old. Pamela June Barst was born on July 8, 1958, in Saginaw, Michigan, to the late Ralph and June (Otter) Barst. She was...
Katharine (Pat) Nickodemus Tessin
Nov 12, 2023
After a long illness, died on Sunday, November 12, 2023, at the age of 88 with family at her side. Pat was the daughter of the late John P. and Katharine M. Nickodemus. She was born March 12, 1935, and was a resident of Saginaw most of her life.
On August 23, 1958, she married the love of her life,...
Jackie Frank Hoefling
Nov 11, 2023
Jackie Frank Hoefling, passed away on November 11, 2023, at Roseview AFC Home at the age of 68 years, surrounded by the loving and caring staff of Roseview. Jackie was born on October 25, 1955, in Saginaw, Michigan to the late Clyde and Margaret Hoefling.
Jack enjoyed spending time with his family at their family cabin on Higgins Lake....
Robert Keith Hickey, Jr.
Nov 10, 2023
Robert Keith Hickey Jr. (Bob, Bobby, Trousersnake or Borney), of Merrill, Mich. unexpectedly passed away at home due to a cardiac event on Friday, November 10, 2023. He was 40 years old.
Born in Midland on September 10, 1983, Bob was the beloved son of Robert Hickey Sr. and Cheryl Hickey. He eloped with his high school sweetheart, Melissa Hickey...
Evelyn M. Geer
Nov 10, 2023
Loving aunt and great aunt went to be with her Lord on Friday, November 10, 2023, at Care Cardinal of Kentwood. MI, at the age of 95 years. Evelyn was born August 17, 1928, in Manistee, Michigan, the daughter of the late Lisle and Etta (Young) Geer. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Saginaw for many years,...
Iva Belle Hazzard
Nov 8, 2023
Iva Belle Hazzard, age 94, of Saginaw, Michigan, passed away on Wednesday, November 8, 2023. Iva was born in Hope, Michigan, on June 28, 1929, the daughter of the late Frank Loren Card and Cora Coney Card.
Iva graduated from Edenville High School. She worked as a surgical nurse for the Saginaw Osteopathic Hospital, where she retired after many...
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