All Obituaries

Ida B. Achorn, age 64 of Midland, passed away Tuesday January 31, 2023 at MyMichigan Medical Center. The daughter of the late Billie H. and Verna B. (House) Price was born in West Virginia on October 24, 1958. She enjoyed having coffee with her friends. Ida was very passionate about spending time with her family and friends. On June 3, 1979, Ida married Frank R. Achorn and after 21 years of marriage, he died on April 18, 2001. Surviving are her children, Regina Achorn and companion, Hal...

Bonnie Lou (Moore) Eash, age 74 of Midland, died Monday, January 30, 2023 at home with family by her side. She was born on March 25, 1948 in Midland to the late Russell and Mildred (Yoder) Moore. Bonnie married Donald Eash on November 19, 1966 at the Midland Mennonite Church. She cared for children in many capacities through Bullock Creek Schools for over 30 years. Bonnie loved collecting teddy bears and will be remembered for the love she had for her family and the impact she made in the...

LaVerne E. Hitsman, age 95 of Midland, passed away Sunday evening, January 29, 2023 at Masonic Pathway in Alma. The daughter of the late Herbert and Minnie (Smith) French was born in Beaverton on February 24, 1927 where she was raised and educated. LaVerne loved to work in her garden and grow many types of flowers. She was a member of 4-H and together with her husband, Smoky raised registered horses and dogs for many years and they enjoyed traveling. On March 1, 1946, LaVerne married...

Mary Cecelia Wichert, 82, passed away unexpectedly at MyMichigan Medical Center in Midland on January 23, 2023, surrounded by her family. Mary was born in Suttons Bay, Michigan, to the late Thomas and Catherine (Stallman) Roubal on February 7, 1940. She graduated from Suttons Bay High School in 1958, attended Ferris State University and earned her bachelor’s degree from Central Michigan. In 1958, she met the love of her life Bill Wichert. Bill and Mary were married on July 13, 1963 in...

Eileen Behr of Midland passed away peacefully on January 22, 2023 at the age of 94.  She was born in Pigeon, Michigan to Adolph Schulze and Mollie (Stein) Schulze and grew up on the family farm nearby.  She attended a one-room school as a girl and graduated from Pigeon High School in 1946.  Eileen was an accomplished amateur gardener and a cookie baker of considerable renown among her acquaintances.  She enjoyed knitting and over the years and made hundreds of afghans,...

Ramsay P. Sadek, age 68 of Midland, passed away Friday January 20, 2023 at his home in Midland. The son of the late Salah E. and Helen (Phoenix) Sadek was born in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois on April 13, 1954. Ramsay was a 1972 graduate of H.H. Dow High School. He was the owner of Design Engineering Group for over 30 years, designing many hotels, restaurants, commercial buildings and also worked 10 years at Midland Center for the Arts, for the little Theatre as ticket manager. Ramsay was a...

Kevin Allen Stoll, 60, passed away at home January 17, 2023. He was born June 3, 1962 in Saginaw, Ml to the late Robert Sr. and Marie (Chasnis) Stoll. He married Shelley Seidel on November 29, 2008.   Kevin enjoyed working with his hands and creating things. That was evident in his job choices. He worked as a custom carpenter at Gable Land and Lumber where he was proud to have been the only person employed there to operate a specific machine. He even took on family projects, like...

Clara J. Compton, 89, of Midland, passed away peacefully at her home on Jan.16, 2023.  She was born on August 11, 1933 to Charles and Julia (Skorewski) Keidel.   Her husband of 63 years, Ken, and her grandson Heath, preceded her in death.   She is survived by her daughters, Tyani Cates of Gillette, WY and Kendra (Edward) Heath of Tekonsha, MI; grandsons, Lucas Studle, Pat (Jessie) Studle, Brendan Cates of Gillette and Drew (Michelle) Heath of Kalamazoo; granddaughter, Erin...

Dorothy Lee (Brown) Arthur, age 93 of Midland, passed away on Monday January 16, 2023 at her residence. Dorothy was born in Adams, County, Indiana in 1929. At the age of 5 she moved to Midland with her parents, Dewitt and Grace (Johnson) Brown. She graduated from Midland High School in 1948, and was employed as Court Stenographer in Probate Court at Midland County Court House, followed by secretary at Dow Chemical Co, and Radio Corp. of America in Indiana. In 1957 she changed careers and...

Walter Eugene Groninger Jr. passed away on Wednesday, January 11, 2023, at the age of 99.  He lived in Midland, Michigan since 2004 after moving from Warsaw, Indiana. Walter Eugene Groninger Jr. was born on April 28, 1923.  He graduated from Warsaw High School in 1941.  After high school, he joined the Army and was a medic during World War II.  Once he returned from the war, he attended Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana to pursue a degree in pharmacy. ...