Obituary Listing

Jan 29, 2023

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...

Jan 23, 2023

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...

Jan 23, 2023

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...

Jan 20, 2023

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...

Jan 17, 2023

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...

Jan 16, 2023

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...

Jan 16, 2023

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...

Jan 11, 2023

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...

Jan 2, 2023

Dr. Robert (Bob) Lee Noveroske, 90, was called home to be with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on January 2, 2023. Bob was born on October 1, 1932 to Wilhelm W. Noveroske and Frances M. (Bleckno) Noveroske of Michigan City, IN.

Bob received an Eagle Scout Badge, the highest achievement attainable in the Boy Scouts of...

Jan 1, 2023

James E. Chapman, age 67 of Hope, died on Sunday January 1, 2023 at his home. The son of the late Jonie and Sarah (Ray) Chapman was born in Midland on April 29, 1955. Jim had been employed with Three Rivers Construction and eventually worked and retired from Midland County Parks. His grandchildren & great grandchildren were the light...

Dec 29, 2022

Glenn J. Garrison, age 62 of Auburn, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2022. He was born on December 14, 1960 in Saginaw to Gerald L. and Helen B. Garrison. Glenn was a Journeyman Ironworker with Iron Workers Local 25 retiring from there after 33 years of service. Glenn was also employed as a mechanic with Stardust Entertainment Center and...

Dec 28, 2022

At 6:00 p.m. on a warm Saturday evening, April 23, 1938, Karyl Ann Doyle was born at home with attending physician Wilbur Towsley assisted by his nurse and friend of Karyl's mother, Bertha Bailey.

Karyl Ann Bertuleit, age 84 of Midland, passed away on Wednesday December 28, 2022 at MyMichigan Medical Center, Midland.

The only...

Dec 27, 2022

Dennis M. Blevins, age 90 of Midland, died Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at Medilodge of Midland. He was born on July 24 in Marion, Michigan to the late Melvin and Carrie (Vallad) Blevins. Dennis proudly served our country with the United States Navy during the Korean Conflict. He married Janet Case on October 21, 1951 in Marion, Michigan. Dennis...

Dec 25, 2022

Carol L. (Ropp) Gillespie, age 81 of Midland, passed away on Sunday December 25, 2022 at MyMichigan Medical Center, Midland. The daughter of the late Harvey C. and Beatrice M. (Krause) Ropp was born in Midland on September 16, 1941. Carol had been employed with The Dow Chemical Co. until retiring in 1991 after 30 years of service. She...

Dec 21, 2022

Kevin D. Bohnow, Jr., age 51 of Midland, passed away Wednesday December 21, 2022 at his home. The son of Margaret "Marti" (Urbanawiz) and the late Kevin D. Bohnow, Sr., was born in Midland on November 15, 1971. He was currently working with Bohnow Lawn Care and M's Café. Kevin enjoyed playing video games, his dog Elle and spending...

Dec 14, 2022

& Cody Thomas Garrard, age 30 of Midland, MI, passed away December 14th, 2022 at his home. He was born in Midland, MI on May 22nd, 1992 to his Mother Rebecca (Bell) LaTarte. He graduated from Midland High School where he played Football and was in the Marching Band.

Cody enjoyed staying active by Snowboarding, Softball both...

Dec 14, 2022

James Robert Eastman, age 70 of Shepherd, passed away at his home on Wednesday, December 14, 2022 with his family by his side. He was born on August 2, 1952 in Midland to the late Donald R. and Dora J. (Yates) Eastman. He married the former Karen Havens on August 21, 2004 at the Floyd Church of God.

Dec 13, 2022

James Douglas Spann, age 89 of Sanford, died Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at Welcome Home Senior Living in Auburn. He was born on November 23, 1933 in Midland to the late Leo and Edith Spann. James honorably served our country with the United States Army during the Korean Conflict.

Surviving is his wife of 66 years, Grace...

Dec 9, 2022

Estol LaVerne Swem, age 97 of Sanford, died Friday morning December 9, 2022 at his home surrounded by his family. The son of the late Blucher and Ruby Belle (Eggleston) Swem was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan on April 20, 1925. Estol served in the United States Air Force during World War II and the Korean Conflict. He was employed...

Dec 6, 2022

Barbara Mae Zimmerman, 78, of Alpena, Michigan passed away on December 6, 2022. She was born on October 21, 1944 to Robert and Helen Zimmerman in Detroit, Michigan.

Barb has happily resided at Blue Horizon's for almost forty years where she has made many wonderful friends. She loved music, singing, going out for rides in the car,...