Obituary Listing

Jan 27, 2020

Elwood W. Montle, age 83 of Midland, passed away Monday morning January 27, 2020 at the Toni & Trish House is Auburn. The son of the late Raymond and Grace (Peck) Montle was born in Akron on July 6, 1936. He was employed for many years with the old Midland Civic Arena. Elwood was an avid Loon's fan, played...

Jan 26, 2020

William E. McCulloch III, age 27 of Midland passed away Sunday January 26, 2020. The son of William E. and Teri L. (Siegel) McCulloch, Jr. was born in Midland on July 12, 1992, where he was raised and educated. Bill was employed with McDonald's in Midland. He loved his children and enjoyed nothing more than snuggling and cuddling with...

Jan 24, 2020

Mary (Pecknyo) Pomranky was born on June 19, 1922 in Flint MI to Charles William Pecknyo and Anna (Gelles) Pecknyo. After graduating high school, she worked at the AC Spark Plug division of General Motors. On May 6, 1950, she married George Junior Pomranky of Midland MI. While raising their children, Mary faithfully and diligently tended the large family...

Jan 21, 2020

Virginia Marie Jones-Roseberry, age 83 years of Sanford, passed away peacefully January 21, 2020. Virginia (Ginger) was born Feb. 3, 1936 in Saginaw to Julius and Virginia (Rozga) Brow. She is survived by her daughters, Lori McLaughlin and Deborah Jones; Grandchildren, Michael McLaughlin, Matthew McLaughlin, James McLaughlin, Brett Sasse and Jena Sasse; and brother James Brow.

She...

Jan 14, 2020

Mario Marcos Garcia Sr., age 68 of Midland, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2020. The son of the late Gregorio and Elena (Gonzalez) Garcia was born November 19, 1951 in Saginaw. Mario was employed with Dow Corning for many years as an electrician. He was a member of the Jehovah's Witness Kingdom Hall in Midland and was an avid...

Jan 12, 2020

Raymond S. Babinski, age 90 of Midland, passed away Sunday morning January 12, 2020 at The Toni and Trish House. The son of the late Frank and Mary (Machelski) Babinski was born in Williams Township on June 19, 1929. Ray served in the National Guard, was employed with The Dow Chemical Company until his retirement in 1982. He was...

Jan 10, 2020

Douglas D. Feaster, age 79 of Midland, passed away Thursday evening January 9, 2020 at his residence. The son of the late Lawrence L. and Nora E. (Reisner) Feaster was born in Midland on December 2, 1940 where he was raised and educated. Doug was employed with 3M Scientific Anglers until retiring in 2005 after 44 years of service....

Jan 7, 2020

Rev. William F. Heydens, age 93 of Bay City, passed away Tuesday January 7, 2020 at McLaren Bay Region Hospital. The son of the late Frank and Carolyn (Sherman) Heydens was born in Norway, Michigan on June 14, 1926. Bill served in the United States Army Air Force during World War II. He then attended and graduated from Grand...

Jan 6, 2020

Francis E. Raphael, age 77 of Sanford, passed away Monday January 6, 2020 at his residence. The son of the late Joseph F. Raphael and Marguerite E. (Cecilia) Sciabarra was born in Brooklyn, New York on January 29, 1942. Francis served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. He was a member of Our Lady of Grace...

Jan 2, 2020

Georgia "Kaye" (Cerva) Lamphere, age 82 of Midland, passed away Thursday, January 2, 2020 at Kindy Care Center in Freeland. The daughter of the late Bernard and Arloa (Sterling) Cerva was born October 24, 1937 in Sanford. She was a graduate of Midland High School and went on to work with Dow Chemical for a short time. Kaye enjoyed...

Dec 30, 2019

Jerry D. McRoberts, age 68 of Sanford, passed away Monday, December 30, 2019 at Mid-Michigan Medical Center. The son of the late Frank and Marge (Furst) McRoberts was born January 16, 1951 in Midland. Jerry worked for 42 years with Operating Engineers Local 324 and enjoyed hunting and fishing.

Heaven gained an angel today. My loving husband...

Dec 28, 2019

Michael John Festian, age 69, of Midland, passed away suddenly on Saturday, December 28, 2019 at the Medilodge facility in Midland. He was born on August 28, 1950 in Detroit and was a graduate of Mackenzie High School. He was employed for many years as a contract engineer and worked on many significant projects for Dow Chemical Company. He...

Dec 26, 2019

Rev. Jack L. Savage, age 84 of Sanford, passed away Thursday, December 26, 2019 at the Toni and Trish House with his family by his side. Jack was born in Vassar, Michigan October 29, 1935. During the summer of 1945, his mother, the former Thelma Smith and his step-father, Warren Savage, moved to Omer, Michigan. Jack entered the Arenac...

Dec 23, 2019

Clare L. Pomranky, age 88 of Midland, passed away Monday evening December 23, 2019 at Cascades Assisted Living. The son of the late August and Edna (Emery) Pomranky was born in Midland on November 26, 1931. Clare served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. He was employed with the Midland County Road Commission, retiring in 1989...

Dec 21, 2019

Faye R. Cozat, age 62 of Coleman, passed away Saturday, December 21, 2019 at Reed City Hospital. The daughter of the late Kenneth E. and Ruth M. (Gordon) Cozat was born November 24, 1957 in Midland. Faye worked in hospice care for many years as an RN. Most of all, she enjoyed baking and cooking for her family, gardening,...

Dec 19, 2019

Evan M. Shaffer, age 20 of Hope, passed away Thursday, December 19, 2019. He was born July 27, 1999 in Midland and graduated from Beaverton High School in 2017 where he played on the football team. After high school, Evan followed his passion for the Electrical Trade. He was a skilled Electrical Apprentice with Adams Electric. When he wasn't...

Dec 15, 2019

Catherine E. (Giltrop) Ruggles, age 85 of Sanford, passed away Sunday evening December 15, 2019 at MidMichigan Medical Center, Midland. The daughter of the late William J. and Anna (Stienke) Giltrop was born in Bridgeport on July 11, 1934. Catherine attended Sacred Heart School and later graduated from Bridgeport High School. She was an active member of Our Lady...

Dec 14, 2019

Darwin Dean Matthews, 78, passed away on December 14, 2019 at MidMichigan Medical Center in Midland following a brief illness. He was preceded in death by his wife Sally; brother James, and sisters Jean, Onalee, and Joyce. Darwin will be missed by many, including his children, Howard Dean (Amanda) of Georgia, Sarah (Greg) of Tennessee, Emily (Rob) of Connecticut,...

Dec 11, 2019

John L. McFarlane, age 66 of Sanford, passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at Mid-Michigan Medical Center. The son of the late Clarence E. and Zola M. (Marvin) McFarlane was born January 1, 1953 in Midland where he was raised and educated. John was self-employed as a drywall installer. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, snowmobiling, and camping.

John...

Dec 8, 2019

Jerry B. Shook, age 89 of Midland, passed away Sunday December 8, 2019. The son of the late Bert D. and Stella "Georgia" (Riesner) Shook was born in Midland on August 2, 1930. Jerry served in the United States Marine Corp during the Korean Conflict on the front line. He was employed with General Motors and retired from Dow...