Obituary Listing

Feb 27, 2019

Deborah S. Reger, age 67 of Beaverton, passed away Wednesday February 27, 2019 at MidMichigan Medical Center, Midland. The daughter of the late Lawrence and Esther M. (Miller) Sias was born in Midland on April 22, 1951 where she was raised and educated and was an Art Major from CMU. Deborah worked as a Home Health Care Aid for...

Feb 22, 2019

February 22, 2019, Pastor Dana Clay Simmons was ushered into Glory by his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Dana was born the son of Bobby and Jean (Snyder) Simmons on September 16, 1963. After graduating high school, he joined the United States Air Force and later joined the United States Army Guard of Midland. He has been a Pentecostal...

Feb 20, 2019

Pauline E. Eastman, age 84 of Sanford, passed away Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at Mid-Michigan Medical Center. The daughter of the late James and Eula (Tesman) Barager was born December 23, 1934 in Midland. On May 23, 1953, Pauline married Lyle Eastman in Midland. He preceded her in death on April 22, 2006 after 54 years of marriage.

Feb 19, 2019

Earl N. Helwig, age 93 of Midland, passed away Tuesday February 19, 2019 at MidMichigan Medical Center, Midland. The son of the late Carl and Edith Conway Helwig was born in Flint on August 2, 1925. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. Earl was employed with McKay Press in Midland for 5 years and...

Feb 14, 2019

Brent C. Simstad, age 48 of Midland, passed away Thursday, February 14, 2019 at his residence. The son of Linda L. Atkins was born March 15, 1970 in Saginaw. Brent graduated from Swan Valley High School where he was a quarter back for the football team who referred to him as the "Fridge". He loved music, playing in the...

Feb 14, 2019

Joseph H. Jones, age 84 of Lake, Michigan, passed away on Thursday February 14, 2019 at his residence surrounded by his family. The son of the late Gilbert and Floy (White) Grieble was born in Midland on June 6, 1934. Joe served in the United States Navy during the Korean Conflict. He had been employed with The Dow Chemical...

Feb 8, 2019

Peggy Clark, age 57 of Kingston, passed away Friday February 8, 2019 at the Toni and Trish House in Auburn. The daughter of Red and Alice Strack grew up in Midland, Peggy was active in 4H. She attended Michigan State University and Ferris State University. Peggy was a pharmacist working in the thumb area of Michigan.

She...

Feb 7, 2019

On the morning of 7 February 2019, Darryl Crabb finally made it to the 19th hole. Darryl was a lifelong Midland resident, only living in one other location: Mount Pleasant to attend Central Michigan University. He probably holds the individual record for the highest number of rounds of golf played at the Currie Municipal Golf Course.

Darryl...

Feb 5, 2019

Dale R. Byers, age 88 of Sanford, passed away on Tuesday morning February 5, 2019 at MidMichigan Medical Center, Midland. The son of the late Cecil and Lucille L. (Carter) Byers was born in Saginaw on March 19, 1930 where he was raised and educated. Dale served in the United States Navy during the Korean Conflict. He had worked...

Feb 5, 2019

Joyce I. Gandy, age 86 of Freeland and formerly of Midland, passed away Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at Barton Woods Assisted Living. The daughter of the late Albert L. and Reva A. (Hoon) Ross was born February 26, 1932 in Midland where she was raised and educated. On May 5, 1951, Joyce married Nelson "Joe" Gandy. After nearly 57...

Feb 3, 2019

Elizabeth A. (Cook) Ervans, age 77 of Midland, passed away on Sunday February 3, 2019 at MidMichigan Medical Center, Midland. The daughter of the late Lovell J. and Mary C. (Barnard) Genson was born in Jackson, Michigan on October 6, 1941. She was the first full graduating class of the new Midland High School in 1959. Liz had been...

Feb 2, 2019

Elizabeth A. Miller, age 71 of Sanford, passed away Saturday, February 2, 2019 at Mid-Michigan Medical Center. The daughter of the late Matthew and Irene (Dawson) Getzinger was born September 19, 1947 in Monroe County, MI. Elizabeth loved doing art and crafts such as quilting, sewing, cakes, and ceramics. She also dearly loved hummingbirds.

Elizabeth is survived...

Jan 30, 2019

Cremation has taken place and no other services are scheduled. Arrangements are under the care of the Wilson MILLER Funeral Home.

Jan 29, 2019

Laurilee (Pomranky) Kline, age 79 of Midland, passed away on Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at Stratford Pines. Laurilee was born to Earl and Nettie (Lambert) Pomranky on March 4, 1939 in Midland. On March 4, 1958, she married Eugene Kline who survives her.

Laurilee loved Bluegrass and Country Music, reading, watching the birds, and spending time at...

Jan 24, 2019

Roger Harry Hecht, 72, of Midland, passed away peacefully at home on January 24, 2019 after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was born November 7, 1946 to Harry and Arlene (Campbell) Hecht and grew up on the family farm in North Bradley, graduating from Coleman High School in 1965. Drafted into the U.S. Army, Roger served in the...

Jan 22, 2019

Patricia Cliff-Ann Adams, age 71 of Beaverton, passed away Tuesday evening January 22, 2019 at Ascension St. Mary's Hospital in Saginaw. The daughter of the late Clifford and Eleanor Ross was born in Midland on July 14, 1947. She enjoyed breeding silver lab dogs, being outdoors working in her garden or attending to her flowers, but most of all...

Jan 22, 2019

Robbin "Rob" L. Westergard, 54, of Newberry formerly of Midland, died Tuesday morning January 22, 2019 at his residence.

Born December 31, 1964 in Flint, son of Charles W. Jr. and Gertrude J. (Pischel) Westergard, Rob was a graduate of Bay City Western High School. Rob owned and operated First Transmission in Midland for 25 years. Rob...

Jan 19, 2019

Jack L. Hollenbeck, age 82, of Midland, passed away January 19, 2019 at Woodland Hospice House in Mt. Pleasant. He was born Jan. 8, 1937 in Midland to the late Isaac and Lillian Mae (Suttlift) Hollenbeck and lived his entire life in this community graduating from Midland High in 1956. Jack served in the Army National Guard during the...

Jan 15, 2019

William C. "Bill" Pretzer, age 91 of Breckenridge, Mi., passed away early Tuesday morning January 15, 2019 at the Aleda E. Lutz VA Hospital in Saginaw. The son of the late William F. and Pearle (Schroder) Pretzer was born in Unionville, Michigan on March 19, 1927. Bill served in the United States Army during World War II. He was...

Jan 11, 2019

In remembrance of Samuel Charles Ortiz. Samuel was the 6th of 7 children born to George and Paula (Herrera) Ortiz on November 13, 1944.

Samuel will be remembered for his exquisite and intrinsic sense of humor, quirky to his last moment here on earth. Finding his moments to shine here were something that Sam loved dearly and...