Obituary Listing

Frieda A. Milano

Frieda A. Milano

Mar 22, 2018

Frieda A. Milano age 101 of Midland died Thursday, March 22, 2018 at Stratford Pines Nursing Home. The daughter of the late Peter and Amelia (Noeske) Dittenber was born January 31, 1917 in Detroit. The family moved to Midland when Frieda was 5 years old. She graduated from Midland High School in 1935. Frieda married F. John Milano in...

G. Howard Krotzer

G. Howard Krotzer

Mar 20, 2018

Howard Krotzer, age 87 of Sanford, passed away Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at his residence.

The son of the late Gerald B. and Emma (Carl) Krotzer was born January 28, 1931 in Midland where he was raised and educated. Howard married the former Eddith A. Alexander in Fort Wayne, IN on October 10, 1953. After nearly...

Sheila J, Myers

Sheila J, Myers

Mar 9, 2018

Sheila J. Myers, age 68 of Midland, passed away Friday March 9, 2018 at her residence. The daughter of the late Neil W. and Berniece I. (Klein) Tucker was born in Midland on July 28, 1949 where she was raised and educated graduating from Midland High School in 1967. Sheila had been employed at Elder Beerman in Midland. She...

Pearl Eileen Pennebaker

Pearl Eileen Pennebaker

Mar 7, 2018

Pearl Eileen Pennebaker, 95, died Wednesday, March 7, 2018 in her home at Riverside Place in Midland, MI. She was born November 10, 1922 in Seneca, IL to Harl and Pearl Virgo Jackson. Eileen was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Dr. Charles Pennebaker; and two sisters, Mae Foehringer and Evelyn Jackson. Eileen married Charles on November 2,...

Carl J. Maggert

Carl J. Maggert

Mar 7, 2018

Carl J. Maggert age 66 of Sanford, passed into Eternal Life on Wednesday, March 7, 2018. He was born May 31, 1951 in Alpena, MI to the late Art and Freida (Seidel) Maggert. Carl was raised in Atlanta, MI, graduating in 1969 from Alpena High School. He graduated from college in 1972 and 1998. Carl married the former Margaret...

Melvin J. Cozat

Melvin J. Cozat

Mar 4, 2018

Melvin J. Cozat, age 67 of Coleman, passed away late Sunday evening March 4, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. The son of the late Melvin E. and Bonnie M. (Koontz) Cozat was born in Midland on June 24, 1950. He was a lifelong Coleman resident where he attended Coleman Schools. Mel served in the United States National Guard....

Bertha Mae Filcek

Bertha Mae Filcek

Feb 27, 2018

Bertha M. (Young) Filcek, age 78 of Beaverton, passed away Tuesday evening February 27, 2018 at her residence. The daughter of the late John R. Sr. and Helen (Tarr) Young was born in Saginaw on February 23, 1940. She enjoyed bowling, dancing, playing bingo, listening to polka music, but most of all Bertha enjoyed spending time with her family...

Patti Ann Sadler

Patti Ann Sadler

Feb 25, 2018

Patti Ann Sadler, 75, of Sanford, died Sunday February 25, 2018, at home with her family. Patti was born in Detroit, daughter of late Elmer and Margaret Denby and sister of Jane (Peter) Wasmiller and the late Richard Denby. She married her high school sweetheart the late Robert Sadler on March 4th, 1960 in Saginaw and together they raised...

Leo J. Brown

Leo J. Brown

Feb 25, 2018

Leo J. Brown, age 97 of Midland, passed away Sunday morning February 25, 2018 at Saginaw Senior Care Center. The son of the late Cecil J. and Olive A. (Day) Brown was born in Midland on February 20, 1921 where he was raised, educated and a 1941 graduate of Midland High School. Leo served in the United States Army...

Duane A. Cherkinsky

Duane A. Cherkinsky

Feb 16, 2018

Duane A. Cherkinsky, age 60 of Midland, passed away Friday February 16, 2018 at his residence. The son of the late Morris "Murray" and Libby L. (Chernoff) Cherkinsky was born in Midland on November 1, 1957. Duane was an Antique Collector and Dealer. A gathering to celebrate Duane's life will be conducted on Sunday March 11, 2018 6:00 p.m....

Garald F. Allen

Garald F. Allen

Feb 13, 2018

Garald Fredrick Allen, 100, of Venice, FL, passed away on February 13, 2018. He was born in Toldeo, Ohio on November 30, 1917 to Mamie (nee Bacon) and Roy Allen. Garald was a graduate of Albion in 1941 and received his Masters of Chemical engineering degree from University of Iowa in 1942. He was a chemical engineer for Dow...

Karen Richards

Karen Richards

Feb 11, 2018

"He maketh me to lie down in green pastures, he leadeth me beside the still waters, he restoreth my soul" (Psalm23). Karen Ann (Livingston) Richards, 74, of Midland, MI passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, February 11, 2018, with family at her side. Daughter of the late Roger and Elsie (Wells) Livingston, was born on January 21,...

Steven J. Lovely

Steven J. Lovely

Feb 10, 2018

Steven J. Lovely, age 51 of Midland, passed away Saturday February 10, 2018 at MidMichigan Medical Center, Midland, The son of James D. and the late Rita Kay (Ridgeway) Lovely was born in Bay City on February 22, 1966. He was raised and educate in Auburn and was a 1984 graduate of Bay City Western. Steve was currently employed...

Carol Ann Hardy

Carol Ann Hardy

Jan 29, 2018

Carol A. Hardy age 65, of Midland, died Monday January 29, 2018 at her home. The daughter of the late Walter J. and Lorraine J. (Wolfe) Colbeck was born July 12, 1952 in Saginaw and was raised and educated in Beaverton.

She is survived by her husband of 47 years, Gary, whom she married...

Betty J. Swem

Betty J. Swem

Jan 23, 2018

Betty J. Swem, age 91 of Sanford, passed way Tuesday, January 23, 2017 at Woodland Hospice in Mt. Pleasanrt. The daughter of the late Clayton and Agnes (Acre) Snyder was born June 15, 1926 in Lansing. Betty was a member of the Sanford United Methodist Church and enjoyed playing the banjo, gardening, dancing, and clogging with the Sanford Lake...

Ronald C. Lowry

Ronald C. Lowry

Jan 22, 2018

Ronald Coon Lowry, age 92 of Midland, passed away Monday January 22, 2018 at Colonial Villa. He was born June 17, 1925, the son of the late Ronald and Hazel (Coon) Lowry, grew up in Midland, graduating from Midland High School in 1943 and Michigan State University with a B. S. degree in 1949. Ron married Barbara Ellen Ridley...

Marian L. Kingsley

Marian L. Kingsley

Jan 22, 2018

Marian Louise Kingsley joined her loved ones in heaven on her 98th birthday (January 22, 1920 - January 22, 2018). Her children and grandchildren were her greatest joy. She was a faithful Christian and a member of the First United Methodist Church since arriving in Midland in 1941. The daughter of Clyde C. and Rose E. White Scherer, Marian...

Doris E. Brown

Doris E. Brown

Jan 22, 2018

Doris E. Brown, age 90, of Midland, passed away Monday, January 22, 2018 at Colonial Villa, Midland. The daughter of the late Herbert and Hettie (Rider) Bowen was born January 7, 1928 in Midland where she was raised and educated. Doris was married to Edwin D. Brown who preceded her in death on April 9, 2014. She retired after...

Betty J. Loos

Betty J. Loos

Jan 21, 2018

Betty J. Loos, age 88 of Midland, formerly of Saginaw, passed away Sunday January 21, 2018 at MidMichigan Medical Center, Midland. The daughter of the late William A. and Augusta (Fox) Kaufman was born in Garfield, Michigan on May 12, 1929. Betty enjoyed her flower garden, animals and being with her family. On March 20, 1947 in Saginaw she...

Margaret C. Boyes

Margaret C. Boyes

Jan 19, 2018

Margaret C. Boyes, age 96 of Midland, passed away Friday morning January 19, 2018 at her residence. The daughter of the late Harry and Edna I. (Brown) Campbell was born in Longmont, Colorado on June 17, 1921. She attended Barnes Business College in Denver Colorado. During World War II Margaret worked in The White House for the OSRD, with...