Obituary Listing

Larry C. Hockemyer

Oct 19, 2016

A memorial service celebrating Larry's life will be conducted on Friday, October 6, 2017 at 2:00 pm from the Wilson MILLER Funeral Home. Pastor Tom Wirtz of Freeland Assembly of God will officiate. Family will meet with friends at the funeral home on Friday from 1:00 pm until the time of service. Personal messages of condolence may be offered...

Wolfgang T. Arndt

Oct 16, 2016

Wolfgang (Tony) Arndt, age 71 of Midland, passed away Sunday, October 16, 2016 at Stone Crest Assisted Living in Freeland. The son of the late Donald M. and JoAnn M. (Stange) Arndt was born December 4, 1944 in Halbersadt, Germany. Wolfgang served his country in the U.S. Army. In January 2007, he married the former Ilene Babb. She preceded...

Petty Officer 2Nd Class Nathan A. Marsh

Oct 15, 2016

Petty Officer 2nd Class Nathan A. Marsh, age 21 of Sanford and Mesick, Michigan, died on Saturday October 15, 2016 in Mt. Pleasant from injuries received in an automobile accident. The son of Paul A. and Pixie A. (Randall) Marsh was born on July 25, 1995 in Johnson City, Tennessee. He graduated from Meridian High School with high honors...

Betty E. Mudd

Oct 6, 2016

Betty E. Mudd, age 89 of Midland, went to be with the Lord Jesus on Thursday afternoon, October 6, 2016 at the James E. Cartwright Care Center in Saginaw from congested heart failure. The second daughter of the late Lester L. and Maggie (Sperry) Marquiss was born in St. John, Michigan on March 18, 1927. On August 9, 1946...

James Duane Whalen

Oct 5, 2016

James D. Whalen, age 68 of Midland, passed away Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at the Toni & Trish House in Bay County, MI. The son of the late Linton and Flora (Rice) Whalen he was born on December 26, 1947 in Wayne County, MI. James married Judy McKinnon on November 26, 1976. James served his country with the U.S....

Margaret "Peggy" Ann Mcgee

Oct 5, 2016

Margaret (Peggy) Ann McGee, 80, formerly of Midland passed away on October 5th, 2016. Peggy was born August 29th, 1936 in Omaha, Nebraska to the late Walter Park and Katherine Lorraine (Dorsey) Parish. Her husband, Thomas Warren McGee preceded her in death on March 6th, 2006.

Peggy had many hobbies; duplicate bridge, soccer, cribbage, sewing, stamp collecting...

Theodore R. Corey

Sep 28, 2016

Theodore R. "Ted" Corey, age 57 of Coleman, died Wednesday evening September 28, 2016 at his residence surrounded by his family. The son of the late Edward R. and Mary R. (Little) Corey was born on August 1, 1959 in Midland where he was raised and educated. Ted was employed as a welder with Midway Oil Supply and later...

Harlan T. Peterson

Sep 27, 2016

Harlan T. Peterson, age 92 of Midland, passed away September 27th, 2016 at Mid-Michigan Medical Center - Midland from cancer. The son of the late Alfred and Euphemia (Haggerman) Peterson was born on November 7th, 1923 in Pittsburg, Kansas. He served his country as a Staff Sargent with the United States Marine Corps during World War II in the...

Evelyn M. Craig

Sep 27, 2016

Evelyn M. (McDonald) Craig, age 91 of Midland, died Tuesday evening September 27, 2016 at King's Daughters Home in Midland surrounded by her family. The daughter of the late Alex and Mary M. (Trombley) McDonald was born in Mt. Haley Township, Midland County on September 19, 1925 where she was raised and educated graduating from Midland High School. Evelyn...

James D. Brown

Sep 25, 2016

James ("Jim") D. Brown, age 69 of Sanford, died Sunday morning September 25, 2016 at MidMichigan Medical Center, Midland. The son of Leo J. and the late Aletta June (Wiggins) Brown was born in Midland on April 30, 1947 where he was raised and educated. Jim served his country in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War. He...

Martin L. Burr

Sep 20, 2016

Cremation has taken place and there will be a celebration of life services at a later date.

Todorka "Dora" Nedeva

Sep 19, 2016

Todorka ("Dora") Nedeva

Todorka (Dora) Nedeva, age 44, passed away unexpectedly Monday, September 19 at MidMichigan Medical Center, Midland. The daughter of Nikolina and Nedyo Nedev (both engineers) was born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria on May 24, 1972, where she was raised and educated. In 1999 Dora moved to Lexington, KY to pursue her PhD degree at the...

Keith "Butch" Whipple

Sep 18, 2016

Keith J. "Butch" Whipple, age 72 of Midland, died Sunday September 18, 2016 at Pine River Health Center in St. Louis, Michigan. Butch was born in Midland on May 3, 1944. He was self-employed as a lawn care specialist and enjoyed listing to older country music.

Surviving are his son, Butch Whipple; daughters, Tina M. Whipple and...

Elizabeth A. "Liz" Shook

Sep 15, 2016

Elizabeth A. "Liz" Shook, age 54 of Midland, died Thursday September 15, 2016 at her residence. The daughter of Irene (Jankowski) and the late Louie Wenglikowski was born on December 5, 1961 in Midland where she was raised and educated. Liz loved animals and was involved with SOS Animal Rescue. She also help run the family business Ace Auto...

Robert E. Hartley

Sep 13, 2016

Robert E. Hartley, age 84 of Midland, passed away Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at the Toni and Trish House due to an unfortunate accident that occurred at his home. The son of the late Earl and Albina (Forgette) Hartley was born May 13, 1932 in Bay City where he was raised and educated. Bob graduated from Bay City Central...

Joyce Marie Krick

Sep 9, 2016

Joyce Marie Krick, 90, of Midland passed away Friday morning, September 9, 2016. She was born June 3, 1926. She was the daughter of the late Otto E. And Ruth Mulvany of Shepherd Mi. She was a graduate of Shepherd High School. Joyce married the love of her life, Phil Krick on February 6, 1943. They enjoyed 73 years...

Vivian M. Gutchak

Sep 4, 2016

Vivian M. Gutchak, age 85 of Midland, passed away on Sunday, September 4th, 2016 at her residence. The daughter of the late Harry and Lena (Perry) Hoover was born on January 11th, 1931 in Midland, Michigan. Vivian enjoyed playing bingo, cards and going to the casino. She also enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren especially her...

Charles Wesley Lentz

Sep 1, 2016

Charles Wesley Lentz, 92, revered father, grandfather, great grandfather and great-great grandfather, passed away at home Thursday, September 1, 2016. Chuck was born in Isabella County on May 6, 1924 to the late James Albert and Laura Belle (Humphrey) Lentz, and attended high school in St. Louis (Michigan). He graduated from Michigan State College in 1946 with a degree...

Howard L. Garrett

Aug 29, 2016

Howard L. Garrett, 90, of Midland passed away on August 29th, 2016, surrounded by his family. Howard was born in the farm house near Freeland where his grandparents once lived. In high school, he developed an interest in chemistry which led to his first job at Dow Chemical at age 17. With encouragement from his supervisor at Dow, he...