Obituary Listing

Feb 2, 2025

Larry Delos Newman, age 89, passed away peacefully on February 2, 2025, at Medilodge in Clare, Michigan. Larry was born on September 14, 1935, in Midland, Michigan, to the late Archie Newman and Belva (Beach) Newman-Steinwand. Larry married Florence (Mill) Zilska on July 31, 1955. He is survived by his daughter Kathy (Jeff) Wilkins: Grandchildren Brian (Heather) Bowers and...

Jan 29, 2025

Anthony C. "Tony" Banules, age 94 of Sanford, passed away on Wednesday January 29, 2025 at Meridian Acres Assisted Living in Sanford. The son of the late Charles and Martha Banulis was born in Detroit on October 14, 1930. As a member of Our Lady of Grace (St. Agnes Catholic Church), he had been an usher, lector and Eucharistic...

Jan 29, 2025

Bonneta Irene Allen, age 91, of Midland, Michigan, passed away peacefully January 29, 2025 at her home. Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, she was the beloved daughter of the late Stanley and Lillian (Church) Martin. Bonnie was a woman of many talents and passions. She loved to crochet and found joy in creating beautiful works with her hands. A...

Jan 15, 2025

Esther A. Davis, age 92 of Midland, passed away on Wednesday January 15, 2025 at Colonial Villa. The daughter of the late Charles and Elizabeth (Potuznik) Zitka was born in East Jordon, Michigan on April 23, 1932. She had been employed for many years at Comerica Bank. Esther was a member of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and...

Jan 1, 2025

Foster J. Ouderkirk, age 90, passed away after a brief illness on January 1, 2025, at Good Shepherd Hospice House of Auburndale, FL.

He was born on January 12, 1934. His parents preceded him in death, Roy and Pearl (Wiltse) Ouderkirk of Hope, MI. He described an idyllic childhood, stayed close to his siblings and made lifelong...

Dec 28, 2024

Richard (Dick) F. Tracy, 66, of Ocala, unexpectedly passed away on December 28th, 2024. Born on April 18th, 1958 in Saginaw Michigan. He was an avid hunter, fisherman, and a true outdoorsman. You would never catch him not in the woods hunting or in his boat catching a million fish. Just like the true Saginaw fisherman he was.

Dec 25, 2024

Eric M. Emery, age 49 of Midland, passed away on Wednesday, December 25, 2024 at MyMichigan Medical Center. Eric was born on May 21, 1975 in Klamath Falls, Oregon. He was a dedicated manager at Fast Eddie's Car Wash in Midland. He loved driving around in his beloved Cadillac, listening to music and spending time outdoors kayaking in the...

Dec 23, 2024

John D. Elliott, age 80 of Saginaw, passed away on Monday December 23, 2024 at his residence. The son of the late Roger H. and Mila C. (Strudgeon) Elliott was born in Bridgeport, Township on October 28, 1944. John served in the United States Marine Corp during the Vietnam War. He was employed with General Motors until retiring in...

Dec 21, 2024

Faith Lange, age 81 of Midland, passed away Saturday, December 21, 2024 at Nottingham Place. She was born in Detroit, Michigan on July 2, 1943 to the late Victory and Audrey (Richardson) Ingram. Faith was a longtime member of Lighthouse Body of Christ and loved coordinating the decorations in the church. Music played an important roll in her faith...

Dec 18, 2024

Ruth E. Green, age 92 of Midland, was called home to Heaven on December 18, 2024 at King's Daughters in Midland. She was born in Freeland on February 29, 1932 to the late Lloyd and Nina (Wiltse) Garrett. She married Lyle Green in 1973 and they spent 38 years together before his death in 2011. Ruth was a longtime...

Dec 7, 2024

Linda Sue (Cochran) LeBeau, born Feb 19, 1946, passed away Saturday, December 7, 2024 after a brief illness.

Linda, 'Cookie' to those who knew her well, was a lifelong resident of Midland County. She married Richard John LeBeau March 18, 1988.  She retired from the Midland County Sheriff Department in 1992.

Cookie was most known...

Dec 6, 2024

Steven Wayne Anderson, 64, of Lawrenceville, GA passed away on Friday, December 6th at Northside Hospital, Gwinnett. He went peacefully, surrounded by family, after a heroic year-long battle with pancreatic cancer. He is survived by his wife of thirty-seven years, and love of his life, Susanne Urban, and their son, Sean.

Steve was a light in everyone's...

Dec 4, 2024

Melvin H. Donahue, Sr., age 75 of Midland, passed away on Wednesday December 5, 2024 at MyMichigan Medical Center. The son of the late Donald E. and Laura (McLaren) Donahue, Sr. was born in Midland on November 10. 1949 where he was raised and educated. Melvin had been employed as an operator for OmniSource in Bay City, retiring in...

Dec 3, 2024

Michael R. Nieman, age 70, of Mount Pleasant, formerly of Midland, passed away on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at MyMichigan Medical Center. The son of the late Robert and Lillian (Smith) Nieman, he was born in Midland on September 7, 1954.

Mike proudly served in the United States Army, with assignments in both the United States and...

Dec 1, 2024

Douglas William Johndro (Big Doug), 54 of Midland, MI, gained his angel wings on December 1, 2024 in the arms of his sister after a long and courageous battle with renal failure and CHF. He was born on January 1, 1970 to the late William Louis Johndro Jr. and Lucinda Ann (Schofield) Barrett in Midland, MI. Doug had a...

Nov 24, 2024

Nicholas M. Kilbreath, age 64, passed away on Sunday November 24th, 2024 surrounded by family at the MyMichigan Medical Center. The son of Floyd and the late Mary (Miles) Kilbreath was born in Midland March 8th, 1960. Nick had been employed as an industrial painter for many years. Between his time spent painting for the Union, and the countless...

Nov 20, 2024

Jasmine Marie Herr, age 36 of Coleman, passed away Thursday, November 21, 2024 at Covenant Healthcare in Saginaw. She was born in Mission Viejo, California on March 13, 1988 to the late Robert Herr II and Lucinda Kania.

Jasmine enjoyed being outdoors, especially going camping. She loved doing arts and crafts, working with beads, and reading. Most...

Nov 19, 2024

Norman Lee Knapp age 82 of Midland peacefully passed away Tuesday, November 19. The son of the late Arthur and Marian (Lewis) Knapp, Norman was born in Alma, Michigan on August 19, 1942.

After graduating from Midland High School, he worked for North Central Airlines, served in the US Army, and later worked at Dow Corning.

Nov 11, 2024

Rachel Ida Last, age 86 of Midland, passed away Monday, November 11, 2024 at Toni and Trish House in Auburn. She was born in Midland on November 24, 1937 to the late Emmanuel and Ethel (Stayler) Riegle.

Rachel loved playing cards, especially Hand and Foot. Word searches were also another favorite pastime of Rachels. Rachel will be...

Nov 3, 2024

Sandra Simmons, age 85 of Midland, died Sunday, November 3, 2024. Sandra was born in Dayton, Ohio, received her nursing degree from Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, her baccalaureate and master's degrees from Ohio State University, and her doctorate from Michigan State University. She held a number of administrative and educational positions throughout her career including Assistant Director of...