Obituary Listing

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...

Nov 2, 2024

Lois B. (Franklin) Baker, age 95 of Midland, passed away on Saturday, November 2, 2024 at Hampton Manor Assisted Living in Merrill. The daughter of the late Herman and Carrie (Sly) Franklin was born in Ingersoll Township on August 11, 1929. Lois was a 1948 graduate of Midland High School, and graduated from Midland Hospital School of Practical Nursing...

Oct 31, 2024

Karen A. Smith, age 62 of Midland, passed away Thursday October 31, 2024. The daughter of the late Donald J. Pilon and Katherine (Larry) Smith was born in Flint, Michigan on September 7, 1962. Karen enjoyed riding her Harley motorcycle and being with family.

Surviving are her sons, Michael and Mark Smith; sisters, Paulette Pilon, Patti (Jimmy)...

Oct 31, 2024

Kenneth L. Johnson, age 88 of Midland, passed away peacefully on October 31, 2024. He was born on December 3, 1935 to the late Erick and Agnes (Paulson) Johnson in Gwinn Michigan where he was raised. Ken graduated from Gwinn High School in 1953 and joined the Navy, serving on the USS Manchester. After leaving the Navy, Ken began...

Oct 30, 2024

Beverly J. Richards, age 74 of Midland, passed away at her home on Wednesday, October 30, 2024 with family by her side. She was born in Allen Park, Michigan on August 11, 1950 to the late Cecelia M. Chesser. In her spare time, Beverly enjoyed dancing, cooking, traveling and gardening. She will also be remembered for the love she...

Oct 28, 2024

Piccola I. (Hund-Bird) Sweebe, age 84 of Midland, passed away Monday, October 28, 2024 at her daughter's home in Sanford. She was born in Warren Twp, Midland County on May 19, 1940 to the late Elwood F. and Evelyn I. (Metcalf) Hund. On February 14, 1993, Cola married Jerry Sweebe in Midland and they shared 29 years together before...

Oct 27, 2024

Jim (James Henry) LaBean died on Sunday, October 27, 2024, at the age of 85. Jim was born in 1939 to George and Dorothy (Kraus)LaBean. He was raised on a farm in Pinconning, Michigan and graduated in 1957 from St. Michael's High School. He received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan Tech and an M.A. in Industrial Management...

Oct 22, 2024

Neal A. Sweebe, age 79 of Midland, passed away at his home on the morning of October 22, 2024. He was born on March 19, 1945 to the late Charles Homer and Mary Margaret (Schaefer) Sweebe in Midland where he was raised. Neal graduated from Midland High School in 1963 and went on to work in the Service Department...