Obituary Listing

Mary L. Hintz

Mary L. Hintz

Feb 28, 2014

Mary L. Hintz, age 69 of Midland, died Friday evening February 28, 2014 at MidMichigan Medical Center. The daughter of the late Joseph and Louise I. (Czuba) (Drzyzga) Pitch was born in Midland on April 10, 1944 and was raised and educated in Bay City, graduating from Midland High School in 1962. Mary worked for Airport Grocery, was a...

Anthony Allen Herber

Anthony Allen Herber

Feb 23, 2014

Anthony A. Herber, age 6 of Sanford, died Sunday February 23, 2014 at the Toni and Trish House in Auburn. The son of Susan Davis and Richard Herber was born in Midland on November 19, 2007. Anthony had attended Meridian Elementary School. He enjoyed playing on the computer, playing with Legos and looking at books. Anthony was fascinated with...

Hendrik "Rik" E. Tuinstra

Hendrik "Rik" E. Tuinstra

Feb 18, 2014

Hendrik Ekke "Rik" Tuinstra, age 65 of Midland, died of a sudden heart attack on Tuesday, February 18, 2014. Rik was a scientist, golfer, gamer, coach, curler, traveler, friend and above all else a beloved husband, dad, and Opa. He was born April 24, 1948 to the late Hendrik E. and Fernanda (Stonner) Tuinstra in Long Island, New York....

N. Melvin Beebe

N. Melvin Beebe

Feb 17, 2014

Newton Melvin Beebe, age 90 of Midland, died Monday evening February 17, 2014 at Woodland Hospice in Mt. Pleasant. The son of the late Newton M. and Elsie (Huber) Beebe was born in Midland on February 25, 1923 where he was raised and educated. Melvin had been employed with Beebe Nursery and Landscape for many years. He enjoyed hunting,...

Le Roy A. Dunn

Le Roy A. Dunn

Feb 15, 2014

LeRoy A. Dunn age 78 of Midland died at his residence on Saturday, February 15, 2014 after a long struggle with complications from Parkinson's Disease. The son of the late Edward and Georgina (Gagne) Dunn was born on May 12, 1935 in Midland where he was raised and educated. LeRoy served active duty with the U. S. Army from...

James Gordert

James Gordert

Feb 9, 2014

James R. "Jim" Gordert, 81 of Midland and owner of Midland Heating and Air Conditioning passed away at the MidMichigan Medical Center with his wife by his side on Sunday February 09, 2014. The son of the late Frank and Esther (Fountain) Gordert was born in Detroit on January 1, 1933. Jim owned Metropolitan Heating and Air Conditioning in...

Ann Moe

Ann Moe

Feb 4, 2014

Ann M. Moe Ann M. Moe, age 82 of Prudenville died Tuesday February 4, 2014 at Tender Care of Midland. The daughter of the late Peter and Mary (Mokrany) Radosa was born on December 22, 1931 in Midland where she was raised and educated. On November 24, 1951 she married Dale Moe at St. Brigid's Catholic Church. Ann had...

Violet Thorsberg

Violet Thorsberg

Feb 3, 2014

Violet P. Thorsberg, age 102 of Midland died at her residence on Monday February 3, 2014. The daughter of the late William R. and Pearl (Dunham) Herrell was born on March 10, 1911 in Midland County where she was raised and educated. On September 25, 1933 she married Martin H. Thorsberg in Midland and he predeceased her on May...

Janet Marie Noykos

Janet Marie Noykos

Feb 2, 2014

Janet Marie Noykos, 72, of Midland died Sunday, February 2, 2014 at her son's home, in Midland, with him by her side. Janet was born August 7, 1941 in Bay County, the eldest daughter of Theodore & Gertrude (Dewald) Nagel . She Married Raymond Noykos September 8, 1962 in Midland. Janet was a nurse and a home health aide...

Florence "Mill" Newman

Florence "Mill" Newman

Feb 1, 2014

Florence "Mill" Newman age 75 of Sanford died at Covenant Cooper, Saginaw, on Saturday February 1, 2014. The daughter of the late Herman and Lilah (Erskine) Zilska was born on June 12, 1938 in Midland where she was raised and educated. On July 30, 1955 she married Larry Newman in Sanford and he survives. Mill was a homemaker but...

Ann Weir

Ann Weir

Jan 30, 2014

Ann Weir, age 93 of Flint and formerly of Sanford died Thursday, January 30, 2014 at Homewood Village, Assisted Living in Flint. The daughter of the late John and Hermina (Menar) Kartz was born September 15, 1920 in Saginaw where she was raised and educated. On April 12, 1941 Ann married Erwin A. Weir in Saginaw. After 59 years...

Clarabel Lewis

Clarabel Lewis

Jan 28, 2014

Clarabel Lewis, 93, of Midland, died at MidMichigan Medical Center, Midland on Monday, January 28, 2014. She was a loving, generous and happy wife and mother who always had a big smile and a great sense of humor. The daughter of the late William J. and Jenny (Joslin) Horning was born on April 16, 1920. On January 27, 1941,...

Barbara Lou Woodcock

Barbara Lou Woodcock

Jan 28, 2014

Barbara passed into her heavenly home on January 28, 2014 at MidMichigan Stratford Village. There she will join her parents Laurel and Dorothy ((Klenke) Weidenmier and her twin brother Robert. She was born in Midland in 1931 and lived her entire life here. In September of 1949 she was married to her husband "Herbert" Duane Woodcock. Barbara was a...

Louis E. Vanorden, Jr.

Louis E. Vanorden, Jr.

Jan 26, 2014

Louis Edward VanOrden, Jr. 52, passed away on January 26, 2014, at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston. Louis was born in Mount Pleasant, Michigan on April 7, 1961 to his parents, Louis Edward VanOrden, Sr. and Patricia Ann (Crane) VanOrden. Louis was a 1979 graduate of Mount Pleasant High School. He had resided for the past two decades in...

Louis Edward Vanorden, Jr.

Louis Edward Vanorden, Jr.

Jan 26, 2014

Louis Edward VanOrden, Jr. 52, passed away on January 26, 2014, at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston. Louis was born in Mount Pleasant, Michigan on April 7, 1961 to his parents, Louis Edward VanOrden, Sr. and Patricia Ann (Crane) VanOrden. Louis was a 1979 graduate of Mount Pleasant High School. He had resided for the past two decades in...

James E. Noykos, Jr.

James E. Noykos, Jr.

Jan 25, 2014

James E. Noykos, Jr. age 49 of Gladwin, died Saturday January 25, 2014 at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. The son of Carol Ann (Parker) and the late James E. Noykos, Sr. was born in Midland on March 12, 1964. Jim was a certified Ford Mechanic and had worked in many different dealerships in Florida. He enjoyed working and...

Kristie D. Hendrick

Kristie D. Hendrick

Jan 25, 2014

Kristie D. Hendrick, age 46 of Midland, died Saturday January 25, 2014 at MidMichigan Medical Center. The daughter of Sandra J. (Francis) and the late Dennis H. Gay, was born in Midland on August 8, 1967, graduated from Meridian High School in 1985 and went on to received an Associates Degree in Nursing from Davenport University in 2007. Kristie...

Robert J. "Bob" Marr

Robert J. "Bob" Marr

Jan 24, 2014

Robert J. "Bob" Marr, age 68 of Sanford, died Friday January 24, 2014 at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor. The son of the late George E. and Marie V. (Black) Marr was born in Saginaw on March 20, 1945. Bob went on to Ferris State University Pharmacy School graduating in 1967. He was employed with...

Elizabeth Zimmerman

Elizabeth Zimmerman

Jan 22, 2014

Elizabeth Rose Zimmerman, age 96 of St. Louis, MI died at her residence on Wednesday January 22,2014. Cremation service has been provided by the Wilson MILLER Funeral Home.

Betty J. Bennett

Betty J. Bennett

Jan 16, 2014

Betty J. Bennett, age 75 of Midland died at her residence on Thursday, January 16, 2014. The daughter of the late Leslie O. and Edith (Loomis) Randle was born on August 17, 1938 in Clare, MI where she was raised and educated. On December 11, 1954 she married Thomas Bennett and he predeceased her on October 8, 2000. She...