Obituary Listing

James Fisher

James Fisher

May 25, 2013

James O. Fisher age 90 of Midland died peacefully Saturday, May 25, 2013 at MidMichigan Stratford Village. The son of the late Ralph and Zelda (Johnston) Fisher was born on November 6, 1922 in Midland where he was raised and educated. Jim graduated with a Civil Engineering Degree from Michigan State University after serving his country in World War...

Donnajean Sweebe Hauri

Donnajean Sweebe Hauri

May 22, 2013

DonnaJean Sweebe Hauri, age 92 of Midland, passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at MidMichigan Medical Center. She was born May 24, 1920, the daughter of the late Lola Ethel Kenyon Terrill and Arthur Jesse Terrill. DonnaJean married William Sweebe in 1938 and he predeceased her in 1992. She was also predeceased by two brothers, George Terrill and Charles...

Harry "Jack" Beamish

Harry "Jack" Beamish

May 20, 2013

Harry "Jack" Beamish, age 87 of Midland died Monday, May 20, 2013 at MidMichigan Medical Center. The son of the late Harry L. and Helen A. (Weidman) Beamish was born in Midland on July 14, 1925. He graduated from Midland High School in 1943 and then graduated with a Bachelors Degree in civil engineering from Michigan Tech in 1951....

Francis E. "Pat" Windover

Francis E. "Pat" Windover

May 18, 2013

Francis E. "Pat" Windover, age 89 of Bay City, died Saturday May 18, 2013 at MidMichigan Medical Center. The son of the late Myron and Margaret (Nash) Windover was born in Midland on September 5, 1923. Pat served in the United States Army during World War II. He had been employed with The Dow Chemical Co. as a chemical...

Joseph H. Ostahowski

Joseph H. Ostahowski

May 16, 2013

Joseph H. Ostahowski, age 84 of Midland, died Thursday May 16, 2013 at MidMichigan Medical Center. The son of the late Joseph J. and Mary L. (Commora) Ostahowski was born in Midland County on April 8, 1929 where he was raised and educated graduating from Midland High School in 1951. Joe served in the United State Army during the...

Hannah Baker Church

Hannah Baker Church

May 12, 2013

Hannah Baker Church, age 89, died Sunday, May 12, 2013. The daughter of the late William J. and Hannah (Stuart) Baker was born on October 27, 1923 in Midland where she remained a lifelong resident. On February 20, 1946 she married John A. Church. He predeceased her on April 25, 2002. Hannah's love of Midland began at an early...

Patricia Ann Dean

Patricia Ann Dean

May 11, 2013

Patricia Ann Dean, age 68 of Midland died at the Toni & Trish House on Saturday, May 11, 2013. The daughter of Helen (Wegener) Garno and the late Robert Garno was born on November 5, 1944 in Midland where she was raised and educated graduating from Midland High School. She also graduated from Great Lakes Community College. On December...

Diana Piegols

Diana Piegols

May 10, 2013

Diana F. Piegols, age 65 of Freeland died Friday, May 10, 2013 at the MidMichigan Medical Center. The daughter of Joseph Inman and the late Florence (Funk) Inman was born on September 23, 1947 in Midland. She was raised and educated in Midland, graduating from Midland High School in 1965. She graduated from St. Mary's School of Nursing as...

Annabell V. Schearer

Annabell V. Schearer

May 9, 2013

Annabell V. Schearer, age 88 of Midland died Thursday morning May 9, 2013 at K & K Adult Quality Care Home. The daughter of the late Lewis and Doris (Beach) Rogers was born on May 31, 1924 in Freeland where she was raised and educated. On August 30, 1942 she married Weldon E. Schearer in Reno, NV and he...

Jane Marie Mcdonald

Jane Marie Mcdonald

May 7, 2013

Jane M. McDonald, age 69 of Sanford, died Tuesday, May 07, 2013 at MidMichigan Stratford Village. The daughter of the late Norman and Elizabeth (McKeith) Kline was born February 5, 1944 in Alma where she was raised and educated. Jane worked as a secretary for the Dow Chemical Company for 22 years and had also worked for Meridian Public...

George Foster

George Foster

May 6, 2013

George C. Foster, age 87 of Midland died at Colonial Villa on Monday May 6, 2013. The son of the late Gail and Louisa (Thornton) Foster was born on April 17, 1926 in Owosso, MI where he was raised and educated. George served with the U.S. Army during WWII, serving in the Asiatic Theater, the Philippine Liberation, with one...

Joyce Marie Lewis

Joyce Marie Lewis

May 6, 2013

Joyce Marie Lewis, age 87 of Midland died Monday, May 06, 2013 at MidMichigan Medical Center in Midland. The daughter of the late Clifford and Blanche (Hutzler) Lewis was born January 4, 1926 in South Haven, Michigan and was raised and educated in Empire, Michigan. Joyce had attended Mt. Pleasant Beauty College and also Mid Michigan Comunity College. She...

Todd A. Campbell

Todd A. Campbell

Apr 29, 2013

Todd A. Campbell, age 45 of Midland, died Monday afternoon April 29, 2013 at Brittany Manor. The son of Judy M. (McNeil) and the late Allen J. Campbell, Jr. was born in Midland on October 30, 1967 where he was raised and educated graduating from Midland High School in 1986. Todd enjoyed fishing, hunting and going camping with his...

Donamae Fitch

Donamae Fitch

Apr 26, 2013

DonaMae Fitch, age 79 of Midland died Friday, April 26, 2013. The daughter of the late Herbert T. and Annie E. (Benson) Preston was born on October 17, 1933 in Payette, Idaho where she was raised. On October 29, 1951 she married Roger Fitch and he predeceased her on July 8, 1989. DonaMae traveled the world with her husband...

Virginia Anne Marine

Virginia Anne Marine

Apr 19, 2013

Virginia Anne Marine, age 82 formerly of Midland, died Friday, April 19, 2013 at Five Stars Adult Care Home in Avon Lake, Ohio. The daughter of the late John and Virginia (Finley) Shannahan was born on June 13, 1930 in Springfield, Missouri. Anne was raised and educated in Branson, Missouri, graduating from Branson High School in 1948. She received...

Ruth M. Hoon

Ruth M. Hoon

Apr 17, 2013

Ruth M. Hoon, age 90 of Midland died at the MidMichigan Medical Center on Wednesday, April 17, 2013. The daughter of the late Winslow and Dora Beach was born on September 14, 1922 in Midland. On December 31, 1943 she married Roy Hoon after 41 years of marriage he predeceased her on June 17, 1985. Ruth was a loving...

Vernon H. Walser

Vernon H. Walser

Apr 16, 2013

Vernon H. Walser, 79, of Sanford, died peacefully at Stratford Village on Tuesday, April 16th, 2013, with his family by his side. He was born in Glenford, Ohio on March 31, 1934 to the son of the late Kenneth and Bessie (Hutt) Walser-Berridge. He was raised and educated in Newark Ohio and attended one year of high school in...

Raymond W. Dinkel

Raymond W. Dinkel

Apr 14, 2013

Raymond W. Dinkel, age 89 of Midland died, Sunday, April 14, 2013 at K & K Adult Foster Care. Raymond was born, the sixth child of William John and Adelhuld (Werschky) Dinkel January 2, 1924 on a small farm North of Kilmanagh, Michigan, where he was raised and educated, graduating from Bay Port High School in June 1942. Raymond...

Douglas Mapes

Douglas Mapes

Apr 11, 2013

Douglas O. Mapes, age 74 of Midland died at the MidMichigan Medical Center on Thursday April 11, 2013. The son of the late Oscar and Grace (VanFleet) Mapes was born on July 13, 1938 in Midland where he was raised and educated. On August 13, 1957 he married the former Patricia Ann Nankervis in Coleman. Douglas worked for the...

Rebecca S. "Becky" Thompson

Rebecca S. "Becky" Thompson

Apr 10, 2013

Rebecca "Becky" Sue Thompson, age 68 of Hope, wife, mother, grandmother, and sister was with her friends and family when she passed away at Mid-Michigan Medical Center on April 10th. 2013. The daughter of the late Jack and Lola (Burkey) Williams was born May 26th 1944 at Midland hospital; this is the same hospital as she passed way at....