Obituary Listing

Grace L. Montle

Grace L. Montle

Dec 28, 2012

Grace L. Montle, age 97 of Midland, died Friday December 28, 2012 at MidMichigan Stratford. The daughter of the late Robert and Bertha (Harrington) Peck was born in Akron, Michigan on May 22, 1915 where she was raised and educated. Grace use to clean many homes in the Midland area, and worked for the former circle bowl. She enjoyed...

Lenn M. Sutterfield

Lenn M. Sutterfield

Dec 27, 2012

Lenn M. Sutterfield, age 73 of Sanford, died Thursday December 27, 2012 at his residence. The son of the late Homer and Lillie (Cunningham) Sutterfield was born in Manila, Arkansas on September 4, 1939. He served in the United States Army. Lenn was employed with Painters Local 1803 where he served as the business agent and held many other...

Kevin Douglas Bohnow, Sr.

Kevin Douglas Bohnow, Sr.

Dec 26, 2012

Kevin D. Bohnow, Sr. age 60 of Midland died Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at MidMichigan Medical Center. The son of the late William and Dorothy (O'Connor) Bohnow was born November 15, 1952 in Midland where he was raised and educated. Kevin married the former Margaret "Marti" Urbanawiz on July 3, 1971. Most of his working career was spent with...

Mark H. Short

Mark H. Short

Dec 22, 2012

Mark H. Short, age 55 of Midland died at St. Mary's Hospital in Saginaw on Saturday, December 22, 2012. The son of the late Harold G. and Ellen (Anger) Short was born on June 2, 1957 in Midland where he was raised and educated. Mark had served his country honorably in the in the U.S. Navy and worked as...

Harold R. Stortz

Harold R. Stortz

Dec 20, 2012

Harold R. Stortz, age 94 of Midland, died Thursday December 20, 2012 at MidMichigan Medical Center. The son of the late Martin and Elsie (Rogers) Stortz was born in Holland, New York on August 10, 1918. Harold was a logger for over 50 years and was involved in many logging expeditions. He then was a maintenance worker for an...

Charles W. Westergard, Jr.

Charles W. Westergard, Jr.

Dec 17, 2012

Charles W. Westergard, Jr. age 73 of Midland and Florida, died on Monday December 17, 2012 at University of Florida, in Gainesville. The son of the late Charles and Helen (Welchert) Westergard, Sr. was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on November 20, 1939. Charles served in the United States Air Force. He had been employed with Michigan Bell until his...

Donald E. Collison

Donald E. Collison

Dec 15, 2012

Donald E. Collison, age 71 of Sanford, died Saturday December 15, 2012 at his residence. The son of the late Ervin and Irene (Schave) Collison was born in Port Hope, Michigan on July 17, 1941 where he was raised and educated. Don served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War from June 29, 1967 to June 27,...

Jason M. Inman

Jason M. Inman

Dec 14, 2012

Jason M. Inman, age 32, of Midland, died Friday December 14, 2012 at his home. The son of Terry L. and Alexandria L. (Rytlewski) Inman was born in Midland on December 12, 1980. Jason enjoyed hunting, fishing, riding 4 wheelers and spending time with his family. Surviving is his wife, the former Jacqueline Long of whom he married on...

Robert D. Battice

Robert D. Battice

Dec 12, 2012

Robert D. Battice, age 89 of Midland, died Wednesday December 12, 2012 at Toni and Trish House in Auburn, The son of the late Bert and Amelia (James) Battice was born on April 17, 1923 in Detroit where he was raised and educated. Robert served in the United States Army during World War II in A Company, 5th Ranger...

Robert D. Miller

Robert D. Miller

Dec 12, 2012

Robert "Bob" D. Miller, 82, of Ruskin, FL, died peacefully on December 12, 2012 at Life Path Hospice. He was active U.S. Air Force from 1950-1954. After the military, he settled on the profession of commercial fishing. Bob attained the goal of owning his own boat which he named "Miss Marie" in Bradenton, FL. He enjoyed entertaining friends and...

Dorothy Doan Arbury

Dorothy Doan Arbury

Dec 10, 2012

Dorothy Doan Arbury, age 91 of Midland passed away Monday, December 10, 2012 at her home. Dorothy was born September 5, 1921 in Midland to the late Leland I. and Ruth (Dow) Doan. She attended Midland Elementary schools and then was enrolled in Kingswood School Cranbrook a private boarding school in Bloomfield Hills. Dorothy was predeceased by husbands, 1st...

Garry R. Montle

Garry R. Montle

Dec 10, 2012

Garry R. Montle, age 77 of Midland, died Monday evening December 10, 2012 at MidMichigan Medical Center. The son of Grace L. Peck and the late Ray S. Montle was born in Akron, Michigan on May 27, 1935. Garry had been employed with Burt Watson Chevrolet in Freeland, owned and operated Garry Standard Oil in Freeland for 5 years...

Robin Jonathon Pollard

Robin Jonathon Pollard

Dec 6, 2012

Robin Jonathon Pollard passed away at his home on Thursday, Dec 6th after battling cancer for seven months. Robin is survived by his wife of 26 years Jinnine Pollard, and four children, daughters; Elizabeth of Port Huron, MI and Stephanie of Mammoth Lakes, CA; stepsons, James Dean (Marie) of Tennessee and Frank Paredes (Cynthia) of Port Huron and four...

Rollin J. Lashuay

Rollin J. Lashuay

Dec 3, 2012

Rollin J Lashuay, 92, passed away unexpectedly in his sleep at his home on December 3, 2012. He was born in Midland June 16, 1920, the 3rd oldest of 17 children born to John and Bertha Lashuay. Rollin was married to Dorothy Livingston for more than 50 years before she preceded him in death. Rollin is survived by his...

Theodore "Ted" J. Barnhart

Theodore "Ted" J. Barnhart

Dec 1, 2012

Theodore "Ted" J. Barnhart, age 55 of Midland formerly of Laingsburg, Michigan died Saturday evening December 1, 2012 at K & K Adult Foster Care Home. The son of the late Raymond H. and Wilma (Nichols) Barnhart was born in St. John, Michigan on February 15, 1957. He had been employed with General Motors until retiring in 2005 after...

Barry Kendall Stark

Barry Kendall Stark

Dec 1, 2012

Barry Kendall Stark, age 34 of Midland, died at his home on Saturday December 1 2012. The son of the late Forrest Otto and Gloria May (Ludy) Stark was born in Midland on January 3, 1978. Barry graduated from Central Michigan University with a B.S. in Computer Science. He was an avid Karate Student and he worked at the...

Mary Anne Siegel

Mary Anne Siegel

Dec 1, 2012

Mary Anne (Richmond) Siegel, age 80 of Midland, died Saturday morning December 1, 2012 at her residence. The daughter of the late Bethel and Lucille (Harris) Richmond was born in Coleman on April 30, 1932. She enjoyed playing bingo, going to the casino, reading, card games collecting animal figurines and spending time with her children & grandchildren. Surviving is...

Deborah V. Swift

Deborah V. Swift

Nov 27, 2012

Deborah V. Swift, age 51 of Beaverton died on Tuesday, November 27 2012 at her residence. The daughter of the late Harold and Donna (Gandy) Lewis was born in Midland on March 12, 1961 and graduated from Bullock Creek High School in 1979. On November 20, 1992 she married Charles Swift in Tawas and he survives. Debora had worked...

George A. Sawade

George A. Sawade

Nov 27, 2012

George A. Sawade, age 62 of Midland, went home to his Lord after a brief illness, Tuesday morning November 27, 2012 at McLaren Central Michigan Hospital in Mt. Pleasant surrounded by family and friends. The son of the late Edward A. and Mildred M. (Holiday) Sawade was born in Mt. Pleasant on January 21, 1950. He had been employed...

Larry S. Wilson

Larry S. Wilson

Nov 20, 2012

Larry S. Wilson, age 62 of Midland, died Tuesday November 20, 2012 at Brittany Manor after a long battle with cancer. The son of the late Fred W. and Kathryn A. (VanValkenburg) Wilson, Jr. was born in Detroit on November 1, 1950. Larry served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He enjoyed woodworking, reading and watching...