Obituary Listing
Ruth B. (Prast) Cook
Mar 21, 2011
Ruth B. (Prast) Cook, age 88 of Midland, died Monday March 21, 2011 at Mercy Memorial Hospital in Monroe, Michigan. The daughter of the late Robert and Emma (Witke) Prast was born in Midland on October 27, 1922. Following her graduation from Midland High School in 1941 she was employed by Dow Chemical until her marriage to Robert T....
Catherine I. "Arkie" Laporte
Mar 12, 2011
Catherine I. "Arkie" LaPorte, age 84 of Midland, died Saturday morning March 12, 2011 at Brittany Manor. The daughter of the late LeRoy and Ethel (Moore) Saxton was born in Ft. Smith, Arkansas on July 1, 1926. Catherine had attended the University of Minnesota in 1939 and the attended The Stamps Baxter School of Sacred Music. In 1941 she...
Terri Lynn Ehrlich
Mar 11, 2011
Terri Lynn (Hubble) Ehrlich, age 44 of Midland, died Friday March 11, 2011 at MidMichigan Medical Center. The daughter of Keith and Diane (Bergman) Hubble was born in Clare, Michigan on July 8, 1966. She was raised and educated in Coleman, MI. Terri was the Executive Director for Midland County Habitat for Humanity. Surviving is her husband Brian whom...
Loretta M. "Muggs" Conklin
Mar 11, 2011
Loretta M. "Muggs" (Knapp) Conklin, age 54 of Midland died Friday March 11, 2011 at MidMichigan Medical Center. The daughter of the late Joel L. and Clarrissa (Ross) Knapp was born in Midland on February 1, 1957. She enjoyed fishing, camping, crocheting, gardening and outdoor activities. Surviving is her husband Henry Conklin whom she married on March 14, 1980;...
Richard L. Tennant
Mar 10, 2011
Richard L. Tennant, age 92 of Midland, died Thursday, March 10, 2011 at the VA Hospital in Ann Arbor, MI. The son of the late Richard H. and Edith (Briggs) Tennant was born on June 26, 1918 in Flint. Richard had quit school in the 8th grade to help support his family. He served with the Michigan Civilian Conservation...
James A. Struthers
Mar 8, 2011
James A. Struthers, age 82 of Midland, died Tuesday March 8, 2011 at Bickford Cottage. The son of the late James A. and Marjorie (Elliott) Struthers was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on November 28, 1928. He served in the United States Army Chemical Corps during the Korean Conflict. Jim graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with...
Dorothy J. Moore
Mar 8, 2011
Dorothy J. Moore, age 83 of Midland, died Tuesday March 8, 2011 at MidMichigan Medical Center. The daughter of the late Fred and Hilda (Whitcom) Fales was born in Parkman, Ohio on January 3, 1928. She had been employed with Henderson Brothers Glass as a bookkeeper. Surviving are her son, Jeff (Susan) Moore of Bay City; daughter, Mira Moore...
Sharon A. Nowry
Mar 6, 2011
Sharon A. (Guttridge) Fick Nowry age 74 of Gladwin died Sunday March 6, 2011 at the home of her daughter in Auburn, MI. The daughter of the Late Thomas Guttridge and Belva "Ditty" (King) McGowan was born on October 16, 1936 in Saginaw and had lived in the Midland area most of her life. Sharon is survived by her...
Madeline Grace Howe
Mar 4, 2011
Madeline Grace (McMillan) Howe, age 89 of Sanford, died Friday March 4, 2011 at Tendercare of Midland surrounded by her family. Madeline was born November 8, 1921 in Midland, the youngest of six children of the late Allan and Ruth (Greig) McMillan. As documented by Midland Genealogical Society First Families of Midland County, her paternal grandparents were pioneer residents...
Bernard R. Ellis
Mar 3, 2011
Bernard R. Ellis, age 91 of Midland died Wednesday, March 3, 2011 at the Mid Michigan Medical Center. The son of the late Anson and Catherine (Spiker) Ellis was born on September 22, 1919 in Pontiac, MI. On October 26, 1941 he married the former Betty Wells in Edenville. Betty pre-deceased him in April of 2003. Bernie worked for...
Alfred D. "Al" Yarbrough
Mar 1, 2011
Alfred D. "Al" Yarbrough, age 81 of Midland, died Tuesday evening March 1, 2011 at his daughter's residence. The son of the late Loren and Emma (Fisher) Yarbrough was born in Pontiac, Michigan on February 18, 1930. Al enjoyed gardening, woodworking, going for long drives, playing cards and being with his grandchildren. He was also the former owner of...
Elizabeth L. Wilson
Feb 24, 2011
Elizabeth L. Wilson, age 88 of Midland died Thursday, February 24, 2011 at Covenant Harrison in Saginaw. The daughter of the late Edward and Alma (Samdahl) Bender was born on February 25, 1922 in Detroit where she was raised and educated moving to Midland in 1945. Betty received her BS degree from Michigan State in 1942 and was a...
Frank W. Stockton
Feb 24, 2011
Frank W. Stockton, age 75 of Midland died Thursday February 24, 2011 at Brittany Manor. The son of the late Benjamin and Lydia (Hauri) Stockton was born on November 5, 1935 in Midland where he was raised and educated. He married the former Joyce M. Taylor in 1956 in Grand Rapids. Frank worked for the U S Postal Service...
James H. Secor, Jr.
Feb 23, 2011
On February 23, Jim Secor left this life to go where he has long wanted to be: back with his beloved Donabelle, who preceded him in January, 2008. Though he had tried to remain cheerful and courteous as ever without her, by last week he was glad to go. The two of them had been together since high school,...
Walter Mark Shaw
Feb 22, 2011
Walter Mark Shaw, age 92 of Midland, died February 22, 2011 at MidMichigan Medical Center. The son of the late Walter W. and Edna Shaw was born in Rochester, New York. Mark attended the University of Rochester and graduated from Carnegie Tech in Pittsburgh, PA. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. After working in advertising...
Walter A. Drake, Jr.
Feb 22, 2011
Walter A. Drake, Jr. age 61 of Midland died Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at his home. The son of Dorothy (Beach) and the late Walter A. Drake, Sr. was born June 1, 1949 in Midland where he was raised and educated. Walter was a career military man with the U. S. Navy and part of the SeaBees, retiring after...
Patricia D. Galloway
Feb 20, 2011
Patricia D. Galloway, age 59 of Midland, died Sunday evening February 20, 2011 at her residence. The daughter of the late Edwin and Evelyn (Yelle) Schalk was born in Bay City on January 27, 1952 where she was raised and educated. Pat had managed the Burger King in Mt. Pleasant and then owned and operated Daisy Dusters until her...
Robert Boyd Wiseman
Feb 17, 2011
Robert Boyd Wiseman, age 57 of Midland died at his residence. The son of Edith (Croxton) and the late Boyd Wiseman was born December 2, 1953 in Ft. Wayne, Indiana where he was raised and graduated from Carroll High School in Huntertown, Indiana. Robert attended two years of college at Purdue University then moved to Midland in 1979. He...
Colleen L. Tegeler
Feb 15, 2011
Colleen L. Tegeler, age 57 of Midland died Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at the Toni & Trish House. The daughter of Mary Lou (Reed) Howey and the late Glen Howey was born on January 19, 1954 in Bay County. Colleen worked at the Mid Michigan Medical Center as a dietician. She lived for her children and loved her grandchildren...
Fred Irvan Chase Jr.
Feb 14, 2011
Fred I. Chase, Jr., age 91 of Midland died Monday, February 14, 2011 at Sterling House. The son of the late Fred and Prudence (Miske) Chase, Fred was born on December 26, 1919, in Lansing, MI, and was raised and educated mainly in Lansing and Washington, DC. Among his fondest early childhood memories was marching in Civil War veterans'...
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