Obituary Listing
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'...
Elzie Dutch Wolker
Feb 13, 2011
Elzie "Dutch" Wolker, age 89 of Midland died Sunday, February 13, 2011 at MidMichigan Medical Center. The son of the late Leo and Eva (Goodpaster) Wolker was born June 21, 1921 in Aurora, Indiana. Dutch received his Bachelor's degree from Purdue University and his Master's degree for Cornell University. He had an outstanding career with the U.S. Army as...
Marjorie K. "Katy" Mcdonald
Feb 9, 2011
Marjorie K. "Katy" McDonald, age 49 of Sanford died Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at North Woods Nursing Center in Farwell. The daughter of the late Lawrence E. and Marjorie M. (Birdsall) McDonald was born September 18, 1961 in Freemont, Ohio. Katy had worked several years at the Arnold Center. She is survived by her brothers, Lawrence (Connie) McDonald, David...
Helen E. Freeman
Feb 7, 2011
Helen E. Freeman, age 86 of Midland, died Monday February 7, 2011 at MidMichigan Medical Center. The daughter of the late George and Genevieve (Colburn) Copp was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada on August 8, 1924. Helen has resided in Midland since 1961. She was a member of First United Methodist Church and The Pioneer Class of Michigan Tech.,...
Jamilee Israel
Feb 2, 2011
Jamilee Israel, age 77 of Auburn, formerly of St. Clair Shores, died Wednesday morning February 2, 2011 at the home of her son. The daughter of the late Salim and Najeba (Nasar) Sessine, was born in Kousba, Lebanon on March 10, 1933. On February 6, 1949 Jamilee married George Israel in Kousba, Lebanon. She then came to the United...
Luana Marie Bigalke
Feb 2, 2011
The angels took Luana Marie Bigalke to heaven at 3:15am Wednesday Febuary 02, 2011. She died peacefully at the U of M hospital, following a lengthy illness. She was born in Tommah, Wisconsin on July 31, 1962. She moved to Essexville, Michigan in 1965 and currently resided in Midland, MI with her son Wesley and her two cats. She...
Leo Orwin Droomer
Feb 2, 2011
Leo O. Droomer, age 89 of Midland died at the Mid Michigan Medical Center on Wednesday, February 2, 2011. The son of the late Berton and Gertrude (Donahue) Droomer was born on November 29, 1921 in Midland where he was raised and educated. Leo served with the Army during WWII. On December 30, 1967 he married the former Dorothy...
John Risk Frost
Jan 31, 2011
John Risk Frost, 85 formerly of Midland, MI passed away at his home in Sun City West, AZ on January 31, 2011, after a courageous struggle with Parkinson's disease. He was born April 30th, 1925 to Charles and Grace (Risk) Frost in Lisbon, ND. John studied Chemistry at NDSU where he met the love of his life Esther Fugl....
Stuart J. Bergstein
Jan 24, 2011
Stuart J. Bergstein, age 83, of Midland died at Brittany Manor on Monday, January 24, 2011 The son of the late Leonard and Esther (Goldstick) Bergstein was born on November 15, 1927 in Detroit. Stuart and his parents moved to Midland in 1930 to open Community Drug Store. He graduated from Midland High School in 1945 and then enlisted...
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