Obituaries
Robert Lee Wood
Feb 3, 2023
ROBERT LEE WOOD, 90, of Cass City, passed away Friday, February 3, 2023 in his home with his family by his side. He was born November 29, 1932 in Cass City to Claude and Cecil (Patterson) Wood. He married Barbara Cross on September 13, 1952 in Caro. Robert graduated in 1950 from Cass City High School. He was a veteran,...
Nancy Lee Leino (Smoker)
Feb 3, 2023
NANCY LEE LEINO, 81, of Cass City, died Friday, February 3, 2023 in Tuscola County Medical Care Facility, Caro. She was born December 18, 1941, one of twelve children born to Frank Paul and Augusta (Kutchinsky) Smoker in Pennsylvania. She married William Roy Leino on August 24, 1962. They made their home in Johannesburg where her husband farmed, until they...
Doris Yvonne Hendrick (Lewis)
Feb 2, 2023
DORIS YVONNE HENDRICK 88, of Decker, died peacefully Thursday, February 2, 2023 in Satchell’s Christian Retirement Home, Caro. She was born June 23, 1934 to William and Luella (Surine) Lewis. She married Earl Owen Hendrick, Jr. on October 25, 1952 in Colling Church of the Nazarene. He died December 24, 2008. Doris graduated from Caro High School. She was employed...
Gary Edward Deering
Jan 26, 2023
GARY EDWARD DEERING, 82, of Cass City passed away on January 26, 2023 in Deckerville Community Hospital from complications related to COVID-19. He was born June 10, 1940 in Saginaw to Edward and Vera Mae (Kohl) Deering. He married Rebecca Ruth Larson. Gary graduated from Cass City High School. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy for four...
Theo Jeanne Cleland
Jan 23, 2023
THEO JEANNE CLELAND 79, of Cass City, died Monday, January 23, 2023. She was a resident of Autumnwood Nursing Home of Deckerville since she suffered a stroke in January of 2022. Theo was born November 26, 1943 in Alma to James A. and Anna (Westerbur) McCartney. She married Jerry Cleland in 1962 and in September of 2022 they celebrated sixty...
Lawrence David Skiles
Jan 21, 2023
LAWRENCE DAVID SKILES 70, of Cass City, passed away early Saturday, January 21, 2023 in his home with his wife by his side. He was born September 6, 1952 in Trenton to Arnold and Barbara (Miles) Skiles. He married Tammy Watros on May 18, 1988 in CA. David graduated in 1970 from Cass City High School. He attended Lee College,...
Judy Ann Merchant (Nicholas)
Jan 21, 2023
Judy A. Merchant, 76, of Cass City, died Saturday, January 21, 2023 in her home. She was born May 8, 1946 in Cass City to Floyd and Martha (Preba) Nicholas. She married Donald “Larry” Merchant on April 4, 1964 in First Presbyterian Church of Cass City. Judy attended Cass City Schools. She was a homemaker, raised her two sons, and...
Carole Jean Benkelman
Jan 19, 2023
CAROLE JEAN BENKELMAN, 71, died January 19, 2023, after a long battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) at her home in Saint Johns, Mich., surrounded by family. Carole was born October 26, 1951 in Lansing, the first of three daughters born to Robert and Lorraine (Smith) Benkelman, and grew up in Cass City, where she graduated from high school in...
Jeanne Ingeborg Murawski (Anderson)
Jan 8, 2023
JEANNE INGEBORG MURAWSKI 63, of Cass City, died Sunday, January 8, 2023 peacefully in her home following a lengthy illness. She was born April 20, 1959 in Arizona to Wayne and Betty (Kreuzer) Anderson. She married Peter P. Murawski on October 11, 2003 in Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Cass City. Jeanne graduated from Cass City High School and received an...
Susan Gail Burk (Kitts)
Jan 5, 2023
SUSAN GAIL BURK, 63, of Ubly, died Thursday, January 5, 2023 in Beaumont Hospital of Royal Oak. She was born August 1, 1959 in Pontiac to Charles Luther and Eleanor Marie (Renauld) Kitts. She was married to Alfred Lloyd Burk on November 2, 2001. He died June 30, 2021. Susan is survived by her daughter, Kelley Sontag of Ubly; grandchildren:...
David Michael "Mike" Tribble
Jan 3, 2023
DAVID MICHAEL “MIKE” TRIBBLE 60, of Cass City, formerly of Mayville, passed away peacefully January 3, 2023 in his home following a lengthy illness. He was born January 20, 1962 in Pontiac to Marion “Doug” and Athelene “Shirley” (Hereford) Tribble. He married Pauline “Polly” Crawford on April 27, 1985 in Pontiac. Mike worked for Chrysler until retiring in 2009. He...
Richard "Dick, Curly" Spencer
Dec 31, 2022
RICHARD (DICK) “CURLY” SPENCER, 83, of Millington, died peacefully Saturday morning, December 31, 2022. He was born June 20, 1939 in Cass City to Clarence and Florence (Skinner) Spencer, Sr. Richard attended Cass City High School and left home to work for a Chevrolet plant in California. He returned to Michigan to be with his sick mother. Richard was employed...
Janet Ann Peter (Molby)
Dec 29, 2022
JANET ANN PETER, 84, of Kingston, MI passed away surrounded by the love of her family on Thursday, December 29, 2022 at Heritage Hill Memory Care in Caro. She was born September 17, 1938 in Alma to Samuel and Mildred (Anderson) Molby on her mother’s twenty-sixth birthday and spent her early years on a small family farm. She graduated from...
Donald Frederick Greenleaf
Dec 23, 2022
DONALD FREDERICK GREENLEAF 75 of Cass City, went to be with the Savior he loved on December 23, 2022. He was born in Cass City on November 20, 1947 to Harold and Helen (née Battel) Greenleaf. As a youngster, Don’s life centered around the Battel family farm, where he enjoyed time with his grandparents and Uncle Lester. Don loved telling...
Keith Elton Brown
Dec 23, 2022
KEITH ELTON BROWN, 88, of Cass City went to be with the Lord on Friday, December 23, 2022 in Saginaw Senior Care and Rehab Center. He was born January 27, 1934 in Cass City to Elton and Madelene (Shagene) Brown. He married Joan Muegge in 1962 in Trenton, she died in 1997. He married Elsie “Peggy” Gorham Pavalock in 1982...
Jerry Alan Crandall
Dec 22, 2022
JERRY ALAN CRANDALL, 59, of Deford, died Thursday, December 22, 2022 in his home. He was born September 3, 1963 in Saginaw to John and Elizabeth (Ruger) Crandall. He married Beverly Joan Perez on September 20, 1985 in Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Caro. Jerry graduated from Owendale-Gagetown High School in 1983. He worked for Thomas Roofing of Cass City, then...
Shirley Jean (Karr) Wisenbach (Wright)
Dec 19, 2022
SHIRLEY JEAN (KARR) WISENBACH, 86, of Cass City died Monday, December 19, 2022 in Northwood Meadows Medical Care Unit, Cass City. She was born August 17, 1936 in Cass City in an apartment in the back of the Eat Shop where her father was a cook. Her parents were Carl and Irene (Robinson) Wright. She married Ervin James “Jim” Karr...
Roger Michael Brief
Dec 13, 2022
ROGER MICHAEL BRIEF 58, of Marlette, formerly of Frankenmuth, passed away surrounded by his family on Tuesday, December 13, 2022. He was born March 3, 1964 in Marlette to Ronald and Doris Ann (Lambert) Brief. Roger graduated from Frankenmuth High School with the class of 1982. He took some construction classes and briefly worked for a construction company before working...
Randy Thomas Brandow
Dec 11, 2022
RANDY THOMAS BRANDOW 67, of Cass City, died Sunday, December 11, 2022 in his son’s home after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born November 16, 1955 in Harbor Beach, the oldest of ten children born to Walter and Melissa (Dore) Brandow. He married Darlene June Clark on November 20, 1982 in Shabbona. She died September 5, 2014. Randy...
Dorothy Elaine Wentworth (Sangster)
Dec 9, 2022
DOROTHY ELAINE WENTWORTH, 94, of Deford, died peacefully December 9, 2022 in her home. She was born April 28, 1928 in Novesta Township to James and Myrtle (Bruce) Sangster. She married Bruce Alton Wentworth on May 8, 1948 in Novesta Free Will Baptist Church. He died April 20, 1991. Dorothy graduated from Cass City High School in 1946. Together, she...
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