Obituaries

Jacob Adam Smith

Jacob Adam Smith

Sep 2, 2019

JACOB ADAM SMITH, 38, of Cass City, died Monday, September 2, 2019 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Sanilac County. He was born October 30, 1980 in West Palm Beach, FL to R.C. and Arlene (Hampton) Smith. Jacob moved to Michigan in 1997 and attended Owen-Gage High School. He was employed at Serenus Johnson Construction of Bay City...

Wanalee Marie Hartel (Morell)

Wanalee Marie Hartel (Morell)

Aug 21, 2019

WANALEE MARIE HARTEL, 86, of Cass City died following a brief illness Wednesday, August 21, 2019 in Courtney Manor, Bad Axe. She was born May 26, 1933 in Cass City to Cletus and Leona Mae (Hawksworth) Morell. She married Donald Lorn Hartel June 6, 1953 in Cumber. He died March 25, 2012. Wanalee graduated from Cass City High School. She...

Margaret Ann Czekai (Kozan)

Margaret Ann Czekai (Kozan)

Aug 9, 2019

MARGARET ANN CZEKAI, 77, of Cass City died following a lengthy illness Friday, August 9, 2019 in McLaren Bay Region, Bay City. She was born August 4, 1942 in Cass City to Andrew and Lula Mae (Ashmore) Kozan. She married Gary Morris Czekai June 29, 1963 in Cass City United Methodist Church. He died October 4, 2010. Margaret graduated Cass...

Melissa Sue Dinsmoore (Price)

Melissa Sue Dinsmoore (Price)

Aug 7, 2019

MELISSA SUE PRICE - DINSMOORE, 38, of Otisville, formerly of Kingston passed away following a courageous battle with cancer Wednesday, August 7, 2019 in McLaren Flint. She was born December 26, 1980 in Cass City to David Gainer and Susanne Alma (Carey) Price. She married Brent William Dinsmoore June 30, 2007 in Ellington Nazarene Church, Caro. Melissa graduated Kingston High...

Tressa Jan Berendt (West)

Tressa Jan Berendt (West)

Aug 6, 2019

TRESSA JAN BERENDT, 60, of Cass City, formerly of Eastpointe, died suddenly Tuesday, August 6, 2019 in her home. She was born September 13, 1958 in Corbin, Kentucky to Bob and Eva Mae (Jones) West. She married Raymond Berendt II on November 20, 1976 in Detroit. Tressa graduated from Osborn High School in 1976. She worked for Detroit Public Schools....

Paul Lawrence Repshinska

Paul Lawrence Repshinska

Aug 2, 2019

PAUL LAWRENCE REPSHINSKA, 86, of Gagetown died following a lengthy illness Friday, August 2, 2019 in Tuscola County Medical Care Facility, Caro. He was born May 24, 1933 in Gagetown to Anthony Lawrence and Marie (Weiler) Repshinska. He married JoAnn Jane Miller January 12, 1957 in Pigeon. Paul served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. After returning home,...

Nancy Ann Bradway (Usher)

Nancy Ann Bradway (Usher)

Jul 29, 2019

NANCY ANN BRADWAY, 83, of Gagetown, died following a long illness Monday, July 29, 2019 in her granddaughter’s home in Gagetown. She was born August 25, 1935 in Palmer, Alaska the third of four children born to Robert and Helen (Mackey) Usher. She married George A. Bradway September 11, 1951 in the village of Cornell in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. He...

Ralph Henry Wilke

Ralph Henry Wilke

Jul 26, 2019

Ralph H. Wilke, 82, of Cass City, died peacefully Friday, July 26, 2019 in Covenant Medical Center, Harrison Campus, Saginaw. He was born April 17, 1937 in Detroit the youngest of three children born to William Louis and Elizabeth (Lenz) Wilke. He married Joyce Julia Joslin September 8, 1973 in Redeemer Lutheran Church, St. Clair Shores. Ralph graduated from Wilbur...

Roger Clayton Root

Roger Clayton Root

Jul 21, 2019

ROGER CLAYTON ROOT, 74 of Cass City, died Sunday, July 21, 2019 in Courtney Manor, Bad Axe following a lengthy illness. He was born July 24, 1944 in Cass City to Clayton Claude and Luella Jessie (Holtz) Root. Roger graduated from Cass City High School in 1962. He was a hard working crop farmer on his family’s Centennial farm and...

Evelyn Ruth Krueger (Cornell)

Evelyn Ruth Krueger (Cornell)

Jul 20, 2019

EVELYN RUTH KRUEGER, 97, of Sebewaing, formerly of Deford, died Saturday morning July 20, 2019, peacefully at home. She was born July 7, 1922 in Cheboygan the fifth of ten children born to Pliney and Bertha (Marshall) Cornell. She married Leo Donald Krueger July 16, 1938 in Pontiac. He died April 14, 1990. Evelyn worked in Pontiac as a housekeeper...

Jay Lee Smith

Jay Lee Smith

Jul 8, 2019

JAY LEE SMITH, 88, of Cass City, died following a lengthy illness Monday, July 8, 2019 in Huron County Medical Care Facility, Bad Axe. He was born August 10, 1930 in Detroit to Sanford and Muriel Virginia (Hurley) Smith. Jay was raised by his step father David J. Bathgate. He married Victoria Maxine Kappen July 23, 1955 in Detroit. She...

Albert Wilfred Jacot

Albert Wilfred Jacot

Jul 2, 2019

ALBERT WILFRED JACOT, 86, of Deford, died Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in his home. He was born February 13, 1933 at home in Shay Lake, Dayton Township the youngest of seven children born to Ernest Rudolph and Mary Ellen (Kelley) Jacot. He married Marie Louise Redifer September 20, 1952 in Mayville. She died December 10, 2013. Albert graduated from Kingston...

Manette Sue Crawford

Manette Sue Crawford

Jul 2, 2019

MANETTE SUE CRAWFORD, 60, of Lincoln Park, died Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in Vibra Hospital of Southeastern Michigan – Taylor Campus, Taylor. She was born October 16, 1958 in Cass City to Norman Robert and Virginia Anita (Bluhm) Crawford. Manette graduated from Cass City High School with the class of 1976. She received a Bachelor’s degree in teaching from Concordia...

Randall Patrick Adamczyk

Randall Patrick Adamczyk

Jun 30, 2019

RANDALL PATRICK ADAMCZYK, 60, of Kingston, died unexpectedly Sunday, June 30, 2019 in his home. He was born January 24, 1959 in Cass City, the youngest of eight children and the seventh son born to John and Mihalina “Mary” (Lewicki) Adamczyk of Kingston. Randy attended Kingston High School. As a young man, he worked as a brick and block mason...

Leah Jean Trisch (Robinson)

Leah Jean Trisch (Robinson)

Jun 23, 2019

LEAH JEAN TRISCH, 71, of Unionville, formerly of Caro, died Sunday, June 23, 2019 in Vadavilla Adult Foster Care Home in Unionville. She was born November 20, 1947 in Bad Axe to Otis and Beatrice Luetta (Shagena) Robinson. She married Harland Leroy Trisch October 2, 1979 in Decker. He died September 23, 2016. Leah was a graduate of Bad Axe...

Ronald Elmer Voss

Ronald Elmer Voss

Jun 21, 2019

RONALD ELMER VOSS 73, of Deford, died unexpectedly Friday, June 21, 2019 in Sparrow Hospital of Lansing. He was born July 5, 1945 in Cass City to Elmer and Luetta (Berdgman) Voss. He married Linda Fern Butler June 4, 1966 in Good Shepherd Lutheran Church of Cass City. She died March 17, 2019. Ron graduated Caro High School with the...

Donald Paul Cook

Donald Paul Cook

Jun 19, 2019

DONALD PAUL COOK, 74, of Cass City died unexpectedly at home Wednesday, June 19, 2019 with his longtime companion, Karen by his side. He was born January 12, 1945 in Kokomo, Indiana to Ellen Cook. As a young man, Don worked for various farms in the Thumb area. He worked for General Motors for ten years before beginning a career...

Dalbert Neil Wright

Dalbert Neil Wright

Jun 18, 2019

DALBERT NEIL WRIGHT, 74, of Cass City, died peacefully Tuesday, June 18, 2019 in his home. He was born October 15, 1944 in Detroit to Charles Frederick and Elizabeth (Aune) Wright. He married Nancy Judith Jordan April 10, 1965 in Holbrook Baptist Church. Dalbert worked for Truemner Farms and Max Cooper Farms milking cows and later as a milk hauler...

Leona Mary "Lee" Lafave (Himmel)

Leona Mary "Lee" Lafave (Himmel)

Jun 8, 2019

LEONA “LEE” MARY LaFAVE, 82,of Gagetown, died unexpectedly Saturday, June 8, 2019 in Hills and Dales General Hospital, Cass City. She was born March 6, 1937 at home in Sebewaing to Leo and Katherine (Klimkowski) Himmel. She married William James “Jim” LaFave March 2 ,1957 in Gagetown. He died January 2, 1986. Lee graduated in 1955 from Owendale High School...

Mary Ann Opanasenko (Agar)

Mary Ann Opanasenko (Agar)

Jun 6, 2019

MARY ANN OPANASENKO, 77, of Cass City, died suddenly following a short illness, Thursday, June 6, 2019 in Caro. She was born June 13, 1941 in Cass City to Willard and Helen (Randall) Agar. May Ann graduated from Cass City High School in 1960. She attended and graduated from Howard’s Beauty Academy as a licensed beautician. She worked as an...

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