Steuernol & McLaren Funeral Home Obituaries
Local obituaries for Rose City, St. Helen, and West Branch, MI Areas

Charles A. Konow
March 16, 2013
Charles A. Konow, age 92, passed away Saturday, March 16, 2013 at Bortz Health Care in Rose City. Mr. Konow had lived in Rose City for many years, formerly of Romulus. Charles is survived by his sisters, Clara Grishaber of Florida, Mary Pogalz of Minnesota and Minna Gall of Michigan and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death...
Rosemary Gillespie
March 15, 2013
Rosemary “Rosie” Gillespie, age 88, passed away at the Brook of West Branch on Friday, March 15, 2013. She had lived in West Branch for most of her life and was a member of the Eastern Stars and the First United Methodist Church of West Branch. Rosemary enjoyed water skiing, snowmobiling, traveling, knitting, cooking, canning pickles and baking bread. She...
Chrissy Jones
March 15, 2013
Christine E. “Chrissy” Jones, age 41, passed away Friday, March 15, 2013 at West Branch Regional Medical Center. Chrissy had lived in West Branch for all of her life. She graduated from Ogemaw Heights High School in 1989 and was formerly employed at the Downtown Café and Clear Lake Bar. Chrissy enjoyed riding motorcycles, camping, going to the beach and...

Ruth K. Kennedy
March 14, 2013
Ruth K. Kennedy, age 84 of St. Helen, passed away Thursday, March 14, 2013 at Bortz Health Care in West Branch. Ruth had lived in St. Helen since 1963, formerly of West Branch. She enjoyed fishing, hunting and being outdoors. Ruth is survived by her brothers, Ray Brown of Montrose and Roy Brown of Spearfish, SD and many nieces and...

Loreen J. Callentine
March 13, 2013
Loreen J. Callentine, age 69 of West Branch passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at her home. Loreen had lived in West Branch since 1995, formerly of Midland. She was a member of the West Branch Creative Arts Association and she enjoyed crafts, sewing, crocheting and craft shows. Loreen is survived by her daughter Barb Spycher of Shelby Township, her...
Arlene J. Mason
March 13, 2013
Arlene J. Mason, age 80, passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at her home. Arlene had lived in Rose City for all of her life. She was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church and she enjoyed crocheting, knitting, bowling and playing euchre. Arlene is survived by her children Rodney (Polly) Mason of Rose City, Donna (Paul) Fritz of...
James Leland Knox
March 13, 2013
James L. Knox, age 59 of West Branch, passed away March 14, 2013 at his home. Mr. Knox had lived in West Branch for the past 19 years, formerly of North Branch. He graduated from North Branch High School in 1971 and served in the U.S. Marine Corp during the Vietnam War. He attended school to become a bus mechanic...
Walter "Wally" S. Kowalczyk
March 6, 2013
Walter S. Kowalczyk, age 73 of West Branch, passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at his home. Wally had lived in West Branch for the past 46 years, formerly of Standish. He served as chief of the Clear Lake Fire Department for over 25 years and was a member of the Rods and Relics Car Club. He enjoyed golfing, coin...

Charles J. "Chuck" Reynolds
March 6, 2013
Charles J. “Chuck” Reynolds, age 88 of Rose City, passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at his home. Mr. Reynolds had lived in Rose City since 2002, formerly of Dryden. He worked for many years at the Birmingham Fire Department, then he and his brother operated Neighborhood Hardware in Birmingham. Chuck opened two Reynolds Hardware stores in Rochester and then...

Irma L. Liebzeit
February 21, 2013
Irma Liebzeit, 97, a lifelong Michigan resident who lived in West Branch for more than 25 years passed away on February 21, 2013. She was born in Richmond, Michigan, August 20, 1915. She was a nurse who worked in hospitals and as a private nurse for many years. A former resident of Lewiston, she was a member of the Lutheran...
Joyce Lee Parent
February 21, 2013
Joyce Lee Parent age 71 of Prescott, passed away Thursday, February 21, 2013 at McLaren Bay Region in Bay City. Joyce was born July 24, 1941 in Tawas, the daughter of Roy and Cora Coates. She had lived in Prescott for most of her life. Joyce was Deputy Treasurer of Logan Twp. and member of the Eastern Stars. She also...
Genevieve A. Nesbit
February 19, 2013
Genevieve A. Nesbit age 92 of Lupton, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at McLaren Bay Region in Bay City. Genevieve had lived in Lupton for most of her life. She was a member of the Rebekah Lodge of Rose City and she enjoyed crocheting, cooking, sewing, camping, traveling and baking. Genevieve is survived by...
Cynthia S. "Cindy" Short
February 17, 2013
Cynthia Sue Short, age 49 of Mason, Michigan passed away Sunday, February 17, 2013 at West Branch Regional Medical Center. Cindy was born May 1, 1963, the daughter of Arthur and D. Jane Short. She was a former Ogemaw County resident and graduated from Ogemaw Heights High School in 1981. She broke the OHHS ladies career basketball scoring in 1981,...
Michael C. Ridley
February 14, 2013
Michael C. Ridley age 62, passed away Thursday, February 14, 2013 at his daughter’s home. Michael had lived in Prescott for the past 25 years, formerly of Detroit. He was a member of the Eagles Club and he enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping and mushrooming. Michael is survived by his children Dawn (Bill) Wilson of West Branch and Erick Ridley of...
Donald E. Kruse
February 10, 2013
Donald E. Kruse, age 82, passed away at West Branch Regional Medical Center on Sunday, February 10, 2013. Donald had lived in West Branch for the past 32 years, formerly of Fenton. He was a member of the RC Airplane Club (AMA), and belonged to the Ogemaw Lanes and Skidway Lake bowling leagues. He enjoyed woodworking, painting, fishing, golfing and...
Frederick J. "Fritz" Ehinger
February 10, 2013
Frederick J. “Fritz” Ehinger, age 92 of West Branch passed away at his home on Sunday, February 10, 2013. Fritz was born July 6, 1920 in West Branch, the son of Anthony and Elizabeth Ehinger. Fritz had lived in West Branch for all of his life. He was a past Grand Knight and member of the K of C #2022,...
Linda L. Olson
February 9, 2013
Linda Lee Olson, age 68 of St. Helen, passed away Saturday, February 9, 2013 at University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor. Linda had lived in St. Helen since 1992, formerly of Flint. She was a member of the Civic Center Association and the VFW Women’s Auxiliary. She enjoyed playing bingo, reading and she loved Elvis Presley and John Wayne....
John Raymond Kartes
February 9, 2013
John Raymond Kartes, age 88 of West Branch, passed away Saturday, February 9, 2013 at his home. John was born June 5, 1924 in West Branch, the son of Stephen and Agnes Kartes. He married Hazel G. Osbourn on September 27, 1947. John had lived in West Branch all his life. John enjoyed life, gardening, spending time with all his...
Mable Reno
February 4, 2013
Mable Reno, age 87 passed away Monday, February 4, 2013 at West Branch Regional Medical Center. Mable had lived in West Branch since 2006, formerly of St. Helen. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary #416. Mable enjoyed feeding and watching birds, playing cards especially euchre and pinochle, word search puzzles, reading and spending time with her grandchildren...
Helen L. Weesner
February 4, 2013
Helen Louise Hemminger Weesner passed away February 4, 2013 at Bortz Health Care of West Branch, where she has resided for the past 7 years. She was born to the late Chester and Louise (Woodward) Hemminger on August 18, 1917 in Elkhart, Indiana. She graduated from Elkhart High School in June of 1935 and served as Miss Elkhart in the...
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