Obituaries

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Local obituaries for Rose City, St. Helen, and West Branch, MI Areas

Marcella A. Terry

Marcella A. Terry

June 10, 2011

Marcella A. Terry, age 89, passed away Friday, June 10, 2011 at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Howell, MI. Marcella has been a resident of St. Helen since 1981 previously of Adrian, MI. She was a member of St. Helen Catholic Church, and enjoyed singing in the choir. She is survived by her 5 daughters and 3 sons Dona Street...

Mary I. Godden

Mary I. Godden

June 8, 2011

Mary I. Godden, age 86 of West Branch passed away Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at Bortz Health Care. Mary had lived in West Branch for all of her life. She was a member of St. John Lutheran Church and a former member of the Rebekah Lodge. Mary is survived by her daughters, Joyce Hayes of Gladwin, Rose (Les) Quigley of...

Mary F. Duggan

Mary F. Duggan

June 5, 2011

Mary F. Duggan, age 96 of West Branch, passed away Sunday June 5, 2011 at Bortz Health Care. Mary was born July 21, 1914 in West Branch to Ray and Lucie (Rosebrugh) Parliament. She married Michael (Mickey) Duggan Jr. on June 11, 1940 and they lived in Highland Park for several years, where Mary worked as a drug store clerk....

Larry H. Bingham

Larry H. Bingham

June 5, 2011

Larry H. Bingham, age 64 of Prescott, passed away Sunday June 5, 2011 at West Branch Regional Medical Center. Larry had lived in Prescott since 1996, formerly of Flint. He worked for General Motors for over 30 years and served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam Era. Larry owned A & B Counter Fitters and he enjoyed photography and...

Edna M. Peters

Edna M. Peters

June 1, 2011

Edna M. Peters, age 77 of West Branch, passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at Bortz Health Care in West Branch. Mrs. Peters had lived in West Branch since 1992, formerly of Gaylord. She enjoyed crocheting, traveling, walks, cooking, car rides with her husband and spending time with her grandchildren and family. Edna is survived by her husband of 61...

Bernadine V. Clark

Bernadine V. Clark

May 29, 2011

Bernadine V. Clark, age 73 of Lupton, passed away at her home. Bernadine was born and raised in Lapeer and had lived in the Lupton-Rose City area for over 40 years. She was active on the AuSable Valley Mental Health Board, was employed as a manager of the Rose City Clinic, the Ogemaw Valley Medical Facility (Bortz) and Physical Aids...

Martha A. Fisher

Martha A. Fisher

May 29, 2011

Martha A. Fisher age 82 of St. Helen passed away Sunday, May 29, 2011 at West Branch Regional Medical Center. Martha had lived in St. Helen since 1979, formerly of Flint. She was a member of the St. Helen Senior Center, a life member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary and the American Legion Auxiliary. Martha enjoyed bingo, golfing, fishing, bike...

Thomas A. Rosebrugh

Thomas A. Rosebrugh

May 25, 2011

Thomas A. Rosebrugh, age 62 of West Branch, passed away suddenly as a result of a forestry accident Wednesday May 25, 2011. Tom was born to Charles and Mildred Rosebrugh, a lifelong Ogemaw County farming family. He was involved in agriculture, forestry and racing for all of his life. Tom was a member of the Timbermen’s Association and was president...

Doris L. Corey

Doris L. Corey

May 23, 2011

Doris L. Corey age 91 of Indian River, passed away Monday, May 23, 2011 in Williamsburg, MI. Mrs. Corey had lived in Indian River since 1973, formerly of Skidway Lake, MI. Mrs. Corey is survived by her daughter, Nancy Corey of Williamsburg, grandchildren, Troy Fellows, Tracey Manthey, Marcella Costin, Camille Meyer and Jeremy Fellows, great-grandchildren, Joshua, Mitchell, Alexander, Corey, Kayla,...

Elsie I. Jacobs

Elsie I. Jacobs

May 22, 2011

Elsie I. Jacobs age 79 of West Branch, passed away Sunday, May 22, 2011 at her home. Elsie had lived in West Branch since 1997, formerly of Davisburg. She was a volunteer for the American Red Cross for 7 years and West Branch Regional Medical Center for 12 years. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in West Branch...

Edward W. Barton Jr.

Edward W. Barton Jr.

May 22, 2011

Edward W. Barton Jr., age 58 of Lupton, passed away Sunday May 22, 2011 at his home. Mr. Barton had lived in Lupton since 1989 formerly of Dryden. Edward affectionately known as “Fast Eddie” owned his own auto repair shop specializing in transmissions. He was a race car driver, driving for many years at the Whittemore Speedway on Saturday nights....

June A. Stout

June A. Stout

May 20, 2011

June A. Stout, age 83 of St. Helen, passed away Friday May 20, 2011 at Bay Regional Medical Center in Bay City. She had lived in St. Helen since 1995, formerly of West Branch. She was member of Eagles, Moose Lodge, American Legion, and V.F.W. She enjoyed crocheting, cooking, canning, spending time with family, especially her grandchildren. June is survived...

Violet J. Ellis

Violet J. Ellis

May 19, 2011

Violet J. Ellis, age 77 of Rose City, passed away Thursday May 19, 2011 at Bortz Health Care. Violet had lived in Rose City since 1977, formerly of Croswell and Marlette. She was a member of the Lupton Friends Church and she enjoyed canning, gardening and camping. She and her husband were the past owners of Rifle Lake Haven Resort...

Winifred M. Kimball

Winifred M. Kimball

May 18, 2011

Winifred M. Kimball, age 85 of West Branch, passed away Wednesday May 18, 2011 at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Saginaw. She and her husband Gale moved to West Branch in 1956 where they owned and operated Kimball Glass for many years. She was a member of the Eastern Stars and the First United Methodist Church in West Branch and...

Edgar R. Biltoft

Edgar R. Biltoft

May 12, 2011

Edgar R. Biltoft age 74 of West Branch passed away Thursday, May 12, 2011 at Bortz Health Care in Rose City. Edgar had lived in West Branch for all of his life. His military service included both the U.S. Army and Air Force. He was a member of the Moose Lodge #2051, West Branch and a past member of the...

Ronald O. "Ronnie" Baldwin

Ronald O. "Ronnie" Baldwin

May 10, 2011

Ronald O. “Ronnie” Baldwin age 78 of Alger, passed away Tuesday May 10, 2011 at his home surrounded by his family. Ronnie had lived in the West Branch-Alger area since 1999, formerly of Northville, Michigan. He was a horse jockey from 1949 to 1977. He raced in many derbies placing first in the Michigan Mile, the Arkansas Derby, Louisiana Derby,...

Irene C. Schmidt

Irene C. Schmidt

May 9, 2011

Irene C. Schmidt, age 89 of West Branch, passed away Monday, May 9, 2011 at Horizon Senior Center in St. Helen. Irene had been a resident of West Branch for all of her life. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in West Branch and she worked at Taylor Door for many years. She loved to dance and...

Sgt. Norman "Jr" Schmidt

Sgt. Norman "Jr" Schmidt

May 9, 2011

SGT Norman “JR” E. Schmidt, Jr. age 33 passed away Monday, May 9, 2011 in Watertown, New York. JR was born in West Branch January 6, 1978 and spent his childhood in Rose City. He joined the U.S. Army in September of 2005 and did his basic training in Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri. Afterward, he was stationed in Kaiserslaughtern, Germany...

Darrell C. Miller

Darrell C. Miller

May 8, 2011

Darrell C. Miller, age 79 of St. Helen, passed away Sunday, May 8, 2011 at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Saginaw. Mr. Miller had lived in St. Helen since 1986, formerly of Flint. He retired from G.M. in 1986 and he enjoyed golfing and was an avid sportsman. Darrell is survived by his daughters, Valerie Alexander and Rhonda Clark both...

John N. Burgess

John N. Burgess

May 3, 2011

John Neil Burgess, age 78 of West Branch, passed away at Bay Regional Medical Center in the early morning hours of Tuesday, May 3, 2011. John was born October 3, 1932 to John Lovell (Potty) and Alice (Itchue) Burgess of West Branch. John began his career serving his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Upon his return,...