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

Dakota Lee Fenior

Dakota Lee Fenior

April 12, 2005

Dakota Lee Fenior was stillborn at West Branch Regional Medical Center. Dakota is survived by his parents, Melissa Sturgill and Tim Fenior of Prescott, his siblings, Alyssa, Timothy and Heather Fenior all at home, his grandmother, Mary Fenior of Prescott, grandparents, Clydine and Rick Lovell of Detroit, many aunts, uncles and cousins and his Godparents, Tammy and Christopher. Visitation at...

Donna M. Neubecker

Donna M. Neubecker

April 10, 2005

Donna May Neubecker, age 88 of Alger, passed away suddenly Sunday April 10, 2005 at her home. She had lived in the West Branch area since 1945. She married Clyde Neubecker on July 31, 1937 at Holy Family Catholic Church, Klacking Creek. She was a member of St. Joseph Church and she enjoyed sewing, tatting, gardening and bird watching. Mrs....

Marjorie Meier

Marjorie Meier

April 7, 2005

Marjorie Meier, age 79 of West Branch, passed away at Bay Medical Center in Bay City. She had lived in West Branch since 1952, formerly of the Saginaw area. She was a member of St. John Lutheran Church, a charter member of the Questers, Loggin Wheels Chapter #328 and was a former volunteer at Tolfree Memorial Hospital. She and her...

Guy I. Swanson

Guy I. Swanson

April 7, 2005

Guy I. Swanson, age 74 of St. Helen passed away April 7, 2005 at West Branch Regional Medical Center. He had lived in St. Helen since 1988, formerly of Center Line. He was a member of the VFW #3688, the Fire Chief Association and was a Head Elder at Hope Lutheran Church. He retired as the Deputy Director of Public...

Berneil Bradford Weesner

Berneil Bradford Weesner

April 5, 2005

Berneil Bradford Weesner, much loved husband, father and grandfather died on April 5,2005. Mr. Weesner had recently moved to West Branch, formerly of Vandalia, MI and Indiana. He was born on August 3, 1914 to Bert and Ina (Bradford) Weesner in Marion, Indiana. He graduated from Mishawaska High School in 1932. He married his sweetheart, Helen (Hemminger) Weesner in November...

Gloria M. Oswald

Gloria M. Oswald

March 31, 2005

Gloria M. Oswald, age 75, passed away Thursday March 31, 2005 at West Branch Regional Medical Center. She had been a resident of West Branch for all of her life. She was very active in city and county governments, serving as the city clerk/treasurer from October 15, 1979 through December 31, 1988, the city manager of West Branch from April...

Boyd A. Wilson

Boyd A. Wilson

March 29, 2005

Boyd A. Wilson, age 82 of St. Helen passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2005 at Masonic Pathways in Alma due to complications from Parkinson's Disease. Mr. Wilson had lived in St. Helen since 1974, formerly of Westland. He was a past Commander of the VFW of St. Helen and a three time past Master of the Masonic Lodge in Roscommon....

Earl Albert Hinckfoot

Earl Albert Hinckfoot

March 28, 2005

Earl Albert Hinckfoot, age 82 of West Branch, formerly of Richmond, passed away Monday, March 28, 2005 at West Branch Regional Medical Center. He was born May 17, 1922 in Lenox Township. Mr. Hinckfoot retired from the Macomb County Road Commission in 1978 after 31 years of service. He was promoted to Chief Weighmaster and Permit Supervisor in 1961. He...

Marlene D. Schroeder

Marlene D. Schroeder

March 27, 2005

Marlene D. Schroeder, age 73 of St. Helen, passed away at her home. She had lived in St. Helen since 1969, formerly of Berkley. She enjoyed bingo, charitable services, crafts and the Senior Center. She helped with Tip Up Town and she made cookies for the fire departments. Mrs. Schroeder is survived by her son, Arnie Schroeder of Roscommon, grandchildren--Walter...

Mabel J. Lionts

Mabel J. Lionts

March 26, 2005

Mabel J. Lionts, age 86, passed away Saturday March 26, 2005 at her home in Rose City. She had been a resident of Rose City since 1963, formerly of Hazel Park, Michigan. Mabel enjoyed crocheting, baking wedding cakes and loved her dogs. Family members surviving her in death are her daughter Beverly Martin of Bangor, Michigan, son Earl Lionts of...

James C. Vanantwerp

James C. Vanantwerp

March 24, 2005

James C. VanAntwerp, age 67, passed away Thursday March 24, 2005 at his home. Mr. VanAntwerp was a resident of West Branch since 1994 formerly of Sterling Heights, Michigan. Family members surviving Mr. VanAntwerp in death are his wife of 45 years Joanne; daughters Janice (Sean) O'Boyle of Brevort, Jacquelyn (Tom) Cazen of Holland, Joanne (Chic) Cecchini of Macomb Township;...

Stanley E. Teeple

Stanley E. Teeple

March 24, 2005

Stanley E. Teeple, age 91, passed away on Thursday March 24, 2005 at Bortz Health Care of West Branch. Stanley was a resident of West Branch his entire life. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the United States Army. Surviving Stanley in death is his brother Charles Lovell Teeple of Saginaw and sister Rita Gimes of...

Mardena E. Nagel

Mardena E. Nagel

March 23, 2005

Mardena E. Nagel, age 83, passed away Wednesday March 23, 2005 at her home in Rose City, Michigan. She was a resident of Rose City since 1963, formerly of Bay City, Michigan. Mrs. Nagel enjoyed reading, embroidery and crocheting. Family members surviving her in death are daughters Darleen (Mark) Parker of Rose City, Nancy (Robert) Michalski of Rose City, Louann...

Christina Marie Johnson

Christina Marie Johnson

March 19, 2005

Christina (Christie) Marie Johnson, age 22 and her unborn daughter Paige Madison Barberi, passed away Saturday March 19, 2005 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Christie was born in Mt. Pleasant and moved to West Branch in 1985 from Grand Rapids, Michigan. She graduated from Ogemaw Heights High School in 2001 and was a senior at Central Michigan University....

Dorothy I. Szafranic

Dorothy I. Szafranic

March 19, 2005

Dorothy I. Szafranic, age 86, passed away Saturday, March 19, 2005 in Venice, Florida. Dorothy was a resident of Venice Florida since 2003 formerly of Alger. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Alger and member of the Senior Friendship Group of Epiphany, Venice Florida. Surviving family member include daughter- Georgiana White of Sunnyvale, CA. son- Anthony...

Beatrice Card

Beatrice Card

March 18, 2005

S. Beatrice Card, age 87, of Rose City passed away Friday March 18, 2005. Mrs. Card had lived in Rose City for the past 66 years. She was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church of Rose City and the Rose City-Lupton Senior Center. She was an avid euchre player. Beatrice is survived her by 7 children: Jane (Norman)...

Keith T. Fisher

Keith T. Fisher

March 17, 2005

Keith T. Fisher, age 77, passed away on Thursday March 17, 2005 at West Branch Regional Medical Center. He had lived in St. Helen since 1979, formerly of Flint. Keith was a Machinist's Mate Third Class USNR and spent wartime in the South Pacific with the Navy Sea Bees. He was a member of the American Legion Post #416, the...

George J. Totten

George J. Totten

March 16, 2005

George J. Totten, age 81, died March 16, 2005 at his home in Rose City. He had lived in Rose City since 1974, formerly of Pontiac. Mr. Totten attended St. Mary's Catholic Church in Mio and loved to eat at The Sunrise Cafe in Lupton. He also enjoyed all outdoor activities including walking. Surviving family members include daughters Pamela (Richard)...

Harold L. Klein

Harold L. Klein

March 13, 2005

Harold L. Klein, age 60, passed away Sunday March 13, 2005 at Bay Medical Center in Bay City. Harold was born to Virgil and Mary (Diffin) Klein on January 24, 1945 in Alger, Michigan. He married Maxine L. Harrington on July 16, 1966. He had resided in Bay City since 2003, formerly of Long Lake. Harold was the Pastor of...

William G. Shook

William G. Shook

March 13, 2005

William G. Shook, age 100, passed away on Sunday March 13, 2005 at Bortz Health Care in West Branch. Mr. Shook resided in St. Helen since 1968. Surviving family members include daughters Jean (Joe) Tyson of St. Helen, Mary (Jim) Kump of Warren and sons Don (Gerri) Shook of Gold Canyon, Az., Bob (Anne) Shook of Williams, Az., Fred (Jan)...