Steuernol & McLaren Funeral Home Obituaries

February 21, 2022

February 21, 2022

Ruth Ann Moszyk, age 80, passed away peacefully Monday, February 21, 2022 at The Villa in West Branch. Ruth was a gift from God and will truly be missed by her family and countless number of friends both in Michigan and Florida. She was born August 24, 1941, to Stanley (Cy) and Irene (Janasik) Smigiel. Ruth made friends with people...

February 21, 2022

Patricia Ann Bertossi, age 83, passed away on Monday, February 21, 2022 at The Brook in West Branch. She was born on June 17, 1938 in New Haven, MI to LeRoy and Irma (Kaatz) Liebzeit. Pat and her husband Joe, moved to West Branch in 1970 and opened J & P Sporting Goods in 1982. They owned and operated the...

February 20, 2022

Robert Edward Smith, age 46, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, February 20, 2022 at his home in Alger, MI. He lived in Alger most of his life. Bob was born on July 1, 1975 in Midland, MI to Timothy and Carolyn (Kruger) Smith. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, snowmobiling, and spending time with his nephews. Bob is survived by his mother,...

February 19, 2022

Gary Nelson Koch, age 76, passed away on Saturday, February 19, 2022 at his home in West Branch, MI. He was born on October 23, 1945 in Bay City, MI to Nelson and Selma (Zissler) Koch. He lived in West Branch for the past 10 years formerly of Gagetown, MI. On July 27, 1968 he married Diane Grew in Bay...

February 18, 2022

It is with heavy hearts and grateful spirit for every moment we had with her that we share the news of the February 18, 2022 passing of Rita Marie (Noel) Saxton. Born April 8, 1958, the daughter of Harvey J. Noel and Colleen M. (McGuire) Noel, she married Mark Saxton on August 8, 2009. Rita's interests were many, and ranged...

February 18, 2022

Betty Jo Whitt, age 80, passed away on Friday, February 18, 2022 at her home in West Branch. She was born on June 23, 1941 in Clintwood, VA to Roley and Irene (Mooney) Stone. Betty was born and raised in Clintwood, VA. She and her husband, Jim, moved to Michigan in the early 1960s for work and to raise their...

February 15, 2022

Rodger Lewis Williams, age 64, passed away on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor, MI. He was born on October 17, 1957 in West Branch, MI to Ross and Alice (Stine) Williams. Rodger lived in West Branch since 1995, formerly of Hale, MI. On March 18, 1994 he married Theresa Schmitt in West...

February 14, 2022

Gladys Louise Gifford passed away on Monday, February 14, 2022 to reunite with her lifelong valentine, Jack Gifford. When he picked her up for one of their first dates, she was up in a tree, a place that gave her great joy in her youth. Gladys was 86 years young and a feisty Norwegian. She loved animals, children, playing cards,...

February 14, 2022

Rhonda Lee Bearss, age 53, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, February 14, 2022 at her home in Gladwin, MI. She was born in Flint, MI to Larry and Nancy-Lee (Lingnau) Bearss on February 18, 1968. Rhonda “Little bit” lived in the Gladwin and West Branch areas for most of her life. She was a member of the Secord and Hazel...

February 12, 2022

Beverly Ann (Grezeszak) Schneider, age 87, passed away on Saturday, February 12, 2022 at her home in Rose City, MI receiving her angel wings to go meet with our Heavenly Father. Now she can fly just like the butterflies she enjoyed on Earth. She resided in Ogemaw County all of her life. She was born in Selkirk, MI on May...

February 11, 2022

Katrina Ann Amerson, age 54, passed away Friday morning, February 11, 2022 in West Branch, MI surrounded by her family. Katrina was born on December 6, 1967 in Flint, MI to Dan Lynn Boursaw, Sr., and Donnie Lea Campbell. She lived in West Branch until eight years old, when the family moved to Texas. She met her future husband, William...

February 9, 2022

Martha Elizabeth Thorpe-Sporer, age 65, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at her home in Alger, MI. She was born on April 27, 1956 in Detroit, MI to Gerald and Violet (Daugherty) Thorpe. She lived in Alger since 2018 formerly of Warren, MI. Marti married Gregg Sporer on June 28, 1991 in East Detroit, MI. She enjoyed the...

February 8, 2022

Donna Kay Dillon, age 68, passed away on Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at her home in West Branch, MI surrounded by her loving family. She was born on September 21, 1953 in Flint, MI to Robert and Cecelia (Short) Diffin. Donna lived in West Branch since 1978 formerly of Gladwin, MI. Donna married James Dillon in Gaylord, MI on March...

February 3, 2022

Debby Marie Davis, age 55, passed away on Thursday, February 3, 2022 at The Villa at Rose City. She lived in Rose City since 2002, formerly of Flint, MI. Debby was born on July 14, 1966 in Detroit to Edward and Carolyn (Wickham) Krause. She married Christopher Davis Sr. on March 28, 1993 in Gladwin, MI. Debby was a chore...

February 2, 2022

Mary Louise Fisher, age 73, of Elizabethtown, KY passed away on Wednesday, February 2, 2022, at Baptist Health Hardin in Elizabethtown, KY. She was a native of Michigan and a retired teacher for the Cincinnati Public Schools. She is survived by two daughters, Alana (Troy) Talley of Elizabethtown and Elizabeth (Jeff Bach) Fisher of Wilmington, OH; two brothers, Steve Weeks...

January 31, 2022

Daniel James Sutherland, age 65, passed away on Monday, January 31, 2022 at McLaren Bay Region in Bay City, MI. He was born on July 30, 1956 in Pontiac, MI to James and Esther (Sweet) Sutherland. Dan lived in West Branch since 2003 formerly of Pontiac. He was a great storyteller and enjoyed westerns, mowing the grass, NASCAR, handing out...

January 29, 2022

William “Bill” V. Bedtelyon, age 82, passed away on Saturday, January 29, 2022 in Port St. Lucie, FL. He was born in West Branch, MI on February 26, 1939. He was proceeded in death by his parents Vernice “Bill” and Lois Bedtelyon. As a child Bill grew up on the family farm. His first job was working at a bicycle...

January 28, 2022

Ellen M. Neff, age 95, passed away on Friday, January 28, 2022 at Horizon Senior Living in West Branch, MI. She was born on July 16, 1926 in Detroit, MI to Harry and Frances (Galik) Keller. Ellen lived in West Branch since 1997 formerly of Roger City and St. Helen. She was a member at Faith Lutheran Church in Prescott,...

January 26, 2022

Patrick James Ruegsegger, age 64, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at his home in West Branch, MI. Patrick lived in West Branch for most of his life. He was born on January 9, 1958 to the late Samuel Joseph Ruegsegger and Blanche Avon (Teeple) Ruegsegger. Patrick worked at Hyperion Materials and Technologies for many years and was...