Obituaries

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

Barbara Lillian Wiltse

Barbara Lillian Wiltse

November 23, 2021

Barbara Lillian Wiltse, age 78, passed away on Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at The Villa at Rose City. She lived in Lupton since 1965, formerly of Detroit. Barbara was born on October 30, 1943 in Detroit to Walter and Lillian (Shumbera) Grenkowitz. She graduated from Denby High School in Detroit. She worked as a teller at First Bank in West...

John Robert Walsh Jr.

John Robert Walsh Jr.

November 22, 2021

John R. Walsh, Jr. passed on November 22, 2021 at home surrounded by his family. John is the son of John R. Walsh and Dorothy V. (Twomey) Walsh. John was born February 19, 1940 in Detroit, MI. His family moved to West Branch, MI in 1944. He graduated in 1958 from West Branch High School, where he played football and...

Donald Francis Bischoff

Donald Francis Bischoff

November 20, 2021

Donald Francis Bischoff, age 87, passed away on Saturday, November 20, 2021 at his home in West Branch, MI surrounded by his loving family. He was born on October 31, 1934 in Detroit, MI. Donald lived in West Branch since 2019, formerly of Gladwin, MI for 40 years. Donald attended grade school at St. Matthews in Detroit and graduated from...

Lorn Dail Hamilton Jr.

Lorn Dail Hamilton Jr.

November 17, 2021

Lorn “Bud” Hamilton Jr., age 76, of West Branch passed away on Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at McLaren Bay Region in Bay City, MI surrounded by his loving family. Bud was born on February 20, 1945 to Lorn and Vivian (Lucas) Hamilton Sr. in West Branch, MI. He was a 1963 graduate of West Branch High School. After high school,...

Richard Frank Nalewyko Jr.

Richard Frank Nalewyko Jr.

November 16, 2021

Richard Frank Nalewyko Jr., age 62, passed away on Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at his home in St. Helen, MI. He was born on September 7, 1959 in Redlands, CA to Richard Nalewyko Sr. and Violet Terrian. Rick loved fishing, being outdoors, goofing off, and making others laugh. His memories will always be cherished with the time he spent with...

James Robert Lynett

James Robert Lynett

November 15, 2021

James Robert Lynett, aged 83, died suddenly at home in West Branch, Michigan on Monday, November 15, 2021. Jim was born November 20, 1937 in Saginaw, Michigan, the son of Joseph and Geraldine Lynett. Jim was raised in Saginaw and attended Central Michigan University on a basketball scholarship where he played for four years. He graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree...

Philip Jerry Lacosse

Philip Jerry Lacosse

November 15, 2021

Philip Jerry LaCosse, age 81, passed away on Monday, November 15, 2021 at MidMichigan Medical Center in West Branch, MI. He lived in Prudenville, MI since 2018, formerly of Wauchula, FL. Philip was born on April 1, 1940 in Delta County, MI to Philip and Lorraine (Johnson) Lacosse. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War from...

Patsy  Ann Marshall

Patsy Ann Marshall

November 13, 2021

Patsy Ann Marshall, age 86, passed away Saturday, November 13, 2021 at The Brook in West Branch. She was born Friday, April 12, 1935 in West Branch, MI to Raymond and Ada (Wangler) Trout. She has lived in West Branch her whole life. Patsy was a member of the Holy Family Catholic Church in West Branch, and belonged to the...

Steven Mark Ferguson

Steven Mark Ferguson

November 12, 2021

Steven Mark Ferguson, age 61, passed away on Friday, November 12, 2021 at MidMichigan Medical Center in Midland, MI. He was born on August 31, 1960 in Dallas, TX to Gary and Barbara (Gotowicki) Ferguson. He lived in St. Helen, MI for the past 50 years, formerly of Detroit. Steven is survived by his mother, Barbara Ferguson of St. Helen;...

William Alexander Bartman

William Alexander Bartman

November 9, 2021

William (Bill) Alexander Bartman, age 77, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, Maryland. Bill has been a member of the West Branch community since 1981. Bill was born on September 18, 1944, in Detroit, MI to Albert Bartman and Lucille (Waite) Bartman and was raised early on in Detroit and later...

Marie Ellen Ferrell

Marie Ellen Ferrell

November 9, 2021

Marie Ellen Ferrell, age 99, passed away on Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at her son’s home in St. Helen, MI. She lived in Dearborn, MI for most of her life. She was born on May 20, 1922 in Kearny, NJ to Alvin and Hazel (Goudy) Andrews. Marie was married to the late Kenneth Ferrell for almost 70 years. Marie was...

David Elmer Fuerst

David Elmer Fuerst

November 8, 2021

David Elmer Fuerst, age 78, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 8, 2021 at his home in St. Helen, MI. He was born on March 14, 1943 in Detroit, MI to Elmer and Johanna (Kuck) Fuerst. David lived in St. Helen since 2015, formerly of Las Vegas, NV. David enjoyed bowling, golfing, and going to the casino. David is survived...

Gary Dean Marvin

Gary Dean Marvin

November 8, 2021

Gary D. Marvin of Russell Springs passed away Monday November 8, 2021, at Russell County Hospital in Russell Springs, Kentucky. He was 81 years old. Born April 27, 1940, in St. Clair MI, he was the son of Wayne and Daisy (Isaac) Marvin, the 10th of twelve children. As an entrepreneur and talented “Jack of All Trades”, he started his...

Roy A. Wilcox

Roy A. Wilcox

November 6, 2021

Our loving husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather Roy Wilcox has passed peacefully from his home in Rose City, Michigan on Saturday, November 6, 2021. Roy was born on August 11, 1939 in Flint, Michigan to Lyle and Elnita (Archambault) Wilcox. He married the love of his life, Dianne’ Flewelling on November 20, 1962. Together, they had 4 children, 14...

Larry Douglas Brindley

Larry Douglas Brindley

November 3, 2021

Larry Douglas Brindley, age 72, passed away on Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at McLaren Bay Region in Bay City, MI suddenly from acute leukemia. He was diagnosed with myeloproliferative disorder in 2012 and had 9 very good years after his diagnosis. Larry was born on April 25, 1949 in West Branch to Lorn and Margaret (Rosenthal) Brindley. He lived in...

Mary Carol Barrett

Mary Carol Barrett

November 1, 2021

Mary Carol Barrett, age 75, passed away on Monday, November 1, 2021 at Beaumont Hospital Troy. She lived in Almont, MI, formerly of the Utica and Sterling Heights area. Mary was born on April 26, 1946 in Nashville, TN to Finley and Margaret (Rau) Dorris Jr. She loved shopping, garage sales, and spending time with her grandchildren. She lived for...

Catherine Ruth Long

Catherine Ruth Long

October 31, 2021

Catherine R. (Turow) Long, 70, born Nov. 2, 1950, passed away Oct. 31, 2021. Survived by loving husband of 52 years, Joe Long, sons Danny (Trina) Long, Dennis (Jill) Long, daughter Devon (Dustin) Travis, grandchildren MJ (Yavonna), Rachael (Jordan), Morgan (Seth), Baily (Cody), Terry (Elizabeth), Taylor, Robert, Erin, Macey, and Kendall, 16 great grandchildren, along with many nieces, nephews, aunts,...

Benjamin Harrison Chamberlain

Benjamin Harrison Chamberlain

October 31, 2021

Benjamin Harrison Chamberlain, age 46, passed away on Sunday, October 31, 2021, at home in Gladwin, MI surrounded by family and friends. Ben was born on October 8, 1975, in Mt. Pleasant, MI to Lynn Chamberlain and Jane (Ingalls) Chamberlain and raised in in Ogemaw County. He graduated from Ogemaw Heights High School in 1993 and attended the University of...

Arthur Walter Jankens Jr.

Arthur Walter Jankens Jr.

October 30, 2021

Arthur Walter Jankens Jr., age 83, passed away on Saturday, October 30, 2021 at Medilodge of Sterling. He lived in West Branch since 2002, formerly of Essexville, MI. Art was born on February 25, 1938 in Bay City to Arthur and Roselina (Steffans) Jankens Sr. He served in the United States Army. He enjoyed deer hunting, snowmobiling, and watching baseball....

Dolores Marie Harris

Dolores Marie Harris

October 27, 2021

Dolores Marie Harris, age 67, passed away on Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at MidMichigan Medical Center in West Branch, MI. She lived in West Branch for the past 16 years, formerly of North Branch. Dolores was born on January 2, 1954 in Detroit, MI to Anthony and Helen (Krzyzewski) Dombrowski. On June 28, 1985 she married Robert Harris in Las...