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

Gerald H. Witt

Gerald H. Witt

January 15, 2020

Gerald H. Witt, age 73, passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at The Villa at Rose City. He was a West Branch resident for over 40 years, formerly of the East Detroit/Warren areas. Gerald was born on October 23, 1946 in Detroit to August and Mary Phyllis (Dillon) Witt. He attended East Detroit High School and after graduating, enlisted...

Shirley Joyce Ryan

Shirley Joyce Ryan

January 15, 2020

Shirley Joyce Ryan (Chema) of Bay City, MI went to heaven to be with her eternal Father Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at home after a battle with bladder cancer at the age of 84. Shirley was born January 7, 1936 in Saginaw, MI to Stephen Chema and Bertha Hayner (later remarried to Maude Chema and John Hayner respectively). She graduated...

Dean Allen Felton

Dean Allen Felton

January 13, 2020

Dean Allen Felton, age 65, passed away on Monday, January 13, 2020 at his home in St. Helen, MI. He lived in St. Helen since 2003, formerly of Lapeer, MI and Fort Wayne, IN. Dean was born on April 29, 1954 in Lapeer to Charley and Lois (Skinner) Felton. On June 30, 2014, he married Deborah Baden in St. Helen....

Mertie Mae Boller

Mertie Mae Boller

January 7, 2020

Mertie Mae Boller, age 82, passed away on Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at The Brook in West Branch. She lived in West Branch since 1993, formerly of Lafayette, IN. Mertie was born on May 21, 1937 in Boone County, IN to Charles and Juanita (Canada) Owens. She retired from Kroger Grocery Stores in 1993 where she worked as a cashier....

Brylee Leone Pennington

Brylee Leone Pennington

January 7, 2020

Brylee Leone Pennington, age 8, gained her angel wings on Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at Mott Children’s Hospital in Ann Arbor surrounded by her loving family. She was born on July 19, 2011 in Seattle, WA to Brandan and Brittany (Stray) Pennington. Brylee lived in West Branch since 2015, formerly of Centralia, WA. She attended Surline Elementary School for Young...

Dennis Paul Anderson

Dennis Paul Anderson

January 3, 2020

Dennis P. Anderson, age 69, passed away on Friday, January 3, 2020 at The Carriage House of Bay City. He was born on October 20, 1950 in Flint, MI to Harold and Meryl (Risk) Anderson. He married Deborah Karhoff on April 2, 1977. Dennis loved football, and was an assistant coach at Ogemaw Heights High School. He enjoyed working on...

Robert Leo Leblanc

Robert Leo Leblanc

December 29, 2019

Robert Leo LeBlanc, age 87, passed away on Sunday, December 29, 2019 at his home in St. Helen. He was born on September 27, 1932 in Lincoln Park to Leo and Margaret (McCreery) LeBlanc. He lived in St. Helen for the past 50 years, formerly from Garden City. On September 27, 1951 he married Virginia Ennest in Lincoln Park. Bob...

Ronald Eugene Mcdowell

Ronald Eugene Mcdowell

December 23, 2019

Ronald Eugene McDowell, age 55, passed away Monday, December 23, 2019 at his home. Ron lived in Prescott, MI. He was born on October 22, 1964 in Revenna, OH to James and Virgie (Elswick) McDowell Jr. Ron was a U of M fan and an avid gamer. He was a great worker and able to fix anything from construction to...

Geraldine Patricia Egan

Geraldine Patricia Egan

December 22, 2019

Geraldine Patricia Egan, age 88, passed away on Sunday, December 22, 2019 at MidMichigan Medical Center in West Branch. She lived in West Branch since 2019, formerly of Centerline. Geraldine was born on March 16, 1931 in Detroit to Walter and Helen (Ossowski) Anderson. She was a member of the St. Mary Our Lady Queen Families Parish in Centerline for...

Elsie Mae Ready

Elsie Mae Ready

December 22, 2019

Elsie Mae Ready, age 78, passed away on Sunday, December 22, 2019 at The Villa at West Branch. She was born on February 24, 1941 in Sandusky to Harold and Cora (Stein) Stein. Elsie lived in West Branch since 1994, formerly of Saginaw. She married Leslie Ready on June 16, 1984. She is a member of the Ogemaw Hills Free...

Roy Gilbert Newman

Roy Gilbert Newman

December 13, 2019

Roy Gilbert Newman, age 77, passed away on Friday, December 13, 2019 at The Villa at Rose City. He was born on September 25, 1942 in Detroit, MI to Roy and Laura (Dunn) Newman. Roy enjoyed hunting, fishing, trapping, garage sales, and was an avid outdoorsman. He liked sports, football, baseball and NASCAR. Roy is survived by his daughters, Darby...

Catherine Jean Koehn

Catherine Jean Koehn

December 11, 2019

Catherine Jean Koehn (nee Skiver), age 62, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, daughter, aunt, niece, cousin and friend went to be with our Lord on Wednesday, December 11th, 2019. Cathy was born on September 4, 1957 in Alpena to the late Harold and Helen (Ranger) Skiver. She graduated from Tawas Area High School in 1975 and attended Kirkland Community College. Cathy...

William J. Tuttle

William J. Tuttle

December 10, 2019

*** VISITATION AND FUNERAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT THE WARE-SMITH-WOOLEVER FUNERAL HOME IN MIDLAND*** William J. Tuttle, 52 years of age, was born in Midland on July 13, 1967 and passed away on December 10, 2019. Bill is the son of Blaine and Patricia (Dyer) Tuttle, both of whom are deceased. Bill is survived by his wife of twenty-one...

Vera Ruth Williamson

Vera Ruth Williamson

December 7, 2019

Vera Ruth (Stanchfield) Williamson, 85, passed away Saturday, December 7, 2019 at McLaren Bay Regional Medical Center, surrounded by family. Vera was born November 11, 1934 to Walter and Bertha Stanchfield in Midland, MI. She married Arthur Williamson Sr. on November 29, 1950. They raised four children in many different cities across Michigan and in Texas. She spent many years...

Agnes Catherine Walsh

Agnes Catherine Walsh

December 3, 2019

Agnes “Nancy” Catherine Walsh, age 90, passed away on Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at the Horizon Senior Living in St. Helen surrounded by her family. She was born on September 11, 1929 in Highland Park. Nancy lived in St. Helen, formerly of Royal Oak. She was a member of the Roscommon Housing Commission, St. Helen Library Board, American Legion, Auxiliary...

Michael Charles Rau

Michael Charles Rau

December 2, 2019

Michael Charles Rau, age 89, of West Branch, passed away Monday, December 2, 2019 at MidMichigan Medical Center in West Branch. He was born on July 27, 1930 in West Branch to Michael and Mary (Sapp) Rau. Michael lived in West Branch all of his life. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus...

Janet Kay Grove

Janet Kay Grove

November 30, 2019

Janet Kay Grove, age 77, passed away on Saturday, November 30, 2019 at MidMichigan Medical Center in Alma. She was born on July 8, 1942 in Grand Ledge to Leonard and Iva (Miles) Noecker. Janet lived in Rose City since 1976, formerly of Grand Ledge. Janet is survived by her son, Scott L. (Chris) Grove of Rose City; granddaughters, Sarah...

Celine Marie Brodie

Celine Marie Brodie

November 28, 2019

Celine Marie Brodie, age 80, passed away on Thursday, November 28, 2019. She was born on May 9, 1939 in Detroit to John and Clara (Antoszewski) Wittstock. Celine lived in Lupton since 1969. She was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church in West Branch and a former Hill Township Treasurer. Celine enjoyed sitting outside her home on Rifle Lake...

Karen Grace Badelt

Karen Grace Badelt

November 26, 2019

Karen Grace Badelt, age 69, passed away on Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at her home in West Branch. She was born on October 19, 1950 in Grayling to Dean and Ruth (Giboney) Sensor. Karen lived in the West Branch/Clear Lake area for the past 10 years, formerly of Houghton Lake and Redford. She enjoyed peacefully living at the lake, crocheting,...

Ralph James Jentzen

Ralph James Jentzen

November 21, 2019

Ralph James Jentzen, age 91, passed away on Thursday, November 21, 2019 at his home in West Branch. He was born on October 3, 1928 in Saginaw to Ralph and Margaret (Mey) Jentzen. He lived in West Branch since 1980, formerly of Saginaw. Ralph is survived by his children, Teresa Cazier of New Braunfels, TX, Wayne (Kathy) Jentzen of Alger,...