Obituaries
Eva M. Schiefer
Oct 5, 2025
Mrs. Eva Marie Schiefer, age 93, passed away peacefully on the evening of Sunday, October 5, 2025, surrounded by her loving family at Maplewood Manor of Clio.
Eva was born on March 17, 1932, in Tuscola County, Michigan, to parents Orvil & Martha (Pohr) Cobb. She grew up with her siblings and graduated from Millington High School. On June 3, 1961,...
Arlene E. Daenzer
Sep 23, 2025
Arlene Edith (Spiekerman) Daenzer, 93, of Deltona, Florida, passed away peacefully at home on September 23, 2025. She was born on January 22, 1932, in Fairgrove Michigan, to the late John and Elsie (Haske) Spiekerman.On July 20, 1951, Arlene married the love of her life, the late Ralph Daenzer. The couple made their home in Millington, MI. Together they raised...
Gilbert J. Burns, Jr.
Sep 20, 2025
Mr. Gilbert John “Gil” Burns, Jr., age 65, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 20, 2025, at his home surrounded by his loving family.
Gil was born on July 9, 1960, in Flint, Michigan, to Gilbert Burns, Sr. & Norma Crandall. He was raised alongside his siblings and attended Millington schools. He married Rilla Clink and together they had three children....
Mark A. Cornwell
Sep 18, 2025
Mark A. Cornwell, 60, our hard-working, determined, caring, and loving husband, son, brother, uncle, and friend, passed away on September 18, 2025.
Mark was born on February 5,1965, to William and Dianne (Furton) Cornwell. Mark truly enjoyed being a handy man to many. He found joy in life's simple pleasures—whether it was savoring a sweet treat, casting a line while fishing,...
Eddie & Glenda Burks
Sep 10, 2025
Mrs. Glenda Kayleen Burks, age 81, and Mr. James Edward “Eddie” Burks, age 82, passed away hours apart on the evening of September 9, 2025, and morning of September 10, 2025, respectively.
Glenda was born on May 25, 1944, in Wayne County, Michigan; Eddie was born on July 23, 1943, in Cullman, Alabama. Their paths crossed when they were young and...
Ida B. Fox
Sep 2, 2025
Mrs. Ida Belle Fox, age 91, our generous, sweet, determined, and kind mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, and friend passed away on September 2, 2025, at Medilodge of Frankenmuth surrounded by her loving family.
Ida was born on October 29, 1933, in Lincoln, Michigan, to John & Edna (née Apsey) MacDermaid. She was raised alongside her siblings and graduated from Harrisville High...
Linda K. Corkins
Sep 2, 2025
Mrs. Linda Kay Corkins, age 71, our caring, determined, kind, and loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend passed away on September 2, 2025, at her home surrounded by her loving family.
Linda was born on April 7, 1954, in Caro, Michigan, a daughter of John & Virginia (Ziegler) Millerov. Through school she met the love-of-her-life, Michael “Mike” Corkins. The...
Thelma (Scharff) Hoover
Sep 1, 2025
Mrs. Thelma Hoover, age 92, passed away on Monday, September 1, 2025, at her home surrounded by her loving family.
Thelma was born on August 22, 1933, in Hazel Park, Michigan, to Irvin & Edith (Kelch) Lawrence. She enjoyed drawing, knitting, coloring, and was an avid collector of baby dolls. Thelma loved birthday parties and all family gatherings, as seeing her...
Marian M. (ILL) Reinert
Sep 1, 2025
Mrs. Marian M. Reinert, age 95, passed away on Monday, September 1, 2025, at Vassar Comfort Care surrounded by her loving family.
Marian was born on June 6, 1930, in Hensel, North Dakota. She was the daughter of Carl & Sophia (Puppe) Ill. She grew up on the family farm, attended a one-room rural school at St. Thomas Elementary Country School....
John C. Simpkins
Aug 31, 2025
Mr. John Curtiss Simpkins, age 79, passed away on Sunday, August 31, 2025, at Covenant Hospital in Saginaw, Michigan, surrounded by his loving family.
John was born on February 17, 1946, in Jerry City, Ohio to Donald & Irene (Hall) Simpkins. He is survived by his wife, Alma Simpkins; sons, Brett Simpkins, and Barry (Lynnette) Simpkins; daughter, Dawn Reszke; grandchildren: Joshua...
Ronald A. Diener
Aug 29, 2025
Mr. Ronald Allen "Ron" Diener, age 68, passed away on the evening of August 29, 2025 surrounded by family, at Birch Run Fields Assisted Living.
Memorial services for Ron will be held at Pineview Mennonite Church (4415 Swaffer Rd, Vassar, MI 48768) at 1 p.m. on Saturday, October 18, 2025.
Ron was born on December 14, 1956, in Caro, Michigan to Daniel...
Johnnie E. Severs
Aug 22, 2025
Mr. Johnnie Everett “John” Severs, age 75, our loving, light-hearted, caring, humorous, and generous husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle and friend passed away on August 22, 2025, at Medilodge of Frankenmuth surrounded by his loving family.
John was born in Batesville, Arkansas, on August 10, 1950, to parents Alfred & Dora Severs (Whitten). His family moved to Flint when he...
Ira E. France
Aug 16, 2025
Mr. Ira Edgar “Speed” France, age 72, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 16, 2025, at his home surrounded by his loving family.
Ira was born on July 22, 1953, in Flint, Michigan, to Ira & Elinor France. Before retirement, Ira worked with General Motors for 30 years as a forklift operator. He married the love-of-his-life, Virginia Lehnert, on October 3,...
Christopher L. Fisher
Aug 14, 2025
Mr. Christopher Leslie “Chris” Fisher, age 56, passed away on August 14, 2025, after a battle with throat & neck cancer.
He was born in Flint, Michigan, on July 24, 1969, to Curtis Sr. and Nancy Fisher, who survive. Chris honorably served in the US Navy for 6 years. He previously resided in California, Colorado, and eventually settled in Oscoda, Michigan....
Larry E. Hawkins
Aug 13, 2025
Mr. Larry E. "Hawk" Hawkins, age 71, passed away on August 13, 2025, at home surrounded by his loving family. May he rest in peace.
Larry was born on Feb. 5, 1954, in Owosso, Michigan. He worked for 38 years for Ring Screw and Acument Global as a toolmaker machinist before his retirement. While working fulltime, Hawk also served his community...
Daniel M. Schwab
Aug 11, 2025
Daniel Mark "Dan" Schwab of Millington, Michigan, passed away at his residence on Monday, August 11th, 2025.
Daniel was born on April 28th, 1963, to Victor and Carol (Hahn) Schwab. He attended St. Paul’s Lutheran School through 8th grade and graduated from Millington High School (MHS) in 1981. Dan played football and wrestled for MHS. and won 1st in state his...
Brian R. Dickson
Aug 10, 2025
Mr. Brian Russell “Opie” Dickson, age 58, our giving, helpful, humorous, hard-working, and loving husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, uncle, cousin, and friend, passed away on Sunday, August 10, 2025, at MyMichigan Medical Center in Saginaw, Michigan.
Brian was born on February 16, 1967, in Caro, Michigan, the son of Billy and Patricia (Carmody) Dickson. He grew up in Unionville before...
Betty Lou Giddings
Aug 9, 2025
Mrs. Betty Lou Giddings (Snover), age 90, our loving, thoughtful, determined, facetious, and caring mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend passed away on Saturday, August 9, 2025, at Covenant Hospital in Saginaw, Michigan, surrounded by her loving family.
Betty Lou was born on December 18, 1934, in Lapeer, Michigan, to Robert & Bernice (Kilbreath) Snover. She was raised on...
LaDonna M. (Roberts) Howell
Aug 3, 2025
LaDonna Mae Howell, age 92, of Cokato, formerly of Annandale, Minnesota and Millington, Michigan, died Sunday, August 3, 2025, at Cokato Manor.
Memorial Services will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, August 18, 2025, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Annandale with visitation one hour prior to the service. Pastor Todd Nelsen will officiate. Burial will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday,...
Janet Kay Rohn
Aug 2, 2025
Ms. Janet Kay Rohn, age 67, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 2, 2025, at Winter Village in Frankenmuth, Michigan, surrounded by her loving family.
Janet was born in Saginaw, Michigan, on October 22, 1957, the oldest child of Raymond & Katherine (Kappel) Rohn. She was raised in Millington alongside her siblings Barb, Mikel, Don, and Teresa and graduated from Millington...
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