Jack A. Reef of Owosso, age 56, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, January 18, 2020 at Memorial Healthcare Center, Owosso.  He had been battling kidney disease for a few years.   Jack was born in Durand on March 9, 1963, the son of Franklin E. and Thelma J. (VanDoren) Reef.  Jack was a lifelong resident of Owosso.  He graduated from Owosso High School in the Class of 1980.  One of his earliest jobs was a motor-route carrier for The Argus-Press.  He enjoyed...

David D. Ketchum of Chesaning passed away Monday, January 13, 2020 at his home.  He was 67 years of age.   Dave was born in Owosso on May 8, 1952 and was a lifelong Chesaning resident.  He graduated from Chesaning Union High School in the Class of 1970, and then attended trade school for Auto Body Repair at Delta College.  Dave worked for Draper Chevrolet in Saginaw just out of trade school and later began working for LaClair Sales, where he worked for 40 years. ...

  Theresa G. Emmendorfer of Chesaning, age 91, passed away Thursday, January 2, 2020 at Wellspring Lutheran Services of Frankenmuth.   Theresa was born in Saginaw on December 4, 1928, a daughter of the late Robert and Katherine (Sikorski) Sperry.  She was a lifetime resident of Chesaning.  She had worked at Hamilton Electric Company and Spiegels.  Theresa was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, Aerie #4090 of Montrose.  She wrote stories and songs and...

Frederick Myles Murphy, age 73, was surrounded by his loving family when he peacefully passed away in his Chesaning home on Monday, December 30, 2019. Fred was born September 28, 1946 to Noreen Cecilia (Brakel) Murphy and Myles Patrick Murphy in Traverse City, Michigan where he was raised with his beloved siblings; Terry (Judy) Murphy, Dianne Murphy-Kilbourne, Maureen (Roger) Ruiz, and Patricia Murphy (deceased). Fred attended St. Francis High School in Traverse City  where he...

Margaret Lyndal (Blakeslee) Larner, of St. Charles township, passed away in her home Saturday, December 28, 2019 at age 93.  Her long and full life included loving family and friends, meaningful work and time for any kind of word game.  Margaret was born October 23, 1926, the first child of Lyndal B. (Conklin) and Floyd J. Blakeslee.  Her family included her sister Marilyn and brother Jerome. They were raised on the banks of the Shiawassee River, where they worked a Jersey...

McNAUGHTON, Michael R. – of Saginaw, age 30, passed away Friday, December 27, 2019 at his home. Michael's life will be celebrated, and his loss mourned by his family and close friends. Michael was born April 7, 1989 in Saginaw, MI to Timothy McNaughton and Desiree Mahoney. As a child, Michael tagged along with his older brothers, barefoot and carefree around the family farm. As a teenager he liked buying and fixing up cars. Michael served in the United States Army Reserves and...

STARK, Erich L. – of Harrison, formerly of Chesaning, MI died Wednesday December 25, 2019 at Medilodge of Montrose. He was 78 years of age. Erich was born January 9, 1941 in Springer Twp., OK and raised by the late Leonard and Clara (Grueber) Stark. He was united in marriage to Mary Ann Bates on August 12, 1961. They resided in Chesaning until his retirement when they moved to Higgins Lake for 25 years. They then moved to Harrison in 2019. Erich retired from Buick in 1993 with 30...

Terry Lee Hutchins of Chesaning, age 62, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at his home.  He was born January 29, 1957 in Saginaw, a son of the late Lee and Alice (Baker) Hutchins.  He had resided in Chesaning since 1995.   Terry enjoyed playing his guitar, riding bicycles and repairing them too.  He loved spending time with his family.  Not a single person could say a negative thing about him.  He was such a big-hearted man that he...

FALL, Gary W. – of Chesaning, died Sunday, December 15, 2019 at Chesaning Comfort Care. He was 70 years of age. Gary was born August 9, 1949 in Saginaw to the late Wayne and Rosellen (Constine) Fall and was a lifelong resident of the Chesaning and Maple Grove areas. He retired from Chevrolet MFG in 1999 with 31 years seniority and was a member of the UAW Local #659. Gary was a longtime member of the Chesaning Conservation Club. He enjoyed bowling, hunting and fishing. Surviving are:...

Helen Zawacki, age 98, passed away December 1, 2019. Helen was the beloved wife of the late John; loving mother of Shirley (Douglas) Misiuk, Linda (Jon) Meeks, and Tom Shaw; devoted grandmother of Amy (Matt) Earing, Christopher (Beth) Misiuk, Julie (Mik) Neville, and Allison (Joey) Goris; proud great-grandmother of Brady & Brooke Earing, Emeryk & Kaiya Misiuk, and Emily & Michaek Goris; dear sister of Dolores (Don) Zonca; many nieces and nephews. Visitation Tuesday,...