Michael L. Schonfeld of Chesaning, age 70, passed away Monday, November 25, 2019 at his home.    Mike was born October 2, 1949 in Detroit to the late Raymond and Joyce (Lamarand) Schonfeld.  He graduated from John F. Kennedy High School in Taylor, MI.  The school is now called Taylor High School.  Mike was an Honorably Discharged Veteran.  He enlisted into the US Air Force right after high school and served for many years. After he was discharged from the US...

Jeannette E. Hafner of Chesaning, died Sunday, November 24, 2019 at Hospice House of Shiawassee. She was 84 years old.   Jeannette was born February 10, 1935 in Saginaw County, to the late Judd and Ethel (Lawhead) Baker and was a resident of the Chesaning are most of her life. She was united in marriage to Gerald Hafner on March 6, 1970. She enjoyed going on motorcycle rides with Gerald.   Surviving are her husband, Gerald; children, Janet Mullins of KY, Rodney...

COLEMAN, Florence L. – of Chesaning, died Sunday, November 24, 2019 at Union Court of Chesaning. She was 89 years of age. Florence was born March 4, 1930 in Owosso to the late Daniel and Mattie (Jenkins) Jones. She was united in marriage to Harry Coleman on December 15, 1968. He preceded her in death on December 6, 2007. Florence resided in Chesaning, Owosso, Tawas City, National City then back to Chesaning since 2006. Along with her husband, she owned and operated Colemans Resort and...

Helen Tkaczyk of Oakley, died Sunday, November 17, 2019 at her residence. She was 90 years of age.   Helen was born June 4, 1929 to the late Paul and Pearl (Papera) Tkaczyk and was a resident of the Oakley area her entire life. Helen retired from General Motors and had also worked for Universal Electric and Redmond’s in Owosso. She had attended St. Vladimir Catholic Church in Flint and Brady Senior Center. She was a wonderful lady and like to help people. She enjoyed...

Kenneth James Fisher, age 90 of Chapin passed away on Saturday, November 16, 2019 at home.   Ken was born on April 11, 1929 to William Vern Fisher and Harriet Temprance (Conner) Fisher Little in Belding, MI. He grew up in the Belding area as a young child, and then in his early teens he moved to the Elsie area living with the Jesse and Ella Stinebower family. Ken graduated from Elsie High School with the class of 1948.  On August 19, 1950 Kenneth married Gwendolyn Lee Albaugh in...

HAFNER, Kenneth William – of Albee Twp, died Friday, November 15, 2019 at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. He was 86 years of age. Ken was born to the late Alfred and Dorothy (Whalen) Hafner on January 13, 1933 in Albee Twp., on the family farm where he lived his entire life. He purchased the farm from the family upon the death of his father in 1953. Ken attended Ziegler School and graduated from Chesaning Union Schools in 1951. He was united in marriage to Barbara Corrin on November...

Pauline Mary Webb passed away Sunday, November 3, 2019 at Memorial Healthcare Center, Owosso.  She was born January 25, 1929 in Oakley, Michigan in the home where she grew up.  Her parents, Louie and Agnes (Peckrovich) Basovsky, were Slovak immigrants and her home was enriched by their culture and heritage   Pauline joined the US Air Force in 1952, and during her enlistment she met Roscoe Webb, a career military man.  They were married for over 60 years and “saw...

GROSS, Melvin James – of Chesaning, died Saturday, November 2, 2019 at Chesaning Comfort Care. He was 68 years of age.   Melvin was born August 22, 1951 in Saginaw to the late Carl and Agnes (Wenzlick) Gross and was a resident of Chesaning his entire life. He was married to Penny Nichols in 1972. She preceded him in death. He then married Patricia Kettler in 1986. She preceded him in death in 2013. Mr. Gross retired from Farmer Peets in 1998 with 35 years seniority. He was a...

EFU, Eugene D. – of Chesaning, died Sunday, October 20, 2019 at Covenant Healthcare in Saginaw. He was 65 years of age.  Eugene was born October 21, 1953 in Saginaw to the late Leslie and Phelia (Keller) Efu. He grew up in Kochville, MI, lived in Tennessee for many years and then Chesaning the past 5 years. He enjoyed gardening and being with his friends.  Surviving are: son Nick (Soua) Efu; grandchildren: Jaden, Jemma and Jamison; siblings: Margaret (Roy) Smewing of...

KETTLE, Nancy Mae – of Chesaning, died Friday, October 18, 2019 at her residence. She was 64 years of age. Nancy was born May 2, 1955 in Owosso a daughter to Bernard and Georgina (McCann) Coonrod. She was a lifelong resident of Chesaning. Nancy was united in marriage to Dennis Kettle on May 1, 1976. Mrs. Kettle retired from Chesaning Union Schools as a Parapro and was also the Avon lady for over 25 years. She was a member of St. Peter Catholic Church and was active in many church...