Local Obituaries for Families in Bay City Michigan
Leon C. Davis
Oct 8, 2017
Leon passed away unexpectedly on the afternoon of Sunday, October 8, 2017 at his residence. Age 68 years. Leon was born in Bay City on December 1, 1948 to the late Clarence and Carol Davis and was a 1966 graduate of T.L. Handy High School. Leon worked for Defoe Shipbuilding Company, Sea Ray boats in Lake Orion, Rupp Oil Company...
Irven L. McEachern
Oct 7, 2017
McEachern, Irven L. Bay City, Michigan Mr. McEachern passed away on October 7, 2017 at the Toni and Trish House. Age 87 years. Mr. McEachern was born December 9, 1929. He enjoyed bowling, fishing, hunting and was an avid Detroit Tigers fan. Mr. McEachern served his country in the U.S. Army and was involved with the Bay City St. Patrick's...
Elaine (Hipke-Mielock) Dowling
Oct 7, 2017
Our kind, beautiful and loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother passed away early Saturday afternoon, October 7, 2017 at Bay Medical Care Facility at the age of 91. The daughter of the late John and Julia (Timm) Hipke was born in Bay City on August 7, 1926. She graduated in 1944 from Bay City Central High School. Elaine was the...
Kathryn Jean "Kaye" Armstrong
Oct 7, 2017
Kathryn passed away Saturday morning, October 7, 2017 at Mid-Michigan Regional Medical Center in Midland, Michigan. The daughter of the late Leo and Jeanie (Cameron) Smith was born October 3, 1939 in Bay City, Michigan. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church. Kathryn loved her grandsons and enjoyed spending time with family and friends and gardening. Left behind to...
Gary A. Evans
Oct 2, 2017
Evans, Gary A. Bay City, Michigan Mr. Evans passed away on Monday, October 2, 2017 at Covenant Healthcare - Cooper in Saginaw. Age 62 years. The son of the late Albert and Virginia (Rase) Evans was born July 27, 1955 in Bay City, Michigan. Mr. Evans was a merchandiser for Aunt Millie's and enjoyed golf, bowling, MSU sports and loved...
Raymond Donald LaForest
Oct 2, 2017
Raymond passed away on Monday, October 2, 2017. He was 88 years old. Ray was born on the family farm the 9th of 10 children in Hampton Twp. MI on March 20, 1929 to the late Edward LaForest & Nora (Stagray) LaForest. Ray married Pauline Edna Wood on Jan 8, 1949 and together they had 9 children. Ray was a...
Wilma R. Stewart (Neumeyer)
Sep 30, 2017
Mrs. Stewart passed away early Saturday, September 30, 2017 at the Toni & Trish House at the age of 98 years. She was born in Bay County on August 21, 1919 to the late Phillip and Alma (Ruterbusch) Wagner. Wilma marred Melvin Neumeyer on May 14, 1948, he preceded her in death in July of 1977. She than married Eugene...
Marlene K. Syring (Rocheleau)
Sep 29, 2017
Marlene passed away Friday afternoon, September 29, 2017 at her residence with her family by her side. Age 78 years. She was born in Bay City on August 7, 1939 to the late Lawrence and Marie (Ruegsegger) Socia. She married her former husband Keith Rocheleau, he preceded her in death. She then married Loyal O. Syring on September 12, 2014,...
John "Jack" L. Oslund
Sep 28, 2017
Jack passed away late Thursday morning, September 28, 2017 at Bay Shores Nursing Home at the age of 81 years. The son of the late Lyman and Catherine (Murray) Oslund was born May 8, 1936 in Escanaba, Michigan. Jack was a retired Electrician and a member of the I.B.E.W. 692for 60 years. He was in the first graduating class of...
Alvin "Al" H. Marquardt Jr.
Sep 27, 2017
Al passed away on Wednesday, September 27, 2017 in Traverse City at the age of 77 years. Al was born on August 1, 1940 to the late Alvin Sr. and Gloria (Robinson) Marquardt. He married the former Kathleen Sielinski at St Hedwig Church on October 26, 1963. He was formerly a member of St. Hedwig Church and a current member...
Armond John Kowalkoski Sr.
Sep 27, 2017
Armond, devoted husband, loving father and grandfather passed away on Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at Sheffield Bay. He was born on April 29, 1929 in Bay City to the late Felix and Frances (Niedzielski) Kowalkoski. Armond proudly served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War. In 1952 he married the former Jane Hiltz in Baltimore, Maryland...
Robert "Bruce" B. Custer
Sep 27, 2017
Custer, Robert B. "Bruce" Bay City, Michigan Mr. Custer passed away on Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at his residence. Age 59 years. The son of the late Charles and Bette Lou (Palmer) Custer was born on December 4, 1957 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Bruce was loved by everyone, especially his family at Windmere and his friends at the Opportunity Center,...
Donald F. Guettler
Sep 26, 2017
Donald passed away early Tuesday morning September 26, 2017 at the Toni & Trish House, Auburn. Age 86 years. Don was born in Freeland, Michigan on June 13, 1931 to the late Robert and Caroline (Reichard) Guettler. He married the former Lillian F. Pavlica on September 15, 1956 and were married for 61 years. Don proudly served his country in...
Dennis G. Prieur
Sep 25, 2017
Dennis passed away Monday, September 25, 2017 at his residence with his family by his side. Age 63 years. Dennis was born on May 29, 1954 in Bay City to the late Louis and Dorothy (Genow) Prieur and was a resident of Bay City all of his life. He married the former Susan M. Wegener on October 18, 1975 in...
Wilma C. Zeilinger
Sep 25, 2017
Mrs. Zeilinger passed away Monday, September 25, 2017 at her residence with her family by her side. Age 85 years. Wilma was born in Bay City on July 18, 1932 to the late Benjamin and Elenaora (Hoerauf) Appold. Wilma was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church of Frankenlust and worked as a cook at the school for many years....
George H. Patterson
Sep 24, 2017
George passed away late Sunday evening, September 24, 2017 at McLaren Bay Region. Age 88 years. The son of the late Pendil and Marie Patterson was born March 30, 1929 in Bay City, Michigan. George was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church. He retired from Hirschfeild Steel as a manager. George was a member of the Bay City Elks Lodge...
Lorraine M. Stopyak
Sep 23, 2017
Stopyak, Lorraine M. Bay City, Michigan Mrs. Stopyak passed away on Saturday, September 23, 2017 at her residence. Age 85 years. The daughter of the late Harold and Irene (Doyle) Leygraff was born August 25, 1932 in Essexville, Michigan. Mrs. Stopyak enjoyed BINGO, camping, camp fires, traveling, scuba diving, singing Bill Bailey but most of all spending time with her...
Lee A. Willette
Sep 23, 2017
Lee passed away Saturday evening, September 23, 2017 at McLaren Region at the age of 28 years. He was born January 18, 1989 in Bay City, MI. Lee was employed as a meat cutter at Larry's Meat Market. He had a great love for music and his family. Left behind to cherish his memory is his wife the former Anita...
Edwin N. Shimabukuro
Sep 15, 2017
Shimabukuro, Edwin N. Bay City, Michigan Mr. Shimabukuro passed away on Friday, September 15, 2017 at the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor. Age 78 years. The son of the late Takeichi and Dorothy (Sadoyama) Shimabukuro was born in 1938 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Mr. Shimabukuro formerly an English teacher at Trenton High School in Michigan, was employed at B.C.E.A.,...
Dorothy Jane Eickel (Yost)
Sep 13, 2017
Our loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt and friend passed away peacefully at the age of 85 on Wednesday September 13, 2017 at Brian's House. Dorothy was born on December 9, 1931 in Saginaw, Michigan to the late Carl and Effie (Collisi) Yost. After the death of her mother before the age of one she was raised by her very...
