Obituaries

Jan 7, 2022

Thomas A. Smith Jr., of Millington, passed away on January 7, 2022 at 9:59 a.m. at Beaumont Hospital at the age of 32.

Thomas was born on August 22, 1989, to Thomas Smith Sr. and Misty Miller. Tom was married to Shannon (Jones) Smith. Together they were the proud parents of two boys, who were the lights...

Jan 6, 2022

Millington Township – Tyler Dean Piske, age 21, our intelligent, determined, friendly, and loving son, nephew, cousin, and friend completed his earthly journey on Thursday, January 6, 2022, in Kalamazoo.

Tyler was born on July 5, 2000, in Saginaw, the only child of parents, Dean and April (Watson) Piske. He was raised in Millington, graduated from Millington...

Jan 1, 2022

Tillie (Fron) Podulka our beloved mom and grandmother age 88 passed away Saturday January 1, 2022.

Tillie was born June 6, 1933, in Detroit, Michigan to the late George and Mary Fron, the10th of 11 children. She attended St. Hedwig school in Detroit, MI. On October 26, 1957, Tillie married Anastasius (Tony) Podulka and together they celebrated...

Dec 26, 2021

Our beloved husband, father, brother, and grandpa, Donald Datz, passed away unexpectedly on December 26, 2021, on his family farm. He was 70 years old.

Donald was born on May 29, 1951, in Saginaw, MI, to the late Stan and Lynn Datz. He attended Vassar High School and graduated with the Class of 1969. After high school,...

Dec 18, 2021

Mr. Harold Van Zandt of Millington, MI passed away Saturday December 18, 2021, at the age of 86.

Harold was born on September 7, 1935, in Rose City, MI and was the son of the late Charles and Rose (Lear) Van Zandt. On September 17, 1954, Harold married Miss Phyllis Hock and together they celebrated 66 years...

Dec 10, 2021

Mrs. Dorothy (Weible) Taylor of Otter Lake, MI passed away Friday December 10, 2021, at the age of 95

Dorothy was born August 31, 1926, in Flint Michigan and was the daughter of the late Ralph & Mable (Gordon) Weible. On June 12, 1970, Dorothy married Donald Taylor, and together they celebrated 50 years of marriage before...

Nov 27, 2021

William (Bill) Alan Ross, age 76, passed away on Saturday, November 27, 2021, at Ascension Genesys Hospital in Grand Blanc, Michigan after complications from a stroke.  He left this world with his family by his side, just as they always were throughout his incredible life.  Bill lived life to the fullest in the only way he knew how -...

Nov 24, 2021

Ullery Dale Allen Age 85 Passed away November 24th 2021 at Genesys Hospital from Covid.

He was born September 29th 1936 at home in Vassar, Mi. He was the son of Ethel E. Allen (Laur) and William James Allen of Vassar. Who preceded him in death.

He graduated from Vassar High School in 1955. After...

Nov 21, 2021

Our beloved Mom, Gram and Gigi Colleen Ann (Sheply) Woelke, age 84, passed away at her home, surrounded by her family, after a lengthy illness.

Colleen was born on June 12, 1937 in Rose City, Michigan to George and Mildred Sheply. After she graduated from Rose City High School in 1955, she met her future husband Theodore...

Nov 19, 2021

James A. Keene passed away on November 19, 2021. He was 69.

James was born on August 18, 1952, to the late Walter and Angeline Keene. He graduated from Millington High School in 1970. James married Susan (Isham) on July 24, 1971. Together they celebrated 50 years of marriage. They had three children together. He served in...

Nov 15, 2021

Erna Ottilie Paulina Reinert, 97, of Millington passed away peacefully on Monday, November 15, 2021.  Erna was born July 9, 1924, the daughter of Ernest and Ida (Grueber) Petzold.  She was united in marriage with Erwin Reinert on April 30, 1944, sharing 66 years of marriage. Together they worked their family farm with dairy cattle and cash crops. She...

Nov 15, 2021

Pamela Sue Peplinski of Vassar, MI, passed away on November 11, 2021 surrounded by family after her battle with cancer.

Pam was born on October 27, 1959 to David and Betty Bradley in Saginaw, MI. After graduating from Vassar High School in 1977, she went on to study nursing at Delta College. Pam was a dedicated labor...

Nov 11, 2021

Mrs. Evelyn (Hutchinson) Phipps of Millington, Michigan passed from our world into God’s Kingdom early Thursday afternoon November 11, 2021, at the age of 77.

Evelyn was born in Caro, Michigan on March 5, 1944, and was the daughter of the late Chester and Mildred (Vandervoort) Hutchinson.  On March 21, 1964, Evelyn married Larry Phipps and together...

Nov 8, 2021

Gerald E. Gibbs, of Millington, our faithful, hard-working, and honest, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend, went to be with his Lord on Monday, November 8, 2021, at home in the care of his family. He was 78.

Gerald was born to the late James and Evelyn Gibbs on November 1, 1943, in Millington, MI....

Nov 7, 2021

Dana Knapp passed away on November 7, 2021. She was 65.

Dana was born on August 14, 1956 to Daniel and Gloria Ruell. Throughout Dana's life, spreading joy and uplifting others was a common theme. From the way her laugh led others to laugh with her to her mentorship of a generation within the Millington Community through...

Nov 5, 2021

Gary T. Threehouse of Unionville age 74 passed away on Friday, November 5, 2021 while at his home with all his beloved 4 daughters by his side.

Gary was born in Pigeon on January 7, 1947 and was the son of the late Edgar Threehouse and Enid (Schram) Billings.

Gary proudly served our country, was...

Oct 27, 2021

Francis D. Lintner passed away on Wednesday, October 27, 2021. He was 92.

Francis was born on April 5, 1929, to the late Albert and Anna Lintner.  He was in the U.S. Army during the Korean war. After serving he worked for Buick for 42 years, retiring in 1995. On January 9, 1971, he married Charlotte Fillipp. He...

Oct 26, 2021

Eddie Ray Clark Jr., from Millington, passed away October 26, 2021.

Ed was born June 26, 1946 in Hart, Mi. the son of Eddie Clark and Dorothy Hoffman.

He graduated from Hart High School in 1965 then moved to Flint area to attend Barber School while waiting to get in, he hired into Buick Auto Factory...

Oct 23, 2021

Mr. Howard G. Hergenreder of Millington passed away at home on Saturday, October 23, 2021. He was 81 years old.

Howard was born March 30, 1940 in Caro, MI to the late Andrew and Helen (Witkovsky) Hergenreder. He graduated from Caro High School. In November of 1961, he married the late Marie M. (McTaggart) Baker. Howard was a lifelong...

Oct 20, 2021

Bruce Raymond Van Horn of Vassar, Michigan passed away on Wednesday October 20, 2021, with his family at his side, at the age of 78.

Bruce was born in Millington, Michigan on April 4, 1943, and was the son of the late Warren and Maude (Sutherland) VanHorn.  Bruce graduated from Vassar High in 1961. On November 26,...