All Obituaries

Stephanie Marie Donovan, age 46, of Cass City, passed away suddenly, Saturday, October 3, 2020 at Hills and Dales General Hospital, Cass City. She was born September 1, 1974 to the late William and Kathryne (Nichols) Donovan.  Stephanie worked as a nurse’s aide and loved driving cars, especially her ’97 Ford Mustang.  She also enjoyed shopping, dinners with her mom, time with her family, she was also known as “mom” to most everyone she knew. Stephanie...

Mr. Joseph W. Szarapski, age 55, of Cass City, passed away suddenly, Tues., Sept. 15, 2020 at Hills and Dales General Hospital. He was born Sept. 18, 1964 to the late Richard and Norma (Guinther) Szarapski. Joe married Marilyn Abfalter, Feb. 8, 1997 in Cass City. Marilyn passed away Jan. 29, 2005. He worked for Schneeberger’s, Erla’s and LaFave Steel and was a member of Knights of Columbus #8892. Joe enjoyed working on his Jeeps and pickups, hunting and had a great love for his...

Connie M. Brink, age 77, formerly of Cass City, passed away peacefully at her Maryland home on September 12, 2020 after a lengthy illness. She was born July 14, 1943 to the late Kermit and Alma (Spencer) Hartwick of Cass City, MI. Connie moved to Maryland to live with her daughter and  family in early 2015. Connie was a graduate of Cass City high school, after which she moved to Indiana to pursue a Dental Nurse degree. Upon completion of the program, she applied and was accepted to the...

Chrisinda Mary Bean, age 36, of Cass City, passed away suddenly, Thursday, September 3, 2020 at her residence. She was born September 30, 1983 to the late Steven and Lisa (Grammatico) Bean.  She worked as a cashier in retail stores and was an animal lover. Enjoyed photography and movies, but most of all, loved time with her family, especially her daughters. Chrisinda is survived by her 3 daughters, Kelli Rhein, Jazmin Bean and Anna Bean, her mother, Lisa of Cass City, brothers, Steven...

Mr. Jon Mark Walsh, age 55, of Sandusky, passed away Friday, July 17, 2020 at his home. He was born July 1, 1965, in Cass City, the son of W. Joseph and Patricia J. (Otulakowski) Walsh. Jon liked gardening, cars, cooking, taking walks, music, shopping at thrift stores, his religion (which was very important to him) and time with his family and family gatherings. Jon is survived by his parents, W. Joseph and Patricia Walsh of Ubly, siblings, Dr. Diana (Robert Reuss) Walsh-Reuss of CA, Paul...

Mr. Ronald Charles McCormick, age 81, of Deford, passed away Friday, July 3, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family, from Congestive Heart Failure.  Ron was born October 25, 1938, in Highland Park, the son of the late Harold Levy and Grace Madelene (Armitage) McCormick. Ron graduated from Milford High School in 1957. Throughout high school he was active in sports and President of the FFA club. After high school, he went on to serve two years in the Army Reserves in...

Karen A. Mayer, age 67, of Cass City, passed away Saturday, June 20, 2020 at Covenant Healthcare, Saginaw. She was born May 28, 1953 in Cass City, to the late David and Wilma (Hartsell) Ashmore. Karen married James Mayer, November 1, 1975, he passed away, June 2, 2002, she then married, Ronald Fritz, July 14, 1990, Ron passed away December 13, 2007, she was then engaged to Robert "Bob" Giddings, Sr., he passed away October 30, 2015. Karen loved attending church events and...

Tina Marie Soldan, age 48, of Bad Axe, formerly of Cass City, passed away Monday, June 15, 2020 at McLaren Thumb Region, Bad Axe. She was born June 13, 1972 in Cass City, to Floyd and the late, Sharon (Smith) Soldan. Tina worked for Thumb Industries, she was also  a stay at home mom. She loved gardening, the outdoors in general, painting, crocheting and loved time with her family, especially her grandchildren. Tina is survived by her partner of over 30 years, Michael Harris,...

Mr. Leon Duane Marks, age 62, of Snover, passed away Thursday, June 11, 2020 at his home. He was born March 13, 1958, in Detroit, the son of Leon McCormick and Marjorie Marks. On November 14, 1980 he married Donna Rakowski in Sterling Heights. Duane always had a joke to tell, a story to share. A random fact or song to sing. No matter what it was, he was always willing to share. He was always willing to help someone out and be a friend. Probably best of all, he appreciated the beauty in the...

Mr. Douglas Alan Clifton, age 60, of Fairgrove, and was raised in Ortonville, passed away unexpectedly, Monday, June 1, 2020 at his home.  He was born September 17, 1959, in Pontiac, the son of the late Thomas and Ona (Warren) Clifton. Doug married the former Glenda Helias on August 9, 1980. Doug’s career was working for concrete companies, first with TruBuilt, a family owned business and several other companies, ending with R and R in Cass City. He was an avid hunter,...