Dolores Betty (Grether) Porter passed away on February 2, 2018 at the age of 87. She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Jesse L. Porter (Nov 4, 1949). She is survived by her son Steven and daughter Julie, three granddaughters, four great-grandchildren, six siblings and many nieces and nephews. She graduated […]
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LeeAnn (McNeven) Crowl, Our loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother passed away Friday, February 2, 2018 at her home surrounded by her family, age 70. LeeAnn was born in Bay City on July 17, 1947 to the late Clinton and Leonora (Davidson) McNeven. She graduated in 1965 from TL Handy High School and married the
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John W. Schmidt, Sr. “Bill” Kawkawlin, Michigan John William (J.Wm.) Schmidt Sr., commonly known to all as “Bill”, was born on May 8, 1932 in Lapeer, MI to John and Pearl (Coggins) Schmidt, where he only lived for six months before his parents returned home to the family farm in Kawkawlin. He passed away on
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AUBURN, MI – Leadership isn’t just a concept to Chris Willertz. Sure, it’s on his resume and in his job description. But it’s also in his blood and in his bones. It’s what he talks and what he walks. And that’s what made Willertz the front-running candidate to become the new leader of the Bay
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Floyd Glish of Louisville, passed away on Thursday October 12, 2017 at the age of 86. Floyd was born to parents Peter and Martha (Cieslinski) Glish on November 13, 1930 in Bay City, MI. He had two older brothers, Marion and Raymond, and two younger sisters, Dorothy and Eleanor. He was a multisport star at
Kenneth “Stony” C. Burk was welcomed into the arms of his Lord and Savior during his courageous battle with bone marrow cancer on October 7, 2017 . He was born in Bay City, Monitor Township on March 3, 1942 to Hulda and Edward Burk who proceeded him in death. Ken was a lifelong resident of
Alert Lanes professional Dale Hofmeister is heading into the Bay County Sports Hall of Fame. ESSEXVILLE, MI – Dale Hofmeister Jr. stands on the lanes, firing one strike after another, after another, after another. Some wonder if the guy ever misses. He does. And it’s those misses – more than the 300 games, more than
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They’ve graduated and gone their separate ways. But their days in the hallways, classrooms and playing fields of T.L. Handy High School give them a bond that lasts a lifetime. Once a Wildcat, they say, always a Wildcat. “There was a sense of pride of being part of a team and part of a community
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Carol Kay (Wegener) Bickham, age 72, died of natural causes on August 29, 2017, in her home near Tawas City, Mi, with family by her side. Carol Bickham was born on December 16th 1944 in Bay City, MI. She attended TL Handy High School. Carol married her soulmate, the late Michael George Bickham Sr., on
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James R. Ralph passed away on Sunday, July 30, 2017 at Mid Michigan Medical Center Midland. Age 84 years. James was born on July 23, 1933 in Duluth, Minnesota to the late Edward and Fern (Decker) Ralph. James attended church at Grace Lutheran Church in Auburn, Michigan where he was an elder for 17 years.
