Obituaries
Carl F. Erickson, Jr., 87, of Marquette, passed away Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at the Michigan Veterans Homes DJ Jacobetti.
He was born November 3, 1937, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, a son of the late Carl L. and Dorothy (Brazeau) Erickson. As a child, work took Carl, his father, mother, and...
Tom Boetefuer, age 76, passed away Thursday, November 7, 2024, at Select Special Care Hospital in Saginaw. He was born on October 18, 1948, in Bay City, Michigan, to the late Adolph Boetefuer and Ella (Kuch) Boetefuer. Tom attended Pinconning schools, graduating in 1966. On April 17, 1971, he...
Delores C. “Dutch” Shim, 92, passed away on October 26, 2024, after a brief illness, in Parker City, Indiana. Delores (Preger) Johnson Shim was born February 15, 1932, to the late John and Eva (Scheer) Preger in Pinconning, MI. Her husbands Charles Johnson and Joseph Shim preceded her in death, as...
Jim (James Henry) LaBean died on Sunday, October 27, 2024, at the age of 85. Jim was born in 1939 to George and Dorothy (Kraus)LaBean. He was raised on a farm in Pinconning, Michigan and graduated in 1957 from St. Michael’s High School. He received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan...
Dennis Ray Michalski, age 66, of Pinconning, Michigan, passed away peacefully Friday, October 11, 2024, at his home after battling cancer. Born on April 16, 1958, to the late Frank & Frieda (Pross) Michalski in Bay City, Michigan. Dennis graduated from Pinconning High School Class of 1976....
Katherine “Katie” Shoultes; age 45, of AuGres, Michigan, passed away at her home surrounded by family on October 8, 2024. Katherine was born in Bay City, Michigan, on April 10, 1979, to Art and Pam Shoultes. She spent her childhood growing up in Bentley, Michigan, and she was a proud graduate of...
Norman Ernest LaPorte, age 91, passed away on Sunday, September 22, 2024, at Huron Woods Nursing Center. Norm was born on July 17, 1933, to Ernest J. and Valetha M. (Chanting) LaPorte. Norm married the former Roberta “Toots” Zawadil on May 26, 1962, at St. Anne Catholic Church in Linwood Michigan....
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Marcine Katherine Brazeau, who passed away on September 21, 2024, at the age of 89. Born on September 29, 1934, in Bay City, Michigan to Stanley and Cecelia Resmer. Marcine grew up and raised her family in Pinconning, Ml....
Larry W. Chambers, 86, of Linwood, MI our loving (stubborn) father, grandfather, brother and uncle, passed away on Wednesday, September 18th, 2024, at home. He was born in Sandusky, MI on January 10th, 1938 to the late George and Anna (Savant) Chambers. He spent his teens working on Bill Brown’s...
Jason Lee Carstens, oldest son of Dr. Kenneth C. Carstens of Murray, Ky., and the late Katherine Ann (Dunkelberg) Carstens of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan (The Soo), passed away while on an elk hunt with his family near Colorado Springs, Colorado. Jason was born September 30, 1976 and passed away...