Local Obituaries for Families in Bay City Michigan
Judy Ann McFarland
May 3, 2022
McFarland, Judy Ann, age 78, loving wife, mother, sister, aunt, grandmother, and friend to many received her heavenly angel wings, and joined her Lord and Savior whom she so loved on Tuesday, May 3rd, 2022. She was in her own home, surrounded by the comfort of her beloved family. Judy was born on September 20, 1943, in Bay City, Michigan...
Richard W. Stanley "Rich"
May 1, 2022
Richard passed away Sunday, May 1, 2022, at the age of 74 years. He was born on September 23, 1947 in Bay City to the late James and Helen (Dubay) Stanley. Rich married Cathy (Freese) in 2001. Rich retired from GM Powertrain and owned/operated several small trucking businesses over the years. Rich was a well-known stock car racer for over...
Hawley P. Alcorn
Apr 30, 2022
Hawley passed away peacefully at his residence with his family by his side on Saturday April 30, 2022 at the age of 80. He was born in Bay City, Michigan to the late Hawley M. and Gladys I. (Penhale) Alcorn on June 26, 1941. He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church for over 50 years and sang in the...
Charles Joseph Wiesen "Bo"
Apr 30, 2022
Charles "Bo" Wiesen passed Saturday, April 30, 2022 at the age of 84 years. He was born June 24, 1937 in Bay City to the late Floyd and Leona Wiesen. Bo married Mary Ann Higgins Parkhurst July 10, 1970. Bo retired from GM Powertrain in Bay City after 25 years. He enjoyed playing many sports throughout his life and was...
Susan Kay Frost
Apr 29, 2022
Frost, Susan Kay Atlanta, GA formerly of Bay City, MI Susan passed away Friday, April 29, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia at the age of 60 years. She was born in Bay City on January 15, 1962 to the late Ronald and Annette (Manninen) Frost. Susan graduated from T.L. Handy High School in 1980 and went on to attend CMU where...
Melvin S. "Mel" VanDuser
Apr 27, 2022
Melvin S. VanDuser, of Bay City, Michigan passed away late Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at Brian's House, age 91. The son of the late Irving and Mamie (Edmonds) VanDuser, he was born April 16, 1931 in Bay City. Mel previously worked as a carpenter and retired as the Business Agent of the Carpenters Union. He was a longtime member of...
Beverly Ann Seidel
Apr 26, 2022
Beverly Ann Seidel passed away on April 26, 2022, at the age of 84 in Clinton Township. She was born in Bay City on September 11, 1937 to the late Frederick and Anna (Wylie) Seidel. She lived all her life in Bay City until moving to assisted living near family in Metro Detroit in 2017. While in Bay City, Beverly...
Elizabeth Ann Sheltrown (Pentkowski)
Apr 25, 2022
Elizabeth passed away peacefully on Monday, April 25, 2022 in Bay City at the age of 66. She was born to the late Charles and Clara (Justa) Pentkowski on November 19, 1955 in Bay City, Michigan. She was a member of St. Boniface Church. Elizabeth loved going fishing, bowling, baking and cooking. She also enjoyed her long island iced teas...
Gloria Anne Karol
Apr 25, 2022
Gloria passed on Monday, April 25, 2022 at her home surrounded by her family at the age of 71. The daughter of the late Joseph and Alma (Krueger) Walentovic was born May 28, 1950 in Bay City, Michigan. Gloria grew up on a farm in Munger and enjoyed baking, crocheting, crossword puzzles, gardening, birds, polka music, oldies, watching Days of...
Vera C. Niemi
Apr 24, 2022
Our devoted mother, grandmother and great grandmother passed away on Sunday, April 24, 2022 at Brian's House at the age of 95. The daughter of the late Willie and Mathie (Puttbrese) Wiskow was born March 29, 1927 in Greenbush, Minnesota. There, Vera grew up on the farm before moving to Rockford, Illinois where she met her husband, Carl Niemi. She ...
Helen Mae Tober
Apr 20, 2022
Helen passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at Close to Home Assisted Living with her loving caregivers by her side at the age of 99. She was born the youngest of six children in Bay City, Michigan on April 15, 1923 to the late Herman and Margaret (MacDonald) Rhode. Helen was a dedicated member of Cornerstone Baptist Church. She was...
Marilyn J. Collier
Apr 18, 2022
Marilyn passed away Monday, April 18, 2022, at Ascension St. Mary's Hospital at the age of 81 years. She was born in Bay City on April 24, 1940 to the late Clarence and Elsie (Stegman) Hanover. On November 11, 1960, she married Ronald Collier and they were married for 61 years. Marilyn was a faithful member of Faith Lutheran Church....
Elizabeth Gladden
Apr 13, 2022
Elizabeth passed away peacefully at her residence on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at the age of 91. She was born on November 29, 1930 to the late Paul and Mary (Gombar) Moncman in Portsmouth Township. She was a member of St. Catherine of Siena Parish and was a social worker for the State of Michigan for many years. Elizabeth loved...
James Lloyd Peplinski
Apr 13, 2022
Jim passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday April 13, 2022 at the age of 86. He was born to Lloyd and Nellie Peplinski on October 31, 1935 in Alpena, Michigan. He was married to the true love of his life - Lorraine Walters - in 1956. She recently preceded him in death, and they are now reunited in the...
Dawn M. Mead
Apr 12, 2022
Dawn passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at McLaren Bay Region at the age of 70. She was born in Pontiac, Michigan to the late Ernest and Wava Forker on November 4, 1951. Dawn was a huge Disney fan who enjoyed reading fantasy and romance novels, going to the beach and spending time with her family. Dawn is survived by...
Nancy V. Tenny
Apr 12, 2022
Nancy passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at the Carriage House Nursing and Rehab at the age of 95 years. She was born in Bay City on December 12, 1926 to the late William and Eloise (Mills) Tenny. At the request of Nancy, cremation has taken place and no services will be held. Arrangements made by the Gephart Funeral Home,...
John R. "Jack" Bedell
Apr 11, 2022
Mr. Bedell passed away on Monday, April 11, 2022 at the Carriage House at the age of 88. The son of the late Lawrence and Elva (Castonguay) Bedell was born August 27, 1933 in Bay City, Michigan. Jack was a member of the Kawkawlin Community Church, served in the U.S. Navy on the USS Wren DD-568 and an avid U...
Joanne Patterson
Apr 11, 2022
Today we lost our mom, sister, aunt and best friend to all. Joanne was born March 24, 1934 to the late John and Eola Leinberger. She married the love of her life George on July 9, 1955. He preceded her in death on September 24, 2017. Mom will be sadly missed by her children, Bruce (Dru) Patterson, Jennifer (Scott) Henson...
Beverly M. Rapelje
Apr 10, 2022
Mrs. Rapelje passed away Sunday morning, April 10, 2022 at Bayfield Assisted Living, at the age of 90. The daughter of the late George and Alice (Chadwick) Walders was born July 17, 1931 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She was a member of Faith Lutheran Church in Prescott, Michigan and a former member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Bay City. Left behind...
Margaret E. Denay "Betty"
Apr 8, 2022
Betty passed away Friday, April 8, 2022, at her residence with her family by her side at the age of 87 years. She was born in Rockham, South Dakota to the late William and Margaret (Fallon) Lichtenberg and was raised in Aberdeen, South Dakota. After graduating high school, she attended nursing school in Rapid City, South Dakota. After nursing school,...
