All Obituaries

  Murney K. Bell, age 74, of Fostoria, a legend in his own right, put up his spurs for the very last time on August 25, 2019. He was surrounded by his loved ones on his own terms at his beloved Maple View Farms. He has traveled the world and rode many trails in his lifetime.  A cowboy that fought a courageous battle with cancer, sat tall on his saddle and rode through Heaven’s gate.  Happy trails cowboy to you until we meet again.   He was born October 31, 1944....

Alan “Al” Bader, age 62, of North Branch passed away on Sunday, August 18, 2019 at home with his family by his side. Al was born on January 27, 1957 in Marlette, MI.  He was the son of Glenn and Vivian (Robbins) Bader. He grew up in North Branch and graduated from North Branch High School in 1975. On January 22, 1993, he married Renae Jankowski.  Al was a very hard worker and he drove truck for over 40 years, while recently being employed by Homer...

  Lawrence “Larry” Radzwion, age 75, of North Branch, passed away on Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at his home with his family at his side. Larry was born on September 6, 1943, in Detroit, MI, the son of John and Martha (Bader) Radzwion. Larry grew up in the Detroit area. In later years the family moved to North Branch, Larry was a 1962 graduate of North Branch High School. On October 17, 1969, Larry married the love of his life, Edna Campbell in Lapeer, MI. He proudly served...

v Robert L. McDowell, 97, of Lapeer, MI formerly from North Branch, MI passed away on Saturday, August 10, 2019.  Bob was born in Lapeer County on March 25, 1922, the son of Lewis and Sarah (Scrimger) McDowell. Bob grew up in the North Branch area.  He attended Tozer School and was a graduate of North Branch High School in 1940.   On May 25, 1944, he married the love of his life, Dorothy M. Beach in Fostoria, MI.  He was a self-employed Electrician and...

Mark Alan Ondrajka, age 58, of North Branch passed away on August 9, 2019, at his home.  Mark was born on March 2, 1961, in Marlette, MI, the son of John and Dolly (Leitermann) Ondrajka.  Mark grew up in the Marlette area and was a 1979 graduate from Marlette High School.   On April 22, 2017, Mark married Margaret Lepine at St. James Lutheran Church in North Branch.  He worked at Marlette Elevator and was a manager at Auto Value in Marlette.  Mark also worked at...

Earl Boivin, age 90 of Interlachen, FL passed away on Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at Tranquility Estates in Grand Blanc Twp, MI.  Earl was born February 22, 1929 in St. Charles, Michigan, the son of Earl and Mary (Rolando) Boivin.  Earl grew up in Mt. Morris and graduated from Mt. Morris High School in 1947.  Earl was in law enforcement  for 15 years before he went to work for General Motors as the plant security. In 1948 he married Betty Parks, she preceded him in death in...

Paul Martus, age 71 of North Branch passed away on Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at McLaren Lapeer Hospital.  Paul was born January 13, 1948 in Marlette, the son of Edwin and Geraldine  ( Kaufman) Martus. Paul graduated from Brown City High School in 1966 and continued his education at Chicago DeVry Institute, where he received his bachelor degree in Electrial Engineering. Paul married Janet Ziesmer on April 12, 1969.  They celebrated 50 years together and had three lovely...

Gary L. Sutton, age 84 of North Branch Michigan, died August 5, 2019, at Lapeer Transitional Care Facility. Gary was born on March 6, 1935 in Scottsburg, Indiana.  His parents were Vern Sutton and Freda (Lyles) Sutton.  He graduated from Scottsburg High School, attended Indiana University where he earned a Bachelor of Music degree, and completed his Masters of Music at Michigan State University.   On August 7, 1955 he married his childhood sweetheart and the love of his life,...

Josephine Ann Ruhlman, age 88, of North Branch, passed away Sunday, July 28, 2019 at McLaren Lapeer Regional Hospital with her family at her side.  Josephine was born at home on October 18, 1930 in Burnside Township, the daughter of Jerome and Rosella (Kreiner) Kohler. Josephine grew up in the Burnside area and graduated from Marlette High School.               On July 12, 1958, Josephine married Leo Ruhlman at St....

 Thomas E. Kitts,  age 83, of North Branch passed away on July 1, 2019 at McLaren/Lapeer Regional Hospital. Tom was born on May 6, 1936, the son of Albert William and Ruth (Corrigan Paul) Kitts.  Tom grew up in Clifford, MI .  On August 10, 1956, Tom married his sweetheart Filena (Tuts) Fricke in North Branch.  Tom retired from GM as an accounting clerk.  He also worked for North Branch Area Schools. Tom was a member of the North Branch Lions Club. He enjoyed...