HURON DAILY TRIBUNE, Bad Axe, Huron County, Michigan

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Local Obituaries for the week of April 8, 2001

Sunday, April 8, 2001


Sherman Fountain 
Sherman E. Fountain, 82, of Sand Point, passed away Thursday March, 1, 2001, in Lake 
Placid, Fla.  He was born on Sept. 20, 1918 in Millington Tenn., to the late Maggie and 
Sherman E. Fountain, Sr. He married Marion in Gaylord. she preceded him in death in 
1997.  Sherman was a retired vice president of manufacturing for Marlette Homes. He 
belonged to the United Methodist Church in Caseville.  He enjoyed the outdoors, fishing 
and spending time with his grandchildren.  Surviving are his son, Bob Fountain, and his 
wife, Angela, of Sterling Heights; one granddaughter, Angela Fountain; and a grandson 
Ryan Fountain.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Marion.  There will be a memorial 
service at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 5, 2001 at the United Methodist Church in Caseville. 
A luncheon will follow at Mitch's Hidden Harbor. 

Nelson Santhany 
Nelson Joseph "Sonny" Santhany, 87, of Gotts Corner died Friday afternoon, April 6, 
2001, at Courtney Manor, Bad Axe.  He was born March 27, 1914 at the home of his 
parents, the late Nelson and Mary Jane (Stinson) Santhany in Pinnebog.  On February 19, 
1944 he was united in marriage to Mary Irene Soper at St. Felix Catholic Church, 
Pinnebog and lived on the family farm north of Gotts Corner in Lake Township. Sonny 
and his father cleared that land around Rush Lake that he farmed until retiring in 1979.  
Sonny was a member of St. Felix Catholic Church, Pinnebog. He was an avid gardener 
and superior euchre player. He was also a woodsman and trapper along the shores of 
Rush Lake all his life.  Surviving are his wife of 57 years, Irene; his daughter Mary 
Nicholson and her husband, Ed, of Fairgrove; his son, Paul Santhany of Gotts Corner; 
five grandchildren, Cheryl, Wendy, Heidi, Marcy and Lisa; his sister Clara Kuhn of 
Florida, also many nieces and nephews.  He was preceded in death by a son Don on Aug. 
23, of 1999; four sisters and their husbands Mary Florence Santhany, Hazel McCormick 
and her husband, John, Helen Reilly and her husband, Martin, and Eileen Peterson and 
her husband, Bates.  A funeral mass will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday April 11, 
2001 at St. Felix Catholic Church. Sr. Mary Schwartz, and Fr. Dennis Kucharczyk will 
officiate with burial in the church cemetery.  Visitation will be from 2 to 9 p.m. Tuesday 
at the Champagne Funeral Chapel, Elkton and for 10 a.m. until the time of service on 
Wednesday. 

Esther Scheiwe 
Esther M. Scheiwe, 88, of Sebewaing, passed away Saturday April 7, 2001 at the 
Carriage House of Bay City following a lengthy illness.  She was born April 27, 1912 in 
Sebewaing, daughter of the late Adolph and Ann Maria (Gall) Neuman.  She was united 
in marriage to Alfred E. Scheiwe on June, 25, 1937 in Sebewaing. He preceded her in 
death on Oct. 16, 1994.  Esther was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church and the 
Ladies Aid. She also enjoyed cooking and baking.  Surviving are one daughter, one son 
and spouses; Barb and Clark Eidt of Sebewaing; Warren and Jean Scheiwe of Bay City; 
seven grandchildren; two great grand children; two sisters, Ruth Neuman and Elsie Baur 
both of Sebewaing; several nieces and nephews, also a very close friends Betty and Earl 
Crabtree of Sebewaing.  She was preceded in death by one sister, Thelma Neuman, three 
brothers, Walter, Albert and Edgar Neuman.  Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday 
April 9, 2001 at Immanuel Lutheran Church. Rev Charles Kuhl will officiate with burial 
in the church cemetery.  Visitation will be at the Dinkel-Juengel Funeral Home in 
Sebewaing from 3 to 9 p.m. on Sunday. She will lie in state at the church from 9:30 p.m. 
Monday until the time of service.  Memorials may be made to Scheiwe Scholarship Fund 
or the Radio Mission Fund. 

Harrison Stine 
Harrison H. Stine, 81, of Cass City, died Friday, April 6, 2001 at Hills and Dales General 
Hospital, Cass City.  He was born April 21, 1919 in Novesta Township to George 
Ilerman and Mabel (Gleasure) Stine. He married Roberta F. Romig on Nov. 16, 1945 at 
the Ubly Presbyterian Church.  Harrison was a dairy and beef farmer all his life. He 
retired in 1993 when he and Roberta moved into town. He was a member of Fraser 
Presbyterian Church and the Cass City VFW Post No. 3644.  Harrison is survived by his 
wife, Roberta; sons, David Stine and his wife, Jean, of Saginaw, Dennis Stine and his 
wife, Susan, of Sanford; grandchildren: Marc Stine and his wife, Leslie, Laurin Gierman 
and her husband, Rick, John Stine and Jessica Stine; great grandchildren: Ester Gierman, 
Bethany Gierman, Jacob Gierman and Brenden Stine; sister Dorothy Smith of Fenton; 
brother Bruce Stine and his wife, Otillia, of Seattle, Wash; several nieces and nephews.  
Funeral services will take place at 11 a.m. Monday April 9, 2001 at Kranz Funeral Home, 
Cass City with Rev. Mark Morningstar of Sandusky Presbyterian Church officiating. 
Military rites provided by Cass City VFW post No. 3644.  Visitation will be from 2 to 5 
and 7 to 9 p.m. today.  Memorial may be made to the Fraser Presbyterian Church or Cass 
City VFW post No. 3644. 

Herbert Price 
Herbert J. Price Sr., 99, of Sand Point passed away Friday April 6, 2001 at Courtney 
Manor, Bad Axe.  He was born on Sept. 23, 1901 in Ontario, Canada and was united in 
marriage with his late beloved wife, Iva (Brown) on July 15, 1925. Herbert and Iva 
moved to Sand Point in 1986.  He is survived by his son, Herbert Price Jr., and his wife, 
Mary, of Palm Springs, Fla.; a daughter, Carol L Rice and her husband, William, of Sand 
Point; two brothers and one sister in Canada; five grandchildren; eleven great 
grandchildren and one great great grandson.  Mr. Price was a member of the Pigeon 
Lions Club, past president of the Friendship Lions of Detroit, Friendship Lodge, NO. 417 
F&AM and Moslem Shrine also of Detroit.  Funeral services will be on Wednesday April 
11, 2001 at Kaul Funeral Home in Clinton Township with burial in the Caseville 
Township Cemetery.  Local arrangements are being handled by the Champagne Funeral 
Chapel.  Memorials may be made to the Leader Dogs for the Blind. 

Monday, April 9, 2001


Bette Neal 
Bette Jane Neal, 76, of Sand Point, Caseville Township, passed away Saturday, April 7, 
2001, at Scheurer Hospital in Pigeon.  She was born on Nov. 9, 1924, in Flint to Harold 
and Clara Belle (Ferguson) Poley. She married in Mount Morris to Clinton William 
"Tony" Neal. The couple later divorced.  Mrs. Neal was a charter member of the 
Caseville Fraternal Order of Eagles No. 3690 Auxiliary.  She is survived by two sons, 
Scott Neal of Belize, Central America, and Bradley Neal and his special friend, Vicki 
Voelker, of Caseville; two grandsons, Nathan Clinton Neal and his wife, Janene Susanne 
and Brandon Alan Neal; one granddaughter, Rebecca Nicole; a great-grandson, Blake 
Hendrix; two sisters, Joyce Hillier and her husband, Garth, of Texas and Edna Hicks of 
Mount Morris; one niece and two nephews.  She was preceded in death by an infant 
daughter, Peggy Jo.  The funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, 
April 11, 2001, at the Meyersieck-Bussema Funeral Home in Pigeon with the Rev. Alan 
DeGraw officiating. Burial will be in the Caseville Township Cemetery.  Visitation will 
be from 7:30 to 9 tonight, 2 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, and from 9 a.m. until the time of service 
at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Meyersieck-Bussema Funeral Home, A Golden Rule Funeral 
Home, in Pigeon.  Memorials may be made to the family's wishes or the Caseville 
Library Club. 

Gertrude Osentoski 
Mrs. Gertrude B. Osentoski, 87, of Woodhaven and formerly of Verona, passed away on 
Saturday, April 7, 2001, in Oakwood-Scaway Hospital in Trenton after a long illness.  
She was born on Dec. 21, 1913, in Minden City to the late Frank and Annie (Ziskie) 
Zulka. She married Julius Osentoski on Nov. 12, 1934, at St. Mary's in Parisville. He 
preceded her in death on May 25, 1947.  She was a graduate of a country school. In her 
younger days, she picked beans. She lived in the Verona area until 1967 when she moved 
to Detroit where she worked in the rectory at St. Gertrude Parish of St. Clair Shores. She 
was a food handler for 15 years in the cafeteria at Orchard Lake Seminary and College 
before retiring in 1975. She was a resident of Orchard Lake College Campus and a 
member of St. Mary's Orchard Lake Parish. She was an honorary member of St. Rita 
Altar Society and a past member of St. Anne's Mothers Study Club, both of St. Joseph 
Parish of Rapson.  She is survived by four sons, Robert Osentoski and his wife, Janice, of 
Troy, Donald Osentoski and his wife, Patricia, of Temperance, Jerry Osentoski and his 
wife, Patricia, of Taylor, and Kenneth Osentoski and his wife, Nancy, of Port Hope; 14 
grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by one daughter, 
Betty; one son, Leonard; two brothers, Bill Zulka and Ed Zinger; three sisters, Martha 
Gwisdalla, Anna Peruski and Albina Zulka; and one half-sister, Agnes Grymski.  Mass of 
Christian Burial for Gertrude B. Osentoski will be at noon on Wednesday, April 11, 
2001, at St. John Catholic Church of Ubly with the Rev. T.J. Fleming, pastor, officiating. 
Burial will be in the church cemetery in the spring.  There will be a parish wake service 
at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Zinger-Smigielski Funeral Home in Ubly.  Visitation will be 
from 1:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday and from 9:30 to 11 a.m. on Wednesday at the funeral 
home. 

Tuesday, April 10, 2001


Alma Case 
Alma "DesJardin" Case, 84, passed away Monday, April 9, 2001, at the Huron County 
Medical Care Facility in Bad Axe.  She was born on Nov. 15, 1916, in Bad Axe to the 
late Charles and Tilly (Tetreau) Gates. She graduated from Bad Axe High School.  On 
July 3, 1937, Miss Alma Gates and Mr. Clarence Joseph DesJardin were united in 
marriage. Clarence preceded Alma in death on April 7, 1966. On Sept. 20, 1975, Alma 
married Mr. Harold Case. He preceded Alma in death on Oct. 20, 1990.  Alma was 
employed by the Huron County Medical Care Facility from 1961 to 1978. She was a 4-H 
leader and enjoyed reading novels and poems, traveling and playing cards.  She is 
survived by one daughter, Colleen E. McGee and her husband, Jim, of Bad Axe; one son, 
William H. DesJardin and his wife, Cathy, of Seattle; one brother, Jack Gates and his 
wife, Bettie, of Davison; three sisters, Amber Leipprandt of Pigeon, Pat Gross of Bad 
Axe and Charlene Zessin and her husband, Jim, of Bay City; five grandchildren, Shelly 
DesJardin of Washington, Jill Lohman and her husband, Chris, of Greenville, LaNee 
McShane and her husband, Bernard, of Anderson, S.C., Joe McGee and Steve McGee of 
Bad Axe; three great-grandchildren, Amber and Bernie McShane and Joel Lohman.  
Alma was preceded in death by her husbands, Clarence DesJardin and Harold Case; one 
son, Joel DesJardin; four sisters, Hazel Gates, Peg Harrison, Grace Leigh and June 
Hartjoy; one brother Russ Gates.  Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, 
April 12, 2001 at the MacAlpine Funeral Home in Bad Axe. The Rev. Gordon Gossman, 
pastor of the Bad Axe Church of Nazarene, will officiate with burial in Colfax Township 
Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and from 10 a.m. until the time 
of service on Thursday at the funeral home.  In lieu of flowers, memorials may be offered 
to he donor's choice. 

Frances Flannery 
Frances Flora (McLeod) Flannery, 92, died Saturday, April 7, 2001, at Murson Medical 
Center in Traverse City.  She was born on Aug. 22, 1908, in Greenleaf Township to the 
late Angus and Frances (McIntyre) McLeod.  On June 25, 1932, Miss Frances McLeod 
and Mr. Leo Flannery were united in marriage.  Frances was a homemaker and enjoyed 
reading, cross stitching and crossword puzzles. She was of the Catholic faith.  Surviving 
are one son, Patrick Richard Flannery and his wife, Pamela, of Traverse City; three 
daughters, Mary Flannery Tulloch and her husband, Dr. John Tulloch, of Grosse Pointe, 
Frances Ann Ezakilson of Jackson and Honora Flannery Gilmore and her husband, 
Thomas, of St. Clair Shores; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren.  Frances was 
preceded in death by her husband, Leo Flannery; one sister, Flora McIntosh; two 
brothers, Angus and Duncan McLeod.  A graveside burial service will take place at 5 
p.m. today, Tuesday, April 10, 2001, at St. Columbkille Catholic Cemetery with Father 
T.J. Flemming officiating. A memorial service will be conducted at a later date.  
Arrangements are being handled by MacAlpine Funeral Home in Bad Axe. 

Edward Fletcher 
Edward G. Fletcher, 73, of Speaker Township died unexpectedly on Monday, April 9, 
2001, on arrival at McKenzie Memorial Hospital in Sandusky.  He was born on Jan. 23, 
1928, in Speaker Township in Sanilac County, the son of Harry and Birdie Groat 
Fletcher. Ed served his country in the United States Army from October 1946 to February 
1948.  He and Shirley Phillips were married on Feb. 4, 1949, in Sandusky. He was 
employed at Mueller Brass Co. in Port Huron from 1950 until retiring as a saw grinder in 
1986. He was a lifelong area farmer.  He is survived by his wife, Shirley; two sons, Rick 
Fletcher and his wife, Theresa, of Bad Axe and Larry Fletcher and his wife, Marie, of 
Almont; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brother Merrell; and a sister, 
Joyce Jones.  He was preceded in death by sons, Ronald in 1980 and Robert in 1997; 
brother, Clifford; sister, Erva.  Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Thursday, 
April 12, 2001, at Kaatz Funeral Directors, 10 S. Main St. in Yale. The Rev. John Allen, 
pastor of Yale United Methodist Church will officiate.  Visitation is from 10 a.m. until 
the time of services Thursday at the funeral home.  Memorials may be made to the 
Muscular Dystrophy Association. 

William Knaus 
William J. Knaus, 82, of Meade Township died on Sunday, April 8, 2001, at Scheurer 
Hospital in Pigeon.  He was born on Feb. 19, 1919, in Meade Township to the late 
Clemens and Thressia (Weis) Knaus. He and Grace McCormick were married on Nov. 
27, 1943, at St. Felix Catholic Church in Pinnebog.  William was a lifelong member of 
St. Felix Catholic Church, where he served on the cemetery board. He was a charter 
member of the U&I Club in Port Austin, a member of the UCT and a third degree 
member of the Knights of Columbus. He served on the Pinnebog school board and as a 
Meade Township trustee for more than 30 years. William was a lifelong farmer in Meade 
Township and also worked at the Michigan Sugar Co. factory in Sebewaing.  He is 
survived by his wife, Grace; six children, William D. Knaus and his wife, Bonnie, of 
Vermont, Virginia M. Buggia and her husband, Ralph, of Saginaw, Marlene R. Knaus of 
Royal Oak, Robert A. Knaus and his wife, Susanne, of Saginaw, David A. Knaus and his 
wife, Linda, of Saginaw and Ronald Knaus and his wife, Janet, of Grand Rapids; nine 
grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.  He was preceded 
in death by one son, Richard C. Knaus; one sister, Catherine Pechette; two brothers, Alex 
F. and Lawrence Knaus.  A funeral mass will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 
12, 2001, at St. Felix Catholic Church in Pinnebog with Sr. Mary Schwartz officiating 
and with Fr. Dennis Kucharczyk as Sacramental Minister. Burial will follow in the 
church cemetery.  A parish scripture service will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. on 
Wednesday at the Knoblock Funeral Home in Kinde.  Visitation is from noon to 9 p.m. 
on Wednesday at the funeral home and from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Thursday at the 
church. 

Wednesday, April 11, 2001


Bruce Thompson 
Bruce A. Thompson, 88, of Cass City died Monday, April 9, 2001, in Tendercare Nursing 
Facility in Cass City.  He was born on Nov. 12, 1912, in Adrian to Charles A. and Clara 
(Daily) Thompson. He married Ila Dougherty on Dec. 23, 1934, in Kinglsey. She died 
Aug. 15, 1974. He later married Mildred Spoor on June 22, 1977, in Traverse City.  Mr. 
Thompson was a member of the Civilian Conservation Corps for two years. He retired 
from GTE as a construction supervisor after more than 41 years. He enjoyed golf, 
bowling and played semi-professional football with the Big Reds of Adrian.  Bruce is 
survived by his wife, Mildred; children, Judy Pryor and her husband, Jim, of Adrian and 
Gregory Thompson of Cass City; stepchildren, Nada Doerr and her husband, Ed, of 
Caseville, Winona Farrington and her husband, Al, of Bitley, Kay Cohoon and her 
husband, Glen, of Romulus, Sharon Frantz and her husband, Jim, of Traverse City; step-
daughter-in-law, Sylvia Spoor of Lake Ann; 15 step-grandchildren; brother, Robert 
Thompson and his wife, Rosemary, of Adrian; sister-in-law, Doris Thompson of Adrian; 
and many nieces and nephews.  He was preceded in death by his brothers, Charles 
Thompson and Jim Thompson; sisters, Alice Yensch, Lillian Clark and Darrow Eich; 
stepson Duane Spoor.  Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. today, Wednesday, 
April 11, 2001, in St. Pancratius Catholic Church with the Rev. Paul Bala and Dr. Phil 
Rice of Cass City United Methodist Church officiating. Interment will take place in 
Cornell Cemetery in Buckley.  Visitation was from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at the church.  
Arrangements were handled by Kranz Funeral Home in Cass City. 

Thursday, April 12, 2001

 Shirley Rapson 
Shirley A. Rapson, 71, of Harbor Beach passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2001 at her 
home.  She was born in Harbor Beach on Dec. 12, 1929, the daughter of the late Ted and 
Matilda (Schewe) Fuhrman.  Shirley and George Rapson were united in marriage on Jan. 
21, 1950, in Zion Lutheran Church in Harbor Beach.  She was a former employee of the 
Huron County Bank in Harbor Beach and was an active member of the Zion Lutheran 
Church her entire life. She was a former Sunday school teacher, choir member, member 
of the bible study group, Lutheran Women's Missionary League and the Ladies of Zion. 
She was also a member of the Thumb Chapter of Multiple Sclerosis Society.  Shirley is 
survived by her husband, George Rapson of Harbor Beach; children, Rhonda Cook and 
her husband, Richard, of Bad Axe, Paula Wood and her husband, Thomas, of Harbor 
Beach, Randy Rapson and his wife, Andrea, of Harbor Beach and David Rapson and his 
wife, Ellen, of Traverse City; 11 grandchildren; one sister, Virginia Fuhrman of 
Sandusky.  Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 14, 2001, at 
Zion Lutheran Church in Harbor Beach with the Rev. Mark Girardin, pastor officiating. 
Burial will be in the Rock Falls Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. tonight and 
from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday at the Ramsey Funeral Home in Harbor Beach 
and from noon until the time of the services at the church.  Memorials may be given to 
Zion Lutheran Church or Zion School funds. 

Margaret Walsh 
Margaret Doris Walsh, 72, of Royal Oak passed away on Monday, April 9, 2001, in 
William Beaumont Hospital of Royal Oak.  She was born on Oct. 21, 1928, in Detroit, 
the daughter of the late Thomas and Helen (Gould Walton) Mainwaring. She married 
Lawrence J. Walsh (Chappy) on June 28, 1952, in Detroit. He preceded her in death on 
March 14, 1997.  She was a graduate of Cooley High School and Wayne State 
University, where she earned a master of library science degree. She was a teacher in the 
Berkley School District and a librarian at the Anderson School. She was a parishioner of 
the Shrine of the Little Flower Parish of Royal Oak and a resident of Royal Oak for many 
years. She enjoyed reading, crosswords and traveling with her husband.  She is survived 
by two daughters, Laurie Potter and her husband, Keith, of Huntington Woods and 
Cynthia Dillon and her husband, Francis, of Berkley; one son, Thomas Walsh of Royal 
Oak; five grandchildren; one brother, Rosser Mainwaring, M.D. and his wife, Helen, of 
Dearborn.  She was preceded in death by her daughter, Margaret (Peggy) Walsh in 1967.  
Arrangements are being made by the Zinger-Smigielski Funeral Home in Ubly. There 
will be no visitation. Cremation took place at Sunset Valley Crematory of Bay City. A 
memorial service will be scheduled at the St. Ignatius Cemetery at a later date.


Friday, April 13, 2001



Matthew Mazure

Mr. Matthew E. Mazure, 94, of Ubly died on Wednesday, April 11, 2001, at the Huron 
Medical Care Facility in Bad Axe.  He was born on Feb. 1, 1907, in Ubly, son of the late 
Rufus and Martha (Skrzyanski) Mazure.  He married Constance Zurek on Oct. 13, 1934, 
at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Parisville. She preceded him in death on Feb. 10, 2000.  
He attended McMillan Country School. He farmed and worked at the Bad Axe grain 
elevator for many years, retiring in 1965. He was a bartender in Ubly for many years, a 
security guard at Hamill Industries and a caretaker at Sheldon Campground.  Mr. Mazure 
was a lifelong parishioner at St. Mary's Church in Parisville. He enjoyed playing cards 
and spending time with his family.  He is survived by three sons, Virgil Mazure and his 
wife, Nancy, of Bad Axe, Willard Mazure and his wife, Louise, of Livonia and LaVern 
Mazure and his wife, Judy, of Hale; two daughters, Diane Leppek and her husband, 
Ronald, of Bad Axe and Joyce Lamke and her husband, Myron, of Ubly; 13 
grandchildren, Lisa Polega and her husband, Martin, of Bad Axe, Rodney Mazure and his 
wife, Lori, of Cass City, Erin Mazure of Bad Axe, Willard Mazure and his wife, Linda, of 
Jackson, Kevin Mazure and his wife, Cindy, of Westland, Radene Kumaus and her 
husband, Mark, of Ubly, Rhonda Leppek of Ubly, Rene Kluger and her husband, Keith, 
of Bad Axe, Ryan Leppek and his wife, Janet, of Bad Axe, Kristy Hallock of Kinde, 
Elliot Lamke of Ubly, Michele Olechnowicz and her husband, Scott, of South Lyon, 
Matthew H. Mazure of Milford; 14 great-grandchildren; one sister, Lucy Mazure of 
Minden City; many nieces and nephews.  He was preceded in death by two sisters, Bertha 
Gwisdalla and Nettie Schumacher; one brother, Henry Mazure.  Mass of Christian burial 
will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 14, 2001, at St. Mary Catholic Church in 
Parisville. The Rev. Charles Hammond, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in the St. 
John Catholic Cemetery in Ubly. There will be a parish wake service at 8 p.m. tonight at 
the Zinger-Smigielski Funeral Home in Ubly.  Visitation is from 12:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. 
today and from 9 to 10 a.m. on Saturday at the funeral home.


Amanda Errer

Amanda Errer, 106, of Pigeon passed away on Thursday, April 12, 2001 at Scheurer 
Hospital in Pigeon after a short illness.  Funeral arrangements are incomplete. A 
complete obituary will appear in a later edition of the Huron Daily Tribune. For 
additional information contact the Meyersieck-Bussema Funeral Home, a Golden Rule 
Funeral Home, in Pigeon.


Carl Meirthew

Carl E. Meirthew, 78, of Harbor Beach passed away Thursday, April 12, 2001, in the 
Cartwright Center Hospice in Saginaw following a long illness.  Arrangements are being 
handled by the Ramsey Funeral Home in Harbor Beach.  A complete obituary will appear 
in the Sunday edition of the Huron Daily Tribune.

 




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