Guthaus, Dorothy E.,
Bay City, Michigan.
Dorothy E. Guthaus, age 74 years, passed away Wednesday morning, April 26, 2000, at Bay Special Care following a lengthy illness. She was born in Ontario, Canada on October 26, 1925. Mrs. Guthaus was a resident of the Bay County area most of her lifetime. Surviving are her husband, Walter whom she married on January 5, 1946; a daughter, Nancy Gross of Saginaw; four granddaughters, Kelly (James) Wolf, Jennifer (Ladd) Matthewson, all of Saginaw; Michelle Gross of Ypsilanti; Mellissa Gross of Saginaw; a sister, Mary L. Savage of Bay City; a brother, Edward J. Marcott in Arizona; several nieces and nephews. The funeral service will be 11:00 a.m. Friday from Stapish East, 944 Pine Rd., Essexville. Rev. Fr. Charles L. Ganley will officiate. Inurnment will be in Floral Gardens Cemetery. Memorials are available at the funeral home for the American Lung Association and the American Diabetes Association. Friends may call at Stapish East on Friday from 10:00 a.m. until time of service.
Bushong, Richard R.,
Freeland, Michigan.
Passed away Monday, April 24, 2000 at his home after a lengthy illness. Age 56 years. Funeral services will take place Monday at a time to be announced. Friends may call at the W.L. Case & Co. Funeral Chapel, 4480 Mackinaw Road from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Daubert, Adam C.,
Thomas Township.
Funeral service will take place 1:00 p.m. Saturday, April 29, 2000 at Zion Lutheran Church, 1209 Hancock Street. Rev. Betsy Kamphuis and Rev. Steven Bond will officiate with burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at the W.L. Case & Co. Funeral Chapel, 201 N. Miller Road, from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Friday and then at the church on Saturday from 12:00 noon until the time of service. Those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to consider Zion Lutheran Church.
Doak, Patricia J.,
Saginaw, Michigan.
Passed away Thursday, April 27, 2000, at Covenant Medical Center-Cooper. Age 75 years. Complete obituary will be published later in The Saginaw News. Friends may call at the W.L. Case and Co. Funeral Chapel, 4480 Mackinaw Rd. from 4:00 to 9:00 p.m. Saturday and 2:00 to 9:00 p.m. Sunday.
Fentress, Mrs. Lessie Viola,
Medon, Tennessee.
Passed away Saturday, April 22, 2000 at Jackson General Hospital in Jackson, Tennessee after an extended illness.
Age 88 years. Lessie Fuller was born December 4, 1911 in Madison County, Tennessee. She was married to Sam Fentress for 70 years. He survives her. She was a member of Blairs Chapel C.M.E. Church. Mrs. Fentress leaves to cherish her memory her husband, Sam Fentress of Medon, Tenn.; 10 children: Hazel Ellison, Bonnie (Lawson) Allen, Wilson (Callie) Fentress, Percy (Anna) Fentress, Murray (Bernice) Fentress, Harvey Fentress, all of Saginaw, Mich., Thomas (Brooxie) Fentress, John (Sandra) Fentress, Joe (Belinda) Fentress, all of Detroit, Mich.; Vera Fentress of Medon, Tenn.; three sisters, Gracie McIntee, Louvella Epperson, both of Jackson, Tenn. and Rosie L. Hankin of Brooklyn, New York; two brothers, Roger (Desarine) Fuller of Miami, Fla. and Floyd Fuller of St. Louis, Mo. Mrs. Fentress was preceded in death by a son, Samuel E. Fentress. Funeral service will take place at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, April 29, 2000 at Blairs Chapel C.M.E. Church. Rev. James L. Stewart will officiate with burial in Ebenezer Cemetery in Toone, Tenn. Friends may call at the Stephenson-Shaw Funeral Home, Inc., 807 N. Hays Avenue, Jackson, Tenn. on Friday where the family will be present from 6:00 to 7:00p.m.
Harvey, Mr. James J.,
Freeland, Michigan.
Beloved husband, father, grandpa, brother and uncle, Jim Harvey passed away late Wednesday afternoon, April 26, 2000 at his residence.
Age 69 years. He was born June 3, 1930 to Maybelle and Cy Harvey in Saginaw, Michigan. Jim graduated from SS. Peter & Paul High School in 1948. He married Dolores Kraatz on September 8, 1951. She survives him. He was a member of Holy Spirit Catholic Church. After working as a salesman for many years, he founded Custom Coffee Service in 1967. His wife, Dee, joined him in running the business five years later and together ran it for 30 years until illness forced him to retire and sell the business. He leaves his wife, Dee, his four children, Susan and Robert Hadd, AuGres; Michael and Sharon Harvey, Frankenmuth; Kathi Harvey, Saginaw; Julie and Rick Kaufman, Merrill; his grandchildren, Tom and David Hoelbl, Traci and Jaimi Harvey, Matthew and Jacob Kaufman; a sister, Madeleine Harvey; a sister-in-law, Gwen Ahlrich; four nieces, Gwen Laszlo, Suzie and Bob Campbell, Mary and Brad Farnham, Beth Ahlrich; also surviving are Jim's poker buddies who were always there when he was down, Werner Hoelbl, Bill Turner and Mark Clements. Jim was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, John, who was killed in WW II, and by his mother- in-law and father-in-law, Eleanor and Rudy Kraatz. Mass of Christian Burial will take place 10:00 a.m. Saturday, April 29, 2000 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church. Rev. Fr. David Parsch will officiate. Honoring Mr. Harvey's wishes, cremation will follow. Friends may call at The Snow Funeral Home, 3775 N. Center Rd., (between Shattuck and McCarty), where the family will be present on Friday from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and at Holy Spirit Catholic Church on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until time of Mass. A Wake Service, led by Sr. Marie E. Markel, I.H.M. will take place 7:00 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to start a scholarship fund for a business student at Saginaw Valley State University.
Demers, John "Jack",
Midland, Michigan.
Age 76 years. Passed away Thursday, April 27, 2000, at MidMichigan Medical Center after a courageous battle with cancer. John had retired from The Dow Chemical Company in 1986. He is survived by his wife Shirley; four daughters, Pat (Bill) Card, Cheri (Ron) Maxson, Peggy (Bob) Dean and Becky (Dan) Rokosz. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, April 29, 2000 at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 3109 Swede Avenue, Midland. Friends may call at the Ware-Smith-Woolever Funeral Home in Midland today from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. and at the church on Saturday from 12:30 p.m. until time of service. A Christian Prayer Service will be held at the funeral home at 8:00 p.m. this evening.
