Obituaries Week of December 26, 1999, Bad Axe, Huron County, Michigan

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HURON DAILY TRIBUNE, Bad Axe, Huron County, Michigan
Local Obituaries Week of December 26, 1999

Mary Nutt
Mary C. Nutt, 67, of Bad Axe passed away on Friday, Dec. 31, 1999, at Huron Memorial
Hospital. There will be no visitation at this time. A complete obituary will appear in
Monday's edition of the Huron Daily Tribune. Arrangements are being handled by
Kaufman Funeral Home in Bad Axe.

Ruth Hensel
Ruth H. Hensel, 84, of Sebewaing died on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 1999, at Brian's House
in Essexville. She was born on Dec. 31, 1914, in Kilmanagh, the daughter of Aaron and
Helen (Rueger) Holland. She was united in marriage to Norman C. Hensel on Aug. 13,
1943, in Kilmanagh. Surviving are her husband, Norman C. Hensel, of Sebewaing; two
daughters, Pam Monson and her husband, Bruce, of Sarasota, Fla., and Jill Millerwise
and her husband, Scott, of Sebewaing; two grandsons, Jeffrey Monson and his wife,
Diane, of Gainesville, and Steven Millerwise and his wife, Tammy, of Akron; four great-
grandchildren, Courtney and Tyler Monson, Ryan and Matthew Millerwise; three sisters,
Pearl Salter, Darlene Haist and her husband, Gerald, all of Sebewaing, Doris VanSkiver
and her husband, Frederick, of Livonia; several nieces and nephews. She was preceded
in death by two brothers, Ralph and Nelson Holland. The funeral service will take place
at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 3, 2000, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Sebewaing. The Rev.
David Petersen, vacancy pastor, will officiate, with burial in the church cemetery.

John Morell
Mr. John P. Morell, 83, of Ubly died Thursday, Dec. 30, 1999, of congestive heart failure
at his home. He was born July 22, 1916, in Austin Township and lived there for 73 years.
He was the son of the late Isadore J. and Josephine (Osentoski) Morell. He married Ann
Pulcer on April 16, 1940, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church of Smith Corners. He is
survived by his wife, Ann, of Ubly; six sons, Bernard Morell and his wife, Dorothy, of
Ubly, Melvin Morell and his wife, Janice, of Rockford, Lynn Morell and his wife,
Maureen, of Ubly, John Morell Jr. and his wife, Louise, of White Lake, Mark Morell and
his wife, Anna, of Clarkston, Joe Morell and his wife, Tammy, of Ubly; eight daughters,
Joyce Swartz and her husband, John, of Saginaw, Donna Lipskey and her husband, Ray,
of Minden City, Maureen Morell of Phoenix, Ariz., Elaine Nading and her husband,
Roger, of Livonia, Marjorie J. Hutson of St. Clair Shores, Audry J. Morell of Pompano
Beach, Fla., Annette F. Siers of Washington Township, Lori Lasky and her husband,
Richard, of Dearborn; 38 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren; three brothers,
Arthur Morell and his wife, Pauline, of Ubly, Michael Morell of Onaway, Floyd Morell
of Ubly; four sisters, Irene Guarnieri of Port Austin, Margaret Hey and her husband,
Robert, of Pompano Beach, Fla., Genevieve Gracey and her husband, Roland, of Bad
Axe, Bernice Witkowski and her husband, Stanley, of Saginaw. He was preceded in
death by one son, Kenneth Morell; one grandson and two sisters, Sophia Kubacki and
Marie Morell. Mass of the Resurrection will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 3, 2000, at St.
John Catholic Church of Ubly. The Rev. T.J. Fleming, pastor, will officiate. Burial will
be in the church cemetery.

Glenn Roggenbuck
Glenn A. Roggenbuck, 60, of Harbor Beach passed away unexpectedly on Thursday,
Dec. 30, 1999, of an apparent heart attack. He was born on Aug. 23, 1939, in Harbor
Beach to the late Leo and Clara (Booms) Roggenbuck. Glenn and Barbara Thompson
were married on Jan. 11, 1969, in Bay City. Glenn is survived by his wife, Barb
Roggenbuck of Harbor Beach; four children, Carmen Messing and her husband, Terry, of
Ubly, Greg Roggenbuck and his wife, Marcia, of Harbor Beach, Paulette Heleski and her
husband, Perry, of Bad Axe, and Pam Hessling and her husband, Mike, of Harbor Beach;
five grandchildren, Rachael, Leah, David, Leo and T.J.; six brothers, Charles
Roggenbuck and his wife, Bertha, Vincent Roggenbuck and his wife, Phyllis, Orville
Roggenbuck and his wife, Lucy, all of Snover, Carl Roggenbuck and his wife, Carol, and
Harry Roggenbuck and his wife, Rochelle, all of Harbor Beach and Earl Roggenbuck and
his wife, Brenda, of Bad Axe; five sisters, Edna Roth and her husband, Anthony, of
Palms, Monica deYoung of Houston, Texas, Lula Clark of Montana, Rebecca Groll and
her husband, Richard, of Littleton, Colo., and Anita Plummer and her husband, Scott, of
Huntsville, Texas; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a sister,
Aletha Romzek, and a brother, Jerome Roggenbuck. Mass of Christian burial will be at
11 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 3, 2000, in St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Helena with the
Rev. Fr. Charlie Hammond, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Charles Molascon
Charles J. Molascon, 83, of Fulton, N.Y., and formerly of Ubly, died suddenly on Friday,
Dec. 17, 1999, at home. He was born on May 16, 1916, in Port Austin. He is survived
by his wife of 51 years, Myrtle (Blaylock) Molascon of Fulton; four sons, Michael
Molascon of Caseville, Robert Molascon and his wife, Pam, of Ann Arbor, Edward
Molascon of Richmond, Calif., and William Molascon and his wife, Claudia, of Fulton,
N.Y.; three daughters, Margaret Kramer of Bad Axe, Mary Ditzer and her husband, Bill,
and Laura Streeter and her husband, Scott, all of Fulton; one sister, Lorraine Andrich, of
Port Austin; 12 grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were
conducted on Dec. 20, 1999, at the Sugar Funeral Home in Fulton by the Rev. Richard
Thompson, pastor of Holy Family Catholic Church. Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery
in Ubly at a later date.

Emily Podlaskowski
Emily B. Podlaskowski, 81, of Elkton died Wednesday, Dec. 29, 1999, at Scheurer
Hospital following an apparent heart attack. She was born Dec. 2, 1918, in New York
City to the late Hektor and Stella (Panka) Podlaskowski. Surviving are her son, Conrad
Podlaskowski and his wife, Phyllis, of Elkton; two granddaughters, Bridgett McCarty and
her husband, Darcy, of Bad Axe and Kelly Podlaskowski of Sterling Heights. In keeping
with her wishes there will be no visitation or funeral services. A private service for the
family will be conducted at St. Francis Borgia Catholic Church in Pigeon.

William Shankin
William Shankin, 100, of Boyton Beach, Fla., died Tuesday, Dec. 28, 1999, at his son's
home in Oakland. He was born on July 14, 1899, in Alpena, the son of the late John and
Frances (Kaleta) Shankin. He and Agnes Glinski were married at St. Stanislaus Church in
Detroit on June 29, 1927. Surviving are his wife, Frances; five children, William
Shankin Jr. and his wife, Lois, of Oakland, Donald Shankin and his wife, Dolores, of
Ada, Kathleen Bonstrom and her husband, Charles, of St. Petersburg, Fla., Norbert
Jerome Shankin and his wife, Joan, of Lake St. Louis, Mo., and Suzanne Hyatt and her
husband, Norris, of Franklin, Wis.; 31 grandchildren; and 51 great-grandchildren. A
mass of Christian burial will be conducted at noon on Friday, Dec. 31, 1999, at St.
Michael's Catholic Church in Port Austin.

Donelda Kundinger
Donelda Elaine Kundinger, 68, of Sebewaing passed away Tuesday, Dec. 28, 1999, at her
home. She was born in McKinley Township on Jan. 28, 1931, the daughter of the late
Christopher W. and Anna (Wurst) Licht. On May 31, 1952, she was united in marriage to
Gerhard W. Kundinger at Cross Lutheran Church in Pigeon. He survives her. Her
survivors include her husband, Gerhard; her children, Dale and Marcia Kundinger of
Owendale, Dean Kundinger of Sebewaing, Arlowene and David Dunn of Bay Port, Arlen
and Debra Kundinger of Sebewaing and Jalaine and Stephen Schneeberger of Cass City;
12 grandchildren, Chad, Aaron, Laura, Lisa, Scott, Jason, Sarah, Brandon, Marisa,
Matthew, Kayla and Grant; five step-grandchildren, Monica, Scott, Sheri, Laura and
Anton; two step-great-grandchildren, Derek and Kaselyn; a sister, Verlene Stiefel and her
husband, Robert, of Essexville; two brothers, Elmer Licht and Kenneth Licht and his
wife, Betty, of Pigeon; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by an
infant son, Merle, a step-great-grandchild and a brother, Laverne Licht. Funeral services
will be conducted at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 30, 1999, at the St. John Lutheran Church
in Kilmanagh with the Rev. David Lukefahr, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the
church cemetery in Sebewaing.

Helen Thompson Shupe
Helen Luella Thompson Shupe, 87, of Elkton died Monday, Dec. 27, 1999, at her home.
She was born Jan. 6, 1912, in Kilmanagh and was the daughter of the late Edward and
Frederica (Gregor) Thompson. Helen Luella Thompson and Lee C. Shupe were united in
marriage June 3, 1939, in Ann Arbor. He preceded her in death on Jan. 12, 1986. She is
survived by one daughter, Marylyn Janowiak and her husband, James, of Bad Axe; one
son, Thomas Lee Shupe and his wife, Bernice, of Elkton; nine grandchildren, Christopher
Lee Shupe of Mendenhall, Miss., Peter Lee Shupe and his wife, Melissa, of Elkton, Paul
Andrew Shupe of Elkton, Jonathan Lee Shupe of Sioux Center, Iowa, David Lee Shupe
of Elkton, Aaron Paul Shupe of Elkton, Andrew Philip Shupe of Elkton, Judy Ann
Janowiak of Spring Arbor and Mark Richard Janowiak of Bad Axe; one sister, Ruth
Wiers of Eaton County Medical Care Facility. She was preceded in death by one brother,
Dr. Francis Thompson. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 31,
1999, at the Elkton Missionary Church. The Rev. Larry Salsburey, pastor, will officiate.
Burial will be at Colfax Cemetery.

Beatrice Sobczak
Mrs. Beatrice Sobczak, 75, of Bad Axe died Tuesday, Dec. 28, 1999, at her home. She
was born May 19, 1924, in Harbor Beach, daughter of the late John and Gertrude (Pyrek)
Glaza. She married Leonard F. Sobczak Sr. on May 27, 1943, in Detroit. He preceded
her in death on May 24, 1977. She is survived by five sons, John Sobczak and his wife,
Bernice, of Clearcoke, Fla., Leonard Sobczak Jr. and his wife, Doris, of Ubly, Ronald
Sobczak and his wife, Sharon, of Port Hope, Lawrence Sobczak of Marysville, Daniel
Sobczak and his wife, Shirley, of Bad Axe; two daughters, Patricia Simmons and her
husband, Harold, of Iffingham, Ill., Cynthia Zaremba and her husband, Bernard, of China
Township; 21 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Susie Grifka of Ubly
and Frances Kanaby and her husband, Larry, of Bad Axe; two brothers, Walter Glaza and
his wife, Delores, of Ubly and Roman Glaza and his wife, Lucille, of Ubly. She was
preceded in death by two sisters, Edna Fisher and Grace Kosal. Mass of Resurrection
will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 31, 1999, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Bad Axe.
The Rev. Jack Leipert, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery in
Parisville.

Gerald McEachin
Gerald F. "Bugsy" McEachin, 62, of Deckerville died Saturday, Dec. 25, 1999, in
Deckerville Community Hospital. He was born on March 10, 1937, in Pontiac, the son of
Joseph and Elizabeth (O'Hanley) McEachin. He married Marilyn Niedermeier on Nov.
14, 1964, in Port Sanilac. He is survived by his wife, Marilyn; one son, Brian "Bud"
McEachin of Deckerville; four daughters, Christine McEachin, Annette "Net" McEachin,
Nichole "Nicki" McEachin, all of New Hudson and Deanna "Dee Dee" of Brighton; one
brother, Richard; one sister, Marilyn, both of Deckerville. He was preceded in death by
two sisters, Nancy McEachin on March 3, 1995, and Janice McEachin on Dec. 22, 1999.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 1999, at the Apsey
Funeral Home in Deckerville. Fr. Ronald Dombrowski will officiate. Burial will be in
Downing Cemetery.

Bernard Ulfig
Bernard J. Ulfig, 54, of Globe, Ariz., and formerly of Harbor Beach, died on Sunday,
Dec. 26, 1999, after a short battle with cancer. He was born on June 21, 1945, the son of
Julius B. and Mary A. (Van DePutte) Ulfig. He married Madeline Pawlowski on June
30, 1973, at Our Lady of Lake Huron Church. He is survived by his wife, Madeline; one
daughter, Wendy Kay Ulfig, of Globe; mother, Mary Ulfig; brother, Mark Ulfig, both of
Harbor Beach; two sisters, Evelyn (Ulfig) Girardot and her husband, Kenneth, of Armada
and Jennette (Ulfig) Pisha of Utica; 15 nieces and nephews; 22 grandnieces and
grandnephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Julius B. Ulfig in 1977; brothers
Julius Ulfig Jr. in 1943 and Timothy C. Ulfig in 1960; and sister, Phyllis A. (Ulfig)
Kramer, in 1981. A memorial mass will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 30,
1999, at Our Lady of Lake Huron Catholic Church in Harbor Beach. There will be full
military honors following the mass at the V.F.W. Hall.

Clarence Smalla
Mr. Clarence Smalla, 78, of Bad Axe died Monday, Dec. 27, 1999, at Huron Memorial
Hospital in Bad Axe. He was born Aug. 23, 1921, in Ubly, son of the late Peter and
Agnes (Salowitz) Smalla. He never married. He is survived by one brother, Harry Smalla
of Bad Axe. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Stanley and
Michael Smalla. Funeral services for Mr. Smalla will be at 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 30,
1999, at the Zinger-Smigielski Funeral Home in Ubly. The Rev. T.J. Fleming, pastor of
St. John's Catholic Church in Ubly, will officiate. Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery.

Mary Janowiak
Mary M. Janowiak, 84, of Argyle, died Saturday, Dec. 25, 1999, at her home. She was
born Sept. 23, 1915, in Ruth to the late Charles and Mary Catherine (Setizer) Bischer.
She married Eugene S. Janowiak on May 10, 1935, at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in
Helena. He preceded her in death on June 12, 1956. She is survived by two sons, James
Janowiak and his wife, Marylyn, of Bad Axe, Kenneth Janowiak and his wife, Carolyn,
of Argyle; one daughter, Irene Hill and her husband, Mark, of Macomb Township; nine
grandchildren, Marlene Sadowy and her husband, Bill, of Applegate, Jeffery Janowiak
and his wife, Sue, of Snover, Todd Janowiak of Argyle, Scott Janowiak of Clawson,
Kevin and Brian Hill of Macomb Township, Judy and Mark Janowiak of Bad Axe; six
great-grandchildren, Heather, Stephanie, Sarah and Brandon Sadowy of Applegate, and
Garrett and Wyatt Janowiak of Snover. She was preceded in death by her parents;
husband; one daughter, Judy Ann Janowiak; one grandson, Rodney Eugene Janowiak;
two brothers, Leo and Arthur Bischer; one sister, Annabelle Tehringer. Mass of
Resurrection will take place at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 29, 1999, at St. Joseph's Catholic
Church in Argyle. The Rev. Anthony Wozniak will officiate. Burial will be in the church
cemetery.

Leo Rice
Leo J. Rice, 94, of Kinde, died Saturday, Dec. 25, 1999, at Courtney Manor in Bad Axe.
He was born July 10, 1905, in Kinde, son of the late James and Mary (Prange) Rice. He
and Margaret Vigenski were married April 18, 1932, at St. Edward's Catholic Church in
Kinde. She preceded him in death on March 9, 1980. He is survived by two daughters,
Arvella Majeski of Bad Axe and Joann Pierce and her husband, John, of Port Austin;
eight grandchildren, Dennis Majeski of Bad Axe, Gary Majeski and his wife, Judi, of
Pennsylvania, Tim Majeski and his wife, Carol, of Bad Axe, Kevin Majeski and his wife,
Kim,of Bad Axe, Tammy Majeski of Bad Axe, Thomas Pierce and his wife, Tracee, of
Indiana, Robert Pierce of Colorado, and James Pierce of Southfield; and nine great-
grandchildren, Eric, Jason, Jennifer, Janelle, Nathan, Sean, Danay, Nicholas and Jessica;
three sisters, Gertrude Yaroch of Bad Axe, Agnes Murawski of Kinde and Josephine
Hershelman of Roseville. He was preceded in death by three sisters, Martha Rice, Hattie
Kula and Veronica Ignash; and three brothers, John, James and Joseph Rice. Mass of
Christian Burial will take place at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 28, 1999, at St. Edward's
Catholic Church in Kinde. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Henry Sienkiewicz
Henry F. Sienkiewicz, 76, of Lake Township, died Friday, Dec. 24, 1999, at his home
following a long battle with cancer. He was born April 20, 1923, in Detroit, the son of
the late Felix and Helen (Gorgol) Sienkiewicz. He married Peggy Gaugh on Nov. 15,
1947, at Corpus Christie Catholic Church in Detroit. He is survived by his wife Peggy;
three sons, Mike and his wife, Karen, of Caseville, Mark and his wife, Sherry, of Royal
Oak, and Gary of Almont; one daughter, Pamela Colasanti and her husband, Don, of
Southgate; and seven grandchildren. A memorial service will be conducted 12:15 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 2, 1999, at St. Felix Catholic Church in Pinnebog. Burial will be in
Riverside Cemetery in Elkton.

Rev. Robert vonOeyen
The Rev. Robert R. vonOeyen, 81, of Harbor Beach, passed away to be with the Lord
Dec. 9, 1999, at Presbyterian Village in Redford after a lengthy battle with cancer. He is
survived by his wife Janet; a daughter, Barbara of Grand Rapids; five sons, Peter of
Harbor Beach, Richard of Lee, N.H., Paul of Bloomfield Hills, David of Malibu, Calif.,
and Robert Jr. of Seoul, Korea; 12 grandchildren; two sisters, Ruth Kuyk of Fenton and
Mary Ensroth of Bloomfield Hills; one brother, Paul F. vonOeyen of Southfield. A
memorial service was conducted Dec. 18, 1999 at the Presbyterian Village in Redford.
Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 29, 1999 at the First
Presbyterian Church in Harbor Beach, Rev. vonOeyen's son, the Rev. Robert vonOeyen,
Jr., and the Rev. Dr. George Baird of the Lake Huron Presbytery will officiate with burial
in the Rock Falls Cemetery.

Kenneth Wildner
Kenneth R. Wildner, 80, died Friday morning, Dec. 24, 1999, at the home of his son,
Michael, near Unionville, following a brief illness. He was born Dec. 16, 1919, in
Unionville, son of the late Karl A. and Dora M. (Thrash) Wildner. He married Gertrude
E. Roth Sept. 5, 1958, in Reese. She preceded him in death Nov. 22, 1994. Kenneth is
survived by two sons, Kenneth Karl Wildner, at home, Michael Wildner and his wife,
Cindy, of Unionville; three grandsons, Douglas Livingston, Daniel and David Wildner;
two brothers, Orville Wildner, and his wife, Ilah, of Unionville, Clarence Wildner and his
wife, Ethel, of Unionville; one sister, Amanda Nast, of Unionville; and several nieces and
nephews. He was preceded in death by four sisters, Martha Daniels, Ethel Kelley, Leona
Wildner and Alta Simon. Funeral services will take place 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 28,
1999, at St. Peter Lutheran Church at Columbia Corners. The Rev. Mike Oakwood will
officiate with burial in Hickory Island Cemetery.

Gertrude T. Ertman
Mrs. Gertrude T. Ertman, 88, formerly of Minden City, died Saturday evening, Dec. 25,
1999, at Bortz Healthcare Center of Orion, Mich. Funeral arrangements are being
handled by Zinger-Smigielski Funeral Home in Ubly.

William Kinney
William A. Kinney, 67, of Port Huron passed away on Sunday, Dec. 26, 1999, at Mercy
Hospital in Port Huron. He was born on April 4, 1933, in Virginia to the late Elijah and
Martha (Ferris) Kinney. He and Elizabeth Wisenbaugh were married on Nov. 30, 1968,
in Bad Axe. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Kinney of Port Huron; one son,
William Kinney of Roscommon; a niece, Shawna Reinke of Port Huron; two brothers,
Joseph Kinney of Detroit and Milton Kinney of Caro; one sister, Mary Roggenbuck of
Port Huron. He was preceded in death by a sister, Loretta Reinke, and a brother, Robert
Kinney. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 30, 1999, at the
Ramsey Funeral Home, a Golden Rule Funeral Home, in Harbor Beach with the Rev.
Theresa Cutler officiating. Burial will be in the Rock Falls Cemetery.