Obituaries

June 12, 2025

Ms. Deborah Quinn passed away Thursday, June 12, 2025, at her residence in Lansing, Michigan. Age 56 years.

June 12, 2025

Ms. Lucinda Marzette passed away Thursday, June 12, 2025 at her residence in Saginaw, Michigan. Age 45 years.

June 12, 2025

Mr. Daniel Pickens passed away Thursday, June 12, 2025 at his residence in Saginaw, Michigan.  Age 74 years.

June 11, 2025

A true soldier, husband, father, grandfather, and brother, Randy Robert Rice, Sr., 68, was born on June 17, 1956, in Saginaw, Michigan, to Patricia Jean Canfield and Harrold Kenneth Rice. Randy passed away on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center in Saginaw, Michigan.

Randy grew up in Burt, Michigan, where he attended Burt and Birch Run...

June 11, 2025

Calvin C. Wheeler, beloved son, brother, father, uncle, cousin, and friend, was called home to rest by his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Lansing, Michigan. Age 46 years. He was born on Monday, July 17, 1978, in Lansing, Michigan, to his parents, Calvin Wheeler and Dr. Minnie Wheeler-Thomas.

Calvin’s education began in the Lansing School...

June 11, 2025

Ms. Linda Harris passed away Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at her residence in Saginaw, Michigan. Age 60 years.

June 10, 2025

Mr. Lee Gonzalez passed away Tuesday, June 10, 2025. Age 61 years.

June 10, 2025

Mrs. Gladys Kelley peacefully transitioned on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Lansing, Michigan, at the remarkable age of 95. She was born on December 31, 1929, in Cusseta, Georgia, to her beloved parents, Gaines “Papa Candy” Jackson and Gracie “Mwah” Jackson.

Though a longtime resident of Lansing, Michigan, Gladys’s heart remained deeply rooted in her Southern heritage, being from Georgia. A...

June 10, 2025

Mr. George Redeemer, Jr. passed away Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at his residence in Saginaw, Michigan.  Age 74 years.

June 9, 2025

Mrs. Deborah Sue Pennington passed away Monday, June 9, 2025, at Burcham Hills Retirement Center in East Lansing, Michigan. Age 75 years.

June 7, 2025

June 7, 2025

Mr. Larry Walton passed away Saturday, June 7, 2025 at his residence in Saginaw, Michigan.  Age 66 years.

June 6, 2025

Mr. Macon Kimble passed away Friday, June 6, 2025 in Lansing, Michigan. Age 37 years. 

June 6, 2025

Mr. Charlie F. Timmons passed away Friday, June 6, 2025 at MyMichigan Medical Center.  Age 74 years.

June 5, 2025

Mr. Lavon Draine passed away on Thursday, June 5, 2025, in Lilburn, Georgia. Age 72 years.

June 4, 2025

Mr. Eric Shorter passed away Wednesday, June 4, 2025, in Lansing, Michigan. Age 52 years.

June 4, 2025

Ms. Rachel Dawkins passed away Wednesday, June 4, 2025, at her residence in Saginaw, Michigan.  Age 86 years.

June 3, 2025

In Loving Memory of Leona (Lee) Spates

Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin, and cherished friend, Leona also known as Lee, Belle Starr, and Spates, peacefully went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at the age of 79. Born on July 9, 1945, in Saginaw, Michigan, she was the daughter of the late James...

June 2, 2025

Ms. Dionna Leonard passed away on Monday, June 2, 2025, at Toni & Trish House in Auburn, Michigan. Age 64 years.

In accordance with Dionna's wishes, a service is not being planned.

June 1, 2025

Demetrious Antonio Robinson, born on February 1, 1984, in Saginaw, Michigan, to Jamison Lovell Johnson and Lavearn Robinson, was a man of strength, resilience, and a caring heart. He passed away on June 1, 2025.

Robinson attended Saginaw Public Schools and later earned his General Educational Development (GED). He worked as a laborer in the construction industry for Pullman Construction, a job...