Laural Elaine Hildebrandt, age 91, passed away March 26, 2021. She was born July 31, 1929 to Ernest and Lelah Allen. On July 8, 1949 she was united in marriage to Marion Hildebrandt. They lived in rural Clare, where she was a homemaker and known for her great cooking and baking. Laural loved her family and was a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother. She loved doing crafts and spending time with the grandchildren. She was a faithful member of the Arthur Center Church of God where she served teaching Sunday School and playing the piano and organ for many years. She is survived by her husband of 71 years, Marion, 4 daughters, Phyllis (Cam) Goetz of Mauston, Wisconsin, Dawn (Joe) Foss...

Harold D. "Butch" Owens, Jr., age 79 of Beaverton, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 20, 2020 at the Pioneer Golden Estates Assisted Living of Clare. On May 18, 1941, Harold was born the son of Harold and Marie (Jenkins) Owens, Sr., on the Springer Farm in Coleman, MI and remained a resident of the Central Michigan area his whole life. He was united in marriage to Anna Brokaw on August 1, 1964 in Midland, MI, which was the beginning of a wonderful fifty-six years of marriage together. Immediately following his high school graduation, Harold served in the U.S. Army for four years during the run-up to the Vietnam War. After his enlistment concluded, Harold began working for the...