Funeral Homes in Bay City, Michigan
11 funeral homes in Bay City, Michigan (Bay County), a community of approximately 33,917 residents— 10 publish obituaries online (91%).
These funeral homes are among the primary sources of obituaries in Bay City, Michigan. Families typically publish obituaries through funeral home websites or third-party memorial platforms. Because each funeral home uses a different source, finding them often requires checking multiple sites — or using a monitoring service that checks them automatically.
Obituaries are published by funeral homes, newspapers, and online obituary platforms, and there is no single national obituary database. If you're trying to locate an obituary or confirm whether someone has passed away, see our guides on how to find an obituary, how to know if someone died, and how long after death an obituary is posted. You can also review our obituary statistics and publishing guide to understand where obituaries are published and how the process works. For alerts when a notice appears online, see obituary monitoring.
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Page last updated: September 2026
How to Find Obituaries in Bay City
Families in Bay City typically publish obituaries in two ways: on the funeral home’s own website or on a third-party platform (such as Legacy.com or Tribute Archive) that the funeral home uses. The 11 funeral homes listed below serve Bay City and surrounding Bay County communities; each may use a different obituary publisher, so there’s no single place to search.
Timing varies: obituaries often appear 24–72 hours after death, once arrangements are confirmed. Some funeral homes post sooner; others later. Checking each site by hand is slow and easy to miss new postings.
ObituaryMonitor tracks obituary pages from all 11 funeral homes in Bay City and sends an instant email alert when a name you’re watching appears — so you don’t have to check multiple sites manually.
Guides for finding obituaries in Bay City, Michigan
These walk through search strategy, death verification, publication timing, and ongoing monitoring—useful whether you are browsing Bay City funeral homes below or tracking a specific name.
Gephart Funeral Home, Inc. & Cremation Services
Has obituary pageThis funeral home publishes obituaries on its website. ObituaryMonitor watches this page for new obituary notices.
201 West Midland Street
(989) 686-2291
Squires Funeral Home - Bay City
Has obituary pageThis funeral home publishes obituaries on its website. ObituaryMonitor watches this page for new obituary notices.
211 N Henry St
Gephart Funeral Home - Bay City
Has obituary pageThis funeral home publishes obituaries on its website. ObituaryMonitor watches this page for new obituary notices.
201 W Midland St
Trahan Funeral Chapel
Has obituary pageThis funeral home publishes obituaries on its website. ObituaryMonitor watches this page for new obituary notices.
256 N Madison Ave
(989) 893-6583
Ambrose Funeral Home
Has obituary pageThis funeral home publishes obituaries on its website. ObituaryMonitor watches this page for new obituary notices.
1200 Garfield Avenue
(989) 895-9601
Hyatt-Ewald Funeral Home
Has obituary pageThis funeral home publishes obituaries on its website. ObituaryMonitor watches this page for new obituary notices.
700 N Monroe St
(989) 892-3923
Stapish Cederberg Funeral Homes
Has obituary pageThis funeral home publishes obituaries on its website. ObituaryMonitor watches this page for new obituary notices.
805 East South Union Street
(989) 892-3535
Cremation Society of Mid-Mich
Has obituary pageThis funeral home publishes obituaries on its website. ObituaryMonitor watches this page for new obituary notices.
700 N Monroe St
(989) 892-1772
Penzien-Steele Funeral Home
Has obituary pageThis funeral home publishes obituaries on its website. ObituaryMonitor watches this page for new obituary notices.
608 North Madison Avenue
(989) 892-8531
Cremation Society of Mid-Michigan
612 N Monroe St
(989) 892-1772
Floral Gardens Mausoleum
Has obituary pageThis funeral home publishes obituaries on its website. ObituaryMonitor watches this page for new obituary notices.
2215 Cass Avenue Rd
(989) 930-0868
Monitor Obituaries from Bay City Funeral Homes
Bay City is located in Bay County, Michigan. The funeral homes listed above serve families in Bay City and surrounding Bay County communities.
ObituaryMonitor scans obituary pages from all 11 funeral homes in Bay City and thousands of other sources nationwide. When a name you're watching appears, you receive an instant email alert — no manual searching required.