Beverly J. Ditmer age 90 of St. Johns, MI, passed away Saturday, November 10, 2018, at Gunnisonville Meadows Senior Assisted Living, Lansing, MI.               Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes - Osgood Chapel, St. Johns, MI, on Monday, November 19, 2018 at 11:00 A.M., with Rev. Dale Kessler officiating.  Burial will take place at Eureka Cemetery, Eureka, MI. Visitation...

     Lillian Louise Manns age 92, of St. Louis, MI, passed away Friday, November 9, 2018, at Hospice House of Mid Michigan, Lansing, MI.      Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, Ithaca, MI, on Monday, November 12, 2018, at 1:00 P.M., with Pastor Thomas Messer officiating.  Burial will be held at Riverside Cemetery, Alma, MI.  Visitation will be held on Monday from 11:00 A.M. until time of...

     Pedro Soliz age 86 of Ovid, MI, passed away Thursday, November 8, 2018, at Shiawassee County Medical Care Facility, Corunna, MI.      Visitation will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes - Houghton Chapel, Ovid, MI, on Sunday, November 11, 2018 from 11:00 A.M. until 1:00 P.M. followed by the Memorial Service at 1:00 P.M., with Fidencio and Joann Palacio officiating. Burial will take place at Maple Grove Cemetery, Ovid, MI at a later...

    Mary E. Hyatt age 75 of St. Johns, MI, passed away Sunday, November 11, 2018, at her home in St. Johns, Michigan.     Mary was born in Piney Flats, TN on September 23, 1943, the daughter of Richard and Willie Edith (Goodman) Hyatt. She attended and graduated from Lansing Eastern High School with the class of 1963.  She was a visiting nurses aide of McLaren Hospitals and a member of Capital City Church of God in Lansing.  Mary enjoyed spending...

     Richard C. “Dick” Post age 87, of St. Louis, MI, passed away Sunday, November 4, 2018, at Warwick Living Center, Alma after a short illness.      Dick was born in St. Louis, MI on May 18, 1931. He graduated from St. Louis High School where he lettered in four sports and was the recipient of the Wheeler Trophy. He attended Ferris State University for a year, and then enlisted in the Air Force where he served for four years in Texas and...

    Betty Lou LaClair age 89, of Ashley, MI, passed away Saturday, November 3, 2018, at Ashley Care Center.     Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie, MI, at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, November 7, 2018. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 from 4:00-8:00 P.M. at Smith Family Funeral Homes, Elsie, MI.    Betty was born in St. Louis, Michigan on August 9, 1929, the daughter of Frank and Olive (Sands) Carter....

     Lavonne Marie Lauback age 72, of Charlotte, MI, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 7, 2018.      Lavonne was born in Durand, MI on October 22, 1946, the daughter of Arland and Evelyn (Pratt) Sexton. Lavonne married Fred Edward Lauback on June 21, 1982 in Manistique; Fred passed away on September 24, 2018.      Lavonne retired from Kentwood Office Furniture. Lavonne loved camping at the lake, golfing, playing cards...

     Marie Donalyn Baxter age 82, of St. Louis, MI, was called home by the Heavenly Father on Friday, November 2, 2018 at her home surrounded by her family.      Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes St. Louis, MI, on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at 11:00 A.M., with Pastor Doug Strait  officiating.  Interment will take place at Chapel Garden Cemetery, Seville Township, MI. Visitation will be held on Monday, November 5,...

  Marjorie Ann (Morehouse) Bleis age 87, of Lansing, MI, passed away Friday, November 2, 2018, at McLaren Greater Lansing Hospital.    Funeral Services will be held at St. Peter Lutheran Church, St. Johns, MI 48879, at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 with Pastor Bill Wangelin officiating. Burial will take place at St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery.    Marjorie was born in St. Johns, Michigan on January 3, 1931, the daughter of Herbert and Hulda (Moehring) Bleis....

     Leroy Jay Vincent age 73, of Ovid, MI, passed away Tuesday, November 6, 2018, at Sparrow Hospital, Lansing, MI.      Leroy was born in Ovid, MI on November 3, 1945, the son of Ashley Jay and Vera Mae (Varco) Vincent.  He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War.  Leroy worked for Johnson Controls in Owosso for 27 years.  After its closure, he worked for Fuoss Gravel in Owosso until his retirement when he...