Delmar Janes Sr

Age 79 of Ovid, Michigan passed away Thursday, December 4, 2003 at Ovid Healthcare Center in Ovid. He was a self-employed carpenter retiring in 1975.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 6, 2003 at 11:00 A.M. at Smith Family Funeral Homes, Elsie Chapel. Pastor Fritz Stucki will officiate. Burial will take place at Fairfield Township Cemetery, Fairfield Township, Michigan. Visitation will be Friday from 2-4 and 6-8 P.M.
Delmar was born on October 9, 1924 in Elsie, Michigan, the son of Luella Janes. He attended Elsie and Carland Country schools. On August 19, 1950 he married Jeannie Hancock in Angola, Indiana. She passed away in January 1991. He served in the US Army. He enjoyed his CB Radio, and in the past enjoyed hunting and fishing. His greatest interest was building houses. He attended Church of the Living Word in Ovid, Michigan, and resided most of his life in the Ovid-Elsie area.
He is survived by 4 children, Dawn Janes of Flint, MI, Delmar Janes Jr. of Gladwin, MI, Allen & Erica Janes of Ovid, MI, and Kathie & Harry Hawn of Ovid, MI, 6 grandchildren, Kathy, Ryan, Jason, Mark, Cassey, and Zachery, 5 great-grandchildren, Brandon, Justin, Jessica, Danielle, and Dakota, 1 brother, Wayne & Ethel Schmidtfranz of Owosso, MI, 2 sisters, Alphernia Patterson of Oakley, MI, Viola Durbin of Ovid, MI, and 2 sister in laws, Virginia Schmidtfranz of Owosso, MI, and Shirley Schmidtfranz of Chapin, MI. He was predeceased by his parents, wife, 2 brothers, Wesley & Glen Schmidtfranz, and 1 brother in law, Kennard Patterson. Memorials may be made to Charity of Donora�(TM)s Choice. The family is being served by Smith Family Funeral Homes, Elsie Chapel.

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