DeLoris Jean (Wilber) Harger

     DeLoris Jean Harger, age 89, of St. Johns, Michigan passed away Monday, September 26, 2022, at Sparrow Health Systems, Lansing, Michigan.

     Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, St. Johns, Michigan at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, September 30, 2022, with Pastor Mona Kindel officiating.  Burial will take place at Eureka Cemetery, Eureka, Michigan.  Visitation will be held on Thursday, September 29, 2022, from 2-8 P.M. with the family present 2-4 & 6-8 P.M. at the funeral home.

     DeLoris was born in Vernon, Michigan on April 15, 1933, the daughter of Howard Lee William and Gladys Alberta (Crossett) Wilber.  She graduated from Ovid High School class of 1951.  On June 14, 1951 she married Roy Sylvester Harger in Ovid, Michigan.  They were blessed with 69 years of marriage prior to his passing on August 27, 2020.   DeLoris enjoyed playing bingo, playing cards, and going to the casino. 

     She is survived by her four children: Mona and Marlin Kindel of Maple Rapids, Michigan; David and Nancy Harger of Ithaca, Michigan; Keith Harger and Kathy Culpepper of St. Johns, Michigan; Trina and Richard Fitzsimmons of Ottawa, Canada.  She is also survived by six grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren; and two sisters: Jennielee Bowen of Kendellville, Indiana; and Mary Byrd of Webberville, Michigan.    She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Roy Harger, grandson Chad Harger, brothers and sister-in-law: George and Donna Wilber and Robert & Dorothy Wilber, one sister Ruth Malato, brother-in-law John Whyte, two nephews: Bruce Bowen and Robert Wilber, and one niece Anna Shea-Nethaway.

     Memorials may be made to Clinton County Sheriff Department, 1347 East Townsend Road, St. Johns, Michigan 48879.  Online condolences can be sent to www.smithfamilyfuneralhomes.com. The family is being served by Smith Family Funeral Homes - Osgood Chapel, St. Johns, Michigan.

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