Obituaries
Joseph Donald Halcomb
March 13, 2026
Joseph Donald "Joe" Halcomb, age 90, of St. Louis, MI, passed away Friday, March 13, 2026, at Laurels of Carson City, Carson City, MI. A Memorial Service will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, St. Louis, MI, on Friday, June 12, 2026, at 1:00 P.M. with Pastor Terri Bentley officiating. Visitation will be held on Thursday,...
Cleo Evonne Droste
January 30, 2026
Cleo Evonne Droste of St. Johns, Michigan passed away peacefully on January 30, 2026, at the age of 90. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Tomasek’s Farm, 1775 St. Clair Road, St. Johns, MI 48879, on Saturday, May 23, 2026, from 12:00-3:00 P.M. Von, as her friends came to call her, was...
Laura Lynn Micka
April 28, 2026
Laura Lynn Micka, age 58, of Ashley, MI, passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at MyMichigan Medical Center, Alma, MI after complications with diabetes. Visitation will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes - Houghton Chapel, Ovid, MI, from 2-6 P.M. on Sunday, May 3, 2026. Burial will take place at Riverside Cemetery, Elsie, MI at a...
Lucy E. Foster
April 28, 2026
Lucy E. Foster, age 93, of St. Louis, Michigan, passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at Schnepp Health Care Center in St. Louis, Michigan. Burial will take place at Ferris Center Cemetery in Vestaburg, Michigan. Lucy was born in Edmore, Michigan on September 27, 1932, the daughter Clyde Arthur and Viola Lucille (Wright) Cummins. On...
Billie Jo Hagerman
April 27, 2026
Billie Jo "Billy Goat" Hagerman, age 62, of Alma, MI, passed away Monday, April 27, 2026, at MyMichigan Medical Center-Gratiot, Alma, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Alma, MI, at 1:00 P.M. on Thursday, April 30, 2026, with William DeVuyst officiating. Visitation will be held on Thursday from 10:00 A.M. until the...
Mary Louise Howard
April 26, 2026
Mary Louise Howard, age 83, of Ovid, MI, passed away Sunday, April 26, 2026, at Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes - Houghton Chapel, Ovid, MI, at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, May 2, 2026, with Pastor Kathy Leydorf-Keck officiating. Burial will take place at Middlebury Township Cemetery, Ovid,...
Steven Lee Welch
April 25, 2026
Steven Lee Welch, age 74, of Perrinton, MI, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2026, at University of Michigan Health-Sparrow, Lansing, Lansing, MI. A Celebration of his life will be held at Uncle John's Cider Mill, St. Johns, MI, at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, May 16, 2026. Steven was born in Lansing, Michigan on February 28, 1952,...
Reuben Leon Hamilton, Jr.
April 24, 2026
Reuben Leon Hamilton, Jr., age 73, of Alma, Michigan passed away Friday, April 24, 2026, at MyMichigan Medical Center - Midland, Michigan. Per his wishes, cremation will take place, and there are no services to be held at this time. Reuben was born in St. Johns, Michigan on July 15, 1952, the son Reuben Leon...
Donna Mae Kuripla
April 24, 2026
Donna Mae Kuripla passed away peacefully on April 24, 2026, at the age of 98. She was born in Clinton County, Michigan on November 5, 1927, the daughter of Edgar and Eleanor (Fernholz) VanElls. Donna will be lovingly remembered for the warmth she stitched into everything she touched. Her hands were rarely still—carefully piecing together beautiful quilts, crocheting...
Martha Elizabeth Anderson
April 24, 2026
Martha Elizabeth Anderson, 81, of St. Louis, MI, passed away Friday, April 24, 2026. Funeral Services will be held at at Beebe United Methodist Church, Ithaca, MI at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, May 4, 2026. Burial will take place at Pine Grove Cemetery in Emerson Township, MI. Visitation will be held on Sunday, May 3, 2026, from...
Lloyd Jerome Brock
April 22, 2026
Lloyd Jerome Brock, age 85, of St. Louis, MI, passed away on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at MyMichigan Medical Center-Gratiot, Alma, MI. A Celebration of Life will be held at his home 6117 North Royce Road, St. Louis, MI Saturday, May 16, 2026, at 2:00 P.M. Lloyd was born in Carson City, MI, on September 13, 1940,...
C. Joan Netzley
April 18, 2026
C. Joan “Joan” Netzley, age 94, of St. Louis, MI, passed away Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Arbor Grove Assisted Living, Alma, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes St. Louis, MI, at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, April 23, 2026, with Pastor Billie Lou Gillespie officiating. Burial will take place at Emerson Township...
Debbie Lee Thayer
April 17, 2026
Debbie Lee Thayer, age 70, of Ithaca, MI, passed away Friday, April 17, 2026, at Schnepp Health Care Center, St. Louis, MI. Visitation will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, Ithaca, MI, on Thursday, April 23, 2026, from 2-8 P.M. with the family present from 2-4 & 6-8 P.M. at the funeral home. Burial will take...
Marcella Ann Baese
April 16, 2026
Marcella Ann Baese, age 90, of Elsie, MI, passed away Thursday, April 16, 2026. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Cyril's Catholic Church, Bannister, MI, at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, with Rev. Fr. Andrzej Boroch presiding. Burial will take place at Riverside Cemetery, Elsie, MI. Marcella was born in...
Levi T. Gager
April 16, 2026
Levi T. Gager, age 95, of Alma, MI, passed away Thursday, April 16, 2026, at Country Blessings Retirement Living, St. Louis, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Alma, MI, at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, April 20, 2026, with Pastor Doug Strait officiating. Burial will take place at Chapel Garden Cemetery, Seville Twp.,...
Shirley Geraldine Long
April 15, 2026
Shirley Geraldine Long, age 94, of Elsie, MI, passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at Haven of Rest in Owosso, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes - Houghton Chapel, Ovid, MI, at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, with Pastor Mona Kindel officiating. Burial will follow at Fairfield Township Cemetery, Elsie,...
Michael Raymond Linn
April 14, 2026
Michael Linn, born July 27, 1929, passed away peacefully at his home on April 14, 2026, with family by his side after a long journey with Alzheimer's disease. He had a joyful upbringing in Ripley, Ohio, an area that experienced occasional flooding of the Ohio River. Tales of rowing boats to roof tops and second story windows accompanied...
Douglas Gaylord Long
April 14, 2026
Douglas Gaylord "Doug" Long, age 67, of Ovid, MI, passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2026, at McLaren Greater Lansing Hospital, Lansing, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes - Houghton Chapel, Ovid, MI, at 1:00 P.M. on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, with Pastor Kathy Keck-Leydorf officiating. Burial will follow at Fairfield Township Cemetery,...
Vera May Vander Hart
April 13, 2026
Vera May (Gulick) Vander Hart, age 84, of Ithaca, MI went home to Jesus on Monday, April 13, 2026, in her home surrounded by her family. She was born on February 3, 1942, in Ithaca, the daughter of Warren Franklin Gulick and Bernice Mildred (Russell) Gulick. She graduated from Ithaca High School in 1959. She married William...
Susan DePond Mulder
April 11, 2026
Susan DePond Mulder, age 70, of Belding, MI, passed away Saturday, April 11, 2026. A Celebration of Life for Susan will be held on Wednesday April 29, 2026, at 4:00-7:00 P.M. at Ovid Township Hall, Ovid, MI. Susan will be laid to rest at Middlebury Cemetery during a private ceremony. Susan was born in Alma, MI...
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