Obituaries

September 14, 2019

Nancy Jean Goodsell, age 87, of Alma, MI, passed away Saturday, September 14, 2019, at Masonic Pathways.

Funeral Services will be held at Doig Chapel Masonic Pathways, Alma, MI, at 12:00 P.M. on Wednesday, September 18, 2019. Burial will take place at Oak Grove Cemetery, St. Louis, MI at a later date. Visitation will be two hours...

September 14, 2019

Walter Lester "Butch" Kochan, age 61, of Lupton, MI, passed away Saturday, September 14, 2019, at his brothers home surrounded by his family.

Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie, MI,  on Saturday, September 21, 2019 at 11:00 A.M.  Burial will take place at Oak Plain Cemetery, Perry, MI.  Visitation will be held...

September 13, 2019

Howard Lee Mercer, age 89, of Elsie, MI, passed away Friday, September 13, 2019, at his home.

Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie, MI, at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, September 18, 2019, with Pastor Ava Williams officiating. Burial will take place at Ford Cemetery, Gratiot County, MI. Visitation will be held on...

September 11, 2019

Cullen Dwight Webb, 66, of Breckenridge, MI, peacefully rode through the gates of heaven on Wednesday, September 11, 2019, at his home surrounded by family after a long and brave battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy.

Funeral Services will be held at Breckenridge United Methodist Church, 125 3rd St., Breckenridge, MI, on Monday, September 16, 2019 at 12:00...

September 11, 2019

Michael Arthur Weiderer, age 64, of St. Johns, MI, passed away Wednesday, September 11, 2019, at McLaren Greater Lansing Hospital, Lansing, Michigan.

Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes - Houghton Chapel, Ovid, MI, at 3:00 P.M. on Thursday, September 19, 2019.  Burial will take place at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Owosso, MI. Visitation will...

September 11, 2019

Kathleen "Kathy" Karen (Kubica) Reynolds, age 72, of St. Johns, MI, formerly of Troy, MI passed away Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at her home.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Joseph Catholic Church, St. Johns, MI on Monday, September 16, 2019 at 10:00 A.M. with Monsignor Frank Koper officiating.  A Memorial Mass will be...

September 10, 2019

Bernard A. Harrier, 74, of Alma, passed away Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at his home. He was born March 13, 1945 in Alma to Arlan A. and Ardis R. (Fisk) Harrier. He graduated from St. Louis High School in 1963. He went on to Michigan State where he took a short agricultural business course. In March of 1965 he...

September 9, 2019

John Frederick Oberlin, age 73, of Elsie, MI, passed away Monday, September 9, 2019 at his home.

In accordance with John's wishes, cremation will take place and private family services will be held at a later date.

John was born in Hillsdale, MI on December 27, 1945 the son of Frederick and Ardath (Terrill) Oberlin. ...

September 5, 2019

Dorothy Fraker went to meet her Lord and Savior on Thursday, September 5, 2019, with her loved ones by her side. Dorothy, whose given name was Iva Magdalena Butler, was born in Lansing, MI on May 23, 1924 to Charles Simeon and Lydia Belle (Foerch) Butler.  While a small child of 5 years, her mother passed and because of...

September 4, 2019

Janet Eileen Pool passed September 4, 2019 at the age of 63 years at Masonic Pathways Nursing Home in Alma, Michigan, after nearly eight years of illnesses.

Janet was born at Gratiot Community Hospital in Alma on December 7, 1955, to James Robert Whitman and Shirley Jean (Root) Whitman of Ithaca, Michigan.  She married Brien Belanger October...

September 4, 2019

Beverly Ann "Bev" Simmer, age 81, of St. Johns, MI, passed away Wednesday, September 4, 2019, at Henry Ford Macomb Hospital, Clinton Township.

Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes - Osgood Chapel, St. Johns, MI, on Sunday, September 8, 2019 at 1:00 P.M., with Pastor Mona Kindel officiating.  Burial will take place at...

September 2, 2019

After a brave journey with cancer, Wendy Lou Bywater, age 54, of Ithaca, MI left Ashley Care Center surrounded by family and went to her heavenly home on Monday, September 2, 2019.

Wendy was born in Carson City, MI on March 27, 1965. The daughter of Robert and Janet (Riley) Griffin. She graduated from Ithaca High School...

September 2, 2019

Joyce A. Peters, age 90, of Ithaca, passed away September 2, 2019, at Warwick Living Center in Alma, Michigan

Joyce was born in Newark Township on  June 7, 1929, the daughter of Maynard and Lucille (Wermuth) Martin.  She married Donald L. Peters on January 31, 1948, in Angola, Indiana, a union of 70 years together until his...

September 2, 2019

Edith Elsie Williams (nee Moon) of Ithaca, 96 years of age, passed away on September 2, 2019, at her home in the presence of family and friends.

She was born August 28, 1923 in Muskegan, Michigan.  Edith grew up in Pompeii, Michigan, the daughter of Claude Freeman Moon and Elsie Anne Balmer Moon.    She married Ervin George...

August 31, 2019

Jon Devere Martyn, age 81 of Ithaca, MI, passed away Saturday, August 31, 2019 at his home.

A Memorial Service will be held at Seville Community Church of God, Elwell, MI, on Saturday, September 7, 2019 at 11:00 A.M., with Pastor George Showers and Pastor Samuel Wrisley officiating.

Jon was born in Ithaca, MI on...

August 31, 2019

Pauline Frances Carman, age 81, of Sumner passed away peacefully in her home with her family by her side on August 31, 2019.

Pauline was born in St. Johns, Michigan, on May 19, 1938, to Paul and Helen (Barto) Skorna. She graduated from Ashley High School in 1956.

Pauline raised her seven children working many...

August 31, 2019

Gladys H. Pedraja age 90 formerly of Northbrook, IL passed away Saturday, August 31, 2019 with her daughter by her side at The Willows at East Lansing, East Lansing, MI.

A Private Memorial Luncheon will be held in October in Chicago.

Gladys was born in Havana, Cuba on May 11, 1929 the daughter of Mario...

August 30, 2019

Sharon Lee Harlow, age 54, of St. Johns, MI, passed away at her home Friday, August 30, 2019, after a courageous battle with breast cancer.

A Memorial Service will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes - Osgood Chapel, St. Johns, MI, on Thursday, September 5, 2019 at 11:00 A.M., with Nancy Woodcock officiating.  Visitation will be...

August 26, 2019

Clara Elizabeth Boyer, age 81, formerly of Ithaca, passed away peacefully, with her family at her side, on August 26, 2019, at Warwick Living Center in Alma.

Clara was born September 2,1937 in LaGrange, Oregon, the daughter of Carl and Edna (Nation) Kimbley.

For many years Clara cooked meals for Food with Friends, and after...

August 26, 2019

Mark P. Schafer, age 83 of Bradenton, FL formerly of Fowler, MI passed away Monday, August 26, 2019 surrounded by his family.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Fowler, MI, on Friday, August 30, 2019 at 10:30 A.M., with Rev. Fr. Dennis Howard officiating.  Burial will take place at...