Obituaries
Trae Jamal Garcia
October 14, 2025
Trae Jamal Garcia, age 23, of Mount Pleasant, MI, passed away Tuesday, October 14, 2025. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes St. Louis, MI, at 1:00 P.M. on Monday, October 20, 2025, with Pastor Phil Maxwell officiating. Burial will take place at Oak Grove Cemetery, St. Louis, MI at a later date....
Michael Thomas Brecht
October 13, 2025
Michael Thomas “Mike” Brecht, age 62, of Sumner, Michigan, passed away on Monday, October 13, 2025, at University of Michigan Health–Sparrow in Lansing. A memorial will be held at Nativity of the Lord Parish, Mt. St. Joseph Catholic Church in St. Louis, Michigan, on Friday, October 17, 2025, at 3 P.M., with visitation held the...
Glen Ray Gilbert
October 13, 2025
Glen Ray Gilbert, age 70, of Carland, Michigan, passed away Monday, October 13, 2025, at his home. A cremation has taken place and burial will take place at Great Lakes National Cemetery, Holly, Michigan with Military Honors. Glen was born in Owosso, Michigan on June 26, 1955, the son of Robert James and Betty...
Daylene Rose Sadler
October 11, 2025
Daylene Rose (Hagerman) Sadler, age 85, formerly of Lansing, MI, passed away Saturday, October 11, 2025, at University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Lansing, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes - Osgood Chapel, St. Johns, MI, at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, October 18, 2025, with Pastor Tim Knaus officiating. Private burial will take place...
Theron Melvin Kanine
October 10, 2025
Theron Melvin "Mel" Kanine, Jr., age 83, of St. Louis, MI, passed away Friday, October 10, 2025, at Covenant Hospital-Harrison Campus, Saginaw, MI. A Memorial Service will be held at St. Louis Church of Christ, St. Louis, MI, at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, October 25, 2025, with Dr. Keith J. Wise and Pastor Jut Daron officiating. Burial will...
David Lee Acre
October 10, 2025
David Lee Acre, age 80, of Elsie, MI, passed away Friday, October 10, 2025, at his home. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, Elsie, MI, at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, with Pastor Phillip Rogers officiating. Burial will take place at Riverside Cemetery, Elsie, MI. Visitation will be held on Monday,...
George J. French
October 10, 2025
George J. French, age 99, of St. Johns, MI, passed away Friday, October 10, 2025, at his daughter's home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Joseph Catholic Church, St. Johns, MI, at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, October 17, 2025, with Rev. Fr. Michael Williams presiding. Burial and military honors will take place at...
Margaret Elizabeth Randall
October 9, 2025
Margaret Elizabeth Randall, age 92, of Sheridan, MI, passed away Thursday, October 9, 2025, at Corewell Health-Greenville Hospital, Greenville, MI. Margaret was born in Clarksville, Michigan on January 14, 1933, the daughter of Hans William and Rosetta Elizabeth Olsen. She was married in 1952, to Budd Adams, the father of her children. They remained good friends throughout...
Howard Hambly Stohlman, II
October 9, 2025
Howard Hambly Stohlman, II, age 80, of Elsie, MI, passed away Thursday, October 9, 2025. Per Howard’s wishes, cremation has taken place and there will be no services held. Howard was born in Detroit, Michigan on June 30, 1945, the son Howard H. and Elizabeth S.(Collins) Stohlman. He went on to own a business as a...
Arthur Jay Burch
October 7, 2025
Arthur "Art" Jay Burch, age 82, of Ithaca, MI, passed away Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at MyMichigan Medical Center, Alma, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Ithaca, MI, at 1:00 P.M. on Friday, October 10, 2025. Visitation will be held on Friday, October 10, 2025, from 11:00 A.M. until the time of...
Donald Lee Miller
October 5, 2025
Donald Lee Miller, age 79, of Alma, MI, passed away peacefully Sunday, October 5, 2025, at his home surrounded by his family. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Nativity of the Lord Parish, Mt. St. Joseph Catholic Church, St. Louis, MI, at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, October 13, 2025, with Rev. Fr. David Parsch...
Danny K. Foster
October 5, 2025
Danny K. "Dan" Foster, age 75, of Ithaca, MI, passed away peacefully with his wife by his side on Sunday, October 5, 2025, at Medilodge of Clare, Clare, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, Ithaca, MI, at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, October 9, 2025, with Pastor Phil Maxwell and Pastor Brent Beggs...
Pamela Jean Miller
October 4, 2025
Pamela Jean Miller, age 73, of St. Louis, MI, passed away on Saturday, October 4, 2025, at the Opal Senior Living, Lake Park, FL. A Graveside Service will be held at Chapel Garden Cemetery, Alma, MI, on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, at 1:00 P.M. Pam was born in Alma, MI on March 27, 1952, the daughter...
Tammie Kaye Flood
October 4, 2025
Tammie Kaye (Lehner) Flood, age 58, of Crystal, MI, passed away on Saturday, October 4, 2025, at Woodland Hospice House, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. Cremation has taken place and there will be no services held at this time. Online condolences may be made at www.smithfamilyfuneralhomes.com. The family is being served by Smith Family Funeral...
Donald Lee Woodcock
October 3, 2025
Donald Lee "Woody" Woodcock, age 65, of Alma, Michigan, passed away Friday, October 3, 2025, at MyMichigan Medical Center – Gratiot, Alma, Michigan. In following Don's wishes, a cremation has taken place and there are no services planned at this time. Burial will take place at Oak Grove Cemetery, St. Louis, Michigan. Donald was born...
Gary Lee Garlock
October 2, 2025
Gary Garlock, longtime resident of Ovid, MI passed away at the age of 83, on October 2, 2025. Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at Smith Family Funeral Homes-Houghton Chapel, Ovid, MI, at 2:00 P.M. with Mr. Andy Goodrich officiating. Burial will take place at Maple Grove Cemetery, Ovid, MI. Visitation will...
Emma Lou Brandal
September 30, 2025
Emma Lou Brandal, age 88, of Ithaca, MI, peacefully passed away Tuesday, September 30, 2025, at Arbor Grove Assisted Living, Alma, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Ithaca, MI, at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, October 3, 2025, with Pastor Brent Beggs officiating. Visitation will be held on Thursday, October 2, 2025, from...
Mark Willis Brown
September 29, 2025
Mark Willis Brown, age 64, of St. Louis, MI, passed away Monday, September 29, 2025. A Graveside Service will be held at Lafayette Cemetery, Wheeler, MI at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, October 3, 2025. Mark was born in Alma, Michigan on July 6, 1961, the son Stanley J. and Ellen M. (Coakley) Brown. He graduated from...
Edward Lee Fell
September 28, 2025
Edward Lee Fell, age 73, of Ithaca, MI, passed away Sunday, September 28, 2025, at University of Michigan Health-Sparrow, Lansing, MI Private family services will be held at a later date. Burial will take place at Ithaca, Cemetery, Ithaca, MI. Edward was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana on April 20, 1952, the son John Edward and...
Susan Kay Root
September 24, 2025
Susan Kay “Sue” Root, age 70, St. Johns, passed away unexpectedly at her home on September 24, 2025. Sue was born in the middle of a blizzard on January 13, 1955, to Barbara Jean Smith and Harry Albert Root in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. Sue loved spending time with various close cousins, playing in her grandparent’s barn or...



