Obituaries

October 5, 2016

Linda Lou Bakos age 78 of Ashley, MI, passed away Wednesday, October 5, 2016, at her home.

Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, Ithaca, MI on Monday, October 10, 2016 at 11:00 A.M., with Pastor Mona Dye officiating.  Visitation will be held on Sunday, October 9, 2016 from 2-8 P.M. with family present...

October 4, 2016

Marjory Ellen “Marge” Hoyt age 87, of St. Louis, MI, passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2016, at McKellers Assisted Living, St. Louis, MI.

Funeral Services will be held at St. Louis Church of Christ, St. Louis, MI, on Thursday, October 6, 2016 at 11:00 A.M., with Dr. Keith J. Wise officiating.  Burial will take place at Chapel...

October 3, 2016

Linda Lucille McGill, age 70, of Sumner, died at MidMichigan Medical Center in Alma on October 3, 2016.

Linda was born on May 11, 1946 in Alma, the daughter of J.B. and Loretta Elaine (Spiece) Maxwell.  She worked at Wolverine World Wide and retired as an Ithaca rural mail carrier.

She loved God and her...

October 3, 2016

Juanita May Carroll age 91, loving mother, grandma and great-grandma, of Elsie, MI passed away Monday, October 3, 2016, at Hazel I. Findlay Country Manor, St. Johns, MI.

Funeral Services will be held at the Elsie United Methodist Church, Elsie, MI, on Friday, October 7, 2016 at 11:00 A.M., with Pastor Rob Nystrom officiating.  Burial will take...

October 2, 2016

Gerald Joseph Fedewa age 87, of Pewamo, Michigan, passed away Sunday, October 2, 2016, at his home surrounded by his family.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Pewamo, Michigan, on Thursday, October 6, 2016 at 10:30 AM, with Rev. Fr. Charlon Mason officiating.  Burial will take place at St. Joseph...

October 2, 2016

Maxine Ruth (Leydorf) Tufford, 89, of Bannister, MI, passed away Sunday, October 2, 2016, at Ashley Care Center, Ashley, MI.

Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie, MI, on Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at 11:00 A.M., with Pastor Kathy Leydorf-Keck and Pastor Mona Dye officiating.  Burial will take place at Ford Cemetery, Gratiot...

October 2, 2016

Vickie Lynn (Schooler) Mills age 69 of Alma, Michigan passed away Sunday, October 2, 2016, at the University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Funeral Services will be held at St. Louis Church of the Nazarene Church, St. Louis, MI on Saturday, October 8, 2016 at 11:00 A.M., with Pastor Glen Joseph and Pastor Craig Hollenbeck officiating....

October 1, 2016

Joseph Charles Brokaw Sr., 80, of Grayling formerly of St. Johns, MI, passed away Saturday, October 1, 2016, at his home.

Cremation has taken place and there will be no services.

Joseph was born in Detroit, Michigan on January 24, 1936, the son of Clare and Elizabeth (Moran) Brokaw. Joe enjoyed woodworking.

He...

October 1, 2016

John R. Boyer age 53 of Ithaca, Michigan passed away Saturday, October 1, 2016 at Mercy Health St. Mary Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI.

Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Ithaca, MI on Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at 1:00 P.M., with Rev. Mike Skeith officiating.  Burial will take place at Ithaca Cemetery, Ithaca, MI. ...

September 30, 2016

Olin R. Whitford, age 88, of rural Ithaca, passed away Friday, September 30, 2016, at Hearts Content AFC Home in Breckenridge, with his family at his side.

Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, October 15, at the Ashley United Methodist Church, with Pastor Mona Dye officiating.

Olin was born March 27, 1928, in Ashley,...

September 28, 2016

Geraldine J. "Jerrie" Whisman, 75, of St. Johns, MI, passed away Wednesday, September 28, 2016, at Ashley Care Center, Ashley, MI.

A celebration of life dinner and time of sharing will be held on Saturday October 1, 2016 at 2:00 P.M. at the ZCBJ Hall in Bannister, MI.

Geraldine was born in Au Gres, Michigan...

September 27, 2016

John Brian Frink, 54, of Owosso, MI, passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2016, at Hospice House of Shiawassee County, Owosso, MI.

Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes - Houghton Chapel, 232 E. Oak Street, Ovid, MI on Saturday, October 1, 2016, at 11:00 A.M. with Chuck Emmert, Minister officiating.  A private burial will take...

September 27, 2016

Charles Gardner Fraker, age 93, of Alma formerly Pompeii, MI; went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at Arbor Grove, Alma, MI, with his family at his side.

Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Home, Ithaca, MI on Saturday, October 1, 2016 at 2:00 P.M., with Pastor...

September 21, 2016

James Robert Schneider age 71, of Ashley, Michigan, passed away Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at his home.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Cyril Catholic Church, Bannister, MI, on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at 10:00 A.M., with Rev. Fr. Bill Gruden officiating.  Burial will take place Ford Cemetery, Gratiot County, MI.  Visitation will...

September 20, 2016

Donald Fredrick Risk Jr., 85 of Ovid, Michigan, passed away Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at Hazel I. Findlay Country Manor, St. Johns, Michigan.

A Memorial Service will be held at Heartland Church 8440 East M-21, Ovid, MI on Saturday, October 1, 2016 at 2:00 P.M., with Pastor Ben McBride officiating.  A luncheon will follow the service at the church....

September 16, 2016

Dennis Leon Carroll, age 58, of Leota passed away Friday, September 16th 2016 with family and friends by his side.

Dennis was born November 15, 1956 to Otto and Thelma (McConnell) Carroll in Bellaire, Michigan. He married his longtime companion Jane Smith, July 16, 2011, they had been together since 1983.

Dennis was an Army...

September 16, 2016

A Life Well Lived

Norman Joseph Beauchamp Sr. a remarkable man uniquely committed to his family and to God, went to be with the Lord and his wife Anne on Friday, September 16, 2016.  His was a great life of 80 years.

His journey started May 15, 1936 in Gladstone, Michigan.  He was the first...

September 16, 2016

Betty Jean Ryckman, 87, of Riverdale, MI, passed away Friday, September 16, 2016, at Woodland Hospice House, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. Private services will take place. Betty was born in Marion Township, Michigan on March 15, 1929, the daughter of Ernest and Florence (Wise) Mitchell. She married Cecil W. Ryckman on September 16, 1950. She enjoyed spending time with her...

September 15, 2016

Marthajean Kleinhans (Harrier, Franich), age 91, formerly of Ithaca and Sparta, passed away Thursday, September 15, 2016 at Ashley Care Center in Ashley MI. Marthajean was born on June 24, 1925 in Gratiot County’s Emerson Township to Charles and Floie (Fidler) Harrier. She was preceded in death by her first husband George Franich and by her second husband, James...

September 14, 2016

Kelvin Grandy Grant, 58, of Alma, MI, passed away Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at his home.

Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Home Ithaca, MI on Friday, September 23, 2016 at 11:00 A.M., with Pastor Paul Kile officiating. Visitation will be held on Thursday, September 22, 2016 from 4:00-8:00 P.M. at the funeral home....