Obituaries

Aug 29, 2015

Harriet Pearl Sherman, age 80, of Ithaca, Michigan died Saturday, August 29, 2015 with her family by her side. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Ithaca, Michigan on Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 1:00 P.M., Mrs. Jo Jones will officiate. Burial will take place at Ithaca Cemetery, Ithaca, Michigan. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, September...

Aug 28, 2015

Russel D. (Butch) Schoch, age 77, of Elsie, Michigan died Friday, August 28th, 2015 at his home. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie, MI on Tuesday, September 1st at 11:00 A.M. , Mr. Thomas Bradley will officiate. Burial will take place at Riverside Cemetery, Elsie Michigan. Visitation will be held on Sunday 6-8 P.M. and...

Aug 28, 2015

Dorothy Lola Ballantine, age 87, of Elsie, MI passed away Friday, August 28, 2015 at Sparrow Hospital, Lansing, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie, MI on Monday, August 31, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. with Pastor Mona Kindel officiating. Burial will take place at Riverside Cemetery, Elsie, MI. Visitation will be held on Saturday, August...

Aug 25, 2015

Gwendolyn Kay DeMay, age 68, of Alma, died Tuesday, August 25, 2015, at Woodland Hospice in Mt. Pleasant.

Kay was born August 4, 1947 in Alma, the daughter of Irvin Dale and Florence Evelyn (Smith) Crum.  She loved her grandchildren, and attended Alma sports to watch her grandsons play.  She also enjoyed walking with friends, long talks...

Aug 21, 2015

Kenneth R. Gager, age 87, of Alma, Michigan passed away Friday, August 21, 2015 at Gratiot Medical Center, Alma, Michigan. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Ithaca, MI on Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 1:00 P.M., with Pastor Doug Strait officiating. Visitation will be held on Tuesday from 11:00 A.M.-1:00 P.M. prior to the service at...

Aug 20, 2015

Rae Jean Johnson, age 79, passed away suddenly on August 19, 2015 in Lansing, Michigan. Rae was born in Caro, Michigan in 1935 to Ray and Grace S. (Clothier) Huffman. She was a graduate of Central Michigan University and Michigan State University and was a teacher and media specialist in the Lansing Public Schools for many years. She was...

Aug 18, 2015

Harriet O. Henry, age 97, of Elsie, MI passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at her home, where she was able to stay thanks to Apryl, Gina, Barb, Alanna, and Traci, her caretakers. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, Elsie, MI on Friday, August 21, 2015 at 11:00 A.M., with Dr. Donald Ferris-McCann officiating. Burial will...

Aug 17, 2015

Jim Cardenas Hernandez, age 71, of Elsie, Michigan passed away Monday, August 17, 2015 at his home. There will be no services. Jim was born in Texas on April 13, 1944, the son of Frank and Isobel (Cardenas) Hernandez. Jim married Elaine A. (Norton) Hernandez. He worked as a Fork Lift Driver. He is survived by his wife and children....

Aug 16, 2015

Mable Glover Johnston, age 79 of Tucker, GA and Alma, MI, passed to eternal life on Sunday, August 16, 2015 in Georgia. Mable was born in Hamilton Township on April 1, 1936, the daughter of Charles and Emma (Tester-Wiltfong) Zimmerman.  She graduated from Ithaca High School in 1954. She married Melvin Glover of Breckenridge, MI on August 28, 1954. ...

Aug 16, 2015

Ande Glasmacher (Margaret Anderson Kennedy Glasmacher, for those who require a full legal description), born on October 27, 1970, in Laurens, SC, had her last thought of some inappropriate joke or prank on or before August 16, 2015, before succumbing to metastatic uveal melanoma. Whatever was happening in there during her altered state in the last day before she died,...

Aug 15, 2015

Nancy Jo Wood, age 59, of St. Louis, MI passed away Saturday, August 15, 2015 at Mid Michigan Medical Center, Midland, MI. A Private Family Graveside Services will be held at Oak Grove Cemetery, St. Louis, MI. Nancy was born in Alma, Michigan on January 5, 1956, the daughter of Duane and Clara Mae (Hitchcock) Lane. She graduated from St....

Aug 13, 2015

On Thursday 8/13/15, Roger unexpectedly passed away. Roger leaves his wife of 8 years, Teri Jo McNamara, his son Josh and his daughter Brinley; his sister Becky and brother Rick; mother-in law Joanne; brothers-in-law Dave, Patrick, Kory, Scott, and Burt; sisters-in-law Nena, Julie, Susan and Cheryl. He was proceeded in death by his own parents Richard and Judy; father-in-law...

Aug 11, 2015

Donna Bell Dumond, age 85, of Flint, MI passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at McLaren Hospital, Flint, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie, MI on Friday, August 14, 2015 at 1:00 P.M. with Rev. Keith McKinnies officiating. Visitation will be held on Thursday, August 13, 2015 from 6-8 P.M. at the funeral home...

Aug 10, 2015

Bertha May Whitaker, age 84, of Elsie, MI passed away Monday, August 10, 2015 at Hazel I. Findlay Country Manor, St. Johns, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie, MI on Thursday, August 13, 2015 at 11:00 A.M., with Pastor Keith Whipple officiating. Burial will take place at Riverside Cemetery Elsie, MI. Visitation will be...

Aug 9, 2015

Richard F. Rummell, age 87, of Ovid, MI passed away Sunday, August 9, 2015 at Ovid Healthcare Center. A Memorial Celebration of His Life will be held at Owosso Tractor Parts 6990 W. M-21, Owosso, MI 48867 on Saturday, October 10, 2015 from 2-6 P.M. with a short service at 2:00 P.M. but you are welcome to come at any...

Aug 7, 2015

Hazel Harriet Grinnell, age 77, of Ovid, MI passed away Friday, August 7, 2015 at Sparrow Hospital, Lansing, Michigan. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Holy Family Catholic Church, Ovid, MI on Monday, August 10, 2015 at 10:30 A.M. with Rev. Msgr. George Michalek as Celebrant. Burial will follow at North Star Cemetery, North Star, MI. Visitation...

Aug 7, 2015

Duane R. Hyatt, age 42, passed away on August 5, 2015. He was born in Lansing on January 28, 1973, the son of Richard and Barbara (Hoppe) Hyatt.

He is survived by his son, Dustin Hyatt and former spouse and friend, Monique Hyatt of Lansing, his parents, Richard and Barbara Hyatt of St. Johns, sister, Eugenia Hyatt,...

Aug 3, 2015

Marilyn Ann McClintic, of St. Louis, Michigan, passed away peacefully in her home, Monday, August 3, 2015. She was born on April 19, 1933, in Bay City, Michigan to John Henry and Emma Alice Syring. After graduating from Central Michigan University in 1955 with a teaching degree, Marilyn settled in St. Louis where she raised her family. She taught her...

Aug 3, 2015

Thomas L. "Tom" Crackel, age 73, of Alma, MI passed away Monday, August 3, 2015 at Pine River Healthcare Center, St. Louis, MI. A Memorial Service will be held at the St. Louis Church of Christ, St. Louis, MI on Thursday, August 13, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. with Pastor Keith Wise officiating. Thomas was born in Owosso, Michigan on November...

Aug 3, 2015

Lewis E. VanDeusen, born July 20, 1912 in Fairfield Twp., Elsie, MI, the son of Andrew and Minnie (Webb) VanDeusen passed away at Ovid Healthcare on August 1, 2015 at the age of 103. He worked for Douglas Trucking for 13 years and Cal's Merchandise of Ovid for 20 years. His marriage to Dorothy F. Good on May 2,...