Obituaries

May 16, 2015

Harold B. Kern, age 79, of Ithaca, Michigan died Saturday, May 16, 2015 at Masonic Pathways, Alma, Michigan. A Memorial Service will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie, Michigan on Thursday, May 21, 2015 at 3:00 P.M., with Pastor Kathy Leydorf-Keck officiating. Visitation will be held from 1:00 P.M. until the time of service. Harold donated his body...

May 15, 2015

Lawrence Carroll "Larry" Freed, age 77, of Alma, MI passed away Friday, May 15, 2015 at his home. Funeral Services will be held at New Haven Church of God, Sumner, MI, on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. with Pastor John Hagerman officiating. Burial will take place at New Haven Township Cemetery, Gratiot County, MI. Visitation will be held...

May 13, 2015

Arturo Guajardo, age 61, of Alma, Michigan died Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at St. Mary's Hospital, Saginaw, Michigan. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes St. Louis, Michigan on Monday, May 18, 2015 at 1:00 P.M. Burial will take place at Oak Grove Cemetery St. Louis, Michigan. Visitation will be held on Monday, May 18, 2015 from...

May 13, 2015

Lester Foster, age 86, of Ithaca, MI passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at his home. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, Ithaca, MI on Saturday, May 16, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. with Pastor Doug Strait officiating. Burial will take place at Pine Grove Cemetery, Emerson Township, MI. Visitation will be held on, Friday May 15,...

May 11, 2015

June Ellen Demski, age 79, of Ithaca, died Monday, May 11, 2015, at Midland Medical Center.

June was born August 1, 1935, in Hamilton Township, Ithaca, the daughter of Albert Lawrence and Mabel Belle (Agner) Galloway, Sr.  She loved to dance, and met Bernard Demski at a dance she attended.  They were married on October 24, 1987. ...

May 10, 2015

Born September 9, 1940 at home in Ithaca, Michigan. Died approximately May 10, 2015 at his home. Bud was a lifelong resident of the Ithaca/Alma area. He graduated from Ithaca High School in 1958. Bud spent his teenage working years at an auto-body shop, then his entire career with GTE in several positions. In addition to his work, he...

May 7, 2015

Allen Eric Bauder, age 67, of Sumner, Michigan passed away Thursday, May 7, 2015 at his home. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Ithaca, MI on Monday, May 11, 2015 at 1:00 P.M., with Pastor Steven Lang officiating. Burial will take place at Sumner Township Cemetery, Sumner, MI. Visitation will be held on Sunday, May 10,...

May 7, 2015

Robert "Bob" LeRoy Miller, age 93, passed away on May 6, 2015. He was born in Lansing, MI on May 7, 1921, the son of LeRoy and Rachael (Jenks) Miller. Bob retired from GM in 1986 as an electrician and was a Veteran of WWII. He was a member of Faith Fellowship Bible Church and the Jack Pine Lodge...

May 6, 2015

Carolyn Jean Griffin, age 68, of Ovid, Michigan passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at Sparrow Health Systems, Lansing, Michigan. A Graveside service will be held at a later date. Carolyn was born in St. Johns, Michigan on October 18, 1946, the daughter of Ray and Margaret I. (Teachout) Griffin. She resided most of her life in Michigan and was...

May 5, 2015

Lealin James McVeigh, 2 years old, died Tuesday, May 5, 2015, at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids after a courageous battle.

Lealin was born September 21, 2012, in Alma, the son of Jadd J. and Cristina M. (Ferrier) McVeigh.  He was a strong  little boy who would pat the backs of his family and tell...

May 5, 2015

Mary-Ellen Andrews, age 60, of St. Johns, died Tuesday, May 5, 2015, at Laurels of Fulton, after a battle with cancer.

Mary-Ellen was born in Saginaw, on April 25, 1955, the daughter of John “Buck” and Shirley (Climie) Breasbois.  She graduated form Merrill High School in 1973.

She met and married Robert “Lee” Andrews, Jr.,...

May 4, 2015

Mary Jean "Jean" Baxter, age 79, of Riverdale, MI formerly of St. Louis, MI passed away Monday, May 4, 2015 at Tendercare of Mt. Pleasant, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes St. Louis, MI on Saturday, May 9, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. with Grant Colthorp officiating. Burial will take place at Cherry Grove Cemetery, Clare,...

May 3, 2015

Max Lyle Hott, age 91, of St. Johns, Michigan passed away Sunday, May 3, 2015 at Sparrow Clinton Hospital, St. Johns, Michigan. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes St. Johns, MI on Thursday, May 7, 2015 at 11:00 A.M., with Dr. Donald Ferris-McCann officiating. Burial will take place at Duplain Township Cemetery St. Johns, Michigan. Visitation...

May 1, 2015

Richard Gene Stoneman, 86, of Perrinton, Michigan passed away on Friday, May 1, 2015, at Grace Haven Assisted Living Center, St. Johns, Michigan.

Richard "Dick" Stoneman was born on November 5, 1928 in Gratiot County to the late Grant William and Lola Fern (Warren) Stoneman and lived his entire life in the mid-Michigan area.

In...

May 1, 2015

Robert A. "Bob" Seibert, age 79, of St. Johns, MI passed away Friday, May 1, 2015 at Hazel I. Findlay Country Manor, St. Johns, MI. A Graveside Service will be held at Eureka Cemetery on Friday, May 8, 2015 at 10:00 A.M., with Pastor Mona Kindel officiating. Robert was born in St. Johns, Michigan on January 8, 1936, the son...

April 29, 2015

Orville William Selfridge, age 82, of Ovid, MI passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at his home. A Memorial Service will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie, MI on Sunday, May 3, 2015 at 4:00 P.M., with Pastor Mona Kindel officiating. Visitation will be held on Sunday prior to the service from 2-4 P.M. at the funeral home....

April 29, 2015

Eric Max Kremer, age 42, of Bannister, MI passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at his home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Cyril's Catholic Church, Bannister, MI on Saturday, May 2, 2015 at 11:00 A.M., with Rev. Fr. Bill Gruden officiating. Burial will take place at Ford Cemetery, Gratiot County, MI. Visitation will be held...

April 27, 2015

Donald Edward Hungerford, age 84, of Alma, Michigan died Monday, April 27, 2015 at Mid-Michigan Medical Center, Alma, Michigan A Memorial Service will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes St. Louis, Michigan on Monday, May 4, 2015 at 11:00 A.M., with Pastor George Showers officiating. Burial will take place at Seville Township Cemetery. Visitation will be on Monday from...

April 26, 2015

Darlton M. Brown, age 80, of Henderson, Michigan, died Sunday, April 26th, 2015 at Laurels of Fulton, Perrinton, Michigan. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie, MI on Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. Burial will take place at Forrest Hill Cemetery, Michigan. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from 4 to...

April 22, 2015

Gertrude “Trudy” Fell, age 85, of Ithaca, died Wednesday, April 22, 2015, at Michigan Medical Center in Midland.

Trudy was born  in Royal Oak Michigan, on April 23, 1929, the daughter of Hurley and Mildred ( Bachert ) Bowlby.  She married John Edward Fell, Sr. on December 15, 1947.

She was a loving wife and...