Obituaries

John Baker

April 22, 2015

John William Baker, 92, died at his home, April 22, 2015 after a 3 year battle with liver cancer. Funeral Services will be held on Monday, April 27, 2015 at the First United Methodist Church, St. Louis, MI, at 11:00 A.M. with Pastor George Showers officiating. Burial will take place at Riverside Cemetery, Alma, MI. Visitation will be held on...

Michael Malatinsky

April 21, 2015

Michael Douglas Malatinsky, age 30, passed away on April 18, 2015. He was born in Lansing on June 1, 1984, the son of Douglas and Sally (Dush) Malatinsky.

He is survived by his daughter, Jazlynn Malatinsky, his parents, Doug Malatinsky and Sally (Jon Thelen) Malatinsky, sisters, Jennifer Smith, Nikki Auten and Becky (Shawn) Fike, grandparents, Steve Malatinsky...

Elizabeth Warren

April 21, 2015

Elizabeth N. Warren, age 97, of Ovid, MI passed away April 19, 2015.

The family will announce a memorial service at a later date.

A service summary is not available

Addison Pupava

April 20, 2015

Addison Adeline Pupava, 6 weeks, of St. Louis, MI passed away Monday, April 20, 2015 at MidMichigan Medical Center, Alma, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes St. Louis, MI on Saturday, April 25, 2015 at 1:00 P.M. with Pastor Bob March officiating. Visitation will be held from 12:00 P.M. until the time of service. Addison...

Burtis Blair

April 20, 2015

Burtis J. "Burt" Blair, age 78, of Perrinton, Michigan passed away Monday, April 20, 2015 at Sparrow Hospital, Lansing, MI. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church, Perrinton, Michigan on Friday, April 24, 2015 at 11:00 A.M., with Rev Fr. Andrzej Boroch officiating. Burial will take place at Fulton Center Cemetery, Perrinton,...

Nita Bennett

April 19, 2015

Nita N. Bennett, 83, of St. Louis, MI went to be with her Lord on Sunday, April 19, 2015 at her home. She has continued her singing with God's great Choir. Memorial Services will be held on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at First United Methodist Church, St. Louis, MI at 11:00 A.M., with Pastor Terri Bentley officiating. Visitation will be...

Harold McJilton

April 19, 2015

Harold Lee McJilton, 91, of St. Louis, MI passed away April 19, 2015 at Schnepp Health Care Center, St. Louis. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes St. Louis, MI on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at 11:00 A.M., with Mr. Keith Wise of the St. Louis Church of Christ officiating. Burial will take place at Oak Grove...

Vera Helen Oberlitner

April 18, 2015

Vera H. Oberlitner, age 87, of rural Alma, died Saturday, April 18, 2015, at Schnepp Health Care Center in St. Louis.

vera was born in rural Ashley on July 31, 1927, the daughter of Joseph and Stazie (Rasdale) Kozeny.  She attended Fulton High School.  On February 25, 1950, she married Carl Oberlitner.  They were married for 64...

Joe Sanchez

April 18, 2015

Joe Z. Sanchez, age 81, of Alma, MI passed away Saturday, April 18, 2015 at the University of Michigan Health Systems, Ann Arbor, MI. Funeral Services will be held at First Church of God Alma, MI on Thursday, April 23, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. with Pastor Steve Wimmer officiating. Visitation will be held on Wednesday April 22, 2015 from 2-8...

Reba Rummell

April 18, 2015

Reba "Peg" Lou Rummell, age 84, of Ovid, MI passed away Saturday, April 18, 2015 unexpectedly, at her home, with all of her children present. A Memorial Celebration of Her Life will be held on Saturday, April 25, 2015 from 2-6 P.M. at Owosso Tractor Parts, 6990 West M-21, Owosso, MI 48867. There will be a short service at 2:00...

Ada Chaffin

April 16, 2015

Ada Amelia Fraker Chaffin age 99 passed away Thursday, April 16, 2015 at Warwick Living Center, Alma, Michigan. A Memorial Service celebrating Ada's life will be held at Smith Family Funeral Home, 1333 East Center St. Ithaca, MI on Saturday, April 25, 2015 at 12:00 P.M. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service from 11:00 A.M....

Barbara Jean Freed

April 15, 2015

Barbara Jean Freed of Sumner, died Wednesday, April 15, 2015, at Gratiot Medical Center in Alma.

Barbara was born in Alma on February 5, 1940, the daughter of Donald and Pauline (Donley) Clymer.  She married Alvin Merritt Freed on September 19, 1959 and they enjoyed fifty years together before he preceded her in death on June 7,...

Dolores Clark

April 15, 2015

Dolores Helen Clark of St. Johns, MI and formerly of Elmore, OH, passed away April 13, 2015 at the age of 87. She was born August 18, 1927, in St. Louis, MO, the daughter of Josephine and Stephen Chulick. On September 4, 1954 she married Edward C. Clark and he preceded her in death on September 1, 2013.

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Thomas Strachota

April 14, 2015

Thomas Joseph 'Tom' Strachota, age 64, of Elsie, MI passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at his home, with his family by his side. Funeral Services will be held at Duplain Church of Christ, St. Johns, MI on Friday, April 17, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. with Mr. Chuck Emmert, Minister officiating. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, April 15, 2015...

Theresa Ladiski

April 13, 2015

Theresa Ann Ladiski, age 66, of Elsie, MI passed away Monday, April 13, 2015 at Sparrow Health Systems, Lansing, MI. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Holy Family Catholic Church Ovid, MI on Saturday, April 18, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. with Rev. Fr. Raymond Urbanek officiating. Burial will take place at Ford Cemetery, Gratiot County, MI. Visitation...

Margie Wilcox

April 13, 2015

Margie Lee Wilcox, passed away on April 13, 2015 at Mid-Michigan Hospice House, Lansing, Michigan. There will be a private memorial service held at a later date. Margie was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the daughter of George and Lillian (Allen) Payne. She married Robert Wilcox in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Margie and her husband farmed a centennial farm in Hastings,...

Deborah Rodriguez

April 11, 2015

Deborah Sue Rodriguez, age 59, of Alma, MI passed away Saturday, April 11, 2015 at Schnepp Health Care Center, St. Louis, MI. A Memorial Service will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Ithaca, MI on Saturday, April 18, 2015 at 5:00 P.M. with Mr. Keith Wise officiating. Burial will take place at Pine Grove Cemetery, Ithaca, Michigan. Visitation will...

Robert Hutchings

April 10, 2015

Robert Don 'Bob' Hutchings, age 62, of Riverdale, MI formerly of Laingsburg passed away Friday, April 10, 2015 at his home. A Memorial Gathering will be held on Thursday, April 16, 2015 from 2-5 P.M. at the Ithaca Community Center, Ithaca, MI. Robert was born in Owosso, Michigan on January 25, 1953, the son of Robert Ellis and Katherine (Howe)...

Emma Dunavant

April 9, 2015

Emma Kent Dunavant, age 86, of St. Johns, Michigan died Thursday, April 9, 2015 at Masonic Pathways, Alma, Michigan. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, Ithaca, Michigan on Sunday, April 12, 2015 at 2:00 P.M., with Pastor Mona Dye officiating. Burial will take place at North Star Cemetery, North Star, Michigan. Visitation will be held on...

Catherine Marie “Casy” Mckenzie Clark

April 8, 2015

Casy McKenzie Clark, age 52, of Ithaca, died Wednesday, April 8, 2015, at her home.

Casy was born May 22, 1962 in Cherry Point, North Carolina, the daughter of James Wesley and Peggy Sue (McNerney) McKenzie.  She loved children, and doted on her nieces and nephews, and pets.  She was always very active, doing handcrafts and crocheting...