Obituaries
Blanche Marie Woodbury
November 24, 2025
Blanche Marie Woodbury, age 85, of St. Johns, MI, passed away Monday, November 24, 2025, at her home surrounded by her family. A Memorial Service will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes - Osgood Chapel, St. Johns, MI, at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, with Pastor Kathy Leydorf-Keck officiating. Burial will take place at...
Rhett Lee Blemaster
November 23, 2025
Rhett Lee Blemaster, age 26, of East Lansing, MI, passed away Sunday, November 23, 2025. A Memorial Service will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes - Osgood Chapel, St. Johns, MI at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, December 4, 2025, with Pastor Michael Stainbrook officiating. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, from 3:00-7:00 P.M....
Stanley John Simmons
November 21, 2025
Stanley John “Stan” Simmons, age 81, of Ithaca, Michigan passed away Friday, November 21, 2025, at University of Michigan Health West, Wyoming, Michigan. Following Stan’s wishes, a cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held at a later date. Stanley was born in Detroit, Michigan on May 14, 1944, the son of Stanley...
Carla Jo DeRosia
November 21, 2025
Carla Jo DeRosia, age 51, of Alma, MI, passed away Friday, November 21, 2025, at University of Michigan Health- Sparrow Lansing, surrounded by her family. Cremation has taken place, and a Celebration of Life for Carla will be held at a later date. Carla was born in Alma, Michigan on April 10, 1974, she was the...
Robert Franklin Riddle
November 20, 2025
Robert Franklin Riddle Age 82, of Troy, MI, passed away on Thursday, November 20, 2025, at The Gem Memory Care Facility, Town Village, in Sterling Heights, MI. He was born on July 20, 1943, in Highland Park, MI. to William Glen and Elizabeth Riddle (Watchorn). Bob was raised in Royal Oak, MI, and graduated from Royal...
Barbara Sue Tupica
November 20, 2025
Barbara Sue Tupica, age 84, of Ashley, MI, passed away Thursday, November 20, 2025. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Burial will take place at Ford Cemetery. Barbara was born in Marion Springs, Michigan on February 27, 1941, she was the daughter of Loring Alva and Marjorie May (Flegel) Buchholz. She...
Michael Lynn Van De Perre
November 20, 2025
Michael Lynn "Mike" Van De Perre, age 75, of Ithaca, MI, passed away Thursday, November 20, 2025, at his home. Burial will take place at Fort Custer National Cemetery, Augusta, MI, on Friday, May 8, 2026, at 3:00 P.M. Mike was born in Alma, Michigan on September 2, 1950, the son of Gustaff H. and Vivian...
Linda Paulette Sparks
November 20, 2025
Linda Paulette Sparks, age 81, of Grass Lake, formerly of Sumner, Michigan, passed away Thursday, November 20, 2025, at the Jackson County Medical Care Facility, Jackson, Michigan. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, Ithaca, Michigan, at 11:30 A.M. on Saturday, November 29, 2025, with Jo Jones officiating. Visitation will be held on Saturday...
Gregory Lynn Crooks
November 19, 2025
Gregory Lynn Crooks, son of Stuart and Muriel (Smith) Crooks, of Ithaca, Michigan passed away in his home on November 19, 2025, after a long battle with cancer. A cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held at a later date. Greg lived life his way. He loved welding; in fact he was...
David Lee Shaffer
November 18, 2025
David Lee "Dave" Shaffer, age 67, of Alma, MI, passed away Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at his home surrounded by his family. Cremation will take place and there will be no services at this time. David was born in Alma, Michigan on June 26, 1958, the son of Donald Lee and Dorothy Marie (Barnes) Shaffer. Dave...
Jacob John Braman
November 16, 2025
Jacob John "Jake" Braman, age 45, of Ithaca, MI, passed away Sunday, November 16, 2025. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Ithaca, MI, at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, November 22, 2025, with Jake Matthews officiating. Visitation will be held on Saturday from 10:00 A.M. until the time of the service at the funeral...
James Scott Clapp
November 15, 2025
James Scott “Jim” Clapp, age 63, of Wheeler, MI, passed away Saturday, November 15, 2025, at his home. Jim’s wishes were to be cremated and there are no services planned at this time. James was born in Alma, Michigan on September 18, 1962, the son of Bernard C.” Bernie” and Janice Kay (Benner) Clapp. ...
Lance Arlo Barnard
November 15, 2025
Lance Arlo Barnard, age 61, was a lifelong Bath, MI resident, passed away Saturday, November 15, 2025. A Celebration of Life will be held at Bath Legion Hall, 5480 Clark Road, Bath, MI 48808, Sunday, December 7, 2025, from 2:00-4:00 P.M. Lance was born in Lansing, Michigan on February 20, 1964, the son of Arlo Ernest...
Robert Fredrick Stollsteimer
November 15, 2025
Robert Fredrick "Bobby" Stollsteimer, age 60, of Elsie, MI, passed away Saturday, November 15, 2025. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie, MI at 3:00 P.M. on Wednesday, November 19, 2025. Visitation will be held on Wednesday from 1:00 - 3:00 P.M. the time of the service at the funeral home. The...
Jeffery Donald Lewis
November 13, 2025
Jeffery Donald “Jeff” Lewis, age 73, of Elsie, Michigan, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 13, 2025. A Celebration of Life with luncheon will be held on Saturday, November 29, 2025, from 2:00-5:00 p.m. at the American Legion Hall in Elsie, where family and friends will gather to honor a man whose presence filled so many...
Nancy Elaine Randolph
November 13, 2025
Nancy Elaine Randolph, age 77, of Ithaca, MI, passed away Thursday, November 13, 2025. Per Nancy’s wishes cremation has taken place, and there will be no services held. Nancy was born in Midland, Michigan on July 23, 1948, the daughter of Leland and Harriette (Heminger) Baker. She graduated from Bullock Creek High School in Midland, MI,...
Tobias James Frayer
November 11, 2025
Tobias James "Scotty Herald" Frayer, age 41, of Lansing, MI, passed away Tuesday, November 11, 2025. A Time of Sharing will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes - Osgood Chapel, St. Johns, MI, at 7:00 P.M. on Monday, November 17, 2025, with a time of visiting from 4:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. Tobias was born...
Barbara June Hyatt
November 10, 2025
Barbara June “Barb” Hyatt, age 78, of St. Johns, MI, passed away Monday, November 10, 2025. Per Barb’s wishes, cremation has taken place and burial will take place at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Lansing, MI, at a later date. Barb was born in Lansing, Michigan on June 22, 1947, she was the daughter of August Herman...
Linda Louise Inman
November 10, 2025
Linda Louise Inman, age 80, of Ovid, MI, entered into the presence of her Lord and Savior on Monday, November 10, 2025, at Welcome Home Assisted Living, Owosso, Michigan with her daughter by her side. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes - Houghton Chapel, Ovid, MI, at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday,...
Ilma Jean Bare
November 8, 2025
Ilma Jean Bare was born on May 1, 1926, in Ithaca, Michigan to Mabel (Rudd) Gladstone and John Edward Gladstone. She married Clarence Edward Bare on January 19, 1946, in Ithaca, Michigan and they were married for 76 years before his passing in May of 2022. She is survived by daughters Milana (Michael) Space and Carol Vernon of...
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