Obituaries

July 14, 2014

Debra (Bashore) Hunt left to join our Savior on Monday, July 14, 2014 at the young age of 57. Debra was born in St. Johns, Michigan on June 26, 1957 the daughter of Galen and Betty (Dunham) Bashore. She had a long and courageous battle with breast cancer. She was a devoted wife, loving mother, amazing grandma, caring sister, and...

July 11, 2014

Charles Hubert Sills, age 94, of Elsie, Michigan died Friday, July 11th, 2014 at Memorial Healthcare , Owosso, Michigan. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie, on Monday, July 14th at 11:00 A.M. , Pastor Mona Kindel will officiate. Burial will take place at Riverside Cemetery, Elsie, Michigan. Visitation will be held on Sunday 2-8 P.M....

July 11, 2014

Lewis J. Graham, age 93, of Ithaca, Michigan passed away on Friday, July 11, 2014 at his home. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes St. Louis, Michigan on Tuesday, July 15, 2014 at 11:00 A.M., with Mr. Keith Wise officiating. Burial will take place at Oak Grove Cemetery St. Louis, Michigan. Visitation will be held on...

July 9, 2014

D. Wilbur Thurston of St. Johns died Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at the age of 94. Born July 5, 1920 to Forest and Myrtle (Darling) Thurston, Wilbur was a life-long and active member of the First Congregational Church of St. Johns. On November 1, 1942, he married Leola Mareen Rhynard Thurston and she survives him.

Wilbur was...

July 8, 2014

Annabelle Bush, age 97, of St. Louis, MI passed away on Tuesday, July 8, 2014. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, St. Louis, MI on Saturday, July 12, 2014 at 1:00 P.M., with Rev. John Robinson officiating. Burial will take place at Oak Grove Cemetery, St. Louis, MI. Visitation will be held on Saturday for two...

July 6, 2014

Virginia A. Quine, age 84, of Elsie, MI passed away Sunday, July 6, 2014 at Memorial Healthcare, Owosso, MI. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Holy Family Catholic Church Ovid, MI on Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at 11:00 A.M., with Rev. Fr. Raymond Urbanek and Rev. Fr. Tom Thompson officiating. Burial will take place at Fairfield Township...

July 5, 2014

Virginia Lois Hubbard, age 87, of Alma, MI passed away Saturday, July 5th, 2014 at her home. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Burial will take place at Richland Township Cemetery in Vestaburg, MI. Virginia was born in Clark, South Dakota on February 17, 1927, the daughter of Paul W. and Elizabeth Carolina (Krogman) Morey....

July 4, 2014

Irene Zeeb Pierce of DeWitt, MI died Thursday, July 3, 2014 at the age of 89. Born December 9, 1924, to Everett and Marjorie (Lane) Benson, Irene worked for Michigan Bell Telephone right after high school. She married Virgil Zeeb in 1943 and together they owned DeWitt Elevator until it was destroyed by fire in 1955 and then Zeeb...

July 2, 2014

Howard Earl Deford, age 95, of St. Louis, MI passed away Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at McLaren Greenlawn Campus, Lansing, MI. Funeral Services will be held at the Church of the Nazarene, St. Louis, MI on Saturday, July 5 at 2:00 P.M., with Rev. Kendall Deford, Pastor Nick Deford and Pastor Jake Gregory officiating. Burial will take place at Oak...

July 2, 2014

Lucille C. Mueller of Fowler, MI died Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at the age of 95. Born March 29, 1919 to William and Rosalia (Schafer) Miller in Riley Township, MI Lucille was a member of Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church and Christian Mothers. On January 14, 1946, she married Henry Mueller in Westphalia and he preceded her in death...

July 2, 2014

Elizabeth Ann “Tibby” Mikulka, age 86, of Ashley, died Tuesday, July 2, 2014, in Lansing.

Tibby was born January 15, 1928 in Owosso, the daughter of Herbert J. and Frances Rebecca (Oberlitner) Thompson.  She married Andrew “Andy” Mikulka on June 12, 1948 in Elsie.  Andy preceded Tibby in death in 1986.

Tibby loved crossword puzzles,...

June 29, 2014

Leland H. Carstensen, age 82, of rural Breckenridge, passed away in his home on Sunday, June 29, 2014.

Lee was born October 17, 1931, in Marion Springs, the son of Herbert and Celia (Smith) Carstensen.  During the Korean Conflict he served as an MP in the Army.  He married Alice Zimmerman on January 16, 1954.  He worked...

June 24, 2014

Kayla May Buckley, age 26, died June 22, 2014. She was born on December 19, 1987 the daughter of Randy and Julie (Tomlinson) Buckley.

She is survived by her two children, Ariel Jean Buckley and Damien Duane-Edwin Brinson, fiancAC., Joseph E. Brinson, parents, Randy and Julie Buckley, sister, Katral (James) Stevens, niece and nephew, Tehya and Tryton...

June 24, 2014

Troy Lee-Jasper Reeves Jr., age 73, of Elsie, Michigan passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at Ovid Healthcare Center, Ovid, MI. A Memorial Graveside Service will be held at Ford Cemetery on Saturday, June 28, 2014 at 1:00 P.M. with Pastor Larry Smith officiating. Troy was born in Martinville, Virginia on June 12, 1941, the son of Troy and Sally...

June 24, 2014

Joan H. Raddatz, age 82, died on June 24, 2014. She was born June 9, 1932 in Pewamo, the daughter of Casper and Vera (Schafer) Cook. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Pewamo, and Church of Resurrection Choir. Joan retired from the Michigan Dept. of Treasury-Income Tax Division in 1999. Joan was an avid reader...

June 21, 2014

William J. Peska, age 89, of Ithaca, passed away at his home on Saturday, June 21, 2014, surrounded by his loved ones.

Bill was born in Alma on March 11, 1925, the son of John and Edna (Hamford) Peska.  He married Berniece Mae “Pat” Woodcock on July 11, 1945 in St. Louis.  He worked in maintenance for...

June 20, 2014

James Kevin Rippie, age 58, of St. Louis, MI passed away Friday, June 20th, 2014 at Woodland Hospice, Mt. Pleasant, MI. A memorial service will take place at a later date. James was born in Alma, Michigan on October 25, 1955, the son of Dwain and Catherine (Chase) Rippie. Jim retired from Alma Products after 11 years of service. He...

June 20, 2014

James Kevin Rippie, age 58, of St. Louis, MI passed away Friday, June 20th, 2014 at Woodland Hospice, Mt. Pleasant, MI. A memorial service will take place at a later date. James was born in Alma, Michigan on October 25, 1955, the son of Dwain and Catherine (Chase) Rippie. Jim retired from Alma Products after 11 years of service. He...

June 19, 2014

First Sergeant (Ret) Michael "Top" Bill Deline, age 66, of St. Louis, MI passed away Thursday, June 19th, 2014 at Gratiot Medical Center, Alma, MI. A Memorial Service will be held at St. Louis Church of Christ, St. Louis, MI, on Saturday, July 12, 2014 at 2:00 P.M. with Dr. Keith Wise officiating. Visitation will be held from 12:00 P.M....

June 18, 2014

Ervin Joseph Pettipas of St. Louis, Michigan, passed away June 18, 2014 at Gratiot Medical Center, Alma, Michigan. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, June 28, 2014 at 11:00 A.M. at Nativity of the Lord Parish Mt. St. Joseph, 605 South Franklin Street, St. Louis, Michigan 48880. Ervin was born June 14, 1942 in Charlo's Cove, Nova Scotia,...