Obituaries

February 16, 2014

Steven John Czachowrski, age 52, of Lansing, MI passed away Sunday, February 16, 2014 at Hospice House of Mid-Michigan in Lansing, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, St. Johns, MI on Saturday, February 22, 2014 at 1:00 P.M., with Pastor Mona Kindel officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Rest Cemetery in St. Johns, MI. Visitation...

February 16, 2014

Arlene Wilma Cole, age 87, of St. Louis, MI passed away on Sunday, February 16, 2014 in Alma, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, St. Louis, MI, on Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at 11:00 A.M., with Jut Daron officiating. Burial will take place at Emerson Township Cemetery, Gratiot County, MI. Visitation will be held on...

February 15, 2014

Gerald J. Pohl, loving husband, father, and grandfather died Friday, February 14, 2014 at the age of 82. Born April 11, 1931 to Louis and Catherine (Thelen) Pohl, Gerald served in the US Army, was a farmer, a member of Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus, and VFW Post #3733. In 1955, he married Helen Pohl...

February 12, 2014

Nilah Jean (Anderson) Netzley, age 88, of St. Louis, MI, formerly of Owosso, MI died Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at Grand Haven Assisted Living, Lansing, MI. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date. Nilah was born in Hartford City, IN on February 23, 1925, the daughter of Howard C. and Thelma S. (Wright) Croy. Nilah married Earl...

February 10, 2014

Janet R. Loucks, age 72, died on February 9, 2014. She was born in Detroit on September 3, 1941, the daughter of Samuel and Ruth (Steiner) Little. Janet married Patrick Loucks on June 12, 1965 and he preceded her in death on May 19, 2011.

She is survived by her son, Christopher (Denise) Loucks of St. Johns,...

February 7, 2014

Gloria R. Nikkari, age 88, of St. Louis, MI passed away on Friday, February 7, 2014 at Schnepp Health Care Center in St. Louis. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at 11:00 A.M. at Mt. St. Joseph Catholic Church, St. Louis, MI with Rev. Fr. Nate Harburg officiating. Burial will take place at...

February 6, 2014

Marilyn L. West of Lansing, MI died Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at the age of 87. Born January 8, 1927 to Harold and Mary E. (Hess) Calcott, Marilyn worked as a Secretary for the State of Michigan until her retirement.

Surviving are her children Christopher (Linda) West of New Port Richey, FL, Kevin B. (Christine) West of...

February 6, 2014

Ralph "Pete" Raymond Sandel, age 84, of Elwell, MI passed away Thursday, February 6, 2014 at Gratiot Medical Center in Alma, MI. In accordance to Pete's wishes, there will be no funeral services. Burial will take place at Riverside Cemetery in Alma, MI. Pete was born in Elwell, Michigan on November 18, 1929, the son of Harold E. and Macy...

February 5, 2014

Bernice Rose "Porkey" Moffett, age 81, of Alma, MI formerly of Lake George, MI died Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at Masonic Pathways in Alma, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes St. Louis, MI on Friday, February 7, 2014 at 11:00 A.M., with Pastor Terri Bentley officiating. Burial will take place at Oak Grove Cemetery, St....

February 4, 2014

Dale Roy Peck, age 76, of Ovid, Michigan passed away Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at Ovid Healthcare Center. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie, MI on Saturday, February 8, 2014 at 11:00 A.M., with Pastor Kathy Leydorf-Keck officiating. Burial will take place at Riverside Cemetery Elsie, MI. Visitation will be held on Friday, February 7,...

February 4, 2014

Rev. Laverne A. Ames, 82, of Rockville, Indiana died at 8:58 pm Friday, January 31, 2014 in Union Hospital at Terre Haute, Indiana. He was born July 8, 1931 in Durand, Michigan to the late Arthur Ames and Blanche Kelly Ames. He was a retired Nazarene Elder. He also retired from the U.S.Navy with the rank of Lieutenant with...

February 4, 2014

Brayden Michael Wale, 5 month old son of Jacob Wale & Cassandra Thayer of Alma, MI passed away Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at Spectrum Health Center, Grand Rapids, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Ithaca, MI on Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at 1:00 P.M., with Pastor Dale Wolfe officiating. Burial will take place at Ridgelawn...

February 4, 2014

Jasper E. Fockler, age 91, of Elwell, MI passed away Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at Mid Michigan Medical Center, Midland, MI. Private Funeral Services were held at Smith Family Funeral Homes St. Louis, MI with Rev. Dr. Jana Lynn Almeida officiating. Burial was held at Chapel Gardens Cemetery, Seville Township, MI. Jasper was born in North Shade Township, MI, on...

February 4, 2014

Allen Lee Janes, age 58, of Ovid, MI passed away Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at his home. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie, MI, on Friday, February 7, 2014 at 10:00 A.M., with Pastor Tim Dickinson officiating. Burial will take place at Fairfield Township Cemetery, Fairfield Township, MI. Visitation will be held on Thursday, February...

February 4, 2014

Mary Jean Huguelet, age 87, of Elsie, MI passed away Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at Sparrow Hospital, Lansing, Michigan. A Memorial Service will be held at the First Baptist Church of Elsie on Saturday, February 15, 2014 at 11:00 A.M., with Pastor Ralph Parkin officiating. Burial will take place at Riverside Cemetery, Elsie, Michigan. Visitation will be held prior to...

February 3, 2014

George J. Koenigsknecht of Fowler, MI died Sunday, February 2, 2014 at the age of 87. Born February 8, 1926 to Frank and Rosa (Thelen) Koenigsknecht. George was an Army Veteran of WWII, he was a member of Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, E.J. Werner Post 3733. He retired from...

February 3, 2014

Jeanne M. Gehringer, age 70, of Elsie, MI passed away Monday, February 3, 2014 at Hospice House of Shiawassee County. Funeral Services will be held at Elsie United Methodist Church Elsie, MI on Thursday, February 6, 2014 at 1:00 P.M., with Dr. Donald Ferris-McCann officiating. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, February 5, 2014 from 4-7 P.M. at Smith Family...

February 3, 2014

Cheryl Ann Rewerts, age 58, of Carson City, MI died Monday, February 3, 2014 at Sparrow Health Systems Lansing, Michigan. Memorial Services will be held at American Legion Post #580 Carson City, Michigan on Saturday, February 15, 2014 at 3:00 P.M. Cheryl was born in Owosso, Michigan on February 22, 1955, the daughter of Lewis and Dixie Burns. She was...

February 2, 2014

Beth Litwiller, age 59, of Perrinton, Michigan, passed away unexpectedly the evening of Sunday, February 2, 2014, without a chance to say goodbye and two days short of celebrating her 60th birthday.

She was born on February 4, 1954, in Alma, the daughter of Russell and Hattie (Guthrie) Moomey.  On August 29, 1975, she was united in...

February 2, 2014

Shirley Ann Gulick, age 78, of Evart, formerly of Ithaca, died Sunday, February 2, 2014, at Spectrum Hospital in Reed City.

Shirley was born November 11, 1935, in Detroit, the daughter of Charles and Mary (Johnson) Tripp.  She married Lawrence Duane Gulick, who preceded her in death on September 4, 1998.  Shirley enjoyed socializing with other people,...