Obituaries

August 29, 2013

Winifred L. "Whitey" Whitefield, age 93, of St. Johns, MI died Thursday, August 29, 2013 at his home. Funeral Services will be held at Springbrook Hills Church of Christ, 11960 Norris Road, DeWitt, MI on Monday, September 2, 2013 at 11:00 A.M. with Mr. Jim Gothup officiating. Visitation will be for one hour prior to the service at the church....

August 28, 2013

Sharon L. Kindel, age 71, of Ithaca, MI died Wednesday, August 28, 2013. Funeral Services will be held at First Church of God, Alma, MI on Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at 11:00 A.M. with Pastor Steve Wimmer officiating. Burial will follow at North Star Cemetery, North Star, MI. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, September 3, 2013 from 2-8 P.M....

August 26, 2013

Julia O. Jenereaul passed away on August 25, 2013 at the age of 94. Born April 29, 1919, in Evart, MI. She was the daughter of Hugh and Winefred (Booth) Ellsworth.

Julia is survived by four children, Mildred (Stanley) Searles of St. Johns, Lavern (Althea) Frayer, Jr. of Marion, MI, Lionel Frayer, Sr. of Laingsburg and Marvin...

August 24, 2013

Lonnie L. Simcox, age 51, died August 24, 2013, at his home in rural Alma.

Lonnie was born October 21,1961, in Brighton, Florida, the son of Oran Milton and Maxine Pearl (Gorham) Simcox.  He married Pat Hamer in 1995.

Lonnie loved the outdoors, and especially enjoyed hunting and fishing along the Maple River.

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August 17, 2013

Norval H. "Pete" Vallance, age 86, of St. Johns, MI died Saturday, August 17, 2013 at Sparrow Health Systems Lansing, MI. A Graveside Memorial Service will be held at Eureka Cemetery on Wednesday, August 28, 2013 at 2:00 P.M. Pete was born in Lansing, Michigan on May 8, 1927, the son of Roland and Beatrice (Jacobs) Vallance. He married Rose...

August 17, 2013

Broderick "Brody" Cillian Bryant, 8 day old son of Jason and Meagan Bryant of Lansing died Saturday, August 17, 2013 at his home. Brody was born in Lansing, Michigan on August 9, 2013. A Memorial Service will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, St. Johns, MI on Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at 2:00 P.M. The family will be present...

August 17, 2013

Walter L. Kieffer Sr., age 85, of St. Johns, MI died Saturday, August 17, 2013 at Hazel I. Findlay Country Manor in St. Johns, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, St. Johns, MI on Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at 11:00 A.M., with Pastor Tyler Barlage officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Rest Cemetery in St....

August 15, 2013

Ruth I. Thompson, age 91, of Ithaca died Thursday, August 15, 2013 at Ashley Care Center.

Ruth was born June 14, 1922 to Harold Reuben and Ivah Marie (Sturgis) Thomas in Lafayette Township, Michigan. She married Floyd William Thompson October 15, 1949 in Edgewood, Michigan.

Ruth lived to raise her three sons, and enjoyed spending...

August 14, 2013

Allen J. Houser passed away on August 12, 2013, at the age of 78. Born January 6, 1935, he was the son of Clyde and Marian (Beck) Houser. Allen started his auto body career at Bob's Auto Body in 1956 and later worked as an insurance adjuster with Michigan Mutual as well as a part time instructor at LCC...

August 14, 2013

Sandra Kay Wrath, age 68, of Alma, MI passed away Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at her home. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, St. Louis, MI on Saturday, August 17, 2013 at 11:00 A.M., with Pastor Jim Bear officiating. Burial will take place at Riverside Cemetery Alma, MI. Visitation will be held on Friday, August 16,...

August 9, 2013

Eythel Beth Spitler, age 88, of St. Johns, MI passed away on Friday, August 9, 2013 at Hospice House of Mid Michigan in Lansing, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes St. Johns, MI on Friday, August 16, 2013 at 4:00 P.M. with Pastor Kathy Leydorf-Keck officiating. Burial will take place at Mt. Rest Cemetery St....

August 7, 2013

Wendell Clayton Holt, age 82, of Elwell, MI died Wednesday, August 7, 2013 at his home. Funeral Services will be held at Seville Community Church of God on Sunday, August 11, 2013 at 3:00 P.M., with Pastor George Showers and Pastor Brian Wickes officiating. Visitation will be held on Saturday, August 10, 2013 from 4 -7 P.M. at Smith Family...

August 4, 2013

Edythe M. Nottage, age 96, of East Lansing, MI formerly of Vero Beach, FL died Sunnday, August 4, 2013. Private Family Services will be held at a later date. Edythe was born in Cranston, Rhode Island on December 24, 1916, the daughter Howard and Beatrice (Wilkinson) Gerlach. Edythe married Elton Nottage. She was a member of First Church of God,...

August 3, 2013

Richard Gerald Richards, Jr., age 77, of St. Louis, MI died Saturday, August 3rd, 2013 at Gratiot Medical Center in Alma, MI. In accordance with Richards wishes, there will be no services. Richard was born in Detroit, Michigan on May 19, 1936, the son of Richard G and Helen A. (Pohjila) Richards. He graduated from Chassell High School with the...

July 28, 2013

Edna M. McDiarmid, age 85, of Ovid, MI died Saturday, July 27, 2013. Born November 15, 1927 to Leo and Lucy (Gage) Hanes, she married Bruce McDiarmid on January 26, 1946 in Ovid. Edna worked and retired from Schmeltzers in St. Johns.

Surviving are her husband, Bruce; son, Jay McDiarmid of Ft. Wayne, IN; daughter, Donna (Tony)...

July 27, 2013

Dorothy (Shultz) Bullard, age 100, of St. Johns, MI died Saturday, July 27, 2013. Born May, 5, 1913 Dorothy was a member of Pilgrim United Methodist Church and a life- long member of the Radiant Chapter OES in St. Johns. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. On October 23, 1930 she married R.G. Bullard, who...

July 26, 2013

John Lewis "Louie" Gay, age 89, of Breckenridge, passed Friday, July 26th, 2013 at Schnepp Health Care Center in St. Louis, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, St. Louis Chapel on Tuesday, July 30th at 11:00 A.M. Burial will take place at Wheeler Township Cemetery in Wheeler, MI. Visitation will be held on Monday 2-8...

July 26, 2013

Barbara Foster of St. Johns, MI passed away Wednesday July 24, 2013. She was born on April 17, 1928 to Clarence H. and Beatrice (Bisbing) Fuerstenau at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing. During her childhood, she grew to become an accomplished pianist and an avid 4-H member. Her graduation from DeWitt High School in 1945 led her to graduate from...

July 26, 2013

Joshua Park Douglas Pyle, age 37, of Sterling Heights, Michigan died Friday, July 26, 2013 in Oakland County, Michigan. A Memorial Service will be held at Seville Church of God, Elwell, MI on Sunday, August 4, 2013 at 3:00 P.M., with Pastor George Showers officiating. A Memorial Visitation will be held on Sunday one hour prior to services. Joshua was...

July 25, 2013

Gary O. Lott passed away in the house of his birth, July 8, 2013 at the age of 80. Born February 7, 1933 in Middlebury Twp., Ovid, MI. He was the son of Arley and Mary (Englehart) Lott. Gary married Christine (Larisch) Lott on March 18, 1960, in Hanau, Germany and she survives him.

Gary is also...