Obituaries

October 5, 2013

Mrs. Gertrude Boyer, 97, of The Villages, FL passed away on Saturday, October 5, 2013. Mrs. Boyer was born in Isabella County, MI and moved to the Villages from St. Louis, MI in 2004. She was a member of Tri-County Baptist Church in The Villages.

Mrs. Boyer is survived by sons, Richard Boyer (Joyce) of Leesburg, FL,...

October 5, 2013

James A. "Jim" Feldpausch of Fowler, MI died Friday, October 4, 2013 at the age of 90. Born September 13, 1923 in Dallas Township, MI to Joseph and Regina (Wieber) Feldpausch. Jim lived in Fowler his entire life. He was a member of Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Farm Bureau, Catholic Order of Forresters, and volunteered with the Tri-County...

October 3, 2013

Wilma Elaine Sitts, age 83, of Wheeler, MI passed away Thursday, October 3, 2013 at her home. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, St. Louis, MI. on Monday, October 7, 2013 at 11:00 A.M., with Pastor Wayne Shidler officiating. Burial will take place at Ridgelawn Cemetery, Breckenridge, MI. Visitation will be held on Sunday, October 6,...

October 2, 2013

Lynda J. Simon, of Houghton Lake, MI and formerly of St. Johns, died October 1, 2013 at the age of 70. Born June 2, 1943 in St. Johns, she was the daughter of Lynn and Evelyn (Diller) Heinlen. Lynda was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in St. Johns. On June 23, 1962 she married Eugene Simon in...

September 30, 2013

Berniece Christine Jensen, age 89, of St. Louis, MI died Monday, September 30, 2013 at Spectrum Health Rehab & Nursing Center, Greenville, MI. Funeral Services will be held at First United Methodist Church, St. Louis, MI on Thursday, October 3, 2013 at 11:30 A.M., with Pastor Terri Bentley officiating. Burial will take place at Cato Township Cemetery, Lakeview, Michigan. Visitation...

September 30, 2013

LaDonna Ann Garrett, age 71, of Alma, MI died Monday, September 30, 2013 at Gratiot Medical Center, Alma, MI. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Alma, MI on Friday, October 4, 2013 at 12:30 P.M., with Fr. Nathan Harburg officiating. Burial will take place at Riverside Cemetery, Alma, MI. Visitation will be held...

September 30, 2013

Wayne C. Knapp, age 72, of Alma, MI died Monday, September 30, 2013 at Masonic Pathways, Alma, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, St. Louis, MI on Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at 11:00 A.M., with Pastor George Ayoub officiating. Burial will take place at Riverside Cemetery, Alma, MI. Visitation will be held prior to the...

September 28, 2013

Phillip Lee Graham, age 62, of Vestaburg, MI passed away Saturday, September 28, 2013 at McLaren Central Michigan Hospital in Mt. Pleasant, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Seville Community Church of God on Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at 1:00 P.M. Visitation will be on Tuesday, October 1, 2013 from 2-8 P.M. with family present 2-4 & 6-8 P.M....

September 22, 2013

Patrick S. "Pat" Gorman, age 45, of Ovid, MI, formerly of St. Johns, MI died Sunday, September 22, 2013 at Ovid Healthcare Center, Ovid, MI. Pat's wishes were to be cremated. A Memorial Service will be held at The Knights of Columbus Hall, 1108 N. US-27, St. Johns, MI, on Sunday, September 29, 2013 at 2:00 P.M. Pat was born...

September 22, 2013

Mary Rogers, age 88, of St. Louis, MI died Sunday, September 22, 2013 at her home. Funeral Services will be held at First Baptist Church, St. Louis, MI on Thursday, September 26, 2013 at 11:00 A.M., with Pastor Phil Maxwell officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery St. Louis, MI. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, September 25, 2013...

September 21, 2013

Torrance Marie "Tori" Rogers, age 7, of Alma, Michigan passed away Saturday, September 21, 2013 at University of Michigan Mott's Children's Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan. A Memorial Visitation will be held at Central Michigan Youth for Christ, 2550 W. Cheesman Road, Alma, MI, on Wednesday, October 2, 2013 from 6-8 P.M. Torrance was born in Alma, Michigan on July 27,...

September 21, 2013

Evelyn Marie Perrigo, age 81, of St. Louis, MI went to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 21, 2013 at Schnepp Health Care Center, St. Louis, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, St. Louis, MI, on Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at 2:00 P.M with Pastor Clarence Smith officiating. Burial will take place at Oak...

September 21, 2013

Beatrice Arlene Acton-Fisher, age 82, of Breckenridge, MI passed away Saturday, September 21, 2013 at Sparrow Health Systems, Lansing, MI. A Memorial Service will be held at the Breckenridge United Methodist Church on Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at 11:00 A.M., with Pastor Paul Thomas officiating. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service. Beatrice was born in...

September 20, 2013

Milenka M. Richardson died Septemeber 20, 2013 at the age of 34. She was born on April 24, 1979, in Carson City, MI, the daughter of Zvonko and Louise (Nielsen) Matkovic.

She is survived by her children, Inara, Pagan and Fox Richardson, mother, Beatrice Nielsen, brother, John Matkovic and several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. Milenka...

September 18, 2013

Kenneth Roe Witchell Jr., age 58, of Elsie, MI passed away on Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at Sparrow Hospital, Lansing, MI. There will be no services. Kenneth was born in Lansing, Michigan on November 25, 1954, the son of Kenneth Roe and Luella (Morley) Witchell. He graduated from Perry High School with the class of 1973. Kenneth married Nancy Sayles...

September 18, 2013

Bernice (Gay) Trombley of Ovid, MI died Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at the age of 92. Born August 18, 1921, Bernice was the daughter of Samuel and Louise (Fenner) Gay. She married Robert J. Trombley on December 6, 1941 in Lansing, MI and he preceded her in death in 2011. Robert and Bernice lived in Laingsburg, MI until they...

September 15, 2013

The gates of Heaven opened Sunday, September 15, 2013 so that Dennis Truax will be in his final resting place, where his mother Pat will meet him with open arms, after bravely fighting pancreatic cancer for over two years. A Memorial Service will be held at North Star Twp. Hall 2840 E. Buchanan Rd. on Saturday, September 21, 2013 at...

September 15, 2013

Wilson "Will" Charles Lauer, age 64, of Ithaca, MI went to be with his Lord on Sunday, September 15th, 2013 at Covenant Health Care in Saginaw, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Resurrection Life Church on Saturday, September 21st at 10:00 A.M. Pastor Rick Lopez and Pastor Dar Blanshan will officiate. Burial will take place at North Star Cemetery...

September 10, 2013

Marian Eileen Schleder, age 94, of Ithaca, passed away September 10, 2013 at the Laurels of Carson City.

Marian was born on September 28, 1918, in Rosebush, Michigan, the daughter of Floyd and Lois Graham.  She married George Schleder on December 20, 1943, and lived on the family farm near Ithaca until last May, when she moved...

September 9, 2013

Rebecca Sue Cook, age 61, of Ithaca died Monday, September 9, 2013 at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.

Becky was born August 6,  1952 to Herbert Gerald and Delores Eleanor (LaCross) Cook in Carson City, Michigan.

Becky was a graduate of Ithaca High School Class of 1970. She loved Hawaii and lived there for three...