Obituaries

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...

September 8, 2013

Wilfred S. Clark died at the age of 92. Born March 5, 1921 in Buffalo, NY, Bill was the son of Stanley and Louise Clark. Bill joined a sister, Betty, and later another son, Ken, was born. The family moved to Detroit and there grew up with many friends. Bill joined the Air Force in 1943 in the Army...

September 8, 2013

Dorothy "Jean" Dunham, age 86, of Elsie, MI died Friday, September 6, 2013. Born June 25, 1927 in Edenville, MI, Jean was the daughter of John and Adele (Boes) Bacon. She was a former teacher, a member of the Michigan Association of Retired School Personnel, American Legion Auxiliary Unit #153, Elsie United Methodist Church, and United Methodist Women. On...

September 7, 2013

Michael "Famous Mike" San Miguel Sr., age 59, of Adrian, MI died Saturday, September 7, 2013 at his home. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, St. Johns, MI on Saturday, September 14, 2013 at 11:00 A.M., with Rev. Fr. Michael Williams officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Rest Cemetery, St. Johns, MI. Visitation will be held...

September 7, 2013

Shirley Ann DuBois, age 88, formerly of Ithaca, died Saturday, September 7, 2013, at Masonic Pathways in Alma.

Shirley was born June 17, 1925, in Enderlin, North Dakota, the daughter of Henry Garfield and Evelyn Elmira (Crawford) Jorgenson.  She married Alvin Eugene DuBois on April 6, 1946, in Redlands, California.  She graduated from Alma Hospitals LPN School...

September 6, 2013

Lynwood Rowe "Lyn" Egbert, age 78, of Elsie, Michigan died Friday, September 6, 2013 at Hazel I. Findlay Country Manor, St. Johns, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie, Michigan on Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at 11:00 A.M., with Mr. Dan Egbert officiating. Burial will follow at Riverside Cemetery Elsie, Michigan. Visitation will be held...

September 5, 2013

Jody J Bloss, age 44, of Alma, Michigan, formerly of Ithaca died Thursday, September 5, 2013 as a result of a motorcycle accident. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Ithaca, Michigan on Monday, September 9, 2013 at 11:00 A.M. with Rev Mary Ann Evans-Justin officiating. Burial will take place at Ithaca Cemetery, Ithaca, Michigan. Visitation will...