Obituaries

Gerald Diehm

Gerald Diehm

Oct 17, 2010

Gerald L. Diehm, age 92, died October 17, 2010. Born in Clinton County, on August 8, 1918, the son of Herman and Lucille (Plowman) Diehm. Gerald was a retired farmer and had worked at Federal Mogul. He married Irene Nunemaker in Lansing, on August 31, 1940, and she preceded him in death on November 20, 1999.

Surviving...

Anna Lulham

Anna Lulham

Oct 17, 2010

Anna Clara Delia (Delia) Lulham, age 102 passed away peacefully Sunday, October 17, 2010 at Shiawassee County Medical Care Facility, Corunna, Michigan. Funeral Services will be held at Lake George Community Church, Arthur Road on Thursday, October 21, 2010 at 1:00 P.M. Pastor Jerry A. Williams will officiate. Burial will follow at Lincoln Township Cemetery, Lake George, MI. Visitation will...

Helen Smith

Helen Smith

Oct 17, 2010

Helen Irene Smith, age 98, of Elsie, Michigan passed away Sunday, October 17th, 2010 at Ashley Care Center , Ashley, Michigan. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday morning at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie, Chapel, Elsie, MI. burial will take place at Lafayette Township Cemetery and Pastor Herb Wheelock will officiate. Visitation will be held on Tuesday,...

Etha Eisler

Etha Eisler

Oct 15, 2010

Etha Eisler, died October 14, 2010, at the age of 96. Born in St. Johns, MI, on October 21, 1913, the daughter of Ernest and Retta (Fesler) Kuhns. Etha worked in the candy counter at the D & C Store in St. Johns for many years. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and the Ladies Altar...

Dorice Buckley

Dorice Buckley

Oct 14, 2010

Dorice Buckley, age 89 of St. Johns, MI, passed away Thursday, October 14, 2010 at Grace Haven Assisted Living, St. Johns, MI. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Saturday, October 16, 2010 at Smith Family Funeral Homes, St. Johns Chapel, St. Johns, MI. Visitation will be held on Friday, October 15, 2010 from 4-8 P.M. at the funeral...

Darlene Wright

Darlene Wright

Oct 10, 2010

Darlene Daye Wright, age 62, of Ionia, MI passed away Sunday, October 10, 2010 at her home with her family at her side. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, Ithaca Chapel, 1333 E. Center Street, Ithaca, MI, on Thursday, October 14, 2010 at 11:00 A.M. Pastor Jason Seamans will officiate. Burial will take place at Ithaca...

Etta Loznak

Etta Loznak

Oct 8, 2010

Etta Jean Loznak, age 77, of Owosso, MI passed away Friday, October 8, 2010 at Avalon Hospice, Flint, Michigan. Mass of Christian Burial will take place at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Owosso, on Monday, October 11, 2010 at 11:00 A.M. Rev. Fr. David Fisher will officiate, and burial will follow at Ford Cemetery, Gratiot County, Michigan. Visitation will be...

Neva Flak

Neva Flak

Oct 8, 2010

Neva L. Flak, age 83, went to be with her Heavenly Father, on October 6, 2010. She was born in Lansing, MI, on August 25, 1927, the daughter of Elmer and Doris (Chant) Marten. Neva was a homemaker and a member of St. Peter Lutheran Church. She married Albert Flak on June 25, 1947, in St. Johns, and he...

Delsie Stewart

Delsie Stewart

Oct 8, 2010

Delsie P. Stewart, age 92, of Owosso, MI passed away Friday, October 8, 2010 at Memorial Healthcare Center. Funeral Services will be held at Miller-Schapmire Funeral Home in Hartford, KY on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 at 1:00 P.M. Leon Eskridge will officiate. Burial will take place at Green River Cemetery Cromwell, KY. Visitation will be held on Saturday, October 9,...

Cody Schultz

Cody Schultz

Oct 6, 2010

Cody D. Schultz, age 40, of Bannister, MI passed away Wednesday, October 6, 2010 at Memorial Healthcare, Owosso, MI. after a 13 year battle with cancer. A Private Family Service will be held. Cody was born in Alma, Michigan on January 21, 1970, the son of William Robert and Marilyn Jean (Mulligan) Schultz. He resided most of his life in...

Pearl Cooper

Pearl Cooper

Oct 5, 2010

Pearl Cooper, age 96, of St. Louis died Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at Masonic Pathways in Alma, MI at the age of 96. A Private Memorial Service will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, St. Louis Chapel. Pearl was born in Montcalm County, Michigan on April 25, 1914, the daughter of Jay and Cora Jane (Bostoff) Bailey. She graduated...

Cletis Coble

Cletis Coble

Oct 1, 2010

Cletis M. Coble, age 82, passed away October 1, 2010 in Ionia. Cletis was born April 10, 1928 in Gratiot County, the son of Ellery and Ethel (Ferguson) Coble. Cletis married Maybelle Swain on December 1, 1974 and she preceded him in death on July 23, 1998.

Surviving him are children, Dennis Coble of Oak Hill, Florida,...

Gale Varco

Gale Varco

Sep 28, 2010

Gale Wesley Varco, age 81, of Saint Helen, MI passed away Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at The Horizon Senior Living, St. Helen, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Jennings-Lyons Chapel Owosso, MI on Saturday, October 2, 2010 at 3:00 P.M. Pastor Doug Stockwell will officiate. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be...

Ricki Hasenbank

Ricki Hasenbank

Sep 27, 2010

Ricki Carl Hasenbank, age 22, of Ovid, Michigan, died Monday, September 27, 2010 at Clinton Memorial Hospital, St. Johns, Michigan. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie Chapel Elsie, MI on Thursday, September 30, 2010 at 11:00 A.M. burial will take place at Maple Grove Cemetery Ovid, Michigan. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, September 29,...

Sharon Moore-Greene

Sharon Moore-Greene

Sep 26, 2010

Sharon Lee Moore-Greene, age 68, of Breckenridge, Michigan died Sunday, September 26, 2010 at Gratiot Medical Center, Alma, Michigan. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, 1333 East Center Street, Ithaca, Michigan, on Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at 11:00 am, Mr. Keith Wise will officiate. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, September 28, 2010 from 2-8 P.M....

Ronald Schomisch

Ronald Schomisch

Sep 26, 2010

Ronald J. Schomisch, age 93, passed away September 25th at his home surrounded by his loving family, he was a wonderful husband, father and grandfather and he will be deeply missed. Ronald was born in Olive Township, MI on March 8, 1917, the son of Arnold and Clara (Schafer) Schomisch. He was a member of Most Holy Trinity Catholic...

Frederick Fulford

Frederick Fulford

Sep 25, 2010

Frederick Joseph "Joe" Fulford, age 75, of Owosso, MI passed away Saturday, September 25, 2010 at Avalon Hospice, Flint, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Jennings-Lyons Chapel Owosso, MI on Thursday, September 30, 2010 at 11:00 A.M. Visitation will be held on Wednesday September 29, 2010 from 6-8 PM and Thursday, September 30, 2010 from...

Georgia Plementosh

Georgia Plementosh

Sep 25, 2010

Georgia Ruth Plementosh, age 64, of Corunna, MI died Saturday, September 25, 2010 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Corunna Chapel on Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at 11:00 A.M. Pastor Chuck Emmert will officiate. Visitation will be held on Monday, September 27, 2010 from 2-8 PM at Smith...

Robert Prowant

Robert Prowant

Sep 24, 2010

Robert J. Prowant, died on Sept. 24, 2010, at the age of 83. Born, March 30, 1927, in Pontiac, MI, to Edward W. and Arla Louise (Green) Prowant. He graduated from Rodney B. Wilson High School in St. Johns, MI, in 1944. Robert served in WWII and the Korean War from 1944-1954. He married Catherine Ann Pohl on March...

Opal Howard

Opal Howard

Sep 24, 2010

Opal Eliza Howard, age 91, of Mason, MI died Friday, September 24, 2010 at Sparrow Health Systems in Lansing, MI. A Memorial Service will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Jennings-Lyons Chapel, Owosso on Saturday, October 2, 2010 at 1:00 P.M. Pastor Jeffery Johnson will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services. Opal was born in...