Obituaries

December 11, 2012

Joseph B. "Joe" Thering, age 77, of Elsie, MI died Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at Clinton Memorial Hospital, St. Johns, Michigan. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Holy Family Catholic Church, Ovid, Michigan on Saturday, December 15, 2012 at 11:00 A.M. with Rev. Fr. Raymond Urbanek officiating. Burial will take place at St. Vincent DePaul Cemetery Shepherd,...

December 11, 2012

T. Roy Sosebee, age 87, of St. Johns, MI died Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at Sparrow Hospital, Lansing, MI. A Memorial Service will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, St. Johns, MI on Friday, December 21, 2012 at 1:00 P.M. with one hour of visitation prior to the service from 12-1 P.M. Military Honors will be provided by the...

December 10, 2012

Iva Switzer, age 102, of Ithaca, Michigan, died Monday, December 10, 2012 at McLaren Central Michigan Hospital, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Ithaca, Michigan on Thursday, December 13, 2012 at 11:00 A.M. with Pastor George Showers officiating. Burial will take place in Ferris Center Cemetery, Vestaburg, Michigan. Visitation will be held on...

December 9, 2012

Barbara Lou Hammond, age 74, of Owosso, MI died Sunday, December 9, 2012 at Hospice House of Shiawassee County, Owosso, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, Elsie, MI on Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at 11:00 A.M.. Minister Gerald Hammond and Minister Cora Grace Goldman will officiate. Burial will take place at Ford Cemetery, Gratiot County,...

December 9, 2012

Sally May (Davis) Case, age 37, of Greenville, MI died Sunday, December 9, 2012. A Memorial Service will be held at First United Methodist Church, St. Louis, MI on Saturday, December 15, 2012 at 1:00 P.M. with Pastor Terri Bentley officiating. The family will receive friends from 12:00-1:00 P.M. prior to the service at the church. Sally was born in...

December 9, 2012

Loving wife, mother and grandmother, Mary J. Klein passed away December 8, 2012 at the age of 90. She was born in Fowler, Michigan on March 16, 1922, the daughter of Frank and Rose (Thelen) Koenigsknecht. Mary was a faithful member of Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Fowler, and an active member of the Christian Mothers and the Daughters...

December 8, 2012

Philip Floyd Cameron, age 71, of Ithaca, passed away Saturday, December 8, 2012.  Phil was born on August 15, 1941, in Rochester, Michigan, to Loyd and Dorothy (Evens) Cameron.  Phil graduated from Alma High School in 1959 and married Judy Grandy in October, 1961, at Ithaca Baptist Church.  He worked at Detroiter Mobile Homes in Alma,  RL Grandy Construction...

December 6, 2012

George Richard "Sam" Conn, age 74, of Breckenridge, MI passed away Thursday, December 6, 2012 at home with his family by his side. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Mt. St. Joseph Catholic Church St. Louis, MI on Monday, December 10, 2012 at 11:00 A.M. with Father James W. Bessert officiating. Burial will take place at Ridgelawn...

December 5, 2012

Jean M. Dutton passed away December 4, 2012 at the age of 82. Jean was born July 10, 1930 in Matherton, MI. She was the daughter of Clarence and Geraldine (Ludwick) Bennett. Jean married Eugene Dutton on March 10, 1951 in St. Johns. He preceded her death on June 9, 1999.

Jean is survived by her children,...

December 2, 2012

Maurice R. Pearson, age 91, of Ithaca, died Sunday, December 2, 2012 at Masonic Pathways in Alma.

Maurice was born October 18, 1921 to Bernice and Marie (Buckingham) Pearson in Pompeii, Michigan. He married Pearl Wheeler June 1, 1946. She preceded him in death in 2005.

Maurice was a graduate of Fulton High school. He...

November 28, 2012

Clarence James "Jim" Wood Sr., age 60, of St. Louis, MI went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at Gratiot Medical Center in Alma, MI. A Memorial Service will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, St. Louis, Michigan on Thursday, December 6, 2012 at 3:00 PM, with Pastor Shirley Ellsworth officiating. Visitation will be held...

November 25, 2012

Jay Clifton Stahl, age 89, formerly of Ithaca, died Sunday, November 25, 2012 in Livonia, Michigan.

Jay was born April 18, 1923 to Harvey and Naomi (Holmes) Stahl. He was married to Donna Thompson, until she preceded him in death in 1992.

Jay was a veteran of WWII, after the war he raised his family...

November 25, 2012

Howard J. "Jim" Glass, Jr. passed away at home November 24, 2012 at the age of 89. He was born in Detroit, Michigan on December 1, 1922, the son of Howard B. and Evangeline (VanBreemen) Glass. Jim was an accomplished graphic artist who spent many years designing buildings and advertising. Jim started his career after World War II at...

November 24, 2012

Eve J. Reha, age 99, of Ithaca, died Saturday, November 24, 2012 at the Ashley Care Center.

Eve was born July 15, 1913 to John and Anastasia (Tapchak) Rotko in Cleveland, Ohio. She married James Jerry Reha in 1935. He preceded her in death in October of 1960. Eve was a great cook and loved to tend...

November 21, 2012

Frank J. Chovance Jr., age 59, of Bath, MI died Wednesday, November 21, 2012. A Graveside Service will be held at Riverside Cemetery, Elsie, MI on Monday, November 26, 2012 at 3:00 P.M. with Pastors Peter & Bobbie Miller officiating. There will be no visitation. Frank was born in Owosso, MI on April 8, 1953, the son of Frank J....

November 21, 2012

Mary Elizabeth Marsh-Cummings (Betty) Age 87, a long-time resident of Brownsburg, IN died after a brief illness on Nov. 21, 2012 at Rawlins House in Pendleton, IN. Before her death she also resided at Brownsburg Club Roland Manor and Brownsburg Meadows. Mary was born May 9, 1925 in Alma, MI to Orland E. and Leota L. (Griffith) Campbell. She retired...

November 20, 2012

Jason Scott Schreiner, 35, passed away on November 18, 2012 in an automobile accident. Born October 30, 1977, in Carson City, Michigan, he was the son of Louis Schreiner and Dawn Nidini. Jason married Michelle (Kimes) Schreiner in Saginaw, Michigan on August 7, 2006. Michelle survives him.

Also surviving are their three children, Dakota, Colten and Shalynn...

November 19, 2012

Mike W. Upton, Jr., 34, passed away at home, surrounded by his family on November 19, 2012. He was born September 12, 1978 in Carson City, Michigan. He was the son of Mike Upton, Sr. and Debbie (Lobsinger) Shook.

Mike is survived by his parents, Debbie (Gary) Shook and Mike (Dena) Upton, Sr., his siblings, Rob Shook,...

November 17, 2012

James Edward Ayris, 71 of Manistique Mi, (formerly of St. Louis, MI) died November 17, 2012 at Masonic Pathways with his beloved wife of 47 years at his side.

Jim was born November 20, 1940 in Alma, MI to Philip and Marion Ayris. After graduating from Alma High School he joined the Air Force and served his...

November 15, 2012

Arlene Valere Hull passed away peacefully in her sleep Sunday, November 4 2012 at 2:15pm with her loved ones by her side. Arlene was born in Lansing, Michigan on March 5, 1943 to Lewie and Mildred Hull. She became a Registered Nurse at the age of twenty and for the next 49 years she loved giving care to those...