Obituaries

August 15, 2012

Judy M. Bierstetel, passed away Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at the age of 71. Born May 2, 1941 in St. Johns, MI, she was the daughter of Arnold and Casilda (Arens) Ruhl. Judy married David Bierstetel on July 27, 1963, in Fowler and he survives her.

Judy is also survived by her daughter, Jill (John) Peterson of...

August 13, 2012

Ruth Tatu Genautis, age 80, of Walker, MI, formerly of St. Louis, died Monday, August 13, 2012 at Sanctuary of St. Mary's in Grand Rapids.

Ruth was born in Bethany Township, on June 10, 1932, the daughter of Russell and Freada (Breidinger) Witherspoon.  She grew up on the farm where she was born.  She married Robert L....

August 13, 2012

Max W. Thelen, age 77, passed away on August 12, 2012. He was born in Fowler on August 8, 1935, the son of Arnold and Rose (Snyder) Thelen. Max was a member of Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church and loved the MSU Spartans and the Detroit Tigers.

He is survived by his sisters, Gladys Schueller and Elsie...

August 10, 2012

Daland "Elvis" R. Thomas Sr., age 70, of Lansing, Michigan, died Friday, August 10, 2012 at his home. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, St. Johns Chapel St. Johns, Michigan on Tuesday, August 14, 2012 at 1:00 P.M., Pastor Mona Kindel will officiate. Burial will take place at Deepdale Cemetery Lansing, Michigan. Visitation will be held...

August 9, 2012

Lana Jo Ashford, age 63, of Owosso, MI died Thursday, August 9, 2012 at University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI. Memorial Visitation will be held on Saturday, August 18, 2012 from 2:00-5:00 P.M. at Smith Family Funeral Homes, Corunna Chapel, Corunna, MI. Lana was born in Owosso, Michigan on July 23, 1949, the daughter of James Cleveland and...

August 9, 2012

Colleen Tyler, age 99, of Owosso, MI died Thursday, August 9, 2012 at Ovid Healthcare Center, Ovid, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Jennings-Lyons Chapel Owosso, MI on Saturday, August 11, 2012 at 11:00 A.M. with Rev. Susan Kingsley officiating. Burial will take place at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Owosso, MI. Visitation will be held on...

August 9, 2012

Charles Abraham Nethaway, age 88, of Ovid, Michigan died Thursday, August 9, 2012 at his home. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie Chapel Elsie, MI on Monday, August 13, 2012 at 2:00 P.M. with Pastor Dan Cameron officiating. Burial will take place at Fairfield Township Cemetery, Fairfield Township, MI. Visitation will be held on Sunday,...

August 8, 2012

Theresa Pearl Cornell, age 101, of Corunna, MI passed away Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at Memorial Healthcare, Owosso, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Jennings-Lyons Chapel Owosso, MI on Monday, August 13, 2012 at 2:00 P.M. Burial will take place at Maple Grove Cemetery, Ovid, MI. Visitation will be held on Saturday August 11, 2012...

August 8, 2012

Lyle J. Stinson, age 70, of Elsie, MI died Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at Hurley Medical Center, Flint, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Jennings-Lyons Chapel Owosso, MI on Monday, August 13, 2012 at 11:00 A.M. Visitation will be held on Sunday. August 12, 2012 from 2-8 P.M. with the family present from 2-4 &...

August 6, 2012

Angela Winsor passed away on Sunday August 5, 2012 at the age of 44. Born on November 7, 1967 in Sanford, Michigan, she was the daughter of Eugene and Dorothy (Burdick) Camehl. Angela married Matthew Winsor on May 28, 1989 and he survives her.

In addition to her husband Matthew, Angela is survived by her children, Adria,...

August 5, 2012

Rosemary Teems, 64, passed away on August 4, 2012 in Lansing, Michigan. Rosemary was born on July 1, 1948 in St. Johns, Michigan, the daughter of Loyal and Margaret (Whitford) Bishop. Rosemary married Roger Teems, Sr. on April 8, 1977 in Maple Rapids, Michigan.

Rosemary is survived her husband, daughters, Rose (Kirk) Litwiller, Faye Sanford, Elizabeth (William)...

August 4, 2012

Brenda D. Anger, age 65, of Corunna, MI died Saturday, August 4, 2012. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, Corunna Chapel, Corunna, MI on Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at 11:00 A.M.. Burial at Greenwood Cemetery, Vernon, MI. Visitation will be held on Monday 6-8 P.M. and on Tuesday, 2-8 P.M. with the family present from 2-4...

August 4, 2012

Richard Gale "Dick" Miller, age 69, of Elsie, Michigan died Saturday, August 4, 2012 at Sparrow Hospital Lansing, Michigan. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie Chapel, Elsie, MI on Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at 11:00 A.M. with Pastor Mona Kindel officiating. Burial will take place at Riverside Cemetery Elsie, MI. Visitation will be held on...

August 3, 2012

Richard Teed, age 51, of Sumner passed away Friday, August 3, 2012.

Rick was born May 5, 1961 to Richard James and Anne Lorraine (Whittaker) Teed in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.  He loved to bowl and enjoyed golf. He also loved to garden anything to be outside. Rick was always trying to fix things and enjoyed tinkering with...

August 3, 2012

Margaret L. "Peg" Boyd, age 84, of St. Louis, MI died Friday, August 3, 2012 surrounded by her family. Funeral Services will be held at St. Louis Church of Christ, St. Louis, MI on Saturday, August 11, 2012 at 11:00 A.M. with Mr. Keith Wise officiating. Burial will take place at Union Home Cemetery, Clinton County, MI. Visitation will be...

August 3, 2012

Geneva Irene Husted, age 93, of Carson City, Michigan, formerly of Arcada Township, Ithaca, Michigan passed away Friday, August 3, 2012 at Laurel's of Carson City Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Ithaca, Michigan on Monday, August 6, 2012 at 10:00 A.M. with Rev. Chuck Steiner and Pastor Robert Norris officiating. Burial will take place at...

August 2, 2012

Wendell R. Delo, age 71, of Ithaca, MI passed away Thursday, August 2, 2012 at Sparrow Hospital, Lansing, MI. Private Burial will be held at Chapel Garden Cemetery, Seville, MI. Visitation will be held on Monday August 6, 2012 from 1:00-8:00 P.M. at Smith Family Funeral Homes Ithaca Chapel, Ithaca, MI. Wendell was born in Clinton County, Michigan on February...

August 1, 2012

Robert Joseph Pueschner, age 81, of St. Louis, MI died Wednesday, August 1, 2012 at McKellar Assisted Living in St. Louis, MI. A Memorial Service will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, St. Louis Chapel on Thursday, August 9, 2012 at 11:00 A.M. with Mr. Keith Wise officiating. Burial will take place at Oak Grove Cemetery in St. Louis....

July 31, 2012

Linda K. Bond, age 65, passed away in Grand Blanc, Michigan on June 30, 2012. She was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on February 19, 1947, the daughter of Alma L. and Beth (Cummings) Jensen. Linda married Rulon "Reggie" Bond on September 25, 1965 in Salt Lake City and he preceded her in death on November 6, 2005....

July 30, 2012

John Peter Hufnagel, age 81, of Apache Junction, Arizona formerly of St. Johns, Michigan died Monday, July 30, 2012 at Hospice of the Valley, in Mesa, Arizona. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at Smith Family Funeral Homes, St. Johns Chapel, St. Johns, MI. Visitation will be held from 10:00 A.M. until time...