Obituaries

Aug 14, 2009

Donald O. Cook Jr., age 83, of Owosso, MI passed away Friday, August 14, 2009 at his home. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Jennings-Lyons Chapel Owosso, MI on Wednesday, August 19, 2009 at 11:00 A.M. Chaplain Beverly Adcock will officiate. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery Owosso, MI. Visitation will be held on Tuesday...

Aug 13, 2009

Melvin Frank Martinka, age 82, of Ashley, MI passed away Thursday, August 13, 2009 at Clinton Memorial Hospital, St. Johns, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie Chapel Elsie, MI on Monday, August 17, 2009 at 11:00 A.M. Mr. Thomas Bradley will officiate with burial following at Ford Cemetery, Gratiot County, MI. Visitation will be...

Aug 13, 2009

Jeen Stanley Jordan, age 71, of Leslie, MI passed away Thursday, August 13th, 2009 at his home. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Jennings-Lyons Chapel Owosso, MI on Monday, August 24th at 1:00 P.M with visitation 1 hour prior to service. Pastor Danny Stoneyham will officiate. Burial will be held at Oakwood Cemetery, Bennington Township, MI....

Aug 12, 2009

Earl Junior Weeden, age 76, of Elsie, MI died Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at his home. Funeral Services will be held at Racy Free Methodist Church on Friday, August 14, 2009 at 11:00 A.M., Pastor John James will officiate with burial at place at Ridge Road Cemetery Brady, MI. Visitation will be held on Thursday, August 13, 2009 from 2-8...

Aug 12, 2009

Dorna Lee Westbrook, age 77, left this world to be with our Lord and Savior on August 12, 2009. Born May 24, 1932, the daughter of Ira and Beatrice (Flint) Hoover in Crystal, MI. Dorna was a member of the United Methodist Church of Ovid and the Sheridan VFW Auxilliary Post #5065. She married Russell Westbrook on December 11,...

Aug 11, 2009

Pauline Jeanette "Nettie" Eva, age 67, of Corunna, MI passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at Ingham Regional Medical Center, Lansing, MI. A Memorial Service will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, Corunna Chapel, Corunna, MI on Friday, August 14, 2009 at 11:00 A.M., Pastor Martine Guy will officiate. The family will receive friends from 10:00 A.M. until the...

Aug 9, 2009

Betty Lane (Sis) Apsey, age 77, of Swartz Creek, MI passed away Sunday, August 9th, 2009 at her home. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Jennings-Lyons Chapel Owosso, MI on Thursday, August 13th at 2:00 P.M. Rev. John Dennis and Rev. Marshall Delay will officiate. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Owosso, MI. Visitation will...

Aug 8, 2009

A Memorial service will be held at a later date in Arizona Read Ruth Gregory 's Obituary and Guestbook on smithfamilyfuneralhomes.com.

Aug 4, 2009

Robert D. Martin, age 80, passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2009 in the presence of his family. Robert was born in St. Johns, Michigan on May 13, 1929, the son of Roscoe and Dorothy (Gibson) Martin. Robert married Roberta Hathaway on December 17, 1949 and she survives him. Robert retired from General Telephone. He enjoyed going to country music...

Aug 4, 2009

Anna M. Caverson Godinez, age 80, of Aurora, IL formerly of Owosso passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at Provena Mercy Medical Center, Aurora, IL. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Jennings-Lyons Chapel Owosso, MI on Friday, August 7, 2009 at 11:00 A.M. Chaplain Beverly Adcock will officiate. Visitation will be held on Thursday August 6,...

Aug 3, 2009

Edward Richard "Rick" Batora Jr., age 47, of Elsie, MI died Monday, August 3, 2009 at his home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Cyril's Catholic Church, Bannister, MI on Thursday, August 6, 2009 at 10:00 A.M., Rev. Fr. Wolfgang Streichardt will officiate. Burial will follow at Ford Cemetery Gratiot County, MI. Visitation will be held...

Aug 3, 2009

Lewis C. Moldenhauer died August 3, 2008, at the age of 86. He was born in Henderson, Michigan on March 2, 1922, the son of Clarence and Margaret (Lewis) Moldenhauer. He was an Oldsmobile employee retiring from the forge plant and a member of St. John's Episcopal Church. Lewis and Delmas were members of Wally Byamm Caravan Club International...

Aug 2, 2009

Richard David Best, age 41, of Corunna, MI passed away Sunday, August 2, 2009 at his home. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, Corunna Chapel, Corunna, MI on Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at 1:00 P.M., Pastor David Woodby will officiate. Burial will take place at Pine Tree Cemetery Corunna, MI. Visitation will be held on Wednesday...

Aug 2, 2009

Martin B. Vitek died August 2, 2009 at the age of 86. He was born May 20, 1923 in Ovid Township, the son of Martin and Mary (Nagy) Vitek. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in St. Johns.

Martin is survived by his daughter Sharon (Robert) Altvater and son Douglas (Pat) Jacobs, along with...

Jul 30, 2009

Bernice Ruth Smith, age 81, of Owosso, MI passed away Thursday, July 30, 2009 at her home. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Jennings-Lyons Chapel Owosso, MI on Monday, August 3, 2009 at 1:00 P.M. Pastor Randall Pouliot will officiate. Burial will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery, Owosso Township, MI. Visitation will be held on Saturday...

Jul 30, 2009

Maxine Anna Pokorny, age 72, of Elsie, MI died Thursday, July 30, 2009 at Ovid Healthcare Center, Ovid, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie Chapel Elsie, MI on Saturday, August 1, 2009 at 11:00 A.M. Pastor Edwin Snook will officiate. Visitation will be held on Friday, July 31, 2009 from 2-8 P.M. with family...

Jul 29, 2009

Dorothy Jane Ziegler, age 92, of Alpena, MI went to her eternal home Wednesday, July 29, 2009 at Shiawassee County Medical Care Facility, Corunna, MI. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date. Dorothy was born in Detroit, Michigan on October 21, 1916, the daughter of Glenn and Mae Page. She resided most of her life Detroit, MI,...

Jul 24, 2009

Lester "Les" Calvin Woodard, age 92, of Elsie, Michigan died Friday, July 24, 2009 at Ovid Healthcare Center. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie Chapel on Monday, July 27, 2009 at 11:00 A.M. Pastor Larry Howland will officiate and burial will take place at Riverside Cemetery, Elsie MI. Visitation will be held on Sunday, July...

Jul 24, 2009

Donald Seward Butcher, Jr., age 56, of Corunna, MI passed away Friday, July 24th, 2009 at his home. Funeral Services will be held at Corunna United Methodist Church Corunna, MI on Wednesday, July 29th at 11:00 A.M. , Pastor David Strobe and Rev. Thomas Butcher will officiate. Burial will take place at Pine Tree Cemetery, Corunna, MI. Visitation will be...

Jul 22, 2009

Richard S. Moore, of St. Johns, MI died Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at the age of 85. The son of John and Dora (DeGroot) Moore was born March 28, 1924 in Castlewood, South Dakota. Richard worked as a Superintendent with Michigan Consolidated Gas company and he retired in 1978. He was a member of St. Johns First United Methodist...