Obituaries

Fleda Youngs

Mar 26, 2009

Fleda Marie Youngs, age 96, of St. Johns, MI died Thursday, March 26, 2009 at home. There will be no services. Fleda was born in Lansing, Michigan on January 9, 1913, the daughter of Orlando J. and Dolly (DeForest) Carr. She resided most of her life in the Lansing area moving to St. Johns in 2003. Fleda married Carl Alfred...

Everet Siefka

Mar 26, 2009

Everet Lee Siefka, age 83, of St. Louis, MI died Thursday, March 26, 2009 at his residence. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes St. Louis Chapel on Saturday, March 28, 2009 at 11:00 A.M. Pastor Dale Wolfe will officiate. Burial will take place at Emerson Township Cemetery Gratiot County, MI. Visitation will be held on Friday,...

David Singer Sr

Mar 26, 2009

David Lyle Singer, Sr., age 78, of Elwell, MI died Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at Gratiot Medical Center in Alma, MI. Funeral Services will be held at East Superior Christian Church, Alma, MI on Saturday, March 28, 2009 at 3:00 P.M. Pastor Jim Amstutz will officiate, and burial will take place at Wright Cemetery in Alma, MI. Visitation will be...

Miriam Richardson

Mar 25, 2009

Miriam A. (Manly Smith) Richardson, age 91 of Houghton Lake, MI and formerly of Flint and St. Johns, died March 25, 2009. Miriam was born March 2, 1918 to Aden Judson and Ada Jane (Watton) Manly in Pontiac, MI. She was a member of First Methodist Church in St. Johns, El Said Court - Ladies Oriental Shrine, and Sharem...

Jonah Justice

Mar 25, 2009

Jonah "Buddy" Mathew Justice, loving husband, father & grandfather, age 71, of Bancroft, MI passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at Sparrow Health Systems, Lansing, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Jennings-Lyons Chapel Owosso, MI on Sunday, March 29, 2009 at 11:00 A.M, Pastor Paul Olson will officiate. Burial will follow at Pine Tree Cemetery...

William Horsley

Mar 24, 2009

William Clarence Horsley, age 85, of Swartz Creek, MI passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at Nathan's Place Assisted Living in Swartz Creek, MI. A Celebration of William's life will be held on Friday, April 17, 2009 at 1:00 P.M. at Smith Family Funeral Homes, Jennings-Lyons Chapel Owosso. Pastor Michael Prince will officiate. Visiting with his family will take place...

William Horsley

Mar 24, 2009

William Clarence Horsley, age 85, of Beaverton, MI passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at Nathan's Place, Swartz Creek, MI. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date. William was born in Hardensburg, Kentucky on April 28, 1923. He was raised by the family of Jack & Alma Stinson of Owosso. He resided most of his life in...

Marvin Hart

Mar 24, 2009

Marvin Lee Hart, age 67, of Owosso, MI passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at his home. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Jennings-Lyons Chapel Owosso, MI on Thursday, March 26, 2009 at 1:00 P.M., Rev. Timothy Whalen will officiate. Burial will take place at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Owosso, MI. Visitation will be held on Wednesday...

Jeremy Ward

Mar 23, 2009

Jeremy Lee Ward age 22 of St. Louis, MI died unexpectedly on Monday, March 23, 2009 as a result of an automobile accident. Jeremy was born December 31, 1986, the son of Ed and Teresa Ward. He was nicknamed "Bucky" by his grandfather Jim Ewer. He loved to wrestle when he was a child. At age 10 his foot was...

Irene Bernath

Mar 22, 2009

Irene M. Bernath, age 81, of Bannister, MI died peacefully on Sunday, March 22, 2009 at Sparrow Health Systems, Lansing, Michigan. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Cyril's Catholic Church Bannister, Michigan on Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 10:00 A.M., Rev. Fr. Wolfgang Streichardt will officiate. Burial will take place at Ford Cemetery. Visitation will be...

Wilma Allen

Mar 22, 2009

Wilma Ann Allen, age 67, of Dewitt, MI Died Sunday, March 22nd, 2009 at her residence. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes St. Louis Chapel on Wednesday March 25, 2009 at 2:00 P.M. , Pastor Lee Rhodes will officiate. Visitation will held on Tuesday from 2-4 & 6-8 P.M. and burial will take place at Ridgelawn...

Virginia Gould

Mar 22, 2009

Virginia Handeyside Gould age 92 of Indianapolis, IN passed away Sunday, March 22, 2009. Born in Omaha, Nebraska on August 4, 1916, she grew up in Wayne, Michigan and spent most of her life in Bloomfield Hills, MI. She was the daughter of Charles A. and Mildred (Raymo) Handeyside. On June 30, 1939 she married Frederick C. Gould who preceded...

Shirley Sparks

Mar 21, 2009

Shirley Ann Sparks, age 60, of St. Louis, MI passed away Saturday, March 21st, 2009 at Gratiot Medical Center in Alma, after a 17 year battle with breast and bone cancer. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes St. Louis Chapel on Tuesday, March 24th at 11:00 A.M. Visitation will be on Monday from 2-8 P.M. with...

Joyce Russell

Mar 20, 2009

Joyce E. Russell died March 20, 2009 at the age of 70. Born January 24, 1939 in St. Johns, the daughter of Lawerence and Irene (Ley) Henning. Joyce was a member of the Holy Family Catholic Church in Ovid. Joyce married Kenneth "Skip" Russell in St. Johns on July 20, 1957 and he preceded her in death February 9,...

Frank Perry

Mar 19, 2009

Frank E. Perry, age 92, of Elsie, MI passed on Thursday, March 19, 2009 at Covenant HealthCare, Saginaw, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie Chapel Elsie, MI on Saturday, March 21, 2009 at 11:00 A.M. Pastor Mark Johnston will officiate and burial will follow at Riverside Cemetery, Elsie, MI. Visitation will be held on...

Norbert Feldpausch

Mar 18, 2009

Norbert R. Feldpaush died March 18, 2009 at the age of 92. He was born May 8, 1916 the son of William C. and Amelia (Fink) Feldpausch and lived most of his life in Fowler. He was a member of Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church and retired from Federal Mogul in 1977. On July 15, 1941 he married Juliana...

Mary French

Mar 17, 2009

Mary French, 77, of St. Johns died on March 17, 2009 in Las Vegas, NV.

Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 PM Thursday March 26, 2009 at St. Johns Lutheran Church with the Rev. George Brinley officiating. Burial will be at South Bingham Cemetery.

Arrangements by Osgood Funeral Homes.

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Charles Dell

Mar 17, 2009

Charles "Bud" Raymon Dell Sr., age 77, of Owosso, MI passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at Memorial Healthcare, Owosso, MI. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Michael Catholic Church, Oakley, MI on Saturday, March 21, 2009 at 11:00 A.M., Rev. Fr. Rick Bokinskie will officiate. Burial will take place at Flint Memorial Park Flint, MI....

Alice Crell

Mar 16, 2009

Alice M. Crell, age 83, of Elsie, MI died Monday, March 16, 2009 at Hazel I. Findlay Country Manor, St. Johns, Michigan. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie Chapel on Friday, March 20, 2009 at 11:00 A.M., Pastor Edwin Snook will officiate. Visitation will be held on Thursday, March 19, 2009 from 2-8 pm with...

June Byrnes

Mar 16, 2009

June L. Byrnes died March 16, 2009 at the age of 89. Born June 5, 1919 in Ovid, the daughter of Walter and Jennie (Clark) Hamp. She was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church and the Altar Society. June married Floyd Byrnes on May 28, 1954 in Laingsburg and he preceded her in death on December 10, 1988....