Obituaries

April 16, 2011

William Lesley Brown, age 49, of St. Louis, MI died Saturday, April 16, 2011 at Gratiot Medical Center, Alma, MI. There will be no services. The family is being served by Smith Family Funeral Homes, Ithaca Chapel, Ithaca, Michigan. Read William Brown 's Obituary and Guestbook on smithfamilyfuneralhomes.com.

April 16, 2011

Donna Eileen Terrell, age 81, of Bannister, Michigan, died Saturday, April 16th, 2011 at Ashley Care Center, Ashley, Michigan. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie Chapel Elsie, Michigan on Wednesday, April 20th at 11:00 A.M., Pastor Jon Pohl and Pastor Joe Robbe will officiate. Burial will take place at Ford Cemetery. Visitation will be held...

April 15, 2011

Roger Keith Lombard, age 62, of Ithaca, passed away Friday, April 15, 2011, at the Dingell VA Medical Center in Detroit. Roger was born December 24, 1948 in Alma, the son of Daine and Lula (Inbody) Lombard. He graduated from Vestaburg High School in 1968, and was drafted by the Army in 1969, proudly serving his country in Vietnam....

April 10, 2011

Ilah "Jackie" Richardson, age 86, of Elwell, MI died Sunday, April 10, 2011 at Schnepp Health Care Center in St. Louis, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, St. Louis Chapel on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 11:00 A.M. Burial will take place at Ridgelawn Cemetery, Breckenridge, MI. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, April 12,...

April 10, 2011

Wayne Allan Mikesell, age 84, of Ashley, Michigan died Sunday, April 10, 2011 at North Star Adult Foster Care Home. Funeral Services will be held at Ithaca Church Of God on Friday, April 15, 2011 at 11:00 A.M., Rev. James R. Conn and Rev. Paul Daniels will officiate. Burial will take place at North Star Cemetery, North Star, Michigan. Visitation...

April 9, 2011

Claude "Slim" F. Cooley, age 94, of Owosso, MI passed away Saturday, April 9, 2011 at Masonic Pathways, Alma, MI. A Memorial Service will be held at the First Baptist Church, Owosso, MI on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 11:00 A.M. Rev. Ray A. Strawser II will officiate. Visitation with his family will be held on Tuesday April 12, 2011...

April 8, 2011

Glenn Robert "Bob" Koons, age 78, of Williamston, MI died Friday, April 8, 2011 at his home. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Ithaca Chapel on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 12:00 P.M., Mr. Keith Wise will officiate. Burial will take place at Ithaca Cemetery, Ithaca, MI. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, April 13, 2011...

April 7, 2011

Georgene Acker Hecht, 86, died on March 30, 2011. Georgene was born in St. Louis, Michigan, August 30, 1924, to George and Mabel Gilbert Acker. She married Donald R. Hecht August 9, 1942, he passed away July of 2003. She was a member of Farm Bureau and First Congregational Church. She was a home maker and always lived on...

April 6, 2011

Orville J. Sillman, age 86, formerly of Jackson and St. Johns, Michigan, passed away on Monday, March 28, 2011 at his home. Orville was born March 20, 1925 in Clinton County, Michigan the son of Charles and Angie (Allan) Sillman. He was one of 13 children and was loved by all who knew him. He was retired from Federal...

April 5, 2011

Rita May Cannon, age 70, of Owosso, MI passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at Memorial Healthcare, Owosso. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Jennings-Lyons Chapel Owosso, Michigan on Saturday, April 9, 2011 at 11:00 A.M. Visitation will be on Friday 2-8 P.M. with family present from 2-4 & 6-8 P.M. Chaplain Bill Gooch will officiate...

April 4, 2011

Gerald Clayton Carroll, age 87, of Elsie, Michigan died Monday, April 4, 2011 at Clinton Memorial Hospital, St. Johns, Michigan. Funeral Services will be held at the Elsie United Methodist Church, Elsie, Michigan on Monday, April 11, 2011 at 11:00 A.M., Pastor Edwin Snook will officiate. Burial will take place at Riverside Cemetery, Elsie, Michigan. Visitation will be held on...

April 4, 2011

Edward Joseph Swanchara, age 74, of Bannister, MI passed away Monday, April 4, 2011 at his home. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie Chapel Elsie, MI on Thursday, April 7, 2011 at 1:00 P.M., Mr. Thomas Bradley will officiate. Burial will follow at Ford Cemetery Gratiot County, MI. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, April...

April 2, 2011

Mao Kue, age 93, of Ithaca, MI died Saturday, April 2, 2011 at Gratiot Medical Center, Alma, Gratiot County, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Ithaca Chapel Ithaca, MI on Monday, April 11, 2011 at 8:30 A.M. Visitation will be held Friday Morning, April 8, 2011 from 10:00 A.M. to Monday Morning, April 11, 2011...

April 2, 2011

Florence May Hinkley of Alma, MI went to be with her Lord on Saturday, April 2, 2011 at Gratiot Medical Center, Alma, MI. She was ninety-nine years young. Funeral Services will be held at Elsie United Methodist Church, Elsie, MI on Friday, April 8, 2011 at 11:00 A.M., Pastor Edwin Snook and Pastor Fred Fischer will officiate. Burial will be...

March 31, 2011

Maxine A. Ernst, 91, died March 30, 2011. She was born May 31, 1919 in Bengal Township, Michigan, and resided on the Ernst Centennial Farm all of her life. She was the daughter of William F. and Elvira E. (Bearndt) Ernst.

Maxine was a lifelong member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, St. Paul Ladies Aide and taught...

March 30, 2011

Betty Jane Miller, 87, passed away on March 30, 2011. Betty was born on September 18, 1923 in Ionia Michigan, the daughter of Lewis and Susan (Soule) Selleck. Betty married Gordon Miller in Ionia on June 27, 1942 and he preceded her in death on July 31, 1997. Betty was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Fowler,...

March 30, 2011

Maryann S. Fero, died March 30, 2011. Born January 28, 1935 in White Haven, Pennsylvania the daughter of Anthony and Anna (Decowski) Suchowesky. She retired in 1997 from C.A.C.S. Head Start in Lansing after 22 years of service working as a teacher's assistant and bus driver. Maryann enjoyed quilting, bird watching, perennial gardens and the outdoors. She was a...

March 30, 2011

George H. Brockway, Jr., age 79, of Corunna, MI passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at Memorial Healthcare, Owosso, MI. A Memorial Service will be held at Pine Tree Cemetery, Corunna on Monday, April 4, 2011 at 1:00 P.M. George was born in Owosso, Michigan on August 22, 1931, the son of George H. and Ethel (Smith) Brockway, Sr. George...

March 28, 2011

Carl "Kenny" Ryan, died March 27, 2011, at the age of 82. Born in Hubbardston, Michigan on December 28, 1928, the son of Carl Kenneth and Castella (Meservey) Ryan. He retired from Federal Mogul as a Grinder in 1989. On November 12, 1949, he married Mary Kay Johnson and she preceded him in death on November 23, 2003.

March 27, 2011

William R. Davis, age 81, of Ithaca, died Sunday, March 27, 2011 in the Cardiac Care Unit of Sparrow Hospital in Lansing. Bill was born August 7, 1929, in Emerson Township, the son of Jack and Myrtle (Purdy) Davis. He married Rosalie Hayes in Ithaca on September 23, 1951. In the 1950‘s Bill operated the Gulf gas station with...