Obituaries

February 11, 2011

Anthony Albert Simpson, age 90, of Corunna, MI passed away Friday, February 11, 2011 at Shiawassee County Medical Care Facility, Corunna. Funeral Services will be held at the First Church of God, Owosso, MI, on Monday, February 14, 2011 at 11:00 A.M. Pastor John Miller will officiate. Burial will take place at Flint Memorial Park, Mt. Morris, MI. Visitation will...

February 11, 2011

Arnold Lawrence Wieber, age 79, of Ovid, MI passed away Friday, February 11, 2011 at Memorial Healthcare, Owosso, MI. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Holy Family Catholic Church, Ovid, MI on Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 11:00 A.M. Rev. Fr. Raymond Urbanek will officiate. Burial will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery, Ovid, MI. Visitation will be...

February 10, 2011

Joycelyn (Joy) born August 23, 1927, went to be with her Lord and Savior and reunite with her loving and devoted husband the late Harold V. Sheffer on February 10, 2011.

Joy was one of four children born and raised in Biloxi, Mississippi to the late Joseph and Louise Seidule.

She will be forever remembered...

February 9, 2011

Helen M. Reichert, age 97, died on February 8, 2011.She was born in Ovid on April 4,1913, the daughter of Edward and Anna (Eiserman) Anderson and lived most of her life in Ovid. She retired from Mid-West Abrasive in 1978, was a member of United Church of Ovid and Owosso Eagles Club #851 since 1952. Helen married Andrew Reichert...

February 8, 2011

Jo Ann Gilbert, age 74, of Carland, Michigan died Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at Bay Shore Senior Care, Bay City, Michigan. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie Chapel, on Sunday, February 13, 2011 at 2:00 P.M. Pastor Eric Stanton will officiate. Visitation will be held on Saturday, February 12, 2011 from 3-7 P.M. at the...

February 7, 2011

Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Greening, age 89, of St. Louis, MI died Monday, February 7, 2011 at Schnepp Health Care Center. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes St. Louis Chapel on Thursday, February 10, 2011 at 11:00 A.M. Pastor Terri Bentley will officiate. Burial will take place at Chapel Garden Cemetery, Gratiot County, MI. Visitation will be...

February 6, 2011

"Krishnamurthi Sarvepalli, 80 of Mount Pleasant, passed away today Feb 6th 2011. He was born in Chandragiri, Andhra Pradesh, India, October 09 1930. Krishnamurthi Sarvepalli graduated from Loyola College, Madras, India and received Bachelor's degree in Arts and Law. He worked as a diplomat for the Indian Government. He was married to Santakumari on Nov 04 1954. He is survived...

February 5, 2011

Deborah L. Gray-Forcier, age 60, of Laingsburg, Michigan passed away Saturday, February 5, 2011 at Sparrow Hospital, Lansing, MI. A Service will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, February 10, 2011 at Smith Family Funeral Homes, St. Johns Chapel, St. Johns, MI. Visitation will be held on Wednesday February 9, 2011 from 4-8 PM and Thursday, February 10, 2011...

February 5, 2011

Linus Archie Bond, age 90, of Owosso, MI passed away Saturday, February 5, 2011 at his home. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date. Linus was born in St. Johns, Michigan on January 8, 1921, the son of Archie and Clara (Bosley) Bond. He was a graduate of St. Johns High School, attended Central Michigan University and...

February 4, 2011

Gladys Elizabeth Shaw, 97, of Ashley, died Friday, February 4, 2011, at the Ashley Care Center. She was born in Hamilton Township, on October 31, 1913, the daughter of William and Minnie (Peterson) Ringle. She attended the Ringle School in Hamilton Township. She married Joseph Shaw on July 5, 1930. He passed away on June 5, 1989. Mrs. Shaw...

February 4, 2011

Arnold S. Bransdorfer, age 88, of St. Louis, MI died Friday, February 4, 2011 at Schnepp Health Care Center, St. Louis. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, St. Louis Chapel on Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at 1:00 P.M. Mr. Keith Wise will officiate. Burial will take place at Oak Grove Cemetery, St. Louis, MI. Visitation will...

February 4, 2011

Warren C. " Butch" Mates, age 68, of Ithaca, Michigan passed away Friday, February 4, 2011 at Masonic Pathways, Alma, Michigan. A Memorial Service will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Ithaca Chapel on Friday, February 11, 2011 at 1:00 P.M., Pastor Brian Wickes will officiate. Visitation will be at 11 am until time of service. Warren was born...

February 3, 2011

Rebecca Ann Norton, age 51, died on January 31, 2011. She was born in Lansing, on March 6, 1959, the daughter of Alvin and Linda Lee (Clary) Norton.

She is survived by her mother, Linda Lee Clary, children, Marlene Nicholas, Julie Leming, Tammy ( Alex) Woody, Alvin R. (Sabrina) VanSickle, fiancAC., Larry Wetzel, sister, Alvalynn (Richard) Wallace...

February 3, 2011

Delilah Ruth Wilson, age 70, of Harrison, MI, formerly of St. Louis, MI died Thursday, February 3, 2011 at Woodland Hospice in Mt. Pleasant, MI. Funeral Services will be held on Sunday, February 6, 2011 at 1:00 P.M. at Smith Family Funeral Homes, St. Louis Chapel. Rev. Kurt Eichinger will officiate. Visitation will be held on Saturday, February 5, 2011...

February 3, 2011

Susan L. Wolfinger (Geller), loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister, passed away unexpectedly on January 30, 2011, while wintering in Florida. Sue was born on July 3, 1949, in New Bedford, MA, and grew up in St. Johns, MI. She graduated from Rodney B. Wilson H.S. and retired from the State of Michigan after more than 30 years of...

February 2, 2011

Carl R. Johnson, age 83, of Ithaca, MI died Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at Gratiot Medical Center in Alma, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, Ithaca Chapel on Saturday, February 5, 2011 at 11:00 A.M. Burial will take place at Ithaca Cemetery, Ithaca, MI. Visitation will be held on Friday, February 4, 2011 from 2-4...

February 1, 2011

Tracy Lynn (Sutten) Geiling, age 41, passed away at her home on Tuesday, February 1, 2011. A Memorial Service will be held on Friday, February 4, 2011 at 2:00 PM at Smith Family Funeral Homes St. Louis Chapel St. Louis, MI. Tracy was born in Carson City, Michigan on September 10, 1969, the daughter of James E. and Janet K....

February 1, 2011

Donna M. White, died January 31, 2011, at the age of 49 after a long courageous battle with cancer. She was born on December 5, 1961, in St. Johns, the daughter of Joseph and Genevieve (Simon) Pung. Donna graduated from Fowler High School, was currently a director at Mary Kay Cosmetics Inc., and was a member of St. Isadore...

January 31, 2011

Dean Wendell Sherrick, age 80 of Middleton, Michigan passed away meeting his Lord and Savior on Monday, January 31, 2011. He was surrounded by his loving family. Funeral services with be on Saturday, February 5, 2011 at 11:00 A.M. at New Haven Church of the Brethren, Middleton, Michigan. Visitation will be Friday, February 4, 2011 at Smith Family Funeral Homes,...

January 31, 2011

Patricia Lee "Pat" Yott, age 78, of Corunna, MI passed away Monday, January 31, 2011 at her home. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Corunna Chapel Corunna, MI on Friday, February 4, 2011 at 1:00 P.M. Rev. Ray A. Strawser II will officiate. Burial will take place at Pine Tree Cemetery, Corunna. Visitation will be held...