Obituaries

December 16, 2010

Arlene Beatrix Telfer, age 90, of Owosso, MI passed away Thursday, December 16, 2010 at Oliver Woods Retirement Village. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Jennings-Lyons Chapel Owosso, MI on Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at 1:00 P.M. Rev. Don Galardi will officiate. Burial will follow at West Haven Cemetery, New Haven Township, MI. Visitation will be...

December 16, 2010

Alonzo Ira Hunt, age 89, of Elwell, Michigan died Thursday, December 16, 2010 at Masonic Pathways, in Alma, Michigan. Per his request there will be no services. Ira was born in Sumner, Michigan on November 28, 1921, the son of Harry Clifford and Elsie Mae (Halliwell) Hunt. He served in the US Army during WW2. In March of 1942 he...

December 15, 2010

Frances Genevieve Ash, age 98, of Owosso, MI passed away Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at Shiawassee County Medical Care Facility, Corunna, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Jennings-Lyons Chapel Owosso, MI on Saturday, December 18, 2010 at 11:00 A.M. Rev. John Miller will officiate. Burial will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery, Owosso, MI. Visitation will...

December 14, 2010

Bessie Ann Sovia, age 85, of Owosso, MI passed away Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at Shiawassee County Medical Care Facility, Corunna, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Jennings-Lyons Chapel Owosso, MI on Friday, December 17, 2010 at 1:00 P.M. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Owosso, MI. Visitation will be held on Thursday December...

December 14, 2010

Aleene A. Long, age 76, of Ashley, Michigan died Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at Carson City Hospital, Carson City, Michigan. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie Chapel Elsie, MI on Friday, December 17, 2010 at 11:00 A.M., Pastor Jon Pohl will officiate. Visitation will be held on Thursday 2-4 & 6-8 pm. at Smith Family...

December 13, 2010

Marie A. Fox, passed away on December 12, 2010, at the age of 89. Marie was born in Saginaw, Michigan on April 10, 1921, the daughter of immigrant parents, Alois and Elizabeth (Solner) Rehmann. On July 26, 1943 Marie married Mark Fox in St. Johns, Michigan. Marie was a member of Most Most Trinity Catholic Church in Fowler. As...

December 12, 2010

Elizabeth Williams, age 95, of Alma, Michigan died Sunday, December 12th, 2010 at Warwick Living Center, Alma, Michigan. A Memorial Graveside Service will be held on Saturday, June 18, 2011 at 1:30 P.M. at Riverside Cemetery Alma, Michigan. Elizabeth was born in Marion, Michigan on February 20, 1915, the daughter of Samuel and Berthel (Morse) Fleming. She married Albert D....

December 11, 2010

Melba J. Kittle, age 71, of Ithaca, MI died Saturday, December 11th, 2010 at her home. A Memorial Service will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Ithaca Chapel Ithaca, MI on Monday, December 13th at 1:00 P.M. , Pastor Kathy Thigpen will officiate. Visitation will be held on Monday Noon until time of service. at Smith Family Funeral Homes,...

December 11, 2010

Joyce M. Darmody, age 88, of Alma, MI passed away Saturday, December 11, 2010 at Warwick Living Center, Alma, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes St. Louis Chapel, on Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at 11:00 A.M. Rev. Dr. Jana Lynn Almeida will officiate. Burial will follow at Elm Hall Cemetery, Sumner Township, MI. Visitation will...

December 10, 2010

Robert "Bob" Everett Thompson, age 73, of St. Johns, MI and Punta Gorda, FL died Friday, December 10, 2010 at University Of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan. A Memorial Service will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes St. Johns Chapel St. Johns, Michigan on Monday, December 13, 2010 at 11:00 A.M. Visitation will be held on Sunday, December 12,...

December 8, 2010

Joseph “Joe” Young, age 71, passed away November 27, 2010 in St. Johns, Michigan. Joe was born in Laingsburg, Michigan on September 11, 1939 the son of Kenneth and Helen (Giffels) Young. Joe worked at the grain elevator in St. Johns and was a part-time custodian at RESA.

Memorial Mass will be celebrated 11:00 am, Saturday, December...

December 8, 2010

Judy M. Skorna, 59, passed away on December 8, 2010. She was born Janaury 24, 1951 in St. Louis, Michigan, the daughter of Cecil and Clara (Colbry-Gallihugh) Jones. Judy previously worked as a caregiver for the elderly in adult foster care homes.

She is survived by one daughter, Patricia (Lynn) England of Iowa, two sons, Christopher Skorna...

December 7, 2010

Julia Ann Contreraz, age 76, passed to the Heavens on December 7, 2010 In Lansing. She arrived in Heaven to the arms of her loving husband, Daniel Contreraz, both of Ithaca. She was born on September 2, 1934 in Lansing, the daughter of Joseph and Edith (Wright) Riley. She worked at Wolverine World Wide in Ithaca for over 10...

December 7, 2010

Rt. Rev. Jack William Winnie, age 77, of St. Louis, MI passed away Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at his home surrounded by his family. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, St. Louis Chapel on Saturday, December 11, 2010 at 11:00 A.M. Pastor Richard MacLane will officiate. Visitation will be held on Friday, December 10, 2010 from...

December 6, 2010

Alberta Ann Wagner, age 91, of Owosso, MI passed away Monday, December 6, 2010 at Ovid Healthcare, Ovid, MI. Private Family Funeral Services will be held. Burial will take place at St. Paul Catholic Cemetery, Owosso, MI. Visitation will be held on Tuesday December 7, 2010 from 6-8 PM at Smith Family Funeral Homes Jennings-Lyons Chapel, Owosso. Alberta was born...

December 6, 2010

Dorothy G. Day, 95, passed away Friday, December 3, 2010. Born in Lansing, February 8, 1915, she was the daughter of Ransom and Esther (Baker) Dietrich.

She was a member of Pilgrim (Price) United Methodist Church and active with the St. Johns Senior Center. She was a member of the Michigan Association of Retired School Personnel, having...

December 5, 2010

Arnetia Johan Mills, age 77, of Ashley died Sunday, December 5, 2010 at her home. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, Ithaca Chapel, 1333 E. Center Street, Ithaca, on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at 11:00 A.M. Pastor George Showers will officiate. Burial will take place at Collier Cemetery, Pompeii. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, December...

December 4, 2010

Edith Mae Oberlin, age 92, of Alma formerly of Elsie, Michigan died Saturday, December 4, 2010 at Masonic Pathways in Alma, Michigan. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie Chapel Elsie, MI on Thursday, December 9, 2010 at 10:00 A.M., Pastor Russell Morgan will officiate, and burial will take place at Riverside Cemetery, Elsie, MI. Visitation...

December 2, 2010

James Walker MacLennan, age 73, of Bannister, MI passed away Thursday, December 2, 2010 at Gratiot Medical Center, Alma, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie Chapel Elsie, MI on Sunday, December 5, 2010 at 1:30 P.M. Pastor Jerry Drummond will officiate. Burial will be held at Ford Cemetery, Gratiot County, MI. Visitation will be...

December 1, 2010

Vincent "Jiggs" Geller, died November 30, 2010, at the age of 86. He was born in St. Johns, on March 26, 1924, the son of Joseph and Carla (Pung) Geller. Vincent is survived by his wife Carolyn whom he married October 24, 1945.

Also surviving are their children, Janean (Joe) Keilen of St. Johns, Jeff Geller, of...