Obituaries

January 30, 2010

Norm Pierce, age 70, of Alma, died Saturday, January 30, 2010, at Gratiot Medical Center. Norm was born east of Ithaca on June 7, 1939, the son of Victor and Mary (Dudash) Pierce. He graduated from Ithaca High School in 1957. Norm then worked as a bartender for the East Side Cafe. He then got a job withe Wolverine...

January 29, 2010

WE ARE PLACING THIS OBITUARY ON OUR SITE IN HONOR OF FR. MAX Father Max J.V. Frego, 81, a priest of the Catholic Diocese of Saginaw died on Friday, January 29, 2010 at the Poppen Hospice Residence in Muskegon. Father Frego attended Washington Public Schools in Holland, Mich., graduating from Holland High School. He then went on to attend Hope...

January 29, 2010

Helen Cerny, age 83, of Owosso, MI died Thursday, January 28, 2010 at her home. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie Chapel on Monday, February 1, 2010 at 11:00 A.M., Mr. Thomas Bradley will officiate. Burial will take place at Riverside Cemetery, Elsie, Michigan. Visitation will be held Saturday, January 30, 2010 from 6-8 P.M....

January 28, 2010

Samuel R. Covarrubias, age 29, formerly of Ithaca, died Thursday, January 28, 2010, at Henry Ford Hospital in West Bloomfield, Michigan. Sam was born May 5, 1980, in Carson City, the son of Isaias and Linda (Reyes) Covarrubias, Sr. He had worked for Alma Products. Sam loved singing , and also played the cello and the trombone. He was...

January 27, 2010

Ivah Ellen (Eichorn) Walton age 93 of Ithaca, Michigan died Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at Masonic Pathways in Alma, MI. A Celebration of Life for family and friends will be held on Saturday, February 13, 2010 at the Ithaca Senior Activity Building from 2:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M. Ivah?s favorite cakes and coffee will be served. Due to her wishes...

January 25, 2010

Charles Starry Jr., age 85, of Houghton Lake, MI died Monday, January 25, 2010 at Warwick Living Center in Alma. Funeral Services will be held at First United Methodist Church in St. Louis, MI on Friday, January 29, 2010 at 11:00 A.M. Pastor Terri Bentley will officiate. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, January 27, 2010 from 6-8 PM and...

January 25, 2010

Gerald L. "Jerry" Metzmaker, died January 25, 2010, at the age of 74. Born on November 7, 1935, in Eagle, the son of Raymond and Zella (Walker) Metzmaker. Jerry loved to bowl and was an avid fan of the Tigers. He married Theresa DuMond on December 30, 1972, in Potterville, and she survives him.

Also surviving are...

January 24, 2010

Elizabeth Theresa Kellogg, age 75, of Owosso, MI passed away Sunday, January 24, 2010 at her home. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Jennings-Lyons Chapel Owosso, MI on Thursday, January 28, 2010 at 11:00 A.M. Pastor Dan Glardon will officiate. Burial will follow at Howard Cemetery, Bennington Township, MI. Visitation will be held on Tuesday January...

January 24, 2010

Zelpha "Hope" Rogers, age 93, of Alma, MI died Sunday, January 24, 2010 at Gratiot Medical Center in Alma, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes St. Louis Chapel on Thursday, January 28, 2010 at 11:00 A.M. Grandson Pastor Greg O'Boyle and Pastor Kevin Crowell will officiate. Burial will take place at Riverside Cemetery, Alma MI....

January 23, 2010

Barry L. Rivest, age 49, died January 23, 2010. Born on July 25, 1960, in Owosso, the son of Max and Norma (Lewis) Rivest. Barry was a member of the Hiawatha Sprtsmans Club.

He is survived by his sisters, Patricia Rivest of Ovid, Connie Jones of Elsie and brother, Gary (Debbie) Rivest of Corunna, stepdaughter, B.J. (Ryan)...

January 23, 2010

George Jacob Davidson, age 95, of Alma, MI passed away on Saturday, January 23rd, 2010 at Masonic Pathways in Alma, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Good Sheperd Lutheran Church in Alma, MI on Tuesday, January 26th at 11:00 A.M. , Grandson Pastor Dennis Strong will officiate. Burial will take place at Oak Grove Cemetery St. Louis, MI. Visitation...

January 23, 2010

Mr. Antonine "Tony" Jakus, age 95, of St. Johns died Saturday, January 23, 2010. Born in New Cumberland, WV on July 26, 1914 to Stefan and Frances Jakus, Tony married Teresa Hestera in February 1939 in Lansing. Tony retired from supervision at GM Saginaw Malleable. He enjoyed hunting and fishing along with cabinetry and woodworking. Tony was a member...

January 23, 2010

Marilyn Lucile Gove, age 82, of Wakefield, Rhode Island, died Saturday, January 23, 2010. Visitation will be on Sunday, January 31, 2010 at Smith Family Funeral Homes, Elsie Chapel, from 2-6 P.M. Burial will take place at Riverside Cemetery, Elsie, Michigan. Marilyn was born in Elsie, Michigan on April 13, 1927, the daughter of Frank V. and Mary L. (Baese)...

January 23, 2010

Bernita E. (Hufnagel) Pohl, age 94, of Fowler, passed away January 22, 2010. Born in Dallas Twp., MI on January 9, 1916, the daughter of Anthony and Anna (Halfmann) Thelen. She was a member of Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church and the Christian Mothers. Bernita married Herman Hufnagel on April 24, 1935 and he preceded her in death on...

January 21, 2010

Kenneth L. Bentley, age 57, passed peacefully into the arms of his Savior on Thursday, January 21, 2010. He will be dearly missed by his loving wife Melanie Bentley of 20 years and their children Kenneth, William, and Christina (Wolfinger) Bentley, Kristen (Bentley) and William Zischke, Nicole (Chase) and Rich Maxa Jr., and Bradley Chase along with six grandchildren....

January 21, 2010

David Edwin Hein, age 81, of Lennon, MI passed away Thursday, January 21, 2010 at his home. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Corunna Chapel Corunna, MI on Monday, January 25, 2010 at 11:00 A.M., Pastor Louis Canaday will officiate. Burial will take place at Pine Tree Cemetery Corunna, MI. Visitation will be held on Saturday,...

January 21, 2010

Charles K. "Charlie" Edwards, age 84, died on January 20, 2010. Born on May 31, 1925 in Elgin, Manitoba, Canada, the son of Ernest and Helen (Swantz) Edwards.

Charles was in the Amphibious Seabee's and participated in the invasion of France in 1944 during WWII. He worked for 47 years with Miller, Morris and Pappas in St....

January 19, 2010

Zelma M. Payne, age 86, of Alma, formerly of Ithaca, died Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at Gratiot Medical Center. Zelma was born July 4, 1923 in Pompeii on the old Fraker homestead, the daughter of Addison and Ruth (Brattin) DeMott. Following her graduation from high school, Zelma attended Bible College where she graduated with an associate degree. She married...

January 19, 2010

Ernest P. Rozen, Sr., age 85, of North Star, passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2010, at Warwick Living Center in Alma. Ernie was born October 3, 1924, in Ashley, the son of Joseph and Mary (Cermak) Rozen. He married Beatrice Lillian Bare on November 2, 1946, and they spent 61 years together. Together they had three sons. Ernie served...

January 19, 2010

June B. Cheney, age 94, passed away on January 19, 2010. Born in Grundy Center, Iowa, on June 21, 1915, the daughter of Willard and Elsie (Titus) Brockway. June was a member of Garden Grove Community Church (Crystal Cathedral) in CA and the American Guild of Organists. She married Wilson Cheney in Grundy Center, Iowa in 1936 and he...