Obituaries

April 24, 2009

Jodie Gregory, 81 from Farmington, New Mexico, passed away at her home on April 24, 2009. Born in Owosso, Michigan, on January 4, 1928, to Claire and Nina Longstreet, Jodie will be remembered with great joy and love by her family, friends, and all who knew her. Jodie grew up in Michigan where she married Larry Williams, who passed away...

April 23, 2009

Raymond Henry Irvin Meehling, age 76, of Eureka, MI died Thursday, April 23, 2009 at Spectrum Health System, Grand Rapids, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie Chapel Elsie, MI on Monday, April 27, 2009 at 11:00 A.M., Mr. Ivan Darling will officiate. Burial will take place at Eureka Cemetery Eureka, MI. Visitation will be...

April 22, 2009

Perry H. Fillmore, age 65, of Elsie, MI passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at Memorial Healthcare, Owosso, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie Chapel Elsie, MI on Saturday, April 25, 2009 at 11:00 A.M., Rev. Jim James will officiate. Burial will follow at Fairfield Township Cemetery Fairfield Township, MI. Visitation will be held...

April 21, 2009

Betty J. Rich, age 86, of St. Louis, MI died Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at Schnepp Health Care Center in St. Louis. Funeral Services will be held at St. Louis First Baptist Church on Saturday, April 25, 2009 at 11:00 AM, Pastor Phil Maxwell will officiate. Burial will take place at Mt. Pleasant Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held on...

April 18, 2009

Barbara Jean Pilot, age 80, of Bannister, MI died Saturday, April 18, 2009 at Carson City Hospital. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie Chapel, on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 11:00 A.M., Mr. Thomas Bradley will officiate. Burial will take place at Ford Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Monday, April 20, 2009 from 2-8...

April 17, 2009

Jeannine B. Van hecke passed away April 17, 2009 at the age of 79. Born in Ronse, Belgium on July 22, 1929, she was the daughter of Louis and Maria (Roman) Martens. Jeannine married Ernest Van hecke on January 6, 1949 and he preceded her in death on September 26, 1988. Jeannine loved to sew, knit , bead and...

April 15, 2009

Dorothy M. Stellow, age 79, of St. Louis, MI died Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at Schnepp Health Care Center in St. Louis, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes St. Louis Chapel on Friday, April 17, 2009 at 2:00 P.M. Burial will take place at Pritchard Cemetery in Elwell, MI. Visitation will be held on Thursday,...

April 14, 2009

Gerald V. Thelen died April 14, 2009 at the age of 88. Born December 23, 1920 in Fowler, MI the son of Arnold and Irma (Bauer) Thelen. He was a faithful member of Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church, past Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus, a member of the 4th Degree and a proud member of the Farm...

April 13, 2009

Roger W. Hall, Sr., age 67, of Owosso, MI passed away Monday, April 13, 2009 at Memorial Healthcare, Owosso. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Jennings-Lyons Chapel Owosso, MI on Thursday, April 16, 2009 at 11:00 A.M. Bishop Fred Brown will officiate. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Owosso, MI. Visitation will be held on...

April 12, 2009

Agnes Lillian Bensinger (Cotes), born January 24,1910 passed away to join the Lord April 12, 2009 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. She was preceded in death by her parents David and Anna (Husted) Cotes and her four siblings Bruce, Clarabelle, David and Ruth.

She is survived by her son Carl Oliver (Sabina)Williston; ten grandchildren; Christopher, Virginia, Thomas, Shirley Anne,...

April 12, 2009

Grace Irene Pritchett Demerly went to meet Jesus on Resurrection Sunday, April 12, 2009 while in the arms of her parents at Sparrow Health Systems Lansing, MI. A Private Family Service will be held at Oak Hill Cemetery with Pastor Timothy Harmon officiating. The Demerlys will receive friends and family for a time of fellowship on Saturday, April 18, 2009...

April 12, 2009

Joseph J. Beno, Sr., our dear father and grandfather left this world on Sunday, April 12, 2009 at the honorable age of 92. He will be greatly missed by his family. Joe was born on January 11, 1917 in Ashley, Michigan, the son of Frank and Teresa (Rice) Beno. The family moved to Snover, Michigan, where he lived his...

April 11, 2009

Helen D. Szmurlo, age 83, of Elsie, MI died Saturday, April 11th, 2009 at Ovid Healthcare Center , Ovid, MI. Private burial will take place at Oakland Hills Memorial Gardens in Novi, MI The family is being served by Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie Chapel Elsie, Michigan. Read Helen Szmurlo's Obituary and Guestbook on smithfamilyfuneralhomes.com.

April 9, 2009

Robert N. Gilroy died April 9, 2009 at the age of 84. Born in Sault Ste. Marie on February 10, 1925, he was the son of Nelson and Ida Gilroy. Bob was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church in St. Johns, the Ushers Club, Knights of Columbus and a Navy veteran of WWII. He retired from the...

April 8, 2009

Frank Lukas, age 87, of Owosso, MI passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at Ovid Healthcare, in Ovid, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, Elsie Chapel Elsie, MI on Saturday, April 11, 2009 at 11:00 A.M. Burial will take place at Ford Cemetery Gratiot County, MI. Visitation will be held on Thursday, April 9, 2009...

April 8, 2009

Florence M. Koenigsknecht passed away April 8, 2009 at the age of 89, in St. Johns, Michigan. Florence was born on January 11, 1920 in Pewamo, Michigan, the daughter of Anthony and Mary (Klein) Miller. She was a member of Most Holy Trinity Parish as well as Christian Mothers and Daughters of Isabella. On April 29, 1946 Florence married...

April 7, 2009

Edwin W. George, 73, of St. Johns passed away April 7, 2009. Born March 4, 1936 in Owosso, Edwin was the son of Stanley and Nellie (Ferman) George. He retired from General Motors in Lansing in 1991 and served in the Army for two years. He was married for 47 years to Carole Miller, who survives him.

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April 6, 2009

Harold E. Martin died April 8, 2009 at the age of 86. Born April 6, 1923 in Westphalia, MI he was the son of Oscar and Philomena (Schafer) Martin and live most of his life in the Fowler and Perrinton areas. He was a member of St. Martin DePorres Catholic Church, a WWII veteran and a member of the...

April 5, 2009

Bernice Wealthy Rose, age 86, of Owosso, MI passed away Sunday, April 5, 2009 at Sparrow Health Systems, Lansing, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Jennings-Lyons Chapel Owosso, MI on Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at 1:00 P.M., Rev. Mark Kincaid will officiate. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Owosso, MI. Visitation will be held...

April 4, 2009

Roberta L. Culver, age 76, of Ithaca, Michigan, passed away Saturday, April 4th, 2009 surrounded by her loving family at University of Michigan Hospitals, Ann Arbor, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes St. Louis Chapel St. Louis, MI on Thursday, April 9th at 1:00 P.M. Pastor Carol Jean Shepherd and Pastor Richard Washington will officiate....