Obituaries

March 12, 2009

Harold Arthur Adams, age 70, of Owosso, MI passed away Thursday, March 12, 2009 at his home with his family by his side. Funeral Services will be held at Northgate Wesleyan Church, in Owosso, MI on Monday, March 16, 2009 at 1:00 P.M., Pastor Cal Emerson will officiate. Visitation will be held on Sunday, March 15, 2009 from 2-4 &...

March 11, 2009

Norma Beatrice Hickman, age 80, of Owosso, MI passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at Memorial Healthcare, Owosso, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Jennings-Lyons Chapel Owosso, MI on Saturday, March 14, 2009 at 1:00 P.M. Pastor Carole Brown will officiate. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Owosso, MI. Visitation will be held on...

March 10, 2009

Clarissa Jane Newport, age 92, of Owosso, MI passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at Memorial Healthcare, Owosso, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Jennings-Lyons Chapel Owosso, MI on Friday, March 13, 2009 at 2:00 P.M. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery Owosso, MI. Evangelist Timothy Gean will officiate and visitation will be held...

March 9, 2009

Viola Edna Zuckschwerdt, age 87, of Owosso, MI passed away Monday, March 9, 2009 at Memorial Healthcare, Owosso, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Jennings-Lyons Chapel Owosso, MI. on Friday March 13, 2009 at 11:00 AM, Rev. Joel Thomford will officiate. Burial will follow at Wildwood Cemetery Chesaning, MI. Visitation will be held on Wednesday...

March 8, 2009

Rose Valista Day, age 90, of Elsie, MI died Sunday, March 8, 2009 at Ovid Healthcare Center. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie Chapel Elsie, Michigan on Thursday, March 12, 2009 at 11:00 A.M. Pastor Kathy Leydorf will officiate. Burial will take place at Riverside Cemetery Elsie, Michigan. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, March...

March 6, 2009

Iola Pearl Adair, age 82, of Elsie, Michigan died Friday, March 6, 2009 at Sparrow Health Systems, Lansing, Michigan. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie Chapel Elsie, MI on Monday, March 9, 2009 at 11:00 A.M. Burial will take place at Riverside Cemetery Elsie, Michigan. Visitation will be held on Saturday, March 7, 2009 from...

March 4, 2009

Wells Nethaway died March 4, 2009 at the age of 87. Born July 9, 1921 in Chapin Twp., the son of Roy and Lula (Perry) Nethaway. He married Estherbelle Selfridge on December 20, 1939 in Corunna and she preceded him in death on January 7, 2007. Wells was a Veteran having served in the US Air Force during WWII,...

March 3, 2009

Now I lay me down to sleep. 7 lbs 1 oz., 20 ¾" long Izach Lee Lott, the son of Yolonda Henfling and CJ Lott, was stillborn March 3, 2009. Surviving Izach are his parents, Yolonda Henfling and CJ Lott of Elsie; grandparents, Chris Fouts (Fox) of Elsie, Jerry Lott of Gaylord, Roger and Doloras Henfling of Ovid; great grandparents,...

March 3, 2009

John E. Panik Sr., age 66, of Elsie, MI passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at his home. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie Chapel Elsie, MI on Saturday, March 7, 2009 at 11:00 A.M. Pastor Herb Wheelock will officiate. Burial will follow at Ford Cemetery Gratiot County, MI. Visitation will be held on Thursday...

March 2, 2009

Lee Edward Foster, age 65, of Ithaca, MI died Monday, March 2, 2009 at Spectrum Health-Butterworth Campus, Grand Rapids, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, Ithaca Chapel on Friday, March 6, 2009 at 11:00 A.M., Rev. Steven Young will officiate. Burial will take place at Pine Grove Cemetery in Gratiot County, MI. Visitation will be...

March 1, 2009

Helen Geraldine Kramer, age 89, of Melvindale, MI passed away Sunday, March 1, 2009 at Shiawassee County Medical Care Facility, Corunna, MI. A Memorial Service will be held on Friday, March 6, 2009 at 10:00 A.M. at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Michigan. Helen was born in New Castle, Pennsylvania on February 2, 1920, the daughter of William and Ethel (O'Rourke)...

March 1, 2009

Lucy Marie Wold, age 94, of Ithaca, MI died Sunday, March 1, 2009 at Rosewood Adult Foster Care in Ithaca, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Ithaca Chapel on Thursday, March 5, 2009 at 11:00 A.M., Pastor Willie Iwankiw will officiate. Burial will take place at Ithaca Cemetery Ithaca, MI. Visitation will be held on...

February 27, 2009

Frances Mary (Woodbury) Greene, 81, died on Friday, Feb. 27, 2009 after a brief struggle with cancer.

A Bedford resident for 47 years, she was born in St. Johns, MI on May 15, 1927, the daughter of Lee E. and Mildred (Gregory) Woodbury. Valedictorian of the class of 1945 at the Rodney B. Wilson School in St....

February 26, 2009

Vincent J. Brown, 86, of Muir, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 26, 2009. Vincent was born on March 2, 1922 in Westphalia, Michigan the son of Peter and Eleanor (Fandel) Braun. Vincent married Lillian Elvert on April 3, 1964 and she preceded him in death on July 7, 1987. Vincent was a member of St....

February 24, 2009

Lyman Elnathan Woodard Sr., age 66, of Owosso, MI passed away Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at Memorial Healthcare, Owosso, MI. There will be a Memorial Service held at a later date. Lyman was born in Owosso, Michigan on March 3, 1942, the son of Lyman Elnathan and Jane Elizabeth (Wiggins) Woodard and resided most of his life in the Detroit...

February 24, 2009

Marie Genevieve Wakefield, age 72, of Owosso, MI passed away Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at Avalon Hospice, Flint, MI. Funeral Services will be held at First United Methodist Church Owosso, MI on Friday, February 27, 2009 at 11:00 A.M., Rev. Duane Harris will officiate. Burial will take place at Oak Hill Cemetery Owosso, MI. Visitation will be held on Thursday...

February 24, 2009

Helen Elizabeth (Mayer) Ward, age 85, passed away on Tuesday, February 24, 2009. Helen was born in Parma, Michigan on March 10, 1923, the daughter of Anna (Smith) and Arthur Mayer. She attended Parma High School and graduated from Jackson High School, class of 1940. In 1941, she was a student at Jackson Junior College. Helen graduated from the...

February 23, 2009

Christopher Michael Weber, age 10, of Corunna, MI passed away Monday, February 23, 2009 at home with his family by his side. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, Corunna Chapel, Corunna, MI on Thursday, February 26, 2009 at 11:00 A.M. Mr. Hank Messing, Hospice Chaplin will officiate. Burial will take place at Elmwood Cemetery, New Lothrop,...

February 21, 2009

David Bruce Prichard, age 53, of Henderson, MI passed away Saturday, February 21, 2009 at Sparrow Health Systems, Lansing, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie Chapel Elsie, MI on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at 1:00 P.M., Pastor John James will officiate. Burial will take place at Fairfield Township Cemetery Fairfield, MI. Visitation will be...

February 20, 2009

James A. "Jim" Gross, age 83, passed away Friday, February 20, 2009. He was born in Maple Grove, Michigan on June 12, 1925, the son of John and Elizabeth (Constine) Gross. Jim married Bertha Cordrey on December 15, 1952 in Flint. He retired from Olsmobile in Lansing. Jim enjoyed his family and his Boston Bull Terriers that were like...