Obituaries
Dane Church
May 16, 2005
Dane Alfred Church age 65 of St. Louis, MI died Monday, May 16, 2005 in Saginaw, MI. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, May 20, 2005 at 11:00 AM at Smith Family Funeral Homes, St. Louis Chapel. Mr. Keith J. Wise will officiate with burial at Ridgelawn Cemetery Breckenridge, MI. Visitation will be held on Thursday, May 19, 2005...
Ralph Fenton
May 15, 2005
Ralph W. Fenton age 99 of St. Louis, Michigan died Sunday, May 15, 2005 at Gratiot Community Hospital, Alma, Michigan. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, St. Louis Chapel on Tuesday, May 17, 2005 at 1:00 P.M. Rev. Stephen Shook will officiate with burial at Oak Grove Cemetery, St. Louis, Michigan. Visitation will be held on...
John Grinnell
May 13, 2005
John Richard Grinnell age 42 of Bannister, Michigan formerly of Ovid died Friday, May 13, 2005 at Gratiot Community Hospital in Alma Michigan. Funeral services will be at Smith Family Funeral Homes, Elsie Chapel on Monday, May 16, 2005 at 11:00 A.M. <br> Visitation will be Saturday, May 14, 2005 from 6-8 P.M. and Sunday, May 15, 2005 from 2-8...

Richard Moore
May 10, 2005
Richard Lee Moore age 70 of Maple Rapids, MI died Tuesday, May 10, 2005 at Carson City Hospital Carson City, MI. There will be no Service. Visitation will be held on Thursday, May 12, 2005 from 4-7 P.M. at Smith Family Funeral Homes, St. Johns Chapel. Richard was born in Ovid, MI on January 15, 1935 the son of Leon...

Barbara Ewing
May 8, 2005
Barbara Jean Ewing age 70 of Ithaca, MI died Sunday, May 8, 2005 at Gratiot Community Hospital Alma, MI Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at 11:00 AM at Smith Family Funeral Homes, Ithaca Chapel. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, May 10, 2005 from 6-8 P.M. Barbara was born in Alma, MI on March 12,...
Bernadine Daley
May 3, 2005
Beloved Aunt, Great Aunt, & Greatest Aunt, Bernadine Viva Daley age 73 of Elsie, Michigan died Tuesday, May 3, 2005 at Edward Sparrow Hospital, Lansing, MI. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, May 7, 2005 at 11:00 AM at Smith Family Funeral Homes, Elsie Chapel. Pastor Jayme Kendall will officiate with burial at Middlebury Township Cemetery, Middlebury Township, Michigan....
Margaret Gardner
May 1, 2005
Margaret Louise Gardner age 89 of Somerset, Kentucky formerly of Corunna, Michigan died Sunday May , 2005 in Kentucky. Funeral services will be Saturday, May 7, 2005 at 11:00 A.M. at Smith Family Funeral Homes, Corunna chapel. Visitation will be Thursday from 4-8 P.M. and Friday 12 a�" 8 P.M. at the funeral home. Rev. Russell Merrill will officiate and...

Matthew Koval
May 1, 2005
Matthew Curtis Koval age 49 of Jackson, Michigan formerly of Alma, Michigan died Sunday, May 1, 2005 in Ionia County, MI. Funeral Services will be held on May 5, 2005 at 11:00 AM at Smith Family Funeral Homes, St. Louis Chapel St. Louis, MI. Pastor will officiate with burial at Chapel Garden Cemetery, Gratiot County, Michigan Visitation will be held...
George House
Apr 29, 2005
George Edward House age 91 passed away peacefully April 29, 2005 at Schnepp Health Care Facility in St. Louis, Michigan. Born January 22, 1914, George was one of six children born to Edward and Hilda ( Carlson ) House, in Onaway, Michigan. On June 18, 1938, he married Caroline Wells of Riverdale, residing there until moving to Alma in 1993....
Wava Slavik
Apr 26, 2005
Wava L. Slavik age 80 of Ashley, Michigan died Tuesday, April 26, 2005 at Sparrow Hospital, Lansing, Michigan. Funeral services will be held at East Washington United Brethren Church, Ashley, Michigan on Friday, April 29, 2005 at 11:00 A.M. Burial will take at Riverside Cemetery, Elsie, Michigan. Pastor Jerry Drummond will officiate. Visitation will be Wednesday 6-8 P.M. & Thursday...
Duane II
Apr 26, 2005
Duane "Duke" E. Wright II age 42 of Alma, Michigan died April 26, 2005 Memorial Services will be held on May 4, 2005 at 11:00 AM at Alma First Presbyterian Church Alma, Michigan. Pastor Kate will officiate. There will be no visitation. Duke was born in Midland, Michigan on February 25, 1963 the son of Duane & Dorothy ( Northrup...
Amber Harter
Apr 26, 2005
Amber Christine Louise Harter age 17 of St. Louis, MI died Tuesday, April 26, 2005 at Saginaw St. Mary's Hospital Saginaw, Michigan. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, April 30, 2005 at 11:00 AM at Smith Family Funeral Homes, St. Louis Chapel. Pastor Ron Woolsey will officiate with burial at Oak Grove Cemetery, St. Louis, MI. Visitation will be...
Eleanor Jessup
Apr 25, 2005
Eleanor Marie (Arnold) Jessup, 90, died at her home on Monday, April 25, 2005. She was born May 29, 1914 to Fred & Iva (Sias) Arnold in Bethany Township. How do you sum up 90 years of lifea�(TM)s memories into a few paragraphs? She was the 8th of 9 children and was quickly nicknamed Steve, by her older brothers. She...
Robert Cassady
Apr 24, 2005
Robert Dale Cassady age 74 of Ithaca, Michigan died Sunday, April 24, 2005 at Ingham Regional Medical Center, Lansing, Michigan. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, April 28, 2005 at 11:00 A.M. at Smith Family Funeral Homes, Ithaca Chapel. Pastor Charles Mordyke will officiate with burial at Hamilton Township Cemetery, Ithaca Michigan. Visitation will be held on Tuesday 6-8...
Edna Curtis
Apr 22, 2005
Edna E. Curtis, age 88 of St. Louis, Michigan died on Friday April 22, 2005 at the Laurels of Mt. Pleasant, in Mt. Pleasant, MI. Funeral services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, St. Louis Chapel, on Tuesday, April 26, 2005 at 11:00 A.M. Visitation will be on Tuesday morning 10:00 A.M. until time of services. Mr. Keith...
Dorothy Frederick
Apr 20, 2005
Dorothy Jean Frederick age 80 of Owosso, MI died Wednesday, April 20, 2005 at her home. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, April 30, 2005 at 2:00 PM at Clubhouse at Candlewick Court Owosso, MI. Dorothy was born in Reed City, Michigan on January 29, 1925 the daughter of R.B. & Ida Mae ( Morrice ) Sturdavant. She graduated...
Clifton Rigoulot
Apr 18, 2005
Clifton G. Rigoulot age 87 of Owosso, Michigan passed into the presence of his Lord Monday, April 18, 2005 at Memorial Healthcare Center, Owosso, MI. Graveside Services will be held on Thursday, April 21, 2005 at 2:00 at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Owosso, MI. A Memorial Service will be held on Monday, April 25, 2005 at 11:30 A.M. at Country Side...
Terry Couturier
Apr 17, 2005
Terry L. Couturier age 55 of Owosso, Michigan passed away at home in the presence of her husband on Sunday April 17, 2005 Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, April 21, 2005 at 11:00 A.M. at Smith Family Funeral Homes, Corunna Chapel. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, April 19 and Wednesday, April 20 from 2-8 P.M. with family...
Arlyne Carr
Apr 16, 2005
Arlyne Jeanne Carr age 81 of Maple Rapids, Michigan, died Saturday, April 16, 2005 at North Ottawa Community Hospital in Grand Haven, MI Memorial Services will be held on Tuesday, April 19, 2005 at 11:00 A.M. at Hope Bible Baptist Church, Maple Rapids, Michigan. Rev. Steven Lang will officiate with burial at Fort Custer National Cemetery, Augusta, MI. Arlyne was...

Archie Harter
Apr 16, 2005
Archie Harter age 42 of St. Louis, Michigan died Saturday, April 16, 2005 in St. Louis, Michigan. Memorial Services will be held on Thursday, April 21, 2005 at 11:00 A.M. at First Church of God, Alma, Michigan. Pastor Steve Wimmer will officiate. Archie was born in Gratiot County, Michigan on January 18, 1963 the son of Stanley & Ruth (Straugh)...