Obituaries

February 4, 2009

Philip Ray McKeachie, age 73, of Dewitt, MI died Wednesday, February 4, 2009 at Eaton County Hospice. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, St. Johns Chapel on Monday, February 9, 2009 at 11:00 A.M., Pastor Ken Bremer will officiate. Burial will take place at East Plains Cemetery in Matherton, MI. Visitation will be held on Sunday,...

February 2, 2009

Randall M. Scherzer, age 65, of Bannister, MI died Monday, February 2, 2009 at Pine River Healthcare Center, St. Louis, Michigan. A Memorial Service will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie Chapel, on Friday, February 6, 2009 at 11:00 A.M., Pastor Edwin Snook will officiate. Randall was born in Bay County, Michigan on April 18, 1943, the son...

February 2, 2009

Jack Warren Ford, age 75, of Durand, MI passed away Monday, February 2, 2009 at McLaren Regional Medical Center in Flint, MI Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Corunna Chapel Corunna, MI on Friday, February 6, 2009 at 1:00 P.M. Burial will take place at St. Mary's Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Wednesday February 4,...

February 1, 2009

Doris Hellen Parmenter, age 80, of Durand, MI. passed away Sunday, February 1, 2009 at McLaren Regional Medical Center, in Flint, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Corunna Chapel Corunna, MI on Wednesday, February 4, 2009 at 11:00 A.M., Chaplain Beverly Adcock will officiate. Burial will take place at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be...

February 1, 2009

Our beloved mother died Sunday, February 1, 2009 at the age of 83. She was born in Ionia, Michigan on January 4, 1926 the daughter of Alvin and Beryl Moore. Connie lived in St. Johns all of her adult life before moving to Arizona on November 1, 2008. Connie married Lyle James Leonard in 1948. He preceded her in...

February 1, 2009

Joe M. Micka, age 94, of Elsie, MI died Sunday, February 1, 2009 at Carson City Hospital, Carson City, Michigan. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Holy Family Catholic Church Ovid, Michigan on Thursday, February 5, 2009 at 10:00 A.M., Rev. Fr. Raymond Urbanek will officiate. Burial will take place at Riverside Cemetery, Elsie, Michigan. Visitation will...

February 1, 2009

Leoraine Laverne (Wortman, Morrissey) Kovich, age 93, of Owosso MI passed away Sunday, February 1, 2009 at McLaren Regional Medical Center, Flint, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Owosso Church of Christ on Thursday, February 5, 2009 at 12:00 P.M., Minister Steve Lockwood will officiate. Burial will take place at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Owosso, MI. Visitation will be held...

February 1, 2009

Mary Ann Salters died February 1, 2009 at the age of 81. She was born in St. Johns on December 18, 1927, the daughter of Floyd and Florence (Henning) Eiseler. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and V.F.W. Post #4113 Womens Auxilliary. Mary Ann married Stewart Salters in St. Johns on June 22, 1946 and he...

February 1, 2009

Dean L. Somers, age 63, of Elsie, MI died Sunday, February 1, 2009 at Sparrow Health Systems Sparrow Campus, Lansing, Michigan. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie Chapel on Thursday, February 5, 2009 at 1:00 P.M., Pastor Phil Darling will officiate. Burial will take place at Ford Cemetery Elsie, Michigan. Visitation will be held on...

February 1, 2009

Donna Virginia Smith passed away on Sunday, February 1, 2009 in St. Johns, MI at the age of 87. Donna was born April 6, 1921 in Lansing, the daughter of Daniel Edward and Harriett Louise (March) Saunders.

There will be a memorial service at 6 P.M. Wednesday evening February 4 at the First Congregational Church in St....

February 1, 2009

Patrick Martin Gallagher died February 1, 2009 at the age of 58. Born January 31, 1951 in Carson City, the son of William and Maxine (Riker) Gallagher. Pat spent his childhood growing up in Maple Rapids where he spent most of his days swimming in the river with friends. He graduated from Fulton High School in 1970 and began...

January 31, 2009

William C. Smith, Jr., age 47, of Alma, MI passed away Saturday, January 31st, 2009 at his residence. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes St. Louis Chapel. on Wednesday, February 4th at 11:00 A.M. Visitation will be held on Tuesday February 3rd from 2-8 PM with family present from 2-4 & 6-8 PM at the funeral...

January 30, 2009

Walter T. Palmer, age 85 of Alma passed away Friday, January 30, 2009 at his home with his family. Funeral Services will be held at St. John's Episcopal Church in Alma on Tuesday February 3rd at 1:00 PM, Rev. Mary Delaney will officiate. Visitation will be held on Monday February 2nd from 2-8 PM with the family present 2-4 &...

January 27, 2009

Wava Lou Duton, age 80, of Owosso, MI passed away Tuesday, January 27, 2009 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, January 30, 2009 at 1:00 P.M., Chaplain Beverly Adcock will officiate. Burial will take place at Oak Hill Cemetery Owosso, MI. Visitation...

January 26, 2009

Sarah L. Smith, age 72, of Corunna, MI passed away Monday, January 26, 2009 at Brian's House in Davison, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Calvary Baptist Church, Owosso, MI on Friday, January 30 at 1:00 P.M. Pastor Randy Peterson will officiate. Visitation will be held on Wednesday January 28, 2009 and Thursday January 29, 2009 from 2-4 &...

January 25, 2009

Earl W. Adams died January 25, 2009 at Hazel Findlay Country Manor in St. Johns at the age of 74. He was born January 24, 1935 in Lansing, Michigan, the son of Howard and Mary (Moon) Adams. Earl was preceded in death by his beloved wife Hildegard in 2002.

He is survived by sons, Ronald (Cindy) Adams,...

January 22, 2009

Rosella A. Hyde died January 22, 2009 at the age of 93. Born in Bingham Township on July 31, 1915 the daughter of Frank and Anna (Doyle) Desprez and lived in St. Johns all of her life. Rosella worked as a secretary and bookkeeper most of her adult life as well as being a homemaker. She married R.G. Hyde...

January 20, 2009

Earl L. Moriarty died January 19, 2009 at the age of 68. He was born January 20, 1940 in Lansing, Michigan the son of Joseph P. Moriarty and Pauline Armour. Earl retired from GM and was a member of First Baptist Church. He married Agnes May in St. Johns on May 8, 1965 and she survives him.

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January 20, 2009

Max Allen Noonan, age 55, of Elsie, MI Died Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 at his home. A Memorial Service will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie Chapel Elsie, MI on Tuesday, January 27th at 11:00 A.M. , Pastor Edwin Snook will officiate. Max was born in Carson City, Michigan on June 19, 1953, the son of Fredrick and...

January 18, 2009

Sonja "Corky" Goscinski Plamondon joined her grandparents in heaven Sunday, January 18, 2009 at Munson Hospital in Traverse City, Michigan. She was born March 14, 1947 in St. Johns, the daughter of George and Evon Goscinski of Elsie. She graduated from Elsie High School in 1965 and Ferris State College in 1969. Her degree was in radiological technology. She worked...