Obituaries
Vera Whitford
Jun 7, 2005
Vera E. ( Eckelbarger ) Whitford age 83 of Ithaca, MI passed away at home on Tuesday, June 7, 2005 with her family at her side after a long battle with leukemia. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, June 10, 2005 at 11:00 AM at Smith Family Funeral Homes, Ithaca Chapel. Pastor John Wood & Pastor Robb Ryerse will...
Lilly Sherman
Jun 7, 2005
Lilly B. Sherman age 79 of St. Louis, MI died Tuesday, June 7, 2005 at her home. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, June 10, 2005 at 1:00 PM at Smith Family Funeral Homes, St. Louis Chapel. Rev. Dean Bailey will officiate. Visitation will be held on Thursday, June 9, 2005 from 2-8 P.M. with family present 2-4 &...
Alice Graham
Jun 5, 2005
Alice Mae Graham age 79 of Elwell formerly of Vestaburg, Michigan died Sunday, June 5, 2005 at Gratiot Medical Center, Alma, Michigan. Funeral Services will be held at First Baptist Church in Vestaburg, Michigan on Wednesday, June 8, 2005 at 1:00 P.M. Pastor Mark Roossinck will officiate with burial at Richland Township Cemetery, Vestaburg, Michigan. Visitation will be held on...
Gordon Bailey
Jun 2, 2005
Gordon H. Bailey age 77 of St. Louis, MI died Thursday, June 2, 2005 at Schneppa�(TM)s Healthcare Center, St. Louis, MI. A Memorial Gathering will be held on Sunday June 26, 2005 at Bethany Township Hall from 1-3 P.M. There will be no Visitation. Burial will take place at Wright Cemetery Alma, MI. Gordon was born in Gratiot County, MI...
Domingo Fabela
Jun 1, 2005
Domingo "Don" A. Fabela age 79 of Alma, MI died Wednesday, June 1, 2005 at St. Mary's Hospital Saginaw, MI. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, June 4, 2005 at 11:00 AM at Mount St. Joseph Catholic Church St. Louis, MI. Deacon John Cremin will officiate with burial at Riverside Cemetery Alma, Michigan. Visitation will be held on Thursday,...
Florence Ordway
May 28, 2005
Florence B. Luckhurst Ordway age 92 of Owosso, Michigan, died Saturday, May 28, 2005 at Ovid Healthcare Center, Ovid, Michigan. Funeral services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, Elsie Chapel, on Tuesday, May 31, 2005 at 2:00 P.M. Burial will take place at Oak Grove Cemetery, Owosso, Michigan, Rev. Howard Van Buren will officiate and visitation will be...
Thomas Raycraft Sr
May 26, 2005
Thomas George Raycraft Sr. age 84 of Breckenridge, Michigan died Thursday, May 26, 2005 at Gratiot Medical Center in Alma Funeral Services will be held on Saturday May 28, 2005 at 11:00 AM at St. Louis Church of Christ, St. Louis, MI. Mr. Keith Wise will officiate with burial at Wright Cemetery, Alma, MI. Visitation will be held on Friday,...
Lucile Husted
May 24, 2005
Lucile Helen Husted age 87 of Crystal, Michigan died Tuesday, May 24, 2005, at Schneppa�(TM)s Healthcare Center, St. Louis, Michigan Funeral Services will be held on Friday, May 27, 2005 at 11:00 A.M. at Smith Family Funeral Homes, St. Louis Chapel. Rev. Sam Dunbar will officiate with burial at Crystal Township Cemetery, Crystal, Michigan. Visitation will be held on Thursday...
Mary Andrews
May 23, 2005
Mary Ann Andrews age 10 of St. Johns, Michigan died Monday, May 23, 2005 at Edward Sparrow Hospital Lansing, MI Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, May 26, 2005 at 11:00 AM at Smith Family Funeral Homes, St. Johns Chapel. Pastor Tom Wilson will officiate with burial at Bingham Township Cemetery St. Johns, Michigan. Visitation will be held on...

Virginia Drews
May 20, 2005
Virginia Mayme Drews age 84 of St. Louis, Michigan died Friday, May 20, 2005 at her home. Memorial services will be at Smith Family Funeral Homes, St. Louis Chapel on Wednesday, May 25, 2005 at 2:00 P.M. Visitation will be Wednesday 12:00 P.M. a�" 2:00 P.M. and burial will be at Ridgelawn Cemetery, Breckenridge, Michigan. Rev. Wendy Orzel will officiate....
William Hopkinson
May 18, 2005
William "Bill" G. Hopkinson age 78 of St. Louis, Michigan died Wednesday, May 18, 2005 at his home. Military Graveside Services will be held at Pritchard Cemetery Elwell, MI on Monday, May 23, 2005 at 11:00 AM. Bill was born in Ithaca, Michigan on January 6, 1927 the son of Lynn Page and Beulah May ( Street ) Hopkinson. He...
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....