Obituaries

November 8, 2023

     Jon Gilbert Pullen, age 81, of Laingsburg, MI, passed away Wednesday, November 8, 2023, at Durand Senior Care & Rehab Center, Durand, MI.

     Funeral Services will be held at Immanuel Baptist Church, 2680 East M-21, Corunna, MI 48817, at 1:00 P.M. on Monday, November 13, 2023 with Pastor Jason Georges and Pastor Douglas Levesque officiating. Visitation will be...

November 7, 2023

     Brian A. Hutchings, age 47, of St. Johns, MI, passed away Tuesday, November 7, 2023, at Sparrow Health Systems Sparrow Campus, Lansing, MI.

   Cremation has taken place and a celebration of life will be held at a later date.

   Brian was born in Lansing, Michigan on July 15, 1976, the son of Joe and Teresa...

November 7, 2023

     Terry Lynn Keck age 56 of Highland Park, MI, formerly of Ovid, MI passed away Tuesday, November 7, 2023, at Villa at the Park, Highland Park, Michigan. 

    Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie, MI, at 1:30 P.M. on Sunday, November 12, 2023 with Pastor Mona Kindel officiating. Visitation will be held...

November 7, 2023

     Robert Lee Sheldon, age 76, of St. Johns, MI, passed away Tuesday, November 7, 2023.

      Robert was born in Lansing, MI on July 10, 1947, the son of  James  and Betty Sheldon but was raised by Henry and Gene Sheldon in Shepardsville, MI.  Robert married Dorothy Jean Ike on January 20, 1970.  Dorothy passed away...

November 6, 2023

     Richard James "Rick" Stone, age 66, of St. Louis, MI, passed away Monday, November 6, 2023, at Woodland Hospice House, Mt. Pleasant, MI.                        A Memorial Service will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes - St. Louis, MI, at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, November 10, 2023. Visitation will...

November 6, 2023

        Frederick Ellis "Fred" Nixon, age 84, of Bannister, MI, passed away Monday, November 6, 2023, at Sparrow Health Systems Sparrow Campus, Lansing, MI         Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes  Elsie, MI, at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, November 11, 2023,  with Pastor Kathy Leydorf-Keck officiating. Burial will take place at...

November 5, 2023

     Hilary John Schmitz, age 91, of Fowler, MI, passed away Sunday, November 5, 2023. 

     A Graveside Service for family and friends will be held at Most Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery in Fowler, MI, at 11:00 A.M.  on Saturday, November 11, 2023, with Rev. Fr. John Whitlock officiating. For those wishing to process to the cemetery with...

November 5, 2023

     Cheryl Jeane Tickner, age 70, of St. Johns, MI, passed away Sunday, November 5, 2023, at her home.

     Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes - Osgood Chapel, 104 East Cass Street St. Johns, Michigan 48879 on Wednesday, November 8, 2023, at 12:00 (noon). Burial will take place at DeepDale Memorial Gardens, Lansing,...

November 3, 2023

      Jane Marie Carroll, age 62, of Perrinton, MI, passed away Friday, November 3, 2023, at her home.         A cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, November 10, 2023, at Fulton Township Hall, Cleveland Rd. Perrinton, MI.                    ...

November 3, 2023

     Dennis Keith "Shorty" Boroughf, age 69, of Saginaw, MI, formerly of Wheeler, MI passed away Friday, November 3, 2023 at his home.

     Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes - St. Louis, MI, at 1:00 P.M. on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 with Pastor Carl Cecil officiating.  Burial will follow at Ridgelawn Cemetery, Breckenridge, MI....

November 3, 2023

     Carol Ann Eldridge, age 79, of St. Johns, MI, passed away Friday, November 3, 2023, at her home with her family by her side.

     A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at at Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Fowler, MI, at 10:30 A.M. on Thursday, November 9, 2023, with Rev. Fr. John Whitlock presiding. Burial will take...

November 2, 2023

     Rosemary Ornelas, age 79, of Ovid, MI, passed away Thursday, November 2, 2023 at Dimondale Nursing Care Center, Dimondale, MI.

      Funeral Services will be held at First Baptist Church of Ovid, 301 S. Main St., Ovid, MI, at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, November 11, 2023 with Pastor Tim Dickinson officiating. Burial will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery,...

November 2, 2023

     Daniel Lyle Van Etten, age 69, of Fowler, went to meet the Lord on November 2, 2023, surrounded by his family at home.

     Funeral services will be held 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at Smith Family Funeral Homes - Osgood Chapel, St. Johns with Pastor John Gosslin officiating. Burial will follow at Payne Cemetery, Perrinton, MI....

November 2, 2023

 

     Robert Allen Skaryd, Sr., age 79, of Elsie, MI, passed away Thursday, November 2, 2023 at his home.

     Funeral Services will be held at Bannister United Methodist Church, Bannister, MI at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, November 6, 2023 with Rev. Zella Daniel officiating. Burial will take place at Riverside Cemetery, Elsie, MI. Visitation will be held...

November 2, 2023

     John F Fitzgerald, age 89, went home to be with the Lord on November 2, 2023 at Mapleview Retirement Community in the Rich & Helen Hospice Suite with family by his side.

     Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, November 6, 2023, at Restoration 58:12 Church of the Nazarene, 1001 West Washington (M-46), St. Louis,...

October 31, 2023

     Peggy Ann Corp, age 71, of Owosso, MI, passed away Tuesday, October 31, 2023, at Pleasant View Senior Living, Corunna.     A Celebration of Peggy's Life will be held at the American Legion Post 248, Laingsburg, MI, at 1:00 P.M. on Sunday, November 5, 2023. Burial will take place at Maple Grove Cemetery, Ovid, MI at a later date.   ...

October 30, 2023

     Gary Lee Conklin, age 80, of St. Johns, MI, passed away Monday, October 30, 2023.           Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie, MI at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, November 3, 2023, with Pastor Andy Croel officiating. At a later date, burial will take place at Riverside Cemetery, Elsie, MI. Visitation will...

October 29, 2023

Stanley Jesse Myers, 83 of Midland Michigan, passed away on October 29, 2023.

Stan was the baby of 14 brothers and sisters born in St. Johns, Michigan to his parents Ralph Corwin Meyers and Stella Coe. He is survived by three siblings, brother Gaylord of California, sister Connie of Texas, and sister Kay of Indiana. He is...

October 29, 2023

 Rev. Lawrence Richard "Dick" Ammons moved to a new home on October 29, 2023.      Dick was the only child of Glenn and Nellie (Nee-Henry) Ammons and was born in Fairmont, West Virginia, on April 19, 1938. He graduated from West Fairmont High School and Ottawa University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree.      During his lifetime he received many...

October 28, 2023

Melanie Carol Smith, age 43, of Saginaw, formerly of Ashley, died Wednesday, October 28, at her home in Saginaw, with her family at her side.

Melanie was born April 28, 1972, in Lansing, the daughter of John Wesley and Carol Sue (Burkett) Denniston.  She graduated from Ashley High School in 1990.  She married Michael Edward Smith on...