Obituaries

Jan 30, 2022

     John Franklin "Jak" Brannan, age 84, of St. Louis, MI, passed away Sunday, January 30, 2022, at MyMichigan Medical Center - Midland, MI.

     Funeral Services will be held on Friday, February 4, 2022 at 2:00 P.M. at Smith Family Funeral Homes St. Louis, MI, with Mr. Edward Kreh officiating. Burial will take place at Oak Grove Cemetery,...

Jan 29, 2022

     Kathleen Marie Deming, age 57, of Brant, MI, passed away Saturday, January 29, 2022, at MyMichigan Medical Center, Alma, MI.

     Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie, MI, on Saturday, February 5, 2022, at 11:00 A.M. with Pastor Mona Kindel officiating.  Burial will follow at Brant Township Cemetery. Visitation will be held 2-8...

Jan 28, 2022

     Dolores Jean Glore, age 88, of Owosso, MI, passed away peacefully Friday, January 28, 2022, at Oliver Woods Retirement Village in Owosso, MI.

     Dolores has been buried beside her husband Charles at a Family Graveside Service at Alton Cemetery, Bennington, MI.

     Dolores was born in Elizabethtown, IL on June 25, 1933, the daughter of...

Jan 28, 2022

    Robert Joseph “Bob” Bierstetel, age 74, of St. Johns, MI, passed away peacefully Friday, January 28, 2022, at Southlake Methodist Hospital, Merrillville, IN.

     A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Fowler, MI, at 10:30 A.M. on Friday, February 4, 2022, with Rev. Fr. Dennis Howard presiding and Rev. Fr. Dennis Spitzley...

Jan 27, 2022

     Joyce Ione Harrison, age 91, of St. Louis, MI, passed away peacefully Thursday, January 27, 2022, at Schnepp Health Care Center, St. Louis, MI.      In following Joyce's wishes, a cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held at a later date.  Joyce will be buried next to her husband George in Oak Grove Cemetery, St....

Jan 26, 2022

     Albert Joe "Bert" Wassa, age 97, of Bannister, MI, passed away Wednesday, January 26, 2022, at his home.

     Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, Elsie, MI, at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, February 2, 2022, with Mr. Thomas J. Bradley officiating.  Burial will take place with military honors at Ford Cemetery, Elba Township, MI.  Visitation...

Jan 25, 2022

Anna M. Painter, age 93, of St. Johns, MI, passed away Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at Sparrow Clinton Hospital, St. Johns, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes - Osgood Chapel, St. Johns, MI, at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, February 2, 2022, with Pastor Jeff Reser. Burial will take place at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Owosso, MI....

Jan 24, 2022

Oneta Jean Rogers, age 87, of DeWitt, MI, (formerly of St. Louis, MI) went home to be with the Lord on Monday, January 24, 2022 surrounded by her family at home. Oneta was born in Alma, MI on February 20, 1934, the daughter of Gene and Ruth O. (Furlong) Edwards. She attended Alma Public Schools and participated in the Spanish...

Jan 23, 2022

I am pleased that my parents, Vera Schafer Cook and Casper Cook, gave me an unusual name Bertine. I was Berdie, Bert, and later I used my full first name. I was born in Pewamo and graduated from St. Joseph grade school and the Pewamo High School. I was the second child in a family of four. My cousin Jean...

Jan 23, 2022

Jerome Richard Schueller, age 64, of St. Johns, MI, passed away Sunday, January 23, 2022, at his home. A Memorial Service will be held at The Church of Latter-Day Saints, at 1:00 P.M., on Sunday, February 6, 2022. Jerome was born in St Johns, MI on October 28, 1957, the son of Jerome Alphonse and Thelma Kay (Haudenschield) Schueller. He...

Jan 23, 2022

Violet Irvine Smith, age 100, of Owosso, MI, passed away Sunday, January 23, 2022, at McLaren Regional Medical Center, Flint, MI. A Memorial Service will be held at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Corunna, MI 48817, at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, February 1, 2022, with Pastor Russ Merrill officiating. Violet was born in Ontario, Canada on 6 Nation's Reservation on September...

Jan 23, 2022

Dennis Michael Tugen, Sr., age 77, of Williamston, MI, passed away Sunday, January 23, 2022 with his family by his side. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, Ithaca, MI, on Friday, January 28, 2022, at 11:00 A.M., with Mr. Aaron Stoin officiating. Burial will take place at Ithaca Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Thursday, January...

Jan 23, 2022

William Ferdinand” Bill” Dickman, age 74 of St. Louis passed away Sunday, January 23, 2022 at MyMichigan Medical Center in Midland, Michigan surrounded by his family. Cremation has taken place and a Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Bill was born on January 31, 1947 in Cloverdale, Ohio. He was the first of eight children born...

Jan 21, 2022

Verna Jean Hollenbeck, age 78, of Ithaca, MI, passed away Friday, January 21, 2022, at home with her family at her side.

Funeral Services will take place on Saturday, January 29, 2022 at 11:00 A.M. at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Alma, MI, with Pastor John Eich officiating. Visitation will be held on Friday, January 28, 2022, from 3-8 P.M. and...

Jan 21, 2022

Maria Rosa Delgado, age 20, of St. Louis, MI, passed away Friday, January 21, 2022, as the result of an automobile accident.

A Memorial Service will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes St. Louis, MI, at 1:00 P.M. on Friday, January 28, 2022. Visitation will be held on Friday, January 28, 2022 from 11:00 A.M. until...

Jan 21, 2022

William Six, Jr., age 81, of Alma, MI, passed away Friday, January 21, 2022, at the Saginaw V.A. Hospital, Saginaw, Michigan.

A Celebration of Bill's Life will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, St. Louis, MI, at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, January 29, 2022, with Dr. Keith Wise officiating. Visitation will be held for two hours prior to the...

Jan 21, 2022

Richard Allen "Red" Moore, age 85, of Ashley, MI, passed away Friday, January 21, 2022, at Memorial Healthcare, Owosso, MI with his family by his side.

Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie, MI, on Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at 11:00 A.M. with Pastor Terry Bailey officiating.  Burial will follow at Ford Cemetery....

Jan 21, 2022

Dorthann Elaine Teed, age 69, of Pompeii, MI, passed away Friday, January 21, 2022, at Sparrow Hospital, Lansing, MI. A Memorial Service will be held on Friday, January 28, 2022, from 4-7 P.M. at The Perrinton Hall, 305 North Morse Street. Dorthann was born in Carson City, Michigan on August 30, 1952, the daughter of Bernard W. and Beulah Ilene...

Jan 20, 2022

Rev. David Brewster Nelson, Jr. age 87, of Alma, MI, passed away Thursday, January 20, 2022, at MyMichigan Medical Center, Alma, MI.

A Memorial Service will be held at Ithaca United Methodist Church on Monday, January 24, 2022 at 11:00 A.M., with Pastor Gary Simmons officiating.  Visitation will be held on Sunday, January 23, 2022, from 4-8 P.M....

Jan 19, 2022

James Eugene Thelen, age 64, of Fowler, MI, passed away peacefully Wednesday, January 19, 2022, at his home surrounded by his family.

A Prayer Service with a Celebration of Jim's Life will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes - Goerge Chapel, Fowler, MI, at 7:00 P.M. on Wednesday, January 26, 2022 with Father Darryl Kempf presiding. ...