Obituaries

April 27, 2023

        Barbara Lou (Prime) Dewald, age 93, formerly of Akron and Oscoda, Michigan, passed on to rejoin her beloved husband, Will, on April 27, 2023, from complications of Alzheimer’s.

        Barbara was born in Akron, Michigan, in December 1929, to Lloyd Devilla and Lula Mae (Horst) Prime.  After completing a secretarial course at what now is the Saginaw Business Institute,...

April 27, 2023

   Sharon Kay Amante, age 79, of St. Johns, MI, passed away Thursday, April 27, 2023, at Sparrow Health Systems, Lansing, MI.

    Funeral Services will be held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (431 East Saginaw Street, East Lansing, MI 48823) on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at 2:00 P.M. with President Mark Joseph officiating.  Burial...

April 26, 2023

   Margaret L. McDunnell, age 86, of Elsie, MI, passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at home.

    A Memorial Service will be held at Lowe United Methodist Church, Essex Twp., MI, on Friday, June 23, 2023, at 11:00 A.M. with Pastor Kathy Leydorf-Keck officiating.  Burial will take place at Lowe Cemetery, Essex Twp., MI at a later date.

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April 25, 2023

     Barbara Jean Priest, age 82, of St. Louis, MI, passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at Schnepp Health Care Center.

     Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, St. Louis, MI, at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, May 1, 2023, with Pastor David VanNorman officiating. Burial will take place at Oak Grove Cemetery, St. Louis, MI....

April 25, 2023

     Calvin Lewis VanDeusen, age 83, of Elsie, MI, passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at his home. 

     Cremation has taken place and a Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.

     Calvin was born in Ovid, MI, on March 28, 1940, the son of Lewis and Dorothy (Good) VanDeusen.  He married Doris Rademacher on...

April 23, 2023

Richard “Dick” Ira Maxwell of Ithaca, MI, passed away Saturday, April 23, 2023, at Rosewood AFC in Ithaca, where he resided and had received care for the past several years.

Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday, April 28, 2023, at Barden Funeral Home in Ithaca, with Pastor Phil Maxwell officiating.  Interment will follow in Ithaca Cemetery. ...

April 22, 2023

Antoinette Yvonne (Fache) Chandler, age 85, of Ithaca, Michigan, passed away at Woodland Hospice House in Mt. Pleasant on April 22, 2023.

Funeral services will be 11 A.M. Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at Barden Funeral Home in Ithaca, with Pastor Bob Norris officiating.  A reception will follow at the Ithaca Baptist Church.

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April 22, 2023

     Doris Wilkins, age 87, of Holt, MI, passed away on Saturday, April 22, 2023, at Holt Senior Care & Rehab Center, Holt, MI. 

     No services will be held at this time.

     She was born on September 30, 1935. Doris devoted her life to helping others as a Clinical Psychologist. She will be fondly remembered by...

April 22, 2023

        Susan Frances Teed, age 81, of Alma, MI, passed away Saturday, April 22, 2023, at home with her loved ones by her side.

      In following her wishes, a cremation has taken place and a service will be held at a later date.

     Susan was born in Alma, Michigan on November 13, 1941, the daughter of Alfred C....

April 21, 2023

      Helen Elizabeth Guernsey, age 95, of Perrinton, MI, passed away on Friday, April 21, 2023, at her home.        Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, Ithaca, MI, on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at 11:00 A.M. with Pastor Reid Martin officiating. Burial will take place at Fulton Center Cemetery, Perrinton, MI.  Visitation will be held...

April 21, 2023

     Sharon Pauline Biddinger, age 83, of Ithaca, MI, went to be with the Lord , on Friday, April 21, 2023, at Masonic Pathways, Alma.

     A private family funeral service will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, Ithaca, MI, with Pastor Chuck Seeley officiating. Burial will take place at North Star Cemetery, North Star, MI. Visitation will...

April 17, 2023

    Margaret Ann Green (nee Gill), age 83, of Elsie, Michigan passed away peacefully at home on Monday, April 17, 2023, surrounded by her family. 

     She is survived by her husband Velmar Green, daughter, Margery and her husband Mark VanAtta, and son Craig Green and his wife Darcy. She is also survived by her grandchildren: Kelvin, Justin, and Corbie,...

April 15, 2023

     Jerry Sana, age 92, of Remus, MI, passed away Saturday, April 15, 2023.

     Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes - Osgood Chapel, St. Johns, MI at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, April 21, 2023.  Burial will take place at East Lawn Memory Gardens, Okemos, MI. Visitation will be held on Friday one hour prior to...

April 15, 2023

     Philip Brian Summer, age 80, passed away on April 15, 2023.  He was born June 24, 1942 to Milo and Cleva Summer. He graduated from St. John’s High School in 1960. He attended Hesston College in Kansas, where he met his wife, Lois Miller and they married in 1963. They moved to their farm near the Summer home place,...

April 15, 2023

     Robert Clair "Bob" Campbell, age 81, of Ashley, MI, passed away Saturday, April 15, 2023, at his home surrounded by his family.

     Funeral Services will be held at East Washington United Brethren Church, Ashley, MI, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, with Rev. Nathan Shockley and Rev. J. Steven Manley officiating. Burial will take place at...

April 13, 2023

    Nona Lou Miller, age 85, of St. Louis, MI, passed away Thursday, April 13, 2023, surrounded by her family, at MyMichigan Medical Center - Midland, MI.

    Cremation has taken place and there will be no services.

    Nona was born in Farwell, MI, on November 6, 1937, the daughter of Kenneth and Edna (Secord) Babcock. Nona...

April 12, 2023

     Esmeralda "Essy" Nava-Gonzalez, age 21, of Pewamo, MI, passed away Wednesday, April 12, 2023.

     A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Pewamo, MI, at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, with Rev. Fr. Darrel Kempf presiding.  Burial will take place at St. Joseph Cemetery, Pewamo, MI.  Visitation will be held...

April 9, 2023

     Merna Jean Thompson, age 82, of Ithaca, MI, passed away Sunday, April 9, 2023.

     A Memorial Service will be held at Edgewood Church of God, Ithaca, MI at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, April 14, 2023, with Pastor Dave Perry officiating. Burial will take place at North Star Cemetery, North Star, MI.

     Merna was born in Hamilton...

April 8, 2023

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A devoted, caring and loving son, husband, father, grandfather and friend, Larry Sherman Fisher, 70, passed away at his home in Cadillac on April 8, 2023.

He loved his family unconditionally and would do anything to make their lives fuller and easier.  If he saw something that needed fixing, he would collect his tools...

April 7, 2023

     John Paul Pueschner, age 64, of St. Louis, MI, passed away Friday, April 7, 2023, at MyMichigan Medical Center – Gratiot, Alma, MI.

     A Private Family Memorial Service has been held and John was buried on his parents' grave beside his brother in Oak Grove Cemetery, St. Louis, MI.

     John was born in Alma, Michigan on...