Obituaries

January 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...

January 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....

January 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...

January 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...

January 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...

January 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...

January 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...

January 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...

January 21, 2022

On Friday, 21st of January 2022, Nolan L. Anderson, with his daughter by his side, answered the Lord's call to come home. Nolan was born, January 30th, 1947 in Alma, MI to Lyle (Red) and Caryll Anderson of Ithaca, MI.

Nolan graduated from Ithaca High School in 1965; He was soon drafted into the United States  Army, ...

January 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...

January 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...

January 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...

January 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....

January 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...

January 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....

January 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. ...

January 19, 2022

Rhonda Kay Young, age 54, of St. Louis, MI, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Wednesday, January 19, 2022. A Memorial Service will be held on Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. at Smith Family Funeral Homes, St. Louis, MI, with Pastor Mona Kindel officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow...

January 18, 2022

James Oren Chilcoat, Jr., age 79, of Ithaca, MI, passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at Schnepp Health Care Center, St. Louis, MI.

A Memorial Service will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Ithaca, MI, Ithaca, MI, at 12:00 P.M. on Wednesday, January 26, 2022, with Pastor Mona Kindel officiating.  Burial will take place...

January 18, 2022

Zachary Ryan Miller, age 20, of Elsie, MI, tragically passed away as the result of a car accident on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at Sparrow Clinton Hospital, St. Johns, MI.

Funeral Services will be held at Ovid-Elsie High School on Saturday, January 22, 2022, at 3:00 P.M., with Pastor Don Blacker officiating. Burial will take place at...

January 17, 2022

William James "Bill" Donley, age 68, of Sumner, MI, passed away Monday, January 17, 2022, at his home.

A cremation has taken place and a Celebration of Bill's Life will be held at the St. Louis Moose Lodge at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, January 29, 2022.

Bill was born in Alma, Michigan on January 6,...