Viola Durbin

Viola "Vi" Ilene Durbin age 68 of Ovid, Michigan died Saturday, April 12, 2008 at Clinton Memorial Hospital, St. Johns, Michigan.

Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, Elsie Chapel Elsie, MI on Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at 11:00 AM. Pastor Larry Smith will officiate with burial at Fairfield Township Cemetery Fairfield Twp., Michigan. Visitation will be held on Monday, April 14, 2008 from 2-8 P.M. with family present from 2-4 & 6-8 P.M.

Viola was born in Fairfield Township, Michigan on February 7, 1940 the daughter of Leonard and Luella (Janes) Schmidtfranz. She resided most of her life in Ovid, Michigan and graduated from Owosso High School with the class of 1958. Viola retired from Thoracic Cardiovascular Institute. She has also worked for Universal Electric in Owosso and for the insurance billing department at Memorial Healthcare in Owosso. She enjoyed bowling and traveling. Viola attended Grove Bible Church, St. Johns, MI. She served for 3 years in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve from 1966 - 1969.

She is survived by her daughter Lonna & Giles Thelen of Haslett, MI, grandson Cody Thelen, brother Wayne & Ethel Schmidtfranz of Owosso, MI, and 2 sisters-in-law; Virginia Schmidtfranz of Owosso, MI, Shirley Schmidtfranz of Owosso, MI. She is predeceased by her parents, daughter Donna Durbin, 3 brothers; Delmar Janes, Wesley Schmidtfranz, Glen Schmidtfranz, and 1 sister Alphirna Patterson.

Memorials may be made to Capital Area Humane Society. The family is being served by Smith Family Funeral Homes, Elsie Chapel.

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