Obituaries

Apr 8, 2011

Glenn Robert "Bob" Koons, age 78, of Williamston, MI died Friday, April 8, 2011 at his home. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Ithaca Chapel on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 12:00 P.M., Mr. Keith Wise will officiate. Burial will take place at Ithaca Cemetery, Ithaca, MI. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, April 13, 2011...

Apr 7, 2011

Georgene Acker Hecht, 86, died on March 30, 2011. Georgene was born in St. Louis, Michigan, August 30, 1924, to George and Mabel Gilbert Acker. She married Donald R. Hecht August 9, 1942, he passed away July of 2003. She was a member of Farm Bureau and First Congregational Church. She was a home maker and always lived on...

Apr 6, 2011

Orville J. Sillman, age 86, formerly of Jackson and St. Johns, Michigan, passed away on Monday, March 28, 2011 at his home. Orville was born March 20, 1925 in Clinton County, Michigan the son of Charles and Angie (Allan) Sillman. He was one of 13 children and was loved by all who knew him. He was retired from Federal...

Apr 5, 2011

Rita May Cannon, age 70, of Owosso, MI passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at Memorial Healthcare, Owosso. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Jennings-Lyons Chapel Owosso, Michigan on Saturday, April 9, 2011 at 11:00 A.M. Visitation will be on Friday 2-8 P.M. with family present from 2-4 & 6-8 P.M. Chaplain Bill Gooch will officiate...

Apr 4, 2011

Gerald Clayton Carroll, age 87, of Elsie, Michigan died Monday, April 4, 2011 at Clinton Memorial Hospital, St. Johns, Michigan. Funeral Services will be held at the Elsie United Methodist Church, Elsie, Michigan on Monday, April 11, 2011 at 11:00 A.M., Pastor Edwin Snook will officiate. Burial will take place at Riverside Cemetery, Elsie, Michigan. Visitation will be held on...

Apr 4, 2011

Edward Joseph Swanchara, age 74, of Bannister, MI passed away Monday, April 4, 2011 at his home. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie Chapel Elsie, MI on Thursday, April 7, 2011 at 1:00 P.M., Mr. Thomas Bradley will officiate. Burial will follow at Ford Cemetery Gratiot County, MI. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, April...

Apr 2, 2011

Mao Kue, age 93, of Ithaca, MI died Saturday, April 2, 2011 at Gratiot Medical Center, Alma, Gratiot County, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Ithaca Chapel Ithaca, MI on Monday, April 11, 2011 at 8:30 A.M. Visitation will be held Friday Morning, April 8, 2011 from 10:00 A.M. to Monday Morning, April 11, 2011...

Apr 2, 2011

Florence May Hinkley of Alma, MI went to be with her Lord on Saturday, April 2, 2011 at Gratiot Medical Center, Alma, MI. She was ninety-nine years young. Funeral Services will be held at Elsie United Methodist Church, Elsie, MI on Friday, April 8, 2011 at 11:00 A.M., Pastor Edwin Snook and Pastor Fred Fischer will officiate. Burial will be...

Mar 31, 2011

Maxine A. Ernst, 91, died March 30, 2011. She was born May 31, 1919 in Bengal Township, Michigan, and resided on the Ernst Centennial Farm all of her life. She was the daughter of William F. and Elvira E. (Bearndt) Ernst.

Maxine was a lifelong member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, St. Paul Ladies Aide and taught...

Mar 30, 2011

Betty Jane Miller, 87, passed away on March 30, 2011. Betty was born on September 18, 1923 in Ionia Michigan, the daughter of Lewis and Susan (Soule) Selleck. Betty married Gordon Miller in Ionia on June 27, 1942 and he preceded her in death on July 31, 1997. Betty was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Fowler,...

Mar 30, 2011

Maryann S. Fero, died March 30, 2011. Born January 28, 1935 in White Haven, Pennsylvania the daughter of Anthony and Anna (Decowski) Suchowesky. She retired in 1997 from C.A.C.S. Head Start in Lansing after 22 years of service working as a teacher's assistant and bus driver. Maryann enjoyed quilting, bird watching, perennial gardens and the outdoors. She was a...

Mar 30, 2011

George H. Brockway, Jr., age 79, of Corunna, MI passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at Memorial Healthcare, Owosso, MI. A Memorial Service will be held at Pine Tree Cemetery, Corunna on Monday, April 4, 2011 at 1:00 P.M. George was born in Owosso, Michigan on August 22, 1931, the son of George H. and Ethel (Smith) Brockway, Sr. George...

Mar 28, 2011

Carl "Kenny" Ryan, died March 27, 2011, at the age of 82. Born in Hubbardston, Michigan on December 28, 1928, the son of Carl Kenneth and Castella (Meservey) Ryan. He retired from Federal Mogul as a Grinder in 1989. On November 12, 1949, he married Mary Kay Johnson and she preceded him in death on November 23, 2003.

Mar 26, 2011

Linda Sue Ehrlich, age 57, died Saturday, March 26, 2011. The family will receive friends 6-8 PM Monday, March 28, 2011 and 2-4 & 6-8 Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at Smith Family Funeral Homes-St. Johns Chapel, 2057 N. Lansing St. Private Graveside Services will be held. Linda was born in Owosso, Michigan on April 25, 1953 to Robert and Esther...

Mar 25, 2011

Patricia L. Smith passed away on March 25, 2011, at the age of 81 in St. Johns, Michigan. Patricia was born in St. Johns on June 20, 1929, the daughter of Claude and Martha (Workman) Phelps. She was a member at the First Congregational Church in St. Johns, a homemaker and loved her family. She married Donald K. Smith...

Mar 24, 2011

James Edward Williams, age 81, of St. Louis, MI passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at Warwick Living Center, Alma, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes St. Louis Chapel St. Louis, MI on Saturday, March 26, 2011 at 11:00 A.M., Mr. Keith Wise will officiate. Burial will take place at Emerson Township Cemetery, Emerson, MI....

Mar 23, 2011

Douglas Harvey Fischer, age 47, of Williamston, MI passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at Sparrow Hospital, Lansing, MI. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, April 2, 2011 at 11:00 A.M at House of Prayer, 9974 E. Old M-78, Haslett, MI 48840. Pastor Dave Cokonougher and Pastor Thomas VanDyke will officiate. Douglas was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan...

Mar 23, 2011

Teresa Jean Robedeau, age 62, of Owosso, MI passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at her home. A Memorial Service will be held at the Pavilion in Woods and Fields Mobile Home Park, Krouse Rd. Owosso, MI. An Honor Guard will be present. Teresa was born in Wichita, Kansas on April 17, 1948, the daughter of Byron and Emma Jean...

Mar 21, 2011

Richarda Ann (Giessinger) Monson died peacefully in her sleep at the age of 92, March 20, 2011 in St. Johns, Michigan. Richarda was born on August 1, 1918 in Selz, North Dakota, the daughter of John and Regina (Lesmeister) Giessinger. She met and married Fredric M. Monson in Minnesota and Fredric preceded her in death in 1978. Richarda was...

Mar 21, 2011

Foster D. "Crash" Schmidtman, 95, passed away on Saturday, March 19, 2011 in Northville, Michigan. He was born in Pompeii, Michigan, December 10, 1915, the son of Herman and Elizabeth (Foster) Schmidtman. Foster married Florence Sieb on September 17, 1949 in Angola, Indiana and Florence preceded him in death on June 4, 2008. Crash was a member of the...