Obituaries

Dec 15, 2010

Frances Genevieve Ash, age 98, of Owosso, MI passed away Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at Shiawassee County Medical Care Facility, Corunna, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Jennings-Lyons Chapel Owosso, MI on Saturday, December 18, 2010 at 11:00 A.M. Rev. John Miller will officiate. Burial will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery, Owosso, MI. Visitation will...

Dec 14, 2010

Bessie Ann Sovia, age 85, of Owosso, MI passed away Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at Shiawassee County Medical Care Facility, Corunna, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Jennings-Lyons Chapel Owosso, MI on Friday, December 17, 2010 at 1:00 P.M. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Owosso, MI. Visitation will be held on Thursday December...

Dec 14, 2010

Aleene A. Long, age 76, of Ashley, Michigan died Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at Carson City Hospital, Carson City, Michigan. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie Chapel Elsie, MI on Friday, December 17, 2010 at 11:00 A.M., Pastor Jon Pohl will officiate. Visitation will be held on Thursday 2-4 & 6-8 pm. at Smith Family...

Dec 13, 2010

Marie A. Fox, passed away on December 12, 2010, at the age of 89. Marie was born in Saginaw, Michigan on April 10, 1921, the daughter of immigrant parents, Alois and Elizabeth (Solner) Rehmann. On July 26, 1943 Marie married Mark Fox in St. Johns, Michigan. Marie was a member of Most Most Trinity Catholic Church in Fowler. As...

Dec 12, 2010

Elizabeth Williams, age 95, of Alma, Michigan died Sunday, December 12th, 2010 at Warwick Living Center, Alma, Michigan. A Memorial Graveside Service will be held on Saturday, June 18, 2011 at 1:30 P.M. at Riverside Cemetery Alma, Michigan. Elizabeth was born in Marion, Michigan on February 20, 1915, the daughter of Samuel and Berthel (Morse) Fleming. She married Albert D....

Dec 11, 2010

Melba J. Kittle, age 71, of Ithaca, MI died Saturday, December 11th, 2010 at her home. A Memorial Service will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Ithaca Chapel Ithaca, MI on Monday, December 13th at 1:00 P.M. , Pastor Kathy Thigpen will officiate. Visitation will be held on Monday Noon until time of service. at Smith Family Funeral Homes,...

Dec 11, 2010

Joyce M. Darmody, age 88, of Alma, MI passed away Saturday, December 11, 2010 at Warwick Living Center, Alma, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes St. Louis Chapel, on Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at 11:00 A.M. Rev. Dr. Jana Lynn Almeida will officiate. Burial will follow at Elm Hall Cemetery, Sumner Township, MI. Visitation will...

Dec 10, 2010

Robert "Bob" Everett Thompson, age 73, of St. Johns, MI and Punta Gorda, FL died Friday, December 10, 2010 at University Of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan. A Memorial Service will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes St. Johns Chapel St. Johns, Michigan on Monday, December 13, 2010 at 11:00 A.M. Visitation will be held on Sunday, December 12,...

Dec 8, 2010

Joseph “Joe” Young, age 71, passed away November 27, 2010 in St. Johns, Michigan. Joe was born in Laingsburg, Michigan on September 11, 1939 the son of Kenneth and Helen (Giffels) Young. Joe worked at the grain elevator in St. Johns and was a part-time custodian at RESA.

Memorial Mass will be celebrated 11:00 am, Saturday, December...

Dec 8, 2010

Judy M. Skorna, 59, passed away on December 8, 2010. She was born Janaury 24, 1951 in St. Louis, Michigan, the daughter of Cecil and Clara (Colbry-Gallihugh) Jones. Judy previously worked as a caregiver for the elderly in adult foster care homes.

She is survived by one daughter, Patricia (Lynn) England of Iowa, two sons, Christopher Skorna...

Dec 7, 2010

Rt. Rev. Jack William Winnie, age 77, of St. Louis, MI passed away Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at his home surrounded by his family. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, St. Louis Chapel on Saturday, December 11, 2010 at 11:00 A.M. Pastor Richard MacLane will officiate. Visitation will be held on Friday, December 10, 2010 from...

Dec 6, 2010

Alberta Ann Wagner, age 91, of Owosso, MI passed away Monday, December 6, 2010 at Ovid Healthcare, Ovid, MI. Private Family Funeral Services will be held. Burial will take place at St. Paul Catholic Cemetery, Owosso, MI. Visitation will be held on Tuesday December 7, 2010 from 6-8 PM at Smith Family Funeral Homes Jennings-Lyons Chapel, Owosso. Alberta was born...

Dec 6, 2010

Dorothy G. Day, 95, passed away Friday, December 3, 2010. Born in Lansing, February 8, 1915, she was the daughter of Ransom and Esther (Baker) Dietrich.

She was a member of Pilgrim (Price) United Methodist Church and active with the St. Johns Senior Center. She was a member of the Michigan Association of Retired School Personnel, having...

Dec 5, 2010

Arnetia Johan Mills, age 77, of Ashley died Sunday, December 5, 2010 at her home. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, Ithaca Chapel, 1333 E. Center Street, Ithaca, on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at 11:00 A.M. Pastor George Showers will officiate. Burial will take place at Collier Cemetery, Pompeii. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, December...

Dec 4, 2010

Edith Mae Oberlin, age 92, of Alma formerly of Elsie, Michigan died Saturday, December 4, 2010 at Masonic Pathways in Alma, Michigan. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie Chapel Elsie, MI on Thursday, December 9, 2010 at 10:00 A.M., Pastor Russell Morgan will officiate, and burial will take place at Riverside Cemetery, Elsie, MI. Visitation...

Dec 2, 2010

James Walker MacLennan, age 73, of Bannister, MI passed away Thursday, December 2, 2010 at Gratiot Medical Center, Alma, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie Chapel Elsie, MI on Sunday, December 5, 2010 at 1:30 P.M. Pastor Jerry Drummond will officiate. Burial will be held at Ford Cemetery, Gratiot County, MI. Visitation will be...

Dec 1, 2010

Vincent "Jiggs" Geller, died November 30, 2010, at the age of 86. He was born in St. Johns, on March 26, 1924, the son of Joseph and Carla (Pung) Geller. Vincent is survived by his wife Carolyn whom he married October 24, 1945.

Also surviving are their children, Janean (Joe) Keilen of St. Johns, Jeff Geller, of...

Dec 1, 2010

Mary Ann Kvalevog, age 70, of Elsie, MI passed away peacefully with her children at her side on Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at Sparrow Health Systems, Lansing, MI. A Memorial Service will be held at Elsie United Methodist Church Elsie, MI on Saturday, December 4, 2010 at 11:00 A.M., Pastor Edwin Snook will officiate. Visitation will be held on Friday,...

Nov 30, 2010

Daryl Lee Pardee, age 69, of Henderson, MI passed away Tuesday, November 30, 2010 at Sparrow Hospital, Lansing, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie Chapel Elsie, MI on Saturday, December 4, 2010 at 1:30 PM, Pastor Herb Wheelock will officiate. Burial will be held at West Haven Township Cemetery, Owosso, MI. Visitation will be...

Nov 30, 2010

Donald E. Ike, age 91, died on November 27, 2010. He was born in St. Johns on December 10, 1918, the son of Herman and Eva (Buck) Ike and lived in the state of Michigan most of his life. Don retired from the State of Michigan D.N.R. in 1974 after 21 years of service and was a veteran of...