Obituaries

Sep 29, 2009

Felix Malkaski Jr., age 92, of Ovid, MI passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at Ovid Healthcare Center. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Jennings-Lyons Chapel Owosso, MI on Friday, October 2, 2008 at 11:00 A.M. Father George J. Fekete will officiate and burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery, Owosso, MI. Visitation will be held...

Sep 29, 2009

Donald Eugene "Papa" Wolfe, age 62, of St. Louis, MI died Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at Gratiot Medical Center in Alma, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes St. Louis Chapel on Friday, October 2, 2009 at 1:00 P.M., Chaplain John Dorris will officiate. Burial will take place at Oak Grove Cemetery in St. Louis. Visitation...

Sep 28, 2009

Brandi R. (Linton) Price died Septemer 28, 2009 at the age of 32. Born March 15, 1977 in Fort Riley, KS, the daughter of Randel and Penny (Forbes) Linton.

She is survived by her parents, children, Tyler Jay Bradley, Gracie Layne Bradley and Savannah Mae Price, grandmother, Miriam Schultz and many aunts, uncles and cousins.

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Sep 27, 2009

Clare Melvin Winslow, St. Johns, age 87, died September 27, 2009. born July 15, 1922 to in St. Johns. Clare was preceded in death by his parents Frances M. (Severance) and Jesse A. Winslow, by his brothers Allen and Guy, his sisters Ardith, Letha (Wineland), and Katherine (Christenson), and daughter Dorothy Tomlinson.

He is survived by 2...

Sep 26, 2009

Randy Lynn Brown, age 50, of Owosso, & Muskegon, MI passed away on Saturday, September 26, 2009 at Brian's House, a hospice facility in Davison, Michigan. In accordance with Randy's wishes, cremation has taken place. A Memorial Service will be held at 7:00 P.M. on Friday, October 2, 2009 at Smith Family Funeral Homes Jennings-Lyons Chapel, Owosso, MI. The family...

Sep 24, 2009

Marsha Ann Murphy, age 67, of Ovid & formerly of Owosso, MI passed away Thursday, September 24, 2009 at Memorial Healthcare, Owosso, MI. A Memorial Service will be held at Redeemer Lutheran Church Owosso, MI on Monday, September 28, 2009 at 11:00 AM with visiting from 9-11 AM prior to the service at the church. Pastor David Woodby will officiate....

Sep 23, 2009

Dorothy Aileen Kirkey, age 91, of St. Louis, MI. passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at Schnepp Health Care Center, St. Louis, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, St. Louis Chapel, St. Louis, MI on Friday, September 25, 2009 at 11:00 A.M. Burial will take place at Chapel Garden Cemetery, Seville Township, MI. Visitation will...

Sep 23, 2009

Bessye Mae Hickey, age 81, of Corunna, MI passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at Shiawassee County Medical Care Facility, Corunna, Michigan. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Jennings-Lyons Chapel Owosso, MI on Monday, September 28, 2009 at 11:00 A.M. Rev. David R. Strobe will officiate. Burial will follow at Freemont Cemetery, Bancroft, MI. Visitation will...

Sep 22, 2009

Thomas A. Perez, age 62, of St. Johns, died Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at his home. Tom was a born in Flint, MI the son of David and Mary Ellen (Clark) Perez on January 3, 1947. He was a retired Operations Supervisor with Consumers Energy. Tom was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting big game and fishing. He was...

Sep 21, 2009

Beulah Ellen Case, age 85, of St. Louis, died Monday, September 21, 2009 at Gratiot Medical Center in Alma, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Twin Cities Seventh Day Adventist Church in Alma, MI on Thursday, September 24, 2009 at 11:00 A.M., Pastor Oscar Montes will officiate. Burial will take place at Chapel Garden Cemetery. Visitation will be held...

Sep 21, 2009

Russell Ernest Darby, age 82, of Elsie, MI passed away Monday, September 21, 2009 at Ovid Healthcare, Ovid, MI where he was lovingly cared for since April 2009. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie Chapel Elsie, MI on Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 11:00 A.M. Pastor Eric Stanton will officiate. Visitation will be held on...

Sep 19, 2009

Louisa "Marie" Roach, age 92, of Ithaca, MI died Saturday, September 19, 2009 at Gratiot Medical Center in Alma, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, Ithaca Chapel on Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 12:00 PM. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, September 22, 2009 from 4-8 PM. at Smith Family Funeral Homes. Marie was born...

Sep 17, 2009

Charles Edward Skinner, age 61, of Owosso, MI died Thursday, September 17, 2009 peacefully at home. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Jennings-Lyons Chapel Owosso, MI on Saturday, September 19, 2009 at 11:00 A.M., Chaplain Beverly Adcock will officiate. Visitation will be held on Friday, September 19, 2009 from 5-8 P.M. at Smith Family Funeral Homes...

Sep 17, 2009

Clarence C. Champlin, age 88, of Henderson, MI passed away Thursday, September 17, 2009 at his home. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie Chapel Elsie, MI on Monday, September 21, 2009 at 11:00 A.M. Pastor Scott Seelhoff will officiate. Burial will follow at Riverside Cemetery, Henderson, MI. Visitation will be held on Sunday September 20,...

Sep 17, 2009

Craig A. VanSickle, age 55, passed away at home in Lansing on Thursday, September 17, 2009. Craig was an avid outdoorsman, enjoying hunting, fishing and golf. Craig never met a stranger, getting along with everyone he met along the way and he was known for being a very generous person.

Craig is survived by his parents, Joe...

Sep 15, 2009

Raymond Donald Reha, age 74, of Elsie, MI passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at Ingham Regional Medical Center, Lansing, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie Chapel Elsie, MI on Saturday, September 19, 2009 at 11:00 A.M. Pastor Herb Wheelock and Mr. Birt Cooper will officiate. Burial will follow at Ford Cemetery, Gratiot County,...

Sep 15, 2009

Joyce E. Whittaker died Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at the age of 81. Joyce was born October 31, 1927 in Detroit, Michigan the daughter of Noah and Lillie (Owens) Barber. Joyce was a member of the Church of the Nazarene in St. Johns and owned her own tax accounting business. On April 3, 1948 she married Ralph Whittaker in...

Sep 14, 2009

Bonnie Kay Saunders, age 70, of St. Louis, MI died Monday, September 14, 2009 at Carson City Hospital. A Memorial Service will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes St. Louis Chapel on Friday, September 18, 2009 at 11:00 A.M. Mr. Keith Wise will officiate. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the funeral service. Bonnie was born...

Sep 14, 2009

Shirley Ann Dietz, age 66, of St. Louis, MI died Monday, September 14, 2009 at Masonic Pathways in Alma, MI. A Memorial Service will be held at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Alma, MI on Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 11:00 A.M., Pastor John Eich will officiate. A Memorial Visitation will take place on Wednesday September 16, 2009 from 2-4 &...

Sep 14, 2009

Katherine "Boots" Schall, age 83, of Breckenridge, MI passed away Monday, September 14th, 2009 at Covenant HealthCare in Saginaw. Funeral Services will be held at Breckenridge United Methodist Church on Friday, September 18, 2009 at 11:00 AM. Pastor Dale Golden will officiate. Burial will follow at Ridgelawn Cemetery in Breckenridge. Visitation will be held on Thursday September 17, 2009 from...