Obituaries

Mar 3, 2009

John E. Panik Sr., age 66, of Elsie, MI passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at his home. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie Chapel Elsie, MI on Saturday, March 7, 2009 at 11:00 A.M. Pastor Herb Wheelock will officiate. Burial will follow at Ford Cemetery Gratiot County, MI. Visitation will be held on Thursday...

Mar 2, 2009

Lee Edward Foster, age 65, of Ithaca, MI died Monday, March 2, 2009 at Spectrum Health-Butterworth Campus, Grand Rapids, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, Ithaca Chapel on Friday, March 6, 2009 at 11:00 A.M., Rev. Steven Young will officiate. Burial will take place at Pine Grove Cemetery in Gratiot County, MI. Visitation will be...

Mar 1, 2009

Helen Geraldine Kramer, age 89, of Melvindale, MI passed away Sunday, March 1, 2009 at Shiawassee County Medical Care Facility, Corunna, MI. A Memorial Service will be held on Friday, March 6, 2009 at 10:00 A.M. at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Michigan. Helen was born in New Castle, Pennsylvania on February 2, 1920, the daughter of William and Ethel (O'Rourke)...

Mar 1, 2009

Lucy Marie Wold, age 94, of Ithaca, MI died Sunday, March 1, 2009 at Rosewood Adult Foster Care in Ithaca, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Ithaca Chapel on Thursday, March 5, 2009 at 11:00 A.M., Pastor Willie Iwankiw will officiate. Burial will take place at Ithaca Cemetery Ithaca, MI. Visitation will be held on...

Feb 27, 2009

Frances Mary (Woodbury) Greene, 81, died on Friday, Feb. 27, 2009 after a brief struggle with cancer.

A Bedford resident for 47 years, she was born in St. Johns, MI on May 15, 1927, the daughter of Lee E. and Mildred (Gregory) Woodbury. Valedictorian of the class of 1945 at the Rodney B. Wilson School in St....

Feb 26, 2009

Vincent J. Brown, 86, of Muir, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 26, 2009. Vincent was born on March 2, 1922 in Westphalia, Michigan the son of Peter and Eleanor (Fandel) Braun. Vincent married Lillian Elvert on April 3, 1964 and she preceded him in death on July 7, 1987. Vincent was a member of St....

Feb 24, 2009

Lyman Elnathan Woodard Sr., age 66, of Owosso, MI passed away Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at Memorial Healthcare, Owosso, MI. There will be a Memorial Service held at a later date. Lyman was born in Owosso, Michigan on March 3, 1942, the son of Lyman Elnathan and Jane Elizabeth (Wiggins) Woodard and resided most of his life in the Detroit...

Feb 24, 2009

Marie Genevieve Wakefield, age 72, of Owosso, MI passed away Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at Avalon Hospice, Flint, MI. Funeral Services will be held at First United Methodist Church Owosso, MI on Friday, February 27, 2009 at 11:00 A.M., Rev. Duane Harris will officiate. Burial will take place at Oak Hill Cemetery Owosso, MI. Visitation will be held on Thursday...

Feb 24, 2009

Helen Elizabeth (Mayer) Ward, age 85, passed away on Tuesday, February 24, 2009. Helen was born in Parma, Michigan on March 10, 1923, the daughter of Anna (Smith) and Arthur Mayer. She attended Parma High School and graduated from Jackson High School, class of 1940. In 1941, she was a student at Jackson Junior College. Helen graduated from the...

Feb 23, 2009

Christopher Michael Weber, age 10, of Corunna, MI passed away Monday, February 23, 2009 at home with his family by his side. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, Corunna Chapel, Corunna, MI on Thursday, February 26, 2009 at 11:00 A.M. Mr. Hank Messing, Hospice Chaplin will officiate. Burial will take place at Elmwood Cemetery, New Lothrop,...

Feb 21, 2009

David Bruce Prichard, age 53, of Henderson, MI passed away Saturday, February 21, 2009 at Sparrow Health Systems, Lansing, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie Chapel Elsie, MI on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at 1:00 P.M., Pastor John James will officiate. Burial will take place at Fairfield Township Cemetery Fairfield, MI. Visitation will be...

Feb 20, 2009

James A. "Jim" Gross, age 83, passed away Friday, February 20, 2009. He was born in Maple Grove, Michigan on June 12, 1925, the son of John and Elizabeth (Constine) Gross. Jim married Bertha Cordrey on December 15, 1952 in Flint. He retired from Olsmobile in Lansing. Jim enjoyed his family and his Boston Bull Terriers that were like...

Feb 19, 2009

George "Ira" Hayes, Jr. died February 19, 2009 at the age of 43. Born in Hawaii on December 8, 1965, the son of George and Vitolinga (Fola) Hayes. George was a welder working in furniture manufacturing and loved to study the Bible. He married Julie Braeutigan in Clinton County on April 6, 2007, as she survives him.

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Feb 18, 2009

Mary Ann (Schwab) Gorsline died Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at the age of 92. She was born October 18, 1916 in Peoria, IL to Ludwig Schwab and Anna Madill Schwab. Mary grew up in Charlevoix, MI, calling it "home" for her large family of siblings and cousins. As a young woman, Mary attended business school and worked for the...

Feb 18, 2009

Hulda L. Bleis passed away on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at the age of 99. She was born in Millington, MI September 3, 1909, the daughter of the Rev. George and Anna (Bettinghaus) Moehring and she lived in Riley Township and Haslett most of her life. Hulda married Herbert Bleis, November 21, 1929 and he preceded her in death...

Feb 18, 2009

Frances Reota Lake, age 96, of Owosso, MI passed away Sunday, February 15th, 2009 at Memorial Healthcare Centers, Long-term Care Unit. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, Corunna Chapel, Corunna, MI on Wednesday, February 18th at 11:00 A.M., Pastor John Walworth will officiate. Burial will take place at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Owosso, MI. Visitation will be...

Feb 16, 2009

Warren E. Eldridge died February 16, 2009, at the age of 90. He was born in Essex Township on October 22, 1918, the son of Erford D. and Mary (Skinner) Eldridge. Warren married Helen Boots on November 11, 1939 and she proceeded him in death on June 28, 2005.

Warren is survived by his daughter, Dorothy (Bob)...

Feb 16, 2009

Virginia Jean Weber died in Lansing, Michigan, Monday, February 16, 2009 at the age of 57. Virginia was born in Detroit, Michigan on August 11, 1951, the daughter of James and Lois (Lombard) McWilliams. At the age of three her family moved to Ithaca where Virginia went to school. She graduated from Ithaca High School in June of 1969....

Feb 16, 2009

Evelyn Eleanor Slocum, age 90, of Owosso, MI passed away Monday, February 16, 2009 at Durand Senior Care & Rehab Center, Durand, Michigan. Funeral Services will be held at First United Methodist Church Owosso, MI on Thursday, February 19, 2009 at 1:00 P.M., Rev. David Russell will officiate. Burial will take place at Oak Grove Cemetery Owosso Township, MI. Visitation...

Feb 15, 2009

Doyne Heuer, age 81, died Sunday, February 15, 2009 in Lansing, Michigan. Born in St. Johns July 12, 1927 the son of Robert and Florence (Whittaker) Heuer. Doyne was a journeyman sheet metal worker and retired from Dee Cramer. He was a lifetime member of Sheet Metal Workers Union Local #7 and attended the First Baptist Church in St....