obituaries & Death of

The Owosso Argus-press

Owosso,Michigan
Shiawassee CQ.Michigan
The year of 1983

Complied by M.!'s Frances(Raymond)(Herber)Hazelton

Vernon,Michigan 1984
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Helen Mary CarmodyArtderson Rowland D. (Bud) Allen Nick Annese

Age 83, of24oo E. North St., Hastings Age 78, of Hazelton Township die~! Age 58, of 642 Crestview Dr., Corunna
died Monday, Nov. 21, 1983 at the Saturday, Oct. 22, 1983 at The Memorial! ldied early this morning, Thursday. Jan.
Provincial House in Jlastings, Mich.' She Hospital after an illness of 1year. 13, 1983 at The Memorial Hospital,
had beell ill for the past15 years. Mr. Allen was a retired farmer. Owosso as a result of a sudden heart
.Mrs... Anderson had been 'a telephone Funeral services will be held at the attack .
.operator. Juddville United Methodist Church on. Mr. Annese had retired from Corunna
Funeral services. will be held at st. Tuesday at 11 a.m. Pastor Robert High School as their Athletic Director
Paul Catholic ChurchonWe~esday at Henning will officiate with burial inandFootballCo~ch. .
1~:15 a.~: The R.ev.Fr.. Fr~ncls Faraci Elmwood Cemetery, New Lothrop.. Funeral serv!ces WIll be ~eld atSt.
Will o!fIClate. with burIal In St. Paul Friends may call at the Whelpley' [Joseph Catholic Church In Owosso
Catholic Cemetery. The body r~sts at Funeral Home, New Lothrop. The family 'Saturday at ~O a.~. Th~ .Revere!1d
Scarletts .Funer~l Home. There Will be a suggests memorial contributions to the Fat~e~ GoehrIng WIll offiCIate With
rosary this evenIng at 7:30 p:m. ,Juddville United Methodist Church. .burial In St. Paul C~metery, qwosso. The
Mrs. Anderson was bornm Owosso on Mr Allen was bo in H Ito body rests at Kribs Colomal Chapel.
Ju,ne 26, 1900, the daughter of John Tow~ship oil Nov. 13, T904, the as~~ o~ Ther~ will be a rosary service Friday
Mlcha~l C~rmody and .Margaret Cyrus and Elsie (Zendler) Allen. Heevemngat7:30p.m.atthechapel.
Josephine 0 Dea. She attended Owosso attendedFlushingHighSchool Mr Allen Mr. ,Annese was born in Brownton,
Schools and graduated from St Paul . .... W t v· . i J 3 1925 t" f
High School. Mrs. Anderson had ~esided was a . lifelong r~sldent. of Hazelt~n St:~en ~~~n ~naa~~ese. Heu:t:::d:d
in the Owosso and Flint areas. She was Towns~p. He. married DorIS E. Phelps In the West Virginia Institute of Technology
marriedd to Jadmes Harning and then to ~~::v~:; ~~~~~~o~ ~~ ~~Jdv~J~ 'and had received his Masters Degree
Bernar An erson, who are both United M thodi t Ch h N Lothr from Central Michigan University. Mr.
deceased. . . .~ s urc, ew op Annese came to Corunna in 1963 from
Survivors include a daughter, Carmen Semor CitIZens Group, ~arm Bureau and New Lothrop. He married Amm M.
Jardot of Big Rapids Mich
_~ __ , .
ha~ served on the Shiawassee County. Barton in Arcadia, Missouri on May 17,
FaIr Board for 25 years.
Survivors include his wife, Doris; a 1952. Mr. Aruiese attended the St. Joseph
daughter, Cynthia Mendenhall of New 1Catholic Church of Owosso, was a
Lothrop; a brother, Ford .Allen of New imember ofthe Corunna V.F.W. Post 4005
Lothrop and Ii sister, Thelma Moore of Iand had served in the European Theatre
Battle Creek; Mr. Allen was predeceased ! in World War II.
by a SOil, Douglas; a sister, Flossie Small Survivors include his wife, Aruia; a
and a brother, Clyde Allen. daughter, Mrs. Kenneth (Stephanie)
Arrangements by Whelpley Funeral 'Birchmeier of New Lothrop; 4 sons,
Home, New Lothrop. . . 'Steven and Michael of Columbus, Ol:1io;
Tony and Phillip, .who are students at
Mcae B. Augsbury . .Alma College; a grandson: 3 brothers,
.r Age 96, formerly of 524 N. Hickory,Fr~nk of Venice, Fla., Ja~k of Ca~ton,
passed away Monday, Nov. 14, 1983, atiOhio, Flease of ProctorvIlle, Ohio; 2
Sbiawassee County Medical Care sisters, Mrs. Mayme Smoot of
Filcility. . Charleston, West Virginia and Mrs.
, . Mrs. Augsbury was a homemaker. ,Thomas (Mary) Hunt ~f Akron, Ohio. He
. FUneral services will be held at was predeceased by a Sister, Dorena.
Nelson-House Funeral Homes; Knapp &r. .The family suggests memorial con-
Smith Chapel, Friday' at 2 p.m. Burial 'tr!butions to the Michigan Heart Fund.
will take place in Greenwood Cemetery, ,.'l'he family will receive friends this
Vernon. The body will rest at the chapellevemng from 6 t09p.m. andFriday2t05
after2p.m. Thursday. . . 'and 7to 9 p.m.
Mrs. Augsbury was born in Capac,". . .
Mich., Oct. 17, 1887, the daughter of Erwm f. Amman
stephen and Myra (Churc~) Hulin. Sh,e. Age '76, of Chesaning, MI died Thur-
graduated from D!lran~High Scho~l m ?sday, March 24th, 1983 at theShiawassee
1904. She had res~ded.In Owosso Since ~~O\lI1ty Medical Care Facility.
1961. . Sh~ and. Cli~ton Augsbury· were! Funeral services will' be held at Our
~rrle~ In D!ll'and In ~910. . ' . . ,?Lady of Perpetual Help Catnolic Church,
. SurvIvors mclude 2 sons, Hulin Hap of pn Monday at 11 a.m. with Rev. Joseph
.)Xeslaco! Texas and Wayne ofCoru,nnaj 4,.oriffin officiating. Burial will be in Mt.
gliandchildren; 6. great-grandchildre~.~Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call at
She was predeceased by her husband In~~he Walker-Martin Funeral Home,
1959. . Chesaning after 5 p.m. Saturday. A
•.' .Memorlals are suggested to Pleasan~prayer service will be held at 8 p m
View Hospital. ~~unday. . .
Edna C. Allen . Mr. ~an was ,born Au~us~ 22, 1906
.m Chesamng. FarmIng was his life work .
.David Amst Age 89, of 707 Armstrong, Lansing, Survivors incl~d~ 5 brothers, August,
A . 75 f l ' . passed away Thursday, Feb. 17, 1983. Leo, John and Wllli~m all of Chesaning,
ge· , 0 7605 iFenmore Rd'j~Bari-'. Fun~ral services will be held at and Alphonse of Flint; 5 sisters, Mrs.
.~~e;:O~~~ednesday, February 9, 1983 Nelson-House Funeral Homes, Mc- Martha Hoover, Mrs. Mary Cline and

Fun.erai Home, Elsie on Saturday: at Ii if'

p.m. .
.at·
Funeral services will be held at Carter· gougall Chapel, Laingsburg, Saturday at Mrs. Gertrude Richter all of Chesaning.
'I ICla e.
Rev. Albert Goddard will of~ Bertha Hart of Oakley and Agnes Em-
mendorfer of Detroit.
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1983

Mary O. Alexander Leslie W. Agne~ Jessie M. Alliton t.

Donald Anderson
Age 83, ofl0218. ChipmanSt., Age 62 of Chesaning, passed Age 92, of 3400 N. Stat~,Rd., Age 66, of 215 N. OakSt. died
Owosso died Wednesday ,af- away suddenly Thursday, Feb. Owosso, died Friday,Feijruary Wednesday at Durand Con·
temoon at her residence. 3, 1983, at St. Luke Hospital. 25, 1983, at. the. Shiawassee valescent Center. .
Mrs. Alexander was a Mr. Ag~ew waS' a retired County Medical Carefability Mr. Anderson was a jour·
homemaker. farmer and retired from Buick (Pleasant View) in Corunna. neyman carpenter, commercial
Funeral services will be held in Flint. The funeral will be held at construction.
I
at -lennings-Lyons Chapel. Funeral services will be held Kribs Colonial Chapel' in Funeral services will be held
Saturday at 1 p.m; Dr. Norbertlat Our Lady of Perpetual Help Corunna on Monday, beginning at Jennings-Lyons Chapel 011
W.Smith will officiate with: Catholic Church, Saturday at 2 at 11 a.m., with Robert P. Tissot Saturday ~t 11 a.m. Dr. Norbert
burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. p.m. Burial will take place' in St., Sr. officiating. Burial is to be in' W. Smith will officiate with
'I'

Mrs: Alexander was'bom in Michael Cemetery, Oakley. WestHaven Cemetery. \~ial in Elmwood Cemetery,
Dewey, IL on Jan. 26, 1900, the Father Joe Griffin will officiate. Mrs. Alliton's family will be~~~ family suggests memorials
.daughter of Charles and NannielScripture service tonight at 7' at the funeral chapel to receive ~ \either Hospice of Shiaw8ssee
(Reed) Knell. She attended [p.m. and K. oW. Rosary at 8:30 friends 1
today and Sunday from s, the First United Methodist
schools in Dewey, IL. Mrs.! p.m. Friends may call at "2-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. !l\Irch~
Alexander had resided in thisiMisiuk-Morse Funeral Home, Born in New Haven Township a,r. Anderson was bom in
community since 1927. She! Chesaning. ' May 28, 1890, she was the ~aon June 19, 1917, the son of
married Lelllie C. Alexander ini Mr. Agnew was born in ,daughter of John and Winnifred ,e ~uel W. and Ina Mae
DeweY,IL; he died in 1978. Mrs.iChesaning, Sept. 19, 1920, the Frantz. Mrs. Alliton was a' ra"vernail) Anderson. He at-
Alexander was a member ofthe, son of Ralph and Mildred ,liftime resident of New Haven !e~ed schools in Mt. Pleasant
Firs,tUnitedMethodistChurch,!CStewart) Agnew. He and: Township. a Owosso. Mr.' Anderson
a former member of' the Teresa Kelso were married She and Robert J. Alliton. • e to this area from Mt.
W.S.C.S., Bennington, former April 26, 1941. Mr. Agnew was a were married in New Haven ~asant in 1932. On May 17,
member of the Farm Bureau veteran of th!l U.S. Navy, Township in 1910. He died, ~2, he and Lois B. Warner
and the Extension Club. serving 2 years during World November24,1966. ~remarriedinowosso.
'Stirviv~rsinc1ude a son, War II in the Phillipines. He, A homemaker, she was a HewasamemberoftheFirst
Charles ,of Mt.Pleasant; al w,as a member of the Chesaning Imember of the Farm Bureau ~ nited Methodist Church,
daughter, Mrs. Jack" (Helen) I KnightS of Columbus. . ~nd th~ ~ountryside Chapel. Owosso Lodge No. 81, F.& A.M.,
Ba!lage of Owosso; 8 grand- ( Survivors include his wife, I SurvlVlng are: One daughter, Carpenters Local 1373 and CRW
chIldre.n ,and 16 grea t- Teresa; 9 children: Julie IMrs. Harold (Jeanne) Adams of, of Shiawassee County.
grandchildren. Koviack of Oakley, Elainel~WOSSO; one son and daughter-' Survivors include his wife; a
Zubek of Oakley, Richardlm-l~w, Mr. and Mrs: Ross O. son and daughter-in-law, Mr.
.Mollie Adelman ,Agnew of Owosso, Joe Agnew of Al1!ton o~ Perry; ~lX grand- and Mrs. DaVid C. (Susan)
Age 98, of Chesaning diediOakley, Parny Agnew of Niles, chlldre~, and SIX great- Anderson of Owosso; a grand-
Monda~, Nov. 14, 1983 at the Philip Agnew of Chesa~g'i gr;~~:!dr~;~ husband; ",Mrs. ~~~h::~s~F(£~:~e~ ~~l~r~f
Chesanmg R!lst. Home; :Laure Agnew of Chesa~ng, IAlliton was also preceded in 'Mt. Pleasant, Mrs. Ralph
Funeral services WIll be held Mark Agnew of Chesamng, death by on,e grands • '1\N 11' W· h f
at Our Lady. of Perpetual Help. DavidAgnewofNiles; a ,sister, The faml'ly °snu' ggests i \ e Ie) 19 tman 0 Owosso
l)l1d Mrs.Chas. (Winifred)
on Wedn.es,day at 11 a.m. T~er~ettYN~wmanofChesanmg; 14,memorial contributions be )3A:unk of Roscommon; 2
Rey., Rlc~~rd M~yet~ wIUgrandchildren. [made to the Countryside ;,lj,thers, Samuel of Caro and
offlCJ~te .With burIal m Mt. ' Chapel ~, \~ert of Greenwood, S.C.',
Calvary, Cemetery. Friends . ~1)
may call afthe Walker-Martin '~~ #other, Daisy Anderson of
Funeral Home. after 2 p.m. \"lnt View; a stepsister,
today. There will be a prayer ~seph (Florence) Immel
service 7p.m. this evenirig. '!,<'(latherine, Ontario and
Mrs. Adelman was born Sept. .<1 nieces and neIJhews. '.

15, 1885~ She married Albert Isabel Allen

Adelman on Oct. 9, 1917; he died Age 48, of Perry .died
May 29, 1974., Saturday, Nov. 5, 1983 at
Lansing General Hospital.
Funeral services will be held
at the Nelson-House Funeral
Homes, LaRowe Chapel, Perry;
Wednesday at 1p.m.

Wendell Dean Austin

Age 58, of 3255 W. Roosevelt,
Perrington, MI died Sunday,
July.l7,1983.
Services will be conducted
Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Nelson-
House Funeral Homes, Mc-
Dougall Chapel, Laingsburg.
\\ Mr. Austin was owner of
\~rson Farm Service Co.,
~:,sonCity.

Malcolm R.Angeli Sr.
Age 61, €If 219 W. Pearl St., Ovid died
MQnday evening, January 17, 1983 at
SparrQw HQspital, Lansing.
Mr. Angell wQrked at OldsmQbile;
retiring in 1978.
Funeral services will be held at i
HQughton Chapel €In Thursday at 1 p.m.'
with Rev. David Stiles and Rev. Susan
BenneU-Stiles Qfficiating~ Burial' will be
iriMaple Grove Cemetery. MemQrials
'are suggested tQ the American Cancer
SQciety.
Mr. Angell was born NQvember 2,1921
in .Bunker Hill, MI the son QfArlQ and.
Mary (RaymQnd) Angell. He resided'
mQst €If his adult life in Ovid. He and
;RQszell Buck were married May 5,1945
in Ovid. l SurvivQrs include his wife; a SQn,
SurvivQrs include his wife; ,4 SQns,
DQuglas and William €If Ovid, MalcQlm
R. Jr. €If Chapin, and Dennis €If St. JQhns;
14, grandchildren, 1 great-grandchild; 2
brothers, Arlo H. Agnell of OWQSSQ and
Charles F. An~Elll €If NQrth CarQlina.
Mural A.' Azelton
. Age 77, €If RQute 3, Bean StatiQn, Tenn:
died Friday.
Mr. Azelton was retired frQm RQck;
well, InternatiQnal.
Graveside services will be held at Oa~
, Hill Cemetery on MQnday at 1 p.m. The
!Reverend James E. BQlin, Jr. will €If,
ficiate. Friends may call at Jebnings~
Lyons Chapel Monday after 10 a.m.
Mr. AzeltQn was bQrn April 29, 1905 the'
:sQn of RQY and Jessie (ThQmas) AzeltQn.l
He married Leala FergusQn; she died in
1972. Mr. AzeltQn ,was a member €If the
iCalvaryBaptist Churcb, DearbQrn. . burial in Hillcrest MemQrIal Gardens. Haslett
, SurvivQrs include 2 daughters, Mrs.
,Charles (PatriCia) LQng €If MQrristown,
Tenn., Mrs. Barbara J. Samsel €If Bean
'StatiQn, Tenn.; a sQn, RQbert'Qf LincQln
Park,Mich.; 9 grandl;!hildren and II)
,great-grandchildren.
Edward Glen Amos
Age 92, fQrmerly €If HendersQn, died
Thursday, April 21, 1983, in PhQenix,
Ariz. ' Then lie married FIQrence McAllister €In, Sunset Chapel, Flint. The Reverend
A graveside memQrial service fQr Mr.
Amos will be held MQnday at 1 p.m. in
West Haven Cemetery. Arrangements
are being handled by Nelson-HQuse
Funeral HQme's Knapp and Smith
Chapel. OWOSSQ. . SQn, RQbert Andrews €If ~ansIng; 2 Presbytel-ian Church and a member €If
IBlanche E. Albright
Age 77, mother QfVirgirlia JQhnSQn and
;Joseph Albright and 7 grandChildren,
:passed away Wednesday Jan. 5 1983 at
' The Memorial Hospital." , nephews. Mr.. Andrews was predeceased'23 grandchildren; 34. gl'eat-
MemQrial Mass will be Wednesday
(Jan. 12) at 11 a.m. atSt. Paul Catholi~
Church
MemQrials may be made tQ the St
i Paul SchQQI Fund. .
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Norman Clyde Adams
Age 75, €If 12340 Reid Rd., Durand died' Age 46, €If 106 First West NQrth St.,
early thismQrning, Thursday, June 9,. Laingsburg, died suddenly at his hQme,
1983 at Flint OsteQpathic Hospital. Thursday, Feb. 24, 1983.
Mr. Adams lif~ wQrk w,as ~arming. Mr. Adams was employed at the Olds
Funeral servIces WIll be held at Paint Plant fQr 17 years, prior to that
Bellows Funeral HQme, Durand, time he was with the East Lansing PQlice
Saturday at 11 a.m. The Reverend: De t '
Darrell Foltz will Qfficiate with burial in . p.
Evergreen Cemetery, Flint. The family Funeral services will be held at Perry
will receive visitQrs 7 tQ9 this evening, :Church €If Nazarene, MQnday at 1 p.m.
and 9 tQ 9 €In Fr~daY'Burial will' take place in Laingsburg
Mr. Adams was bQrn in Flint €In July Cemetery. Rev. GeQrge Harris will €If.;
17, 1907, the SQn €If Fred W. and Emma ficiate. The body will rest at the NelsQn-
Adams. He had resided the past 18 years HQuse Funeral HQmes" McDougall
in the Durand area and previQusly in .Chapel Saturday 11 tQ 9!Ind SlUlday 9 to 9.
Flint. He married Betty Dancer in' The family will receive visitQrdrQm 2io
Saginaw CQunty QnNQv. 3, 1943. 4and7tQ9.' ,
.. .
Tracy, Fred and wife, Carmaleta €If . Mr. Adams was bQrn m Lansmg, Sept.
Durand; 3 daughters, Mrs. Nancy An-23, ~936, the .sQn €If Clyde VernQn and
dersQn and husband, RQnald €If Durand, ,Emily Add~line (Cowdry) Adams., He
Mrs. Janet MerrQw and husband,' attende~Lal~gsb~g Public SchQols and
RaymQnd €If Durand, Mrs. 'SharQn Crain had reSIded ~ Lamgsburg for 37 yea!s.!
and husband, JQe €If Flint; 9 grand- ~e a~d CarQlinePrescQtt were marrIed,
children; 2 sisters, Mrs. Helen Beale €If m.Lamgsburg, Aug. 24, 1957. He was a.
Grand Blanc and Mrs. Bernice Stubbs €If member of the Perry Church €If
Fli t Mr. Adams was predeceased by a ' Nazar.ene where he was a Sunday ~chQQl.
. n. . I . Supermtendent, past general chaIrman,
SIster, Katherm~Ba ,lard. €If Michigan District Church €If Nazarene
Laymans' Retreat, fQrmerly active with
leslie V. Andrews BQY SCQut CQuncil.
. Age 87, €If 307 Fitch St., DuranQ di~d SurvivQrs include his wife CarQline;2
Wednesday, ~ugust 17, 1983 at Flint SQns' Jeffrey and Douglas, bQth €If'
McLaren HQspltal. d Laingsburg' a daughter ,Julie €If
, ~r. Andrews was a Duran I Laingsburg: presently atte~ding Olivet
busmessman fOl: 46 yea,rs. h INazarene College in ~ankakee, Ill.; 2
Funeral services Will b~ held at t e, grandchildren; 3 brQthers, Jerry €If
Durand Free MethQdlst Church, Laingsburg, .David €If HQlt, Randy €If
Saturday . at 11 a.m. :The .~evere~d OWQSSO; 2 sisters, Mrs. Phyllis Adams €If
Robert Daugheneaugh wIll ?fficlate With East Lansing and Mrs. Sheryl FQster of
..
ThebQdy rests at BellQws Funeral HQme. .
The family will receive visitQr~ frQm 7 to MemQrials are suggested tQ the Perry
9 p.m. tQday and Friday 2 tQ 4 P:in. and 7 Church €If Nazarene. EnvelopeS are
tQ 9 p.m. DQnatiQns are suggested to the available at the funeral home. .
Durand Free MethQdist Church. a' D III II -
Mr. Andrews was bQmin Durand, the Mrs. "lie ." en
SQn €If Albert and Anna Andrews. He Age 86, fQrmerly €If PrQctQr St." Flint
attended Durand Area SchQQls and had and Durand died Thursday, June 9, 1983
reSided all €If his lif~ in Durand. On NQv., at CrestmQnt Medical Care Inc., Fenton.
S, 1918 he and Grace P~tch~l were Funeral serVices will be held Saturday
married in Durand; .she died I,n 1961., at 10 a.m. at the ReigleFuneral HQme,
Aug. 8, 1963 in Durand. Mr. Andrews w~si Wilbur Bradley will Qfficiate with burial
a member €If the Durand Free Met~ddlstl in Evergreen Cemetery.
Church and was a Durand CQuncllman; Mrs. Allen was bQrn in White Water,
fQr 4 years. MO €In Dec. 19, 1896.' She was fQrmerly
SurvivQrs include his wife, FIQr~nce; al affiliated with the Fleming Rd.
daughters, Mrs. Ken~eth (Shirley). EavYthe Durand Chapter #244, O.E.S.
€If Linden, Mrs. DarWIn (Joyce) ~lxerQf SurvivQrs include her children,
Bay City; aste~son,Harold~cAllisterQfMalcom (Mike), JerQme, HQY, RQbert,
MuskegQn; a Sister, Mr.s. Mildred Kern Mrs. William (DQris) Cheadle, Mrs.
€If JacksQn; 12 grandchIldre~;15 great- BQyd (NaQmi) JQnes, Mrs. Joseph
grandchildren; several meces and (Marie) Zynda and Mrs. FIQraBartram;
byhissQn,aslsterandabrQther. grandchildren; 4 great-great-
granchildren; half-sister, Gladys
Hayman. Mrs. Allen predeceased by her
SQns Ossie Jr. and Finney.
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1983

Charles W. Bradshaw Gary L. Bradac Benjamin E. Beggs John F. Bradac

Age 113, of French Rd., Elsie, J\ge 36, formerly of Corunna Age 58, of 1299 S. Shiawassee: Age 60, of 531 N. Gould St.,
passed away Monday, April 11, died Wednesday, N~v. 9th, .1983 St., A·3 died Sunday evening at Owosso died Saturday, June 4,
1983, at Clinton Memorial atDetroitosteopathicHosPltal. InghamM~calCenter. 1983 at V~terans Hospital, Ann
Hospital,St. Johns.. Mr. Bradac was a graduate of Mr. Beggs was a kiln operator Mbor.
li'uneral services, will be he1d: C()runna High School, 1966. at Midwest Abrasive. Mr. Bra d a c was an
:8t ~arter Funeral Home, Elsie,. Afuneral mass.will be held at Funeral services will be held .automobile salesman for 34
~.;j'fsday'at.3'p.m. Burial will St. Paul Catholic Chu!ch on at the Jennings-Lyons Chapel\··.y. . . e.arsintheOwossoarea.
00 in Duplam Cemetery. Rev; Saturday at 10 a.m. ~l~h .Fr. on Thursday at 11 a.m. The Funeral services will be held
Justin Shepard will officiate. Francis Faraci offlclatmg. Rev. Hayden K. Carruth will a~St. Paul Catholic Church,
'I B k ~ , IBurial will be in St. Paul officiate with burial in Oak Hilll\Vednesday at 10 a.m.. The
H• Lye roo ICemetery. The body will rest at Cemetery. . .!a~h.er R?bert ~ol~nski will
Age 79, of 8700~ Parks Rd. Nelson-House Funeral Homes, . Mr. Beggs was born m.!lfflclate With burial m St, Paul
died Saturday, Jan. 22,1983. Knapp & Smith Chapel after 2 r Owosso on Sept. 6, 1925,.the son J:;~metery. The body rests at
Funeral services were hel~D.m. tOday... . II of Oscar and Mary Rosella,~~lson-House Funeral Homes,

today at 'the United Church in M J hn (Jack) Brewer (Stur.k) . Beggs. He ~ttended :~rapp & Smith Chapel. this
Ovid' at 1 p.m. Burial was in r. 0 sch?ols .in this a~ea. an~ ha.d )eVening after 7 p.m. There will
Rose Cemetery. Arrangements Age 74, of Norton Shor.es, resided most of his life m this
l>y Houliliton Chapel, Ovid. ' formerly. of CQrunna died area. Mr. Beggs was a member :1m.
ae a rosary Tuesday at 8:30
'
Monday, Sept. 19,1983, of the V.F.W. Owosso Post 9455·1~"'Mr. Bradac was born in
Funeral services will be held During World War II he served I9wosso on Aug. 14, 1922, the son
Melvin F. Brashier at Lee Funeral Home Chapel, with the U.S. Army as a6f Jolin and Anna (Dvorak)
Age 75, of Flint, died Satur- Muskegon Heights on ~hursday paratrooper. '. B'radac. He resided in the
day, Dec. 31. 1983, at Hurley at 1 p.m, with Rev. Cecil.Klag~s Survivors include a daughter,0wosso area all his life. He
Medical Center in Flint. officiating. Interment Will be In Mrs. Gary (Patricia) Taylor; 2 married Mildred B. Tomasek
,The funeral was to be held at Vernon, MI. sons, Benjamin and Lewis all of.on Feb. 28, 1952 in St. .Paul
1:30 p.m. today at the Rossell Catherine'May Owosso; 5 g,randchildren; Ilpatholic Church, Owosso. Mr.
Funeral Home in Flushing, 'II) B· d great-grandchild; 3 brothers, Bradacwas a member of the st.
under the auspicies of Genesee lHaml uzar . John of Canada, Oscar of Paul Catholic Church, was a
Lodge 174, F & AM. Burial was Age 67, of Midland~ a former Owosso and Ra!ph of Lansing. veteran of World War II, a
to be in Flushing Cemetery. '. Corunna resident died Thur- John H. BurtiS . member oUhe Corunna V.F.W.
Mr. Brashier was' born in sday, April 7, 1983 in Tucson, ,Age 85 of 501 Hintz Rd. died andO~os~o;E.aglesClu~. .
Waldron, Al'k., on Nov, 17, 1908, Ariz ' F .d ' . t h' s Surv.~\T;ors mclude hiS WIfe,
the son of Scott and Eleanor F~eral services were hel~ r~ ay . evemng a 1 Mildred; a daughter, Mrs.
(Town) Brashier. He had I Tuesday at the Ware-Smitli resIdence.. . ' Michael (Jeanette) Roberts of
resided in Flint since 1928. I
FuneraIHorne, M'ldland.' Buria F Mr. 'Burtis
I was
' a farmer. rlenver
h ld t Lli CO'3 sons , Gary of
.,.,
He and Ina Delbridge of New was in Midland Cemetery. . ill,lera servICes were e a Calif., Jeffrey and Qavid both of
Lothrop were married Dec. 5,' , , Jennmgs-Lyons Chapel today at Owoss,o- . a granddaughter' a
l!.131,inSaginaw.· ' Anthony R. Sohaty Ip.m.Dr.Ga~r.yL. Ye.agera~d b~oth~r:Henry of Owossd; 6
'Mr. Brashier was a life A 70 . Ivan Odor officiated WIth burIal sisters Mrs Marie.Zvonek of
member of Gtmesee Lodge 174, S tged· ,of 1113 Ada St. died. in WestHaven Cemetery. Owoss~ Mr~. Josephine Basso
, a ur ay Mr.·Burt'IS was .b
Fl.'l'LAM·
I; . M B h' t. . .' . om 'm of Sw~rtz , Creek Mrs. Betty
He had been employed at ~'. 0 a y was. a supervisor Michigan in Midland County on ilihnson of Mt .M~rris Caroline
Buick Motor Divislon Plant 25 at':Id.WestAb:aslve: June 10, 1898, the son of Nathan and Olga Bradac' both of
for. 48years,working in the, at ~erJI se.rvICes will be held H. and Mary (Lettick) Burtis. dwosso and Mrs. Valerie
mai~tenance of .cra~e~ a~d Wedne dennl:1ts-Lyons Chapel He had resided most of his life Tedham of Bath. Also many
elevators, before retmng m es aya a.m. in this community. He ~nd pfecesandnephews.·
March .o~ 1974. .. Hazel Blaney' Madge L. Stanton ~er~ married Me.morials are suggested to
SurvIvmg are: his wlf~, Ina; '" . June 2~, 1922; ~he died In 1974.. \tlle St. Paul Catholic Churcli or
one brother, Burl1a of A lifetime reSIdent of Elsie SurvIVors mclude a son, the American Cancer Society
Chesaning; one sister, Wilma died Wednesday evening, Sept. Robert of New Haven Town-"
Dewey of Farwell; one. half- 21, 1983 at the National Health ship' a daughter, Mrs. Wayne
brother, Ford Cain~ of Cadillac, Enterprise in Lansing. . (Doiores) Overpack of
and several meces and Funeral arrangements will be Caledonia Township; 5 grand-
nephews. announced later by the 'Carter children' 3 great-
A bro~h~r, Marshall, FuneraIH~me,EIsie. grandchildren; a broth!)r,
preceded hIm mdeath. Leland Ben' nett William Burtis of Sedalia, MO
• and a sister, Helen Anderson of
Age 81, of 511 E. Higham St., CO.
St. Johns died Monday, April 4, John Henry Burtis·.
1983, 7: 25 p.m. at his residence. .
Funeral services will be held Age 85, 0(501 N. Hintz Rd., died Friday
at the Carter li'uneral Home evening, November 25, 1983,at his home.
Elsie, Thursday at 2 p.m. Th~ Services for. Mr. BUrtis will be held
Reverend Keith Laidler will Monday at I' p.m. at Jennings-Lyons
officiate with burial in Ford Chapel, Owos.so. The family will receive
Cemetery, Elsie. friends today, 6to 9p.m. and Sunday, 2 to
4 p.m. and 1 to 9p.m.
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1983

Hilda Bour Louis Bandhau Richard J. BreUer

~: "<>": '. ' !
Age 8$. oN261E. Grange Hall Rd., Loti Age 85, 0(925 N. Ban st. Owosso died Age 69, of. Corunna, died Saturday,
173. Holly, MI, died Sunday at Flint!! early today, Sept. 17,1983, at O~osso Dec. JO, 1983, at Sparrow Hospital,
'Osteopathic Hospital. . ;MemQI:ial;~~pitat Lansing.
, I"nn era1 services will be held at Dryer! Funetal~arrang~ments will be an- Mr. B!"e~l~r was employed ~~ Buick
Funeral Home. Holly at 1p.m. Tuesday. inounced by the Knapp &Smith Chapel of Motor DiViSIOn for 34 years retirmgOQt.
"Ell
," a M,', ',,81, h d
am~ anc ar
the Nelson-House Funeral Homes.
,~. -- ---- -
1972, and had ~en a f~rmer for 11 year!t~,
Funeral servICes win beheld at Grace
~Age;n,: ,0£',1520 Cedarwood Dr.,: Mamie Badour i Lutheran Church, Durand, Wednesday at
Fltishh,tg died :ruesday, Dec. 6, 1983. ,Age 69, of 8265 S. M-52, Owosso died 10 a.m. Burial will ,be in, Elmwood
Se~lces WIll be held at Small &1 Thursday June 9 1983 at Spa,;row Cemetery, New Lothrop. Pastor Erhardt
Streeter • Funeral Home, Byron on, Hospital, lansing. ' , !SchUltz will officiate. Visitation will;Pe
Saturday at 1p.m. " Funeral services will be held at the from noon to 9 p.m. today and,ll a.m. til 9
Clara Mane Blackledge . Nelson-House Funeral Homes, LaRowe p.m. ~uesday at Rossen Funeral Home,
Age 42, of 9832 Dublin, Chapel, Perry, Monday at 1p.m, !Flushing. . ,, " '
Laingsburg died Thursday,' ,I Mr. Breller was born m IllinOIS, NQv.
Dec. 29, 1983 at Spllrrow
Hospital, Lansing. ';
EdithBJJorur --- - .. '
"14, .1914, the son of Fred and Emma
'BreIl~r. .He and. Dorothr West w~re
Mrs Blackledge was a Age 84,of Seremty Place, Grand Ledge marrIed m Flushing, Aprtl17, 1937,l;Ie
Licen;ed Practical Nurse and a former Elsie reSident, passed away was a member of Grace Lutherl!lfl
homemaker. WFedneSday , Fe!J.16, ~983, in Charlotte. Chsurc~, Dur~n~. d' hi if D th
A f " 1 mass was held at unera! servIces win be held atCartel1 urv~vors mc u e s w, e, oro Ylia
,Sf Is':::~:: Catholic Church, Fun.eralH~mei Elsie, Saturday at2 p.m.l son RIchard J" Jr., of Corunna;,;3
,.msbur' , today at 11 a.m. BUrIal WIn take place in DuPlain daughter~, Phyllis Ba!"nett of Corunn~;
La +l.g . Dg, P mment of- Cemetery. Rev. David Moiles will of. Carol Vlbber of Flint, and. COnnIe
~a~ler ual~e a . , fict1!te. ,. " I Thomas of New Lothrop; 7 gr~nd-
£lcI~ted.Burlal was m Mt. JOnn E. Bowen :chidren; r great-grandson; 4 sis~fs,
OlIvet.. Cemetery. . . Mrs. ,Marshall (Bertha) Westcott :Qf
Arrangements by the Nelson- Ag~ 52, of 1427 N. M-52 died ,thiS Florida, Mrs. AIton (Anna) Grahamiof
,House Funeral H?mes, Mc- m?rnmg at McLa~en General Hospital., Corunna, Mrs. Freda McMorris of F~t,
DougaUChapel,Lamgsburg. A Flmt. He had been III for 6 weeks. Mrs Evelyn Newcomer {)f Montrose" 3
rosary was recited Monday at 8 Funeral services will be held at Jen- brothers Louis of Birch Run Fred Jr~bf
p.m. atthefuneralhome. nings-Ly?ns ~hape.l on We?nesday at 1 Corunna: and William of N~w Loth.r~p;
. Mrs.' BlackIe~ge was born p.m. BUrIal Will be In Oak HIll.Cemetery many nieces and nephews. •;
iNov. 19, 1941, m ,Owosso the The body will rest at Jenmngs-Lyont .
daughter of Donald 'and Chapel. Visitation will begin this evening Margaret Bedtelyon
Catherine (Sconon) McAvoY·at7p.m. ..
Shew8s a 1960 graduate ofSt. l II'S B'I Age 92, of New Lothrop died Wed"
PaUl High School. On Oct. 9, owe '. 0 ton ' nesday, May 11, 1983.
~96li. she, and Stanl~y R. Age 53,. of Lansing, passed away Funeral services will be held a~
'Blac~ledge were marrxed in Monday, August 8, 1983. ( Whelpley Funeral H0Il!e, ~ew Lothrop
MOrrIce. Funeral services will be held at on Sunday at 2p.m. BUrIal wIll take place
Mrs, Blackledge was a Nelson-House Funeral Homes Mc- Monday at 10 a.m. in Elmwood
member of St. Isidore Catholic Dougall Chapel, Laingsburg, Frid~y at 1 Cemetery. Pastor Wilson Deaton will
Church; member of the p.m. Burial will take place in Laingsburg officiate. Friends may can at the funeral
Laingsburg School Boa~d, Cemetery.' home this' evening 7 to 9 p.m. and
activated the· Mother of T w m s S a t u r d a y 2 to 4 p.m. and 7to 9 p.m,
Club in Owosso and Lansing, William Baker Barr, M.D. D --, Old B "
Past pcesident of '-
the M i c h i g a n .
d of the Age 63, of Perry died Saturday, Aug.
ons s al. ey
.
Mother 0 f Tw ms an . . 27 1983 at Sparrow Hospital Lansing Age 81, of LeslIe, MI died Dec. 19, 1983
Michigan Twins ASSOCIatIOn, ' . . .' . in Lansing.
. lso active with the A memOrIal serVICe wIll be held at the F' 1 . 'II,b h Id tEd
and was a Nelson-House Funeral Homes LaRo unera servICes WI . e e a en
FederalTitlelp~ogram.. , Chapel Perry on Tuesday 't 2 we United Brethren Church, 938 Eden Rd.,
Survivors include her Friend~ may call this'evening ~ ft~ Eden, MI. on Thursday. The Reverened
husband, Stanley; a daughter, pm' rom 0 Michael L. Stambaugh. Entombment
Maria; .. sons, Marc, Matthew, " will follow at 3 p.m. at Hillcrest
Michael, and Marty; her --emorial Gardens Mausoleum, Owosso.
mother, Mrs. Catherine DonaldA. Burman, Sr. Arrangements by Ball-Dunn Chapel,
McAvoy of C~rran, MI: 2 " 300 W Oliver'St. Corunna )rsline-RuncimanCo.,Mason.
f'

sisters, Catherme Mary of Age 68, 0 . ' , .' .

Montrose and Mrs. Howard died Tuesday. ',za
rpenter' Mi iii V. Butko, Jr.
(M ril) Long of Owosso She Mr Burman was a ca ,. p
wa: ~~eceased by her faiher, of C~runna for 12 years and Corunl~ ~ge 69, of Battle Creek, Mich. died
p B 'lding Inspector. "FrIday, Jan. 14, 1983.
Donald
MMcAvoy.' 1 are suggested to Funera1 serv',l'ces l'tor, Mr• Burman
ill Wi>: Mr'Butkowasafarmer
h Cforl~f kl dge Memorial
, . •
be held at Jennings-Lyons Chape Funeral seryices will be held at Sf.
t e ara. ac e d 'd tl m'JosepbCatholic Church, Wednesday, at
Sc~olarship F.und to be use at Frl aya . f' ~re suggested to ttlO:30 a.m. Friends may call at Scarletts
Lamgsburg HIgh School. M::~~~!art Association or S.C.O.A.Funeral Home. ,
6 The Owosso
Jack W. Bashore
Age 26, of 802 Wildes St., Midland;
fonnerly of Elsie died Friday, July 8,
1983 in Midland as a result of an
automobile accident. - S~ginaw.
Mr. Bashore was employed at Con-
sumers Power Company at· Midland
Nuclear Power Plant.
Funeral services will be' held at St.
Cyril's Catholic Church, Bannister· on
Monday at 11 a.m. with Fr. Max Frego
officiating. Burial will be in Riverside
Cemetery. The 'body will rest at Carter
Funeral Home. Wake prayers will be
he.ld 7p.m., Sunday.
Mr. Bashore was born June 8, f957 in
Owosso the son of Ira and Nancy
Bashore. He graduated from Ovid-Elsie
High School and resided most of his life
in Elsie and the past year and. a haJJ in
Midland. On June 10, 1978 he ·and the
fonner Cheryl ~irinovic were.married in
Ovid. He was· a member of Midland
Jaycees and M~dland ·Fast Pitch Softball
League. . Michigan Trappers Assoc. and the #21, the Durand Chapter R.A.M. #139, the
Survivors include his wife, Cheryl; a
son, Michael ~years old; his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Ira Bashore of Elsie; 3 sisters,
Mrs. Patti Mason ofSwantOll, OH. Mrs.
Renee Ruehle of East Lansing, Miss
Kimberly Bashore of Elsie; grand-
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Bashore
of Brade~Orl, FL.and Mrs. Doris Bur-
tovoyof Lansing and· his great-
grandmother, Mrs. William Jens of
Bradenton, FL.
Aliliigail Brown
Age 94, of 213 Walnut Acres, Corunna
died Sunday, Jan. 16, 1983 at her
residence. . Mr. Buck was a fanner and a butcher 4 great-grandchildren. He was
Mrs. Brown was a homemaker.
Funeral services will be held at Kribs
Colonial Chapel, Wednesday at 1 p.m.
The Reverend Clifford FUrness will
officiate with burial in Flint Memoriali
Park Cemetery, Mt. Morris. The family
will receive friends today and Tuesday at
the chapel from 2to 5p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.
Mrs. Brown was born in East Jordan,
M(ch. on Sept. 26, 1888. Sf "llarrieil
Jesse Q. cole; he died in 19~::'.;;.~je later
married William S. Brown in 1932; he
died in 1954.
Survivors .include 3 sons, George Cole
of Corunna; William Cole of Flint and
Cecil Cole of Corunna: a daughter, Mrs.
Dorothy Kirchen of Lake City; 15
grandchildrjln; 48 great-grandchildren;
18 great-great-grandchildren.
Arg~s-press
1983
Frank O. Brodock Paul P,. Bellows
'. Age 82, of Chesaning died Wednesday,Age 84, who resided at 107-48th A~e.,
Se(ftember 14, 1983 at St. Luke's Hospital, Terrace West, Bradenton, Fla., died
Tuesdar, Aug.. 16, 1983, at Manatee
. Mr. Brodock owned and operated the Memorial Hosp1t.a1, Bra~entoll.
Maple Grove Apiary. , Funeral services Will be held. at
. Funeral services will be held at the St. Bellows Funeral.Hom:. Durand~ Frld~y
Michael Catholic Church, Maple Grove at 11 a.m. Burial wIll take place In
on Saturday at 10 a.m. The Reverend Greenwood Cemetery,. Ver~?n. Rev.
Robert Navarre will officiate with burial Edward McCracken Will offiCiate. The
in St. Michael'S Catholic Cemetery. The family will receive visitors from 2 to 4
will rest at Walker-Martin Funeral and7t09p.m. Thursday. '. ,
'H ,Chesaning after 7 .p.m. this Mr. Be~ows was born In Gratiot
eveQjng. There will be a Knights of Coun,tf' Mich. July 29, 1899,the so~ of
(:olo.mblls rosary Friday at 7:30 p.m. and EdWIn and Mary Beno~s. He has reSided
a wake service at 8 p.m. Memorials are in Bradenton, Fla. fonthe past 23 years,
suggested to the Heart Association. previously of Durand from 1921 to 1~0.
Mr. Brodock was born in Concord on He and Jeanette L. Myers were marrIed
April 27,1901. He was married to Blanche in Durand, Aug. 1, 1923. .,
Cloumbe: she died in 1960. Then he Mr. Bellows was a member of the First
married Audrey Kulhanek on April 23, Unit;~ Methodist Church of Durand, a
1962; Mr. Brodock was a member of the IUetime member of the North Newburg
American Bee Keeping Federation, Lodge #161. the Durand Commandery
Knights of Columbus. Durand Order of Eastern Stars #244, ~nd
Survivors inClude his wife; a daughter, charter member of the Durand Rotary
Phyllis Conant of Horton; 2 sons, Keith C l u b . . .. ,
Brodock of Flint Nonnan Brodock of He was a member of the Michigan
Ohesaning; 5' stepchildren, Joe Funeral Directors ~ssociation a~d ;.the
Kulhanek Harold Kulhanek Tom National Funeral Directors ASSOCiation.
Kulhanek: Elaine O'Hare, Edward He established Bellows Funeral Home in
Kulhanek' many grandchildren and 1938 retiring in 1960. Mr. Bellows had
great-gra~dchildrenj 3 sisters, Bessie ove; 50' years of service as a ~uneraI
McManus of Horton, Leona Calkins of director.
Cheybogan and Clara Belle Calkins of Survivors include his wife, Jeanette; a
Kalltaska. daughter Mrs. David (Shirley) Friedrick
Daniell. Buck of Spokane, W~sh.; a son, Ja~es Bellows·
of Durand: 2 Sisters, Mrs. Aileen Barr of
Age 79, of 3407 W.,Dewey Rd., Ovid Bradenton Fla. and Mrs. Shirley Baillies
died Monday at The Memorial Hospital. of Pensac~la, Fla.; 8 grandchildren; and
for the Sheldon'S and Telfer's Packing predeceased by one sister.
Houses. The family request memorials be
Funeral services will be held at the made to the First United Methodist
Jennings-Lyons Chapel on Thursday at 1
'p.m. Henry A. George will officiate with Church, Durand.
burial in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
. Mr. Buck was born in Holt, Mich. on Patty Marie Bough
July 15, 1904, the son of John J. and Effi~ Age 17, of 220S. Watkins, Perry died
(Gunn) Buck. He attended Holt Schools. Sunday morning, July 31, 1983 in Lansing
Mr. Buck had resided in this community as a reSult of ali automobile accident..
for the past 30 years. He married Anna Patty would have been a senior this
M. White. Mr. Buck was a member of the year at Perry High School.
Middlebuiy United Methodist Church. Funeral services will be held at the
Survivors include his wife: a son, Mr. Nelson-House Funeral Homes, LaRowe
and Mrs. Daniel Buck, Jr.. of Calif.; 3 Chapel, Perry on Tuesday at 1 p.m. The
daughters, Mrs. Richard (Mary Ann) Reverend Father Edward Waters and
Goble of Calif.; Mrs. Henry. (Marcia) The Reverend Robert Wilber will of-
Goerge .of Fowler· and Mrs. Robert· ficiate with burial in Roselawn
(Gloria) Zelenka of Owosso; 13 grand·, Cemetery. Friends may call at the
children; .3 great-grandchildren and· a ' chapel until 9p.m. this evening.
sister, Mrs. Glenn (Theta) Vincent of
Holt.
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1983

Neva V. Smith Barden Clara M. Baker Donald A. Burman, Sr.

. 'Age8l, of 6090 Kellogg Dr.; Gaylord; Age 88, of 308 Morris St., Owosso died . Age 68, of 300 W. Oliver St., Corunna
also .of ~phyrhi~, FL died Thursday Wednesday afternoon at The Memorial died Tuesday evening at The Memorial
evenmg m Zephyrhills: " Hospital. Hospital.
Mrs. Bar~en had retired in 1965 after 15 Mrs. Baker was a homemaker; before : Mr. Bunnan was a carpenter; Mayor
yearsatFlinto~teopa~cHospital. marriage, she worked at Owosso Casket of Corunna for 12 years and Corunna
.Funeral services wIll behel~ at Jen- Factory. ' BiiildingInspec.tor. .
nmgs-Lyons Chapel, Tuestlay at 1 p.m. Funeral services will be held for Mrs. ,Funeral services for Mr. Bunnan will
Th~ . Revere~d Tho~as ~. Dunn w~ Baker at the Jennings-Lyons Chapel be held at Jennings-Lyons. Chap:l"
officIate With burial m Oak Hill Saturday at 11 a.m. Pastor Andy McNees Friday at 1 p.m. Mr. ,Earl Skmner will
:Cemetery. Me~ot;ials are suggested to will officiate with burial in Oak Hill officiate with burial in Hillcrest
theHeartAssoclation. . Cemetery. The family suggests l\4emoriaIGardens. '
Mrs. Barden was born in FlUShing, memorials to the Owosso Church ofMr: Bunnan was born in Owosso on
Aug. 7, 190~, the da.~ghter 9f Henry and Christ. March 1, 1915, the son of Donald A.and
Mary (CaIrns), Re,:;;r. She atten~ed ' Mrs. Baker was born in Owosso, Oct. 4, ~larissa(Phyilliaere) Bunnan. He at-
Vemce Center School.. Sh~was marrIed 1894 the daughter of August and Amelia tended Owosso Schools. Mr. Bunnan
~ ~Me:ij~~~y~ hdie.dide~m192S,.then to, (He;gman) Schultz. She atten~ed resided most of his life in this area. ~n
re . . mt , e e In 1968, then she, Owosso Schools and had resided here all June. 13, 1938 he and Geneva Beamtsh
m197a2rriMed ArBdah C. Barden onbeJan. 22, her life She married Leonard Baker at were married. Mr. Dunnan was a former
. rs. arden was a mem r of the " . . .'b 'f' th C" " , Li CI b t
First Christian in Ze lirhills American the Asbury Methodl~t .Church on mem er 0, e, orunna ons, u , pas
Legion Auxiliary \ ~ bwoss~ and the November 18, 1912. He died 10 1937. Mrs. member of the Owoss() Lodge No. 81, F&
V F W Auxili .; Z h hills Baker was a member of the Owosso AM, present member of', the Owosso,
SUrvivorSin~~:h:~:~band' 2 sons Church of Christ, Pleasant View Eagles.Club~ndtheMooseLodge. ,.
Warren Brady of Elsie and Orei LeRo' Auxiliary, American Legion Auxiliary Survlvor~ I~clude 2sons, .Donald, Jr. of
Smith of Flushing' 2 daughters M y and the Gold Star Mothers. . Owosso, WillIam of Byron, 3, daughters,
I.:yle(Janetta) Ho~ard of Ow~o a~d Suvivors include a son, Howard Baker .13.onnie Mas?n of Owosso,. Mrs. Charles
Mrs. Alex (Beatrice) Gilbert of Crystal of Owosso; 2 daughters, Mrs. Jerome (Janet) WrIght of Corunna and Mrs,
River,FL; 18 grandchildren' 19 great- (Lucille) McKay of Owosso, Mrs.F. D. Rkhard (Velva)}nman also of Corunna;
grandchildren and a brother, Royal (Linda) Johnson of Corunnai.ll grand- ,18 gr,andchlldren;. 2 gr,eat-
Ritter of PawPaw - children; 13 great-grandchildren; a grandchildren; a brother, LeWIS of
. ' great-great-granddaughterj a brother, Corpus ~hristi, TXj a sister, Mrs. Robert
Geza V. Butka, Jr. Frank Schultz of Owosso arid a sister, (Jeari) Patrick of Addison, MI.; friend;
Age 69, of Battle Creek, Mich. died Mrs. Ralph (Elsie) Bussard 'of Dawn Little of Corunna. '.
Friday,Jan.l4, 1983 in the VA Hospital, Schoolcraft. Mrs. Baker was Memorials are suggested to either the
Ann Arbor, Mich. He had been ill for the predeceased by a son. Michigan Heart 'Association of the
r
past 2 weeks and death was attributed to Alieen Brazie S.C.O.A.,
complications. D th M B k
Mr. Butkowasa fanner. Age 76, of 1864 Owosso Ave., Owosso oro Y • roo s
Funeral services will be held at St. died Tu~sday, June 14, 1983, 8:37 p.m. at Age 71, of 110 W. Perry St., Durand
Joseph Catholic Church, Wednesday, at The Shiawassee County Medical Care died today at The Memorial Hospital.
10:30 a.m. The Reverend Father Facility, Corunna.' She had been seriously ill for the past 2
Raymond Goehring will officiate with Mrs. Brazie was a homemaker. years.
burial in St. Paul Catholic Cemetery. F,uneral services ,will be held at the Funeral services will be held at
Friends may call at Scarletts Funeral Kribs Colonial Chapel, Friday at 10 a.m. Bellows Funeral Home, Durand on
Home after 7 p.m. this evening. The The Reverend George J. Hansen will Monday at 11 a.m. with Rev. James
famiIywillreceivevisitorsTuesday2t04 officiate with burial in West Haven Martin officiating. Burial will be in
and 7 to 9 p.m. There will be a Parish Cemetery. Yerian Cemetery, Lennon. The family
Rosary Tuesday at 7p.m. Mrs. Brazie was born in Owosso, on will meet with friends Saturday from 7
Mr. Butko was born in Owosso, Mich. Dec. 25, 1906, the daughter of William to 9; and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 Sunday.
April 17, 1913 th~V"Q!1 of Geza and and Asenath Lindsey. She resided her Memorials can be directed to the
Anna (Krizan) Butl\._'c:~.<ci ae had resided entire life in Shiawassee County. On Oct. American Heart Association or the
,all his life in the OwJ8S0 area and had 21, 1925, she married Earl R. Brazie in Diabetes Association.
never married. Mr. Butko.was a member Owosso; he died April 7, 1979. Mrs. Mrs. Brooks was born August 22,
of the St. Joseph Catholic Church and Brazie attended the First Free Methodist 1912, in Vernon Township the daughter
was a veteran of World War II serving in Church of Owosso. of John H. and Sarah (Hart) Cole. She
Germany and France. , . SurVivors include 2 daughters Mrs was a resident of Durand all herlife. On
Survivors ~nclude 2 sisters, Mrs. S.teve Dorothy N. VanLoon of Owosso: Mrs: September 29,1935, she and Hazen J.
(H~len) Jurl~a of Owoss~, ~rs. VICtor Leona Weller of St. petersburg, Fla.; 10 Brooks were married in Corunna. She
(Mildr.ed) WItcher of$p~ngflel~, Ill.; a grandchildren and 19 great- was affiliated with Congregational
sister-1O-Iaw, Mrs.Lorns (~lizabeth) grandchildren. Church in Durand. Mrs. Brooks was a
Butko of, Owosso; several meces and 'member of Vernon-Durand O;E.S. No.
newphews. Mr. Butko was predeceased 213.and V.F. W. Auxiliary No. 2272.
by his parents anda brother, Louis. SurvivoI:s include her husband,
Hazen; 1son, William Brooks of Lennon
; 2 grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Ruth
Bartrum of Durand.
She was predec'eased by 4brothers.
8 The Owosso Argus-press
Donald F. Boose
Age 54, of Dimondale, formerly of
Ovid, died Friday, June 24, 1983, at St.
~wrence Hospital, Lansing.
Mr. BQose was employed by Eaton
Lithographers, Lansing.
Funeral services were .held this
morning at the Field Fuheral Home,
Dimondale with Rev. Dr. Robert
Wessman officiating. Interment in
Dimondale Cemetery.
Mr. Boose was a member of the
Dimondale United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his ~ife, Nancy; 8.
daughters: Mrs. Charles (Teri) .
Rossman of Grandville, Mrs. Jeffrey.
(Kristina) ·Weideman of Mt. Clemens,
Mrs. Art (Debbie) Price of Ovid, Mrs .•
.Chilrles (Dinah) Cranson of Grand
Ledge,Mrs. Barry (Christine) Miller of!
Dimondale,. Mrs. David (Irene) Wyrick
of Byron, Mrs. .Brian (I$:atlly) Bracey of'
Ovid, Mrs. Karen Powls of Lansing; a<.
son, Daniel Sp~ar of Grand Ledge; 14
. grandchildren; his mother, Mrs.
Frances Boose oLPeninsula, Ohio; 3
. brothers, Richard of Somerdale, N. J~,
Deiln~of Dayton Ohio, and Douglas of
Knox,Pa.
The family suggests memorials be
made to the Dimondale United Methodist
Church.
Mrs. Anna D. Beyerlein
Of 1976 Leahy, Muskegon died Monday,
January IP, 1983 at her residence.
Mrs. Beyerleinwas a homemaker.
Graveside services will.be held at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Owosso on Wednesday at
11:30 a.m. with Rev. William Heimof-
ficiating. The body will rest at Achterhoff
Mortuary, 1751 Peck St., Muskegon.
Visitation will be this evening from 7.to 9
p.m.
Mrs. Beyerlein was born in Owosso.
The daughter of Otto and Ida DeBeaux.
She resided most of her life in Owosso;
moving to Muskegon 14 years ago. She
and Ludwig Beyerlein were married in
Owosso; he died December, 1931. She.
was a member of the Salem Lutheran'
Church of Owosso and Grace
Evangelical Lutheran Church of
Muskegon.
Survivors include a daughter and son-
in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Richard (Dorothy
E.) Hammer of Muskegon; and a sister,
Ms. Ella DeBeaux.
;Clara Marie Blackledge
.'
Age 42, of .9832 Dublm,. ~Ingsburg,
died[""'{lday, Dec. 29~ 1983, In Edw~rd,
!S.P~f "<'ALospital, ~n~Jng. T d t:
'>~~neraI mass Will be held . ues ay a .
,1l,~. in St.· Isjdore 9athollc Church,:
l~ngsburg. 'the body WIll ~est at Nelson-.
Rouse Funeral Homes McDougall ,
Chapel, Laingsburg, after f) p.m. Sunday .•
A Rosary service will be held Monday at
·8p.m.
Alice N. Bittell 5~1J./ Emily M.Bompezzi
Age 76, of 1995 Osaukie Rd. died today Age 70, of .1305 Mansfield Dr., died
at The Memoria'l Hospital. Wednesday, Oct. 12, 1983,6:04 p.m. at
Mrs. Bittell was a homemaker. Pleasant View, Corunna. She had been ill
Funeral services will be held at the for the past 3 ye~~s. .
Jennings-Lyons Chapel, Saturday at 1 Funeral serylces WIll be held at St.
p.m. The Reverend David Stiles wmJosellh C.atholic Church on Saturday, 10
officiate with burial in Hillcrest .a.m. . WIth . ~ey. Fat~er. Ra~ond
Memorial Gardens. The family will meet Goehrmg o£~Iciating. BurIal wIn be m ~t.
·t·h f' d thO ing from 7 to 9 pm· Paul Catholic Cemetery. The body wlll
wI rl~n s IS even . . rest at Scarletts Funeral Home. The
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and F~Iday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. , family will meet with friends 2 to 4 and 7
Memorlal~ are sugg~sted to the Hen- to 9 today. Those desiring may send
derson U~ltedMe,thodist9hurc~. memorial contributions to the Cancer
Mrs. BIttell was born In Ohio on May. , h .
20,1907, the daughter of Tillman and SocIety or ~heSt. Jo~eph C~t olic
Honora (Loy) Bond. She came here from Church. ~ parls~ rosary wIll be recIted at
Ohio as a child and attended Shiawassee 7 p.m. this evem~g at the funeral home.
County Schools. On June 24, 1925, she and . Mrs. Bomp'ezzl was born July 27, 191?,
Roy E. Bittell were married in Hen- In France the. daughter of Mane
derson; he died July 30, 1980. Mrs. Bitten, (Wooreth) & ~ffill Ha~lacher. She. at-
was a member of the Henderson United' ~nd~d schoo,l~, Morr~ce and resIded
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Methodist Church, United Methodisti mo~t oiher life In MOrrIce an~ OWOSS<T.
Womenan . d 4 H Leader On May 5, 1955, she and VIncen.t J.
wasa • . B ' · ' d' A I I d
Survivors include her children, Glen ompezzl were marrle In ngo a, n.'
and Katherine Krauth of Panama City, She was a member of st. Joseph Catholic
Fla., Rollin andVio]a Spitler of Rush Churc~. .
TOWnship, Richard and Mar.jory .H9rton ! SurvIvors Include he~ husband; a so~,
of Highland, Dr. James.and Linda Bittell Herbert Botts of P~r~, a brothe~, Effil~
of Midland, and Kenneth L. and Kay Harlacher of MOrrice, 8 grandchildren,
Bittel! of Oxf9rd; .9 grandchildren; 9 a great·granddau~hter.
great-grandChildren;, a brother, Howard Mrs. Bompezzl was predeceased by
Bond of Maine and a sister, Margaret herparents and a brother.
Somers of Chapin. Mrs. Bittell was Arrangements by ScarIetts Funeral
predeceased by 2 brothers, Loy and Home.
Harold. . lois B. Baldwin
JS B Age 86,. of 109 Gratiot St., Durand, died
• pencer artlelt Monday, June 13, 1983, at Crestmont
Age 71, of 3594 N. Shepardsville Rd., Medjcal Care Facility in Fenton. .
Ovid died Monday morning, May 23, 1983, Funeral services will be held at
atclintonMemorialHospital. Bellows Funeral Home, Durand,
Mr. Bartlett was a mechanic for 38 Thursday at 11 a.m. Burial will be at
years, he worked for Moore Chevrolet, Greenwood Cemetery, Vernon. Rev.
also. had the Studebaker-Packard Elizabeth Welch will officiate.
franchise in Ovid for several years and in The family will receive visitors at the
later years owned theB &B Used Cars. funeralhometonight7t09, Wednesday,2
Funeral services for Mr. Bartlett will t04and7t09p.m.
be held at Houghton Chapel, Ovid on Memorials may be directed .to the
Thursdayat 1 p.m.'The Reverend Justin Durand Railroad Museum: Envelopes
Shepard will officiate with burial in' are available at the funeral home.
Maple Grove Cemetery. The family. Mrs. Baldwin was born in Akron, N.Y.
suggests memorials to the Michigan' Feb. 8, 1897, the daughter of Thomas and
Heart Association. . Ida Green. She had resided in Durand for
Mr. Bartlett was born in Duplain the past 70 years. She and Millard C.
Township on Oct. 4,1911, the son of John Baldwin were married in Reese, MIch.,
and Mable (Spencer) Bartlett. He June 25,1919. He died Dec~ 20, 1963.
resided an his life in the Ovid area. On She was a member of the V.F.W. 2272
July 21, 1934, he married Aletha Ladies Auxiliary of Durand. .
Dickenson in Ovid. Survivors include 3 sons: Robert,
Survivors include his wife; 2 grand- Baldwin of, Grand Rapids, Willard
children and a sister, Hilma Stelljes of' Baldwin of Durand, and Philip Baldwin
East Lansing. He was preceded in death of Grand Blanc; 5 grandchildren; 6
byason,JohnRichardBartlettin1978. great-grandchildren; and a brother,
Floyd Green of Detroit.
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Nprman H.Bruff •Victoria Bolla_ EdithA. Bush Mary D. Bierwagen

AgeSl, of 4600 W.M-21, Age 93; of2612N. Baldwin Rd.· Age 82, of 8499 East M-7l, I Age 114, of 1215 N. Water St.,
Owosso died this mo~ning at died S~day morning at the Durand,passed away Saturday i OWOSIIO dieq, Tuesday"pct. 4,
i The Memorial Hospital. :Ovid Convalescent Manor. !afternoon,' April 30, 1983, at: 1983 at her residence~ ,
Mr~ Bruffwas emploYfiJd 40; 'Mrs B lla h if Durand Convalescent Center. ! Mrs. Bierwagen was a
ye~rs with, the Ann Arbor F . ,0 w~sa o~ew e. i Funeral services will be held \hOmemaker,
RaUl:'9adretiring in 1961; hea . uneraI, se~Ices will be held:at Love Funeral Hom~, We?- . Funeral services will, be held
also.,w.'as a bee kee.,.per and in-I~ ~e~mngs tLyons Chapel'llnesdaY at 1 p.m. BurIal wIll \at St. Paul Catholic Chur.c,h. on.
spector, for the State MIa: es dayV a 11 a.m. T~e take pJace in Bendle Cemetery, Saturday at 11 a.m. with Fr.
Michigan. ' i y~ren . erle ~~baker ~ Flushing. Rev. Willard King Francis Faraci officiating.
F,un"e,r,al services, Will be held,~iPUIC18te With bunal m Oak Hill will fficiate.·
I 0, , i Burial will follow in. St.Paul
at th~ Jennings-Lyons Chapel metery. .! Mrs. Bush was born)~ Cemetery. The body.wilI test at
on F,rlday at 11 a.m. Dr. H. B. rs. Bolla was born mNebraska, Dec. 16,1900, the Nelson-House Funeral 'Homes;
Olivet .will officiate with burial:~~ghatery on Dec. 1, 1889, the1daughter of John and Jenny \Knapp & Smith Cnapel after 5
in Greenwood Cemetery. ,,~ug . r of John and Rosalia (Strum) Cedar. She moved to '. p.m. today. A rosary will be
Mr. Bruff was born in fMartin~ Lazlo. She attended Lennon in 1940, from Nebraska. recited Friday 8 p.m. at the
Livingston County on Dec. 8,SCh~1s m Hungary. Mrs. Bolla She and Harry Bush were! chapel.
1901, the son of Frank andi had lived.in Owosso since 1915. married in Nebraska, Nov. 20" Mrs. Bierwagen was born
Emily Amelia (Smith) Bruff. ,She mamed Joseph Harsay in '1922. He died Nov. 20,1960. :June 20, 1899, in Bay City the
He attended Howell Schools. iil::I!.mgary in 1907; he died in 1922. ! Mrs. Bush was a 'member of! daughter of Frank and Frances
Mr. Bruf.f had resided in this'$li~,then.,marriedAlexBOllainIDUffield United ,Methodist· (Nalazek) Nowakowski .. Mrs.
community for the past 62J?etroit in 1923; he died in 1963. Church. Bierwagen and Joseph S.
ttl
years. On June 1, 1921, he and s. Bolla was a member of the I Survivors include 3 sons; Bierwagen were married May
Mabel L. Dowell were married~rland Brethren in Christ' Howard Bush of Montrose 1, 1923, in Bay City. She was a
in, C,orunM: Mr . Bruff was a pIlurch and the Farm Bureau. Eugene Bush of Bancroft: member, of st. Paul Catholic
,/llember
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of the Owosso Lodge ?Survivors include 4!Leland Bush of Durand: 2 Church and a. member of St.
iNo ; .8,1,. F.a~d A.M., ~ilghters, Mrs. Ann Gabor ofldaUghters; Mrs. RobertPauJAI~rSoclety:
~B~otherhood ,of .Rallway, Car- . ungary, Mrs. Carl (Rose) (Maxine) Parker of Bancroft(, SurVIvors Inclu~e. 2
menof.Amer.lcaandt~em.-12. elhoff of Henderson, Mrs. and Mrs. David (Lila) Parker, daughters, Mrs. W~lbam
, Surytvors Include his WIfe; a '~~ve (Irene) Mankoci of ofDurand; 26 grandchildren; 37 !I (Dor~thy) Loewenstel!l; of
son, R~bert of Owosso; 4 lOuthfield and Mrs. Darwin great-grandchildren; 2 sisters; ,Lans1!l~' and rvtrs. W!lliam
grandc.h.!ldren and 6 great-, ~a~) Dudley of East Lan- Elsie Moen~h of Nash, Texas (PatrICIa) Marrah of,Flint; 2
grandchildren. g' ,2 sons Ale d B II and Marv DIce of Montrose. sons,. Joe and Robe~tboth of
.. .'f ' . xan er ,0 a" " .--"'. Lansing; 19 grandchildren; 26
J. D. Boudreau ~rS:y ~;~:~ss~?d14StgePh~~ lillian Florence (May) Baker gre~t-gra!ldchildren; a sister;
hil ,.ran . " Mrs. CaSJ.lljer (Martha) Gatza
Age 80, of 8723- Baytree, Sane dren; 5 great.grandc~dren .Age 91, of St~ LoUIS, Mich. of Bay City. She was
Antonio, Texast • died .Tuesday, i8nd 1 great-great-grandchild. , di.!ld Thursd~y, Jan. ~7, 198.3. ,predeceased by her husband,
Oct; 25; 1983.. He was a former Mrs, Nettie Bird h 1d gravtesld~ servMlce WIll be Joseph in 1978; 2 sisters and 3
resIdent of OwosSQ. . . ! , . eat e cFarland brothers;
Mr. Boudreau was employed Age 66, of Marion, a formerGemetery, Grand Blanc, '
by the railroad for 50 years: ,Corunna resident died Wed-' Monday at 1: 30 p.m. ! Benny R. Box
beginning at the Canadiani, nes~ay, June 29, 1983 at, Mrs. Baker was born in Age 16, of Lansing diedSi.mday,
National and ending with the Cadillac ~ercy Hospital. :Brooklyn,. N. Y. on Aug. 7, 1891. Feb. 6, 1983 at his home.
Detroit Toledo Ironton. Mrs. BIrd was a nurse aide: She mamed Herber~ Baker o~ There will be a memorial
There will be a ,rosary this iand had been employed bYI Gr~nd Blanc and llve~ there service Wednesday at 2 p.m. at
eveningat7p.m.attheColonialPleasant View and The untIl he pas~ed,aw~y m 1939., the Palmer-Bush Funeral
Chapel of the Porter Loring Memorial Hospital while she Mrs. Baker, live In Bancroft for Hom 520 E Mt H La
Mortuary 1101 McClillough lived in this area, 20 years and was a member of sin e'Th . . ope, . n-
San Anto~io, TX. Mass will b~: Funeral ser."i~es will be held the Ba!,)croft Cong~egational Ste~~nso: or~~:r;~:en~:tg~k
held Friday morning at 10 a.m. at the ChrIstIan Reformed Chu~ch. Before coming. to ~t. Adventist Church will ff' . t y,
at St. Brigid's Catholic Chm;ch. Church at Vogel Center on Lo~s 5 rears ago, she lived In There will b ~ .ICI~ e,
Burial will. be in LockhiuSaturday. The body rests at Californ!a for sev~ralyears. C ntributi e nto bVlsltadtlon,
Fosnaught Fu I H SurVIvors mclu-de 2 0 onsare 0 ema eto
Cemetery. . Marion nera ome, daughters Betty Rieman of the Crippled Children's
Mr. Boudreau was born I n ' Califo'rm'a' D th R' d f Foundation, HOSPICE of
PetI't R,ocher, . New Brunswick
' ' oroPark'
Grosse Pointe y enau 0 La'
2 sons' Ilsmgor V·ISltingNurses.
.,
He, .w~s a ',m,ember of St. Herbert of Bancroft a~d John of Benny w~s born in Owosso
Brlgid ,s. Catholic Church and St. Louis; 12 grandchildren and ~nd ha~ reSIded most of his life
the Kmghts of Columbus. i " . . .10 great-grandchildren m Lansmg. He was a student at
SUrvivor~ ilJcludesons and Daisy M. BenJ'amil1 . , Everet~Hig~School. .
daughterS-in-law, John W. and SurvIvors mclude his mother
Adeline Boudreau of Fort .Age 90,of Middleton, Mich. Mrs. Abbie Box; a sister:
Lauderdale, Fla., Charles J. ,died Thu~sday, ~eb. 10, 1983 at Jennifer; his maternal grand-
and Kathaleen ~oudreau of Carson CltyH~PltaI. . mother, Charlotte Harrington;
Lambertville, MlCh."J. L. Funeral services WIll be held maternal grandfather, Seeman
Larry and Carmen Boudreau of at, the Dodge Funeral Home, ,Redmond· and an uncle, David
San Antonio, TXi daughter and !MIddleton, Satur~ay at,l1 a.m'i, Redmond and several cousins.
son-in-law Yvonne M. and, The Reverend DICk RIley and
Bruce J. Allen of Ann Arbor,' th~. ~evere.nd Fr~d \ying will
Mich.; 20 grandchildren and 6 offICiate Wlt~ burial m Payne
great-grandchildren, Cemetery, MIddleton. '
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Berneda M. Burns Clarence R. Buck _. ; Carl Bernear

, ..,' /'
Age 87, of 410 N. Ball St. died this Age 60, of 73(}7 Island Rd., ElSiei- Age 74, of 9588 Copas Rd., Lennon died
morning in Gladwin Hospital. passed away Monday evening, May;23. at his resjdence of a heart attack.
Mrs. Burns was receptionist for Dr. J. 1983, at The Memorial Hospital, Owosso. Mr. Bernear was a farmer.
R. DeVries, Veterinarian, for 17 years Funeral service will be at Duplain Funeral serviceswm be held at Jen-
retiring in 1975. Church of Christ, Friday at! p.m. Budat inings-Lyons Chapel, Thursday at 2: 30
Funeralse~ices for Mrs. Burns will be will take place in Riverside CemeterY;- iP',m. Th~ ~everend Meredith Moshauer
held at JennIngs-Lyons Chapel, Monday Elsie. Justin Shepard will officiate.' WIll offICiate with burial in Yerrian
a~ 1 p.m: ~r. Earl Skinner will officiate Visitation will be after 2 p.m. today at Cemetery.
With burlalm Oak Hill Cemetery. I Carter Funeral Home Elsie. .• Mr. Bernear was born in Venice
Mrs. Burns was born in Caledonia I Mr. Buck was born in Owosso May·22 Township on March 6, 1909, the son of
Town~~p on June 12,1895, thedaughter i 1923, the son of Melvin and' Doroth~:Fred and Est.her (Foss) Bernear. He
of William G. and Mae M. (Taylor) I Buck. He.lived all of his life in the Elsie attended Vemce Center School. Mr.
M~yses. She attended schools in the! area. He and Doris Lunsted Wei'e.Ber~ea~ had resided in Venice Township
.Shiawassee area and Owosso. Mrs.! married in Elsie Sept. 21 1947. He was a ,all his life on the same farm he was born
Burns res!ded most of her life in Owosso. ! member of the Duplain Church of Chfist..•• on. He ~as neyer marri~d. . .
She mamed Thomas Burns on July 11, Mr. Buck was a carpenter also veteran ... SurvIvors Include his Sisters, Mrs.
1955. Mrs. Burns attended the First of WorId War II. ' :i Velma Bullard of Flushing, Mrs, John!
Baptistchurch.· . Survivors include his wife Doris' 3. (Mary) RathbUn of Morrice and several
, Survivors include 4 sons, Kenneth and I daughters; Mrs. Celeste .rethal: of .nieces and neI>he~_._ _ .
Gerald Matzn~ck both of Gladwin; \Honolulu, Hawaii, Miss Carol Buck. of Edwin J. Burnoski
•Ronald Matzmck of Byron, Arthur IKalamazoo, Mrs. Marsha Kruger of St.· .
Matznick of Lake City; a daughter, Mrs. I,JOhnS; a.son, Michl'.!el Buck of LincoIil, Age 44, of Marietta, GA and formerly
Kenneth (ArIene) Anderson of Owosso; a IIll.; .2 sister~, Mr~. Virginia McLeod of of Owosso, .died Friday, Oct. 7, 1983.
stepson, Randel Burns of Owosso; 2 Raytown, MlSsoul'l and Mrs. Jean SoY-is M~. Burn?ski, w,as the Southeast
stepdaughters, Mrs. A.T.(Edyth Burns) of Ovid; a brother; Mud. Buck of RegIOnal DistrIbutIOn Managerior
Hewitt and Mrs. Floyd (Mary Burns) Milwaukee, Wis.; 9 grandchildren. , . i Chevrolet. '. '
Friend both of li'lint; a brother, John Memorials may be made to Dupl~in \ FuneraJ ~ass was held tod~y at the 8,t.
Moysesof Pontiac; 15 grandchildren; 28 Church of Christ. . ,., . \ Ann. CatholIc Church. ~urlal was In
great-grandchildren; 1 great-great .' I ArlIngton Memol'lal Park,
igrandchild; 6 stepgrandchildren and 15 Ida LOUIse Blair I Atlanta.Arrangements by the Roswell
.stepgreat-grandchildren. Mrs. Burns Age 64, of 732 Grand Ave., Owosso died: Funer~l Ho"?e. .. .
was predeceased by 2 grandchildren, a Wednesday, Dec. 14, 1983 at The SUr'vlv~rsIncludehlswlfe!~rs.Shel!a
sister and a brother. M morial Hospital Owosso. neath was Burnoskl, 3 daughte.rs, ~hrlstIne, RobIn
su~den.' . and,Laura Burnoskl; hi~mothe~, Mrs.
Kent Ball M Blair was a homemaker. IAnn Helen Tucker of Phoenix, ArIZ.; two
. . . rs. . . . h brothers Thomas P. of Detroit
Age 84, of Front St., ChesanIng, passed Funeral services wIll be held at t e Lawrenc~ F ofE} Toro Calif, 2 aunts· 2
away suddenly Friday, May 27, 1983. Nelson-House Funeral Homes, Knapp & nieces and 3~ephews' ., , .
Mr. Ball was a retired farmer and Smith Chapel on Saturday at 1 p.m. Dr. ; -. --, -- •'
milkman' arid also helped out at the. Ronald Kelly will officiate with burial in Wllha~ J. BronYlsh
Gibson&Goetze~Clean~rsinChesaning .• H!Ilc~es~Memori~1 Gard~ms. The body Age ~4, of Lansing died Wednesday,
!i'~neral' services Will be held at wdllIe.In state thiS evem~g 7 to 9. P'~'Jtine 1, 1983, in a Lansing hospital.
MlsIuk.Mor~e F~eral Home, Su.nday.at and ~~Iday, 9 to 9 p.m. With the famIly. Mr. Bronyish was a retired millwright,
i 1 p.m.. BUl'Ial Will take ~lace m FlInt receIVIng friends from 2 to 4 p,m ..lind 1 to fOrmerly employed ,'. with Millwright
M~mor!~l Park. Rev. LeWIS P. Compton 9p.m. . '. ,. . Local~0.1l02inDetroit.
mIl offICiate. .' . Mrs. Blair was born In ElSIe on Feb, 3, . Funeral services will be held at the
i . Mr. Ball was born In Manton, Mich.' 1919, the, daug.hter of James and Annal'lliffany-Jessen Funeral Home, 3232 W.
~arch22, 1~99. ~e and Laura Lorene (Klapel) Kasik .. She att~nded Mead Saginaw, Lansing today at 11 a.m. The
Taylor.were~arrled~ug: 3, 1939. Scho~l. ~rs. BlaIr had res~ded most ?f Revererld Hal Heins will officiate with
Survlvors l~clude his ?llfe~ a daughter,. her lIfe In the Owosso, OVid and Elslel tillrial iii lJeepdale Memorial Park.
Barbara Kulick ~f Sag~naw, ~ d~ughteri are~s. In July, ,195~, she and Roll~nd, Mr. Bronyish was a veteran of World
Mrs. Jake .(Beatl'lce) Gibson died ~n 1977.. Blair were marrIed In Corunna; he died War II where he served in New Guinea
8 Grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren;. June, 1982. with the U S Arniy
and ~ sister Dora Eisler of Jackso~also, S~rvivors include a sist~r, Mrs. H~nry ,. Survivo;s' include his WlIe, Mary
survIve. S~ve.ral brothers· and sisters (MIldred) Zelenka ~f ~1~le and a mece, liJIlen; 3 daughters, Susan Sherman of
preceded.himmdeath. Mrs. ~Ichard (V,lrgInla) Marek of Marquette, Nancy Williams of
Memorials I?ay be mad~ to the Heart PottervIll~. Memorials ar~ s!lggested to P~ckerville, and Anita Bronyish of
Fund .01' Christ ~va~gelical Lutheran theAlllerl~anl-IeartAssoCIatlon. ',Chicago, Ill; 3 grandchildren; Stephanie
Church, Oakley, Biding Fund. lillie Babbitt~herman, Jennifer Williams and Russell
. ,IWilliams; 2 brothers, John Gillette of
Burton (Sonny) Bush Age 100, of Dallas, Tex., d!ed SundaYiPrayton Plains and Louis Gillette of
Age 46, of Mio, formerly of Corunna July 24,1983, ,at her Texas reSIdence. ,:QWOSSOi a ,sister, Martha Cannon of
and Owosso died Wednesday, June 15" Mrs. Babbitt was born Oct. 16, 1~8~, l~Brooksvil1e/ Fla.; and several nieces and
1983 in West Branch Hospital. . .the Owosso area, the daughter of Willian'nephews.
Mr. Bush was a former employee of and Anna Turner. . fohn Brooks
Midland-Ross and the brick plant. She and her sister owned and operated. .'
Funeral services will be held at Gordon a grocery store. on Corunna Avenue,. Age 73, of Marlette died in St. Joseph
Fdneral.Home, Mio on Saturday atH before she moved to Texas about 50 year~Hospital, Ann Arbor, Wednesday, Jan. 5,
a.m. Burial will be in Kittle Cemetery, ago. . . 1983. He was a former Owosso resident.
Mio" .- Among Mrs. Babbitt's survivors is a A memorial service will be held later
niece, Mrs. Golda Nichols of Owosso. in Marlette.
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1983

Giles Walter Brown Walla Brown ' HIM

Age 79,~f Titu~vme, Fla., a former 'Age 74, of Titusville, Fla., passed aW;i; een ary
Owosso :esldent dIed Saturday, MaY, 14, Wed., May 4, 1983. Age 84~ of New Lothrop, died Thur-
1983 at hIS home. I Cremation took place in Florida. sday, Nov. 17, 1983, at. the Shiawassee
CrerI?ation ':VilI take place in Florida. j, Mrs. Brown was born in Elsie, April 21, ~edical Care Facility, following an
Survivors mclude a daughter, EUa 1909., She attended and graduated frOIlt illness of one year.
Mae Tefft of Rhode Island; a brother, OwossoSc;!~oo]s. She resided in the ~uneralservices will be held at St
Marshall Brown of Calif.; 3 sisters,~wosso. area' until 1945, and later retiring! MIChaEll Catholic. Chuch, Maple Grove
Ra~hel Story ?f, Tucson, Ariz., Amy In FI?f1d,a. She an? W. G. Brown were ~aturdaY,at 11 a.m. Burial will take place
SmIth of Dunedm,Fla. and Mrs. Harold marrIed In Owosso In 1946. ill St. Michael Cemetery. Rev. Father
(Lois) Nelson of Verkin Utah' 11 Mrs. Brown worked as a nurse aid in Robert Navarre will offici/ite. Friends
'grandch.Mren and sev~ral g~eat~ ~arious .hospitals throughout her adult; may call at the Whelpley Funeral Home
grandchIldr~n; He was predeceased by ~life. ,. . afte~ 7 p:m. this evening. A scripture
;son, Harold !n 1 9 6 8 . ' SurvIvors mclude her husband; a son" servICe will be held at 7: 30 p.m. Fridayal
~, " Edward Joy of Owosso; a sister Corda the funeral home.
Ann Bricker . ,.Rose of Owosso; a brother Lyle Red.! Mrs. Birchmeier was born In Maple
Mrs. Eugene (Cecil) Meyer of N, m?n~ of Owosso; and a grandson,: Grove Township, July 14, 1899, the
Washington St. was notified of the death WllbamJov .. _. ~ . . ...... ~., daughter of Joseph and Margaret
of ~er sister Anne Sunday morning. Mrsi BenJ'amin E Brown (~urnwald) Wenzlick. She atte~ded St.
BrIckerrage 87, of Saginaw, died Sunday ',' . ..MICha~1 School and was a. reSident of
morn.jng, May 15,1983, at Luther Manor: Ag~65, of 1506 Lynn St. died Monday·.M~~le Groye are~ all her life. S~e a~d
Nursmg Home, Saginaw. mormng at the V.A. Hospital; Allen! WIlliam Birclimeler were mamed m
Funeral services will be held at Reitz Park., rI Maple Grove, June 16, 1919. He ilied In
Funeral Home, Midland Rd., Sagainaw, Mr. Brown drove cab for many years 1959. S.he was a member of St. Michael
.Wednesdayatlla.m. ,!andlastworkedatVentrola. ; Catholic Church! the Altar Society,
, Twoothersistersalsosurvive,theyarel .Funeral services will be held at Jen- League of Catholic Women, and Legion
Ruth Voltz and Donna Boettcher both oflmngs.Lyons Chapel on Wednesday at I' oU1arr· . '
Saginaw. . ., Jp.m. Earl Skinner will officiate with Survivors Include 5 daughters: Mrs.
" b~rial in Oak Hill Cemetery. The family Clair (~ucille). Wendling of Flushing,
Mrs. Faye Bird, ,WIll be at the funeral home Tuesday 2 to 4! Mrs. MIke (MarIan) Maxa of Chesaning,
Age 58, of Mesick, MI died Friday I,and 7 to 9p.m. ! Mrs. Clarence (Delores) Lucius of
Aprill 1983 at 11 pm in Frankfurt Mr. Brownwas born in Owosso on May Fenton, Mrs. Bernard (Margaret)
ijospita'l, MI. . . , ' 11, .1918, the son of Benjamin T. and Korson of Greenville, a,rid Sister
Funeral services were held at Hall Wanda (Adamski) Brown. He attended Margaret Mary.ofGrand Rapids; 4s~ns:
Funeral Chapel on Monday April4 1983 Owosso Schools. Mr. Brown resided all •Claren(!e of· Flint, RUPert of Flushing,
tn MJ:mton,.MI. Interment was in'Fife his life in Owosso except when he served James a~d Ern~stboth of New Lothrop;
LakElCem~tery with Rev' Gerald Beacl"jin the military. He was a member of the 71 dgrhi'an~chlldren;" 5j grea t·
officiating. . . . .Shiawassee Co. DA V#63. gr(in c ldren~ 2 brothers, John
Survivors include his mother' a' George Wenzllck of New Lothorp.
Virginia Rose (Lee) Button brother, Walter of Owosso; nephews' and' was p~edeceas~.d ~y two daughters,
. . nieces.' Josephine LucIUS In 1981 and Jane
Age 61, of 458 Dungess, Sequim, WAc. .' Dehmel in 1958, also a son Andrew in
died Wednesday, Dec. 28, 1983 at Jim H. Brown 1970.
Sparrow Hospital, Lansing. Age 65, of Lennon died today Nov 29 "Arrangements by Whelpley Funeral
Funeral services will be held' at 1983 in Flint. . , . . , HomejNew Lothrop.
Nelson-House Funeral Homes, Mc- M B ti d
Dougall Chapel, Laingsburg on Saturday ·T T ·. lrown re re from Chevrolet aye Devms
'. F o·
k
at .8. a:m.. WI·tt.11 F~. DualQe. Pamm~nt ruc m 977.
Funeral mass will be held at 10 a m Age 56, of Lennon died Sunday Oc-
offICiating. There wIll be a chapel servICe Thursday at St M 'Q ' f···· tober 30, 1983 at Flint Osteopathic
at Woodmere Cemetery in. Detroit, Catholic . Chutch am s s~~~o ~::~ Hospital
Saturday at 11 a.m. The body Will rest at Scripture service will be held at 7:30 .M~s .. Bevins bas been taken to West
the funeral home after 7 p.m. Thursday. p.m. Wednesday at the Sharp Funel'al Vlr~mla for funeral services and
0 ' ) 0 • It'/ Home, Swartz Creek. ' b~rlal:Those delliring may make con-
Th, e1a(Uo.werDarmo I . ~urvivors include his wife, Vivian; his trlb.utlOns to thEl American Cancer
Age 78, o~ Stambaugh, MI, formerly children, James R. Brown imd Janet. SOCIety.
of Owosso died T~esday, J~ly 26, 1983 at Schneider both of Calif., Richard L. Survivors includ~ her husband, Willy
her home, follo~mg a.long Illness.. Brow~ of Lennon, Paul Anthony Brown of Lennon, .4 children, Anita Proffitt of
Funeral servICes WIll be held at First· of Flint, Ellen Oceriasek and Patricia Durand, Larry Wl\itt, Randel Proffitt
Lu~heran Church, I:on River, ~I on: .Ocenasek both of Durand; 2 siSters; 1 and Roy Whitt all of West Virginia' a
FrIday at 11 a.m. WIth Rev. HarlIn H.• brother; 16 grandchildren and several grandson; a step-granddaughter;' 2
Haack officiating. Chapel commital nieces and nephews.' great-granddaughters.
service will be 11 a.m., Saturday with Gerald J' B' k Arrangements by Sharp Funeral
Rev. James Helman officiating. Burial • ur Home, Swartz Creek.
will follow in Hillcrest Memorial .Age 67, of 529 Vauconsant St
Gardens, Owosso. . died Wednesday, July 27 1983 in .J~hns
Arrangements by Brooks- Funeralserviceswi11 beheld ~nsIng.
Langenberg Funeral Rome, Stam_iFuneraI Rome, St~ Johns on Sa~urJgOOd
baugh, MI. . 1:30 p.m. Burial will be i E aykat
Cemetery. n ure a
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1983

Mr. Robert R. Bloomer

Age 76, of 402 W. Main St., Elsie died
Sunday, March 6,1983 , 7:05 p.m. at the
Clinton Memorial Hospital, St. Johns.
Funeral services for Mr. Bloomer will
be held at the Elsie United Methodist
Church, Wednestlay at 1 p.m. The
Reverend David Miles will officiate with
burial in Riverside Cemetery. The body
will rest at Carter Funeral Home, Elsie. .
Mr. Bloomer was born in Bradford,
Penn. on May 29, 1900 the son of Robert
F. and Katherine Bloomer. He had
resided in Elsie for the past 27 years. On
May 24, 1947.he married Alice Demlow in
Mecosta, Mich. Mr. Bloomer was a
member of· the Elsie United Methodist
Church, Umted.Methodist Men's Group,
member and past president of the Elsie
Lions Club, member of the Elsie Im-!
provement. Association, committee'
member of theShiawassee Eye Bank and!
.,pst member of the Shiawassee Board of!
~aItors.. .'
Survivors include his wife, Alice; 2
daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Kacsor of Elsie,
Mrs. Elaine Kacsor of 'Owosso; a son,
Robert D. Bloomer of Sebewaing:' 6
grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Harriet
Robison of Ovid.
Memorials may be made to either the
United Methodist. Church or the Elsie
Public Library.
Marsha K. Buckley
Age24,of 'Owosso died Wednesday,
June 15, 198.3 at E.W. Sparrow Hospital,
Lansing.
Miss Buckley was a Nurse.Technician
at Shiawassee County Medical Care
Facility.
FUneral services will be held at st.
Paul Catholic Church on Saturday at
10:30 a.m. Burial will be in St. Paul
Cemetery. Parish rosary will be recited
Friday at 8:30 p.m. The body will rest at
Scarletts Funeral Home. Expressions of
sympathy may be given to a charity of
choice.
Miss Buckley was born Aug. 5, 1958, in
'Owosso the daughter of Jerry and Irene
(Sinnott) Buckley. She attended Ferris
State College and Lansing Community
College. '
Survivors include her parents; 3
Sisters, Cynthia of Ann Arbor, Linda of
East Lansing and Brenda· of Holland; 3
brothers, David of Westland, Richard of
'Owosso and Jerry of Calif. She was
predeceased by a sister, Laura and a.
Qrother, Michael.
Age 85, of925 N. Ball St., 'Owosso died,
Saturday, Sept. 17, 1983, at The Memorial
HosPital... . .
Mr. Bandkau was owner of 'Owosso
Machine Co. for 57 years, retiring in 1982. representative for 30 years at 'Owosso
Funeral services will be held at Salem
Lutheran Church on Tuesday at' 1 p.m.
with Rev. Robert Mueller, Rev. Daniel
Schaller and Rev. Gary Stawicki of-
ficiating. Burial will be in 'Oak Hill
Cemetery. The body will rest at Nelson-
House Funeral Homes, Knapp & Smith
Chapel until 11 a.m. Tuesday.
Mr. Bandkau was born 'Oct. 2, 1897, in
'Owosso Township the son ,of Fredrick
and Bertha ('Otto) Bandkau. 'On June 20
19~, he and the former Bertha L. Sch:
nuege were married in Brady 'l'ownship.
He was a member of Salem Lutheran
Church.
Survivors include his wife, Bertha; 2
daughters, Lenora Irwin and Mrs.
·Wayne (Elsia) McGuire both of Lansing·
,5 grandchildren, Gretchen and GleM
•Irwin; Louanne Pelton; Beth Ann and
•S~ott McGuire; a gre~t-granddaughter,
Nicole: a brother, Ervm of Brighton. He
was predeceased by a sister and 4
brothers.
Memorials are suggested to Salem
Lutheran Church.
Arrangements by Nelson-House
Funeral Homes, Knapp & Smith Chapel.
Victor M. Bronson
Th~~:d~Y. of 123 Clinton St., Gaines died Holly, and David of Fairfax, VA.; a
Mr. Bronson workedt
Truck and Assembly. a, Chevrolet ~j31Etr-in.law,
MJ!i\n J. Balcom '
Age 77, of 300 E. North St., #17 died
Satqtday at his residence.
Mr. Balcom was sales manager and
Manufacturing; after retirement from
'Owosso Manufacturing he worked for
Wabash Screen Door Co., and then for
S~~ttl1ck 'Office Supply for 4 years.
A~emorial service will be held at the
ElrstCongregational Church on Tuesday
~trt~.m. Dr. H. B. 'Oliver will officiate.
,rtffljll0rials are suggested to Hospice or
tD~!lrst Congregational Church. .
JY1r~ Balcom was born in Albion, New
YorK on Sept. 19, 1905, the son of Floyd
aQ9."Nellie (Reynolds) Balcom. He
g~MH!lted from Cass Tech High School,
Q~t~lt. Mr. Balcom had resided in
D~froit coming to 'Owosso in 1928. He and
l'~a VanGorder were married in
Qlt9s1l0 on April 11, 1930.
lie . was· a member of the First
~ongregational Church; Shiawassee
p,Wm,ly Planned Parenthood, presently
1!,~EVing on the advisory committee; past
m~,Qlber of the Board of Education; past
.pl:esident of the 'Owosso City. Club ser-
yiQg~2 terms; past exalted ruler of the
Elks Club and past member of the Ex-
change Club and Country Club.
Survivors include his wife; 2 sons,
Bruce of California, Kirk of Fairfax,
VA.; 7 grandchildren, Greg of Phoenix,
~,Jeffrey also of Phoenix, Robert of
CA., Susan and Sandra both of Bancroft,
~iIItftr, Mrs. Mildred Culver of Lansing; a
Gladys VanGorder; and a
s~pgreat-grandson, Paul.

P:ul~e:~o~~~:;c~il::e
The bod
dheld at the St.
,Mr. Balcom was predeceased by a
' on ay at 10 a.m. bJ;9Uwr and a sister.
Chapel. y rests at Jepnings-Lyons ~',!Atrangements' by Jennings-Lyons.
CilOOD!'ll.
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1983

Margaret (Vreeland) Brandt

Age 71, of 900 Lingle; Owosso, passed Pfc. Alan Keith Barton
away Monday, Jan. 24, 1983, at Kent . J' f R . .. Id j t- III n
Conununity Hospital, Grand Rapids. U.S. A.rmy, age .18, pas~ed away July ose em .. o US ,"USuo man
Mr~. Brandt was a homemaker and 28, 1970, mSouth Ylet Nal,D' , JosefReinhold Justinus Bohman, 89, of
also did housework including decorating. Funeral servIces Will take· place Bokeelia, Pine Island, Florida, died
Funeral services will be held at'l Sat.urday, 11 ~.m. at. the St. CJ.la~lesJanuary 18th at Lee Memorial Hospital
Owosso Wesleyan Church, Friday at 1i Uruted Me.thodi~t Ch~ch. R?v. WI~a~ inFortMyers,Florida.
p.l!l.. Burial Will take place in Hillcrest W: Omansiek Will offICIate With. bUrIal m. Mr. Bohman was born April 13, 1893 in
Memorial Gardens. Rev. Sherry Conway~ WIl~wo~ Cemetery,. Che~~g. The Tranas, Sweden and came to this country
and Rev. Henry Mead will officiate. The famIly will be present .at MIS~uk-Morse in 1913. He led a colorful and interesting
body rests at Nelson-House Funeral Funeral Home, Chesarung,Fnday from life during the age of pioneering and
Homes, Knapp & Smith Chapel. . 12 noon to.9 p.m. . industrialization with many and varied
Mrs~ Brandt was born in Missaukee Memonals may '~'. ma~e to .theoccupations. A chauffeur, cabinmaker,
County, Mich. on Dec. 26, 1911, thel Mothers of Sons .MlSsmg m Action. farmer, carpenter, near Washington,
daughter of Ervin and Mae (Spitz_Envelopes are avaIlable at the funeral· D.C. He worked his way west in the
bergen) Mead. She was marri~d to Bird home. ". .wheat harvest and, for the Great Nor-
Vreeland in 1930, he died in 1970. In 1972 Pfc. Barton was born m Sagmaw, thern Railway. At Tacoma, Washington
she married Harry Brandt, he died fu August 30, 195.1: .. . he. signed up in the Merchant Marines
1974. She was a member of the Owosso Survivors mclude his mother,Mrs. y.rhere he worked aboard the S.S. Edgar
W~sleyan Church, the Golden Agers, the. Robert (Dorothy) Vogelaar. of st. ·F. Luckrenback, sailing the. Pacific
LeIsure Club, Home League, W.C.T.U.· Charles Twp.; 1 ~rother, 2 SIsters, 1 .Ocean and South Sea Islands mcluding
and the Veterans of Foreign War~! stepbrother, 3stepsISters; Sherry Nelson iHawaii, Phillipines, Australia, South
Auxiliary. of Chesaning, Elizabeth Fawcett of St. America. He' returned to WaShington,
Survivors include 2 daughters, Mrs. Charles, Brian Fawcettof~t. Cha.rles, D.C. through the Panama Canal in 1918.
Ardith Bush of Ionia and Mrs. Anita Thomas Fawcett of DOff, MICh., Karen Here he met and married his boyhood
Karianen ·of Corunna; 3 sons Richard Delaney of Hudson, Fla., Sandra Jacob sweetheart, Hildur, Naemi Frideborg
Vreeland of Denver, Colo.: Robert ofSaginaw,CarolVanConettofSagiI,law; Johansson, who came to this country in
Vreeland of Saranac and Marshall .2 aunts, Shirley Burgoyne of.Ann Arbor 1915 from Tranas, Sweden' and was
Vreeland of Weidman: 23grandchildrenj; and Gladys Barton of Coolville,.ohi~j employed as a governess..
14 great-grandchildren: 2 sisters, Mrs. gre~t-aunts, Mary Bargert of. Ypsilanti, Later, moving. to MIchigan, Mr.
Eloise Rowley of Muskegon and Mrs. poris Stellwag of FayetteVille, N.C., Bohman patented machinery, owned a
Minnie McBride of Mt. Pleasant· 2 Lorraine Erber ?f saginaw, Violet 160 A. farm near Fowlerville, factory
brothers, Otis Mead of Owosso ~nd Bonggren ,of Sagmaw; great~unples, work and constructed many beautiful
Henry Mead of Lake Odessa; many ,Cly~e. Cox. of Saginaw, Ja~es Cox of homes in Ferndale and the Byron-
nieces and nephews. She was !Sag~aw, Robert Cox of Baltimore,MD; Durand-Cohoctah area.
predeceased by ~. granddaughters, 21 [10 ~eces. and nephews; and several Mr. and Mrs. Bohman moved to Fort
sisters and 4brothers . I cousms. His father, Lawrence A. Barton Myers, Florida where he developed land
Me~orials are suggested in the name passed away in 1973. . and callals for subdivisons and the en-
of Margaret V. Brandt with a charity to Edith (PraU) Berlinjoyment of many. He built their home on
be named later. Pine Island where they lived for 25 years
'I
MI dred Z. Bebiak . Age 67, of 7424 Grand Blanc Rd., d retired
Swartz Creek died Saturday, April 2, 1983 anA highlight in his life was 'a trip to
Age 59, ,of 1464 N. M-52 (Kiwanis atHurleyMedicalCenter,Flint. Sweden in 1967 to visit their relatives
Village), Owosso died Saturday Marct Funeral services for Mrs. Berlin will whom they had not seen for 54 years.
5, 1983 at The Memorial Hospital be held at Bellows Funeral' Home, He was a life member of the American
Owosso. Durand, Wednesday at 11 a.m. The Legion Post No. 38.
Mrs. Bebiakwas a homemaker. . R7verend Clifford Furness will officiate He was a member of the First United
Funeral serviCes will be held at St. WIth burial in Greenwood Cemetery, Methodist Church.
Joseph Catholic Church, Tuesday at 11 •Vernon. The family will receive visitors Mrs. Bohman preceded Mr. Bohman in
a.m. The Reverend Father Raymond at the.funeral home 7 to 9 p.m. this death by 6 years. He is survived by his
Goehring will officiate with burial in St. evening and 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. children: Frances Van Alstine of Byron,
Paul Cemetery. The body rests at Tuesday. Memorials may be directed to i MI, Sidney Bohman of Pine Island, FL,
Nelson-House Funeral Homes, Knapp & the United Methodist Church Lake Margaret Lawrence of Naples,FL,
Smith Chapel. There will be a Rosary Fenton. 'Elving Bohman of Byron, MI; 18 grand-
this evening at 7:30 p.m. at the funeral Mrs. Berlin was born in Lima Mon- children; 34 great-grandchildren; and 1
home. . • Ulna on Nov. 12, 1915, the daughter of great-great-grandchild. He is also sur-
Mrs. Bebiak was born in Eugene and Neva (Castle) Kent. She vived by relatives in Sweden; a brother,
Czechoslovakia on May 15.. 1923 the married John H. Pratt in Angola, Ind. on David Bohman of Ostersund; a sister,
daughter of~osep~ and Katrma Kratky•• March 9, 1948; he died Sept. 24, 1973. Nanny Ohlsson. of Tranas and a sister,
She had reSIded m Owosso the past 27 Then, she married ClifUm Berlin in Nov. Thyra. Grahn of Tranasj and many
years•. On .Jan. 23, 1943 she married of 1979. Mrs. Berlin was a member of the nieces, nephews and cousins.
Stephen Babiak in Detroit. He died in Lake Fenton United Methodist Church, Funeral services will be conducted
1975. Ladies Auxiliary V.F.W. No. 2272 and the Thursday, January 21st at the 'Fort
~urvivors include a daughter, Mrs., Loyal Stars of Durand. Myers Memorial Funeral Home with
RIchard (~argaret) Kellogg of Owosso; Survivorsinciude her husband, Clifton Rev. Robert Krouse of Pine Island First
2 grandChildren; her mother, Mrs.; of Swartz Creek' a son Eugene Pratt of United Methodist Church officiating.
Katrin~ K~atky of,Detroit; a sister, Mrs.iDurand;. 3gr~ndChiidren; 5 great. Interment will follow at the Coral
Irene 0 Bnen of Lincoln Park; a brother,! grandchildren' 3 brothers Francis Kent Ridge Garden Cemetery'in Cape Coral,
loUis Kratky of Detroit and nieces and, of Owosso, R~nald .Kent ~f Burton and FL.
nephews. Wayne Kent ofDurand.
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1083

Giles Cavanaugh Beatrice Margaret G. Connelly

A 7 f ..' Age 59 of 9962 ,Babcock Rd., Age 72, of 6661 S. Durand Rd:,Durand
Tue~~a;' ~O;;~8aA~ihl Phssed ~w~y Laings~,urg passed away Thursday, Jan. died,Friday I.September 23, 1983 at The
, '. ' , ~ ome. . c 2(J 1983 Memorial Hospital, Owosso. Death was
~r. Cavanaugh was a former OWQ,$so Fune~alservices.willbeheldatDeWitt attributed to an apparent heal't attack.
reSident and manager of Sears, Roe1)1!ck Area Chapel, Monday at 1 p.m. Burial Funeral services will be held at
& Co. for many y~ars. :~ will take place in Reed. Cemetery, Bellows Funeral Home, Durand on
~uneral services will be' held. in Laingsburg. Rev. Larry S~cha~ .will Monday at 10 a.m. with Fr. Joseph Albin
Chicago, Ill., Saturday. at the. McInerney ff' t The family will receIve VISitors officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood
Funeral Home. i
.. :~l~ e~nd 7 to 9 today 'and Sunday. Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 7 p.m.
James Willard Corrigall ·Memorials may ,b~ made to the this evening and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 Sunday
'.. •• ! American Cancer SocIety. at the funeral home. A rosary will be
Age 78 of 134ll:;. Oakley; Flint died Survivors include her husband, recited Sunday at8:30p.m.
Monday" Jan. 24th, 1983 at Tarpon Lawrence' a daughter, Judy Cares of ' Mrs. Connelly w~s born March 7,1911,
Springs,FL. 2
'Lansing' sons Nathan of Illinois and in Battle Creek, MI the daughter of
Services will be held at Reigle Funeral Robert 'of Lan~ing; 5 sisters, Louie James and Elizabeth (Hawes) Connelly.
Home, Colonial Chapel, 2417 S. Saginaw Bosquette of St. -Johns, Lenora Gran~ of She resided in Chic.ago, Ill. for 30 years
St:, Flint on Friday at 1 p.m. with Rev., Lansing Vera Swanson of Eaton RaPlds',al}.d the past year in Durand. She was a
William J. Rosemurgy officiating. Burial I Bessie Sherman of Farwell, Dorothy 'member of St. Mary's Catholic Church.
will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Gaines. ,Heiser of Lansing; a br~ther, Norris Survivors include nieces and nephews.
leo Dale Coonrod Babcock of Conway, MICh.; and 4 Mrs. Connelly ,was predeceased by 3
grandcl1!ldrel!._ brothers and a SIster.
Age 62, of 4600 Britton Rd., Perry, died
Monday, Dec. 19, 1983. Jessie Belle Curry George Ney Cary
Funeral services will be held at Age 82. of Owosso died Friday. April d '
NeIson·HO.lise Funera I Homes, LaRowe 15, 1983, ' 8:04 p.m. at The Memorial ' A g e 79, of 2036 N. M-52 died Wednes ay
Chapel, P~rry,. Thursday at 2 p,m. In- Hospital afteraoneweekillness. 'atTheMemoriaIHo.s1Pkital.
terment wIll be m Roselawn Cemetery ' . . . b h ld t th Mr. Cary was a mI man.
._--.- - .- . A memonal servIce wtll . e e a e I. Funeral services will be held at Jen-
Mrs. Edith M. Crmer . ,Christ Episcopal Chu~ch Tuesday at. 2 :nings-Lyons Chapel, Friday at 10 a.m.
Age 76, of Merrill Rd., Chapin died: p.f!1 .. The Reve~end RIchard ~lank Will The Rev~rend Edward C. Schweikert
Friday, Jan. 21, 1983, 6 a.m. at Maple:qfflclat~. Dona~ons m~~ be given to the twin officiate with burial in Bloomer
Valley NUrsing Home, Ashley.. . MemOrial Hospital Auxlliarr· :Center Cemetery, Carson City. .
Funeral services will be held at the. Mrs: Curry was born m Stratford, Mr. Carey was born in Carson CIty on
Carter Funeral Home,Elsie, Monday atOn~~mo, Canada on. M~rch 5, ~901. ~he .June 24, 1903, the son of George and
3 The Reverend William Rudd will reSIded m~st of her life m Dt;trOlt cOmIng iAnnie Carey. He resided in this com-
&:f!1't ith burialin Ford Cemetery. to Owosso m 1975. She mamed James.A. Imunity since 1941. He married Inez P.
o ICla ew - .... -;. . Curry; he predeceased her. Mrs. Curry Otto in Owosso in 1957.
frank J. Cummmgs was a member. of The Memorial Hospital Survivors include his former wife; a
', 83,0f 261'E.
Age. Ehn
.Rd, Auxiliary and. an1 active member of the son, Ney· George Carey of Owosso; 2
Ovid died Saturday, in Eaton. Owosso Muslca e. . ;stepsons, Bruce Bentley of Owosso and
ds Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Clare iLester Bentley of Lansing; ,8 step-
Ra~!. Cummings and his wife Pate Of Owosso; a niece, M~s. Charles idaugpter, Mrs. David (Faith) Tarolli of
owned and operated a general (Pamela) Jennett of Lansmg and a;Owosso.
store in Bridgeton, MI. nt;p~e'.", Michael B. Pate of Athens, West Maude Craven .
·
F unera1services h ld t Vlrglma. .
were ea· 'F 'd . k-f Ch . . .Age 96 of 313 N. Ovid St., Elsie died
. Houghton Chapel, 1 p.m. today, re enc a. amler Friday, 'March 18th, 1983 at Clint~ni
Earl Skinner officiated. Burial Age 82, of 83 Palace Dr., West Memorial Hospital following a bne!
will be in Chapel Hill Cemetery. Carrollton, Ohio, formerly of Owosso, illness.
Mr. Cummings was born Feb. died Tuesday,. March 8, 1963. Death. Mrs. Craven was a former bookkeeper
9, 1900 in Lowell, MI the son of occurred at Miami Valley Hospital,. for the former Elsie Creamery.
Jay and Emma (Reynolds) .Dayton, Ohio following a long illness. Funeral services will be held at Carter
Cummings. He was a 1918 Graveside services Will beat Dayton IFuneral Home, Elsie on Tuesday at 2
, graduate of Lowell High School 'Memorial Park Cemetery, Silturdayat p.m. with Rev. David Miles officiating.
and resided in Ovid for 10 years, 10:30 a.m. Burial will take place there., Burial will be in Riverside ,Cemetery,
He and Mary Bunker 'were Rev. Edward Puf(wiJ1officiat~. ..... ' Elsie. Mrs. Craven was born January 14,
married April 9, 1920 in. Lowell. . ·:Artangements are b~ing handled' by 1887 in Mt. Pleasant the daughte~ of
He was a member of· the Ovid ~Sw~rt Funeral Home,. West Carrollton, Sydney and Eliza;VanSice. She reSided
Masonic Lodge. Ohio. .. . . most of her life in Elsie. She and Llo~d
Survivors include his wife; 7 Contributions may be directed to the I Craven were married· April 24, 1920 In
grandchildren; 8 great- 'Heart Fund. . :.".Owosso. He died Nov., 1966. Mrs. Craven
grandchildren; a sister, Minnie CharleS W~ Couch ·Iwas on t.he Elsie Library B~ard for 25
Carlson of ComstockParkj a ..' . '. :yearsj life member of ElSie Eastern
son-in-law, Earl Copeland of .. Age 65, of 209N. Third St., Elsie died Stars; Literary Club. .
Owosso. ~eSday at The ~emorial Hospital. Survivors include a sister, Mrs.l'1ar1e
Mr, Cummings was " .Funeral services will be held at the Goodrich of Bradenton, FLj andrueces
predeceased by 2 daughters, Farter Funeral Home,Elsie on Friday at ,and nephews. .
Barbara Copeland and Rose ,t-J}.m. Memorials are suggested to the Elsie
Bannan. Library.
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1983

Shirley 1. Cole :Jesse J. Criner ~Viola p~ Cooper

Age 53, of 111 W. Perry St., Durand!: Age 93, of 6~2 Queen St., died ea~ly ~·. Age 80, of ,5418. Thunderbir~. Pass,
died Saturday, Nov. 12, 1983,7 :18 a.m. atSun~ay mormng at The MemorIal .Grand Blanc diedSunday, Oct. 23, 1983 at
The Memorial Hospital. HDPltal. He ~ad not been well for the past ;Crestmont. Medical Care Facility,
'"Flineral services will be held at the f~lur years: ,:Fenton., .
BeUows Funeral. Home Durand on ",Mr. CrIner was a. lumberjack and. Mrs. Cooperwasa homemaker.
TUesday,l1 a.m. The Rev.' James Martin famler. He retired in 1958 from Lobdell \ Funeral services will be held at the
wille officiate with burial in Byron ~eryCo. of A~a. . ;West . Flint Church of NElzarene on
Cemetery. The family will receive ;Ji'llIleral,servICes.wIll be held at Jen- iWednesday at 10 a.m. The Rev. Robert
VfS'itors today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m,nilfgS-~yons Chap~l on Wednesd~~ a~ 11 Bush will officiate. Graveside services
Memorials may be directed to the a.m: wIth,Rev. L~lS E. Glenn offICIating. ;Will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at
~betesAssoc. . . B~lal WIll be m Eureka ~emetery'Cherry Valley Cemetery, Avondale,
~;Mrs.ColewasborninBancroftonNov., ~:nt~n c~unty. T~~,b4Y 7I~ at
9, 1930, the daughter of Charley andiunn~ngsi yO~~ 4 ape d70t
Susan (Brigham) Bowns. She graduated'~s at a: rest aJ Mich. Mrs. Cooper may beseen the
an iDodds-Dumanois-Pitts Funeral Home,
.rom 0 g.m. ~n 90 1~:" ,000 Main St., Fenton today from 10 a.m.
from tl}e Durand Hi~h School - Adult ian~s~:~~~ :o~ of ~~or a:~nd Har~i~~' ; to 9 ,P.m. ;The family wiil be present to
Educ~tion Program m 19~2. Mrs. Cole, (Burgess) Criner. He atteKded Bannister : ~e~~ve:Iends at the funeral home fro,m
had lived the past 40 years mDurand. Oni Schools and resided in Alma for 20 years . t p. '., ' '"
March 9, 1957! she ~nd Frank J. Cole, then came to Owosso in 1977. He and the Mrs. Cooper was born m Evart, Mich.
were m~rrHl,d In the Durand former Hilda E. McCarney were married on Marchl. ~s.o3, the daughter ?f Jolpl
Congregational Church. Mrs. Cole was a .in April, 1920. ' and Lulu MimeI'. She. had res/ded In
member of the Congregational Church Survivors include 2 sons, George R. Avondal~ and Eva~ MICh. are~s fQr 40
as secretary for the Durand YQuth Criner and Melvin J. Criner both of yea.rs p~lor to movmg to the Flint area.
i: .... n~Ass?C. .• Owosso; 4 grandchildren, Pamela S.OnAprll 8, 1922, ~he .and Clarenc~ S.
~Wirvlvorsmclud~herhu~band.Frank; 'Allen of Lansing, Patricia A. Faber of Coop~r were mamed In Hersey, MICh.
, Charles Hem of.,Flint, Scott Cole. Wheaton, Ill., Mark R. Criner of Chicago, He died Sept. 23, 19?1. Mrs. ~ooper wa~ a
". urand;. 4 daughters, Mrs. Diana Ill. and Kevin G. Criner of Owosso; a former member of the Heritage Baptist
ffulburtofBanci'oft, Lisa Cole and Laura brother Jacob (Jake) Criner of Veterans Church of Grand Blanc and a current
ClIte of Durand, Mrs. Marie Whittaker of i Ifospitai' in Battle Creek; numerous member of the West Flint Church of
fexas City, Texas; 13 grandchildren; herm~cesandnephews. He was predeceased Nazar~ne..•.
~pmother, Mrs. Dorothy. Bowns of by'l{twin sister, Jenny Stoner and 7other 81l1"':1v;ors Incl~de her sons, DOnald S.
}!)urand;.3 sisters, Mrs. PatrIcia Bomsta brothers and sisters.· . ' a n d WIfe, Katherme C. Cooper of Fenton,
nt.;.Flinti Mrs. Barbara Morency of . 'Arrangements by Jennings-Lyons Dewaine L. and wife, Hazel L. Cooper of
nurand, Mrs. Sharon Karho!f of Ban- Chapel.' t Flint, C.Dale altd wife,Rose of C.orunn.a;
(troit; 4 brothers, Albert Bowns of Flint, . daughters, Charlotte A. and husband,
~obert Bowns of Bancroft, James Bowns Edith Struthers Curtis Andrew .:rokarski of Linden, Maxine L.
,ollB-yronandRoland Brown of Flint. . and husband, Charles .Dennis, Jr. of
" , " .Age 78, of 1766 Lenore La~e, Haslett Grand Blanc; 9 grandchildren; 10 great~
idled Tuesday afternooll In, Ingham .,grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Dian.Pratt
Kenneth W. each County as a result 0.£ an auto aCCIdent. of DaVison and many nieces arid
Age 44, of 7212 M-7l, Vernon, pa~sed . Mrs. Curt!s was a teacher. S~e tau~ht nephews.
away Tues., Nov. 1, 1983, at Indiana, m CharlevOl~; Jeffers~chool m Sprmg E -t f C' I
UniversityHospital,Indiana ~, Lake and HIle School m Muskegon for rnes • Up
Mr. Cach was a..... .st. ~or about25ye~rs. . ' Age 65, of 8507 Lennon Rd.,CortlIlna
Warehousing and D tlOn DIVISIon ,A memOrIal s~rvICe wIll be held at the died Tuesday, Dec. 13, 1983 at The
of GM in Swartz Creek for 19 years. FIrst CongregatIOnal Church, O~osso ~n Memorial Hospital, Owosso.
Funeral services will be. held at S1. Fr~d~y at 1 p.m. Dr. H. B. 'Oliver. wIll Mr. Culp worked' in pin grinding at
Mary's Catholi~'~hur~h, Sat: ~t 11 a.m. offICIate. Arrangements by Jenmngs- Chevrolet Motor Division retiring in 1967.
Fr. Joseph Aubm Will offICIate. The Lyons Chapel, Owosso" ' . Funeral services will be held at Kribs
family will receive visitors after 6 p.m. Mrs, Curtis was born In CharleVOIX, Colonial Chapel on Friday at 2 p.m. The
this evening and 2 t04 and 6 to 9 p.m. Mich. on June 8, 1905, the daughter of, Rev. Daniel Drake and the Rev. Nick
Friday. A wake service will be held at Andrew and Ursula (Kopf) Struth~rs.· Plementosh will officiate. Burial will be,
BellowsFuneralHom~, Fridar at8p;m. Sh~ I!l0ved to Haslett from Sun City, in Yerian Cemetery, Lennon. The family
Mr. Cach was born mDetrolt, AprIl 21, ArIZ. In August. On June 12,.1929,.sheand will receive friends at the chapel this
1939, the son ofWalter and Helen Cacho Lloyd Curtis we~e married In Ea~t evening from 6 to 9 p.m. and Thursday 2
He resided in Vernon for t~e last 11 Jordan. Mrs. CurtIsattended church m, t05and7t09p.m.
years, previously from DetrOIt. He and Haslet~and,!asamemberoftheO.~.S. Mr. Culp was bo)'n in Tennessee on
the' former Sheila Geraghty were SurvIvors mclude a ,son, FrederIck of Aug. 14, 1918, the son of Frank B. and
married in Detroit, May 10, 1962. He w~s Owosso;. 9. grandchildren; 3· great- Tennie May Culp. He married Mary E.
a member of, the St. Mary's Catpohc grandchIldren; a brother" H~mer TaylDr in Kennett, Missouri on Aug. 25,
I

Church where hewas an usher and the K. Struthers of Red Bluff, CA. and a SIster, '1937.
ofC.irlDurand. , .... I DorOthyG'S:hwendofLosAngeles,GA., SurviVors include his wife, Mary E.
Survivors include hIS wife, SheIla; 3: Mrs. Curtis was predeceased by herCulp; 3 sons, Ernest E. Culp of Corunna,
daughters, . Kathleen, Debra, and husband and a daughter"Suzanne. JerryF. Culp of Colorado Springs, Colo.,
Tammy:aiso a son,Anthony, all at Glendon E. Culp of Durand; 3 sisters,.
home: his nio~P.er, Mrs. H.elen Cach of Mrs. Myrtle Goad of Clio, Mrs. Roblene
Dearborn' HeIghts; 2 '~Iste:s, Mrs. Highfill of LittleRock; Arkansas, Mrs.
Delores Kobrl~a. of Llvoma;. ~rs. Josephine Lashley of Perigo, Ark.; 15
Barbara MatIvier of Garde.n CIty, a grandchildren: 4 great-grandchildren; 3
brother, Stanley of East PetrOit. nieces; 7 nephews; and 3aunts.
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1983

Loid A. Cramer Stella J. Comeau •. Harry D. Canute

Age 53, of 4860 S. State Rd., Durand Age 7~, formerly of 832 E. Main, Age 57, of 9245 S. Walworth Rd.,
died ' Monday, July 25,· 1983 at The Owosso died Monday, July 25, ~983 at the Bancroft died Monday, Oct. 10, i983 near
Memorial Hospital, Owosso. Durand Convalescent Center.. Lincoln, Mich.
Mr. Cramer was a farmer. Mrs. Comeau was a homemaker. Mr Canute worked at the Chevrolet
~uneral s?rvices will be held at the' Funeral seI!'ices will be held at St. Fabricating Plant.
Knbs Colo"maI Chapel, Thursday at.ll , Joseph Catho~c Church on Wednesda~ at! .. Funeral services will· be held at the
a.~. T~e. Rever~nd No~ber.t W'. SmIth. 19:~~ a:m. wIth. Fr. ~ymon~ Goehrmg Small & Streeter Funeral Home, Byron
wIll officIate wIth b~nal In Hillcrest IoffIciatIng. Burial wIll ~ollow In St. Paul on Thurs(lay at 1· p.m. The Reverend
M~morial G~rdens. Friends may call at ICemetery. The body will rest at Nels?n- James Martin will officiate with burial in
KrIbs Colomal Chapel today and Wed- House F~eral Hom~s, Kn~pp & SmIth, Byron Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the
nesday from 2to 5 and 7 ~o 9 p.m. C~apel ~til9 p;m. t~s evemng. Arosaryl family suggests contributions to .the Tall'
Mr. Cramer was born In Perry onSept..,wlll reCIted this evening, 7:30 p.m. at the Pine Council (Boy Scouts) or to the'
23, ~929, the son of Herbert and Sara: funeral home. . . . Durand Congregational Church. 1'he
(Whitman) Cramer. He and Donna A.I Mrs. Comeau was born Oct. 25, 1904mfamily will receive friends at the funeral
Allen were married in Ortonville, Mich.; Sagina'Y' the daughter ~f Stanle~ an~'home today and Wednesday 9 a.m. to 9
on May 28, 1949. Mr. Cramer was a Theophila (Kwrat KowskI) JagodzinskI., p.m.
member of the Shiawassee County Farm She .and Joseph M. Comeau were Mr. Canute was born in Rose City,
Bureau. . mar~led Dec. 10, 1938; he predeceased Mich. on April 10, 1926, the son of Harry
Survivors include his wife, Donna: son her In 1967. S~e was a membe~ of St.! and Eleanor Canute. He had resided the
and daughter-in-law, Herbert and Joseph CatholIc Church and reSIded in last' 10 years hi tihe Bancroft area
Roxane Cramer of Owosso: 3 daughters,: the OW?SSO a~ea for the past 45 years. . : previously living in Durand. On Dec~ 22,
Mrs. Rodney (Judy) Crawford of Holly,: SUrvivors mclude: ~ daughters, Mrs. 1945, he and Charlotte Yeoman were
Miss Diane Cramer·of Corunna and Mrs. i Harry (Dorothy) Baleja of Owosso, Mrs.· married in Gaylord.
Ric· (Ruth) Crawford of Corunna: 10lHilary (Geraldine) Miller of Lansing: 2 Mr. Canute served with the U.S. Navy
grandchildren: 4 brothers, Hermanisons, Ralph Br~nt of Owosso a~d Robert during World War II, was a volunteer
Cramer of Owosso, William Cramer ofiComeau of F~nt; 13 gran~children: 2 with, the B\lY Scouts serving as Scout
Durand, John Cramer of Roscommon,lgreat-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Master and also the activities committee
Lowell Cramer of Freeland: 4 sisters/Helen Evans. Qf .Trenton~ 2 brothers,for the Shiawassee District, was a
Mrs, Virginia Woodbury of Chesaning,Wally Jago~lns~I of Sag!naw and Ed-,memberoftheDurandEagles,AriesNo.
Mrs. Esther King of Saginaw, Mrs.i ward Jagodz!nski of Bay City. 13871, a member of the U.A.W. Local 659,
Laura Cook of S;lginaw, Miss Ruby' The . famIly .su~gel)ts masses or 'I and was a past yolunteer with the DVA
Cramer of Owosso and many nieces and memo~lal contributions to, St. Joseph Ambulance ServIce.
nephews. He was predeceased byhis,CatholicChurch. .~ ..~. I, .survivorsincludehiswife,Char~otte;4
parents and a brother. !Raymond E Codd . sons, Wesl~y of Bancroft, Dav,ld and
Memorial contributions are suggested II ,. ' . . C~mer~n both· of Durand and ~lffi ser-
tp Ple;lS!lnt View Hosoital. Age 69, of 418 Brandon St., Owosso di~d ylng WIth the,U.S. Navy, s~tlOned In,
GeraId'ine (Gerri) Czewski . Thursday, July 7,1983 at The MemorIal Norfolk, V~.; 7 grandchildren;: 5
i Hospital, Owosso.stepgrandchildren; his mother, Mrs.
Age 52, of 2911 Coit Ave., N.E., Gran~i Mr. Codd worked main~enance. f~r t~eEleanor Ca~uteof Mio, Mich.; 2. sisters,
Rapids, the widow of Clarence Czewskl,1 Detroit Board of Education, retmng In Charlotte RIckett of Buckley, Mich. and
passed away Wednesday, Oct. 5, 1983, at 1969. .Mrs. Don (Gladys) Eldred of St. Helen: 3
Mary Free Bed Hospital, Grand Rapids. Funeralservices will be held at the St.,.brothers, L!0yd o~ ~scoda, Fra~lin ~f
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Joseph Catholic Church, Saturday at 11 Pennsylv~ma, WIlliam of MIO ana
Saturday at the Reyers North Valley a.m. Father Raymond Goehring will several meces and nephews. .
Funeral Chapel, 28154 Fuller Ave. N.E. officiate, with burial in st. Paul. Mr. Canute . waspr~decea!ed by h!s
at Three Mile Rd., Grand Rapids. Rev. Cemetery. The body rests at Nelson-father and a SIster, Alice Wright both!n
Lewis R. Vander Meer of Sunshine House Funeral Homes, Knapp & Smith1979 and also by a brother, Kenneth In
Christian Re!orm ~hurch. will officiate. Chapel atter 2 p.m. today. There will be a 196J!.. _.
Interment will be In LovejOY Cemetery, rosarytihiseveningat7:30. Fredenck R. Cummings
Durand. . Mr. Codd was born in Detroit on May
Mrs. Czewski will repose beginning 2' 10 1914 the son of George and Jsoephine Age 56, of Mesa, Arizona; formerly of
p.m. Friday. Relatives and friends may (Lamrr:ond) Codd. He lived in Detroit Corunna-Durand area, died Saturday,
meet her family at the chapel from 2 to 4. most of his life, resided in East Tawas for Sept. 24, 1983 in Mesa, Arizona. .
and7t09today. 12 years'and in Owosso the past year. He Mr. Cummings retired in March of 1973
Mrs. Czewski was born in Durand, the and Catherine G. Tarbrake. were from Fisher Body, Grand Blanc. He was
daughter of Harold Ath~rton,. n0Y' married in Detroit on Nov. 28,1936. Mr. a lifetime member of V.F.W. Post 4005,
deceased. Her stepmother still reSides In Codd was a meniber of the St. Joseph Corunna. ,
Durand. : Catiholic Church and an Army verteran Funeral services will be held at
She is also survived br her childre~: of World War II .. Henderson Funeral Home on Wed-
Faye Staley of New RIchmond,. Ohio, Survivors include his wife, Catherine; nesday. Mr. Cummings was born Oct. 19,
Karl and Nancy. Johnson and Loms ~nd 2 daughters, Mrs. Roger (Joann) Meade 1926 in Boston, Mass. He attended
Sandra Czewskl, bo~h of Kentwoo?, 4 of Owosso and Mrs. Al (Carol) Rach- Corunna Public Schools and resided most
grandchildren; a SIster! Mrs .. WIlson I, maninow of Detroit; 3 grandchildren: 2 of his life in Corunna.
(Marie) Flynn of DetroIt;.3 brothers: brothers, George of Gross Point Park Survivors include his wife, Betty of
Jack Bebow of Brooks, WISC., George< and Edward of Cadillac. ,Mr. Codd was Me~a; Arizona: 3sons, Daniel of Vernon,
Atherton of Durand, and Harold Atherton I predeceased by a sister. . William of Corunna and Frederick of
of Ludington. Owosso; 3 brothers, Earl of Cor'unna,
Edgar of Tawas and Herbert of Owosso;
9 grandchildren also survive.
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Beulah M. Coakes Larry C. Carl Vincent A. Coe Karl Rigley Crawford

Age 84, of. 2356 Lyons Rd." . Oscoda County Judge of Age 78, of West ,Bloomfield
Corunna died Tuesday evening! Probate and Durand native, J ~e :. o~ 606 S. Traver, St. and formerly of Owosso and
at The Memorial Hospital. died this morning at his home in oMS' ed ept.30, 1983. Birlllingham died Wedn¢sday,
Mrs. Coakes was a Mio,Michigan,attheageof.48. M r. Coe was employed at Aug .. 3, 1983, after being a
homemaker. :. Judge Carl was the youngest otor Wheel fo~ 32 years. ' patient at the University Home
Funeral services will be held son of the late Donald and Ruth Funeral servIces were held at in Livonia for the past 2%
at Jennings-Lyons Chapel, (Leedle) Carl. He graduated the St. Joseph Catholic Church, years. Death was attributed to
Friday at 1:30 p.m. The from the Durand Public Schools St. Johns today. Arrangements Alzheimer's disease.
Reverend Hayden K. Carruth, in 1952, obtained his Bachelors were handled by the Osgood Mr. Crawford was cremated
will officiate with burial in from Michigan State University Funeral Home, St. Johns. and private services were held.
Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. in 1956, and his law degree from Mr. Coe was born in A memorial service will be held
The family suggests memorials the University of Michigan in Newberry, Ontario on July 12, later in Owosso. ,
to the First United Methodist 1959. He was engaged in trail 1900, the son of Thomas and Mr. Crawford' was an at-
ChurchortheMultipleSclerosis practice in Detroit and Elizabeth (Dunn) Coe. He had torney, trust officer for. the
Society, Saginaw, following which he resided the past 20 years in St. Detroit Bank &' Trust
. Mrs. Coakes was born in opened his law office in Mioin Johns coming from Laingsburg. (Comerica) and after
Owosso on Sept. 15, 1898, the NoveQ1ber, 1973. He was elected On June 13, 1934, he married retirement was co-owner of the
daughter of John and Martha Oscoda County Probate Judge Anna Flynn. Mr. Coe was a Menold, Hippler & Crawford
(Schafer) Horton. She was a in 1976 and re-elected in 1982. He member of the St. Joseph Real Estate Management.
graduate of Owosso High School was a member of the Michigan Catholic Church St. Johns Mr~ ,Crawford's parents were
and had resided in this com.! Bar Association, the Michigan Survivors' indlude his .wife Adriel.A. and Lois Elizabeth
munity all her m.e. OnJune 15" Proba,te, and Juvenile JU,dges Anna; a daughter, Mrs. Ro' (Rigley) 'Crawford. He
1921 she married John G., ASSOCiation and the NatIOnal (Mary) Ebert of St Johns and ~ graduated from Owosso High
Coakes in Owosso. He died in! Council of Juvenile and Family grandChildren, Patrick and School in 1923, University of
1971. Mrs. Coak~s was. a ' CourtJu~g.es.. ., Lori Ebert. He was Michigan in 1927 and Harvard
member of the First U;mted In addition to his Wife; the predeceased by a son, Edward Law in 1931. He married Norma
Methodist Church, the Me'Too~ former ,Barba~a WaIk~r, he and 2 brothers, Thomas and Craft; and then he married
Club and the qwosso Travelileaves fIVe children, Michael, William. ,Dorothy Williams in 196'0.
Club. :. Bradley, James and William GI I Sundvors include his wife
Survivors include a son, Carl and Mary i(Cad) Coyer; enora COW es Dorothy; 2 sons,Jeffrey W. of
Philip' of Aurora, IL; a: two stepchildren, Dennis Welch ~ge 66, of Lansing, died. Knoxville, Tenn., Larry of
daughter, Mrs. Charle~ and Roger Welch; a brother, Saturday, September 10, 1983 i~ T~llahassee, Fla. and a cousin,
(Virginia) Sack of Corunna; ~ ~enneth Carl of Lansing and a Lansing.. Ohve Matthews of Owosso.
grandchildren; 14 great, sl~ter, Joan (Carl) Hussof Funeral services will be held
grandchildren and a brother •Dimondale. One iJrother, Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Gorsline· Roger W. Carstensen
John Horton of Mesa, AZ. Mrs:. Donald Th fpredeceased him. Run~lman
. . F unera.I Horne, Age 32, of Brant died Friday,
Coakes was predeceased by a e uneral services will be Lansmg. :Intermen~ will be at Aug. 5, 1983 at his residence.'
son, • Dr. Jack Coakes; .a held . ~t th,e Gordon Funeral Chap~l Hill MemOrIal Gardens, Mr. Carstensen worked for
granddaughter, 3 brothers and Home m MlO, on Monday, Jan. Lansmg., h S· C· t S ' 1
her parents. 31, 1983 at 11 a.m. lVl . 1 t 'b ti t e agmaw oun y OCla
Memorials may be made to e~orla con 1'1 u onsJ?lay Services. .
the American CancEl.r Society. be· dlrecte~ to the Amerl.can Funeral services will pe held
Cancer~oclety. . a t the Walker-Martin Funeral
Vernon E. Coak Survivors mclude her Home, Chesaning on Tuesday at
hqsband,. Robert . L:;, 2 1 p.m.. The Reverend Lewis
Age 20, Airman First elass •daughters, ~rs. Ch~lstIan Compton will officiate. witp
stationed at Luke Air Force (~everly) Clampagha of burial in Marion Springs
Base, Glendale, Ariz., died O~.QSsp an~ Mrs. ~enneth Cemetery. Friends may call at
Friday June 17, 1983, from (1,JIJda) ~pelgl of ~ulliken; 4, the funeral home after 7 p.m.
injuries sustajned in a gl"fl~dchl~dren, . Tma and this evening.
car/motorcycle accident. Cln'lSta Clampaglia of. Owosso, Mr; Carstensen was borp in
Mr.Coak was the son of Ruth Steve~ DeForest of Texas and Flint on Aug. 17, 1950. He was a
and Larry Coak, of 6761 E. ~ngelia Luttrell of Ind.; 2 1968 graduate of Ashley High
Nicaragua Dr., Tucson, Ariz. slstl')rS, Mrs. Et~el Young of.CA School and graduated from
85730. He was a 1980 Graduate a~~, Mrs. Celia Cowles of Michigan State University in
of Owosso High School. Lansmg. 1972.
Survivors include. his Survivors include his parents,
parents; 2 sisters, Linda L. Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Car.
Welsh of Tucson, Ariz., 'and stensen of Brant: a brother,
Evonne D. at home: a brother, . . ..
Matthew A. of EI Toro Marine Thomas of Chesamng; 2 neICes
and a nephew. .
Base, Santa Anna, Calif.; also In lieu of flowers memorials
his grandfather, H. A. Hut- may be given to the Chesaning
chinson of Corunna.
Memorial services will be Valley Ambulance or the
held later this week at Luke Air Marion Springs Volunteer Fire
Force Base, Glendale, Ariz. Department.
18 the owosso Argus-press

William (Geoo) Caruso James C. Carland EI

Age 76, of 4600 W. Britton Rd., Perry Age 61, of 523 Converse St.,Corunna nora B. Coleman
died Wednesday, Jan. 19, 1983 at Howell, :ed W~~sda.y, Jan. 12, 1983 at The Age lQ2, a resident Durand Con-
Mich. emOrIa ospltal, Owosso. ..valescent Center for the past B2
Mr. Caruso retired from the East. Mr. Carland was treasurer of G & Bdied Thursday Jan 6 1983 t th Dyear~
Lansing Police Departmentin 1975. Industrial Supply. Convalescent Cente'r Sh ~d ~ ~~n
Funeral se!"Vices will be held at the St. Funeral ~ervicel1 will be held at St. the past year. . e en ill for
Paul Catholic Church, Saturday at 10 Pauls EpIscopal Church Corunna Mrs Coleman wa h
a.m. Father Francis Faraciwill officiate 'Saturday at 11 a.m. Th~ Reverend Fun~ral servi s a ?~e:aker.
with entombment in Hillcrest Memorial Richard L. Blank will officiate with!Bellows Funeralc~ WI M held at
Ga.rdens.There will be a K of C Rosary burial in Pine Tree Cemetery, Corunna.a.m. Pastor Jim om~, o~day .a~ 11
Friday at 8 p.m. followed by the 4th The body rests at Kribs Colonial Chapel with buri 1 in I Hopkins will offICiate
I,"ests at Nelson-House F'uneral Homes, Friday from 2to 5and 7to 9p.m.
Knapp & Smith Chapel after 7 p.m. this Mr. Carland was born in Corunna Aug.t09
Home t:
Degree Chalice ceremony. The body will The family will receive friends today and Friends aay :aca Cemetery, Ithaca.
c~ sat the Bellows Funeral
ayan unday, 2 t04 p.m. and 7
evening. 17, 1921, the son of Charles and Madge M~~m·C I
l,'!Ir. Caruso was born in Owosso, Dec. 3, Car!and. He graduated ·from Corunna Tow~hi 0 eman was born in Arcadia
1906 the son of George and Michelina High Schooland had resided all his life inQeroge p, ~a~ ~881, the daughter of
(Spagnuolo) Caruso. He married Eva the ~orunh.a area. On Oct. 16, 1949 he tended I~; a a Burge~s. S~e at-
Arilidon in Owosso on May 23, 1936. Mr. mamed Elizabeth Butler in Owosso. Mr. Durand ar!ca ,Schools and lived ill the
Caruso was a member of the St. PaUl Carland was a member of the St. Pauls h a SInce 1927. On July 20, 1905
Catholic Church, K of C 4th Degree, Elks Episc?pal Ch~rch of Corunna and the~ ~t~~~aH~ace Coleman were married
Club was a veteran of World War II was AmerIcan Legion Post of Owosso. 'of th S . t~SD Coleman was a member
past' post commander of the Ame~ican Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth S e .even. ay Adventist.
Legion Post No. 57 and was Chef De Gare Calrand; a brother, Joseph Carland ofi"'li Urvl~O~ Includ~
ofthe 40 et8. :Bay City; a sister-in-law, Mrs. JaneC r r 0 h, Mich.;
Survivors include his wife Eva' a son Carland of Birmingham, Mich. an();:'o eman 0 Durand; 2 sisters, Wilma
a daughter, Lura
a son, Stuart
J.ohn of Cincinnati. 2 gran'dchildren' 2several nieces and nephews. . ~fooIPther of Blanchard and Rowena Kiser
, 'The fa"";ly gg ts .1 ) aca' a brother Burrell B .
sisters, Mrs. Angelina Spagnuolo and . . ..,. su es. memorIa con)lso '. ' . urgess
Mrs. Esther Belsito both of Owosso' a trlbutions St. Pauls Episcopal Church or o~ Ith~ca, 9grandchildren; 15 great-
brother John of Vero Beach Fla ~n~theAmeriCancancersocietY. Jrand hic~ldlldren; .4 great-great-
, , . '"1 W C
several nieces and nephews. Mr. Carusq ngl ayne asteel
. _ !{ran c ren and se I '
rlephews. Mr vCerla meces and
wasjlredeceased
---·' I M--C--·- by 2sisters
-' ,I Age. 70, of 1682 N. Lansing St., St. ~redeceased . S. son,0 eman
by her Kenneth was
and
Ermy • u r t l S J o h n s , formerly of Vernon, died Sunday" tmsband, Horace.
Age 85, of W. M-21, Owosso Trailer, May. 22, 1983, at Clinton Memorial:L!oyd W.Crofoot
Park died Thursday, April 7, 1983. at the Hospital. I .
Shiawassee County Medical Care M~. Caste~l was retired from Diamond Age 71, of Chesamng,passed a',Vay
Facility. Reo In LansIng. .. Monday, ~eb. 14,,1983, at Hurley Medical
Mrs. CUrtis was a homemaker. Funeral services will be held at Osgood Center, Flint. . .
Funeral services will be held at the Funeral H?me, .St. Johns, Wednesday at . Mr. Crofoot !las employed by FISher
Owosso Church of the Nazarene, Monday 1 p.m. BUrIal Will ta~e pla~e in Mt. Rest Body Plant, Flint, until 1959..Then as a
at 11 a.m. Pastor Clifford L. Walton wm~e!lletery. Rev. Keith Laidler will of- car salesman, w~rked for Wile¥ l,'!Iol?r
officiate ,with burial in Oak Grove flClate. Co., Owosso, until 1961. Fle continued In
Cemetery. Friends may call at the Mr.. Casteel was born in Ohio, March. that 'capacity at Stuart Auto Sales, later
Nelson-House Funeral Homes, Knapp & 22, 1913, the son of Mason and Hazel 'LaClair Sales, Chesaning. .'
Smith Chapel after 7p.m. this evening. (Georg~) Casteel. He had resided in St.! Funeral services will be held at. Our
Mrs. Curtis was born in Shaftsburg Johns SInC~ 1~42. He and Lucile Wilkie !Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church,
Mich~ in 1898 the daughter of Erastus and were mamed In st. Johns, May 24, 1941. ,Chesaning, Thursday at 11 a.m. Burial
Etta Rowley. She attended Shaftsburg He was. a member of the First United will take place in Mt Calvary Cemetery.
school. In 1921 she married Frank L.Methodist Church. Mr. Casteel was a !Rev. James Falsey will offic.iate.The
Curtis in Corunna. Mrs. Curtis was a' v~teran of Worl~ War II, a member ofthe Ibody will rest at Walker~MartID Funeral
member of the Owosso Church of the. DI~abled AmerI.can Veterans, and was a Home in Chesaningaftet'l p.m. today.
Nazarene. . :prIsoner of war In Germany. Knights of Columb\lS rosary will be said
Survivors include her husband, Frank; Survivors include his wife, Lucile; a at 7 p.m. Wednesday and prayer service
2daughters, Mrs. Lyle (Clova) Silvernail son, Dale W. and a daughter, Mrs. Karen at8:30p.m.
of Fla., Mrs. Lee (Bonnie) Irons of Cr~ssman, bot~ of St. Johns; 3 grand; Mr. Crofoot was bornjn st. Charles,
Pontiac;. 7 grandc~dren; 12 great- children: Raulie and Jodi Casteel and Dec.. 3, 1911, the sQn of Charles and
grandchildren; a slster,Mrs. Gatha Ryan Cressman; a brother, Jay Casteel Barbara Crofoot. He and Velma Giesken
Davis of O',Vos,so;, 2 brothers, Waldon of Owosso; 2 sisters, Mrs. Selma Thorn~. were married June 28,1932, at Our Lady
Ro',Vley ofIllinOis a!ldGleewon Rowley o~ sbury of Cleveland and Mrs. ~r~estine of Perpetual. Help. Catholic Church,
Indiana. Mrs. CUrtis was predeceased by Davenpo~ of Durand. Also survlVlng are Chesaning. He was a member of the
a daughter, Mrs. Cletus Wal~ron in 1982; many meces and .nephews. He was Knights of Columbus Council #2943 and a
agrands~n; a brother and a sister. predeceas~d. by his parents and a veteran of World WarII. ' ..
Memorials are' suggested 'to the brother, WIlbam. Survivors include his wife, Velma; 2
Owosso Church of the Nazl:lrene. , sons, Donald of Owosso and Thomas of
Chesaning; 1 daughter, ;\VIrs. Jane
Leadford of Flint; 5 grandchildren: 2
brothers, Charles of Beaverton and
LeRoy of St. Charles; a sister, Mrs. Ellen
'Browne of St. . Charles. He was
predeceased by 3 brot]iets, .David,
Harold and Robert. '
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1983
Phyllis M. Conger (Beers) Colby James L. Cavanaugh Frank R. Cermak Sr•
. AgeSunday
died 65, of 2335 Wellington
afternoon in Dr.
St. 93, of Crystal Springs, Age 83, of 4320 Duffield Rd., Ag.e . 55, of 8607 E, Maple
Adr~or'1977 l~~~inDadeCity,Fla,
J h' died Saturday, April 30, Lennon, died Monday morning Ra ds Rd El
0' .sie died'Friday,
Le re l~. • IV!fS. Colby was the Post Owosso.
0MserPs HcOSonPgietarl'"jAnnti at The Memorial Hospital, PI
. June 10th, 1983 at Ingham
af~r 29 years of. teaching mMaster for 18 years in Shaft- Mr. Cavanaugh was' an Medical Center, Lansing.
Flint, Corunna and Owosso. She ~l:lurg. electrician' for Oldsmobile in Mr. Cermak owned and
was t~e gra~e school art.~ Ji'uneral services will be held Lansing, retiring in 1965. operated Cermak's Radio & 1;"
supervisor and then head of the •at' the Nelson-House Funeral Funeral services will be held Sales & Service, Elsie. .
art department at Owosso High lHomes, LaR.owe Chapel, Perry, at Bellows Funeral Home Funeral services will be held
inB~nnister
School. .., l'Wednesday at 1 p.m. Jeff Siker-Durand on Wednesday at 1 p.m: at St. CyrUs Catholic Church'
Funeral se.rvices will beheld!@reseler, Pastor will officiate. Burial will take' place on Monday at 10 a.m:
at the Jenrungs-Lyons Chapel BuriaL will be in Roselawn Laingsburg Cemetery. Rev. With, Fr. M~x Frego officiating.
on Wednesday at 11 a.m. Dr. :cemetery. The family will Herbert Thompson will of- Burial WIll be in Ford
N?rbert W',Smitl,1 will ~fficiate ''ti!cei~e friends until 9 p.m. this ficiate. The family will receive Cemetery. The body rests at
wlth purlal m H~llcrest. 'e\l!mmg and Tuesday 9to 9 p.m. visitors today from 2 to 4 and 7 Carter Funeral Home Elsie
MemorIal . Garde.ns. ..£I'riends ;" Mrs. ~olby 'Yas born in Victor to 9 p.m. Memo.rials may be where a rOsary 7 will be'recited
may call this evenmg Tto 9 p.m. .'Fownship, Clinton County on directed to the Michigan Heart Sunday at :30 p.m.
and Tuesday ~ to 5 and 7 to 9 Oct. 19, 1889, the daughter of Fund. ' , . Mr. Cermak was born March
p.m.~he family suggests George and Kate (Lockwood) Mr. Cavanaugh was born in 14, 19~ in Oakley, MI the son of
memorIals to the First United Arthur. She attended Perry and Lake City, Mich. on Feb. 12,JaI?es & Helen Cermak. He
M~thodist .Church or the Kar . S~hools. Mrs. Col~y 1900, the son of James and resld~d most of his. life in
MIchigan Heart Association. reSIded m Shaf~burg, GladWIn Emma Cavanaugh. He had Banmster and Elsie areas. He
Mrs. Conger was born in and Crystal Sprmgs, Fla. Sh e lived in Lake City Lansing and and the former Clara Wagner
Goodrich, MI on June 10 1918 married Arthur Beers on Dec, Lennon but most ~f his life was were married June 11, 1955 in
the daughter of Dr. JOhnJ. and 25, 1906; he died on Dec. 22, spent in Lansing. He and Merrill, MI. He was a member
Pearl.(Stimson) Kurtz. She 1963; S,he marri~d Miles,GertrudeReedweremarriedin of St. Cyr~Is Catholic Church
graduated from Flint Central Fr,ushet m 1968; he died, on June Clare, August, 1942; she dierl
and
,E~sle Improvement
HighSchool, attended Michigan ,16, 197~. Then she mamed J.ohn January,1971. •ASSOCiation.
State University and graduated ,Colby m 1978. Mrs. Colby was a He attend the Lennon United Survivors include his wife; 3
from Eastern Michigan }~embe~ of thE) Shafts~urg Methodistchurch. !da~~hters, Mr,s. Theresa
University. Mrs. Conger came ;M~tho~ISt Church, Un,lted Survivors include a brother,Philli~s of Elsie, Mrs. Clara
to this community from Flint in, ~~thodlst Womens Society, Paul Cavanaugh of Lake City; Nemclk of Elsie, Mrs. Marilyn
1942. She married Dale Conger ~,K,l~gS Daughters of :w~odhull,'severalniecesandnephews. Coon of Elsie; 3 sons, Harold
on May 15, 1942,. Mrs. Conger PO,stmasters AssociatIOn, ofl He was preceded in death by 3Por.ubsky of Elsie, Frank Jr., of
was a member of the First Shiawassee Co. and Retlred\sisters and 2 brothers. ElsIe and Henry of Elsie' E
United Methodist Church, was~Postal ~SSOC'i
'Yorkers leonard P Clark grandchildren; 5 sisters, Mrs.
past president of the Zonta, ,,'II1'Survlvors lUclude h e r : ' Anna Lockwood of Elsie, Mrs.
Women's Club and the ··iusband, John of Fla.; a Age 77, of 3988 W. GranrlBertha·Kuchar of Henderson
A.A.U.'W. ::daughter, Mrs. Lucille M. River Rd., Owosso died Mrs. Mary Mead of Elsie, Mrs:
Survivors include her ~DeLater o£ Boynton Beach,: Thursday, June 9, 1983 at,Mildred Eberle of Grand
husband: 11 son, John; a rF-la.; 2 s0ll:s, George A. Beers ofl Findlay Country Manor, SVRap,ids, Mrs. Alma Brzak of st.
daughter, Ms. Sherry Elwel1€oopersvllle, Mich. and Johns, , ~UlS and a brother, Joe Cer-
both of Owosso and 6 grand- ,LlLwrence W. BeefS of. Mr. Clark was a retIred!llak of St. Charles.
children Boughton Lake, Mich.; 4 farmerimdpainter. . ; SI II MC f
. grandchildr;en; 8great-, Graveside services will be. ea. raw ord
'gl'andchildren, and a great- held today atl p.m. w.it? ~ev. Age 86, of 11325 Bath Rd.,
great-grandChild, Mrs~ Colby Alb~rt ~oodard, offl~latlng. Byron died Friday, Nov. 25, 1983
;wall pr,edeceased by a brother BurIal will be ~n Wildwood at the Shiawassee County
:aud a sIster. . Cemetery, Chesanmg.! Medical Care Facility. .
James Casal Mr. Clark was born Nov~ 27,\ Funeral services were'held
, . . 1905 in Chesaning, the son of Itoday, 11 a.m. at the Small &
.Me83, of Haz~lton Township James A. and Ellona C·1streeter Funeral Home, Byron.
died Sunday, AprIl 10, 1983.. (Bacon) Clark. He resided in Pastor Robert SchoeOh 1 f-
Mr. C~s~l, worked at BUlCk Bennington Township most of ficiated, burial was in a; r~n
Mo~o.r !?lvlslon for 30 years; his life. Cemeterv- - -- y
retirmgml965. , . SurvivorS include2[ M Cortright
Funeral services Will be held daughters, Mrs. Frank (Ellona) va •
at St. Robert'sCatholic Church, Bam of Homer, MI, Mrs. Age 93, of 4773 E. Alward R~.,
Flushing ,on Wednesday at 12:00 Lawrence (Henrietta) Sparkes Laingsburg di~d May 1: 1983lU
noon..Frtends may call at the of La~ngsburg; 10 grand_SparrowHosPltal,LanSmg.,
Whelpley Funeral Home, New. children, ,Larry C., Becky, Services for Mrs. CortrIght
Lothrop. Kathy Sparkes of Laingsburg, will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at
Lori Sparkes of Lansing, ,Pat the Nelson-House Funeral
and Stewart Bigford of Vicenza, Homes, McDougall ~hap~l,
Italy, Marguerite Pratt of Laingsburg. The faffilly WIll
Homer, Frank, Mark, Jennifer receivefriendstodayfrom3t05
. Baffi of Homer; a great- p.m. and 7to 9 p.m.
granddaughter, Paula Diana
Bigford of Vincenza, Italy and
several nieces and nephews.
Arrangements by Nelson-
House Funeral Homes, Mc-
Dougall Chapel, Laingsburg.
20 The Owosso Argus-press
1983

Ernest G. Dingler Birdie Louise Dodson William H. IIJlti\lm:itlfi

florence E. Duncan - I Age 77, 225 Gute St" Owosso Age 72,?f 103~ CIQverdale Dr.,
Age 82, of 911 W. Stewart sf Age 76, of St. Charles, died died Saturday, Jan. I, 1983 at St. Troy, Ohio, dIed Wednesday,
died Monday afternoon at hel'l Friday, February 18, 1983, in Joseph Hospital Tawas MI. Sept. ~l, 198~, at Stouder
home. ' Saginaw General Hospital. . ' , MemorIldHospltal, Troy.
Mrs. Duncan was aA veteran of World War II, She had been III for about the Mr. Dickinson had been vice-
homemaker. Mr. Dingler retired in 1966 from past 4months. president at Midland-Ross Co .
Funeral services will be 'held Saginaw Transmission,' Mrs. Dodson tau~ht school for 1960-1968. .,
'at ·Jennings-Lyons Chapel,: Services for Mr. Dingler will 22yea~sandl~earmJapan\ Funeral services will be held
Thursday at 1 p.m. Dr. Garry L.I be held Monday at 1:30 p.m. at ServIces Will be held at at First United Methodist
Yeager will officiate with burial' the Walker-Martin Funeral, Nelson-House ~uneral HO!Iles, Church, Troy, Ohio, Sat.. at 1
in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Home, Chesaning, with th~ Rev. Knapp & SmIth Chapel o~. p.m. Burial will take place in
, Mrs. Duncan was born in Jeffrey R. Williams officiating. Tuesday at 2 p.m. with Rev. Riverside Cemetery, Troy. 'Dr.
Carland on Jan. 17, 1901 the Burial will follow in Riverside Homer Van Buren and Rev. Brooks Heck will officiate
;daughter of Bert M. and Cora Cemetery, St. Charles. Friends Clifford Walton officiating.· Visitation will be Friday 2 to 4
Edna (MilleI'd) Smith. She may call at the funeral home Burial will be in, Oak Grove and 7 to 9 p.m. at Deeter-Baird
attended the Octagon andl ilfter7p.m. today. Cemetery. . ,Funeral Home, Troy. Con-
Owosso Schools. Mrs. Duncan Mr. Dingler was born in . On March 10,1905 Birdie was tributions may be made to the
hadresidedi~ this commtm!ty' Germany Dec. 9, 1906, and born in Dexter, Missouri First U.nited Methodist Church
most of her life. She mamed: resided in Saginaw County most Stoddard County th~ ~augh~r MemorIa) F~nd.
Vern Duncan on Sept. 4, 1954; I-of his life of Robert G. and Lillie DaVIs. Mr. DIckmson was born in
he died. in 1975. Mrs. Duncan I He and Elizabeth Kendall (Patterson) Crawford. A Fort Worth, Tx. Nov. 16, 1910,
was a member of the First were married June i5 1946. . graduate ofDexter High School, the son of John William and
Chu:c~ of Christ, Wom~n's: Mr. Dingler is survived by his Bethel· College ~ McKenzie,. Harriet (Dickey) Dickinson. He
ChrIstian Temperance Umon, wife; two sons, Ernest, Jr., of Tennessee an~d!d graduate wa~ a member .of the First
Sta~ of Ho~e, Rebekah Lodg~, Lansing, and Robert of Eaton ,work !it Michigan State Umted. Me~h~?lst, Churc~,
Soc!al ServIce, Club, Wom~n s Rapids; four daughters, Mrs. Umverslty. She and Rey. Ralph Troy;.lIs,~ed In Who s Who In
Relief Corp, Pleasant View Shirley Prince of Grand RapidsH. Dodson were mamed June Amenca ; graduated from
Auxiliary and Kings Daughters. and Mrs Loretta Flory Mrs 23, 1923 in New Bethel Baptist Texas A & M University, had
Survivors. include 2 nephews, Diana Broughton and' Mrs: ·Church, near Dexter, Missouri. been advis~r i~ the electrical
Gerald SmIth of Owosso and Elizabeth Lutzke all of St She was a member of Burton manufacturmg mdustry to the
The Reverend Max E: Smith of Charles; a st~p-daughter: United Methodist Church and government of India; charter
Bradenton, Fla.; a mece, Mrs .• D th D ' f LSI' . AARP. member of the Board of
WI.'Wam (PatrIma.. ) Denms . 0foro 20 yd hild
eCrISCO. 0nineangreat- . .mclude her D'Irect Qrs 0 fD 0 IIy Toy C0., TIPP
ng, Survivors ..
Knoxville, Tenn.; 6 great- g~a~l~ ren'd t .t husband Rev. Ralph Dodson; a City, Oh. He was retired from
nephews and 3 great-nieces.. ~an ~l . r~\~n f S~o ~~s ~f:~i daughte;, Esther Janes; 2 sons, Midland Ross Co.' and A. O.
Mrs. Duncan was pre?eceased rs. Sle a 0. • a . Edwin' Dodson of Phoenix, Smith Co. . .
by a brother, Flo,yd SmIth. and Mrs. Mary MIller of Flin~ IArizona, Edmond Dodson of' Survivors include his wife,
He was predeceased by . Tawas City; 7 granddaughters;)1ary K. (Border); a daughter,
daughter, Betty Gebauer, m a grandson; 2 great-grandsons; 'Mrs. Thomas (Elaine) Phillips
1980. a sister, Ethel Robinson of of Hartford, Conn.; 2 sons,
Dudley,Missouri. Thomas W. Dickinson of
Mrs. Dodson was Cleveland, Oh. and'Robert W.
predeceased by a brother and 2:, Dickinson of Hartford, Conn.;
sisters. '\11 grandchildren. He was
. preceded in death by 3sisters;
Fern IVrDeinln'g
Age 54, of Brant"died Wed-
nesday, April 13, 1983, at
Saginaw Osteopathic lJospital. .
Funeral services will be held
at Walker-Martin Funeral
Home, Friday at 11 a.m. Burial
twill take place in Brant
Cemetery. Rev.. Jeffrey R.
Williams will·officiate. Visitors·
may can at the funeral home
tonight after 7 p.m. I

Survivors. include her,

.children: Michael, Daniel,'
Elizabeth Dysinger, Judith
.Davis, Mary Lawrence,
Charles, Kathy, Douglas,
Vicky, and Becky; 12 grand-
children; 2 brothers and a
sister; Mason and Roy Wilson,
Mrs. Blanche Arnold. She was
predeceased'bya son Timothy. ,
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The Owosso Argus-press
1983

Mabel Dimick ferris A. Doty luella D. Doederlein .

, .' Age 59, of 5547 N. Srmth Rd., Hen-
Age 90, of ~idland di~d Wednesday Age76,of239E.FrontSt.,Ovld,passed derson, died Thursday, Sept. 29,1983, at,
afternoo~a~MldlandHospltal. away Satur~ay, ,March 12~ 1983, at TheMemoriaIHospital,Owosso.
Mrs. DlmIckWas a former employe~ of InghamMedical Center, Lansmg. Mrs. Doederlein retired in 1980 after
the ~tateSavings Ba~, Owosso; DIme, Mr. Doty had been empl?yed by working for 12 years at the Memorial
Savmgs Bank, DetrOit; Ferndale S~tei Consumers Power Co. as a Line Area Hospital Snack Bar.
1

B~nk, Ferndale and also the Selective Foreman retiring in 1969. ' " Funeral services wUfbe held at Salem
Se~cEi inShiawassee County for several: Funeral services will be held at 'Lutheran Church, Monday at 1 p.m.
years. " , . Houghton Chapel, Ovid, Tuesday at2! Burial' will take place in Riverside
}lluneral services will be held at the, p.m. Rev. Carl Staser will officiate. Cemetery, Henderson. Rev. Robert, P.
Jennings-Lyons Chapel, .Satu~day .a~ ,11; Burial will take place ·in Maple Grove' Mueller and Rev. Daniel M. Schaller will
a.m. Dr. N?rbert W: Srmth Will officIate. Cemetery. ,The family suggest officiate. The body will rest at Nels?n-
with burial m Oak Hill Cemetery. , " .memorials be given to the. United Church House Funeral Homes, Knapp & Srmth
Mrs, Dimick was born in Owosso: ofOvid. Chapel after 3 p.m. Saturday.
Township on Jun~ 17, ~89~, the daughter! Mr. Doty was born in Pinckney, Mich. i Mrs. Doederlein was born in New
I
of Fred and Lydia (DietrIch) Gute. She: ,MarclJ;"6, 1907, the son of Arthur and Haven Twp., July 2,1924, the daughter of
, attended Burton Sc~ools and graduatedrMargsret (Miller) Doty. He was a 1926" Edwin and Nellie (Corrin) West. She
: fr?~ Owosso Busmess College.. Mrs.• graduate of Ovid HighSch.ooI.. He a~d resided all of her lif~ in this area. S~e a~d
DlmIck moved fr~m Owosso to ~I~a~d Shirley Barber were married m OVid, Alvin W. Doederlem were marrIed In
I in 195~. She marrIed Bert O. PlIDlck m\ Oct. 19,1928. Owosso at Salem Lutheran Church, Jan.
Detor!t on qct..7, 1922. He died Jan. 2,1 Survivors include his wife; a daughter, 8,1949. , . .
1963. Mrs. Dlrmck was a membe~ of thei iJanet peaJ,'son of Brighton, Mich.; 3 Survivors include husband, AI:v~; a
Jj;ast Ashman Church of God, Mi?Iand , I 'granddaughters, Mrs. Linda Sagorski of; daughter, Mrs. Edward (Judy) Wllliams
member of the Re~ekah Lodge, Midland, Green Bay, Wis., Susan and Karen I of,;McLoud, Okla.; a s.on Dale at hOme: 4
and Bu~ns Gr~nge m Bancroft. Pearson , both of Anll Arbor. i grandchildren; a Sister, Mrs. Steve
- Survlvofsmclud.e. adaught~r, Mrs.. , , . , - .~~~.- (Lucille) Krish of Owosso: 2 brothers,
Kenneth (Janet) Killinger of M!dland;, 6 Clyde Dellereaux C)larles West of Oakley and James West
grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren; a . d fP osso· also nieces and nephews.
brother, Edward Gute of Flusbing and a; T Ag~ 80, of. Che:nm~, 2fa;:~ :r~~ 0 :M:mori~ls are suggested to Salem
sister,Mrs. Harold (Agnes) Burkhardt 'of ues ayevemng, arc , , i Lutheran Church.
OWosso. home. . '
HeIen D"enmson . ' Mr. Devereaux was a drIver for H- I "T D .
Chesaning Oil & Gas for 22 years, owned' een • alliS
Age 82, of 5984 W. M-21, Owosso died and operated the Standard Station' in: Age 72, of 1229 Ada st. died today at
Thursday evening, June 23, 1983 at The Chesaning in the 1940's, and had been Hurley Medical Center.
MemoriaIHospital,Owosso. part time custodian and bus driver for Mrs. Davis was a homemaker.
Mrs. Dennison was a homemaker and Chesaning Schools, retiring 9years ago. Funeral services· will be held at Jen-,
taught school many years ago at Burton Funeral services will be held at Trinity. lDings-Lyons Chapel on Monday at 1:30
and Meridian Schools. United Methodist Church, Chesaning, I p.m. Dr. Norbert W. Smit~ an~ !he
Funeral services wm be held Monday Friday at 11 a.m. Rev. Lewis P. Compton : Reverend Dewey E. M,oore wIl.I offICIate
i

at 1 p.m. at Houghton Chapel, Ovid with: will officiate. Burial will take place in !with burial in Chapel HI~I, Lans~ng.
Rev. Homer Var$uren officiating. Wildwood Cemetery. Friends may call Mrs. Davis was born m ChapIn on Feb.
Burial will follow in Oak Grove tonight after 7 p.m. at the Misiuk-Morse 26, 1911, the daughter of Clayton and
Cemetery. The family;- will visit with FuneralHome'Bessie Walter. She graduated froI!l
friends today from 1 to 9 p.m. and Sun- , Mr. Devereaux was born Feb. 2, 1903" Owosso High School in 1928. Mrs. D~VIS
day,5 to 9p.m. Memorials are suggested in Brady Twp. He and Alma Vinc,ent had lived in Owosso for 21 years; reSided
to the Burton United Methodist Com- were married in Chesaning, Nov. l1'in Lansing for 24 years and then return~d
munity Church. 1921. She died May 15" 1982. He was a to Owosso. She married Howar~ C. DaVIS
Mrs. Dennison was born Oct. 18, 1900inl member of the Chesaning Masonic Lodge on Aug. 16, 1957. Mrs. DaVIS was. a
Middlebury Township the daughter ofl and the Chesaning Conse~ation Club. member of the First Uru.ted Metho~st
George F._ and Hattie (VanDyne), Memorials may bemad~ to the Trinity Church The Memorial Hospital
Warren. She graduated from Ovid Highi United Methodist Church or the Con- AuxiliarY, United Methodist Women, was,
School in 1921 and Ypsilanti State! servation Club. 'a former Owosso Day Care Board
College. She was an Owosso resident' Survivors include 3 children: Stewart Member,AbigailChapterandO.E.S.
most of her life. On July 15, 1926 she and Devereaux of Chesaning, Mrs. Earl Survivors include her husband; .a son,
Ernes,t J. Dennison were married ini (Betty) McGaw of Saginaw, and Roy 'Richard Gerald Hill of NorthVIlle} ,a
Laingsburg. She was a member, of Devereaux of Midland; 14 grandchilren;, daughter, Mrs. LeRoy (Carolyn) Whittle
Burton United Methodist CommunitY!'19 great-grandchildren; 3 brothers: '0£ Orangeville, CA; a stepson, Ro~ertE.
Church; United Methodist Women; I Wells Devereaux of Chesaning, Duwayne .J!)avis, D.D.S. of Grand ~plds;. 8
Burton Farm Bureau. 1
I Devereaux of Mt. Clemens, and Gerald grandchildren; 3 great-gran~children,,2
Survivors in(!lude her husband; 3 Devereaux of Texas. He was
1 sisters, Mrs. Glen (Ada Marie) Baker of
daughters, Harriet and Lare Hardy of! predeceased by a great-grandson Aaron, ~nsing and Mrs. Dale (Inez) Hoover of
Madison Heights, Kathryn and Harold i, a sister, and 3 brothers. •Henderson.
Michelson of Lennon, and Thelma and-
Raymond Jacobs of New Lothrop; a sonl
Warren and Joan Dennison 'Of Owosso; l~
grandchildren; a great-grandson; ,I:
brother, George H. Warren; 2 sisters
. Miss Florence Warren and Mrs. Mar·
, jorie Werner both of Ferndale. .
Arrangements by Houghton Chapell
, Ovid.
22 The Owosso Argus-press
1983

Andrew Jackson Delay Kathleen'Duff john Stewart DeVault

Age 84, of Walnut Street ;Apartments, Age 71, who lived at Kona Villa, Age 85, of 5358 R~und Lake Rd.,
Col'UIU!a died Saturday, Feb. 26, 1~ atl Owosso, died Thursday, Feb. 17, 1983, at Laingsburg died Thursday, April 21,
Port Huron, Mich. ' . ' The Memorial Hospital, Owosso; 1983,4:25 a.m. at St. Lawrence Hospital,
Mr. Delay waS a' fanner and was a Funeral services will be held at st. Lansing.
retired G.M. employee from Fisher Mary's, Catholic Church, Durand, Mr. DeVault was owner-of Club Roma
Body, Flint. ,_ 'Monday at 10 a.m. Burial will take place for 35 years retiring in 1967.
A memorial service will be held at in Greenwood Cemetery, Vernon. Father Funeral services will beheld at
Kribs Colonial Chapel this evening at 8, Alex Battazzo will officiate. The family Nelson-House Funeral Homes, Mc-
p.m. The Rev. Billy Peyton will officillte. .will receive visiters at.Bellows Funeral Dougall Chapel, Laings1mrg on Saturday
,with burial in Lutesville, Missouri. After !Home, Durand, Saturday' 7 to 9 and,. at 2 p.m. with Father Duaine Pamment
'the services, Mr. Delay will be taken to Sunday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Rosary will' 'and Rev. Royce' Robinson officiating:'
the Morgan Funeral Home in Adva~ce., be Sunday at 7:30p.m. 'Burial will be in ReedCemete'ry. '
'Missouri., The family suggests memorials to the Mr. DeVault was born June 3, 1897 in
Mr.' Delay was, born in Advance, American Lung Association. Envelopes Dayton, Tenn., the son of JoJm and Lou,
Missouri on May 11, 1898, the son of are available at the funeral home. ,DeVault. On Sept. 17, 1942 he married the
Andrew Jackson and Polly Ann Mrs. Duff was born in Belleville, Ont.former Irene A. Brady in Lansing. She
(Bollinger) Delay. He moved bacJt to Canada, April 30, 1911, the daughter of died in 1968. He was a member of
Missouri after his retirement from G.M. Mathew and Elizabeth (Brown) Sum- American Legion, Eagles, Veteran of
in 1960 and he returned to Michigagin mers. She has lived in Owosso for the World War II. .
1982; He married .Alma E. Owens in past 2 years, previously in Durand. She Survivors include 3 daughters, Mrs.
Greenbrier, :Missouri on Sept. 29, 1917. and Robert H. Duff were married in Wilburn (Stella) Knight of Battle Creek,
They had been married oyer liP y Durand, Sept., 1946. He died Feb. 14, 'Mrs. Donald (Mary" Lou) Smith of
S'llrVivors, include'his wife, ; 6 1972. She was a member of theSt. Mary'S LaingsbUI:gand Kathanne of Lansing; 2
daUghters, Mrs. Ch~rles (Betty) ,Apsey· Catholic Church, Durand. 'sons, James of Laingsburg, and Darrell
of .Port Huron, Mrs. 'Larry (Blanc)le) Survivors include 2 step children;R. of Grand Ledge; 13 grljndchildren; 10
Sowell of Missouri, Mrs. Ralph (Reka) Robert Duff III of Cleveland Heights'great~grandchildren; 3 sisters and a
Hall of Owosso, Mrs. Orville (Mina) Ohio and Marion Goeckel of California; 9brothet.
Matthew of Owosso, Mrs. Vallton. step grandchildren; 3 brothers, Roy Memorials are suggested to the
(Shirley) Sutton of Owosso, Mrs. Frank' Summers of Durand, Harold Summers of American Cancer Society or' Reed
(RoSemary) Whittnerof Missouri; 6 Indio, Calif., and Jim Summers of Cemetery.
sons, John Delay of Flint, Bryce Delay of Kalamazoo. She was predeceased by a R I'd S" D I 'h' t
Owosso, Harold Delay of Missouri, .step daughter, a sister, ~nd 2brothers. ; ona ." 'e e an y
Burrette Delay of Missouri,Rev. Mar- Age 86, who lived at 504 E. Genesee St.,
shall Delay of California arid Forrest leo f. DeSander 'Durand, passed away today, April 21,
Delay of Californiaj 51grandchildrellj 54 Age 71, of Mt. Morris, died Friday 1983,atMemorialHospital.
great-grandchildren and a brother, morning, May 6, 1983, in his home. \ 'Mr. Delehanty had been a Conductor
,George Delay of Missouri. He was He was a meat processor. 'for..Gr~nd Trunk Western Railroad
:predeceased by two sons. Services for Mr. DeSander will be held retmng In 1962. . .
. ED' M d t 11 i Our Lady of Per- Funeral servIces wIll be held at st.
Fannie • aVIs pe~~af~~p ca~h~ic ~hurch, Chesaning, Mary's Catholic Chu~c::h,. Durand on
Age 97, of 4191 E. Hill Rd., Grand with the Rev. Fr. Richard Meyette of- . ~aturday at 10 a.m. BUrIal wIll take place
Blanc,diedFridayevening,Ma~20,1983, ficiating. Burial will follow in Wildwood tn. St. Johns Ce~ete.ry, F.e~ton. Fr.
at the Shiawassee County MedIcal Care Cemetery The body lies in state at Mlt~hell ~ednar~kl V:l~l offICIate. The
Facility (Pleasantview) in Corunna: Misiuk-Morse Funeral Home, famIly Will receIve VISItors at B~lIows
The funeral will be held at Jenmngs- Ch . h ere' f' d 'sit 2 t 41 Funeral Home today 7 to 9 anti FrIday 2
Lyons Chapel Monday at 1 p.m. Burfal is esam~~, ~ g rI~nd s maY/I 00 t~ 9 to 4 and 7 to 9. Rosary service will be
to be in East Plain Cemetery. The body p.m.:n d ,0 p.m. 0 ay an n n Friday evening at 7: 30.
rests at the funeraJ chapel. P.~~ ~e:i~der was born in Belgium Mr. Delehanty was
Mrs. Davis was born in Clinton County, Nov.' 16 1911 the son of Charles' and De~. Deleltmfttr.h:e:Hsl~o.nll\fEI«'~frDlur~mdJfOJ:
May 3~, Ib885, t(hNe da)usgh~tehrSofhJostetphld Alida D~Sand~r. He came to the United ~~Ipaast 60 years Fenton
and Eliza eth ye mI . . e a en e States in 1920. " . .
school in Lebanon Township and had H . ' . d b d ht M ,He and Agnes C. re married
resided in Manchester for 29 years.,
f· t
e IS surVIVe
h y a faug I
0 kler, • trs. I May 17I 1924,In
. d t J ds Loran (Bert a) Fuoss 0 a ey, wo member of St Mal'Y's Catholic Church
. DUran. < d H
e was a
~~e waSH Irdis. dm~rr~~26 ~h uth~n grandchildren,. Norman a~d Amy; three, Durand' V.F.W. 2272 Durand' Owoss~
WIIllston. e e tn . : e n brothers, EmIl of Lansmg, Omer of, . ' ..' ,
married "Ernest E DaVIS tn 1937. He S· agmaw.an d Alb er t 0f Ar kansas, and AmerIcan fR R C LegIOn,
d t and the Brotherhood
predeceased her in 1953
Mrs Davis was a ho~emaker.
th" t
.
M H Id (B th) 0 . • on uc ors.
,'K rede l~rs r~ rs. ~ro M g~r r a
f

Survivors include his wife, Agnes; 2

SurViving are' One son Carl Willistonl S en a f Q P at~maw, d rMs. a e ma, sons, Lloyd of Linden and Daniel of Lutz"
k H
of Grand Blanc;. one daughter,
' Mrs. Ra'y: (M pa .)0 G onbllac f an Ch 1 ttrs. H, arveYt,. FI.fl·,. a d,.al,lghter, M
, rs..Be'tty Pres ton 0 f
(Grethel) Thornton of Manchester; 12 ~rIe ~~ e bO th ar~ e. ~. was, BIg RapIds; 9 grandchildren; 11 great-
grandchildren and several great- pre ecease ya fO er, ymon. J grandchildren. He was preceded in death
grandchild;en, great-great- byason, V,brothers and 4sisters.
grandchildren and great-great-great-
grandchildren.
Ason, Earl, preceded her in death.
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1983 23

N. Harold Damm ,John T. Drury

Alex Dreuth
Age 83, of 119 N. Bachus St Corunna i Age 85, of 702 Fitzgerald St., Durand
di~d Friday, Oct. 14, 1983, at thJidied Sunday afternoon, September 4, 1983 Age 73, of Clio, passedawar Saturday,
ShlaWal3See County Medical Care;at the Durand Convalescent Center. Ju~y 23, 1983, at Hurley Medical Center,
Facility in Corunna. i Funeral services will be held at Flint. ..
M;. Damm .was a partner in Damm'siBellows Fimeral Home, Durand on ~uneral serv!ces wIll be held at St. 1
VarfetySto~emCo~unna. . . .Thursday at 11 a.m. with Rev. James Michael Cathollc Chur~h, ~aple Grove,
.A memorIal se.rvice will be held at theiMartin officiating. Burial will be in' !uesda~ at 11 a.m. Bunal wIll take place
First Congregational Church of OwossolLovejoy Cemetery, ,Durand. Visitatioll; mSt. Mlch~el Ce~etery. ~v. Fr. Robert
on Mon~ay a.t ~ ~,~., with the Rev. Dr., will be from 7 t09p.m. this evening and 2. Navarre WIll officiate. Fnends may call
H.B. Oliver offlclatmg. Mr. Damm willito 4and7 to 9 Wednesday. Durand: at Whelpley. Funeral. H0r:te, :New
be cremated. Commandry No. 21 memorial service Lothrop. A scripture service WIll be held
The family will receive friends Sunday will be held 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. this evening at7;30. .
from 1;5 p.m. at the Kribs Colonial Memorials are suggested to the Durand Mr: Dreuth was born m Sa~atov,
Chapel m Corunna. Congregational Church. Russia, June 4, 1910, the son of David and
Mr. Damm w~s born in Listowol, Ont., Mr. Drury was born Oct. 27, 1897 in Katherine. (Stukert) Dreuth. He was a
Canada on.April 21,1900, the son of John Durand to Selvy H. and Sarah J. Drury. former Owoss~ resident ~nd graduated
F. and Elizabeth Damm. He came to He resided all his life in Durand. On Oct. from Owosso High Schoolml929. He and
Corunna,from Albion, in1946. 19, 1921 he and the former Ruth E. Lucas Jewell Benham were married in
He was first married to Josephine were married. . Corunna, April 18, 1936. He was a
O'Dell. She died Sept. 26, 1968. He then Mr. Drury was a life member of member of the St. Michael/Catholic
married Evlyn Spice on Dec. 27, 1969, in Newburg Lodge F. & A.M. No 161.; Church and Maple Grove Blooper Ball
Corunna. . . Durand Commandry No. 21; Royal Arch League.
Mr. Damm was a member of the Fir.st Masons No. 139; Vernon Durand Chaptel' Mr. Dreuth worked in law enforcement
Congregational Church of Owosso a O.E.S. No. 243 and a Charter Member of . with Owosso Police Dept., thE
senior active member andpast president Farm Bureau. Mr; Drury's life work was Shiawassee Co. Sheriff's Dept., Bendix
of the Corunna Rotary Club, a 50-y~ar farming, he also worked at Simplicity Aviation Corp., of Owosso, Peerless
. memollr of Owosso Lodge # 81, Free and Engineering, Durand; Chevrolet in Police of Detroit, and as a private in-
Accepted Masons, and an Ambassador Flint; Grand Trunk Western Railroad vestigator. He was also employed at
Club member of the Owosso-Corunna' Bridge and Building; and sold produce at General Motors for 12 years, the D. M.
Area Chamber of Commerce. Flint Farmers' Market for over 40 years; Christian Dept. Store for 13 years, and
Surviving are: His wife, Evlyn Damm he also was a 4-H Handicraft Leader for worked with the C.C.C. in 1934. He retired
of Corunna; one son, James Dammof over 20 years. . I in 1973.
Corunna; onestep-s.on,JohnShawmanof. Survivors include his. wife; a son,: Survivors include his wife; Jewell of
Corunna; one grandson, two grand" Robert Drury of Durand; 3 grand- Clio; a daughter, Monica Dreuth of Santa
'daughters and three step- children; 2 great-grandchildren. Ana, Calif.; a son and daughter-in-law,
granddaughters. He was preceseased by a brother, i Thomas and Peggy Dreuth of Montrose;
Itary Agnes Doepker Hugh and a grandson. 3 grandchildren; 4 sisters, Mrs. James
IVI~ Arrangements by Bellows Funeral D. (Mary) Butts of Torch Lake, Mrs.
:l\ge 75, of 4200 Simpson Rd. died Home. Tom (Ella) Beckwith of. Georgia, Mrs.
T!lur~d{ly evening at Sparrow Hospital, Robert Lee Dilisworth Edward C. (Ruth) Sieb of Corunna, Mrs.
Lansmg. James (Joanne) Tanner of Flint; 3
:Mrs. Doepker was a homemaker and in, Four months old, of 441112 E. McNeil brothers, Edward and William Dreuth of
e~tlier life a bookkeeper at Chesaning St., Corunna, died Friday, Aug. 26, 1983, Owosso, Harold Dreuth of Greenville.
Sales. . at his residence. He was preceded in death by 2 brothers
;Funeral services will be held at theSt. The funeral will be held at Jennings- and a sister.
Pf,lul Catholic Church, Saturday at 10 Lyons C~apel in Owosso Monday at 1 Arrangements by Whelpley Funeral
a.m. The Reverend Father Francis p.m., With the Rev. Edward C. Sch- Home, NewLothrop.
i
F,iraci will officiate with burial in St. weikert officiating. Burhll is to IJe in Harold (Stubby) Dorrance
P!ul Cemetery. The body rests at Jen- Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. The body Age 54, ,of Carson City, formerly of
~gs-Lyons Chapel. There will be a rests at the funeral chapel. Byron area, Saturday, August 13, 1983, at
sQi'ipture service this evening at 7:30 Robert was born in Owosso April 14,
pim. at the chapel. 1983, the son of RolJert A. Dillsworth and Carson City Hospital. .
Funeral services will be held at
.~ . Doepker was born in New Lothrop Vicky ~u.chenbi1l. .' Knepps Funeral Home, Carllon City, at,
o . y 15, 1908, the daughter of James' SurvlVmg ,are: HIS ~aren~;. grand- p.m. Wednesday. .. .
auil Margaret (Welch) Conley. She at- parents, Lee and Bonme WIlk.lllson of Mr. Dorrance was born in Byron, May
tel:lded New Lothrop Schools and Owosso and Robert and Joyce Dillsworth 20,11929, the son of William A. a~d ~y
gGtduated from St.· Paul High School. of Owosso, and great-.grandparents, Dorrance. He served on Reed Clty Flre
Mts. Doepker resided most of her life in Harp and. ~artha Spaldmg of. Perry, Dept. for several years. ' •
ili,ts area. On Nov. 18, 1939, she and Howard WIlkmson of Gran!l Rapids and Survivors include bis wife, Bernice; Ii
Gilbert H. Doepker were married in the l.urah Bearndt of S1. Johns. son, Wayne of Carson City; his father,
StfPaitI Catholic Church. Mrs. Doepker William A. DIxon Willaim A. of Fowlerville; 3 brothers':
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Dorrance of
w's a member of the St. Paul Catholic '
CJurch and the Altar Society. Age 62, of 6535 S. Sheridan Ave., Fowlerville, Nlr and Mrs. George.
~urvivors include her husband; 2 sons, Durand died Monday, May 9, 1983 at Dorrance of Durand, and Mr. and Mrs.
JiJPles of Swartz Creek and Robert of McLaren General Hospital. Bob Dorrance of· Bancroft; several
OWosso Township; 4 grandchildren and a Mr. Dixon worked at Kmart. . nieces and nephews. He was predeceased
btother, James Conley of New Lothrop. Funeral services will be held at Bowles by his mother, Amy. '
~rs. Doepker was predeceased by 2 & Sons Funeral Home, Linden on
brothers. Thursday at 1 p.m. Elmer Asper and
Nyle Ruppert will officiate with burial in
Crestwood Memorial Gardens.
24 The Owosso Argus-press
1983

Wilfrid J. (Willie) Devine Bessie May Doederlein

Age 60, of Chesaning, died Sunday,' Age 88, of 536 Fletcher St., Owosso died George F. Drown
Feb.2'1,l983,atSaginawV.A Hospital. Thursday, February 24, 1983 at the Age 65, of 113, S. Gratiot, Ovid died
Mr. Devine had worked at Roycraft Shiawassee County Medical Facility. She Tuesday, Jan. i8, 1983 at Clinton
Coach in Chesaning for 43 years. had been ill for the past 4months. Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at Our Mrs. Doederlein was a homemaker. Mr. Drown was,a farmer.
Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, Funeral services will be held at Funeral services will be held at the
Thursday at 11 a.m. Burial will take ;Nelson-House Funeral Homes, Knapp & Nelson-House Funeral Homes, Knapp &
place at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Rev., Smith Chapel on Saturday at 2 p.m. with Smith Chapel, Owosso, Thursday at 1
James Falsey Will officiate. The body! 'Dr. Garry Yeager officiating. Burial will! p.m. The Reverend Carl Staserwill of-
win rest at Walker-Martin Funeral Home' ,be in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. The ficiate with burial in Riverside
after 7 p.m. today. Knights of Columbus ibody will lie in state today from 9 to 9 Cemetery, Henderson. The body will rest
Rosary' will be Wed. 7 p.m. followedby,p.m. ' at the funeral home after 10 a.m.
prayer service at 7:30 p.m. , '" '; Mrs. Doederlein was born Feb. 2~, 1895 Thursday.
Mr. Devine was born in St. Quentin, N.in Chapin, MI the daughter of RIchard Mr. Drown was born in New Haven
B., ~pri130, 1922, the so~ of Romeo and:an~ A~ce (McCa~y) Burgess.. She,' Township, Aug. 30, 1917, the son of Floyd
MarIe Anne (Roy) Devme. He was a reSIded 10 Owosso slllce 1917; preVIOusly and Rose (Hurst) Drown. He married
memb7r of the Knights of Columbusi jnChapin~ She was marr.ied to Theodore i AliceM. Swan on June 3, 1944.
Council No. 2943 and a veteran of World' Hunter; He passed away III 1948. She then Survivors include his wife Alice' 2
War II., ' . ' • married Albert Doederlein. He die~ in sons, George Jr. of Hemlock, Gar.) of.
, Survlvors 10clude a brother. Roland of, ·1969. She' :was a member of the First Lansing and 4graridchildrf>'
Minneapolis, Minn.; 3, sisters, Mrs. Paul ,Church of Christ. ... - - . . - .. • .' .......cc~
(Rita) Pilon of Montreal, Mrs. Thomas ! Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Anna M. DaVIS
(Fernande) Reno of Mt. Clemens, and, Alice Drahos of Owosso; a son, Milford
Mrs. John (Rolanda) McGuigan of L. Hunter of CorJll1na; 3stepsons, Ed, Age 56, of N. Beryl Rd" Flint died
Detroit. Also survived by nieces, 'Alvin and Fred Doederlein all of Owosso; Tuesday, March 29, 1983 at Hurley
nephews, aunts, and uncles. He Wll~ a step daughter, Mrs. Ruth Holton of Medical Center.
predeceased by his parents. Elsie; 14 grandchildren; 12 great- Funeral services will be held at Reigle
- grandchil~ren. She was predecesed by 2
Funeral Home, Flint, Sunset Chapel, 4305
Norma l. Dean I ,brothers and a sister.
Clio Rd., on Friday at 1 p.m. with Pastor
E. Wayne Lewis officiating. Burial will·
, Age 57, who resided at 415 E. Elm St.,1 be in Hillcrest Melllorial Gardens,
Vernon, died Wednesday, Jan. 12, 1983, at: Paul E. Downs OwoSso.
Hurley Medical Center. She had been ill .,l\g~ 63, of 429 Gute 81. died Sunday Mrs. Davis' was born May 27, 1926 in
for the past year. mormng at The Memorial Hospital. Laingsburg the daughter of Charles and
Mrs. Dean was a homemaker. Mr. Downs had been, a manager, for Marie Brendahl. She resided in Fli9t
Funeral services will be held at I Montgomery Wards. ~ ,. since 1954.
Benows Funeral Home, Monday at il. Funeral services' will be held .at Jen- She i,s survived by her husband Leslie;
a.m. Burial will take place in Greenwood nings-Lyons Chapel, Wednesday at 11 adopted'son and daughter, Roy and Kay
Cemetery. Pastor Frank Snyder will, a.m. Dr. Garry L. Yeager will officiateYax of Burton; stepchildren, Steven
officiate. The family will receive visitors' with burial in Oak Hill CemeterY.IDavis of Swartz Creek and Mrs. William
7 to 9Saturday, 2t04 and 7to 9Sunday. ,Memorials are suggested' to the (Sherry) Zaneski of VA; 4 grand-
, Mrs. Dean was born in Vernon Twp" Michigan Heart Association. Friends children; a brother, Raymond Brendahl
Jan. 12, 1926; the daughter 9£ Roger and may call today from 2to 4and 7 to 9 p.m. ;of Lansing; several nieces and nephews.
I

.Frances Barlow. She' attended Chalker Mr. Downs was born in Elberta, Mi. on Memorial contributions can be made in
Country and Durand Schools. She resided Aug. 29, 1919, the son' of Edward and her name to Hurley Medical Center
most of her life in Vernon. She was! Mary (Hawkins) Downs. He attended Cancer Care Unit.
DlaI'ried to Charles E. Dean, Feb. 10, ~iles Schools and was a vetern of World WI'non~ D. Dav,'s
1950, in Durand. War II. Mr. Downs had resided in this "
Survivors include her h\lsband . area since 1963. He and Clarice Fidler Age 76, of 4117 N. Carland Rd., died
Charles; 1 son, John; 2 daughters, were married in Roseland, Ind. on,sept. Monday evening at The Memorial
Victoria and Karol, all of Vernon; a 4, 1953. MI'. Downs was a member of the Hospital. '
sister, Mrs. Mary Kielpinski of ~hodes, .First Church of Christ. Mrs. Davis was a homemaker.
Mich.; her~bther, Frances; 2 nephews Survivors includehis wife' 2sons Rick Funeral services will be held at the
and 1 niece.. She was predeceased by her of Ovid and Jerry of Owo;so;' 3 grand- Jennings-Lyons Chapel, Thursday at 1
father, Roger Barlow. ,children; a sister, Mrs. Gale (Edna) p.m. The Reverend Homer VanBuren
Johnson of Naples, Fla. will officiate· with burial in Oak Hill
I The family request ,donations to
. American Cancer Society or Faith Bible Roy DaVis . Cemetery.
Church of Vernon. Envelopes available' Age 76, of Mt. Morris died Saturday, Mrs. Davis was born in Holly, the
at the funeral honle. ' daughter' of Charles and Bertha
Aug. '27, 1983 at Flint Osteopathic (VanAvery) Young. She attended Holly
Hospital. Schools and had resided in this area since
'Do Id D Mr. Davis retired in 1970 from Buick 195~ coming from Holly. . ,
na eldin ,Motor Division. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs.
Age 65, of LaS ' ' , Funeral services were held today, 1 Richard (Darlene) Cook of Carland and a
Durand died F ~~e, 111. and formerly f p.m. at the Church of tne Nazarene, New brother, Kenneth Young of Holly.
1983 at the r;Ymorning, Nov ~ Lothrop. The Reverend R.C. Raycroft
Illinois. , a aUe-Peru Hospital officiated with burial in Elmwood
, Cemetery.
Arrangements by Whelpley Funeral '
Home, New Lothrop;
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1983

Catherine J. Deverney Jan B. (Barry) Dalgleish ,

Age 18, of 576 Beck St., died Friday Age 38, of 1462 Highland Hills Drive,
afternoon Oct. 21, 1983! at her home. She Kalamazoo died Saturday afternoon
j

had been ill since June of this year. . north ofIonia as a result of a plane crash.
The funeral will be held at Jen.nings- Mr. Dalgleish taught school in Battle
Lyons Chapel Monday at 1 p.m., with the Creek since 1969.
Rev. Fr. Raymond Goehring officiating. Graveside services will be held
Burial is to follow in Oak Grove Tuesday at 3 p.m. in CarSon City
Cemetery. . Cemetery. The Rev. HaydenK. Carruth
The body rests at the funeral chapel. will officiate. The family will receive
Miss Deverney was born in Eaton friends at their residence, 719 Dewey St.,
Rapids on Aug. 29; 1965, the daughter ofiOwosso. Memorials may be made to the
JacobandUlah (Gleason) DeverneY'Northwestern Jr. High School in Battle
. She attended the Michigan School for Creek. d

the Bli~d: Mr. palgleish was born in Grand

SurviVIng are: Her parents; onerRapids on March 25, 1945, the son of
brother, Andrew; a:g~andmother, Jean Duane W. and Evelyn (Langdon)
Hayter of Eaton Rapld~, and a grand-Dalgleish. He graduated from Owosso
father, Alphonse Gamelin of Sault Ste. HighSchoolin 1963 attended Flint Junior
Marie. College and graduated from Central
Michigan University in, 1969. Mr.. )D .
Lila Mae Dellamater Dalgleish had resided in Owosso from Elsie C. (Maron aVIs
1946 to 1969 and had resided in Battle Age .64 of 729 S. Norton St., Corunna
Age 84, of Chesaning, passed Creek since 1969. He was a membe: of died Mdnday, pec. 19, 1983 at the
away Saturday, Dec. 31, 1983, at the Battle Creek Teachers Assocation, Shiawassee County Medical Care
Chesaning Rest Home. M.E.A. and Happy Hoofers Running Facility. She had been ill {or the past 5
Funeral services for Miss. Club. . years. Death was attributed to com-
Dellamater were held today at Survivors include his father an~ plications.
Misiuk-Morse Funeral Home. stepmother of Owosso; 2 sisters, Mrs. Mrs. Davis had worked at Maron's
Burial took place in Wildwood Arthur (Marlene) W~lliamson of Reno, Market in Owosso.
cemetery. Nev. and Mrs. Kerry (Denise) Stone of Funeral services will be .. held at
Owosso. He was predeceased by his Scarletts Funeral Home, Thursday at 1
mother in 1972. p.m. The R~v. R'D~an ~. Smith w~1l
Arrangements by Jennings-Lyons officiate With bUrial In Oak Hill
Chapel. Cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday
. MD h at the funeral home from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9
Clara • Fe;. mer p.m. .. .. '
Age 76, of LaingSburg, formerly of Mrs. Davis was born In Detro~t on Jan.
Monroe, died Saturday~ Oct. 2~, ,1983 at 17, 1919, the daugh~er of WendlIn E. and
Lansing General Hospital. Christina (Numenck) Maron. She at·
Mrs. prehmer had worke~ for t~e tended Owo~so Public ~chools a~d
Detroit Bank' and Socony OIl, CO.ln graduated from Owosso High School In
i

Dettoit. , ," .•. ,', 1936. Mrs. Davis had resided most of ~er
Funeral services wereto be held at thei life in the Owosso area. She marrI~d
Nelson-House Funeral Homes, Mc-: Alvin Marshall Davis, Dec., 1939 In
Dougall Chapel, Laingsburg to~ay at,! Owosso. Mrs. Davis wa~ a member ofthe
p.m. The Rev. Frederick ~. Bridge wIll St. John~ Church of ChriSt. .
officiate with burial In Fremont Survivors include 2 daughters, Mrs.
Cemetery, Bancroft.. William (Linda A.) Welch of Owosso,
.Mrs. Drehmer was born In Durand on Mrs. Herman (Susan K.) Robledo of
April 29, 19()7, the daughter of Oscar and Owosso; 4 sons, Edward A. of North
Florence (Richardson) Leetch. She Hollywood CA, Ronald R. of Tarzana,
married LeRoy Drehmer in Detroit on CA Garyt of San Francisco, CA and
April 17, 1948. Mrs. Drehmer was a Ch~rles Wi of San Diego, CA; 5 grand-
member of the O.E;S. Order of Eastern children' >:4 brothers, Herman John
Star. ' Maron a~dHenry George Maron of. Ovid,
Survivors include her sister, Mrs. Louis Maron and Arthur William Maron
Katherine Pratt of Farwell; a brother of Owosso and many nieces and nephews.
Clinton Leetch of Linden and 4 nieces and
3' nephews. Mrs. Drehmer was '
predeceased by her husband. LeRoy.
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Anna Das .. .
~ge 6~, of 143 .E.High St., Martha ~.Defrance "RichardD. Duraida ". Joseph f. Drenovsky
OVId died M9nd~y evening, !>ge 75, of .2{l80 W. Grand Age 63, of4965 Exchange Rd.,. Age 72, of 901 N.
June 20,19S3at~erresidence. hersa~y ~ov.
RIver ltd., Owosso, passedBancroft, ".passed away Thur-Durand died Th
FlJllera! services will be helq away Weil., Nov. 9, 1983, at evemng,
OakSt.,
17,1983, at1983 at home. ursday, Dec. 1,
at the Umted (Jhurch of Ovid on home. " .The Memorial Hi>spital F l '
S~~a s~rvlces .
Man~acturing ~
,Friday atl p.m. The Reverend Mrs. DeFrance had worked a( Owosso. 'at w,lD be held
lIilIcres~ Mld.WestAbra~ive. ~t Chevrole~ V.,sw~~an 1~
,Carl Staser will officiate with O'-'OSSO and Mr. DUi'aida was a farmer D . d ary n Catholic Church,
G~rdens. Aubl~
bur!aI . ill l\1emorial . . and; worked F:. onday at a.m.
The family suggests. Funeral servIces Will be held Engme Plant m Supervision for r .. B J?seph. of-
meIllorials to the Ovid Area at Misiuk-Morse Funeral 39 years. . ; . ~clalllg. urIa} WIll be. In St.
Ambulance or the Lansing Home, Chesaning, Friday at 1 Funeral services will be held aWt Ce~~t~rr· The famIly will
Chapter of the Multiple p.~. Burial will take place at at Love Funeral Home,Ban- ~ee ~l rIends at Bellows
Sclerosis. . [Wildwood Cemetery. The Rev. croft, Monday at 11 a.m., with,s;:nera . Home, Durand on
Mrs. Das was born in !pat Hines from the First Rev. James Martin officiating. turday, 6 to 9 p.m. and
~echoslovakia on AprilS 1912 .Spiritual Episcopal Church Burial wiJI take place in Sun~ay, 2 ~o 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A
She had resided in tbe Ovid are~' Owosso will officiate. Th~ Fremont Cemetery, Bancroft. p~rIsh scrlptur~ service will be
forthepast34 years. On May 1 ,family will be present at the Mr. Duraida. was born in 7.30 Sunday WIth a rosary to
1943~he. and Mitch DaS wer~~imeral home today from 2 to 4,Elyria, Ohio.. M,arch 1, 1920, the follow by the Slovak Catholic
marrI~m Cleveland,OH. Mrs. and7t09p.m.. . son of MIChael and Ann,a Sokal Assembly No. 192 of
Da~. waS a member of the . Mrs. DeFrance was born in (Barabas) Duraida~ He at- Owosso..
Umted " Church qf Ovid, Chesaning, April 7, .the tended schools in Gaines and MemorIal contributions may
Crescent. CI~b, Travelers· Club,'daughter of Theodore graduated from there· in 1935. be made to the Durand Railroad
former chOir ~ember of the; Thomas. She was to He had ~en a resident of MUseum or Depot Fund.
church and a member of th~ Joseph DeFrance Oct 26 Bancroft smce 1943. He and Mr. Drenovsky was born May
Z.C.B.J, Lodge o~Owosso. i in Owosso. . , " Avis. Exine' Bennett were 9,1911, in Chicago, Ill. the son of
Sqr~i:ors .include her Survivors include her married in Sylvania! ~hlo, Feb. Jpseph and Augusta '(Vivda)
h~sband, 2 daug~ters,Mrs. husband, Joseph; qdaughters; 20, 1955., He was affIlIated. with ",Drenovsky. He resided in
!~lchele Ivan of MIdland, Mrs. Mrs. He~ry (Mavi&.) Mazurek of the .First Co~gregatlOnal Durand for the past 60 years. On
SI<:b\ey Ber~ath of Elsie: a son" Perry, Mrs. Kennettl";lHelen) Church of Durand, belonged to Sept. 9, ~933, he and the former
DaVId o~ Brisbane, Australia; 2 Shepard of Owosso, ., Mr,S the U.A.W. ~o. 659£or 40 years,' Agnes Rlha were married in St.
g r , e n a.nd a sister Walt (Barbara) . k . of and also was .a member of the .Mary's Catholic Church
M. 'cC erineSoVisOfoakle/ Owo~so; 7 grandchildren; 11 Farm~urea!l:. .
Ar~angments . by thej great-grandchildren; 2 S.urvlv~rs m~lude his wife,theSt.Mary's.CatholicChurch;
Durand. He was a member of
Houllhton Chanel. OVId, . i brothers; Earl Thomas of AVIS Exme! his mother, Mrs. ISlovak CatholicSokalAssembly
Chesat:ling . and Maurice ~nna Duralda lof Bancroft; 2 #192 of Owosso; International
Thop!as of Florida .A sister SIsters, Annabelle Powell and Brotherhood of Fireman and
Lila Klipie, predece~sed her. 'Bessye H!ckey of Corunna; also Oilers which he was a secretary
. several ~Iecesand nephews. He for 25 years. He was a
"Dowell "was pr~tleceased by his father Stationary Engineer for Grand
and a sister. Trunk Western Railroad for 47
Roger B.
! ~ge 18, formerly of Bath died RoseMary C. Diebolt years, ~etiri~g Aug. 1, ~974.
Friday, Nov.. 18th, 1983 in ." SurvIvors Include his wife; 3
Melbourne,FL asareswtofan t Age 72, of 219 N. Park St., sons, Paul of Durand, Richard
automobileaccldent. pwosso, died Saturday, Oct. 1,19f Houghton and Jacob of
Funeral services will M.held i983, at T~e Memorial Hospital .. Durand; 4. granddaughters; a
at Nelson-House Funeral. Mrs. Dlebolt taught school at brother, John Drenovski of
Ho~es,McDougall Chapel,the. ~t. ~oseph Catholic School Flint; 3 sisters, Mrs. Mary
Lamgsburg fon Tuesday at 3 retmng m1971... Arvor "of Durand, Mrs.· Helen
p.m. with Rev. Hugh Banninga Funeral servIces WIll be held Benc~1 of Gladwin and Julia
officiating. B,urial will be in at the St. Paw Catholic Church ~renovsky of Owosso; several
Pleasant Hill Cemetery Bath. on Tuesday at 11 a;m. Fr. meces and nephews.
The body will rest at the chapel Robert Kolenski will officiaite He was predeceased by a
after 10 a.m. Tuesday. :with burial in St. Paul daughter, V~rginia May; his
Cemetery. The body rests at the parents; a sister, Anna and a
Nelson-House Funeral Homes grandson.
Knapp & Smith Cbapel after Ii Arrangements by Bellows
p.m. this evening. There will be Funeral Home, Durand.
a rosary at 8 p.m. tJrls evening.
Meghan Beatty Daniel teon Deneen
12 Hours old, of 736 Grand ;~ge 72, of Dearborn, a {grlner
Ave., Owosso died Saturday ~esident of this area, pass~d
evening at Sparrow Hospital. ... )way Friday, June 3, 1983 at his
Graveside services will be \!l.o.me.
held on.Wednesday,at 10 a.m. pR<Funeral services will be held
with Mr. Earl Skinner of-. 'atvGuerseed Funeral Home on
ficiating. Burial will be in Oakl Ilesday, June 7tg at 1p.m.
Hill Cemetery. ~
Arrangements by Jennings-
Lyons Chapel.
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1983

ArdisA. fhl Kath~rjne A. Eldridge

Age 65, of 436 Lamb St., Perry died Age 85, formerly of Kiwanis VllIage
Saturday, Oct. 8,1983 at Lansing General died Wednesday. at Clinton Memorial
Hospital. ' Hospital.
,Mrs. Ehl was owner/operator of Ehl?s Mrs. Eldridge was a school teacher
Grocery Store in Morrice from 1954-1959. and a homemaker.
FUneral services will be .held at Funeral services will be held at
Nelson-House Funeral Homel?, !iiRowe iPaul Catholic Church, Saturday' at
Chapel, Perry on Wednesday at 10 a.m. a.m. The Reverend Father Robert D.
with Rev. John Carr offiCiating. Ih-Kolenski will officiate with, burial in Mt.
tewent will be in Lodi Cemetery, Olivet Cemetery, Laingsburg. The body
Kalkaska at ~ p.m. The family will [rests at Jennings-Lyons Chapel. Friends
receive friends this evening from 7toI9 maycallfrom2,t04and7t09p.m. .
andTuesdayfrom2t04and7t09p.m. : will be a rosary service Friday at 7 :
Mrs.Ehl was born in Bell Oak, MI tije p·.m. Memorials are suggested to the St.,
daughter of Burt and Josephine (BarloW)VmcentDe~auI. .
Rathbun. She resided most of her life in 1\:1rs. EldrIdge was born m i
the Perry,,:,Morrice area. She attendedt}ie on May 7, 1~97, the daughter of John W.,
Perry.UnitedMethodistChurch. .":,and Catharme E: (Wade) Doyle. She
. .'. ' . , .. ':attended the SCIOta Elementary
. SurvlVor~ mclude a son andda?ght~il- Laingsburg High Schools and
In-law, RIchard and Jacqueline :t9frolll Shiawassee County·
Dura~d; 2 daughters, Mrs. Robe~Teachers' Institute. Mrs. Eldridge •
(PatrIcia) Bement of Burton and Mts,. ,resided all her Iifein Owosso. :
~iII (Linda) Page of Perry! a daughte~- :married Daniel Eldridge in Laingsburg .
m~~aw, Hel~nEhl of MOrrice; 7 gran~- on June 25, 1919. Mrs. Eldridge was aiJames KEllis,
chIldren, Jlffi, Tom, Bob Bement; Jolin member of the St. Paul Church in Owosso. •
and Tod Ehl; Kim Ehl; and Kristir(a and St.Isodore Church in Laingsburg. i Age 79, of 1902 Tahyio Rd. died
Page; 5 brothers, John Rathbun.,. Surviving are her children, Mrs. Carli Saturday at The Memorial Hospital.
Morrice, Glen Rat~bun of Corunna, Ea~l (Marie) Buness of Clio, Mrs. Margaret Mr. Ellis was past owner and publisher
Rathbun of Pontiac, Ed Rathbun~f ~hier of Owosso, Mrs. Donald (Mildred) of the 'Durand Express from the mid
Swartz Cree~ and Albert Rathbun~f .~.. raham of Owosso, Harold Eldridge ofi1940's to 19~2 When.he sold it. Then he
Bancroft; 3 SIsters, Mrs. Florence Cartltr wosso, Howard Eldridge of Flint, Mrs. became an Insurance agent for Motorist
of Morrice, Mrs. Myrtle Little of Detr~t • urt (Maxine) Cunningham of Owosso Mutual until 1982. . '
and Mrs. Frances Carr of Morrice. '~lUd Mrs. Gene (Maureen) Biondi also ofi A memorial service will be held at the
M Ehl was predeceased by ~r ~wosso; 18 g:ahdchildren. and severaI'Christ Episcopal Churc~ on Tuesday at
rs. ,~~ .' . .~ treat-grandchIldren. . ,11 a.m. TlleReverend RIchard L. Blank
husband, Ed',Vard m 1911 and b}.~ MarUey EngebretsOn . 'will offiCiate. Memorials are suggested
brothers ~ndslsters. , ., . . . ' to the Shiawassee Shrine Club for
Memorla!s can be sent to the AmerlC< ~ge 83, of 227 W. Mam, ElSIe died Crippled Children, Christ Episcopal
Cancer SocIety. FrIday,. June ~4, 1983, 5 a.m. at The, Church or to your choice. .
--. E I MemorIal HOSPItal, Owosso. . • Mr. Ellis was born in'Sulphur Springs,
Hany nge . Mr.Engebre~onwa~afawer. Texas on Jan. 8, 1904 the. soh of James
Age 84, of 6265 Mowerson Rd., Brown Funeral servIces WIll b~ held at the. and Daisy (Kitfcaid) Ellis. He graduated
City, Mich. died Wednesday, April 13. Carter Funeral Home, ElSIe on Monday Iin Glenwood, Arkansas. Mr. Ellis had
1983 at8t. JospehHospital, Flint. '. at 1 p.m. The Rev~ren~ Jos~ph ~l~ver been a Michigan resident since 1929
Mr. Engel was a fawer. . a~d Rev~re!1d I?avI~ MIles WIll offIcll,;te resirung in this area since 1935 from
l

Funeral arrangements are being wIth bUrIal m RIverSIde Ceme~ery, ElsIe.: Flushing. .J;Ie married Thelma M.
handeledbythe Common Funeral Home Mr. Engebretson was born m Durand,MacDonald m Owosso on Dec.. ll 1935.
iBrown City. Burial will be in Yale, Mich.' Ill. on,Jan. 23, 1900, the son?f Oscar and' Mr: Ellis was a member, of the Christ
. Mr. Engel was born in Brockway ~gn~s ~ngebrets~n. ,He reSIded most of E~IscopalChu~ch; . a member of the
;Township on Aug. 23, 1898 the son of hIS life In the ElsIe are~. On Mar~h l?,Shiawassee Shrme Club, ~fe member of
:Amos and Magdelina Engle. He married' 192~ he and Bethel Doge were mamed In all branches of the MaSOnIC Lodge, and a
.Lois Ranney. . ElSIe. M~. Eng~bretson was ~ member of member of the Owosso Lodge to.O.F.
'. S~ivors include his wife; a daughter, the ElSIe UnIted Methodist Chur~h, No. 88 (Past~oble Gr~nd):
iElsle May Draper of Marysville, CA., lower member of the St. Johns LegIOn . SurvlVors Include his '.'VIle, Thelma: a
JSOn8, Ron Warren of Durand Hugh I and was a veteran of World War I. sIster, Mrs. C. P. (MaXIne) 'tolleson of
iWarren of Riverside, CA., Verflo~ Engel . Su)'Vivors include his wife, Bethel;. a Hope, ~rkansas; nieces and nephews.
of Ro!an<t, Heights, CA., Erwin Engel of SIster, Mrs. Helen Johnson of 8atavIa, Mr. Ellis was predeceased by a brother,
Corunna, Merle Engel of Brown City and. Ill. and a brother, Walter of Sun City, Jay of OW9sS0 in 1961, a sister, Mrs.
several grandchildren, great-. Ariz. Mr. Engebretson was predeceased Donna EllIS Young in 1959 and his
grandchildren, nieces and nephews. 'by 2sisters and a brother. parents.
Mr•. Engel was predecegsed by a son,! . Memorials may be made to the Elsie Arrangements ,by Jennings-Lyons
.Larrv Engel, 2 brothers and 4sisters. • United Methodist Church. . Chapel.
Arrangements by Carter Funeral
Home.
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1983

lernardo R~ Escamilla, Jr. Vida B. Exelby Aschel Van Eeckhoutte Elizabeth A. Edwards
;':~~ge34,of Chesaning, passed Age 87, ~~ 6357 K Price ~d., ,Ag.e 76,of 1616Fr~erickSt:i Age 86, of 470 ~.McArthur
away Sunday, Feb. 6, 1983, at St. Johns, dIed Sunday evenmg, died "Monday eve!Mg ~t his: St., Co~unna died Thursday
st; Maty's Hospital due to Dec. 4, 1983, at The Memorial residence. He had been In fo~ morning at Fenton Extended
,ijIj1.lries received in an HosPitat,Owosso. about a year. Care Facility.: 6lv'9J '113
IUtomobileaccident. Funeral services will be held M!'. Va~Eeckh~utte worked Mrs. Edwards' was a
-.''R.·1 . . . ill be·. h Id at Houghton Chapel Ovid refrigeratIon repair for Cllca- homemaker.
.l'Wlera servIces w . . e . .. ' . . . ' .Cola . ' Funeral services will be held
'!(Our.Lady of Perpetual Help W~dnesday at 1:30 p:m. S i Fu'neral services will be held at Jennings-Lyons Chapel on
cttli°~c Church? Wednesday at wIll take pl~ce In . , 'at. Jennings-Lyons Chapel on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. withMr.
~,a!m. Rev. RIchard ~eyette C~mete~y: Rev. Bruc; Kmtigh'Thursdayatlla.m.withPasto~ Bob Tissott officiating. -Burial
'Will officiate. The~odYwillrest will ?fflclate. M~mollais may Jan Glenn Moore officiating. will be in Oak Grove Cemetery.
~ Walke.r-Martm Fun.eral be given to OVl~ Area ~m- Burial will be in Oak Hill • . Mrs. Edwards was born April
JJ9m.e~fter 7 p.m. tomg~t. bulanc~ or Prtce Umted Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 9, 1897.in Onaway, MI the
,!tere will be a prayer servweM.ethodistChurch, . , 9 p.m. this evening and a to 1 daughter of Charles and
-,t7p'In' T1.les~y.' . ~rs.Exelby was born In and 7 to 9 ,. Wednesday~ Elizabeth (Sherman)
.;;Mr. Escamilla was born m Clinton Co., June~, 1896, the Memorials can be made to the, Wellesley. She attended
Saginaw, Sept; 5, 1948, the son of d~tl~hter of H. 0; and Pboe~e Good News Fellowship Church. Onaway Schools and resided in
Bernardo, Sr. and., ~armen (Keith) Balcom. S~e and Elzle. Mr. Van EeckhouUe was born this community for 56 years
Escamilla. He and Vicki Perry Exelby .were ~am~ June 2, July 11, 1906 in Moline, Ill. the cOIning from Flint.
:w~remarriedMarchlo,1973. 1917, 10 L~mgsbur~. He son of Camile and Elodie (Ver On Aug. 16, 1919, she and
rlM'r. Escamilla served in the preCeded h~r In dea~ m 1970. IStrate) Van Eeckhoutt~, ~e Ernest Edwards were married
~y Reserves and was em· Sh~ was a lifelong VICtor Twp. resided t~e last 48 years In this in Onaway. He died in 1967,
ptoyed by Chevrolet Truck, reSIdent. . comrnumty. He and Evelene. Mrs. Edwards was a member of
Flint.. Mrs. E~elby wa~ a ~ember of Hoose were married Jan. 9, 1932. V.F. W. Auxiliary of Corunna.
Survivors include his wife, Price Umted M~thodis~ C~urch, in Owosso. He belo~ged to the Survivors include a son, Arlie
\',icki'5 'children, Raquel, ,The. Grange, Vlct?rMISSlO!!ary GoodNewsFellowshipCh~rch. of Owosso; 4 daughters, Mrs.
Stephanie, Adam, Vicente,aI!d Society, an orgamz.er of CIi!!ton .. Survivors include his ~e; 4 Otis (Joyce) Moiles of Corunna,
Marea, all at home; his.father Co. ~H, and served onStdsondaughters, Mr:s. Vmcent Mrs. Bob (Doris) DeMoss of
Bernardo, Sr.; .4 brothers, Cemetery Board for many (Carole) Mc Geough of Scar-iGrand Blanc, Mrs. Bill (AIda)
Matias Cados, Marcos, and· years. . . borough, Ontario, Mrs. Kenneth!IKeesler of Marietta, GA, Mrs.
Esteba~; a sister Mrll.Con- Survivors include 2 grand-(Joan) A~son of Clio! Mrs. Lee!Grant (Beverly) Alward of
'Clpcion Rodriquez. He' was daugbters, Mr,s. ,Sharon (Janet) Woodwort,h of Grand Blanc; 26 grand.
'jSredeceased by his 'mother, VanGi~sono.f OVId and. M.rs. Belleville, Mrs. Rlchardchildre.n; 23 great-
Garmen.·' ,LoreleI Darli~gof Lans~ng, 5 (Cheryl) KoDek of Mt. Ida, grandchIldren; 3 brothers,
l1Memorial contributions may great-grandchildren; 2 slsters,Ark.; 3 sons, Norman of Nor-Howard Wellesley of Onaway,
be made to .a fund for his Mrs. Edna Whittemore of Ovid walk, CA, William of Du~and;Evel'ett Wellesley of Jane, MO,
children: ' a n d Mrs; Lore~ ,Bau~rle . of and John of Santa Fe Vista, C.J. Wellesley of Salina, KN; a
DeWitt. She was preaeceased' CA.; 3 sisters, Urbania MCsister, Mrs. Max (Lydia) Burns
by a son Dale, in 1961, and a Millian of CA, Gabrilla Hamond ofOnaway.
brotherMerrieIBalcom~n1980. of CA and Appolonia Persyn of Mrs. Edwards was
. Swartz Creek; al)d 18 grand· predeceased by 11 son, Ernest
Lyle D. Evans children. -'(Jack), in 1914; also by a
Age 75, of Owosso,. passed grandson. <~~
away Saturday, Jan. 1, 1983, at Arrangements"~by· J ennings-
The Memorial Hospital. . Lyons Chapel.
Mr; Evans was a retired
tinsmith of Lufkin Rule Co.,
Saginaw. ~ ,
Funeral services will be held
at Carter Funeral Home, Elsie,
Tuesday, at 11 a.m. Burial will
be in Ford Cemetery. Rev.
James Hellman will officiate.
Mr. Evans was born in Elsie,
Oct. 3, 1907, the son of Harvey
and Alma Evans. He resided
most of his life in Saginaw and
the past 10 years in Owosso. He
and Deena Story were married
in Ithaca, April 17, 1928. He was.
a member or the Owosso
Redeemer Lutheran Church.
Survivors include his .wife
,Deena; . a .son Gerald Evans of
Hemlock: 3 grandchildren; a
sister, Mrs. Thelma LaBeau of
.0WOSSOi a brother Grant Evans
of Sun City, Arizona.
Memorials may be made to
Redeemer Lutheran Church.
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1983

Louise M. Emerick Ethel M., Edmunds

Age 88, of 440 N. State R<t Age 82! of 612 Aiken St..
died Saturday at the Durand Owosso dIed Saturday, Nov. 26,
Convalescent Center. 1983 ather residence. '
Mrs. Emerick was a Mrs, . Edmunds worked ill
housewife. production and inspection al
Funeral services will be held Redmonds retiring in 1961.
at the Jennings-Lyons Chapel Funeral senrices will be heUl
on Wednesday at 1 p.m. The at the Nelson-House Funeral
Rev. John W. Simpson will Homes,Knapp& Smith Chapel
officiate with burial in Pine on W~dnesday at 11 a.m. Fr.
Tree. Cem.etery. The family will, F~ancIs F~raci. will officiate
recelVe frIends from 2 to 4and 7 wIth burIal In Hillcrest
to 9 today and Tuesday. Memorial Gardens. Friends
Memorials may be made to the ' may call this evening 7to 9p.m.
Corunna 'United Methodist and Tuesday 9to 9p.m.
Church Chair Lift Fund. Mrs ..Edmunds was born in
Mrs. Emerick was born in Rose CIty, Mich. on March 25
Tyler, MN on Dec. 26, 1894, the 1901,. the daughter of Willia~
daughter of 'Christopher and and Lula. (Allen) McKarnen.
Fredericka (Meyer) Heil. She She m~rrIed, George A. Ed-
attended schools in Minnesota. munds mCorunna on Sept. 12,
Mrs.. Emerick had resided in 1942. Mrs. Edmunds was a
this area "since 1973. She member of the St Paul Catholic
married George L. Emerick in Church.
Northfield, MN on June 1 1925.' Survivors include her
She was a member df the husband, George; Ii daughter
Corunna United Methodist ,Mrs. Paul, (Frances) Kelly of
Church, Corunna United Owosso; 2 grandsons,Michael'
Methodist Women and the Ruth and Ja~es Kelly and 3 great~
Circle. g~andchildren; a sister, Mrs.
Survivors include a daughter" Ri~hard (Betty) Martin of
Mrs. Howard (Joyce) Maffin of!ArlZOna; a brother, 'Elmer
Vernon; 2 sons, Don of Hoxie, McKarnen of Owosso; , 2
Kansas and Roger of Owosso; nephews, Robert Lang of New
10 grandchildren; a great- York and K~nneth McKarnen of
grandchjld; 2 sisters, Mrs. O,":o~o; 2 great, nieces, M,rs.
Leroy (Emma) Miller and Mrs. Phillip (Sharon) Harris and
Caroline Donner both of Calif. Mrs. Paul (Marie) Plulik both
Mr,s. Emerick was predeceased of Owosso. Mrs. Edlpunds was
,by her husband in 1978. predeceased by several
brothers and sisters.
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1983

Arthur O. Erickson Gertrude Ai Ferman Clyde O. Furnish

Age 78, of 1473 yalley Dr., Lapeer ~ed Age 66,0f809 Alger Ave., Owosso died i\ge96, of.2333Cla~nnont Dr., Owosso
Saturday, July 23, 1983 at Hurley Medical today, October 25, 1983 at The Memorial died Saturday evening at The Memorial
Center. Hospital, Owosso. She had been ill for the Hospital.
l Mr. Erickson fonnerly ,o~ned and past4months. Mr. Furnisb was a retired fanner.
operated Erickson Ha~dware In Lapeer Funeral services will be held at Funeral services will be held at the
and was most recently employed by Nelson~aouse Funeral Homes, Knapp & Jennings-Lyons Chapel on Wednesday,at
Lapeer Hardware. . . Smith Chapel Qn Friday at 11 a.m. with 1 p.m. The Rev. Michael Pearson Will,
Funeral services for Mr. Erickson ~ll Rev., Keith Rasey officiating. Burial will officiat~ With burial in Middlebury
be held at the Trinity UniteQ Methodist be in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens; The Cemetery. Friends may call .at the
Church, Lapeer, Tuesdl!y at 1~ a.m: ~he body will ,rest at the funeral home chapel today from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9
Reverend James Timmons will officiate Wednesday from 2 to 9 and Thursday p.m. and Tuesday 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.
with burial in Mt. Hope Cemetery. from 9t09 p.m. . Memorials are suggested to the Mid-
Arrangements by Baird-Newton Funeral Mrs. Fennan was born Jan. 22, 1917, In dlebury'United Methodist Church or the
Home Lapeer-Columbiaville. New. Haven Township the daughter of charity of your choice. '
Mr 'Erickson was born in Minnesota on Archie and Esther (Cowell) Morden. She Mr. Furnish was born in Maple Rapids
June 5,1905. He had lived in Lapeer s.in.ce ~ttened New Haven Schools and ~esided in Clinton County on Nov. 23, 1886, the Son
1933. He w~s a member of the TrInity m the Owosso area most of her lif~. On of William Henry and Ada E.(Sawyer)
United MethOdist Church. , March 18, 1939, sh~ a~d Franklin J. ~ur~sh. He had resided most of ~slife
Suvivors include a son, Eugene of Ferman were married In Owosso. Hem this area and was a fanner,for over 50
Owosso; a daughter, Judith Henderson of passed away March 10,1981. ,years. On Dec., 21, 1910, he and Viola
Columbiaville; grandchildren, Mark. Mrs. Fennan was ~ member of the ,Ostrander were married inlonia. Mrs.
Erickson of Richmond, Texas, Mike New Haven Methodist Ch!lfch . and Furnish died in 1954. In 1971 ,Mr. Furnish
Erickson of Owosso, Douglas Henderson, ,Golden Agel'S. She was a h?memaker sold his fann near Ovid and has made his
Jeffrey Henderson, Jennifer Henderson and was fo~erly employed with Emery- ,home, With his children since, spending
all of Columbiaville; 2 sisters, Ann Pratt.. ' . ' 'much of the firl!t7 years With Genevieve,
Holsne of Minnesota and Esther Holsne ~~lVors Include 3 daughte.rs, Mrs. the next 3 years with Clinton and living
" . RIchard (Dorothy) Warner of Hitchcock" the past year. at Vera's He w.as. a
ofW ISCOnSIn. . TX M J (J'c) P' 'k' f; . ....... ...
. Mr. Erickson was predeceased by his " r.~:. amel! '. am e . . am ,0 frequen~and ~Ioved ViSitor In ~heho~es
'f L '11 . Oct 12 1978 pwosso and Mrs. Ronald (Faylene)I of all his children. Mr. Furmsn was a
WI e, UCI e In .,' Bowden of Owosso; 6 grandchildren and' member of the Middlebury. United
2great-grandchildren. . ..·.Methodist Church Burns Grange and
Ve Ie. TEllis ! Memorials may be directed to thei Modern Woodman.' . . ..
'. . . ~ericanCan~~r Society or ~ew Haven Survivorl! include 4 daughter~l 1a'rs.
Age of .4067 E. M 71, Corunna, ~~d! Umted Methodist Church.
" 85,evening, Kenneth (Marion) Harris ofByrQn;;~rs,
Friday September 9, 1983, a e, Albert (Vera) Hartoog ofRoyal.O~!t;~
Durand ConvalescentCe~ter. . '.' dB . Fair " Mrs. James (Jane) Shull of LailSing and
. ' IMrs. Abe (Genevieve) Eldriifgeol
!,'

Services for Mrs. EllIS wI}l be. hel, ermce

Monday at 1 p.m. at Jenmngs-Lyon~ Age 77, {onnerly of Juddville area died pwosso; 2 sons, Eugene of urg
Chapel with the Rev. L~onard W'Tuesday, Dec. 13,1983, at the Charlotte 'and Clinton of Owosso nde ....
,Gamber officiating. The body rests at theMemorial. Hospital, Charlotte, North '47, .great-grandchildr . 6 great-,
,funeral home. . . ' dCarolina. ,great-grandchildren. Mr. Furnish was l
A homemaker, Mrs. Ellis IS survIVe . Mrs. Fair was a homemaker. ,predeceased by 3 children' 5 grand-
by a son, Clyde of Corunna; a grandson! Funeral services will ~e held at the children; 2brothersand2sis~rs.
Steve Ellis of Corunna; a granddaughte~JuddvilleUnited Methodist Church.on i

Becky Ellis of Houston, Tex.,. and 4Friday at 1 p.m. Rev; Ro~ert Henmngphillip Michael Fernette
sister, Mrs. i\rthur (Bell) Green 0 will officiate with burial In EII:nwo~d
Columbus, Ga. Cemetery, New Lothrop. Th~ family ~Ill Age 2, of 1255 Louil!e St., Corunna died
Eva-K. Ehret receive friends at the Kribs Colomal Thursday, June 23, 1983, 11:15 a.in. at
;. ;Chapel Thursday from 1to 9 p.m. ,InghamMedical Center, Lanl!ing.
Age 91, of 2990 E. Bennington .Rd., Mrs. Fair was born in New Lot~.op on Graveside services will be held' at St.
Durandpassed~waYWed. evening,ApiilSept. 4,1906, the daughter. of ErvIn a~d Paul Cemetery, Owosso Saturday at 10
20, .1~83, at Shi.awasse~ Medical Care Catherine Smith. She mamed W~rd Fall' a.m. The Reverend Father. Raymond
FacIlIty. GraveSide services were held at in Owosso on June 13, 1925; he died Nov. Goehring will officiate. Friends may call
i1 p.m. tod~y at Woodlawn Cemetery in. 3, 1974. Mrs. Fair was a member of the at the Kr,ibs 'colonial Chapel this evening
Toledo, Ohio. ., . Juddville United MethodistChurch. . 5 to 9. Memorials are suggested to the
Arrangements were made. by Love Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Shiawassee County Developmental
?uneral Home, Bancr()ft 'Glenda Nelson of Rock Hill, South Cent~r:. ,
c r ' 2 grandsons JamesWardwell Phil)lp wal! born In Owosso on March
N!~~O~a~nd Andrew Robert N~lson; 2 16, 1981, the son of Charles and Angela
sisters Mrs. Leona Dillon of Cadillac and (Hro~ek) Ferne~te.
Mrs Olga McKone of. Detroit. Mrs. Fair Suvlvors are his p~rents, C~arles and
..' d d by her parents .Angela Fernette; 2 Sisters, Michelle and
was pre e;ease rother ' Lilla; grandparents, Mrs. Emmilyne
husband, 2Sisters and a b . Scriba and Bud Gibson and Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Hromek; several aunts, unclel!
and cousins. . .
Arrangements by Kribs Colonial
Chapel.
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. 1983 31
lena Maxine Frederick Mary U. Fuja .
Age 62, of 1125 N. Chipman, #71, died ... .. . . . . .Helen K. fortress
Monday evening at McI..are H 'taIAg~ 116. a . reSIdent of the Durand' .
Flint. n OSPI I C.onvalescent Center for the pasUyears Age 116, ofl08~. Church ~t.• ByrQ!l: ,
j

Mrs.Frederickwasa resso e died, Wednesday,February231983 1'10 Wednesday,April6th,1983mHoweU, .:

Toledo Commutator. p p ratorat p.m. atth~.ConvaIescentCentei-. . •. I Mrs. Fortress was a cook for 15 years;
Fune~al services will be held at Cen- Mrs. FUJa was a cook at Nellie Reedi at Byron Area Schools, she was .also a
tral Umted Methodist Church ThUrsda .' ElementarySc~ool. Vernon for 10 years. I homemaker.. .
at 2 p.m. Pastor Albert S: Y~st and th~ F~eral servIces will be held at St.,· Funeral services wIll be held at Small!
Rev. Lois E. Glenn will officiate Burial Marys Catholic Church, .Durand oli & Streeter Funeral~ Home, Byron onl
will take place in Hillcrest M~m· Saturday !l~.l~ a.m. with Fr; Alex Bat- Sa~urda~ ~t ~ p.m. w!th ~e Re~. Martin
Gardens. The body rests at Jenn::1~ tazzo offICIating. Burial will be in Seltz offICIating. BUrial WIn be m Byron
i •

Lyons ehapel. - . g Greenwood ~emetery, Ve.rnon.· Visitors .Cemete,ry. ~rde~ of E~stern. Star
Mrs. Frederick was born in R d d can meet With the family this evening memorial service WIll be this evemng at
Mich., July 8, 1920, the daug~t::rof from 7 to 9 and Friday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9, 8 p.m. The faJIlily will receive friends
James Wesley and Jane (Cowell p.m. at Bell.ows Fune.ral Home, Durand. I today from 2to 4and 7to 9p.m.
Thompson. She attended schools i~ A. ro~ary WIll ~ recIted 8. p.m. Friday, M~s. Fortr~ss was born September 12,
Rudyard and came to this comm 't 45 e~enmg. MemorIals are suggested to the' 1896 m DetrOit the daughter of Frank and
years ago. She and OrIo A.Fr:e~ckDIa~etes Association. Envelopes are Mary ~adellin. She resided in the Byron
were married in Owosso Nov 81969· avaIlable at the funeral home. I area SInce 1925. In 1914, she and Floyd

ShewasamemberoftheCalvar' 13 1'i Mrs. Fuja was born Dec. 17 '1896 in Fortress were married in Detroit. He
Church. y ap IS IKrakow, Poland. She was a re~ident of preceded her in death in 1949. She was a
Survivors include her husband' a son ;~e!-'ll0~forthe.past63 years; previously member of First United Methodist
Kenneth J. Banks of Reidsville Ii C . 2.~v:g m ?etrolt. On May 11, 1915 she and Church, Byron; Huldah Chapter No. 212
daughters: Mrs. Leroy (Patrici~) Crites! ~ n FUJawere mat:ried in Detroit. He Order of Eastern Star; member of M-
and Mrs. Clayton (Cheryl) Clark, both of· died, January 24th, 1~77. M~s. Fuja was a temoon Fellowship ~roup of the United
Owosso; 7 grandchildren; 'I great.l~embe~ of St. Mary,s Catholic Church, Methodist Women; .KIngspaughtersand
I
grandchild; a brother. Clair Thorn Son urand, .St. Marys Altar Society; amem!'erof~heFrtendshipGroup.
of Rudyard; 3 sisters: Mrs. F~OYd xerry.~n KIngs Daughters and Women's Survivors mclude a son, George of
.
, (Edna) Jacobson ofRudyard Mrs Chris! UKI ~ryV.~,W. 2272, Durand. Byron; 4 granddaughters, Mrs. Jack
(Mary) Hacker of BadAx~ and Mrs f S~lvors Include 6 sons; Joseph Fuja (Marleen) Pierce of Byron, Mrs. Jerry
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James (Olive) MostofOwoss~. :J~ta I urant, Ma~an ,of Marion, IN, (Helen Kay) Crawford of Huntsville,
- d I
Edwar mmanue emdt I'F ' ' n ey 0 PhoenIX, AZ, Raymond of' ,Texas, ,Mrs. Pat Thompson of Durand,
Durand, Alfred of Ourand and John of and Mrs. Edward (Carolyn). Tenjes of
Age 73, of 1923 Corunna Ave., Owoss,o :rer~:n; a <laug~ter, Mrs. Ra~ona Hale. Irvine, CA; 3 g~andsons, James Mat-
died Thursday morning at The Memorial great.far ~~ 1~ gr~ndchildren; 16. thewson of Marietta, Georgia, DeVon
Hospital. " She w:: n c d en, a sister of Poland.! Matthewson of Springhill, FL, George
Mr. Feindt was a bookkeeper for th~ Virg" predeceased by a daughter, Fortress Jr., of Naples,FL; 13 great-
Owosso Oil Company. . Ima. grandchildren; several nieces and
Funeral services for Mr. Feindt will be Katherine M Fabian . nephews. She was also preceded in death
held at the Grace Evangelical Lutheran ' • . by 4 sisters, 5 brothers and 2 great-
Church, Durand, Saturday at 3:30 p.m. Age 91, of Burton, died Tuesday, Feb.lgran~children.
The Reverend Erhardt Schultz will of. 1,1983, at her residence., I L . P t f"" Id
ficiate with burial at Oak Hill Cemetery. Funeral services will be held at yma· 0 ts Iu.gera
Friends may call at the Jennings-Lyons Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Age 90, of 11122 W. Wilson Rd., Mon-
Chapel toda~ from 1 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, at 10 a.m. Burial will take place trose, MI died,Monday morning at The
The body Will rest at the church after in St. Roberts Cemetery, Flushing.. Memorial Hospital.
noon Saturday. The family suggests Father Matthew Kiss will officate. Mrs. Fitzgeraldwasahomemaker.
memoria~ to the churc~'s building fund. Rosary will be Thursday at 7p.m. . Funeral services· Will be held at;Jen-
Mr. FeIndt was born In Owosso, Oct. 6, Mrs. Fabian was born in, Homi nings.Lyons Chapel on Wednesday at 11
1909, the son of Wm.. Carl Frederick and Jalsovik, Slovakia, Jan. 11, 1892. She was a.m. with the Rev. Hayden K. Carruth
Mary. A..(Speck) Femdt.He had resided a former New Lothrop resident and the officiating. Burial will 'be in Oak ,Hill
all ~s life. here. On Dec. 26? 1929 he past 24 years resided in Burton. She was! Cemetery.
mar~led NIna. Grace Rock In vrand a former member of St. Joseph Church, Mrs. Fitzgerald was born Dec. 5, 1892
RapIds. Mr. Fe~ndt was a member of the Owosso., I in Mason, MI the daughter of Walter and
Grace ~van~elical L~the~an Church... Survivors include 2 daughters and son-: Bertha (Templar) Potts. She attended
SurvIvors Include his .wife; a son? Billie in-law, Mary Minar of Swartz Creek, i Michigan State University and· resided
John of Port Washington, WIS.; a Margaret and Jerry Jurasek of Burton; 2, most of her'life in Pontiac. On June 16,
daughter, Mrs. Lawrence (No~ Lee) sons and daughters-in-law, John and 1927 she and Warren T. Fitzgerald were,
in
Crego of Cor~a; 10 grandchildr~n; 9 Helen Fabian of Flint, Steve and Mary married Lansing. He died 1956. She
great-grandchildren; ~ brother, Clifford Fabian of Lake Worth, Fla.; 14 grand- was a member of the First United
of Owosso and a Sister, Mrs. Fred children; and 7 great-grandchildren. She Methodist Chruchj United Methodist,
(Esther) Maurer of Owosso. was precedeq in death by her husband WomenandXYZ. , !
Peter' and 3 sons Peter Jr. Joseph and Survivors include 3 brothers; Valton
Robert Dexter farnham George' also a gr~nddaugh~r Margaret Potts of Ashley, Indiana, Frank Potts of
Age 60, of Bradenton, Fla. formerly of C. Kund. '~nsing and :,\rthur Potts of Onaw~y; a
Bancroft died Monday, June 27, 1983 at Arrangements by Brown Funeral mece, Lennalean Blackburn of Indiana;
Hurley MediCal Center, Flint. Home Flint 3 nephews; Frank E. Potts of Lansing
Funeral services will be held Wed- , . and Robert Potts of Virginia and,Arthur
nesday,l1 a.m. at the.',Bowles Funeral E. Potts of Flushing.
Home. Linden.:;:"
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1983

Guy F. Freeman Martin I. fields ,'Rlhert Gilbert Fell

Age 85, of 1411 Henry St. Owosso died Age 70, of 18451 Gasper Rd., Chesaning, 59, of 4725 East Chippewa Drive
late Sunday morning at his ~esidence. died Sunday .Sept. ~, 1983, at McLaren c" '. ea~ant died Sunday, Sept. 18, 1983:
Mr. Freeman worked in the shipping,General~osPltal,Flint.. . ~~'tii~~resldence. .
andreceivingatuni'versaIElectric. Mr. Fields was employed by Buick!l '. 'Nff. Fell was~a biology professor at
Funeral services will be held at theiMotor Division for 17 years ,retiring on ;S:~Ia!Michigan University.
Jennings-Lyons Chapel on Wednesday atidisability., , ,;;~ervlces for Mr. Fell will be held 12:30
1 p.m. The Reverend Ralph C. Pratt will, Funeral services will be held at Cole, :R'T:! Tuesday, Sept. 20, 1983 at Im-
officiate with burial In West HavenlFuneral Home, Montrose, Wednesday a~ ,pilfQUel ~uther~n C~urch, Mt. Pleasant.
Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to 1 p.m. Burial will take place in Montrose~tg'ial Will be m Pme Tree Cemetery,
the American Lung Association or the,Cemertery. Rev. Rick Story will officiate. Corunna. The body rests, at Stinson
Michigan Heart Association. !Friends may call at the funeral home. fun~ral Ho.me, Mt. Pleasant. Graveside
Mr, F.reeman was born in New Haven: 'Mr, Fi~lds was born in Chickasaw Arket;Ylces Will be held at 3:3~ p.m. on
Township on Sept. 30, 1897, the son of July 16 1913 the son of James and Del .' :'f?e~day, Sept. 20, at Pme Tree
George E. and Nancy (Washburn) · H '(Burdo~) Fields . He had resl'ded c~e t;.~IJ.letery,
m ,UllS1..
area areCorun!la. Arrangements
bemg handled by Krl'bin
Freeman. He attended NeVf avenChesaning for the past 18 years, ""''''l''h' 1Ch s
Schools. Mr. Freeman had resided most S .
' l'f' . thi 't H
. Id 'f ,~v II la "apel, Corunna.
d' urvlvors mc u e: WI e, Dorothy Fields "'tMr,' Fell was born in FI1'nt June 13
of his 1 ems commum y. e an •Pf 0 . 4 d ht d 2 ... ,t!/L ,"
Orpha E. Burkhardt were married in woss~, aug ers ~n sons:! ~;:',~he son of Britton M. and Anna F.
Owosso on Sept. 27, 1916. Mr. FreemanHa~old Fields, Joyce WalliS of ,Fre~no, (All'p~nbom) Fell. He was a, 1945
was a member of the Trinity UnitedCa~f." Wanda Far Carter of Pmevllle, ~taafiate of Corunna High SchoQl. He
Methodist Church. ,Calif.! Polly, M~rtIna Fondren of ~wosso, ,eJV;ne\l a bachelor's degree in 1961 and a
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Survivors include 4 sons, Justin W. ofrvtartm .R. Fields of Chesam~g: 25 ;l!I~l$r's, degree in 1963 from Central
Morrice: Cecil G. of Ypsilanti: Floyd E.~rand~hildren; 4 great-grandchi~dreil; IMic~ganUniversity.
of Perry and Lawrence G. of Owosso; 20~tepchlldren: Earl Meece of Det~Olt, Ina, ,We, '. a~d Mary Louise Starr were
grandchildren; 26 gre,at~grandchildren:~astman of Byron, Florence Tlthof ,of~~J~~edm Mt. PleasantDec.12, 1981.
5 stepgrandchildrenand 7 stepgreat}wosso, Art~ur Meece of ImperIal, 1f~~, was a member of Immanuel
grandchildren, Mr. Freeman was~each" Cahf., HelEm ~zelton of ~vt~eranChurch. Mt. Pleasant; was a
predeceased by a daughter, Ethelyn M. C~esamng: 1 brother and 4 sisters: ,Earl,Pler,tBer and past master of the Mt.
!Gehringer .ilt~n. _ ..... ... ~Iel~s ~f P~toskey, Beulah Brodie ?f, r.Wisa~t Blue Lodge; member and past
'Cecilia Mford , - } psdanb, LI.ddY Lauson of Memphis !JU,gbj?rlest of the Royal Arch Masons of
• rr~nn.; Pearhe R.. Ashley and Juanita I~:t~'< ;:Pleasant; member and past
Age 68, of 215 S. State St., Owosso died:Blrmmghanm, both of Greenville, illlustrious master of the Council'
Thur~day morning at The MemorialMissouri: many nieces and nephews. Hem,~fHller and past Grand Commander of
!Hospital altei'having been ill several!waS preceded in death by 6 brothers. the ""Isabella-Gratiot Commandery;
'years. 1\ Id C F d -. k ' - member of the Bay City Consistory' past
p~esident of the Isabella-Gratiot Sc~ttish
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i Mrs . Ford was an elementary teacher I IIORa • re enc

;for many years and taught the past 8 . :A:~47, of Zion, m., died, Friday, Sept. RIte :Club; past worthy patronEasterri
iyears at Bryant School. . [6 1983 in Highland Park, m. J)eath was Stars, Mt. Pleasant Chapter. He was
Funeral services will' be held at St.· sudden. education adviser and member of the
I Paul Catholic Church, Saturday at 10 Mr. Frederick was employed by advisory board of the Mt. Pleasant
'a'I?',The Re~erend l'1artin,Iott, O.P. willi Moral~ Support' Activities at FortChapterof~eOrde~ofDeMol~y.
'offIciate With b~rlal m St. Paul! She~jp~n. He was a veteran of the Mr. Fell IS survIVed by his wife: a
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Cemetery. There Will be a Daughters of! Korean and Vietmanwars and a member stepdaughter, V. Lynn Wahl of Corunna'
Jsa':>ella Rosar~ Friday at 7:30 p.m., and, of the VFW; and Manager of Moralefl sister, Frances Squires of Grand
Scrl~ture service at 8:30 p,m. at the: Support Activities (Civil Service). ~?ge; a brother, Melvin Fell of
I Jenmngs-Lyons Chapel. The family: FMeral services will be held at Lamgsburg, and several nieces and
suggests memorials to the church. Scarletts Funeral Home on Wednesday.nephews.
• Mrs. Ford was born in Livingston at 11 a.m. with Rev. Charles J. Bam.'III't-h·-A·-·
Coun~y! IL on May 13, 1915: the daughter berger officiating. 'Burial will be in nel" • ors ee
c
r· h
.of W~lliam J. and Katherme (Holahan) HillctllstMemorialGardens. Agel,ofLennondiedWednesday,June
Morrissey. She grad.uat~d from St. . Mr. ;frederick was born June 10, 1936,15, 1983 in Warren Village. '
Joseph ~onege, Adram ',n ~38. Mrs .. in Owosso the son of Herbert and. yra Funeral services will be held at Sharp
Ford reSided most of her life.In Owosso. (Hodge) Frederick. He and the f . Funeral Home, Swartz Creek, Friday at
On Dec. 3~, 1~40 she and Wlpar? Ford Pauline Gore were married Aug 31, 1 ,1 p.m. The Reverend Herbert W.
were mamed m Owosso; he died ml976. n Newulm, Germany. He· resid\!d most Thompson will officiate with burial in
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,Mrs. F.ord was a member of the St. Paull ~f.his .life in Owosso, living in Zion, Ill. for ICrestw,ood Memorial Gardens.
.Cat~olic Church, Daug~te~s of Isabella, 1~~pf1st9years.· i SUrvIvors include his mother, Joy
.Retired Teachers ASSOCiation, A.A.R.P., FF.Survivol's include his wife, Pauline; 2:Forshee of Lennon: ~randparents,
MSE.A: and t~e ~.~.A.. sons Donald Jr., imd David of Zion; 2,Martha and Wayne Forshee of Lennon
llrvlVors mc u e 3 sons, William of daughters; Donna and Ricky of Sheren,and Rose Jarrad of Bay City; great-
Lake Havasu, Thomas ofOwosso, Joseph Alaska' Diane Elizabeth of· Zion' 3 grandmothers, Margaret Forshee of
of T.oronto" 3 daug~ters, Mrs. Ed gran<fcWldren; his mother, Mrs. Myra Lennon and Vivian Stevenson of Ill. and

M (~ahrletlta()SGreen of ~mgman, A,Z, Mrs' . Studer of Berkley MI' a brother ,several aunts, uncles and cousins.'
IC ae uzanne) Hill of Lansmg and . ,"
Mrs. James (Eileen) Howe ofOwosso' 15 FranCIS FrederIck of Farmmgton, MI:
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grandchildren; 2 sisters, Mrs, Burgess He~~ pre~eceased by a daughter, Te.rrl

(Alice) Israel of Tracy, CA. and Mrs. LYI!!l~nd his father, Herbert Frederick
.Orville (Rita) Iott of Eaton Rapids. Mrs.. and a sister, Thelma Struder.
Ford was predeceased by 3 brothers. Arrangements by Scarletts Funeral
. :Home.
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1983 33

Dorothy Girdwood Minnie

.,' A. Fromm R0bert Fulier
Age 95, of 1402 E. Wildermuth
Frederiksen . Rd., ,Owosso died Saturday .Age 68, of 420 N. Washington,
~g~ 75,. of Umon Lake, evening at The Memorial; dIed ~arly ~oday at The
MIchigan, died Thurs., Oct. 20, Hospital. Memortal HOSPItal, Owosso.
1983. Mrs. Fromm was a Mr. Fuller worked at li',.,hM"
Funeral services will be held hausewife. Body, in Flint in purchasing;
Sat. at Schrader's Funeral 'Funeral services for Mrs. retiring in 1973. ,
Home,Plymouth,Mich.Fromm will be held at Jen~ Funeral services wiUbe held
Mrs. Frederiksen was born ningsJLyons Chapel on Wed, at Jennings-Lyons Chapel on
Nov. 27, 1907, t~e dau.ghter of,nesdayatlOa.m. The Reverend Wednesday at 1 P'I? with"
Joseph and Alice GIrdwood, IRobert Bond will officiate with! Pastor Norman M. KIrsch of- ;
Henderson. She taught school at i burial in Hillcrest Memorial'l ficiating. Burial will be in'
Henderson and other area rural Gardens. Memorials are Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
schools, before she married suggested to the St. Johns Mr. Euller was born Oct. 14,
John Schroder in 1932. He died United Church of Christ. ' '1914 in Owosso'the son of Ed-
in 1971. She later married: Mrs. Fromm was born in! ward and Mabel (Goyt) Fuller.
Leland Frederiksen. He died in Germany on Feb. 7, 1888, the' He ,was a 1932 graduate of
1980.. . idaughter of Albert and Augusta ,Owosso High School and at·
Survivors Include a ~on, Jack i(flasse) Sass. She had lived in tended Georgetown College,
Schroder: 4 ~randchildren; 2 ,Owosso since age 11. On Feb. 17, residing most of his life in
great-grandchildren:. also a 11909 sh e' a~d Ll?uis W: Fromm Owosso. On June 29, 1941, he
brother Laurence Girdwood of iwflre mamed In owasso; he and the former Alma C.
Henderson. ,died in 1956. Mrs. Fromm was a Garrison were married in Age 61, of 2070 East M-21,
member of the St. Johns United Owosso. Owosso, died Monday, i\pril18,
, Church of Christ and a member He was a veteran of World 1983 at McLaren General
Raymond Carl Fraker or the Womens Guild at St. War II, U. S. Army, Criminal Hospital, Flint.
Age 60, of 1104 Clyde St. died Johns United Church of Cbrist. Investigation. Division: a Mr. Fries was a Doctor oj
this morning at The Memorbll .Survivors include 2 sons, Carl member of American Legion Veterinary Medicine.
HOspital. ,and Louis, Jr. both of Owosso; a Post No. 57 and Shiawassee Funeral services will be hele
Mr. Fraker was an inspectorjdaughter, Mrs. Frederick. Historical Society. , at. Kribs Colonial Chapel 011
at the Chevrolet Truck Plant, (~velyn) Miller of Owosso; 7 SurviVors include his wife, FrIday at 11 a.m. Jim Martin
Flint. grandchildren and 4 great- Alma; a daughter, Mrs. Arnold will officiate with burial in Oak
Funeral services will be held grandchildren. Mrs. Fromm, (Barbara) Sutherby of :HiU Cemetery, Owosso.
at JeJlnings~Lyons Chapel" wj!s preceded in death by 3 sons Davison; a granddaughter, Mr. F-ries was bom in Durand
Friday af 1 p.m. Pastor Ken! and a daughter. Sara Jane Sutherby and a May 1, 1921, the son of John A.
Herbruck will officiate, with Mildred M Forton brother, Max of Owosso; 7 and Katharine Fries. He
burial in Hillcrest M e m o r i a l ' nieces and nephews. graduated from Durand High
Gardells. ' A g e 75, of Traverse City, Memorials contributions are School in 1937 and from
Arrangements, by Jennings- formerly of, Chesaning di~d' suggested to the Michigan Michigan State University,
Ly(;msChapel. Thurljday, February 10,1983 In! Heart Fund or the American School of Veterinary Medicine
, ~ ~ .~Traverse City. Legion. '"" in 1945. Mr. Fries practiced in
~Glfo·P~Fredenck~-- I Ms. Forton taught, music and ,..- Swartz Creek 1945 to 1947
Of Kent Ohio formerly of served as church organist at Rev. Irvmg M. Farnsworth practiced in Durand 1947 t~
f

OWosso died Saturday, Nov. 26" Our u,.dy of Pe~etual H~lp Age 70, of Lansing,' passed 1951, then served. with the U. S.
1983 at the home of her Catholic Church. m Chesanmg away Thursday,September I,! Army as a captal~ from 1?51 to
daughter, Norma Wagar. ,from 1946-1979, when. she 1983. liev. Farnsworthwasi1954 and. moved his practice to
, Services, will b~ heIdi returned to i Traverse CIty to ,Director' of Development of the Owosso In 1954. He had r.esided
Tuesday, Nov. 29, 1983 In Kent, make her home., ' former John Wesley College of on East M-21 for 31 years. On
Ohio. Burial. will be in Kit- A funeral mass wIll be he~d Owosso. Sept. 27, 1952 h~ married
tarung,PA. , Saturd~y, lla.m, at St. Franc,ls, Funeral services were held WInon~ E. Auten m Durand.
She was the widow of W.J.Cath?lic Church. Interment Will Tuesday at Mt Hope Assembly Mr. FrIes was a member oUhe
Frederick who was affilia~d be In O~kwood Ceme.tery, ofGod Church:Lansing with the First Congreg~tional Church of
with Mid-West AbraSive Tr~verse City. ~ rosar~ Will be Reverends James C. DuraQ,d, North Newburg
Companrformanpears. reCited 8p.m. this evenIn,g. The Thomason, Howard Rogers" Masomc Lodge ~o. 261 ~..&
Survivors Include 3 body WIll rest at HI~bard and David Williams officiating. A.M., the Shrine, :t\mghts
daughters, No~~a Wagar, Funeral Chapel whe~e rrIend~ Burial took place in Delta ITe~plar and the American
Joann Gunther, Billie Hooper: 9 m~y . c~ll. :t\1emorlal con- Center Cemetery, Lansing. LegIOn; .
grandc~ldren and 1 great- ~rIbutio~s can be made to Arrangements were by!, ~urvlvors I~clude his wife,
grandchild.' 8~rmehte Mon.astery, Traverse Tiffany-Jessen Funeral Home, ;WInona E. Fries; 2 daughters,
vlty; clo I;Ilbbard Funeral L a n s i n g . ; M r s . Larry (Jerri Lynne)
llO na E f ,." Chapel, 109 SIXth St., Traverse Butzler of Swartz Creek and
Mrs• l ,,0 •anmon City,49684. " , Mrs. Michael (Lyla) Spillane of
Age 61, ,of 16235 Fenmore Rd., Ms. Forton ~as bornl Gertrude A. Ferman .,owosso, 2 grandchildren; a
Bannister died Monday, Jun~,February 20, 1907 In Traverse 'A 66 f 19' brother, Jack Fries, D.V.M., of
27,1983. ;City the daughter of William D.: ge '. 0 809 A er Ave., Durand; an aunt, Mrs. Ethel
Funeral services will b~ h~and Johanna (Champagne)! ~:.sso died Tuesday, Oct. 25, Wandell of Lakeview; 2 nieces
at the Carter Funeral Home Forton. F 'I . '11' and a nephew.
~lsie Thursday at! pm 'I Survivors include a sister, t un;r; servHlces WI ,be held ) Contributions are suggested
, • " Mrs. Carrie Pierce and a a ~ son- ouse . Euneralto the Durand Congregational
brother, Ferdinand Forton both Hom , e,sd' Knapp & SmIth Chapel, Church or the American Cancer.
of Traverse City; 3 nieces and 4 on F rt ~y at 1l,a.m· j
Society.
nephews.
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1983

Rob~rt Fuller Elsworth N. Fowler

Age 68, of 420 N. Washington died Age 80,of Chesaning, died Wednesday,
Monday. ' Dec. 14, 1983, at the Chesaning Rest
Mr. Fuller worked at Fisher Body in Home.
Flint inpurchasing; retiring in 1973. Mr. Fowler wa~ a flu·~er.
Funeral services will be held at Jen- Funeral servIces wIll be held at
nings-Lyons Chapel on Wednesday at 1 Misiuk-Morse Funeral Home, Friday at
p.m. 11 a.m. Burial will be in Hillcrest
Memorial Gardens, Owosso. Rev.
Joseph Falkenburg Norman White will officiate... ..
Mr. Fowler was born In SagInaw
Of Newago, died Friday, May 20, 19831 C~un~y, I!'eb. 14, 1903, and has lived all
at Gerber Hospital in Fremont.' , . his life In the Henderson - Chapin -
Complete arrangements concerning a Chesaning area. He and his wife Lena
local service and burial will be an-' were married March 19, 1940, in Chapin.
nounced by the' Nelson-House Funeral She died Oct. 1980.
Homes' McDougal Chapel in Laingsburg. Survivors include 5 children: Paul
. . Fowler of Elsie, Charles Fowler of
MrSi leona. E. Fanmon C~esaning, Jacob Fowler of Chesaning,
Age 61, of 16235 Fenmore Rd;, Ban- Richard ~owler of !'few York, and
nister died Monday, June 27,1983 at The Sh~ron Grlffus of ~hesaning; 2 step-
Memorial Hospital, Owosso. children, George Thiel of New Lothrop
Funeral services will be held at the and Mrs. Richard (Delain) Thiel Reha of
Carter Funeral Home, Elsie, Thursday E~ie;3 brothers, Harry Leiner of Bay
at 1 p.m. with burial in Middlebury CIty, Paul Leiner of Vestaburg, and
Cemetery. . '. . George Leiner of Brant; 19 grand-
, children; 6 great-grandchildren. He was
Lena Maxine frederick ' predeceased by 2 sisters, Lucy and
Age 62, of 1125 N. Chlpman, #71, diedIPe.arl, a brother Luther,. and 2 grand·
Monday. children.
Mrs. Frederick was a press,operator atlEdward franks '
Toledo Commutator. Ii
Funeral services will be held 'at Cen-! Age 79, of 11024 Woodard Dr., Byron
tral United .M;ethodist Church, Thursday! died Saturday, May 14, 1983 at Flint
at 2 p.m. The body rests at Jennings-,.Osteopathic Hospital.
Lyons Chapel. ' Mr, Franks owned and operated Ed's
TV & Appliance Store in Durand.
Dennis Flegel Cre.mation has taken place. Graveside
Age 40, 4007 Shepardsyille Rd., Elsie services will be held Saturday, May.21,ll
died Thursday evening, February 3, 1983 .a.m. at .the. Greenwood Cemetery ini
in Carson City Hospital. Vernon. The family suggestes memorialsi
Services will be held at DuPlain .be made to the Michigan Heart
Church of Christ on Monday at 1p.m. The ,Association. !
,body rests at Carter Funeral Home, Arrangements are being handled by:
Elsie. the Small & Streeter Funeral Home,
Byron. _c~,
Minnie A. Fromm .Charles Felty
Age 95, of 1402 E. Wildermuth Rd.
Owosso died Saturday. ' . A former Chesaning resident, died
Mrs. Fromm was a housewife. . Tuesday, March 8, 1983, 5 p.m. in New
Funeral services for Mrs. Fromm will i Port R:ichey, Fla. after a long illness.
. Mr. Felty was a partner in the Felty-
be IWld at Jennings-Lyons Chapel on 1 •Moore Ford Dealership, Chesaning from
Wed{!~dllj' at ~.m. . 1971 to 1980.
Marjorie L. fletcher - Funeral services will be held at
Misiuk-Morse Funeral Home
Age 68, of Holt, formerly of Owosso, Chesaning, Saturday at 11 a.m. Buriai
passed away Friday, March 4, 1983, .at will take place in Wildwood Cemetery.
InghamMedicaICenter,Lansing. The Rev. Lewis p, Compton will of-
Funeral services will be held at Estes- ficiate. Visitation will be tonight after 7
Leadley Funeral Home. Lansing, p.m. .
Tuesday at 11 :30 a.m. Visitation with the
family present will be 2 to 4 and 7 to 9!
today.
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Lester R. Gorton .Leon Gross Gerald l. Guinan

Age 71, of 1922 Kilbourne Ave., Owosso A. ge 69, of .Mapl~ Grove.Town.ship, died Age 67, of At!.00 W. Brl'tton Rd., Perry
died,
l\:f Sunday,
emorial Sept.
Hospital, Owosso. n ay, ~rlI 22,1rg83athisresldence.
18, 1983 at The FdA died Monday,'tUMarch 21,1983 at Lansing
'Mr. Gorton retired out of Traffic Mr. Gross was a farmer and worked at General Hospital. Mr. Guinan had been
C.ntrol Dept. at Mid-West Abrasive. GM for several years. failing in health for the past 6years.
'tuneral services will be held at Kribs Funeral services will be held at St. Mr. Guinan retired from the Grand
Colonial Chapel on Wednesday at 1 p.m. Michael's Catholic Church, Maple Grove Tr~ Railroad in the E~gineering Work
with Rev. David M. McGarvey and Mr. :on Tuesday at 11 a.m. with Rev. Father EqwpmentDepartment101976.
Earl E. Skinner officiating. Burial will-be John Ederer officiating. Burial will be in Funeral· services will be held at
in South Bingham Cemetery, St. Johns. St. Michael'S Cemetery. The body will Nelson-House Funeral Homes, LaRowe
The body will rest at Kribs Colonial rest at Whelpley Funeral Home, New C~apel, P?rry, Thursday at 1 p.m. Burial
Chapel after 2 p.m. today. Visitation will .Lothrop. A Scripture service will be held wIll be 10 Roselawn Cemetery. The
be toda.y a. nd Tuesd.ay .~rom 2 to hnd 7to this evening at 7 p.m.
Ii .Reyerend Donald Kirkland will officiate.
i

9. Masoriic service IS scheduled ·for Mr. Gross was born Oct., 1, 1913 in FrIends ~y call at the funeral home
Tuesday~veningat7:30p.m. Maple Grove Township, the son of Alois today 2 ~ 9 ~nd We~es~ay 9 to 9 p.m.
Memorial contributions are suggested and Rose (Weise,nberger) Gross On May The famtly will receive frIends from 2 to
to the Corunna Baptist Church.18, 1940 he married the former Florence 4and 7 to 9.p.m. " .i

Mr. Gorton was born March 9,1912, in Hollerback. He was a member of St. Mr.. Gwnan was born 10 Cardinal,
Grand Blanc the son of Cbarles R. and Michael'S Church and the Knights of OntariO, Canada on M~y 8, 1915, the son
Zetta Gorton. He lived in this area since :Columbus, Chesaning. . of ~homas H. and ~atilda (Elderbr~)
1934.. He was married to Ina Cardinal . . . '.. Gwnan. He had resled the past 5 years In.
She passed away. He then married d Survivors Include his Wife, Floren~e; a Perry coming f~om the B~ncroft-Durand
Geraldine Eno in Durand on May 14 au~hter, Mrs. J~mes (MarIlyn)' area. He mamed GeorgIa VanWoert in
1954. ' Reynolds .of Chesamng; 5 sons and pwosso on Oct. 3, 1966. .
Mr. Gorton was a member of First daughters-tn-laws, Elmer and Marjorie i SurVivors inclUde his wife; a son,
Baptist Church of Corunna; Owosso of Montrose, Allan and Audrey of Thomas of Port Charlotte, Fla.; 2
Lodge No. 81, F & AM; Owosso Chapter Corunna, ~enneth and Karen of New daughters, Mrs. Judy Dariiherof Ban-
No. 89,R.A.M.; Durand Council No. 38,R Lothrop, VIncent and Rebecca Of. New croft, Mrs. Candace Capps of Grand
& 8M; Owosso Commandery No. 49, Loth~op ~nd Lawrence. and Cathe~lI1e of Rapids; 2 stepsons, ,Randy and AI
K.T.;, Owosso Lodge No. 753, B.P.O.E. Hamson,. ~1 grandchild~en; 4 SIsters, VanWoert .and a stepdaughter, Mrs.
and Past President of the Michigan State Mrs. Wilham (M.adelme) Ach of- Margaret Rester of Calif.; 3 grand-
.Elks Bowling Assoc. Co~unna, Mrs. Mem.us (Bob) (Leona) chil~en, Thomas and Melissa Rau and -
Survivors include his wife, Geraldine; Welsenberge~ of .Ftndler, OH, ~rs..Dustin Capps; a stepgrandson Jimmy
2 daughters, Mrs. Joseph (Joyce). Gerald (MarlOn) BIl'c~eler of S~gInaw Daniher; 3 sisters, Mrs. Maple Fran-
Donnelly of Davison and Ms Patricia' an~- Mrs. Charles (MIldred) Gilles of ceour of Northville, Mrs. Ceil McCarty of
Smith of Owosso' a son 'Raymond: Flint; a brother and sister-in-law, Madison Heights and Mrs. Amy Mathis
Gorton of Flint; 20 grandchildren; 9 LaVern and Joanne Gr?ss of Corunna. of Rochester. Mr. Guinan was
great-grandchildren; asister,Mrs.Ethel: He was predec~ased m death by a predeceasedby2brothersand2sisters.
Eisenbeis of Pinckney and a brother, ,I brother, Herman In 1949. Me~orials 'are suggested to the
Leland Gorton of Harrison. Arrangements by Whelpley Funeral AmerIcan Lung Assoc.
Arrangements by Kribs Colonial ~ome, N~w Lothrop. Kenneth C. Garske
Chapel, Corunna. Edward W. Gute Age 57, of 814 Isham St. died this
i

Age 81, formerly of Flint died Sunday morning at The Memorial Hospital.
Nina B. Goodman morning at Fostrian Manor, Flushing. Mr. Garske WaS a fork truck driver for
Age 78, of 638 Martin S1. died Sunday Mr. Gute was a parole officer for the Fisher Body, Grand Blanc retiring in
morning at 2006 Corunna Ave. State of Michigan for 24 years. 1980.
Mrs. Goodman was a homemaker., Funeral services will be held at Jen- Funeral services will be held at Jen-
Funeral' services will be held at Jen~ nings-Lyons Chapel, Wednesday at r nings-Lyons Chapel on Monday at 1 p.m.
nings-Lyons Chapel, Wednesday at 1 p.m. The Reverend J. Michael Pearson The Reverend Robert Bond will officiate
p.m. Elder Ronald Freeman and Elder .will officiate with burial in Maple Grove with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. The
Gene Mitchell will officiate with burial in Cemetery, Ovid. family will be at the chapel 2 to 4 and 7 to
Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Friends Mr. Gute was born in Middlebury 9p.m.SaturdayandSunday .
. may c~ll today from 2to 4and 7to 9 p.m. Township on Dec. 2, 1901, tne son of Fred - Mr. Garske .was born in Lansing on
Mrs. Goodman was born in Bentley, and Lydia (Dietrich) Gute. He graduated March 29, 1926, the son of John and Olga
Mich~ on Aug. 6, 1904, the daughter of from Ovid High School in 1920 and (Leppin) Garske. He attended Lansing
,Ernest R. and Daisy S,. (Streeter) Pettit. Michigan State University in 1924. Mr. schools. Mr. Garske came to this area
She attended Bentley Schools. Mrs: Gute resided in Flint for the past 50 from Lansing .36 years ago. In Oct. of
"Goodman had resided the past 29 years in yeal's. He married Marian VanDyne in' 1947, he and Donna V.. Mason were
Owosso. In Oct. 1922 she and Leonard Laingsburg, July 5,1925; she died in 1975.! married in Owosso. Mr. Garske was a
Goodman were married in Flint; he died Mr. Gute was a member of the First: memberoftheOwossoV.F.W.andwasa
in 1979.. She .was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Flint. : veteran of World War II.
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Survivors include his sister, Mrs. SurVivors include his wife: 2 sons,
Latter Day Saints and the Red Cross. Harold (Agnes) Burkhardt of Owosso. Kenneth R. of Durand and Randy of
Survivors include 2 daughters, Mrs. and several nieces and nephews. Mr. Owosso; 2 daughters, Mrs. Warren
Bruce (Joyce) Fry of Owosso, Mrs. Gute was predeceased by 6 brothers and (therylyn) Fairfield of Owosso and Mrs.
Clifford (Lois) Good of Owosso; a son, sisters. . Edward (Janis) McLosky of Barryton; 5
Enos Goodman of Bentley; ·14 grand- grandchildren: a brother, Donald of
children and 24 great-grandChildren. Grand Blanc; a si$ter, Mrs. Marion
(Maxine) Hall of Farwell. He was
oredeceased by a brother, John.
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1983

Ha~ ,I C. Gladden Elizabeth M. Wayne P. Green

Age 89, of 605 W. Oliver St. died Age 87, of Chesaning died Saturday, Age 66, of 8862 Westview Dr., Lake, MI
Wednesday evening at McLaren May 14, 1983 at St. Francis Home.in passed away on Thursday, March 3, 1983,
Hospital, Flint. Saginaw. at Gratiot Community Hospital, Alma.
Mrs. Gladden taught in the Owosso and Funeral services will be held at Our Mr. Green worked at Simplicity
rural area schools. Lady of Perpetual Help, Chesaning ,on, Engineering Company for 23 years in,
FUneral services will be held at the Tuesday at 11 a.m. The Revereqd James engineering; 19 years with Osburn
Christ Episcopal Church, Saturday at 11 , E. Falsey will officiate.with burial in, Mt.' Company in Texas as a manufacturer's
a.m. The Reverend Richard L. Blank will Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call at representative.
officiate with burial in Oak Hilli the Walker-Martin Funeral Home, Funeral services will be held at
C~metery. The body rests at Jennings~, Che~anin~. The~e will be a scripture Bellows Funeral Home, Dl¥'and on
Lyons Chapel., i i servIce thIS evenmg at 8 p.m.. . ' Saturday at 11 a.m. with Rev. Edward
>iMrs. Gladden was born in Ontario on: Mrs. Gasser was born mOttoville, Ohio McCracken officiating. Burial will be in
'nec. 3, 1893. She attended the Owosso on Sept. 9, !89? the daug~te~ of Peter and Lovejoy Cemetery. Visitation will be
,$cnools and resided all her life in this: ~her~sa NletIm~. She reSided m.ost of her, today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
'conununity. In 1915, she and Charles A. 'lIfe m. Chesamng .. S~e marrIed John) Memorials can be made to the Gratiot
Gladden, Sr. were married in Owosso; he Gasse~ m 1916 1he died m 1949. Community Hospital, Intensive Care
died in 1962. Mrs. Gladden was a member Survivors mclude 4 sons and a Unit. Envelopes are available at the
ot,the Christ Episcopal Chruch, pastda.ughter, Harold, Urban, C:larence and funeral home. ,
MT,pz:tbyMatron, Abigail Chapter #206, Wilfred Gasser ~1! of Chesanmg and Mrs., Mr. Green was born July 11, 1916, in
O:E.S. and was a past member and Robert. (PatrICia) ~eyer also of Swartz Creek, MI the son of Thomas P.
sel::V:ed'on the Y. W.C.A Board. Chesam~g; 21 grandchildren; ~7 great~ .and Kathryn Green. He livedin Lake for
~Survivors include a. son, Charles of grandchIldren; 4 .stepg~andChildren;61 ~the past 5 years; previously in Richard-
Owosso; 2 grandsons, Douglas Notman ste~great-grandchIidren, 4 bro~he~s ~nd: son, TX and Durand for 18 years. He andl
f Flint and Robert Notman of India; 4 a slste~, George ~nd. John Nletimg of\ Roberta Abrams were married Sept. 11
~r'andda ughters, Mrs. StephenChesamng)~eo Nletlmg o~ Tecumseh, 1935, in LaGrang~, IN. H€fwa~ a membe;
(Cathryn) Harold of Traverse City, Mrs.' Joseph Nlethng ~f SpearvIlle, Kansas of the First Umted Methodist Church,
J"on" (Rebecca ) Myers 0f Ch,arIevolX, " , A'and Mrs.
M EdG(Paulme) Wallen d of Tucson,
d Durand
b and '
the "
F & A M 164 Durand He
Mis. Melvin (Martha) Brooks of Grand h r1z . h rsb· da.sser wdas p~et ece~~
, d M L 1 (D b h) Ra I "er us an, a aug er,
l was well known .throughout the country
re a as a amateur radio operator
Rapids an rs. ye e ora g an Hemgesberg' 4 brothers and 2 sisters S . . 1 d hi wif' d
of Dayton, OH: a nalf-brother,George ',Frank Ha;ry Fre,d and Aridre~ M urvlvGorsmc(up e . s. e;Ra au.ghter,
"". f S A CA 2 h If ' ,. , rs. ene atrICla) OUSSIn of
Ii:!~~bvre 0 anta na, .;. a " Nietling, Sr. Mary Thechla and Emma Durand; 2 grand6hildren; 2 brothers,
SIsters, Mrs. George (Dorothy) PIerce of, Kulhanek. Paul Parke ' f Fli t d Ral h P k f
F;'l;t,; and Mrs. A~onso (Ethel) LaBute o~ i Tho~e wishing to ~ake a memorial Swartz cr:e~; 2 ~i:~rs, ,Jrs. %a~~:n
Chatham, OntarIO. ,donation may contrIbute to the St. Davis of Mt Pleasant and Mrs Evely
.Mfs. Gladden :was predec~ased by a Francis Home in SaJ,:(inaw. Root of Swartz Creek. .' n
daulthter.JosephineNotmanml967. 'Ambr--e J', (Brooks) Gerding
\M "Hollis Clayson Gray
Earl Samuel Getchel Of Chesaning, age 69, died Thursday, Age 56 of 3668 W. Grand River Rd.,
Age·88, of 808 E. North St., Owosso died March 24, 1983, a.t Town & Country Owosso died Saturday, April 2, 1983 at
Saturday morning at Hurley Medical Nursing Home, Midland after a long The Memorial Hospital, Owosso. He had
Ce,nter. , illness. been in failing health for the past year.
Mr. Getchel was a line crew foreman Funeral services will be held at Our Mr. Gray formerly worked with Utilex
with Consumers Power Co. Lady of Perpetual Help' Church, of Fowlerville and Mid-West Abrasive in
Funeral services will be held at the Saturday at 11 a.m. Rev. James ~alsey Owosso.
Jennings-Lyons Chapel on Tuesday at 1 ,will officiate. Burial will be m. Mt'Funeral services will be held at
p.m. Mark St. Louis will officiate with Calvary Cemetery. The body rests at Nelson-House Funeral Homes, LaRowe
burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. ' Walker-Martin Funeral Home after 12 Chapel on Wednesdayat 1 p.m. with Rev.
Mr. Getchel was born in Eureka, Wis. noon Friday. Prayer service will be Mark Johnson officiating. Burial will be
on Jan. 14, 1895, the son of George and Friday at 8 p.m. followed by Knights of in Bell Oak Cemetery. Visitation will be
'Ida (Mahan) Getchel. He attended Columbus rosary at8:30p.m. ' 'thiseverungfrom7to9p.m.andTuesday
Wisconsin, Schools. Mr. Getchel had, Mr. Gerding was born in Ohio, Oct. 16, 9t09.
residedinOwossofrom19~7to1961, then 1913. He and Ann Sevech were married in Mr. Gray was born April 26, 1926 in
in Lincoln, Mich. until 1981 and then, 1932. He was a member of the Chesaning: Conway Township the son of Clayson and
,back to Owosso. He and Geraldine L. Knights of Columbus and served as Daisy (Hillman) Gray. He attended,
Linzey were married in Owosso on Dec. Chesaning, Chief of Police for many Conway Township area schools and
31, 1931. Mr. Getchel was a member of years. resided in the Owosso area for 31 years.
the First Church of Christ and a life SurVivors include his wife, Ann; 2 sons Survivors include <1 sisters; Mrs.
member of the Owosso Lodge No. 8,1, F. & and 4 daughters: Mrs. Lawrence (Betty) Gladys Coon of Okemos, Mrs. Marjorie
A.M. , H r i t z of Flint, Mrs. Delores Huot of Reichstetter of Williamston, Mrs.
Survivors include his wife; 4 sons, Jacksonville, m., Mrs. Allen (Marcia) Merileen Hicks of Dansville and Mrs.
Ralph of Kalamazoo, Earl of Saginaw, White of Marshall, Mrs. Sally Dagner of Audrey Canfield of Owosso; 3 brothers,
George of Clio and Jack of Lincoln, Ill.; 3 Lansing Douglas Gerding and Greg John Gray of Onondaga, Gerald Gray of
daughters, Mrs .. Lowell (Nancy) Bi~d~Gerding' both of Owosso; .19 grand- Perry and Randy Brimley of Owoss~: 32
schatel of FrederIC, Mrs. George (Dorls)chilren' 5 great-grandchildren; 2 nieces and nephews and I1lllny great-
Hanstein of Dorver, Delaware and Lindabrother~ and 1 sister: Edwin Gerding of nieces and great-nephews.
Getchel of East Lansing; 25 grand- Swartz Creek Leo Gerding of Chesaning,
children; 11 great-grandchildren and a and Mrs. Ma~cella Hinkley of Flint.
brother, Frank of Wisconsin. He was '
predeceased bya daughter, Mrs. Frank
(Lillian) Enos in 1981.
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The Owosso Argus-press
1983
Jerry D. Gross lewis f. Good~ich, Jr.
Mrs. Yesta Greer Age 25, oi.14840 Chapin Rd., Elsie died Age 55, of 1215 N. Meridian Rd., Ovid,
Age, 58, of 800 S. Main St., Ovid died Monday, February 14, 1983 at Lansing passed,away Tuesday, Feb. 8, 1983, at
Saturday, AUg. 20, 1983, 2:33 a.m. at The General Hospital, as a result of being Sparrow Hospital.
Memorial Hospital, Owosso. stuck by a talling limb while working in Mr. Goodrich was emplOyed by Grand
Mrs. Greer was a homemaker. the woods. Trunk Railroad as a Senior Claims
Funeral services will be held at Kribs Mr. Gross was an employee of Hehr Agent.
Colonial ~hapel on Tuesday at 1p.m. The International Corp., of Chesaning and did Funeral services will be held Saturday
Reverend Thomas L. Goupil will officiate farming. , a t I : 3 0 p.m. at Houghton Chapel, Ovid.
with burial in Maple Grove Cemetery , Funeral.se,rvices will be held at Racy ,Rev. Homer VanBuren will officiate with
Ovid. The body rests at Kribs Colonial Free Methodist Church on Friday at 1 burial to take place in Fairfield
Chapel, Corunna. ' p . m . with Rev. William Rudd officiating. Cemetery. Masonic services will be held
Mrs. Greer was born in March County, Burial will be in Brant Cemetery.' The ·Friday evening at B p.m. The family
Kentucky on Jan. 30, 1925, the daughter bodr wi.ll rest .at Carter Fun,eral Home, 'suggests memorials be given to Carland
of William,and Molly Park. Elsie this evemng after 7p.m. . . United Methodist Church.
SurvivDrs include 4 daughters, Mrs., Mr. Gross was born Dec. 31, 1957 m Mr. Goodrich wasboJ.!n in Middlebury
George (Eulla) Goad of Ovid, Mrs! Owosso the son of Gerald Gross and Township, June 7,1927, the son of Lewis
Michael (MoIIy) Otey of Mansfield, Ohio, Jane~ Ostrander. He was a 1976 Ashl~Y and Helena (Louth) Goodrich. He was a
Mrs. Fred (Nancy) Taylor, of NewHi~h School grad~te and ~as a life. 1947 graduate of Ovid High School and a
Brunswick, N.J., Mrs. Everly (Shirley) reSIdent of the Chapm Township are~. Onl veteran of the U.S. Army, World War II.
Taylor of Mansfield Ohio' 4 sons Dec. 12, 1975 he and the former Linda· He had re$ided in Ovid all of his life. He
Charles Greer of R~ssell, 'Kentucky: Freiburger ,,:ere married ~ the Racy and Thelma Horn were married in
Paul Edward Greer of Mansfield Ohio ,Free Methodist Church which he also Carland, July 10, 1948. He was a member
Clayton Greer also of Mansfield, Ohi~ attend~d.. .' . .' of the Carland United Methodist Church,
and John D. Greer of New Brunswick, SurvIvors mclude his wife Linda; a Ovid Masonic Lodge, 32nd Degree Mason
N.J:; 19 grandchildren; 2 sisters, Mrs. daughter, Brenda, 6 years ?ldi a son, of Scottish Rite, and a member of the
Self (Garnett). Parsley and Mrs. Wilma Douglas, ,2 months .old; his parents, V.F.W.
Jean Gobel both of Williamston, West Gerald Gross of ElsIe a~d Mrs:. Jan~t Survivors include his wife: a son, Dan
Virginia. (Ed) Ostrander of KYia SIster, Miss Jill of Lansing; .2 daughters, Mrs. Donna
Gross of Elsie; 2 brothers, Scott Gross of Thompson of Maple Rapids and Mrs.
Alice Griffin Durand and Randy Gross of Louisville, Debra Beck of St. Johns; 2 grand-
KYjhis grandparents, Frank and Beulah daughters, Jessica Thompson and
Age 85 formerly of 219 Ann St., Byron G fE to ill 1\NY ' • fO 'd
died Sunday, Oct. 30, 1983. a,t Shiawassee ross 0 a nv ~, ..~. - Jeanette Goodrich; his parents 0 VI; 2
. Hazel Grover ' brothers, Paul of Lansing and Harold of
County Medical Care FacIlity. Ovid; 2 sisters, Mrs. Betty Morden of
Funeral services will be held\ at Small . Age 95, of Eaton Rapids died late Midland and Mrs. Sarah Woodruff of St.
& Streeter Funeral Home, Byron on ,Saturday at Eaton Rapids Community Johns. He was preceded in death by a
Wednesday, at 1 p.m. wit~ Rev: Chalm~r Hospital. ' , L Th
Miller' offici;lting. Burial WIll be m Mrs. Grover was a homemaker. I!randdaughter,Carey ynn ompson.
Sanford Cemetery, Cohoctah. ,Funeral services will be held at Jen- Erven "Dutch" Greilich
Mrs. Griffin was bdf'n April 24, 1898, in nings-Lyons Chapel, Tuesday at 11 a.m. .
Cohoctah the daughter of DiIlis and lif h
Mae I Dr. H. B. Oliver will officiate with burial Age 67, of Chesaning, passed away
Monday evening, Jan. 3, 1983, at
(Millard) Stoner. Most, of her e s e. in Oak Hill Cemetery. McLaren Hospital, Flint.
resided in Byron and Cohoctah. She was Mrs. Grover was born in Alma, April 9, Mr. Greilich retired in 1969 from Peet
married to E. B. Griffin. He diedin 1948. 1887, the daughter of George and Chloe Packing Co. '
She was a member of the United (Gargett) Holiday. She graduated from Funeral services will be ,held at
Brethern Church in Caledonia, MIi a Alma High School' ant St. Mary's Misiuk-Morse Funeral Home,Thursday
member of Byron WRC and taught Academy, Monroe. Mrs. Grover had\ at 11 a.m. Burial will take place ill.
school in the.Byron School system, then ,resided in the Owosso area 19~ to 1977. Wildwood Cemetery. Mr. Ward Anderson
ministered . in the United Brethern [She married Jack Grover in Big Rapids, will officiate. Friends may call tonight
Churchm ' Caledonia, MI retiring in 1964. ,)Nov. 3,1911; he died in 1977. Mrs. Grover after 7p.m. at the funeral home.
Survl'vors .l'nclude
. 2 nephews, Louie was a member of the First Mr. GreiIich was born in Owosso on
Henderson of Midland, Frank Henderson Congregational Church. July' 12, 1915. He and Doris McKeage
of Byrort; 2 nieces, Mrs. Carolyn Sawyer Mrs. Grover was survived by a son, . d' .
of North Star, MI and Mrs. Sue Haddaof , George A. Birmingham; 5 grandchildren were mame ill Chesamng Oct. 26, 1935.
, She died May 13,1982.
Las Vegas, also several cousins.', lind 2great-grandchildren. Survivors include a son and 2
Arrangements by Small & Streeter E' A Goodwin daughters; Gerald of Flushing, Mrs.'
Funeral Home. '.. .' Richard (Julie) Giesken of Chesaning,
-- G'II' . e 94, of 1106 W. Patterso~ St., Flint, and Mrs. Leo (Christie) Albert of
Urban lawrence I eSPU~passed away Feb. 9, 19113, at Hurley Chesaning; a brother and 6 sisters,
Age 61, of Laingsburg, formerly of 'Hospital. .'. Alfred GreiIich of Bay City, Mrs. Durwin
Grand Rapids, died Thursday, March 31, Funeral services , were held las~Auiler of st. Charles, Mrs. Monda Hall of
1983. Saturday at the Holy Trinity, Lutheranl Grandville, Mrs. Margaret McKeage of
Funeral services will be held. at st. Church, Flint. Burialtookplacein Sunset St. Charles, Mrs. Lillian Daley of St.
Isidore Catholic Church, Laingsburg, Hills Cemetery. Pastor Rodney E. Hill Charles, Mrs. Emma Kapusto of St.
Monday at 11 a.m. Burial will take place officiated. Charles, Mrs. Adeline Johnson of
in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Rev. Fr. Duaine Survivors. include a, sister, Mrs.!Saginawj 8 grandchildren; 1 great-
Pamment will, officiate. There will be a: Theodore (CQrintha) Buehler of Owoss~ grandchild. A brother predeceased him.
rosary Sunday at 7p.m. and a brother, John Schultz of
Arrangements by Nelson-House Jam~stown, N.Y. r
Funeral· Homes, McDougall Chapel,
Laingsburg.
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1983
Sidney A. (Mike) Green Annie Grindley
Age 76, of 207 Fitch St.,~ge 78, of 204 S."Oakwood,: . Age 57, of, 215
Durand died Friday, Feb. 4,O\Vosso died Tuesday. Oct. 18,'passed away Sunday mOlrmnl!
1983, 11:45 a.m. at his winter 1983 at the Shiawassee County ather residence following
home in Zephyrhills, Fla. ,Medical Care Facility. three month illness. ,I
Mr. Green .started working Mrs. Grindley was a Mrs, George~asa~ousewlfe.
with the Grand Trunk Western .homemaker. . Funeral. servIces wlll be
Railroad at the age of 14 as a . Funeral services will be held at Jenmngs-Lyons C~a
fireman and retired in 1961 as aat the First Church ~f the Yfednesday atl ~.m. BUrIal
conductor. ' Nazarene, Owosso on FrI~ay at take place 111 ,
., ,Ua.m. The Rev. Clifford· MemorIal Gardens., Rev.
Funerlll servIces will be held, Walton will officiate with burial Thomas E. Dunn will officiate.
at Bellows Funeral Home" in Oak Hill Cemetery. The body IVisitation at, the funeral
Tuesday at 11 a.m: T~e, rests at Nelson-House Funerallwill be today 3 to 5 an,d 7 to
Rey~rend .James. ~artin '!lllHomes, Knapp & Smith Chapel p.m. and Tuesday 2 to 4and 7 to
offICiate With burial m !Av:eJoy, on Thursday from 2 to 4and 7 to 9p.m. Memorials may be made
Cemetery. The body WIll lie in 9p.m. . ,to the American Diabetesi
state from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mrs. Grindley was born in i\ssociation. ' !
'today. . . Dornock, Scotland on Aug. 2, :,Mrs. G'eorge was born :
Mr. Green was born m ,1905 the daughter. of Donald roledo, Ohio, Oct. 14, 1925, the I
Durand on May 3, ~906, .the son anl Jessie (Sutherland) ~aughter of Edward and Vida
of Arthur and I:lellie (Haynes) MacKay. She .married Wilfred IBower) Mattai. 'She attended
Green; ~marrIed Margaret L. \lrindley on April 30, 1927, in Ichools in Benzonia and resided
Gordier In· Corunna on March i ,flighland Park. Mrs. Grindley n this area since 1941. She and
11, 1925. Mr. Green w~s a attended the First Church of the ~.()Dald H. George were:
membe~ of the Congregational, Naiarene, Owosso. . narried in New Haven, March John R Garnett
Church m Dur~nd, a member of : Snvlvors include her r,1942. .•
the Brotherhood ,of Railroad, llusbaild Wilfred' 2 sons" She was a member of the A Mass of Christian burial
TrainmenandtlIeF.&A.M.No. G'ordon 'of Foun~in Valley, i\merican Diabetes was held today for John R.
161,Dura~d. - C a l i f . and Gerald of Owosso; a ~ssociation, City Planning Garnett, age 63, in the St. Joan
Survivors Include his wife,'grandson lind 2 great- Gommission, American Legion of Arc Church, Marlton, N.J.
Margaret; a daughter, Mrs. grandsons: a sister. Mrs. ~uxiliary, . S~awassee. ~n' Mr. Garnett died Saturday,
Clifford (Beth) VanAuken of Marion Kendall of Rochester, nord Assoclatl~n ~nd MIChigan Sept. 17, 1983, in the Garden
Fenton: a son, Ronald of. Mich. and several nieces and Landlord ASSOCIatIOn. '. State Community Hospital
Durand; 6 gra!ldchildren and 5 ,nephews. Mrs.' Grindley was Jurvivors include her Marlton after a brief illness. '
great.grandchildr~n. He was!pre!ieceasedby 3 sisters and 4husband, Donald: 3 daughters: Born in Brown City,
predeceasedbyaslster·brothers. , J ? (Don~a) Holmes of Owosso, Michigan, Mr. Garnett was the
. h' 'Memorials are suggested tORInda SIlvers of Wayne, W. fOl'mer mayor of Evesham
Rollen F. (Toot) Good~IC the First' Church of the,\lirgin~a, and Mrs. Wayne Twp. from 1977-1980 and a
Age 73, of 500 Abmgdo~, r Nazarene. ,,(Debbie) Aymor of Owosso; 2 township councilman from 1973
Chesaning died suddenly this " ';80ns: Donald H. George, Jr. of to 1981. He was employed as an
morning, Aug. 2, 1983 at Carson Lawrence Ivan Griffus~wosso ~nd Jon of Owosso; 6' accountant for the Philadelphia
City Hospital. . . ~andchildren;, her parents, Switch & Gear Works in
Mr. Goodrich was a retired Age ,40, ~f Tucson, ~rlz., a' ussell and VIda Boo~e. of Philadelphia,Pa.asubsidaryof,
· farmer and had retired fromif~rmer reSident of thiS ar~a eulah:' a. br~t~er, ~lllIarn General Electric. Mr. Garnett
Peet Packing Co. in 1971. died Thursday, Aug. 4! 1983 In .BQone of Vlrg~n!a; 3 sisters: w~s a veteran of World War II
Funeral services will be held Greece. Death was attributed to Mrs. Robert (LIllIe) Rouleau 01 and was an Evesham Township
· at Misiuk-Morse Funeral cancer. . M,?!Iroe, Mrs. Samuel (I:areva~ Representative to the Pinelands
Home, Chesaning on Thursday, ' Mr.. GrIffusow!led ,a' con- ,Reckner of Mt. ~OrrIS, anc Commission.
at 11 a.m. Burial will be in the istructIon company mAriz. : iMrs. J~mes (ConnIe) Nelson oj He is survived by, his wife,
· Elsie Cemetery. Friends may Funeral arrangements will be !BenzonIa. . Mary C. Garnett and they
call this evening after 7 at the .announced.later., . \<,Mrangements by JennIngs, resided in the Lost Lake section
funeral home. Memorials are i Mr. Grlffus w~s born In Lyons Chapel. of Evesham Twp.; 2 sons,John
suggested to the Zion Lutheran IBrady Center, Spgmaw County Richard Garnett of Ft.
School Building Fund. Ion March 19, 1943, the son of Lauderdale, Fla. and William J.
M . Goodrich was born in Ivan and Genev:a (!lun~) Dahm of Atlantic City N.J.; a
r.
Shiawassee County on Nov. 28.. Griffus. He
. had9 3 reSided
0 A m'1 thIS14 d'aught'er, J oanne E. G'arne tt 0f
1909, the son of' Egbert 'and area until 1 5., n. prI , Billings, Mont.; a brother,.
Jessie (Brown) Goodrich. On 1966, he ~nd, Gonme Tuck,er Shertnan Garnett of Owosso; 2
June 28, 1931 he and Gladys were "?arrIed m Tucson, Am;. sisters, Flora Davis of Midland,
Howard were ,married . Mr. Mr. U S Grlffus
Artny was a veteran of the Maxine Whitney of Owosso and
Goodrich was a member of the .. . '. I d'
h Survivors mc u e s w ej hi if 2 ,a 14randdau14hter.
Zion- '. Lu th eran Ch urc, sons, Lawrence and Gordon;
Chesa~mg. . . , . his mother; 2 brothers and 3
Survivors mclude his wife,. 2 sisters all of Ariz. Aunts, uncles
childre~,. Mrs. MarjOrIe and cousins all of Michigan .
.MengarIlh of Hanover Park, Ill.
and James Goodrich of
Chesaning: a brother, Oren
Goodrich of Ovid and 7 grand-
children.
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Nellie Schlicher Gilmore Rodney N. Gurden Clarence (Bud) E. Galvin Raymond A. Green
Ag~ 93, of Chelse,a, formerly Age 35, of 1807 W. Garrison Age 64,. of 808 E. Oliver St., Age 53, of South Bend" In~
of Flint died Sunday, Aug. 7, 0 d Th diana; formerly of Owosso died
1983 at St. Joseph Hospital, Ann Rd., Owosso died early wosso', passe aw~y ,ur- Saturday, July Q" 1983 at
Arbor. ,Saturdaymorning at The sday, Dec. I, 1.983, at his home. Healthwin Hospital, South
'lm ta ht·
Mrs. Glore 1 Memorial Hospital; ~r. GalvIn. 'Y0r~ed for Bend. He had been illf,or the
ug In rura Funeral services will be held Midland-Ross retiring In 1981.
and dement~u'y schools; ,at 'the Jennl'ngs-Lyons' Chapel Fune,r.al services will be held past6months.
Shlawassee Co. Normal Schools Mr. Green was a truck driver.
and retired from Flint Public on Wednesday at 11 a.m. The at The' Gorsline-Runci~an, Funeral.services will be held
Sch(}0Isin1956. Rev. Charles J. Bamberger will Williamston Ch~pel, Mondayat at Orvis-Palmer Funeral
Funeral services will be held officiate with burial in Hillcrest 11 a.m. Rev. ~lchael Pearson. Home, South Bend on Wed-
at' ,Nelson-House Funeral Memorial Gardens. The body past?r of La~ngsburg Co~- nesday at 1 p.m. with burial in
Homes, McDougall Chapel, rests at Jennings-Lyons Chapel. m~!ty Meth?dist .Church. will Highland Cemetery. Visitation
LaingsQurgon Wednesday a~ 2 'the family will be present for ?fflclate. Burial 'wIll take pl.ace will be Tuesday from 2 to 4and 6
p.m. with Rev. 'Dorraine s. visitation from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 In Mt. Hope. Cemet~ry, Lans~g. to 81lt the funerlll home.
Snogren officiating, Burial will p m today The family Will receive Mr. Green was born Feb. 23,
be,jn ,Laingsburg Cemetery. .M~. Gu~den was born in relatives and friends at the 1930 in Ecorse, MI. He lived in
Visitation will begin this Owosso on Aug. 22, 1948, the son funeral home Saturday 7 to 9 South Bend for 12 years coming
evening at7 p.m. of Rodney V. and ElizabethA. ~:~:andsundaY2t04and7to9 from Owosso. He and the for-
Mrs. Gilmore was born (Love) Gurden. He attended Mr Galvin was born in mer Edythe Stormoen were
M~rch2~, 1890 in Millersburg, Owosso Schools,and graduated lansIng, Oct. 7, 1919, the son of married in South Bend.
On,ihe da~ghter of Jacob from Owosso H.lgh School. Mr. Irene and Warren Galvin. He Survivors include his wife; 2
SchlIcher and Ellisa Schonauer. ~ur~en h~d reSIded most of his resided most of his life in daughters, Mrs. Geraldine
She resided in Flint since 1929. hfe In this area, On Jan. 23, Williamston and Owosso and Wells of Pearland, TX, Mrs.
She and Bernie Gilmore were 1971, he an~K~thryn L. Brichan was never married. He was a Terrie Parker of Owosso; 3
marri~d July 3, 1923 in CA. were ~a~rIe~ In Owos~o. . member ,of the Laingsburg sons; Garry Green of Friend-
, Mrs/Gilmore was a member SurvlVlpg Include Ius ~Ife; 2) Community Methodist Church. swood, TX, Larry Green of
oftheCalvaryUnitedMethodist sons, BrIan and Jermlah; 3' Survivors include 2 brothers Morrice. MI and Kerrie Green
Church in Flint; Flint Chapter daughters,. Sandra, Christi~a Robert Galvin. of Lansing and of Owosso; 3 sisters, Mrs.
of O.E.S.e138; Flint Travel and Melame all at home; his James Galvin of Mass.; 5 :ponna Allard of Ft. Orange,
CI,ub; Micl)igan, Education pa:ents of Bennington Town- sisters: Mrs. Ray (Mary) 'FL., Mrs. B()nnie Ward' of
Assoc. National Education ship; 2 brothers, Stephen and P/lvey, Mrs. Ervin (Helen) Owosso and Mrs. Della Winans
Assoc.; G~,nesee County and Douglas both of Owosso; a Foreman Mrs. Donald of Morrice; 2 brothers, Winfred
State of Michigan Retired si~ter, Mrs. David (Varl~) (patricia)' Norton, all of Green(lf Mio, MI and Robert
Teachers Assoc. 0 Berry of Perry and his Williamston, Mrs. Frances (Jo- Green of Chesaning, MI.
Survivors include a sister, gr~ndmother, Mrs. ~elson Ann) Ketchem of Laingsburg,
Mrs. Louis (Esther) Bennitt'of (NIna). Love of Bennington and Mrs. Elvin (Eleanor) Lester R. Gorton
st. Johns and a brother. Lee Township. Sampson of Laingsburg; 21 Age 71, of 1922 Kilbourne,
$chlicherofOscoda; also.· nieces and nephews; 33 grand- Ave., Owosso died, Sunday,
?Several nieces and, nephews.' Dortha V. Griffus nieces and grandnephews. Sept. 18, 1983. '
Sne was "predeceased by her I A 84 of Chesaning died' Contrib~tions may be ma~e to Mr. Gorton retired out of
husbandJl.Amie in 1950. T ged ' . August 30 the ~erlCan Cancer Society, Traffic Control Dept at' Mid·
" ' ,~ ues ay evemng,. ' Hospice, or the Laingsburg
1983, at the ChesanIng Rest iCommunity Methodist Church. West Abrasive.
Home. ,,'," , Funeral services will be held
Age of 217 Funeral services for Mrs. ; ,'. D G' 'ff at Kribs Colonial €hapel on
Curwood Dr. I died Griffus will be' held at the 'R~ymond • n US Wednesday at 1p.m.
Satu.rday ~Uhe . ~ Hills 'Misiuk-Morse F~neral Ho~e, Age 21, of' Chesaning died
j

Retlr.ement Center, East Chesaning on FrIday at a t1~e Saturday, Oct. I, 1983. Valdimir Geofge Gruber
Lansmg. " to be announced later. BUrIal Funeral services will be held .. t f
M,r.Gi,nther was a baker and will be in Griffus Cemetery, at ,Walker-Martin Funeral' Age 59, a former resid~n ?
hospita1aSSIS'ta t
~" . Brady Township. Friends may ' , Home, Chesaning on Tuesday at Morrice, died'1 ind his NYhome A In
Funeral se.rvlces Wl~ be held ,call at the funeral home tonight, 1 p.m. with Rev. Dave Stiles Islip" Long Is an , on ug.
atth~ J€lnnmgs-Lyoll" Chapel afte1'7 p.m. officiating. Burial will be in 27,1983. . I t'
on.Tuesd~y a~p a.m. )Jr. H. ,B. Survivors include her Griffus Cemetery, Chesaning. He had be~n ill SInce, as
~hver wl~l offiCIate Wlt~ ~urIal children, Everett Griffus, of, The body rests at Walker- January.
m Oak HIll Cemetery 'I F~~e~ds; :Flint, Irene Bates of Chesamng, ' Martin Funeral Home.
may call at the ch~pel a a~~'1 Grant Griffus of Brady, Mrs. Mr. Griffus was born Sept. 20, Mr. Loren E. Grubaugh
todaY't :e:,n0I;: s First William (Bernice) Bellenbaum 1962. He was a 1981 graduate of Age 64, of st. Clair Rd., Elsie
sugges~. 1~hurc~ . of Chesaning,Mrs. Ralph (Ida). Chesaning Union High School.
Congrega lOna . Robison of Chesaning and ~rs.' Survivors include his parents, died Wednesday, 4 p.m. Sep-
tember 7, 1983 at his home.
Fred (Della) Sholtz o~ C~pm; 2 Mr. and Mrs. Grant Griffus; 3 Funeral services will beheld
brothers and 3 SlSt.~S; 34. Sisters, Mrs. Dale (Margaret) at the Carter Funeral Home,
grandchildren and 21 great-: Spencer of Owosso, Mrs. Dale Elsie, Saturday at 1 p.m. Burial,
f

grandchildren. Mrs. Griffus (Bethany) Jacobs of Bad Axe will be in Riverside Cemetery.
was predecea,sed ~y h~~ and Mrs. Steven (Claudia)
husband, Maurice Grlffus m, Kienitz of Chesaning; 2
1954; a daughter, a son, a brothers" David Griffus of
stepson, 3 brothers and 3 Owosso and Douglas Griffus at
sisters. home; a niece and 3 nephews;
and his fiancee" Tina Dinninger.
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The Owosso Argus-press
1983

Fred R. Goward M. Gewirtz

Age 68, of 521 N. Adams St., Owosso '. '. . '
died Monday, Nov. 28, 1983 at the I Age 87, ofChesamng died Friday, Dec.
lc
Veterans Administration Hospital, Ann, 23,1983atherh?me. .
Arbor. , I, Funeral servIces wIll be held at Our
Mr. Goward served in the U.S. Armyl. Lady o~Perpetual Help Catholic Church,
during World War II. He was a .prisoner :. C~esam~g on Monday at 10 a.m. Burial
of war in Germany for a period of '5; w!11 be In Mt. C~lvary Cemetery. There
months.. .'1J wIll·. be a scnpture' service Sunday
Funeral services will be held at Kribl1~ ev~mng at 7 p.m. at the funeral home.
Colonial Chapel on Thursday at i p.nf!'i Fnendsmay call at the Misiuk-Morse
The. Rev. Dorrinf:j Snogren will officiate. Funeral Ho~e after 3p.m. today.
with burial ill Pine Tree. Cemetery, Mrs. GeWIrtz was born in Albee, Mich.
I

Corunna .. The body rests at Kribs on March 14,1896, the daughter of John
Colonial Chapel after 6 p.m: today. and .Bertha (Loeb) Baumann. She
Visitation will be Tuesday ft'om6 to ~ ~artled Fred W. Gewirtz on May 16, 1917
p.m. and Wednesday the family will In Albee; he died in 1977. Mrs. Gewirtz
meetfriendsfrom2t05and7to9p.m.. beJjonged to the Our Lady of Perpetual
Mr. Goward was born in Lindale, Artz."HepCatholic Church, Daughters of
'on Nov. 29, 1914, the son of Fred and Isabella, Altar Society and the League of
Mary Ann (Richardson) Goward. He had Catholic Women.
resided the past 2years in Owosso. Survivors include her children Arthur'
Survivors include his aunt, Mrs. Edna Gewirtz, Mrs. Henry (Lugertha) Baker
. Goward of Owosso; a nephew, Charles~. Robert Gewirtz, Mrs. Harold (Dorothy)
Weisenburger of Owosso and ,a niecC!, Weber, William Gewirtz, Mrs. Robert
Mrs. Donald (Sarah) Kelly of Flint. l (Eleanor)' Coleman,Mrs. John (Mary
Lou). Chludil all of. Chesaning. TWo I
children predeceased her, a daughter
~rs. Michael (Barbljlra) Schlachter died
I~ 19~8 and a son, Donald (Bing) Gewirti
died I,n 1981. Also surviving al;e 3 sisters,
Eleanor Baumann of Chesaning, Mayme
Su~ter o( Chesaning, Theresa Klein of
Flint; 62 grandchildren and 61 great-
grandchildren.
KennethC. Garske
,Age!)7, of814IshamSt. died Friday.
F.Mr. Garske was a fork truck driverl'or
~ l;::,er Body, Grand Blanc retiring in
.Funeral services will be held at Jen-
mngs-Lyons Chapel on Monday at 1p.m.
~ou Carlton Gould
Age 80, of Milford, Mich. passed away
Thursday, Jan. 13,1983.
Funeral services will be held Monday
in South Lyon, Mich.'

Dortha (Vincent) Griffus

Ag~ 84, of Chesaning died Tuesday
evemng, August 30, 1983.
Funeral services for Mrs. Griffus will
be held at the Misiuk-Morse Funeral
Home, Chesaning on Friday at 1 p.m.
The Reverend David S. Stiles from
Henderson-Chapin United M~thodist
Churches, will officiate.
Danlelle Gooch-
. Age 2, of 2233 Williamson, Burton died
Saturday, March 5, 1983 at Hurley
M~dical Center. .
Funeral services will be held at
Bellows Funeral Home, on Tuesday at 11
a.m. Burial will be in St. J~Seph
Cemetery, Gaines~ The lleverend James
,M:artin will officiate.

The Owosso
,Anna Viola Hudecek
Age ,66, of 221 Cass St.,
Owosso died Thursday, Nov. 17,
1983 at The Memorial H()Spital,
Owosso. She had been faiIingin
health for the past 6years.
Mrs. Hqdecek was a
homemaker.
Funeral services will be held
'at Nelson-House Funeral
Homes, Knapp & Smith Chapel
on Saturday at 2 p.m. with Rev.
Gerald Bowen officiating.
Burial will be in West Haven
Cemetery. The body will rest at
the funeral home after 4 p.m.
today. . Zarazlce, CzechoslovakIa the son of John;. Mr. Ivan was born in Czechoslovakia
Mrs. Hudecek was born Oct.
25,1917, in Saginaw the child of
Viola Anna Pine. She attended
Saginaw Schools and resided in
Owosso for the past· 27 years,
prior to living in Lansing and
Saginaw.. . May 5, 19~2. He was a member of St. 1940. He marrIed Mary Hnevsa in
In 1958 she· and Martin
Hudecek were married.
Survivors include her
,husband, Martin: 5 sons, Urie
(Sonny) Miller and Wesley
Miller' of LanSing, JohU
Miner, serving with the IT.!.
Army, Kenneth Mollitor of
Bancroft and Thomas Hudecek
of Owosso; 2 daqghters, Mrs.
Louise Cook of Grand Haven
and Mrs. Margaret Drake of
Ohio.
~he was predeceased by a
daqghter and a brother.
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1983
Anthony 1 Ivan JeFIJ'van
Age 78, of New Lothop died Tuesday,. Age 72 of New Lothrop died M d
MaY,17, '1983 at Flint Osteopathic. March23,1983inDadeCity,FIa. on 8Y,
f- 08p1tal. . .
i· Mr. Ivan was a farmer all his life:
i Mr. Ivan was a farmer, worked several
, years at Chevrolet Division GMC and
Funeral seryices will be held at St.i,aIso was a school bus driver (or 20 years
[Joseph ~atholic ,church, Owosso at I1':inNewLothrop~etirinl:fin1975.
:a.m. ;Frlday, wI,th Father Raymond \. Funeral services will be held. at St.
:Goehrm.g of~Icatmg. The family willi !JCJseph Catholic Church,. owosso,'
[meet WIth fnends at Whelpley FuneralqSaturday at 11 a.m. The Reverend
iH~me, New Lothrop, AScripture service! :Father Raymond Goohring will officiate
i wllI .be .Thursday, 8 p.m. Memori~l:with burial in Hincrest Memorial Gar-
· contnb~tlOns are suggested to Twm!dens, Owosso. Frienl'lsmay call at the
Township Ambulance Company of New; Whelpley Funeral Home in New Lothrop
Lothrop. / . I after 2 p.m. Thursday. There will be a
Mr.. Ivan was born ~ept. 12, 1904, inLprayerserviceFridayat7:30p.m.
rand Ba~bara (Pospi~eI) ~yan. ~e c~me to! .on Aug,. 19, 1910, the son of John·.and
•the ~mt~d States WIth his famIly 10 1915: Barbara (Pospisel) Ivan. He attended
· settling 10 Gene.see County; then moved; school in Genesee and Shiawassee
,toNewLothorpm1928. . ,Counties. Mr. Ivan came to the. United
On Nov. 11, 1930, Anthony married thelStates in 1915 and settled in Genesee
former Mary Rejman. She passed away! County, and then.later to New Lothrop in
Joseph Catholic Church, Owosso and Owosso on May 25, 1940. Mr. Ivan was a
.ZCBJ Lodge, Owosso. :member of the st. Joseph Catholic
Survivors include a son and daughter-IChurch,OwossoandtheZ.C.B.J.Lodge.
:in-law, Robert and B.etty Ivan o~ New!. Survivors include his wife, Mary; 2,
Lothrop; 3 grandchildren,. DaVId Iltldaqghters, Mrs. Donald. (Josephine)
home, Bob and wife Joan Ivan, Patty and 'Sconon, Mrs. Daniel (Betty) Hovanec' 2
rhusband. Nick Birkmeier; a great-)Sons, Charles and Jerry E. Ivanan'of
Igran~son, Anthony Edward; 2 brothers,;New Lothrop; 9 grandchildren: 3
.Frank of Mt. Morris and John of 'brothers, Anthony of New Lothrop,
:Corunna. ',Frank of Mt. Morris and John of
. He was predeceased by a sister, Mary:C0runna. Mr. Ivan was predeceased by a
ZemIa and a brother, Jerry Ivan. fister, Mary ZemIa and a grandchild.
Arrangements by Whelpley Funeral L Arrangements by Whelpley . Funeral
Home, New Lothorp. . . :fi()me. New LothrOD.
Yvonne Alice Hummel Imhoff JacqueHne E. (Gunsell)
Age 67, died of cancer on Nov. 1, 1983, .Ivankovich
in saraso.ta, Fla. She was born Aug. 241 Age 50, of 1929 Taho.e Circle, Okemos,
1916, in Sheridan, Mich. to Marvin anct (formerly of Owosso) .died Thursday,
Lottie Web~ter Hunimel. She graduated May 5, 1983, in Lans~~g following an
from OWCJSso High School and married extended illness. .
Robert H. Imhoff in October 1937. He Funeral services wiU be held at Gor-
predeceased her in.1959 as a result of a sline'Runciman East Chapel, Ellst
plane crash while serving as a Major in .Lansing, Saturday' at 3 p.m. En-
the U. S.AirForce. . .tombment will take place at Deepdale
Survivors include 8 daughter, Diane Memorial Park, Lansing. Rev. Stephen
Sue Imhoff of Chicago, Ill.; 2. sons and ,P .. Pressey, Rector St. Catherine's
their wives; 'Garth al1d Linda Imhoff, 'Episcopal Chur9h will officiate.
Jeffrey and Rohin Imhoff all of Sarasota, Visitation will be today 2 to 4 and 7 to 9
Fla.; 3 grandchlIdren; her mother, Mrs. \p.m.
Lottie Hummel of Owosso; sister-in-law . Mrs. Ivankovichwas born in Flint,
and brother-in-law, John and Jane Nov. 20, 1932, the daughter of Floyd and
Chrenka of Owosso. Mildred Gunsell.
Memorial services will be held SUliday , Survivors include her husband, John
noon at Sarasota Presbyterian Church, Ivankovich; 3 daughters, 2 sons, 2
3668 Schwalbe Dr., Sarasota, Fla, grandchildren; her father, Floyd Gunsell
of Corunna; 4 brothers: Fred Gunsell of
Corunna, Ronald Gunsell of DeWitt,
Floyd Gunsell of Perry, and William
Gunsell of Texas.
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Blanche Hulin Lucy N. Hanes Steven Horcba

Age 93, of 921 N. Washington st. died Age 85, of 3411 Cpristine Dr., Lansins Age 81, of 312 N. Oak St., Durand died
Thursday evenfug at Pleasant View. former Ovid resident, died Wed. evenilJg Monday, Dec. 19, 198~ at The Memorial
Mrs, Hulin had worked for Goodwill for Aug. 10, 1983, at Clinton MemoriaT Hospital, Owosso. '
33 years. Hospital. . ~ Mr. Horcha was a welder for Sim~
Funeral services will be held at the' . .Funeral services will be held At plicity Engineilring Company for' 23
Jennings-Lyons Chapel on Saturday at Houghton. ChaI!el, Ovid, Satu~day at:1 years, retiring in 1967. .,
12:30. Dr. Norbert W. Smith will officiate p.m. BurIal Will take place In Maple Funeral services will be held at
with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. G~ove .C.emetery. Rev. Justin Shep!lCd Bellows Funeral Home, Durand 011
Memorials are suggested to the First wIll offICIate.. .' Thursday at 11 a.m. with Pastor Erhardt
United Methodist Church. Mrs. Hanes was born in Middlebwiy Schultz officiating. Burial will be in
Mrs. Hulin was born in VeniceTwp·, March 3, .1898, the da\lghter~t Lovejoy Cemetery. Visitation will be
Township on Aug. 3, 1890, the daughter of Geor?e an~ Narcl~ (~orter) Gage. Slle from 2to 9 p.m. today and 9a.m. to 9p.m.
Nate and Belle (Jewell) Baldwin. She has ~ved l~ Lansmg since 1951, prior to Wednesday.
had resided most of her life in this area. tha( ~n 0Yld. She and Leo Hanes we(e Mr. Horcha was born July 9, 1902 in
On Aug. 27, 1913,she and Neal J .. Hulin married m O.wosso o~ Dec. 7, 1915. l!e Austria, Hungry the son of Steve ~nd
were married in Venice; he died in 1951. preced~d her.m death In 1972. • Sussie,Horcha. He came to Michigan at
Mrs. Hulin attended the First United Survivors .Include 3 daughters: M~. age 8 coJUing from Austria, residing in
Methodist Church and was a member of Leola DeVrIes of Holland, Mich., Mrs. Durand for the past 35 years and 11 years
the United Methodist Women. ',Esther Rittiger of Pasadena, CaUf., and in Florida.
Survivors include her cousins. Thomas Mrs. Edna McDiarmid of Ovid; a sop In 1923, he andl-ydia Heffner were
Gerow of Sturgis, Treva Perno of Donald of Lansing; 14 grandchildren; ,married in Owosso. She died in 1927. He
Chicago and close friends, Marion Hayes and 15 ~reat-grandchildren. She was then married Marian Kucharski Oct. 23,
of Owosso and Sandra Hayes of Madison, \preceded m death by a daughter Jessie in 1937 in .Swartz Creek ..He was a member
Wis. \1950.' of Grace Lutheran Church ahdDurand
[ovell M. tfogg Senior Citizens.
. Survivors include his wife Marian; a
Age 56, of 341 Lamb St., Perry, passed son, James of Durand; 3 daughters, Mrs.
away Wednesday, Sept. 14, 1983, at Joe (Catherine) Cookingham .. of
Ingham Medical Center, Lansing. Flushing, Mrs. Maxine GaiIt of Lansing
, Mr. Hoggwas a painter. . and Mrs. John (Ruth) Hubbard of
Funeral services willl:ie held at Love Burton: also Richard Kidd of Flushing
Funeral Home, Saturday at 12:,30 p.m. and Myra O'Keefe of Durand; brothers,
B~rial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Joseph of FUnt, John of Durand, Andrew
Vernon. Rev. James Martin will of- of Florida; a sister, Katherine Janik of
ficiate .. The family will receive friends Houghton Lake; 15 grandchildren; 15
this evening from 7 to 9 p.m. great-grandchildren.· '
Mr. Hogg was born in Paris, Ky. Aug. Mr. Horcha was predeceased by 3sons,
6, 1927, the son of Kelly and Ardelia Henry, Albert and Wallace, also a sister
(Hogg) Hogg. He attended schools in and a brother. j

Kentucky. In 1978, Mr. Hogg moved to Memorials' are suggested to the

Perry from Pontiac. He and Catherine Durand-Vernon Ambulance.
M. Coleman were married in Dearborn, Capitola Mae (Pugh) Holmes
Feb. 20, 1965. .
Survivors include his wife; a son Lovell Age 72, of First St., Chesaning died
M. Hogg, Jr. of Allen Park; 2 daughters, Thursday, Nov. 24, 1983 . Death was
Carolyn Sal)chez of Redford and Kathy sudden.
Hogg at home' 2 stepsons Greig Carhoff' Mrs. Holmes worked many years ago
and Lawf(:;nc~ W. Carhofr, Jr., both of aWniversal Ele~tric in ~wosso.
Durand; 2 grandchildren'. a brother Ira Funeral servlces WIll be held at
Hogg of Dearborn; 2siste;s Elsie Wilson Mishtk-Morse Funeral Iifpme, Chesaning
of Dearborn and Edith Catlin of on Monday at 11 a.m~:Burial will be in i
Romulus. Riverside Cemetery, St. Charles.
Visitation will begin tqday at 3.
Dies in Crash Mrs. Hohnes was ~ornFeb.17, 1911, in
St. Charles the daqghter of William W.
. An ~8-year-old S~nton man was killed and MyrtleM. (Llledy) Pugh .. She and
m a smgle car aCCident north of Corunna Edgar Hildebrant were married. in
early this morning. Owosso, 1929. She then married Elmer
Dead at the scene was the lone oc- ,Holmes in 1956. He died in April ofl982.
cupant of the car, Michael Jon Haddix of Survivors include· 3 children, Edgar
211 Dickerson View. Stanton is northeast. Verdf,lne Hildebrant of St. Charles, Mrs.
ofGrand Rapids ih Montcalm County. Jerry (Arletta) Griffith of Bay City and
Investigating Shiawassee Sheriff Mrs. Albert (Capitola) Westervelt of
deputies report the Haddix car was Florida; 6 grandsons; 6 .gr6flt-
southbound on State Road about 12:40 grandchildren; 3 brothers, Clifford Pug).
a.m. when it left the roadway on the west of Bay City, Beuford and Kelly Pugh 01
side. and traveled about 280 feet off the Saginaw..
road before hitting a tree. The accident Memorials can .. be directed to the
occurred on State Road. mid-way bet. Diabetes Association or the 'Chesaning
ween M21 and Copas Road. Library.
Assisting depu~ies at the. scene were
the Cor.unna Area Ambulance and
Corunna Police;
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The Owosso Argus-press
1983 .

Theola Helene Holder Edward A. Honke

Age 66 of 125 E. Third St., Morrice, Age 77, of 12777 S. Reed Rd., Byron Age 64, of 213 Walnut St., Corunna died
passed a;'~y Tuesday, March 15,1983, at died Wednesday, March 30, 1983 at the Wednesday, April 20, 1983 at Sf. Lukes
The Memorial Hospital, Owosso. Shehad McPherson Community Health Center, Hospital, Saginaw. She had been in
been in failing health for the past 5years. Howell. failing health for the past6 months.
Mrs. Holder was a homemaker. '. Mr. Honke worked as a truck.driver for· Mrs. Hayt was a homemaker and was
Funeral services will be held at the Fuoss Gravel Co. retiring in 1971 and formerly employed by Redmonds of
Nelson-House Funeral Homes, LaRowe was also a farmer. Owosso.
Chapel, Perry, Friday at 1 p.m. Burial Funeral services will be held at Grace Funeral services will be held at
will be in Laingsburg Cemetery. Rev. Lutheran Church of Durand,Saturday at Nelson-House Funeral Homes, LaRowe
Micl1ael Bennett will officiate.' Friends 1 p.m. Pastor Erhardt Schultz will of- Chapel, Perry on Saturday at l p.m. with
may call at the funeral home until 9 p.m. ficiate with burial in Union Plains Re:v. Donald Kirkland officiating. Burial
tonight. . Cemetery. The body rests at Small &, will be in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Holder was born in Gaines, Mich., Streeter Funeral Home, Byron where the Friends may call at the funeral home this
June 20, 1916, the daughter of Thaddius family will receive visitors today and! evening 7to 9and Friday 9 to 9p.m.
Isaac and Lillian Mae (Wilson) Brewer. tomorrow7t09p.m. andSaturday9toU' Mrs. Haytwas born July 7, 1918, in
She attended schools in the Gaines area a.m. The family suggests memorials be Owosso the daughter of Sylvester and
and had resided in Morrice for the past 15 made to Grace Lutheran Church. Ada (Coon) Helms. She attended schools
years. She and Naaman Eldon Holder, Mr. Honke was born in Redford in the Owosso and PerrY'area. Prior to
were married in Kokomo, Ind. May 9, [Township on March 14, 1906, the son of' residing In Corunna, she lived in
1938. He predeceased her Nov. 12, 1981. Albert and Leonie Honke. He had resided Falmouth for 3 years; and in Perry for 23
Survivors include 3, daughters, ~rs. :his entire life in the Byron area. On Dec. years . .on October 21, 1939, she. and
Jacqueline Asher of Little Lake, MiCh., it9 1936 he married Loretta Ritter in, Horace (Pete) Hayt were married in
Mrs. Patricia Renstch of Lansing, andO~osso: Mr. Honke was a member of the Owosso. He died July 12, 1980.
Mrs. Suzan Woolley of Morrice; 10'.Grace Lutheran\Church, Durand and a Survivors include 2 sons; Horace'l
grandchildren; a brother, Bob Brewer of member of the Oxbow Farm Bureau Raymond of East Lansing, David.
Pen~-Yan, ~.Y.,; 2 sisters,.Mrs. Wenona,Group. Bowman of Lansing; 2 daughters, Mrs.
Tellin~ of Higgms Lake and Mrs. Jean i Surviv.ors include his wife; a daughter, Laura Elaine Sayles of Perry and Mrs.
SchneIder of Durand.· Sh: was Mrs. Wayne (Wauneta) Ritter of Byron; Kathy Flory of Hemlock (with whom she
predeceased by 4brothers and a sister.. hons Melvin of Grant Park IL Wayne had lived for the passed 2112 months); 6
Me~orials are. ~uggested to the LeRoy and Dale all of Byro~; io grand: grandchildren; 2 sisters, Mrs. Gladys
AmerlCanCjlnCerSociety._. children; 4 great-grandchildren; 3 Prout of Owosso and Mrs. Helen: Wilson
brothers, Eli, Howard and .Alvin all of of Perry; a brother, Harold Helms of
Corunna; several nieces, nephews and Owosso. She was predeceased by a sister
Lola D. Horton cousins. and 2 brothers:
Age 86, of 1704 S. M 52, Owosso, died He was preceded in death by his Memorials are suggested to the
late Thursday evening, April 14, 1983, in parents, 2brothers and a sister: American Lu.neA~sociation.
The Memorial Hospital, Owosso. She was. . .
a homemaker.' . Gall 1. Run i Edward Arthur Harlacher
Services for Mrs. Horton .will be h~ld Age49~ of 3166 S. TermSt.,Burtondied Age 67, of 115 Morrice Rd., Morrice
Monday at 1 p.m .. at KrIbs ColomalTuesday, March 8, 1983 at St. Joseph's passed away due to cardiac arrest,
Chapel, Co.r~~a, WIth .the~ev. GarryiHospital. Death was attributed to a Tuesday, Jan. 11, 1983, at Sparrow
Yeager officlatmg. Burial Will follow In sU. dd h t tta k Hospital Lansing
.' 'IG dTh bod en ear a c. '" '.
~llcrest MemorIa . ar ens. e y Mrs. Hier was a homemaker.: Mr, Harlacher retired from Morrice
Wlll rest at the f~eral ~ome today after 2 Funeral services will be held at the Area Schools.
p,.m. and the famtly will be at the chapel Kribs Colonial Chapel on Saturday at 1 Funeral services will be held at
2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. ~oth Saturda~ p.m. The Reverend Allen Dace will of. ,Nelson-House Funeral Home, LaRowe
and S!llday. Th~ famtly sugge.stll ficiate Cremation will take place at East Chapel,. Perry, Saturday at 10:30 a.m.
-memOrIals to the First Church of ChrlSt!Lawn 'Memory Gardens; Okemos. The Burial will take place in Bethany
Owosso. . . I b o d y rests at Kribs Colonial Chapel. Cemetery. Rev. Father Alex Bottazzo
. Mrs. ~orton was born In New Haven. Mrs. Hier was born in Owosso on Sept. will officiate. Visitation will be today 2 to,
Township June 16, ~8~, the daughter of8 1933 the daughter of Almond and Eva 9 and Friday 9· to 9 with the family
John and Bertha (WIlliams) Edgar. IChurchill. She had lived in Burton since receiving friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9
Sh~ a~d Forrest B. Horton we!t!:1965. p.m. Rosary will be Friday at 7: 30 p.m.
marrIed m the Easton Church of ChrlSf S . . I d 5s De nis Hier Mr Harlacher was born in New oler-
Sept. 16,1914. He died May 4,.1.966. iU.S~rv::aO:;,In~:u:., S~:hen n Hier of sey,)W:ay 8, 1915, the son of Emil.and
f She
Chr'was
t a membero of the First Churcb
' DaVlSon, · George Hier J r. 0f Las V·egas, Marte (Worreth)
,. Harlacher
. . ' He reSIded
o IS; wosso'. , Nev Douglas Hier U S Navy N C all of his life in MOrrIce. He and Myrna
Mrs. Horton is survIved by a daughter,J .,' Hi
Mrs. Howard . (Velva) Kendall olDe~e h:;; 0 P _u lonin
f B rt . '3 d. ' ht' ., Palmerton were married in Williamston
a:L er~, Aug 21 1946 '
e
'owosso; a son, Richard of Highland; fivE M : a II e;'BU: a all er a; hil;rle S~i~ors .included his wife' 3 sons
grandchildren; six great-grandchildren1h ' ertha 0 M n~ g;a~ulctz ~n; Edward of St Johns Dale of ,Morrice'
and a sister, Doris Melton of Long Beach merthmo Mer,rs rMs.ad lin~a ~h ihilsl ~ Paul of Morri~e' 2 da~ghters Mrs Judy
Calif. Besides her husband, Mrs. Hortor O0 er, 2 .. t e eM urK !!· tOh DeChant of Ba~croft and Mrs Gloria
was dPda redehcteasedb J k' . WOSSO; SIS ers, rS.enne
J Yk' a sond' ac, t2'(Virginia) Somers of Ovid, Mrs.~erez of Lansing; 11 grandchildren: a
'. . .
gran ug er, Emily ac Ie, an a grea 'CIarence '(Barbara ) Th·· ayer 0f Mar- sister, Emily Bompezzi of Owosso', a
granddaughter, . tinsburg, W.V.; 2 brothers, Wendell brother, Emil Harlacher of Morrice; a
Churchill of Ovid and Harold ChUrchill of half brother, Joseph Gubry of Perry: and
Flint. a foster brother, Donald Villanue of
. . The family suggests mllmorial cori- Hudson, Ohio.
tributions to tfte American Cancer.
Society. '
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Harold C. Hewitt
Age 76, of 412 Gilbert St., OwoSso died
Tuesday, July 5, 1983 at the Shiawassee
County Medical Care Facility.
Mr. Hewitt was a bus driver and also
transported goods for various businesses
in Owosso.
Funeral services will be held at
Nelson-House Funeral Homes Knapp &
Smith Chapel on Friday at 1 'p.m. with
Pastor Garry Yeager officiating. Burial
will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Gar-
dens. The body will rest at Nelson-House
Funeral Homes, Knapp & Smith Cbapel
after 4 p.m. t0 day.
Mr. Hewitt was born Nov. 9,1906in Mt.:
Pleasant, the son of Archie and Rena
Hewitt. He resided in Owosso since 1939.
On Feb~ 17, 1930 he and the former
Margaret R. Dodge were married in
Lansing. ..
Survivors .inClude His wife; 2
daughters, Mrs. Walter (June) Eldridge
of Owosso, Mrs. Jean McKinstry of
Lansing; 6 grandchildren: 3 great-
grandchildren: a sister, Mrs. Gertrude
Mann of AlIna: a brother, Gerald also Of
Alma;· nie~es and nephews. Mr. Hewitt
wa~ predeceased by a son, Jack and 2
brothers.
Edward Arthur Harlacher
Age 67, of 115 Morrice Rd." Morrice
passed away of cardiac arrest Tuesday,
Jan; 11, 1983. He had been in failing
health for several years.
He was retired from Morrice Area.
Schools.
Funeral services will be at Nelson-
House FuneraJ Homes, LaRowe Chapel,
Saturday at 10:30 a.m. Burial will take
place in Bethany Cemetery. Visitation
will be Thursday, 2 to 9 p.m.; Friday 9 to
9. The family will receive friends from 2
to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Rosary, Fr~day 7:30
n.m.
Josephine R. Halka
Age 80, of Swartz Creek died Monday
March 21st, 1983 at her residence.
Funeral services will be held at Sharp
Funeral Home, Swartz Creek on Thur~
sday at 2 p.m. The Reverend E. Wayne
Le~s. will officiate. BUrial will be in
FlUShing Cemetery. . yice-president for the state of Michigan.
Survivors include her Children; Robert
andVera Halka of Owosso, James and
Darlene Halka of Swartz Creek, Donald
,and Ella. Mae Halka of Swartz Creek,
M~rion Horak of Niles" and Mildred
Brtan of Texas; 12 grandchildren' 10
grea~randchildren; 3 sisters, Marie
Draznik of FL, Anna Dunaja of Toeldo,
~ose Yelinek of Owosso and several
meces and nephews.
. Those desiring make contributions to
the Leukemia FoundatiolJ.
John Helisek Sr.
Age 94, of 19878 Niver Rd., Oakley di~d
Thur~day, J~e 23, 1983 at St. Luke s.
HosPital, Sagma~. . '.
Funeral services wIll be held. at
Misiuk-Morse Funeral ~ome, Chesa~ng
on Monday at 1 p.m. With Rev. LeWIS ~.
Compton officiating. B~rial will be.l~
Wildwood Cemetery. Friends may VISit
at the funeral home after 6 p.m. this
evening.'
Mr. Helisek was born Dec. 23, 1888, in
Knesdub Czechoslovakia. He and the
former Mary Richter were married in
1911' she of
me~ber diedLodge
July 31, He was
1968. Star.
Central Mr.a
Helisek came to America in 1905.. He had
a
been farmer in Owosso and Chesaning.
Survivors include 2 chlldren, John
Helisek of Chesaning and Miss Bess
Helisek of Oakley; 6 grandchildren; 5
great-grandchildren. 2 Children
predeceased him, Mrs. Ann Hudson in
1978 and Frank Helisekin 1979,2brothers
also predeceased him. .
Arrangements by Misiuk-Morse
funeral Home, Chesaning.'
Byron R. Hall
Age 55; of Durand, passed away
Thursday, . June 2, 1983, at Flint
Osteopathic Hospital.
Mr. Hall was employed by Grand!
Trunk Western Railroad in Durand.
Funeral services will be held at Sharp
Funeral Home, Swartz Creek, Monday at·
11 a.m. Rev. James Martin will officiate.
!:aurial will take place in Cornell
Cemetery, Wexford County; Mich.
Committal services will be held at 4 p.m.
Monday.: under the· Auspices of the
V.F.W. Visitation will be.;lfter 3:30 p.m.
today.
Mr. Hall was born in Selkirk, Mich.,
April 30, 1928, the son of Claude and
Luella (Walker) Hall. He had resided in·
the Durand area for the last 25 years. He
and Gladys Butler were married May 24,
I 1962, in Mesick,Mich.
.Mr. Hall was a member of the V,F.W.,
Brothers of Locomotive Engineers, and
the National Camper and Hikers·
Association of which he was just elected
Heserved in the U.S. Army in World War:
II.
Survivors include his wife Gladys; 3
~ons, Dale, .Allan, and Byron; a
daughter, Luella DaVis, all of Durand; 7
grandchildren; 4 sisters, Lola McAllister
of West Branch, Alice Fuller of Lupton,
Claudia Thomas of Engine, and Joyce
Hill of Charlotte; a brother, EdWard Hall
of West Branch; Several nieces and
nephews. A brother, Clarence Hall
preceded him in death.
V. Hazelton
Age 56, of 455 E. Williams St.,CorunJla
died Wedne~day, August 17, 1983;· at
McLaren General Hospital, Flint.
Mrs. Hazelton waS a homemaker.
Funeral services will be held at Kribs
Colonial Chapel on SatUrday, August 20,
1983 at 1 p.m. with Rev. Dr. Garry
Yeager officiating. Burial will be in Oak
Hill Cemetery,Owosso. The body will
rest at Kribs Colonial Chapel with the
family receiving friends today and
Friday from 2 to 5 and· 7 to 9 p.m.
Mrs. Hazelton was born Feb. 2, 1927 in.
Isa beIIa County. th' e daughter 0f Rev. .
Ralph and Doris~Woodard. She was a
lifetimtl resident of ShiawassElB CO\lnty.
On. Sept: 15, 1946,' she and Myrte E.
Hazelton were married in Easton. She
was it member of the Church of Christ..
Survivors include her husband, MyrIe
E. Hazelton; 3 daughters, Mrs. Dale
(Nancy) Arnold of Swartz Creek, Mrs.'
Robert (Judy) Williams of Henderson
and Mrs. Timothy (Diane) Beckman of
Owosso;· 2 granddaughters; 2 sisters,
Mrs. Arnold (Doris) Munsell of Florida
and Mrs. Clare (Margaret) Whipple of
Morley: her parents, Rev. a.ndMrs.
Ralph Woodard of Vestaburg: She was
preceded in death by a son. ./
. The family suggests Meljlorial .Con-
tributions to the Great I,?akes Bible
College. !
. M H k'
Wanda . ors I
Age 61, of 3954 S. Ruess Rd., Owo~so
died Saturday evening at The MemorIal
Hospital.
Mrs. Horski was the Librarian
Paul School.
. Funeral services will be held at Jen-
nings-Lyons Chapel, Wednesday at 10:~0
.a.m. The Reverend Father F~anc~s
Faraci will officiate with burIal In
.Oakwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Horski was born in Grand Rapi~
.on July 24, 1921. She attende.d schools.~
Grand Rapids and ChlCago aD:d
graduated from Grand Rapids ~atho~c
High School: Mrs. Horski ~eslded In
Owosso since 1951. She marrled Joseph
.P. Horski in Saginaw in 1962. Mrs. Horski
was a member of the Owosso V.F. W;
Survivors include her husband; 5 sons,
James Baron of Sault Ste. Marie, John
'Joseph Bettinger of Wash., William
Bettinger of Lansing, Adam Joseph
Horski of Texa.s and Edward .Francis
tIorski at home; a daughter Mrs,
William (Carol) Arnold of Dewitt; 8
grandchildren and her mother o~ Palm
Springs, Cailf. Mrs. Horski was
predeceased bv a sister and her father.
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Gladys W. Hayes Mary Eleanor Hettinger Agnes M. Hain
Age 74, of 1299 S. Shiawassee St., Age 77, went to be with her Lord Age 66, of 2547.N. Delaney Rd. died
Owosso died Saturday, August 20, 1983 at Friday, August 5, 1983, froIn her home f,lt Thursday at Duke University Medical
McLar~n Hosptial, Flint. 5003 W. Britton Rd., hPerry. She had been Center, Durham, N.C.
Mrs. Hayes was an R.N.; retiring in in failing health for t e past year. Mrs. Hain was a homemaker.
1971 from The Memorial Hospital, after She was a homemaker:. Funeral services will be held at the st.
working at various hospitals. . Services for Mrs. Hettinger wIll be h~ld Paul Catholic Church on Monday at 10
Funeral services will be held at St. Mondaya~ 1 p.m. at the Perry Baptist a.m. The. Reverend Father Robert D.
Paul Catholic Church on Tuesday at 10 Ch?~ch, wIth t~e ,~ev. Mar~ Johns?nKolenski will officiate with burial in St.
a.m. with Father James F'alsey of- offIcIating. BurIal wIll follow In Oak HIll Paul Cemetery. The family will meet
ficiating. 'Burial will be in St. ,Paul Cemetery, Owosso. The bod~ rests at with friends at the Jennings~Lyons
Catholic Cemetery. The body will rest at Nelson-House Fun~ral Homes LaRowe Chapel on ~aturday from 6 to 8 p;m. and
Nelson-House Funeral Homes, Knapp & Chapel, Perry, FrIends may caJl at the, Sunday 6;30 to 9 p.m. There' will be
Smith Chapel. A rosary will be recited funeral ho~e today 2 to 9 p.m. a~d, aprayer service at .the chapel Sunday
thiseveningat7:30p.m. , Sunday 9 a.m.. to 9 p.m. The fam~ly eveningat8p.m.Memorialcontributions
Mrs. Hayes was born Oct. 16, 1908, In suggests memorials to the Perry Baptist are suggested to the charity of your
Beaver Island, MI the daughter of Church. choice. " '
William and Belle (O'Brien) Gibson. She Mrs. Hettinger was born in St. Louis, Mrs. Haln was born in Ashley, MI on
graduated from Charlevoix High School, Mich., Jan. 24, 1906, the daughter of Jan. 13, 1917, the daugther of Valentine
in 1926 and Mercy Hospital in 1930 as a' Providence and MyrtIe (Husted) Tyler. and Anna (Dostfll) Faber. She attended
Registered Nurse. She resided in Owosso IShe lived in the Perry area the past 45 schools in Bannister and resided most of
since 1945. '. iyears and before tha~, in the Owosso her life in Bannister and Owosso. On
On Oct. 5, 1945 she and William B. r area. " Sept. 22, 1934, she and Benjamin Hain
Hayes were married in Little Rock, i She was a member of the Perry Baptist wetemarriedinOwosso; he died Nov. 12,
Arkansas. She was a member of St. Paul i Church for 37 years and was active in the 1979.
Catholic ChurCh: Altar Society and St.·' church, serving as a ~eaconess and with ,Mrs. Hain was a member of the St.
Martha's Guild. ,the Missionary Society. Paul Catholic Church, Altar Society,
Survivors include her husband, She and Harold Hettinger .were Choir: and Eagles Aerie #851, Ladies
William: a daughter, Mrs. Marllynmarried in Owosso June 26, 1926. 'Auxiliary. ~f
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Kerins of Eugene, Oregon; 3 grand- i Mrs. Hettinger is survive~ by her Survivors include a sl9fJ, Benjamin W.
children; a sister, Florence Reiter of ,husband; two daughters, Mrs. Lewis Hain of Saginaw: a daughter, Mrs.
Charlevoix; a brother and sister-in-law, !(Peggie) Wally of Utica and Mrs. Nancy Daniel (Nancy) Golombisky of Durham,
Elmer and.Hilda Gibson of· Charlevoix; 'Loomis of Perry; two grandsons; one N.C.; 5 grandchildren; 2 great-
nieces and nephews. :great-grandson; three brothers, August grandchilren: 3 stepgrandchildren; 2
Arrangements by Nelson-House Tyler of Owosso, Cedrick Tyler of brothers, Valentine Faber of Lennon,
Funeral Homes, Knapp & Smith Chapel. iCIarkston ana Virgil Tyler of Lennon, Victor Faber. of DeWitt; 2 ,sisters,
and a sister Mrs. June Robinson of Margaret Beblak of East Lansing and
Olive V. Holben· Perry. She w~s predeceased by one son, Frances Zsigo of Corunna.
Age 87 of Corunna passed away two brothers and two sist!rs.__ Ellen
Thurs., S~pt. 8, 1983.' ' _ . Pearl E. Honeck Age 88, formerly of Morrice, died
Mrs. Holben owned and operated the Age 78, of 1311 Meadow Dr., Lennon, today, Sept. 26, 1983, at the Provincial
Holben Convalescent Home in Lansing passed away this morning Oct. 10, 1983, House Whitehills Nursing Home, East
for many years. at Ingham Medical Center Lansing. Lansing. She had been in failing health
Funeral services will be held at Estes- Funeral services will be held at Love for the past year.
Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel, on Funeral Home, Bancroft, Wednesday at Mrs. Haas was a homemaker.
Saturday at 10 a.m. Burial will take place 1 p.m. Burial will take place in Fremont Funeral services will be held at St.
in Evergreen Cemetery, Lansing. Rev. Cemetery. Rev. James Helman will Mary Catholic Church, Morrice, Wed-
Norman E. Myel' of the First officiate. The family will receive friends nesday at 11 a.m. Burial will take place
Presbyterian Church will officiate. The this evening from 7 to 9 and Tuesday 2 to in Bethany Cemetery. Rev. Father Alex
family will receive visitors' from 2 to 4 4and 7 to 9 p.m. Bottazzo will officiate. Friends may call
and 7 to 9 p.m. today. Memorials may be Mrs. Honeck was born in Bancroft, at the Nelson-House Funeral Homes,
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made to the First Presbyterian Church, Nov. 19, 1904, the daughter of Jay and LaRowe Chapel, Perry, today 7 to 9 and
Lansing .01' Pleasant View Nursing Edna (Yerian) Topping. She attended Tuesday, 9 to 9 with the family receiving
Home,
Mrs. Corunna.
Holben was born Nov. 5,. 1895. She andgra duated from Bancroft Sch00. Is f' 2 t 4 d 7 t0 9 p.m. There WI'II be
nen dsoan
. On April 11, 1923, she and Albert L. a rosary Tues. evening at 7:30.
was an active member of the Michigan Honeck were married in Flint. He died, M H b ' P t' A ' }
Licensed Practical Nurses Association ' rs. aas was orn In on lac, pn
P b '. Aug 17 1978 20,1895, the daughter of Alois and Ellen
and a memb~r of the First res yterlan M~s. Hone~k was a homemaker and at (McGraw) Merignac. She attended
Church, Lansing. . . .hh h b d f
Survivors include 2 sons, Conwell one time co-o~ner WIt er us an o· schools in the Pontiac area and lived in
Holben of Lansing and Robert Holben of the Co~y Caf~ In Owosso. the Byron-Morrice area for 60 years. She
Wyoming, Mich.: a daughter, Mrs. John SurVIvors lI~cl~de 3 sons: Karl ~oneck and Emil Haas were married Jan. 1915,
(Louise) Snyder of Owosso; 18 grand- o~ Durand, WIlbamHoneck of ~rlgham at the st. Mary Catholic ChurCh,
children: many great-grandchildren; CIty, and Albert Hon~ck, ~r. of Lennon; 4 Morrice. He predeceased her June, 1954.
one great-great-granddaughter; and daughters: Mrs. DorIS FeIndtof Durand, She was a member of St. Mary Catholic
several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Henry <Joanne , ~toklas of Owosso, Church.
and Mrs. Thomas (Mildred) Vaughn of Survivors include a daughter, Mrs.
Rankin, and Mrs. James (Ilya Jean) Marion Bennett of Williamston; 3
Waters: 17 grandchildren, 5 great- grandchildren: 4 great-grandchildren; 2
grandchildren; 2 sisters; Leata Swanson brothers, Louis Merignac of Perry and
of Titusville, Fla. and Ardis Thompson of Harold Merignac of Fowlerville: several
Mio, Mich. She was predeceased by her nieces and nephews.
husband and a daughter Jean.
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I,
James68.Hedger
f 307 C
Orville R. J. Hartsell
'Ave.,' Age 61 f V tab
V l H hiM D'
erne • os a, .. ft"r ntl.18 Hnnk
Age , 0 . orunna .f lIu u II; \ I V '
iOwosso died Monday, Jan. 31" 1 f' S~. C~s urg, or· Age 73, ~f 9800 E. Monroe Rd., Age 74, of 3310 W. Allen Rd.,
\1983 at The Memorial Hospital. ~er y SO d' arIes, passed DUrand died Thursday, April, HendeI:son.. MI died Sunday,
, Mr. Jiedger worked as a way un ay, ~eb. 6, 19~, at 28, 1983 at 10:45 a.m. at "
laborer for Central Michigan The MemorIal, HospItal, McLaren Hospital, Flint.~Prit 11 " l~!o~~!h~!:o~:~
Sa!1d& Gravel retiring in 1975. Owosso" .\ . A private family memorial
Funeral services will be held, Funeral servlce~ WIll be held service was held at the home. sUFuile~al services will be held
at the Nelson-House Funeral. at 'Walker-MartIn Funeral Rev. James Martin officiated. at Henderson United Methodist
Homes,Knapp &Smith Chapel, i Hon;te, We~esday, at 11 a.~. The family suggests memorials Church on Wednesday at 2 p.m.
Owosso on Thursday at I p.m. !B"!ll'lal WIll. tak~ place. Inl be directed to the Durand-with Rev. Norman White and
Elder Robert L. Bartlett will !Km~ston, Mich. WIth graveSIde Vernon Ambulance Service. Rev. David Stiles offi9~ating.
'officiate with burial in Hillcrest IservIces at 1:30 at t!te Kingston Envelopes are available' Ilt Burial will be' in Ri{terside
MemorialGardens. C~qlet~l1" Rev. Hilton !duntz Bellows Funeral Home. Cemetery, Henderson{ The
, Mr. Hedger was born in will offiCIate. The body Will rest Dr. Hoshal was born Dec. 26, body will rest at Nels6d-House
Missouri on Feb. 22, 1914, the at.the f~eJal home after 7 p.m. 1909 in Burr Oak, the son of Funeral Homes, Knapp{lt Smith
son of Clyde and Effie (Duvall) ~evenmg. 'Walter J. and Jane (Lancaster) Chapel today from 9 ti19 with
Hedger. He married Betty' r. Hartsell was born in Hoshal. He graduated from the family receiving: friends
Louise Hicks in Owosso on Mayauron C0llD:ty, July 11, 1921. He Battle Creek High School; 2 from 2to 4and 7to 9.
14, 1946; she died in 1975. Mr. ,and Kathe~me Jeannette Hawn years at Albion ,College and Mrs. Hook was born in Corn-
~edger was a World War II were mamed Dec. 6, 1941.. ~orningside College at Sioux wall County, England on
Army veteran. Mr. Hartsell was prevlOuslY~Clty, Iowa; he then went to January29,1909thedaughterof
Survivors include 3 employed at St. ~h~rles Shoe University of Iowa Medical John Harris. Williams, .a
daughters, Mrs. Robert (Clara) Mart and ~lso MIchigan Bean School graduating in June of minister, and Hannah (Mit-
VarcoofFrederick,Mich., Mrs. ,Co., Chesanmg. .1937. He practiced medicine.in chell) Williams, a teacher. She
James (Coralei) Smith of! Survivors include his wife' 2' Durand since 1941: retiring in attended a girls' school in
Owosso and Candi Hedger also Isons, Orville A. of Vestab~g' December of 1982. He was CornWall County and graduated
of Owosso; 2 sons, Gary andiand Ronald of Owosso' 4 married to Mariam Barr, he from Owendale High School,
Lanny James Hedger, both of,daughters,' Mrs. Bu;ton then married Janice Dowell in June, 1925. She obtained her
Owosso; 12 grandchildren; 4 (Kathleen) Canfield and Mrs. Clare, MI, June 18, 1957. ~egree from Eastern Michigan
great-grandchildren; 2 sisters, Joseph (Margaret) Bruh- Dr. Hoshal was a member of In ,Elementary Education;
Mrs. Opal Brown of Tucson~ muller, both of St. Charles, A.M.A. Flint Academy of H~vmg forme~ly taught.i n
Ariz. and, Mrs. Clementine Jeanne Hartsell, of Alma, and Surgery; American Academy BrIghton she raised her famIly
Cotner of Missouri and nieces Mrs. Gerry (Mary) Walker of of Family Physicians; for 2~ years, then returned to
and nephews. Mr. Hedger was Michigamme; 18 grand- ,American Association of teaching for 21 years teaching
predeceased by 3 ~isters and ~ childr~n; his mother, Mrs. IRail~oad ,Surgeons; American at Carmodya~d Rush Center
brother. . Anna Hartsell of Bridgeport; 2 Genatflc Association; and Em~rson m ~wQs~o from
Anna Hornacek-' brothers and 4 $ist~rs: William Ame!ican Society of the Ab- 1961 untIl she retired m 1974.
.. .' \Hartsell of Deeford, Leonard dommal Surgeons; Shiawassee ,She had been a Sunday School
Age 80, of.5487 E.. Riley Rd., Hartsell of Grants Pass, County Medical Society and t~ache~ almost cont~nuou~ly
Corunna died Tuesday af- Oregon, Euleta McComb of past President of Shiawassee s~nce high school, startmg With
tern~on at The Memorial Lewiston, Wilma Ashmore of County Medical Society. kmdergarten then teens ~nd
HOSPItal.. Cass City Elda Hedrich of . Survivors include his wife lastly adults, a class she fIrst
Mrs. Hornacek was a i Moore, Okla., Anna Ott of Janice; 6 sons, Greg of E: had in the 1940's., In the
homemaker., " Bridgeport. He was Lansing, Scott Alan of Dallas, w..S.~.S., she ~erved as vice-
Fun.eraiservices wIll be held predeceased by his father, TX, Keith Wayne of Los preSIdent, preSIdent, devotional
at St. Joseph Catholic Church Rowland and 2 brothers Angeles, Verne L. Jr., M.D. of leader, secretary. As a member
on Friday at 11 a.m. with Rev, Rowland and Leland. ' Brighton, Steve of Owosso and. of the Henderson United
~r: .Raymon~ G?ehrin~ of- ' . Ronald of Oakley; 4 grand- Methodis~ Church she ~ung in
fiClatmg. BUrIal wIll be m st. Everett W Hubbard children; a brother, WalterJ. of; the. chOir, ~as. chOIr co-
Paul Cemetery. The body r e s t s ' Sylvania OH' 2 sisters Martha ordmator, hIstOrIan, board
at Jennings-Lyons Chapel. A Age 68, of 206 Brown St., H. Metc~lf of Troy and Laura J. member, UMW member and
rosary will be recited 7:45 p.m. Durand died today, Nov. 28, Huff of Tuscon, AZ. He was social involvement leader,
Thursday at the chapel. . 1983 at The Memorial Hospital, predeceased in death by a mer.nber of W.C.T.U. and
Mrs .. Hornacek was born Oct. Owosso. '. . brother. RetIred Teachers' Association.
15, 1902 in Czechoslovakia, thE Mr. Hubbard had been a tool . Arrangements' by 'Bellows On Nov. 3, 1934, she and
dau~hter of Mr. and Mrs. Jom maker and inspector at the Funeral Home Durand. Harold M. Hook were married
Zalubil. She resided here sinCE! Midland-Ross COI:p. in Owosso. ' . ' i n Brighton.
1947 coming from Chicago. She' Funeral services will beheld Ruby Evelyn Hill Survivors include her
was marri~d ~o Anthony Hor· at theSmall & Streeter Funeral. Age 84, of 114 N. Madison hUSband, Harold; 2 daughters,
nacek, hedledml975. She was a Home, Byron on Wednesday at 'Perry died Tuesday N 8' Mrs. Joyce Ouchi of New York,
member of st. Joseph Churcli 1 p.m., Rev. Harold Polk will .'1983 ' ov. 'N.Y., Mrs. Rosalie Beckwith of
andC.~.A. Lo~ge. .' officiate with burial in Byron F~eral services will be held !Henderson; a son, Roger of
Survivors mclude a son, Cemetery.AMasOriicMemorial at the Nelson-House Funeral Oakley; 3 grandchildren, Lori
Ro~ert of Clarkston; 7. grand- Service will be held Tuesday, 8 Homes LaRowe 'Cha I Schneider of Owosso, Monti and
chlldr~n; '5, great. p.m. by the Byron Lodge No. 80 Frida' at 1 m Th~e op Marti ofOakley. Memorials are
grandchi~dren; 1 SIster and 1 F. & A.M. Friends may call 7 to Harri;Hoekwaf~r *,ilI offic~~v. suggested to the Henderson
brother m. Czechoslovakia; 2 9p.m. this evening and Tuesday Friends may call at the ch ei ,United Methodistchurch.
daughters-m-Iaw, Betty Hor-, 9t09atthefuneralhome.
nacek of Clarkston and Ger-
this' .. f
evenmg rom 7 to 9 p.m.
ape I
trude Hornacek of Farmington'. and Thursday from 9to 9 p.m.
Hills. She was predeceased by a
son, Frank.
Arrangements by Jennings-
!Lyons Chapel.
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1983

Norma E. Holland john Hedrich, Sr. Sandra M. Higbee

Age 70, of Jackson, Mich. died early Age 97, of Gladwin, formerly of Age 37, of 1145 S. Warren Rd., Ovid
this morning, April 15, 1983 after a'long Chesaning, died Sunday, March 20,1983, died Tuesday at Ingham Medical
illness. .. at Gladwin Area Hospital. HOspital, Lansing.
Mrs. Holland was retired from the L. Mr. Hedrich was a retired farmer. Mrs. Higbee Was an LPN at The
H. Field Co., Unit ControlOffice. Funeral serviCes will be held at St. MemorialHospital..
Arrangements are being handled by Michael's Catholic Church, Oakley, Funeral serv~ces will be ileld at Jen:-
the ebas. J. Burden & Son Funeral Home Wednesday at 11 a.m. Burial will take nings-Lyons Chapel, Fridayatl p.m. The
in Jackson. . place in Resurr,ection CemeterY,ReverendHomer VanBuren will officiate
Survivors include her husband, Carl :Chesaning. Rev. James Falljey will of· with burial in Oak G!!'ove Cemetery.
Holland; a daughter, Mrs. Silvestro .ficiate. The body rests at Walker-Martin Mrs. Higbee was born in Owosso on
(Joan) Poppiti of Owosso; 7grandsons,Funeral Home. Friends may call this Jan. 15, 1946, the daughter ·of Gale and
Michael Poppiti, Steven Poppiti and evenings after 7 p.m. A prayer. service Helen (Reid) Chapman. She graduated!
Kenneth Poppiti of Owosso, Nicholas will be held Tuesday evening at 8p.m. . from Ovid-Elsie High School in 1964 and:
Poppiti of Clovis, New Mexico, Carl' Mr. Hedrich .was born in Austria, had .resided all her life in this com-
Poppiti of Winsolow, Maine, Sylvester September 24, 1885. He had resided in the munity. On Jan. 14, 1967 she married
Poppiti and Martin Poppiti of Tulsa, Chesanng area for 64 years. He and Dennis W. Higbee in Burton. Mrs. Higbee
Oklahoma; 2 great-granddaughters, Barbara Scherer were married in was a member of the Burton United
'Kris~a Poppiti of· Jacksonville, North 'Detroit, in 1913. He was a former Methodist Church.
Carolina and Carie Poppiti of Winslow, member of St. MiChael's Church, Oakley. Survivors include her husband; a son"
Maine and a sister, Winnie Peary of, ' Survivors include his wife; 6sons and a Bryan and a daughter, Lisa both at
Jackson. . 'daughter, John of Qakley, Matthew of home; her parents of Burton and her
. H' Oakley, Mrs. Paul (Barbara) Beckman grandmother" Norma Chapman, of
Effie B. ess of Chesaning, Thomas of· Chesaning, Burton; 4 brothers, William of Burton,
Age 91; of 7749 Six Mile Creek Rd., New Joseph of Gladwin, Wendel of Chesaning, Les of Flagstaff, AZ., Dale of Brethren
Lothrop, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 4, and Adam of Gladwin; 34 grandchildren; and James of Burton; a sister, Mrs.
1983, at the Clio Convalescent Center~ and many great-grandchildren. Kenneth (Barbara) Debelak of Owosso.
. Funeral services will be held at Rossell
Funeral Home, Flushing, Saturday at 1
.
Harrmgton, r.
J Elsie Davis Hammond ,
p.m. Burial will be in. Eltnw~ Age 60, of 4~05 Sidney St., Lansin~ ~ed Age 71 9£ 1510 Harbrooke, Ann ArQor,
Cemetery New Lothrop. Rev. Melvm Tuesday, Apn119, 1983,6 p.m. at WIlliam passed'away Tuesday, Feb. 22, 1983, at
Leach will officiate. Visitation will be 2 to Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MiCh. St.. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor
90nThursdayand 11 t09 on Friday. Mr. Harrington was a small ,engine after a lengthy illness.
Mrs. Hess was born in New Lothrop, repairman. Funeral services will be held at
November 28, 1891, the daughter of Funeral services will be held at Carter Muehlig Chapel, 403 S. Fourth Ave., Ann
Daniel and Carrie Sweers. She and Harry. Funeral Home, Elsie, Saturday at 1 p.m. Arbor, Saturday. at 1 p.m. Burial will
G;Hess were married in Corunna, April,The Reverend David Miles will officiate take place in Washtenong Memorial
14, 1915. He preceded her in death,: with burialin Riverside Ceme~ery.. Park, Ann Arbor with Rev. Donald
February 20, 1981. She was a member of Mr. Harrington was born In ElSie on Strobe officil\ting. Friends may call
BoyneCityUnitedMeth<X!istCh~c~,theFeb.,23, 19~, the son of Ernest and Friday6t09p.m.atthechape~. . ,
W.C.T.U., and the Alumru ASSOCIation of Came Harrington. He was a former Mrs. Hammond was born m BrIstow,
Ferris College. Elsie resident and spent t~e last 20 years Virginia, June 11, 1911. She and Bernarr
,Survivors include 2 daughters, Mr~. in Lansing. Mr~ Harrington was .a (Bud) Hammond, who was formerly of
Alex (Harriet) Beardslee of Mt. Moms veteran of the Ko~ean War and served In Owosso, were married Octobe~ 29, 1935.
and Mrs. Carl (Ardeth) McKone of New the U.S. Air Force from 1958 to 1962. Survivors include her husband; 2
Lothrop; 7 grandchildren; 15 great- Survivors include 3 sisters, MrS. Leah daughters, Frances Hammond of Ann
grandchildren;. and 7 g~eat-g.rea.t·,Harshey of Lansing; Mrs. Betty DeLong Arbor and Linda Coleman of Ferndale,
grandchildren. She was preceded miof ~wosso and Mrs. Zyla Brown of Calif.; 2 grandchildren: 1. great-
de.llthby2SQnsLC:aIneronandHomer.~olIday, Fla.; 3 brothers,' Donald of grandchild: a sister and brother, also
Lillian Hoffman Sisters, Ot~gon, Larry ,of Sh~rman, survive.
Texas and RIchard of Hamson, MICh. Memorial contributions may be made
Formerly Lillian Root, age 73, of 109 S.
State St., Niles, passed away Sunday at to the Washtenaw Unit of the American
Pawating Hospital in Niles. " Cancer Society. .
Mrs. Hoffman was a nurse.
Funeral services will be held at~en­
nings-Lyons Chapel, Wednesday at 11
a.m. Burial will be in Pine Tree
Cemetery. Pastor Albert Yost wi~ of-
ficiate. .
Mrs. Hoffman was born in Corunna,
MaY.29 1909, the daughter. of Asaand
Ada (Williston) Adams: She had resided
in Niles sine 1951. She and John Hoffman
were married in South Bend in 1951.
Survivors include her husband; 2 sons:
Marvin Root of Owosso and Devere Root
of Swartz Creek: a brother: Ahijah
Adams of Owosso; 2 sisters: Mrs.
Mildred Kibby and Mrs. Marguriet
Nichols, both of OWO$SOi. 10 grand-
children: 8great-grandchildren.
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1983

r'A.!ank 78w. Hall ' .. .

Vern H H' k
• Ie ey john Hajek
ge ,of.220.W, PmeSt., EIsIe,for- . Age85,of1816GroveAve.<pedMonda~ . . " ". ,
Q!erl~ of OVId die~ Thurs~ay, August 4, .athIs rel3idence; : Age 7Q,ofMaple Grove '!'ownshl !ned
l;~83atTheMemorlaIHospltal,Ov.:0sso. Mr. Hickey had been a salesman for Frid~y, November 25, 1983, in St. trike's
Mr. Hall wo~ke? for Sea~test DaIry and .the National· Biscuit Company for 39 HOSPItal, Saginaw.
lllrer . f~r MIc.~ga~ MIlk Producers · y e a r s . , ~r. ~azek had been a farmer and
A1;soclatlon, ~etl~mg m 1?69. .t Funeral services Will be held at the worke~ m factories for about 25 years.
ItFuneral servIces WIll 'Qe held at Jennings-Lyons Chapel, Thursday at 11 ServIces for Mr. Hajek will be held
c~ughton Chapel op Sat~r~a~ at 1 p.m. a.m. The Reverend Edward C. Scll- Monday at 11, a.m. at the Whelpley
With R~v. Carl Staser offIclatmg. Burial weikert will officiate with burial in Oak Funeral Horne, New' Lothrop, with" the
will be m Maple Grove Cemetery.. ' . Hill Cemetery. ~v. R.C.. Raycroft officiating. Burial
Mr. Hall was, born Oct.. 7, 1904 In OVId,; Mr. Hickey was born in Freeland on wIltfollo,":, InElrnwood~emetery.
the so~ of G~org~ and E~t~ (Allen) Hall. Aug. 18, 1897, the son of otto and Maude Mr. Hajek was born In Czechoslovakia
He reSIded m OYI? al~ his ~fe except the (Smith) Hickey., He attended Owosso May 25, 1904, the son of Frank and Made
past 6 years reSIding m Elsle; He and ~he Scho~ls and spent much of his life in this (Hrnatek) Hajek. He carne to the United
former Zel~a M: Fetol) we~e mamed community. He and Hedy M.. Lengner States at age 13 and had lived in the
May 3, 1935 In OVId. She di~dm 1970. Mr. were married in Germany on June 15,l':faple Grove Township area most of ms
Ha~ was a member of Umted Church o~ 1921. Mr. Hickey was a member of the life.
OvId. . . Oscar-Brady Post 298, American Legion ~e and Mary Benes were married in
SUrvlVO!S' Include a da~ghter, Mrs.. in Battle Creek, U.C.Tand was a Veteran Flint Nov. 16, 19,29. She died in 1978.
~etty Sooth of South BerWIck, M~ine; a of Wor~d War I. Mr. Hajek is survived by a daughter,
slster,Mrs.. Hazel Parker of Hastings; 4 Survlvors include his wife' a daughter Mrs. Robert (Betty) Walser of
grandchildren, Stephanie, Stephen, M,rs.Evelyn Btunnemer of Owosso; :iChesaning; a son, Harry L. Hajek of
Shawn,Suzette. . grandchildren and 2 great- M~ple Grove Township; six grand-
grandchildren. child~en; ;seven great;.grandchildren;
MU ~rl'etta L Huds"on
•
"
Horace B. Hath .'
two slst.ers, Mr.s. Katerina Cha'bica .and
Mrs. MIchael (Mary) Chrnelar both of
Age 28, of 416 W. Main St., Durand died Age 92 of Elsie died todayA\1gust 5 NedwSLothroP! and two brother.s,'Anthony
Sunday, August 21,1983 at 6:12p.m. at 19.83.' at Maple Valley NU,rsin g Home"an .teve HaJek, both of Flint.
Hurley Medical Center, Flint as;a result
of congenital heart disease,.' Ashley. ' \ I Pearl E Hon' eck

Mrs. Hudson worked at. Durand M. r. Hath was a farmer. I ·

Convalescent Center as a nurses aide for Funeral services will be held at Carter. Age 78, of 1311 Meadow· Dr., Lennon,
3years. Funeral Horne, Elsie on Monday at 1 passed away Monday, Oct. 10, 1983, at
Funeral services will be held .at Grace p,m. wtth Rev. Joseph Glover officiating. Ingham Medical Center, Lansing.
Lutheran Churcl:l. on Wednesday at 11 Visitation will begin 2 p.m., Saturday. Funeral services will be held at Love
a.m. with Pastor Erhardt Schultz of- BUria~willbeinBrantCemetery. ;t.l'uneraI Horne, Bancroft, Wednesday at
ficiating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Mr. Hath was born south of Owosso, ~ p.m; Burial will take place in Fremo~t
Memorial. Gardens,Ow08s0. The body Feb.H, 1891 t~e son ofJerome and Sarah pe!D~tery. Rev .. Ja~es He~an ,Will
will rest at Bellows Funeral Horne with Hath. He reSIded in Brant, Perry and [offICiate. The faooly will receIve friends
the family receiving friends from 7 to 9 Portland. He and the former Amy E. today from 2t04 and 7t09 p.m.
this evening and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Brown were ~ar~ied Dec. 2, 1914 in, S~e. was a m,ember of theF.O.~.
Tuesday. The body will lie in state at the Owosso. She died In January, 1978. He AUXlliary No. 8Ji1.
church from 10 a.m. Wednesday until. was. a member of,' United Methodist· SUrvivors include 3 sons: Karl Honeek
time of service at 11 a.m. Church. . of Durand, William Honeck of Brigham
The family suggests mElmorials be Survivors include a daug}tter; Mrs. City, Utah and Albert Honeck, 'Jr. of
directed to the Grace Lutheran Church, Cleo Williams of Elsie; 2 sons, Stuart of Lennon; 4 daughters: Mrs. Doris Feindt
Durand. . . Dearborn, MI and Winton of Owosso; 10 of Durand, Mrs. Henry (Joanne) Stoklas
, Mrs. Hudson was born July 5, 1955 in grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren, of Owosso, Mrs. Thomas (Mildred)
Millburg, MI the daughter of David L. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Vaughn of Rankin, and Mrs. James (Iyla
and Adele Steel. She attended Owosso CarpI Hazelton anctan infant son. Jean) Waters .of Owosso; 18 grand-
John Wesley .College and resided in Glen Dale Hewitt children; 5 great-grandchildren; 2
I?u;an~ for the ~ast 6 years; previously Age 42 of 9542 S GOdf Rd sisters: Leata Swanson of Titusville, Fla
livmgmWatervilet,MI. , croft died Wednes'd~ A~ey . " Ba~-and Ardis Thompson of Mio, Mich. She
On May 21, 1977 she .and .John Hudson Elkh t IN . Yul' gf · 17, 1983 m was predece~sed by her husband a
were marrie . d'mGrace'Lutheran Chur4)l,nh
eidentar , as a res ,. t 0 a truck ac· " Jp~n !:lflO Jl !'li!'lb~r (1huiv!;.
' - ~,~lIcrhtp" . ...'
Durand. She was' a member of Grace ' . .. ~ ~.
Lutheran Church, Durand. . Funeral servICes Will be held at Perry Beulah Holland
Survivors include her husband,John; a Church of Naza~ene on Saturday at 2 ,
son, Brian age 6; her parentst Mr. and p.m. 1he body Will rest at Nelson-House Age 79, of 2~7 W. Clinton St., Ovid,
Mrs. David L. Steel of Watervliet and a FuneralHomes, LaRowe Chapel,Perry. passed away FrIday, September 2, 1983,
. sister, Jennie of Watervliet. ..'
Arrangements by Bellows Funeral
Horne, Durand.
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1983

Margaret R. Harris Murle C. Hazelton Josefin Hrncharik 'Bessie Hagon

~ge 86,?f 1314 Broadwa~ died Age 86, of 642 Lincoln Ave. Age 84, of 710 Walnut St. Age 84, of 412 Clinton St.,
thismormng ~t Pleasant VIew.. died Thursday, at Pleasant C6runna died Sunday, May t, Vernon died this morning at
Mrs. HarrIS had worked at, View. jt~~3 at The Memorial Hopital. The MemorialHospital.
Redmondsforl~year~. . Mr. Hazelton was a carpenter ';~~e was a former Bannister Mrs. Hagon was a
4'Funeral servIces Will be held I and construction worker. resident. homemaker.
at Jennings-Lyons Chapel on A graveside prayer serv~ce F'uneral services will be held Fun~ral services will be held
Wednesday at 1 p.n:. The. ~ev. was held today at 1 p.m. WIth vat'St. Cyril's Catholic Church, at the Jennings-Lyons Chapel,
Ralph C. Pratt wIll offICIate Dr. Garry L. Yeager of-! :-Bannister on Tuesday at 10 a.m. Thursday at 1 p.m. The
with burild in Hillcrest ficiating. Burial will be in Oak :with Fr. Max Fregoofficiating. Reverend Willard A. King and,
.M,~morial Gardens. A V.F.W .• Hill Cemetery. There will be no :BuriaI will be in Ford the Reverend Meldon Crawford·
Auxiliary Memorial Service visitation. The family suggests l~emetery. The body will rest at will officiate with burial in
will be held Tuesday at 8 p.m. memorials to Pleasant View. 'Carter Funeral Home Elsie. AI Greenwood Cemetery.
Memorials,are sug~~sted to the Mr. Hazeltonwas born Oct. 7, 't()~ary will be recited '7:30 p.m. Mr~. Hagon was born in'
PleasantVIe~AUXlliary.· . 1896, in New Haven Twp., ~he this evening.
1 BenmngtononSept.22,1898,~e
Mrs. HarrIS was born ll1' son of Peter Edgar and Caroline ,,,<,Mrs. Hrncharik was born daughter of John N. and Lomsa I
Owosso on June 24, 1897, the (Kingsley) Hazelton. He at- ,Jan. 8, 1899 In Czechoslovakia (Ruess) Kline. She attended,
daughter of James. and tendedWestHave~Sc~oolsand Ule daughter of Frank and Anna )wosso. Sch?ols. Mrs. Hagon;
Margaret (Campbell) Ileid. She resided all his life m this area. Klauda. She was a resident of 1ad reSIded In the Owosso area
attended Owosso Schools. 1\1:rs. On Oct. 25, 1924 he and the:Sannister from 1919 to 1966. She nost of her life and also in
Harris had resided most of her I former Eleanor B. VanTifflin ,and Paul Hrncharik were iartland. She married Warner
life in this community. On May· were married in Mt. Pleasant. i married Oct. 30 1920 in Ban- A. Hagon in Owosso on Feb. 25,
,15,1920, she.and ~lyde O. Harris She died Oct., 1982. He was, a \W~ter. He died i~ 1958. She was 1921; he died Mar~~ 31, 19?6.
W.6... re marrIed In Owosso; he member of St. John BaptIst . i'\memberofSt. Cyril's Catholic Mrs. Hagon was affIliated W.lth
9i69 in 1965. Mrs. Harris was a Church and #1373 Flint Local Church Bannister and St. the, Vernon United Methodist
1q6mber ofthe Trinity United Carpenters Union. < ~t;Yril'sAltarSociety. Church and the Vernon Kings
Methodist Church, V.F.W. Survivors include 2 sons, :v;Survivors include 3 Daughters.
l~~ary #9455, .Wotld War I Myrle of Corunna and Sherman ,r~q,!lghters, Mrs. Hilda Mitka of Survivors include 6 sons,
A~ary #2271, life member of also of Corul1l1a; a daughter,', Elsie Mrs. Alice Fornusek of Roger of Fenton, Charles of
J~.~.V., AuXiliary and Pleasant Mrs. Stanley (Caroline) Ondrus Bannister and Mrs. Rose Mary Phoenix, AZ, Howilrd of Lind~n,
;¥!ew A.uxi1ia~ . of Owosso; 12 grandchildren ,JIi1arks of Corunna; 2 sons, Paul Herbert o~ Owosso, Lyle of Flint
.•Survivors . Include a son, and 6 great-grandchildren .. , ~~d John of Elsie; 16 grand- and KeIth of Fenton i. 3
~Elnneth ,of Port Huron; 2 Arrangements by Jenmngs- ch,ildren; 20 grea t- daughters, Mrs. Orvan (Lomse)
"t~ndc~tldren; 5 great- Lyons Chapel. ~l'andchildren; 1 great-great- Gowar~ of V~rnon, Mrs.
SBa.,ndchIl.dren and. several, . . h' -.. "gra, ndchild; and, a brother, FrederIck (BeatrIce) B.reWer?f
mece.s ,and nephews. Mrs. O(mald H. Hug ey ,~V,lncent Klauda of Flint .and . Mrs. DaVId
HarrIS was pr~deceased by ten Age 49, of 2215 Sunset Dr., 'Qechoslovakia. (KatherIne] Miller of Owosso;
J>riJthers and sisters. Owosso, died Saturday, Oct. 15, '... '. ., 29 grandchildren and 26 great·
1983. . 'Helen E. Herman grandchildren.
Lillian Hoffman 'Mr. Hughey was senior buyer Age 78, of Atwater, CA, died' - - - .- - -
fof' General
F ormer1y Lilli'an Root, agepr" , Motors
' Parts' ,Monday at, her residence· . ,
I
'Maude A.Huff
73, of 109 S. State St., Niles'M:~~~ial services wiII be SurviVors include her Of Northville, Mich .. Dearest
passedawaySundaY'h"id at Nelson-House Funeral husband, Arthur; a son, and one mother of Judith A. Anderson
Mrs. Hoffman was a nurse. •H~ p . Knapp & Smith Chapel da,ughter; several grand- and Christopher Huff; beloved
Funeral; services will be held: w~ifu:~day, at 6 p.m. Dr. Garry children; and. one Sister, Mrs. .sister of Mary MacGillivary,
at JennIngs-Lyons Chapel, L Yeager ~iIl officiate.' '~enneth (WIlma) Lake of Lillian Gallagher, -Raymond i
~Wednesdayatlla.m. ·Mi'. Hughey was born in Mt. orunna. ICahill and Frank Cahill. Also
surviving are 5 grandchildren.
Lorena H. Hoffman ' Morris, Oct. 26, 1933, the son of James C. Hart There will be a rosary this
Harley and Delia (Ellswort~) Age 67 of Waterford Town- evening at 8 p,m. Prayers at
Age 86, of 21 E. Oak, Fremgnt 1t"" h H had resided In
died Thursday, Dec. 1, 1983 at, ,~~ ey.. e He was a ship, a' former ~esident of ,8:45 a.m. Saturday at the
Fremont Nursing Horne. She. O;~~sso SInce 1956. C unt Owosso died, FrIday, Sep- Casterline Funeral Horne, Inc.,
was a ' former resident of Il)~tnber of Owosso, o. ry tember 2, 1983 at St; Joseph '122 W. Dunlop, Northville. and a
Vernon. CJ!lR· ., ' . Hospital, Pontiac. 9a.m. mass will be held at our
Interment will take place at Survivors mclude a daughter, Funeral services w,~!,e held Lady of Victory Church, Nor-
Greenwood Cemetery, Vernon. Snanpon ,•. of Owosso., and Tuesday, Septembe~ 11th ~t 11 thville. The family would ap-
, Snarulon's mother, PatrIcia; a a.m. Burial. was In Omard preciate memorials to Our
bC9ther Robert of Grand B1ans· Cemetery, Brown City,
H.tl::was predeceased by his Arrangements by Loveland Lady-of Victory 9J1urc:;.h..... _
loretta Holt ~
A.
parimts. Funeral Horne, Pontiac..
... . __ .. Age '47, of 239 W. Front St.,
Vera Herzog Ovid died Wednesday, ·Oct. :),9,
Died Thursday, ~ebruary 4~h, 19~~eral services will be lleld
19~3 at~er horne In West AlliS" lat First Baptist Church on
WISCOnSIn. ~he was ~he m?ther i, Saturday at 1 p.m. with Rev.
of Mrs. EdWIn (Bonme) Ching, Louis Mead officiating. Burial
'will be in Maple Grove
'Cemetery. .
, Arrangements by Houghton
Chapel, Ovid.
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Martha C. Hollenback IClifton Junior Hilts Blanche E. Jackson

Age 67. <If Chesaning, died Sunday,! Age 54, of 3382 W. Bath Rd., Perry, Age 79, of 211 HigginsSt., Bancroft,
,March 27, 1983. . 'passed away suddenly We~esday, J.une died Friday afternoon, October 28, 1983,
. .Funeral services will be held at Our 115, 1983; at The Memor181 HOSPItal" in her home.
,Lady .of Perpetual Help Church, lOWOSSO. " . ' Mrs. Jackson was a homemaker and a
Chesaning, Wednesday at 11. a.m. Rev. Mr. Hllts was a heavy eqmpment school teacher Who taught 'at the Ben-
Richard J. Meyette will officiate. Burial operator for co~sumers. Power Co. .' nington and Eddy schools.
will .take place in Resurrection: Funeral servIces Will be held at Services for Mrs. Jackson will be held
Cemetery. Friends may call at thelNelson-House Funeral Homes, ~Ro,,:,e'Monday at 1:30 p.m. atthe Love Funeral
funeral home after 7 p.m. this evening.! Chapel, Saturday at 11 a.m. BurialwlU Home, Bancroft, with the Rev. Loren
There will be a prayer service Tuesday' be m Roselawn Cemetery. Rev. Curt Shuman officiating. Burial will follow in
evening at 7:30 and Knights of Columbus' Grubewill officia~e. I. Fremont Cemetery, Bancroft. The body
rosaryat8:30p.m,..... Glen Dale Hewitt. . . will lie in state after 7 p,m. today and the
'Maraaret R Harris' A e 42 of' 9542 S. Godfrey Rd., Ba~- family will receive friends at the funeral
i:t.' . . g . dW dnesday Aug. 17, 1983 m home Sunday 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.
Age 86, of .~311 Broadway died Monday. cErlkofht ~e IN ~s a res~lt of a truck aC-1 T~e family sug.gests memorials to the
Mrs. HarrIS had worked at Reclmonds. ar, . . FlrstcQngregabonal Church, Bancroft.
for 14 years. '., cldent. i s will be held at Perry Mrs. Jackson was born in Perry
Funeral services will be held at Jen- Fun~alfs~~z::ene on Saturday at 2!Township Aug. 26, 1904, the daughter of
nings-Lyons Chapel on Wednesday at 1 Churc .0 . 1 . ill be in Roselawn 110hn and Harriet (SanbOrn). Dean. She
p.m. . . 'p.m. BUrl~h ~ dy will rest at Nelson- was a graduate of Perry High School and
. . Cemetery.. e 0 S LaRowe Chapel, ~adlivedinBancroftsince1926~ . .
Edward S. Humpula· I.House F~neral ~ote, 7 to 9 p~m. and L She and Lyle Jac.kson were marrIed In
. .; Perry this evemng rom . Perry June 9,1925.
Age 67, formerly of Chesamng diedFridayfrom9t09p.m. , Mrs. Jackson was a past matron and
suddenly Thursday, March 3, 1983 alamm! Marie Howko life memberof the. Order of Eastern Star,
Estero, Fla. . Chapter 225 and an honorary member of
~~erl'll arrangements pending by Age 16,' of Chesaning, passed a~ay the Bancroft Monday Study Club. She
Ml,slUk.Morse . Funeral Home,3aturday, Sept. 24, 1983, as a result 0 an was a member. of the First
iChesaning. ' . Jutomobile aCci?ent. . ' 'Congregational Church of Bancroft.
John Hedrich Sr. .' Funeral servl~es WIll be held Gat St. .S~e is survived by her husband; a son,
. .. ' , '. Michaels Catholic Churc~, M~ple ~ove, Clayton. Jackson of Oscpda; a daughter,
. Age 97, of GladWin, formerly. oi'Tuesday, at 11 a.m. BurIal WIll be m St. Mrs. Derwood (Audrey)Cole of Perry;
Chesaning, ~edSunday ~ March 20,1983. 'Michaels Ce~e~ery. ~ev. Robert Inine grandchildren; three' step-
Mr. HedrIch ~as a re?redfarmer. . Navarre will offICiat:. Frlend~ may call,grandchUdren, and 18 grea~­
Funeral servIce~ WIll beheld at St\ at the Walker-Martm F~er~l Hom~, Igrandchildren. She was preceded 10
Michael'S Catholic Church, Oakley, Chesaning. A prayer servIce WI!} be this Ldeathbyasonanda brother.
Wednesday at 11 a.m. The body rests at evening at 7:30 and a Kmghts of J h H' k - ~
Walk~.Mar!lLlFuneralHome. Columbus Rosary at8:30p.m. 0 n ale
Bernice Ida Harrington . _c . . - I Age 79, of Maple Grove Township died

Age 72,0f Sarasota , FI~., died Sund~y, I Kathryn Hyslop rd<faY, .Nov. 25, 1983 at st. Luke's
:. Hospital, Saginaw.
Marc~ 6, 1983, at Manatee MemOrIal Age 73, of 318. Orland? St:, Nep~une" Funeral services will be held at
HOSPItal, Brade~ton, FI~. ." . Fla. and fo~erly of ~vld died Friday, Whelpley Funeral Home, New Lothrop
Funeral servIces will be held at Dec. 9, 1983 ,In Jacksonvllle,F.la. . In Monday at 11 a.m. Visitation will
Bellows Funeral ~om~,Durand, There WIn be a meI?onal servIce. leg!n on Saturday atl p.m.
Saturday at 1 p.m. BurIal Will take place 'Memorials may be directed to the
in Greenwo~ C~meteI!l Vernon. Rev. Lult.e1l1ia Society~ ~apitola Mae (Pugh) Holmes
~W~sr::U~e ~!e~!~~:~ ~::ur~1 Esther E. Heinze v Age 72 of Chesaning died Thursday,
from 12 noon till n.m. _ ' Age 8~, fo~erly of ~ratiot Count andlNovember 24,1983. ,neath was sudden.
D.ona·'Id H• Hughe1n, :a DetrOit resident died Se t b y " Ar~a~gements will be announced later
J ~983. ' P em er 14, 6yMisluk-MorseFuneralIiQme. '
Age 49, of 2215 Sunset Dr., Owosso, died LFuneral services wil] be held at Carter ·C· 'I H 'II
Saturday, Oct. 15, 1983. . ['uneralHome Elsie on Frida at 1 eCI ami
,Mr. Hughey was senior buyer for I _ c' Y p.m. Age 66 of Deckerville, Mich. and
General ~otors P~rts Di~ision. '. ! Clifton J Hilts I . ,formerly 'of Owosso died Tues~ay
MemOrIal servIces wIll be held a t , ' . evening, Dec. 27, 1983 at Deckerville
Nelson-House Funeral Homes, Knapp & Age 54, ()f3382 W. Bath Rd., Perry died Hospital. .
SmithChapel,Wednesdayat6p.m. Wednesday, June 15, 1983 at The I Mr. Hamill was a farmer andpa~
'Esther
I
t Heinze .--
,..
~- Memorial Hospi~l. . . Qwner of Dott Manufacturing Co. m
Funeral servIces wIll be announcegf)eckerville.
Age 86, formerly of Gratiot C<lunty and later from the Nelson-House Funeral Funeral services will be held at Port
a Detroit resident died, September 14, Homes, LaRowe Chapel, Perry. Sanilac st. Marys Catholic 9hurch,
1983 at Brown's Nursing Home, M 'H ,..:~ Saturday at 10:30 a.m. There WIll be a
Perrinton. Agnes • am . '. rosary Friday, 6:30 p.m. at the Apsey
Funeral services will beheld at Carter Age 66, of 254~ N. Delaney Rd. died FuneralHome, Deckerville. "
Funera,l Hom~, Elsie on Friday at 1p.m. 'Thursday.
Mrs. Hain was a homemaker.
Funeral services will be held at the St.
Paul Catholic' Church on Monday at 10
a.m. The body rests at Jennings-Lyons
Chapel.
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1983

Fredlohnson Josephine l. Johnson

~ge 67, of .815 Ament St., Owosso di~d Age 78, who resided at 6201 M-71, Age 68, of 408 Mackinaw St.,
Frld~y, AprIl 1, 1983 at The Memonal Corunna, died Wednesday, June 15, 1983, Durand, passed away Saturd~y,
HOSPItal, Owosso. at the Memorial Hospital, Owosso. July 9, 1983, at, The Memorial
Mrs. Johnston was a homemaker. Mr. Johnson worked as a conductor for Hospital. She had been ill for
Funeral services were held this Grand Trunk Western Railroad from the past 2years.
morning at 11 a.m. at the Nelson-House 1923 to 1971. Funeral services will be he.Id
Funeral Homes, Knapp & Smith Chapel. Funeral services will be held at at Bellows Funeral Home,
The,Reverend Ralph C. Pratt offiCiate? Bellows Funeral Home, Durand, Friday Tuesday at 11 ~.m. Burial will
BurIal followed at Brady Township at 11 a.m. Rev. James Martin will of- take place In Greenwood
Cemetery, Saginaw County. r ficiate. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Vernon. Father
Mrs. Jolmston was born May 16,1915 in. Cemetery, Vernon. The family will Star; F.KI.ine will ~fficiat~.. The
Decatur, Dl. the daughter of Dr. Ar~ receive visitors today from 2 to 4 and 7 to famIly wIll recelVe VISItors
chibald and Charlotte Peters?n. She and 9p.m. . today from 2to 4 and 7to 9. p.m.
Paul p. Johnston were marrIed Aug; 31, Mr. Johnson was born in Bay City, Mrs .. Johnson was born in
1935, m Henderson. He predeceased her Nov. 28, 1904, the son of Fred and Ida, Durand, Oct. 4, 1914, the
~P;~ 25, 1978. ~he was a member o~ the. Johnson. He had resided in the Corunna - daughter of Thomas and
rrl.ruty Methodist Church and CounCIl on, Durand area most of his life. He and· Florence Pollard. She attended
Agmg. . . •Leona Duryee were married in Durand schools in Durand and resided
II

SUrvIvors mclude 2 daughters, Mrs. in 1922'' she died in 1967. He and Norma ,there aII her l'f 1 e. Sh e an d
CharIes (Sharon ) ·) Fech00f Corunna and Pierce were married in Owosso in 1958' fR' h d H 'J·h
Mrs, Gary (San dIa SmI·th 0f 0 WOSs· 8·
0, . she passed away in 1980
" 'IC. ar d . t 0thnsonD wered
hild ' . te M Shi I . ' . . marrle a e uran
grandc ren, a' SIS b' r, th rs.
' A rhiey Mr. Johnson
. was affiliated
. WIth
' R 'of Congrega tionaI Churc, h J une
Byrnes 0f CA , a 1'0 er, rc eR. Trammen's,andMasonF&A.M,BaY29 1937 Sh b f
Peterson of Owosso and an aunt, Mrs. C't Ch t #129 .' . e was a me~ er p
Lydia Gillis of Bannister', nieces and. lSYurvlvors .ap er. l'd d h M ithe St. Bartholomew EpIscopal
mc u e a aug tel', rs. 'Ch h S mC k
nephews. She 'Y8S also predeceased by a Robert (Sue) O'Connell of Bloomfield ' urc, wa ree.·.
brotherandaslSter. lams; 4 grandchildren; 3 great'! Mrs.,~o~son, .a, houseWIfe,
Jennifer Lvnn Johnson ' ,grandchildren; 3 brothers: Howard was .affI~ated. WIth several
<J Johnson of Vernon, Earl Johnson of organIZations ln Owosso. She
Age 8, of 5740 S. M-52, died Tuesday af Irons, Geroge Johnson of Higgins Lake; 6. ~lso contribute~ a great deal of
The Memorial Hospital after being sisters: Mrs. Elizabeth Rhodes of time to varlOUS volunteer
struck by an auto while getting the mail. Durand, Mrs. Margaretta Kurap of groups.
Fune~al services will be held at Jen- Royal Oak, Mrs. Ruth ReqIer of Tarpon Survivors, include a son,
nings-Lyons Chapel, Thursday at 1 p.m., Springs, Fla., Mrs. Ida Wolverton of Richard of Flint; a brother,
The Reverend Charles J. Bamberger willDurand, Mrs. Iva McMichael of Swartz Edgar Pollard of Durand; a
officiate with burial in Hillcrest. Creek,' and Mrs. Pauline Swihart of sister, Rosie Knoop of Gladwin;
Memorial Gardens. The family will meet Savannah, Ga. He was preceded in death 5 grandchildren; 4 great-
with friends today at the chapel from 2 to by a daughter, Joan Reese, a brother,grandchildren; several nieces
4 p.m. and 7 t09 p.m. The family Daveanda sister, Ethel Thompson. andnepbews. She was
suggests memorials to· the Pittsburg! The family request memorials be prede(!eased by ~her husband,
United Methodist Church. idirected to Hosl?t~~tofShiawassee.Richard in 1973.
JenniferwasborninOwosSoQnMay8,'GeorgeW~ Johnson Jr The family· request
1975, the daughter of Ronald L, and '.' • memorials be made to the
Susan (Goschke) Johnson. She had·. .Age 59, of .8695 ,S. Ve~non Rd:, Durand; Michigan Heart Association.
resided here all her life. She attended' died late FrIday mornmg, Aprtl15, 1983,
Pittsburg United Methodist Church and in McLarenGeneralHospital,Flint.
played for the Perry Little League.' He was a retired partner in Delux
Jennifer was a student at Perry Schools. Bowling Supply, Durand.
Survivors include her parents; a .. Serv!ces for Mr; Johnson will be held
brother, Troy Eric at home; grand- Monday at 11 ii.m. at Bellows Funeral
parents Russel and Merilee Johnson of Home, Durand.
Owosso, Norman and Maxine Goschke of
Rush Township and, a great-
grandmother, Georgia Johnson of
Owosso, .

Elton C. Johnson
,Age 74, of 399 N. Chipman St., Owosso
died, Tuesday, February 22, 1983at.The
MePlorial Hospital, Owosso. . .
Funeral services will 'be held at Small
.& Streeter Funeral. Home, Byron. on
Friday at 1 p.m. with Pastor Harry
Weeks officiating. Burial wm be in
Greenwood Cemetery, Vernon. The
family will receive visitors Th\lrsday 2t~
5 and 7 to 9. Memorials may be made to
the American Cancer Society· with en-
velopes available at the funeral home.
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1983 .
Frances Johnson
. Age 77, of 6750 N. Seymour
Rd., Owosso died Tuesday, Nov.
22, 1983, at het residence.
Mrs. JohnS()!l was a pastry
inaker .at the Owosso Country
Club,"
Funeral services will be held
.at the Kribs Colonial Chapel on
Saturday at.t p.m. Mrs. Betty
Wismer will officiate with
burial will be in Elmwood
Cemetery, New Lothrop. The
family will meet with friends
today and Thursday ftom 5 to 9
p.m. and Friday from 2 to 5 and
H09p.m. ' Schools. Mr. Jones resided in
Mrs. Johnson was born in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Dec.
26, 1905, the daughter of John
and Gertrude Gorecki. She was
married to Archie Johnson; he
died Aug;'22, 1950.
Survivors include a daughter,
Mrs. Betty Wiimer of Corunn(l;
3 sons, John Johnson of Gaines,
Arthur Johnson of Prudenville
and Norman Johnson of
Durand; 5 sisters, Mrs. Agnes
Scheiber of Flint;, Mrs.Juli~
Miculka of Corunna, Mrs. Mary
Wright of' California, Mrs.
Gertrude Hubbard of Flint and
Mrs. Helen Lewis of Half,l; 4
brothers, .Joe :Gorecki of
Detroit, Ed Gorecki of Owosso,
, Frank Gorecki of New Lothrop,
George Gorecki of Mt. Morris;
17 grandchildren and 20 great-
grandchildren.
Mrs. Johnson was
predeceased by her husband,
her parents, 3 brothel'S and 4
sisters. ' in Florida Hills Cemetery In, Chesaning; 2· sons, Henry and
Edwin H. lones
Katerina Jagos
Age 70, of 904 N. Dewey died Age 58, of New Haven
this morning at his residence. Township died Thursday, Dec.
Mr. Jones had worked for 1, 1983 at The Memorial
McDonald Dairy and had been a' Hospital, Owosso. She had been
machanist at G.M. ill for the past 5months.
Funeral services will be held Funeral services will be held
at Jennings-Lyons Chapel on I H
Friday at 1 p.m. The Reverend at Whelpley Funera orne,
f New Lothrop on Sunday at 2
Hayden K. Carruth will 0', p.m. with Pastor Daniel Dra~e
ficiate with burial in Riverside: officiating. Burial will, be .m
Cemetery, st. Cijarles. Easton Cemetery. Vis.itation
Mr. Jones was born in St.
Charles on April 13, 1913 the son will begin this evening 7 to 9
of Edwin and Goldie (Thomas) p.m. and Saturday, 2 to 5 and 7
Jones. He attended St. Charles to 9p.m.
Memoria! 'contributions may
Owosso for 26 years coming be directed to the Oncology
from Chesaning. He married Department of The Memorial
Clara Wheatly in Saginaw on Hospital. Envelopes are
May 27,1933. available at the funeral home.
Survivors include his wife; a Mrs. Jagos was born Nov. 12,
son, Edwin James Jones of
0 1925, in Hruba Vrbka, Morovia,
Ovid; a daughter, Mrs. Gerald Czechoslovakia the daughter of
(Judy) Ward ,of Flushing; 6 Jiri and Anna Hrbac. She at-
grandchildren; his mother of tended schools, in
Montrose and a brother, Ralph Czechoslovakia and resided
)f Sa~inaw. most of her life in Owosso.
On May 13, 1947, she and
-Derley P. Jackson' Henry Jagos were married in
Age 86, of Brooksville, Fla: a Czechoslovakia. She came to
former resident of Owosso died the United States in Sept., 1947,
Saturday, Jan. 22, 1983 in settling in New Haven area, She
HernandoCounty,Fla. '. belonged to the -We~tern
Mr. Jackson was a retired, Fraternal Life Association
jeweler. ' Lodge 242 of Owosso for the past
Funeral services will be held 5 years, leading the WFLA
.at' the Brewer' Memorial singing group. Mrs. Jagos was a
Funeral Home, Brooksville: homemaker.
'Chapel Wednesday at 10 a.m. Survivors include her
The Reverend Gerald Van-' husband, Henry; a daughter,
Dyken will officiate withburi~l! Mrs. Carl (Katerina) Bates of ,
Hernando County. ' wife, Jayne Jagos of Durand
and Donald Jay at home and Ips
fiancee, Terry Brooks; 3
grandchildren, Katrina, Carl
Henry and Michele; her
mother, Mrs. Anna Hrbac; a
sister Mrs. Anna' Lipari 4
,brothers, Jiri, Jon, Jaraslov
. and Martin all of
Czechoslovakia; aunt and
uncle, Mr. and Mrs. George
Hrbac of Toledo, OH.
She was predeceased by, her
fatherin 1977.
Arrangements by Whelpley
Funeral Home, New Lothrop.
Dallas "Slim" Jurgenson
Of . Kerrville, Texas~ and
. formerly of W. King St., Owo~o
died Saturday, Nov. 5, 1983 In
Texas. '
Mr. Jurgenson was ~n
automative parts salesman ill
this area.
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1983
Gale L. Jones H. Jones Mrs. Opal M. jacobs
Age 72, of 1020 Tracy St., Owosso died Age 71, of 1015 Grand Ave., Owosso
Tuesday at The Memorial Hospital. died this morning at The Memorial Age 64, of Flushing, passed away
Mr. Jones worked as a' clerk for Hospital. March 3, 1983 at McLaren Generai
Shippee & Smith and John's -Sports & Mrs. Jones was retired from I"ord Hospital, Flint; She had been ill for a
Marine,. Motor Co., of Owosso. - month. '
.Fimeral services will.beheld at Jen- .Funeral services will be held at Jen- ~uneralserviceswillbeheldatTrinity
rungs-Lyons Chapel, Friday at 11 a.m. mngs-Lyons Chapel on Saturday at 10 EpIscopal Ch~ch, Flushing on Monday
The Reverend Jam,es E. Bolin, Jr. will a.m. with Rev. David M. McGarvey ~t .n.a.m. WIth Fr. David Driver of-
officiate with burial in Hillcrest officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill ficlatrng. Burial will be in Elmwood
MemorialGardens. Cemetery. The fariuly will visit with Cemetery.
Mr. Jones was born in OWQsso, Feb. 6, friends this evening from 7 to 9 and Mrs. ~acobs ~as born Aug. 8,.1918 in
1910 the son of Charles and Grace Jones. Friday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. The family RockbrIdge, Ohio the daughter of Lester
He attended, Owosso Schools and had. suggests memorials to the Elks Club for and. Gl~dys (Kratt) Heft. She attended
resided in Owosso all his life. On June 11, Ihandicapped children, or the American Sagmaw Schools. On April 17, 1937 she
1932 he married ,Lucille E. Palmer in. Cancer Society. and Ronald Jacobs were married. She
Owosso. Mr. Jones was a member of the Mrs. Jones was born August 7,1911 in settled in Saginaw coming from Ohio in
Owosso Eagles Club. 4 Arkansas the daughter of Charles and 1921.
Suvivors include his. wife;~t!aughter, Nellie. (Owens) Boyd. She attended Survivors i include her husband,
Mr~. Robert (Jamce) Gerard of, school in Beach Grove, Arkansas. She Ronald; a daughter, Mrs. Everett
Sagmaw; 3. grandsons; 3 Sisters, Mrs.i was married to EmQry Jones; he died in (Donna) Norton of New Lothrop; a son,
John (Phyllis) ~acaha~da of Chula Vista, 1975. She was a member of First Baptist G~rdon Jacobs' of Flushing; 4 grand-
CA, Mrs. OrvIlle (Shirley) Goward of Church, Arkansas. children; a great-grandchild' step-
Flagstaff, AZ and Vivian of Florida. Survivors include a son, Larry Smelser mother, Clara Heft of Fent9u; a brother,!
,of Owosso; a daughter, Mrs. Ann Thomas Heft of Fenton; 3 sisters, Mrs.
Katberine A. John . , Caverson of Owosso; 6 grandchildren; 2 D?nald (Louise) Dixon of Albee; Mrs.
Age 84, formerly of 702 Ryan St." brothers, Bill Boyd of Lake Fenton and Richard (Emogene) Weaver of Saginaw
Owosso. died Tuesday, July 5, 1983 at. Bob Boydo~ Swar!z. Creek; ~ Sisters, a~d Mrs. Leo (Mary Jane) Hebert of
Lansing General Hospital. ' Mrs. Carl (VIva) WlllIs of Beach Grove, Linden.
Mrs; Jolmwasahomemaker. ' Ark., Mrs. Martin (Willodene) Scheer, of Arrangements by Whelpley Funeral
Funeral services will be,held at Salem' Cheyenne, Wyoming. lI()me, New LotllI'op.
Lutheran Church, Thursday at 1 p.m. lucille A. Jordan Frances H. Jakus
The Reverend Daniel L. Schaller will
officiate with burial in Oak Hill ' Age 58, of Oakley, died Thursday April ..:'-ge 86, died Tuesday, July 5 1983 at
Cemetery. The body rests at Nelson- ?8, 1983, at her residence after a l~ngthy Clinto~ Memorial Hospital, St: Johns,
House Funeral Homes, Knapp & Smith Illness, folloWIng a 2month illness. ,
Chapel after 6p.m. this evening. ~uner~l servic~s will be· held at St. Mrs. Jakus w~s a ho~emaker.
Mrs. John' was born in Eisenach, MIchael s CatholIc Ch,urch in Oakley, Funeral serylCes Will be held at St.
Germany on July 2, 1899, the daughter of ~aturday at 11 a.m. Burial will take place Joseph .catholt~ Church on Friday at 11
Hugo and Maria Schwenkenbecher. She m,' Mt, Calvary . Cem~t~ry. Father a.m. 'Ylth bUrIal to follow in St. Paul
married Gustav W. John in Owosso on Richard Meyette wIll OffICIate. Friends ~athohc Cemetery. The body will rest at
June 27, 1927 •. Mrs. John was a member may call at, Walker-Martin Funeral carletts Funeral Home. Visitation will
of the Salem Lutheran Church. ' Home, Chesa!lIng t~is evening after 7. A be from 2 to 4 a~d 7 to 9 p.m. today and
She is survived by her husband. Mrs. pray~r serVIce WIll ~e held Friday' ~hursday. Aparish rosary will be recited
Johnwas predeceased by 2 sons in in- evemng at 7:30 and Kn.Ight of Columbus hursday,8p.m. ,
fancv. '. "rosaryat8:30." • Mrs. Jakus was born April 13, 1897 in
Mrs. Jordan was born in Chesaning Gbely, Czechoslovakia the daughter of
John Henry Jones April 23, 19?5, the daughter of Leo and Anton a.nd Anna Jurka. She attended
Age69, of 1101 Hiram St., Owosso died Mary, Mo,rrlssette., She resided most of S~h001~ In Czecho~lovakia. She came to,
Tuesday at his residence. her l~fe III the Oakley area and was t e Umted ~tates ~n 1~12 and .to Owosso
Funeral services will beheld at the marrIed to L~wre!lce Jord,an in 1945. She from Loralll, OhiO m ~920. She and
Nelson~House Funeral Homes Knapp & was very active m St. Michael's Churc ~tephen Jakus were marrIed Oct. 14; 1913
Smith Chapel on Saturday ;tn a.m. and a member of the Altar Society; also ~n Lecron, PA ..She was amember of 8t.
Ma~or ~va. R. Coleman will officiate with a ~~mber of the American Legion s~seph CatholIc Church and Catholic
bUrIal m PInconning, Mich. Friends may AUlnlIary, and the Daughters of Isabella . KO~.. ..
call after 7p.m. tonight. for 25 y~ars. , Survivors Include 2 sons; Anthony
SurVlvors .Include her husband,Jakus 0.£ St. Johns, Edward Jakus of
Lawrence; 3 <1aughtersand 3 sons: Mrs. IMunger, a daughter, Mrs. Mary
Jake (Mary Ann) Fowler of Chesaning Harenchar of Flint; 14grandchildrell' 16
Michael. of Coloma, Mrs. Bruce (Sally :great-gr~ndchildren; 2 great-gr~at­
Jo) Smith of Chesaning, Jacqueline at grandchIldren; several nieces and
home, Dennis of Oakley, and Larry. of inephews. "
Chesaning; 7' grandchildren; also her: Mrs. Jakus was predeceased by her
moth~r, Mary; a brother Robert Ihusband, Dec. 14, 1958; 2 sons, Stephen
Morrissette; 5 sisters: Mrs. Helen Roy Jr. and John; 3 brothers; a sister and her
Mrs. Frances Gasper, Mrs. Gerald parents.
(Leona) Bla~kmer, Mrs. Dale (Jane)
Alden, and MISS Susanne Morrissette all
of Ch~aning. She was predeceased by a
son Douglas Paul and a brother Albert
Morrissette; also. her father, Leo.
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54 1983
Helen R. Kadlechick ,Emma T. (Birchmeier) Krupp
Age 67, of 705 Vassar Dr., Durand died Age 101, passed away Thursday,
Thursday, May 5t? 1983 at hom:. 14, 1983, at the home of a
Mrs. .~adlechick taught In rural granddaughter in Holly.
schools In Genesee County; Durand Funeral services will be held at'
Elementary Schools,. ~nd became Michael Catholic Church, Maple
Du~~nd p;Iementary PrInciple 1956-1975, Monday at 11 a.m. Burial will take.
retIrIng In 1975.. : '' . ,in St. Michael Cemetery. Rev. Fr.
~uneral servl~es Will be held at FIrst Ederer will officiate. Friends may ,
United Methodist Ch~rch, Durand on, the Whelpley Funeral Home, .
Monday at ll.a:m: With ~ev. ~dwa~d Lothrop after 2 p.m. Saturday. There '.
McCracken offlclat!ng. BurIal wIll be m,be an Altar Society Rosary at 2 p.m,
Crestwood Memo~Ial. G:ardens, Gr~nd Sunday and Scripture service at 6:30
BI~nc. The bodr wIll he In state at FIrst p.m. Sunday. .
Untted Metho~Ist ~hurch; 10 a:~. Mon- Mrs. Krupp was born in Swarmsville,
day. The famIly Will receIve VISItors 2-4 New York Nov 13 1881 th d ht f
and 7-9 today and Sunday. , . ' . . '. '. e . aug er 0 i
Mrs. Kadlechick was born March 28, Matt~ew, and' Catherme (Besc~)'
1916 . in Duffield, MI the daughter of ,SchneIder. She came to Maple Grove 11'\
Martin and Eva Drlik. She graduated 1884, where. she att:nded. school ~nd
from Swartz Creek High S h I C t I s~ent m~ch of her lIfe.. She .and PlUS
., .. c oo? en ra BIrchmeIer were mameq In Maple
MIchigan Umverslty and. receIved her Grove Feb 4' 1904 He di d' 1931 Th !
Masters degree from MIchigan State ' .. , . ". e In. • en
University. She resided in Durand for the s~e ~amed Theodore .Krupp In 1951. He
, 1 'di . died In 1954. As a Widow Mrs. Krupp
past 42 years, prevI ous y reSI ng In t t' I" 'th II f h hild '
Duffield. She and William Kadlechick spen . Iffie Ivmg w~ a .0 er c .ren
w re married April 29 1941' S tz and With Mr. Krupp s. fanuly and ~rIends'l
e , . m war She was a member of St. MIchael's
cr~~~: Kadlechick belonged to the First Church for 99 years and the Altar S~cie~y:
United ,Methodist Ch h D d for?8 ye~~s,She also ~ad ~een active m Anthony (Tony) Kolman
. urc '. uran. Semor CItIzen Groups In Flint and Maple
LIbrary, Board, Program Chairman of Grove. Age 79 of 6517 S. Durand Rd., Durand,
the
b Retired
d f thTeachers, F" t U served on several Survlvors
't d M th d' t
. .'. . , ' 5 daughters: Mrs.,'passe
Include; d' away MondaY evenmg,
' '. J an. 31 ,
oar s 0 e Irs me. e. 0 IS C.L. (Albena) Brown of Clio Mrs. Lester 1983,atTheMemorialHospital.
C~urch, served on the Board of RaIlroad (Vernice) Hooks of Flint Mrs Pauline Mr. Kolman 'started working on the
H~tor~ Muse~i d h h b d ? Benway of Flint, France; and .catherine'. railroad at the age of i4, retiring from
. turvl~ors /~ ~ e e~ f ~uf~~ Id; a Birchmeier both of Flint: 2 sons and Grand Trunk Railroad in 1960. In 19,82, he
sblS tehr , rJs. hOD lik~mefcDuf°f' Id IFe ; k3 daughters~in-Iaw, Harold and Clara was "Railroad Man of the Year" for
ro ers,
Drlik 0 n r O l e , ran B' hm'
of Swartz Creek a d J h D l'k Irc eler 0 f'N. ew LothAth rop, r ur and Durand area. '.
n osep d dr ! Mary Birchmeier of Pontiac;daughters-, Funeral services will be held at Love
dof Bthuenab Par, . tk CA A. She was prece em.In-Iaw,. Rut 'h 'B'Ifchmeler
. 'artd Leonore "Funera· I'H'orne, 'FrI'day at 1 p.m. B' urlaI'
e~h l J a ~:s er, nr:'
A e. anu reque~ ?ltemorlaths F
. I t th Thiel of New Lothrop; 37 grandchildren; iwill take. place in Byron Cemetery. Rev.
O; e 98 great-grandchildren: 16 ,great-great- R. E. Stone and Rev.. Lee Vandenburg
~erICan a~cer oCle y or e Irs t arandchildren will officiate. The family will' receive
United Methodist
A ts bChurch.B II F I" Also ' ..
stepchildren: . . f'
Mr. and Mrs. Julian nen<Is today and Thursday f rom 2 t0 4
rrangemen y e ows unera (Emma) Krupp of Flushing' Mr. and and7t09p.m.
Home Durand.,
JamSTIohn) ,
Kl1gers Mrs. Elm,er (L'n UCI e) Krupp ,'. 0 f Fl'tnt, Mr. K0lm' an was bom In . Chicago, 0 c. t
;) \J Clarence Krupp of Chesaning, Mr. and 18, 1903, the son of Anton and Catherine
Age 78, of 514 W. Maple, Byron, died Mrs. Richard (Lucy) Krupp ,of (Castle) Kolman. He attended ~chools in
SaturdayatSt.JosephHospitaI,Flint.Chesaning, Mr. and Mrs. Ignatius Ashley and Saginaw. He and Mary E.
Mr. Kligers retired in 1965, from (Pauline)Krupp of Lapeer, Mr. and Mrs.I.Kovaluk were married in Corunna, Jan.
Fisher Body in Flint where he worked as Carl (Jean) Krupp of Lennon, Mr and) 17, 1925. He had been a resident of
a welder. i Mrs. LaVearn (Edna) Krupp of Durand for the past 60 years.
Funeral services will be held at Small Chesaning, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew. Survivors include his wife, Mary; 3:
& Streeter ~uneral Home, Byron, (Christipe) Vrable of Chesaning, Mr.. and sons, William and Kenneth both ofl
Tuesday at! p.m. Burial will be in Byron Mrs. Clare (Marie) Wenzlick of New Flushing, Edward of Owosso; 2
Cemetery, Pastor Erhardt Schultz will' Lothrop. ~ughters, Mrs. Alex (Fraflces) Domby
officiate. She was preceded in death by 5 of Durand and Mrs. Donald (Helen)
Mr. Kligers was born in Latvia, June 6: children: Irene Irland, Alfred" Donald Pratt of Lennon: 17 grandchildren: 13
1905, the son of Peter and Valija (Svede) and infant twins; also a granddaughter great-grandchildren: a brother, Joseph
Kligers. He and Anna Broze were and a grandson. ' ~olman of Durand; a sister, Catherine
married in Latvia on July 25, 1931. He has Arrangements by Whelpley Funeral /\fader of Melburn, Ontario, He was
lived in Byron' since 1950. He was a Home, of New Lothrop. pred~ceased by a son, James, 2 grand-
membe~ of St. John Latvia, Lutheran fWayne E Kina - children, a great-grandSon, . and a
Church m Kalamazoo. • ~ brother.
Survivors include his wife, Anna: 2 Age 7!J., of 1125 Moores River Dr.; ',," '
daughters, Dace Taylor of Byron and formerly of Owosso, passed away Sun- Mrs. Margaret Klick
Mrs. Ernest (Gita ~ Segur of Swartz day , March 6, 1983, at Sparrow Hospital.
Creek; 2 grandchildren, Mrs. Gary Mr, King was born April 3, 1910, the son Age 80, of 21500 W. Gary Rd., Brant
(Dace) Mooney of Grand Blanc and Dr. of Levi and Sadie (Irish) King. died Thursday, Oct. 27, 1983 at St. Luke's
JaI?es Thomas Taylor of Madison; Funeral services will be held 11:3~ Hospital, Saginaw. .
Heights; a grea~.grand~aughter, Erika a.m. Wednesday at Gorsline-Runcima~ Funeral services will be held at the st.
Ann Ta~lor; a SIster Blruta ~tagers of Chapel, 900 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. . Johns Lutheran Church, Marion Springs
ValparaISO, Ind.; also a mece, and Survivors include a sister, Winifred on Monday at 1 p.m. The body rests at
nephew: He was ~redeceased by a Sister, May of ~nsing:a brother Marvin ofl Cartel: Funeral Home, Elsie.
Margarita KraukiS. Detroit; several nieces and nephews. :
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1983
Jphn W. Kuchar,Sr. ' Mike J. Kusnier Mrs. Beverly A. Kagle
Age 9t, of ~0981 liellderson Rd. died . Age 68, of 4805 Vincent Rd., Elsie died Age 54 of 4747 Bancroft Rd Durand
WeWtesda~, March 9, 19113, at the :Sunday, March 13, 1~83 at his residence died S~day July 31 1983" at The
Pleasantvlew. :as a result of heart faIlure.' i .' ' • '.
Mr. Kuchar was a fanner his entire' Mr. Kusnierwas a fanner. ' MemollalHospltaI, Owosso.
life. Funeral services will be held at St. Mrs. Kagle was a homemaker.
Funeral services will be held at the St. Paul Catholic Church Owosso 011 Funeral services will be held at the
Robert's Catholic Church, Flushing. Wednesday at 10 a.m: with Father! Kribs Colonial Chapel on We,dnesday at 1
Saturday .at 10 a.m. The Reverend' Francis Faraci officiating. Burial will be: P';'D' T~e. Rever~nd Fr~nkl~n Hepworth
Father MIchael Kuchar will officiate: in St. Paul Cemetery Owosso. The body! WIll offICIate .wIth, burIal In Newburg
Iwith burial in St. RO,bert's Cemetery. will rest at Carter F~neral Home, Elsie.i Ceme~ery. FrIends may cal~ at K~ibs
'Scripture services will be .Friday' A Rosary will be recited Tuesday! Colomal ~hap~l after 5 p.m. thisevenmg.
evening, 7:30 p.m. at the the Itossell evening at 7:30 p.m. i ThefamIlY":Illbe~resentatthechapel
Funeral Home, Flushing. ' Mr. Kusnier was born Oct. 23, 1914 in. from 7 to 9 thiS evenmg and Tues?ay 2 to
Mr. Kuchar was born in Ralphton PA the son of Martin and Anna' 5 p.m. ,and 7 t? 9 p. m, There wIll be a
Czechoslovakia on April 22, 1891 the son Kusnier. He resided most of his· life in the memOrIal serv~~e given by the V.F. W.
of Frank and Magdeline' Kuchar. He' Elsie area. On Aug. 11, 1945 he and the Post #4005 ~uxllIary ~n T~esday at 7:30[
married Agnes K. Mikulcik at St. Paul fonner' Hilda Kreinbrink were married p.m.MemorIal c.ontrlbutlOns c~n be i
Catholic Church in Owosso 'on Aug. 25" in New Lothrop. He was a member of St. made to the AmerIcan Cancer SocIety.
'1912. Mr. Kuchar was a member of the Paul Catholic Church First Catholic Mrs. Kagle was born ,in Shiawassee
st. Robert's Catholic Church. Slovak Union and Bannister ZCBJ Township on March 15, 1929, the
Survivors include his wife, Agnes; 5 L o d g e . ' ' daughter of Harry C: and Anna E. Ade.
sons, John A., Bill and Frank all of Newl Survivors include his wife Hilda' 21She had resided all her life in Shiawassee
Lothro~, Sam ·of Owosso, Jerry of. daughters, Mrs. Robert (Caroi) Orlow'skijTownship. On June 26, 1949 she and
Chesanmg; 4 daughters, Mrs. Ted of Potterville and Miss Nancy Kusnier of •Arnold B. Kaglewere married in Vernon.
(lYIary) Beldyga of. Chesaning, Mrs. HOIlIl).8, LA; a son, Walter Kusnier of Mrs. Kagle was a member of the Vernon
Walter (He!en) Praski of Corunna, Mrs. Niles, MI; 4 grandchildren; 4 sisters, Chapter #243 Order of Eastern Star and
,George (MIldred) Cole of Daggett! Mrs. Mrs. Andro (Mary) Bernath of Elsie, an Auxiliary member to the Corunna
Merton .(Agnes) Galecka of O~Id; 51 Mrs. Cyril (Anna) Kristin of Lansing, V.F.W. Post #4005.
'. gr~ndchildren; .60 great-grandchildren; Mrs. Steve (Katherine) ZemIa of Owosso Survivors include her husband, AI'-
a SIster,. Mrs. Agnes Caudy of St. Johns;.,an~ Mrs. Elmer (Pauline) Mead ofnold; her family, Alan B. and Nonna
many meces and neph~ws. Mr. Kuch~I ElsIe; 2 brothers, John and Anthony Jean Kagle of Fruitport, Arnold'B. Jr. of
was predeceased by a son, Robert m"Kusnier of Elsie. A brother, Edward Grand Blanc and Aaron B. of Durand; 2
1942. ,predeceased him in death. . igranddaughters, Amy and Angela Kagle
Wilbur L Keesler Gloria A. Kerr o~ Fruitport; her mother, Mrs. AnnaE.
.. . . Ade; 4 brothers, Robert Ade of Owosso,
Age 70, of 2368 E. Newburg Rd., Age 61, of 218 E. Mam St., Vernon di~d Orville Ade. of Elsie, Raymond Ade of
Durand passed away ~ednesday, ,JUnE Mon~ay, Aug. 29, 1983 at The MemOrIal Owosso, Harry Ade, Jr. of Corunna; 2
29,1983, atIngham Medical Center. I HOSPItal, Owosso,.. sisters, Mrs. Ray (Virginia) Beach of
Mr ..Keesler wa.s a fa.rmer and al~o Mrs. Kerrwa~a ho~emaker. Durand, Mrs. Stanley (Alice) Beach of
custodian at the WIlbur BIlls Elementary . Funeral servIces wIll be held at the Durand and several' aunts uncles
School, Durand~ retiri~g Feb. 1978. Kribs Col?nial ?hapel, !hursday at 2 'nieces, nephews and cousins: She wa~,
Funeral servIces WIll be held at Love p.m. BurIal WIll b~ m Greenwoo.d predeceased by a son, 2 daughters, her
Funeral Home,. Bancroft, Saturday at 1 Cem~tery, Vernon. FrIends may call this father anda brother I>wight~de~
p.m. Rev. Homer VanBuren will of-evemng6t09p.m.andWednesday2t05 florence Catherfrie Kohls .. .
ficiate. Burial will take place in Fremont and 7 to 9 p.m. at the chapel. Memorials. .
Cem~tery, Bancroft. are suggested to the Michigan Heart.' Age 64, of 1307 W. Main St., Owosso
Mr~ Keesler was born in Oak Grove,; Association. died Friday, Jan. 28, 1983 at Ingham
LiVingston County, June 15, 1913,the son' Mrs. Kerr was born in Owosso on July iMedical Center. .
of Birkie and Cora (Castle) Keesler. He;24, 1922, the daughter of Fred and Irene Miss Kohls was Certified City Clerk,
has resided at the above address for the McIntyre. She.resided the past 30 years City Treasurer and Clerk of Owosso for
past 31 years. He and Idythe .(Irene),in Vernon. On May 10, 1946; she and 27 years; retiring in 1980.
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Hansen were married in Perry in 1939;: William A. Kerr were married in Reno, Funeral services will be held at St.
she died in 1949. He then married Gladys Nevada. Paul Catholic Church on Tuesday at 10
Hansen in Vernon Aug. 26, 1950. , . MrS. Kerr served in the U.S.N. during a.m. with Father Robert D. l{olenski
Survivors include his wife; Gladys; aWorld War II in the Navy Hospital Corp. 'Officia~ing. Burial will be in .St.Paul
.daughter, Mrs. Jerry (ShaI'on), She was stationed at the Bethesda U.S.N. Catholic Cemetery. The body WIll restat
McAllister of Owosso; 2 sons, Donald o~ Medical Center, Maryland and also in the! Ne~on-House Funeral. Ho~es, Knapp &
Whitmore Lake. and Mark of Houston, O~kland, Calif. naval hospital. I S~th C~apel. A rosary WIll be reCIted

Tex.; 5 grandchIldren; 4 brothers, Ira of Survivors include her husband,1 this evemng at 7:30p.m.
Howell, Alva of Bancroft, Ivan ·of William A. Kerr; a daughter, Mrs. Larry' Mrs. Kohls was born July 29, 1918 in.
Brighton and Delbert of Durand:. 3 (Kristie) Goettl of Owosso: a son, Garry Sh~pherd, MI the daughter of Jerome &
sisters,' Ruth DeFreese of Haslett, Kerr, U.S.M.C., Africa; 4 grandchildren; Elizabeth (Erhart) Kohls. ~he gradua~
Dorothy Casteel of Lansing, and Alta: a brother Edward McIntyre and a sister from St. Paul High School m 1937; Cleary
Keesler of Perry. He was predeceased by Mrs. Do;othy Luchenbill of Corunna: College in 1939 and resided in Owosso'
a daughter, a brother and 2sisters. MrS. Kerr was predeceased by a brother, since 1?25. She was a member of St. Paul
Vera Kingsbury John.' Cat~olic Church and St Paul Altar
. • _ SOCIety.
Age 91, of 520 E. Mason St., Owosso Gerald Klein '. Survivors include 2 sisters, Genevieve.
died Wednesday at Plea~ant View. .. . . and Vivian Kohls, both of Owosso; 2
Funeral services will be held at the. Age 53, of 6195. Reed Rd:. DUr~nd, nephews; Dr. Edward Pryor of Ottawa,
Jennings-Lyons Chapel, Saturday at 1:30 Wednesday, March 16, 1983, l.n Alpena. Ontario and Dr. George Bryor.of Austin,
p.m. Burial will be in Brant Cemetery. .' He was also predeceased by his lll0ther, Texas. She was predeceased in death by
Vernne.January 14, 1978. ' h e r parents, 2'sisters and a brother. .
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1983

Vera M. Kingsbury Stanley Krot Martin J. KrusKe

Of 520 E. Mason St., Owosso died Age 77, of Warren, Mich. died Wed-. Age 67, of Chesaning, passed away
WednesdayatPleasantview. nesday AprilS 1983 in South McComb Monday, June 27, 1983, at St. Luke
Mrs. Kingsbury was a homemaker and Hospi~l. I . Hospital, Saginaw. .
had worked at Redmonds and Walker Funeral services will be held at St.. Mr. Kruske retired from GM m 1978,
Candy Co. 'Martin dePorres Church, 3155 Hoover, having worked at Saginaw Malleable
Funeral services will be held at Jen- Warren on Saturday at 11 a.m. Buriill\Ironfor42years.
nings-Lyons Chapel, Saturday, 1:30 p.m .. will be inltesurrection Cemetery~ The: Funeral services will be held' at Our
The Reverend Marion Ellis will officiate. body rests at Krot Funeral Home, 2687: Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Wed-
with burial in Brant Cemetery. The! Caniff Detroit. . inesday at 10 a.m. Rev. Joseph M. Griffin
family will be at the chapel today and i Mr. Krotresided most of his life in thel will officiate. Burial will take place in
Friday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Memorials Detroit area. He married Edna ,Mar-Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be
are suggested to Pleasant View. ". ciniak on June 2 1934, Mr. Krot was a. at Walker-Martin Funeral Home,
Mrs. Kingsbury was born in Owosso on I •member of the' st. Martin dePorres Tuesday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m: Friends will
March i2, 1892, the daughter of William Church. . :meet for 11. prayer service at 7 p.m.
and Jennie (Dasie) Clark. She attended Survivors include his wife, Ednai a Tuesday. ~
Owosso schools and resided in this' daughter Mrs. Robert (Marilyn) Mr. Kruske was born June 21, 1916, in
community all her life. She married Asa Dillsworth of Owosso' 3 SOrlS and Detroit. He grew up in Saginaw, coming
K!ngsbury; he died in 1939. Mrs. daughters-in-law, Jam~s and Patsy,toChesaning.in1946.. .
Kmgsbury wa.s a member of the Owosso Michael and Judie, Gregory and Survivors mclude his Wife, the former
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Church of Chnstand the Golden Agers. Camille'. 5 grandchildren, Michelle Bernice Studer, a son and 2 daughters:
Survivors include a son, F. E. (Jim) Maier ~nd Robert Maier Gretchen, Martin Jr. and Karen Kruske of Oakley,
Kingsbury of Lake; 3 daughters, Mrs. Michael and Brian Krot· hls brothers Mrs. Robert (Barbara) Callard of Perry,
Lal\1ontt (Virginia) Sutliff of Owosso, . and sisters, George, Stella Adams, and Mrs. Edwin ,(Mary) ~ont~as of
Mrs. Mabel Ackerson of Corunna and Genevieve Staub Mary Hodas, Julie.Owosso; 4 grandchildren, ErIC, MIchael,
Mrs. Carl (Velma) Witt of Owosso; 16 Patton Florence:N:ewton, Lawrence and'Cheryl and Cynthia Kruske; also his
grandchildren; 57 great-~randchildren Joseph. Mr. Krot was predeceased by aimother, Gladys Kruske; 2 sisters a~d.a
and 21 great-great-gram~children. , brother and sister, Alex Krot and brother, Olive Schuette, patriCla
BabyDavid James Knickerbocker ~i1dred~esta. . Fas~ezke, and Francis Kruske aU \of
Age.4 months, of Coperas Cove, Texas
John Michael Krauchenko "
Sagmaw.
He was predeceased by a ,Son Gary, a
died Wednesday, July 27, 1983 at Brooks Age 23,. of 530 Fletcher St.died Thur- grandson, Patrick Glick, his father and 2
Hospital, Ft. Sam Houston Army Base, sday evemng.., brothers..
San Antonio, Texas. He had been ill since Funeral servIces WIll be held at Jen- W'II' L-1- (B'II) K' ,
birth. nings-LyonsChapel on Monday at 11 a.m. I lam y e I mg·
Funeral services will be held at Jen- TheReverendFathernobertD.Kolenski Age 65, of Paris; Tenn., died Friday,
nings-Lyons Chapel on Wednesday at 1 will officiate with bUrial in Hillcrest June 17 1983 in Paris, Tenn.
p~m. William Stark will officiate with Memorial Gardens. The family will meet' The funeral will be held at St. Paul
burial in Byron Cemetery. friends Sunday 2 to 4p.m. and 7to 9 p.m. Catholic Church in Owosso on Monday at
Baby David was born in Wilfred Hall! Mr. Krauchenko was'born in Saginaw, 11 a.m. Burial is to follow in St. Paul
Hospital, San Antonio, Texas on March May 26,1959, the son of Leonard S. and Cemetery.
29,1983, the son of Pfe. Michael D. and Rita M. (Sanderson) Krauchenko. He, . The body will rest at Scarletts Funeral
Robin (Nolph) Knickerbocker. had resided in this community 19 yearsl Home where a Parish Rosary will be
Survivors include his parents; a sister, coming from St. Charles. ! recited Sunday at 7 p.m.
Jennifer Lyn; grandparents, Mr: and Survivors include his parents; 2. Mr. King was born March 4, ,1918 in
Mrs. Fred and Carolyn Nolph of, Perry, brothers, Leonard, Jr. and James; 4 Flint the son of Stephen and Ida
Barbara Knickerbocker of Owosso; 3 sisters, Mrs: Robert (Kay) Fetterman, (DoV;:Ung) King. He was married to the
aunts, 2 uncles; great-grandparents, Mr. Jr., Mrs. Tracy (LuAnn) Nolph, Mrs.; former Jane Prendergast:
and Mrs. Ronald (Katherine) Dysert of !Mark (Beverly) Spencer and Mrs. Gary; A former employee of Midland Ross in
Jackson, Helen Knickerbocker of (Lynn) Schmidtfranz, all of Owosso;. Owosso, Mr. King was a member of the
Manchester and 2 great-great-, grandparents, Samuel Krauchenko of st. Elks Club, Rotary Club, Paris Country
'grandmothers. He was predeceased by' Charles and Mrs. Frank (Beryl) San-. Club and the Holy Cross Catholic Church
his grandfather, David L. in 1981. derson of Owosso; 2 nieces and 4 in Paris, Tenn.
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'W'ayoe R. Kimmel nephews. _ Surviving are: His wife; one son,
William of Newburg, Ind.; one sister,
! Age 68: of Alger, MI, formerly ofiSUsie Konkus .. Katherine Coonan of Bay City; one
•Owosso died Tuesday, August 2, 1983 at Age 97 of Chesaning passed away brother, James King of Gaylord, and two
Tolfree ,Memorial Hospital, West 'Tuesday /August 2, 1983atthe Chesaning grandchildren.
Branch. Rest Home.' . . 'Alb t -J K- Ib b
! Funeral services will be held at Funeral services will be held at Christ er. 0 a a
,Steue~nol Fune.ral Home,. West Branc~ Evangelical Lutheran C~urch On Friday . Age 50, formerly of Chesaning died'
on <FrIday ~t.L~O p.m.. wlth Rev. Jobn at 1 p.m. with Rev. MIchael Woldt of- !Monday, March 21, 1983 in Midland,
Crotser offIcla~mg. ~[lends may call ficiating. Burial will be in Ridge Road lMich. after a long illness.
after 7 p.m .. this eyenmg a~ the ~uneral Cemetery. The body will rest at Walker-: Funeral services will be held at l
home.. BurIal Will be m Hillcrest Martin Funeral Home, Chesaning after 7 -Walker-Martin. Funeral Home,.
Gn1nrt~A~Kneruhs.OJYj)~'-SQ~. p.m. this evening, then Friday, 12:00 at :Chesaning on Thursday at 1 p.m. Dee l
regory • uc ar the church til time of service. Smith will officiate. with burial in
Age 32, of 6038 New Lothrop Rd., . Ridgewood Cemetery. . .
Corunna died Sunday, July 17, 1983. ' Mr. Kolbaba was born on Feb. 12, 1933'
Funeral Mass Will be held Thursday 11 the son of Barney and Anna Kolbaba.
a.m. at St. Robert Catholic, Chur~h , Survivors include 2 daughters, Delores
Flushing. The body rests at Rosseli Smith of Toledo, OH, Debra Kolbaba of
Funeral Home, Flushing. '. Owosso and 5grandchildren.
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1983 57
'Marie E. Krantz R.N. Isabell R. Kline Arthur E. Knieper
Age 71, of 703 Vassar Dr., Age 76, of 905 Dingwall Dr., , Age 71; of Maple Grove
Durand died Saturday, Jan. 22, Owosso died Sunday, J/ln. 23, Township died Saturday, April
1983; 11:30 p.m. at her ~ome. !1983 at The Memorial HOspital, 30, 1983 at Mary James Nursin~
Mrs. Krantz was a nurse atpwosso where she had been a Home, Montrose, following a 2
the Durand Hospital and :patient since Thursday.. Mrs .. year illness. \
Durand Convalescent Center: Kline had been ill for the past 2 Mr. Knieper was a farmer;!
retiring in 1972. . . y e a r s . ' worked at New Lothrop Hard-i
, Funeral services WIll be heIdi Funeral services will be held, ware for 15 years and also at
at Bellows Funeral Home'lat the Nelson-House Funeral Fisher Body Division, retiringi
Durand on Wednesday at 10 Homes Knapp & Smith Chapel.' in1 9 7 4 . 1
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a.m. with Fr. Alex Battazzo Wedne~day at 11 a.m. Th~ Funeral services will be held.
officating. Burial will be in:Reverend Charles J. Bapt-, at St.' Michael's CatholiC;
Greenwood Cemetery. The berger will officiate with burial Church, Maple Grove. on'.
f~ly will visit with friends in Oak Hill Cemetery. Friends Tuesday at 11 a.m. w~t~ ~ev.
this evening from 7 to 9 and 2 to may call at the chapel after 7 Fr•. Jo~ Ede.rer offl~latm!f'
4 a~d 7 to 9, Tuesda~. The, p.m. this evening. BurIal WIll be In st. Mlchael s
faIDlly suggests memorIals to! Mrs Kline was born in,Cemetery. Friends may call at
the Michigan H~art Fund. Verno~, Mich. Oct. 8, 1906, the the Whelpley Funeral I:I0me~
Envelopes are avaIlable at the daughter of William and ; New. Lo~hrop. '!- Scr~ptur~
funeral home. . (Bryant) Reed. She attended servIce wlll be this evemng at
Mr~. Krantz was born Oct. 20, Vernon Schools and graduated 6:30 p.m.. .
.1911 In Durand the daughter of from Owosso High School. On Mr. Kmeper was born AprI~ 4, ,
Napoleon and Dora Gangraw;'Sept 22 1926 she marriedI1912 in Maple Grove Township, ' . .
She graduated from Durand Har~ld S: Kline 'in Owosso. Mrs. I the. s.on of A~thony and ~ary; Sadie Butcher Kieffer
High School and St. Lawrence Kline was a member of the (MInICk) Kmeper. He reSided
School of Nursing. She resided Bennington United Methodistlall his life in Maple Grove. On , Age 81, of 207 Walnut Acres,
in Durand; previously living in Ch h iJune 10, 1939 he and Helen, Corunna died Monday, Jan. 31,
Flint, Cheboygan and Gaines. S~~v'ivors include herlWendling were married in11983 ~t the Shiawassee C~~ty
,SheandDonaldW.Krantzwere husband' a son WayneKlineoflMaple Grove. He was a MedIcal. Care FaCIlIty,
marr~ed Nov. 5, 1938 in St. Owosso;' 4 g;andchildren; 5lmemb~r of St. Michael's C?runna. She had been ill fo~
Mary s Rectory, Durand. He, great-grandchildren' 5 sisters ICathohc Church and H?ly tliepast5mo~ths.
died Dec. 6, 1969: hewasfo~er Mrs. HazelGinther ~fSaginaw:'Name Society; also Chesamng Mrs. KIeffer was a
owner of Genessee StampIng Mrs Velma L ons Mrs Bertha K. of C. . homemaker:
Co. in Owosso. She was a M: 'd d Mr~ Vi~ian Wells all Survivors include his wife, Funeral services will be held
member of the Board of Nur~! fe~ ~so and Mrs Margaret Helen; 2 daughters, Mrs.', at Kribs Colonial Chapel
sing in Lansing. \ O. w. . . rb r She Thomas (Mary) Rombach of' Thursday at 2 p.m. ThE
Survivors include 2 sons;. PickerIng of Ann A ~. r a Chesaning, Mrs. Richard Reverend Leonard W. Gambel
Karl of Owosso and Kent of, ~a~:rede~e:sed ~o~:rlte s, (Lorraine) Hypes of Flushing; 4 will officiate with burialin West
Clare: 6 grandchildren: 2! r~ :o~rals ~~i su ested to sons and daughters-in-law, Haven Cemetery, Owosso.
sisters, Mrs. Irene Babbitt. ofi the e Bennington gg United Harold and Nancy, Do~ald and Friends may call at the Kribs
Owosso and Marguerlte i M thodistCh h Janet, Sam and MarIe all of Colonial Chapel today and
MorencyofDurand. i 'jeW~ 'II' _~rc k·· 'New Lothrop and Carl and Wednesdayfrom2t05and7t09
j A l th . • I ,lam nOS I Leona of Lennon; 11 grand- p.m. .
ames • ea er~an. Age 46, passed away July Ij~hildren. He was predecease~ Mrs. Kieffer was born in
Age 69, of 8 Lake ViSta Tratl, Apt. 106, 1983 in Defiance, Ohio., ,m death by 2 brothers, Joseph Corunna,Mich. April 14, 1901,
Port Saint Lucie, FL 33452 died pec.' 25, Mr. Koski was born March28,~nd Albert; a grandson, Jeffrey the daughter of Walter and Mae
1983 in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. 1937 in Ontonagon, Mich. HeRombach. Seward. She had resided her
Mr. Leatherman worked at the Flint attended school in Chesaning Arrangements by Whelpley whole life in Shiawassee
Journal in the Display Advertising Dept. . and graduated from there infuneral Home, New Lothrop. ,County. She married George
Graveside services will be held at St. 1955. Butcher; he died Nov. 21, 1946.
Paul Catholic Cemetery, Owosso on Mr. Koski is survived by his Then, she married Melvin R.
S~turday, January 14 at 4 p.m. with Rev. parents Aarne and Hilrita Kieffer: he died Aug. 7, 1970.
Father Robert D. Kolenski offiCiating. (Wettb~rg) Koski of 228 S. Main Survivors include 5 sons, Arlo
. Mr. Le~therman was born Oct. 26, 1914 St., Chesaning; 3 sons, William Butcher of Corunna, Donald
In DetrOit the son o~ Warren and Mary 'of Perry, Francis of Oakley, Butcher, Sr. of Corunna, Dale
(Cramer) Leathe.rman. He was a Michael of Elsie; a grand- Butcher of Yuba, Calif., Gary
graduate of Owos~o ~ii.gh School. On July daughter: Danielle of Perry"He Butcher of Owosso and Robert
28,1936 he and VirgInia G. Purcell were is also survived by3 brothers; Butcher of Thonotosassa,Fla.;
married in Owosso. He was a member of Edward of Fort Collins, 26 grandchildren; ~8 great-
PortSt. Lucie Catholic Church. Colorado Charles of Owosso grandchildren. She was
Survivors include his wife; a son, andRich~rdofChesaning. preceded in death by a
James. E. of Palm Beach Gardens, FL; 2 Following cremation a daughter, Ii son and 2 grand-
grandchildren, . James Bradley private memorial service will sons.
Leatherman and Brooke Nicole beheldinDefiance,Ohioforthe . The family suggests
Leatherman; a sisterjMrs. Harold. imtnediatefamily. memorial contributions to the
(Mary) Hasse of LaMirada, CA and Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society;
several nieces and ~ephews. the Valley Ambulance of envelopes will be' available at
Arrangements by Jennings-Lyons Chesaning. the Chapel. .
Chapel.
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58 1983
John M. Kurzyniec 'Dorothy lee Kupfer Homer D. Kieffer leo Kroll
Age 73, of 1026, E. Main St.. .Age 69, of 223 Michi~an Ave. Age 55, o~ 435 Clinton St',1 A~e 78, of 1670, Chippewl:1
Ow 0 s so, die d F rid a y, died Monday at her resu(ence. Vernon dIed Wednesday ITrall, Owosso passed away
December 2, 1983, in The Mrs. E:upfer was a. morning, June 1, 1983 at The/Tuesday eveni~g, Feb. 1, 1983,
Memorial Hospital, Owosso. homemaker. " • Memorial Hospital, Owosso lat The Memorial Hospital.
He was retired from the Funeral services will be held, after a 5month illness. I, ,Mr. Kroll was a farmer.
Borden Creamery where he had at Jennings-Lyons Chapel on Mr. Kieffer worked for the i Funeral mass will be
worked for 44 years. T~ursda~ at ~ p.m. I?r. H. !3;Grand Trunk Western Railroad celebrated at st. Cyril's
Services for Mr., Kurzyniec ~llver Will offICIate With burIal for the past 32 years and was :Catholic Church, Bannister,
will be held Tuesday at 9:30 mWestHavenCemetery. . presently a keypunch operator. IFriday, a,t 10 a.m. Burial wm
a.m. at st. Joan of Arc in St. .Mrs. Kupfer 'Yas born In Funeral services will be held take place in Ford Cemetery. I
Clair Shores with the Rev. Fr. VI~nna, IL on AprIl 17, 1914, the at Bellows Funeral Home, Father Max Frego will of'!
Edward' J., Mitchell officiating.chil~ of Henry G. and Bertha, Durand on Saturday at 11 a.m:, ficiate. Rosary will be recited at,
Burial will follow in Mt. Olivet (Fam) ~row~. She attened'The Reverend Richard C. Ut- 8 p.m. tonight at Carter Funeral
~emetery. The body will rest at schools In. Vle~na, IL. Mrs"terback will officiate with Home, Elsie.
Jennings-Lyons Chapel, Kupfer reSided m Owosso fori burial in Greenwood Cemetery, t Mr. ,Kroll. was . born- in
Owosso, today from noon to 9 about 27 ~ears. On Feb. 10, 19~4!Vernon. The family wlII receive IClevel~nd, Ohi.o, AprIl 15, l:ro~,
p.m." then at Verheydenss~e marrIed Earl J. Kupfer m visitors at the funeral home 7 to ,the child of Vmcent and Tillie
Funeral Home in Detroit for Vlenna,.IL.. 9 this evening and Friday 2 to 4'i~roll. H~ resided most of his life
visitation Sunday afternoon. A SurVIvors mclude her and 7to.9 p.m. 1m Ba~mster and the past 2
Rosary will be held Saturday at husbard; 5 daughters, Mrs. Mr. Kieffer was born in Iye~rs m Owosso. He .and Mary
8:15 p.m. at Jennings-Lyons. Hosea \Esther) Penrod, Jr. of Durand on Oct. 22, 1927, the son :ElIz~ beth NemcIk. were
Mr. Kurzyniec was born in Owosso, Mrs. Donald (Valda) of Carl and Edith Kieffer. He ;~rrIed July 7, ,1~24, In Ban-
Detroit Sept. 18, 1910, the son ofl Hart of Owosso, Mrs. Harold lived-in Vernon for the past 27lmster; sheexplre~mDec.19!l6.
John and Mary (Dudek) (Anna Jane) Swan, Jr. of. years, previously in Durand. He IThen he marrIed Paulme
Kurzyniec. He had close ties to Owosso, Mrs. Guy (Earlene) /married Christine Withrow in: Patterson, July 27, 1~8. He w~s
Owosso for 50 years. Salander of Owosso and. Mrs. iDurand on March 20, 1956. Mr. a member of ~t. CyrIl s Catholic
He and Margaret Beyer were Charles panet) Mellentllle ofiKieffer was a member of theChurc~, Ba~ster. . .
married in Owosso July 4, 1936. FowlervIlle; 20 gra~dchldren; IBrotherhood of Railway Clerks. SU:VI~ors lIlclude his WIfe,
He was a member of St: Paul 11, great-gra~dchlldren; 21 Survivors include his wife; a Pauline, 3 daughters, M~s.
a
Catholic Church. He was also brothers, 2 .slsters and her daughter, Mrs. Michael Florence ~tambersk~ of ElSIe,
membei' of the Usher Clutifather of Vienna, IL. Mrs. (Cathy) Parker of Byron; 3 M,rs. DorIS Meyers of ~ella
Nativity of Our Lord and the Kupfer was. predeceased by a sons, Thomas and Joseph Vl~ta, Ark., Mr~. ShIrley
Knights of Columbus in Detroitson , Ronald 111 1967. Kieffer of Vernon and Carl Wl~ans of Shr~veport,
for 20 years. G Id M Klein Kieffer of Corunna; a grand- Lomsana; 10 ~rand~hildren; 11
, Mr. Kurzyniec is survived by era . daughter; his mother, Mrs. great-grandchildren, ,and a
hiswifej two sons, Mr. and Mrs. Age 53, of.6195 S. Reed Rd., Edith Kieffer of Phildelphia, stepdaughter, Mrs .. Sally
John B. and (Mary Bizzocchi) IDurand· dIed Wednesday, Penn. and a brother, Mervin of iHumphrey ?f Owosso,, and 6
of Livonia and Mr. and Mrs. 'IMarch 16, 1983 at Alpena Battle Creek. Mr. Kieffer was stepgrandchildren.
Robert H. and (Jo Ann~General Hospital. Death waspredeceased by his father, 2 Virgil P. Kirby
Messina) of. Orion Township; Isudden. . !brothersandasister. .
three daughters, Mrs. Robert Mr. Klein was a fIreman at A . -.-: • Age 78, of 520 S..Cedar St. died
(Rosemary) Lewis of RosevilIe,C Spark Plug C~. for 3~ years. ,Stanley Kremsk. . . Saturd~y mo~mng at The
Mrs. Robert (Marleen) Nestell Funeral servIces Will be held, Ii 81 f C t Ill' . MemorIal.Hospltai. .
of Armada and Mrs Michaelat Bellows Funeral Home on ge , 0 .' re e, . mOlS, Mr. Kirby was the kIln
(Karen)' Murphy of 'St Clair Saturday at 2 p.m. with Fr. DformOerlY of I316. ~unltmgton foreman at Mid-West Abrasive
, " three,'M't dn k' ff" t' gr., wosso and orlgma Iy from f 32
h II Bears,
Shores' 16 grandchildren' Ice I 0 ICla m . B CIt d' d dd ,or years., .
reat: randchildren' 'four Burial will be m Crestwood ay • y Ie su enly, , Funeral servIces will be held
~rothe! Ra mond 'Edwa d Memorial Gardens, Grand Monday, July. 4, 1983 ~t St. at Jennings-Lyons Chapel on
and Tho~as Itl of Warren a~d' Blanc. The family will visit with ,Ja!lles ~ospltal, ChICago Tuesday at 11 a.m. The
Alforise of'Detroit and' two friends this evening at 7p.m; Heights, IlIinol~.. " Reverend Richard L. Blank will
sisters Mt Stev~ (V I .) Mr. Klein was born April 24, Mr. Kremskl was employed officiate with burial in Hillcrest
Scasny an~' Mrs. Ra;~~~d 1929 in LaMoure, N. D. t~e son at Burger Ranch in Owosso Memorial.Gardens. .
(Janet) Nib th f D t ·t of Arthur and Verne Klem. HefromNov.1975toFeb.1983. I Mr. Kirby was born m
t
He was ag:ede~eas~d rOl. resided in Durand for 40 years l Funeral services were held at, ,Cookeville, Tenn. on Feb. 26,
brother F~ank and a si~te: after leaving. North Dakota. He:the Deisler. Brothers Funeral 1905, the son of James and Sally
Mary , , . , and Josephine Gomos werelHome, Sagmaw on Thursday, (Phy) Kirby. He graduated
. 'married Oct. 11, 1954 in FentonjJuly 7. ' from Durand High School. Mr.
Mr. Klein was a member or Kirby resided most of his life in
V.F.W. Post 2272 Dur~nd;1 • this area. He married Lila C.
Durand Eagles; and AmerICan, MISS Bethel Vautherot in Henderson on Oct.
Legion in Oscoda. • Age 81 formerly of Bannister 10, 1931; she died in 1948.
Surv~vors include his wife!died Saturday, December 3, Survivors include 3
JoseP.hine; 2 daughte.rs, Jerrlj1983 at Carson City Hospital. 'daughters, Mrs. Gerald
Jo Bivens of San" Dieg~ andl, Funeral services wiU be held (Donna) Lester of Owosso, Mrs.
at
Jayne Genovese of Flmt; 3 Carter Funeral Home Elsie Robert (Emily) Papciak of
brothers, Kenneth (Red) and on Tuesday at 1p.m.' Hayward, CA; Mrs. Larry
,Larry both of Durand and Fred (Dawn) Kovich of Owosso; 2
of Fowlerville; a sister, Mrs. sons, Terry of Lansing and
Betty Lou Peterson of Durand Michael of Saginaw; 10 grand-
and his father. Arthur. children; 11 great-
grandchildren and a brother,
Newton of Fla.
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1983 59

Augeni "Pal" M. Kelley Bruce A. Kyser L

Age 71, of 521 N. Adams St., Owosso Age 49, o~ 3560 'Shaftsburg,. Rd.,1 Age 90, of Chesaning, passed away
died,Saturday, Sept. 17, 1983 at The Laingsburg died Thursday, April 14, Dec. 8, 1983, at Chesaning
Memorial Hospital, Owosso. 1983. , '. , , , "Home. .
Funeral services' win be held at Mr. Kyser was a former brIdge m- . Funeral 'wIIl be held at st.
Nelson-House Funeral"Homes, Knapp & spector for the State Highway Depart-Johns Epis(?opaI Church,. Che,saning,
Smith Chapel, on Tuesday atH a.m. with ment. ! Saturday at 3:30 p.m. BurIal Will ta~e

Rev' James W. Helman officiating. Funeral services will be held at the place in Wildwood Cemetery. Rev. LeWIS
Buri~l will be in Hillcrest MemorIalPickens-K90p ,Funeral Chapel, Towler wm·o~ficiate. Friends may call at
Gardens. Visitation will be today from 2 Clarksville on Monday at 1p.m. "Walker-Martm Funeral Home after 3
t04 and 7to 9 p.m. Arrangements by Nelson-Housei,p.m .
Memorial contributions can be Funeral Homes, McDougal Chapel,1 Mrs. trIck' was bQm Jan. 22,
directed to the Heart Fund, Emphysema Laingsburg. 1893, in,/p, '. iqg. She was marrie,d to
or Cancer Society. Glen DO(i~e, he P,I',ede,ceased. her. Then
Arrangements by Nelson-House frank S. Ketchum, II s~el!lBmed J.,eWIS. Klrkpatnck and he
Funeral Homes Knapp & Smith Chapel. dIed m 1976.
' Age 74, of 2425 S. Vernon Rd., Corunna Survivors inclUde a daughter, Mrs.
George "Mart" Kalbfleisch died Saturday afternoon at St. Joseph Gerald (Dora Anne) Kimball of
, Age 62, of 4949 42nd Place ~orth., St.. He was a millright at Chevrolet Engine Leonard Kimball; and 2 great.
Hospital, Flint. Chesaning. 2 Grandchildren, Dan and
, :Petersburg, Fla., passed aw~y. Feb. 22" Plant, a farmer and was a World War II grandchildren. Ason, Leonard, preceded
11983, at Morton Plant HospItal, Clear- i U.S. Army veteran. her in deatll'
'water, Fla. . ' " , : . ,I Funeral services for Mr. Ketchum will Agnes A. Kftltr.hum
Funeral servIces ",ill be held at R~ Lee be held at the Jennings-Lyons Chapel on
,Williams Funeral Home, ~930 49th St., Tuesday at 11 a.m. The Reverend Donald Age
North, St. Petersburg on Friday at 1 p.m. ,L. Scott will officiate with burial in Oak ,died '''''''M..!''''
Burial,' will take place in Woodlawn, Hill Cemetery. ';Hospital, She
[Memory Gardens. Mr. Ketchum was born in Owosso on :Saturdayevening.
Mr. Kalbfleisch was formerly of Nov. 15 1908 the son of Frank Spencer I Mrs. Ketchum was a homemaker.
Owosso and since 1978 has lived in and He~riet~ Matilda (Ritzel) Ketchum ! Funeral services will be held at
,Florida. He attended Owosso Schools and had nings-Lyons Chapel, Friday at 11,
resided most of his life in this area.~h~ Re~er~nd p~nald L..Scott ~dl of-
' He married Agnes MilIer in 1933' she flClate WIth bUrlal In Oak HI~I CeIlletery.
• II' "
Elwm Skmner Krantz
Age 74, of 300 E. Mam . St., Els'Ie, passe,
ddiAd~ i nt.AP?
ril f 1983. ' M(April
r s .27,Ketchum
1906, tliewas hom In owosso
daughterof Charles on
J.
away Tuesday, Feb. I?, 1983. ' ,SurvIvors Include 2 sons, Frank, III rand Hermina (Herzog) MilIer. She, haa
, Funeral servicesw.Ill,be held at Carter,and Ch~rles J. hoth of Corunna and 3 :resided in this community all her life. In:
i Funeral Home, ElsIe" Sat~rdar at. 11 grandchildren. Feb. of 1933 she married ,Fra'nk Spencer
a.m. Burial will take ~lace .m RIV~rSIdeAgnes Knoblauch Ketchum, Jr. in Angola, IN.
•Cemetery. Rev. DaVId MIles will o f - : Survivors include her hushand;2sons,
1fkiate. _, ' , Age 8~, of La~eland,. Fla. and formerly Frank S. Ketchum III and CharlesJ.:
C' 'I J Lindburg' of ~lhIOn, ~lch. died at Lakeland:Ketchum both of Cormtna and 3 grand:!
eCI • RegIOnal Medical Center, Lakeland, Fla',children. ._ '" '.,
Age 59, of Pontiac, MI, formerly of Jan. 10, 1983. '. F'I - E K't I
. Owosso died Wednesday, Dec. 28, 1983. A memorial service will be held for: orence • I e ey
Funeral services will be held Saturday Mrs. Knobla~ch at St. Paul' Catholic Age 81, of rural Elsie died Saturday,
at 10 a.m. at the Church of !he Chu~ch o~ FrIday, May 20th, at 10 a.~. IOct. 29, 1983 at her residence.
Resurrection, Clarkston, MI. GraveSIde, BUrIal Will be at St. Paul Catholic i Funeral services will be held at Carter
commitalservicewillbeSatu~day,12:30,1 Cemetery,Owosso. 'iFuneral Home, Elsie on Tuesday at 1
Hillcrest Memorial Gardens m Qwosso. Mrs. Knoblauch moved to Lakeland 18 1 p.m. with Rev. Verle Brubak~r of-
,For further information please call.the years ago: The former Agnes Carlton: ficiating. BudaI will be in Fairfield
Sparks-Griffin Funeral Home, Pontiac. "":as .married to Alfred Knoblauch; he: Cemetery.
313,:,33&-9288., - - died m 1971. . ' Mrs. Kiteley was born June 8, 1902, in
Larry L. Lorencz . I, Survivor~clude 4daughters, Dorothy' Yale, MI the daughter of, Albert and
.' " Hakes of Lakeland, Fla.,. Arl~ne! Mary KUeley.' She was a member of
Age 33, of Montrose ~ed Qc~. 31, 1983 ,Wessborg of Frankenmti~, Paulme! CarlandZionBrethreninChristChurch. '
asaresultofan,autQm?blleaccldent. IEldridg~,of Wayne, and Jamce D.elaney' Surv~vors includeasistet;, Miss Anna
Funeral servIces Will be held at the of Lansmg; a son, Donald of AlbIOn; 15 Kiteley of Elsie' 3 nieces ,Mrs. Warren
Walker-Martin Funeral Home, grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren. (Leola) Brady 'of Elsie 'Mrs. Robert
Chesaning Qn T.hurs~ar at ~ p.m.•~ey., I, and 2great-great-grandchiIdren. i (Idora) Ade of Owosso ~nd Mrs. Tom
Melvin Leach. Will offlCla~e With burIal,~ij, '. i - (LaVonn) Siminski of Durand; a
Molltrose Cemetery. FrIends m~y call Otto Krause nephew, Charles KiteIey of Charlevoix.
after 3 p.m. today. (.~, She was predeceased by a brother,
Age 65, of Midland and a former George.
Ethel' (H''0'u"'o' n)-' 'L--und ' resident of Corunna died Saturday, Aug. J h W K" k'
l3 27, 1983 at his residence, 0 n • OS I
Age 66, .of Onondaga; formerly of Mr. Krause w~s a ca!'Penter., Age 46, of Defiance,' Ohio died Wed-
Brook$ Rd., Lennon died Wednesday, ~une;al serw!.ces wIll be held at the nesday,July6,1983athishome.
January 12,1983. ' . Wilson s Funeral Home. Midland, Private memorial services will be held
,h Services will be held at Skinner Tuesday at 11 a.m. for the family. His parents reside in
Funeral Home, Eaton. Rapids on Chesaning and his brother resides in
Saturday at 3 p.m. Owosso.
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1983

JohnS. Kovach LoAnn E.lorch· ..

Age 69, of 601 S: Norton St., Age 48, of U5E.Perry St., Wilham D. John A.Loder
Corunna died Tuesday evening Durand, passed away Thursday Age 89, of 116 N. State Rd., Age 92, of 711 'Margaret 8t
atPleasantview. evening, June 9,1983, at Hurley qwosso died this morning at the Corunn~ .died Tuesday at Th;
Mr; 'Kovach was a car Medical Center, Flint. Durand Convalescent Center. Mem?rlal Hospital. He had
salesman. . , . Services for Mrs. Lorch will Mr. LeCureux was a milk been lllthe pastfew days.
FUneral services will be held be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the hauler and farm~r. Mr. Loder had been a car-
at Cro:ist Episcopal Church on Love Funeral,Home Bancroft Funeral services will be held penter and a farmer. '
Friday at 1 p.m. with Rev. Iwith the Rev. Ja~es Marti~ at the Jennings-LyonsChapei Funeral services will be held
Richard L. Blank officiating. officiating. 'Burial will follow in on Wednesday at 11 a.m. James at. Jennings-Lyons Chapel on
Thj!family suggests memorials Fremont Cemetery. The body Barclay and Robert Tissot will FrIday at 1 p.m. The Rev.
to Christ Episcopal Church or rests at the funeral home where officiate with. burial in D?nald L. Scott will officiate
th~OwossoSportsBoosters.the family will receive friends ,Wilkinson Cemetery, wIth burial in Brant Cemetery.
Mr.~ovachwasbornJun~10, !today,2t04p.m.)and7t09p.m.. Mr.~CureUl{ ;vas bor~ in. The body rests at Jennings-
1914, .In Terre Haute,Indiana Mrs. Lorch was born in Flint Caledoma Township on Apl'l127 , Lyons Chapel.
the son of John amI ~Uzabeth 'July 14 1934 the daughter of 1894, the son of Edmond and Mr. Loder was born in
(Valigosky) , Kovacli. ' He ,Russell' and' Sevalla (Miller) Nina (Laurent) LeCureux. He Fremont, Saginaw County 'Jan.
graduated. from Owosso High! C o b b . ' had resided most of his life in. 2, 18,91, the. son of John H. and
~ch~land resided most of his She and Bennett Lorch were. this'are~, On April 21, 1920, he ~arla (KIns.ey) Loder. He
life lJ).the Owosso area. married in Flint May 7, 1970. He' and ~dit~ B. Pardonnet w~re ~ tende~ ColVIn School in Brant
On Npvember 24, 1937, he and passedawayMarch22 1981 ffi8med in Owosso; she died o~nsh~p. ,Mr. Loder had
the f()rm~r 'rilma E. Roloff Mrs Lorch is survived by a' Apri116, 1978. He was a member r~slded In this community since
w.e~e .,married in Angola, In- son, 'Michael Moore of of. the Countryside Gospel ~ out 1955 coming from Brant,'
diana. Mr. Kovach was a World Manhattan KanS' a ste son' Chapel. . . n }i'eb.9, 1916, he and Elsie E.
.wa~.l1 veteran,and belonged to Peter Lor;h of Fil~t. a g~and: Surviv?rs include 2 sons, Ivan~altt;!r were married in Brant.
the' Chl'iSt EpIScopal Churcbison; her mother of Durand' a and 0x:'llle both of ,Caledonia Fr. Loder was ,a member of the
Charter, Member & Charte: brother, Ron Cobb, and a sister, Township; S gra~,dchildren andc~:~:ethodist Church in
gel!tary of Exchl:\nge Club, Bonnie Laur, both of Merritt' 11 great·grandchl~drf;ln.. S··, "
Charter Member Owosso Island Fla.
Jacyees; American Legion crtt 'd I "'M '
E',.
.t laY
" mn ern Lowrey
' . Urvlvors Include his Wife; a
!foster daughter, Martha
Charter Adjutant; helped found! I or. • L4 ar. 'Age 53, of 2.385 W. Beard R ,Walworth of I?urand; a half
Crawford Arnold Postj' and was, AgeS!, of 102% N.Saginaw Perry died Saturday Allr'l :o,j ~I'o~her, IrVIn Loder of
Junior Warden of Church .St., Durand, dhid Friday, Dec. 1983 at Sparrow' Ho/ ital'l B~g~nawi 4 h~lf sisters, Lydia
Vestry;'. . . :2,1983, at his home,Lansing. P 'ite:s e 0 S~gInaw, Onha Pat-
. Survivors Inclu~e his wife; 2 ! . Funeral serVices will be held Mr. Lowrey was a foreman:St ~ o~ Flint, Leone Loper of
sons, Frank and Jim both. of iat Bellows Funeral Home ;for Fisher Body he reU d' ! 0 . kl ar es and IIah Konkue of
Owosso; .3 grandchildren; Durand, Tuesday at 11 a m.'IAug, ofl982 , , re In: ad ey. Mr. Loder was
S ~.J
...,ven,
Juli
e an
d D 'd . ' . " '1 , p r e eceased by 5 " t
aVI; 3 Rev. Edward McCracken. will. Funeral services for M !h If b th
sisters, Mrs. Alex (M~rgaret) ?fficiat~. Burial will take place Lowery will be held' ~t t;~ a ro ers,
' ,SIS ers and 2

.Bercheny of Taylor, .Mrs. m, LovejOY Cemetery, Visitation Nelson-House Funeral Homes

Sau!0rd (Jean) Crawfo~d, of wIllbethisevening{rom6to9. LaRowe Chapel, Perry' Frank lycka
Tolefio, OH and Mrs. William · RTuesday at " 1:t a m The,. Age 75 , 0 f Chesanmg . died .
,prede~eased HOSP~~l, S~ginaw.at
9 n . a
(J a ) M hr S o·
f au di a Ara blao everend Donald Kirkland 'Il Monday D 26 1983
He was by 1 .officiate with burial w:n Luke's st.
brother, Stephen In 19.78.
Arrangements by Jennings Rose.lawn II Cemetery
. F. ri
' . en s d '. Mr . Lyck' t
a was creama e A !d
L . . Ch 1 . - mar ca at the funeral home memorial service will be held at
yons ape • until 9 p.m, this evening. . i lOur Lady of Perpetual Help
John W. Louk Church on Friday at 11 a.m. The
.He,len Shirley leath, 'Mv. Richard Meyette will
Age 55,. of Gladwin and formerly of officiate.
O~osso dIed Sunday, July 24 1983 at Age 64, of 14953 S. Morrice Mr. Lycka was born in j

MIdland Hospital. ' R d . , Morrice;. died Sunday, Chicago on .June 18 1908.'

MFuneral services will be held at Nov. 20, 1983. . Survivors include his wife
athews Funeral Home Gl d . Funeral services will be held the former Eleanor Sevech' 4
~ednesday a.t 11 a.m. Bu~iaI ~i~I~ ~n at Nelson-House }i'uneral daughters, Rnth Zymumt' of
Rldge Cemetery, Gladwin. e In Homes, LaRowe Chapel, Perry, Livonia, Marilyn Dunham of
Wednesday at 2 p.m. Burial will Saginaw, Patricia SUerlit of St.
take' place in Roselawn Louis, MO and Deborah Gregg
Cemetery. Visitation will be of Chesaning; 11 grand-
Ag48e., 0f 115,E. Perry St. Durand di. d Tuesday 2to 9 p.m. . children; 1 great-grandchild' 2
Th ursday evenIng J ' ' e ! Survivors include her ibrothers, Russell of Chesani~g
Medi I e ' nne 9, 1983 at Hurley husband, Lawrence; a land Edward of Saginaw,
. ,ca . enter, Flint.
theFrIends
L may call.after 7' . at daughter, Mrs. Betty Chap-' Arrangements by Walker-
this evening
oye Funeral .Hom B' m~n; 8 grandchildren; 2 Martin Funeral Home
'Arrangementswillb e, ancroft' sisters, Mrs. Marqllette Gatto Chesaning.
l
'
. e annoupced later.
and Miss Grace Lawcockj and a
brother, Fred Lawcock.
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1983

George 8. Larson Irene M. Lare

Age 83. ouot Walnut St., Corunna died lowell W. leader
Saturday January 8 1983 at The Age 80, of 11495 Lytle Rd., Lennon and Age 56, of 209 Beach St.,' Bancroft,
MemoriaiHospiUiI. ' Plant City, Fla. died Sunday evening in passed away Wednesday morning, May
Mr. Larson owned and operated Lakeland,Fla. . 11, 1983, at the Veterans Hospital, Ann
larson's Grocery & Market in Hen- Mrs.Lare was a teacher, homemaker Arbor. .
derson for 25 years; sold and retired in' and secretary a~Bake~'sInsurance. Mr., Leader had beep a custodian for
1971. . .Funeral servIces W1~ be held at Jen- Corunna Public Schools.
Funeral services will be held at Salem rungs-Lyons Chapel, FrIday at 1p.m. The, A full military service will be con-
Lutheran Church on WednesdaY at 1 p.m.. ~eyerend ~eredit~ Mo~hauer will of- ducted by Corunna VFW Post 4005 at
with Rev. Daniel L. SchaUer and Rev. flclate with. burial In Green~ood Love Funeral Home, Bancroft, Saturday!
Robert P. MueUer officiating. Burial will Cemetery. FrIends may caU at Jenmngs- at 1 p.m. Burial will be in Fremont
be in Oak Hill Cemetery. The body wiU Lyons ~hapel after noon,on Wednesday. Cemetery. The family will ,receive
rest at Nelson-House Funeral Homes, Me!llorlals ar~ suggested to the Lennon friends this evening from 7 to 9 and
Knapp &Srilith Chapel. Uruted Methodist Chur~h. Friday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Mr. J..arson was born May 3, 1899 ini Mrs. Lare was born In Ban~r~ft, Sept. Mr. Leader was born in Corunna, May
GroverTown Indiana the son of Carlandi 24, 1902, the daughter of WIlliam and 30,1926, the son of Frederick and Mary
Sophia (Lin~hl) Larson~ He resided in!Emily (Guthrie) Gunder~an. She (McKay) Leader. He attended schools in
this area sine 1946 and was a member oflgraduated, from ~ancroft Hig~ S.choo.l. Corunna. He has been a Bancroft
Salem Lutheran Church' was active in,Mrs. Lare had reSIded aU her life mthis resident for the past 30 years. He and
the ,church, holding v,arioU$ offices andi area . In 1925. sh~ married How~rd Marjorie Ann Kinney were married in
presently was an Elder. On NovemberIG~~sley; he .di~d In 1955; s~e ~arried Durand, March 5,1950; she passed away
27,1929 he and Ruth Hooge weremarriedjWllliam Martin In 1964; he died In 1971; August, 1982. Mr. Leader was a member
in Chicago. 'Ithen,shemarriedPaul~reinl973.Mrs. of the Corunna V.F.W. and Bancroft
Survivors include his wife Ruth· 2 Lare was a member of the Lennon United Lions Club.
daughters, Mrs. Duape (Caroi) Amo~ of Methodist Church, King's Daughters and Mr. Leader served in the U.S. Army
Owosso and Mrs. Arthur (Judith)IWSCS. d~ring World War II and ",as honorably
Hackbarth of Lake City, Minn.; 10 Survivors include her husband; 2 sons, discharged as a staf(,sergeant in 1946. He
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grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; a Donald and Duane Ganssley both of saw combat in Europe, was wounded in
brother, Arthur Larson of Homewood,ILennon; a daughter, Mrs., David action in Germany and was recipient of
m. He was predeceased by a grandson, 2i(Phyllis) Gall of Corunna; 8 grand- the Bronze Star Medal.
sisters and a brother. . children; . stepchildren, Mrs. Peter Survivors include 4 sons: Lowell W.
Memorials are suggested to the Salem(Gloe) Fearon of Sun City, Ariz., Mrs. Jr. of Owosso, Henry of Wolverine
Lutheran Church or the Salem Lutheran Lewis (Doris) McClure of Fla., Michael Mich., Jack of Bancroft, and Clifton at
School. . Lare of New Lothrop, R. W. Lare of home; 3 daughters: Amelia of Owosso
Donald Lewis Rialto, Calif., Mrs. Howard (Maxine) Jennie Ann and Karola, at home; 9
Johnson of New Lothrop, Mrs: Hubert grandchildren; 3 sisters: Betty Peyovich
Age 63, of 9540 Me~d Rd., Elsie~ passed (Evelyn) ~oore· of Corunna; ~rs. 9f Sterling Heights, Margaret Adams of
a~ay Tuesday evenmg, May 24,1983, at Robert (Shirley) H~nry of SoutnWIck, ,Corunna, and Jeanne Kaltrider of
his home. . MA, Mrs. Henry (LOIS) Chmelar of New Owosso.
Mr. Lewis was a,famier. Lothrop, Mrs. Donald (Louise) Bunch of frances W. Long
Funeral services will be held at Carter Holiday, Fla., Mrs. Cliff (Carolyn)
Fun.eral I;IoQIe, ~msie? Saturday at 1 p.m. Simison of ~ecumseh, Mich.; several Age 73, of 1520 Young St. died Thursday
BU~lal wIll be In Riverside Cemetery. step-grandchIldren and step-great- morning at The Memorial Hospital.
ElSIe. Rev; pavid Miles will.officiate' grandchildren. Mrs. Long had worked at the snack bar
Visitation ~ill be ~fter 2. p.m. Thursday . ... in The Memorial Hospital for 10 years.
i7a~.9do . MaSonlc service Friday, evening a, tRuth loyn,es Funeral services will be held at st.
., Paul Catholic Church, Saturday at 9 a.m.
Mr. Lewis was born in Elsie, Jan. 21,. Age 90, of 906 S. Chestnut St., died TheReverendFatherRobertD.Kolenski
1920, the son of Ward and Agatha (An- Monday morning at Pleasant View. will officiate with burial iii St. Paul
derson) Lewis. He lived all of his life in. Funeral services' will be held at Jen- Cemetery. There will be a Daughters of
Elsie area. He and Betty Jane Johnsoh nings-Lyons Chapel, Thursday at 1 p.m. Isabella Rosary at 7p.m. and a Rosary at
were married in Belding on June 24 1944. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery,! 8 p.m. this evening. The family suggests
He was a member of Elsie M~sonic Elsie. Dr. Garry L. Yeager will officiate.! memorials to the church.
Lodge #238, member and past secreat~y The family will be at the funeral home 2 Mrs. Long was born in Shelby, Mich. on
of Mid-Michigan Pony Pullerst04and7t09, today and Wednesday. July 29,1909 the daughter of Joseph and
.Association. Mrs. Loynes was born in Duplain Twp., Nellie (Christian) Senecal. She attended
Survivors include his wife, Betty Jane; Clinton County, Sept. 18, 1892, the Shelby Schools. Mrs. Long came to this
2 Daughters, Mrs. Jacquel~n daughter of Samual and Henneretta community from Shelby in 1943. On Sept.
iDanalewich of Norwalk, Conn. and M;s. :(Beebee) Gibson; She attended Duplain! 16, 1933, she marriedA. Ronald Long.
Carol Lynn Dickinson of Haslett. 2 sons area schools. She had resided in thel Mrs. Long was a member of the St. Paul
'Michael and Jeffery Lewis of Elsie'::~ .Owosso area since 1927, coming here, Catholic Church, Altar Society and
sister, Mrs. Norma Rivest of Ovid: =8 from the Elsie area. She and Joseph G. Daughters ofIsabeUa.
grandchildren. Asister Pauline precedtldLoynes were married in Henderson, Dec.! Survivors include 2 sons, Larry of
him in death. 16, 1910. He died in 1955; She was a Flushing and Wayne of Ovid; 3
.Memorials mllY be made to the Elsie housewife and a member of· the First daughters, Mrs. William (Sharon) Gillett
Library. • Church of Christ. of Owosso, Mrs. Kenneth (Judith)
Survivors include a son, Vi~tor ofl Carpenter of Ann Arbor and Mrs. Robald
Owosso; a daughter, Josephine Gothardl (Becky) Schmidt· of Battle Creek; 20
of Owosso; 8 grandchildren; and 10 greatl grandchildren; 3 sisters, Nettie Meyers
grandchildren. . . of Hesperia, Madeline Wales of Ypsilanti
and Carrie Re~alt of Muskegon Heights.
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1983

Nellie Lehring fi -e errJ Celia May Launstein (Matznick) James C. Lorencz

Age 80, of 109 DetroitSt., Durand died Age 75 of Chesaning died Friday Age 62, of 4722 E. M-21, Corunna died
Sunday morning at the Durand Con- August 5: 1983 at St. Luke's Hospital' Tuesday, Sept. 13, 1983 at hi~ r~sidence.
valescentCe~ter. Saginaw. J Mr. Lorencz was a machinIst at A. C.
Mrs. Lehrmg wasa schoolteacher for Funeral services will be held at the Spark Plug. .
many years. The Nellie·Reed Elemen- Walker-Martin Funeral Home, ~uneral s.ervices will ~e held at the
tarySch~olwa~namedafterher. . . Chesaning on Monday at 11 a.m. Burial KrIbs Colomal Chapel, Friday at 11 a.m.
Funeral servIces for Mrs. Lehrmg wIll will be in Ridge Road Cemetery. Friends T~e Rev.et,'end F:~ther ijll;bert'o" I
be held at the Bellows ,Funeral Home, may call after 7 p.m. this evening. wIll offIciate wIth burIal. . ...
Tuesday at 11 a.m. The. Revere~~ Ed- Celia May Ashford was born Oct. 31, C~met~ry, Owosso. The famIly will meel
ward .McC.racken wIll, offlcIa~e, 1907 in Chapin Township, She attended wIth frIends today and Th~rsday from 2.
CrematIon will follow at Flint MemorIal. the Estes and Booth Schools On April 12' to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. There will be a rosary
Park. The family ,":ill rec~ive friends at! 1923 she married Herma~ Matznick: service Thursday evenin~ at 8 p.m. ,
the funeral home this evemng from 7 to 9: Later she married Claude Launstein n Mr. Lorencz was born In Vassar, MICh.
p.m. The family suggests memorials be Dec. 25' 1963 Mrs Launstein attend~d on Aug. 24, 1921, the son of Stephen and
directed to the Nellie Reed Elementary the Chapin M~thodi~t Church. Elizabeth Lorencz. He had resided the
School, Verno,n. " Survivors include her husband, past 20 years in the Corunna area ..On
Mrs. Lehrmg was born In Vemce Claude; 7 daughters, Iva Lambert of Feb. 8, 19~4, ~e and Hellen M. Elliott
Center on Oct.16, 1902, the daughter of [Spencerville, Ind., Barbara Parcher 'of were marrIed In Corunna. Mr. Lorencz
Charles an~Ro~a Butler. She graduated Allegan, Mollie Johnson of Grand Blanc,', was ~ member of the U.A.W. Local #651,
from. Ypsd.anb State Colle~e.. Mrs. Rose Scott of Oscoda, Celia McClure of; ofFlin~.. ,.
Lehrmg .resided most of her lIfe In the Flint, Esther Shafer of Clio, Ilene Hesse, Survl~o~s mclude hIS WIfe, Hel~en; .5
Vernon apd Durand areas. On Feb. 4, lof Montrose; 4 sons, Charles Matznick of sons, WIllIam, John and James MIchael
1967 she and Caleb Lehring were married Detroit, Ernest Matznick of Gaines all?f O~kley; Thomas of Owosso ~nd
in Angola, Ind. Mrs. Lehring was a IRobert Matznick of Lapeer and Leonard DaVId With 'l!.S.M.C. of Camp LeJune,
memb~r oft~e Vernon Eastern Stars, .Matznick of Durand. A stepdaughter and North Carolma; 3 daughters, Mrs.
_ Survivors Include her husband, Caleb, 4 stepsons, Arlene Anderson of Owosso, Kenneth (Kathy). ~ulhanek of ~t.
a daughter, Mrs. Joyce Randall of .Kenneth and Gerald Matznick of Charles, Mrs. Christme. Bates of OVId
Owosso; 2 grandchildren: 3 great-Gladwin, Arthur Matznick of Lake Cit and Mrs. Wayne (L?rI) Salander of
grandchildren and a brother, CeciI!Ronald Matznick of Byron; 41 gran~~ Owosso; 18 g~andchIldren; 1 gre~t.
But~erofDurand. 'children and29 great-grandchildren. She granddaughter, 2 brothers, JulIUS-
Arrangnients by Bellows Funeraliwas predeceased by a son, Herman Lorenc~ a~d Ge?rge Lorencz b~th of
Home. Durand. iMatznick on Jan. 1 1976. Chesanmg, 5 SIsters, Mrs. MIchael
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Ed na. ecA' La'V k ' ( H e l e n ) Eastman and Mrs. Thomas
(Julia) Mahoney both of Chesaning, Mrs.
Age82,of1190GroverSt.,Owosso,died Mary Elizabeth Lupu Robert (Anna) ~ross of New Lothrop"
Wednesday, August 10, 1983 at The nf d' ht f R bert and Mary. .Mrs. Albert (Elizabeth) Glann of Burt
Memorial Hospital. . ;or:nt~e)~~p~rO~ 735 ~W. Stewart St., and Mrs. Donald (Mary) Die.trich of
Mrs. LaVeck ,,!as prevIOusly employed bwos:o died Saturday, Oct. 8,1983, at. Car~___ " ,"
at the Owosso ~Ity Club and the Owosso Sparrow Hospital. Lauretta B•. lyons .
Hotel. '. .. Funeral services will be held at St.. Age 78 of 607' Broadway St. died
Funeral se~ICes WIll be .held at St. Joseph Catholic Church on Tues~ay at 111 Monday e~ening at Pleasant View.
Joseph ~athohc Church onSaturd~y at 11 a.m. Father Raymond Goehring a~d I Mrs. Lyons had done alterations. at
a:f!1' .With Fr.. Ra~ond~oehrIng of- Rev. John Burgess will officiate WIth Ferris Clothing.
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flclating. BurIal wIll. be . ~ St. P~ul burial in S1. Paul Cemetery. Fri~nds Funeral services will be held at the
C~metery. The fanuly WIll receive may call at the Nels~n.House Funeral Jennings-Lyons Chapel on l!'riday at 10
fnepds on Friday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9. Homes, Knapp & Smith Chapel after 4 a.m. The Reverend' Father .' Francis
p.m. at the Nel~on-House Funeral p.m. today. There will be a prayer ser~ Faraci will -officate with burial in
H?mes, K~app & .Smith Chapel. Arosary vice this evening at( :30.. Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. There will
WIll be recIted FrIday at 7:30 p.m. Mary Elizabeth w~s born'in Owosso on: be a rosary Thursday evening, 7 p.m. at
Mrs. LaVeck was born Feb. 1, 1901, in July 20,.1983. . . the chapel. ..' , ,
Ohio the daughter of Fedel and Margaret SurvIvors, Include her. parents, Mrs. Lyons was born in Ke,mpton, II!.!
(WagIler) Lucius. She resided in the grandparents, John and PhyllIs Forsyth: on April 2, 1905, the daughter of John and'
Owosso area for the past 60 years. She and George and Ann Lupu all of Owosso,) Laura (Schaffer) Wilson. She attendtld
and Henry·J. LaVeck were married in great_grandmothers,Mrs.lva~Forsythe schools in Ill. and Owosso. Mrs: Lyons
Owosso. Mrs. LaVeck was a member of of Owosso and Mrs. Barbara D~ngman of resided all her life in this area coming
St. Joseph Catholic Church and Owosso Vernon; aunts, unclesandc?usms. from Illinois. She was a member of the
Senior Citizens: Memorials. may be .gIVen to .the" St. Paul Catholic Church.
Survivors include 2 daughters; Mrs. Regional Neonatal !ntenslve Care Umt at Survivors include a daughter, Mrs.
Cecelia Pearsall of Owosso and Mrs. Sp~rrow Hospital m the name of ~arYI Albert (Leona) Phillips of Chippewa
Rosemary DeBarr of Owosso; a son, Elizabeth Lupu. Envelopes are available, Lake; 2 sons, leRoy Dumond of Atlanta,
James taVec!r of Owosso; 11 grand- ,atthefunerll!home.. GA., Wayne A. Lyons, Jr. of Houston,
children; 12great-grandchildrenj a Anthony Langhals TX; 19. grandchildren: several great-
sister; 3 brothers; nieces and nephews. . A e 65 f Chesaning died Sunday grandchildren; 2 great-great·
Mrs. LaVeck was predeceased by her J g2 1983 0 , .' grandchildren and a brother, Charles
husband, Henry an,d a grandson. . a;~eral ~ervices will be held at Our Wilson of Flint.
Lady of PerPetual Help Church, Wed-~
nesday, at 11 a.m. Rev. James E. Falsey.
will officiate. The body will rest at
Walker Martin Funeral Home.
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1983

William A. lennox Alice R. Langdon •Mrs. Laura A. leuneberg Carl A. ludington

Age 86, of 405 E. Oliver St., Age 60, of 1439 Lynn st.,' Age 95, formerly of Owosso, a Age 67, of 401 N. Washington
Corunna died Monday, May 30, 10wosso, died Friday afternoon, resident of Dexter-Ann Arbor: St., Owosso died Monday af-
1983, 5: 30 p.m., at The lFebruary 25, 1983, at Owosso'. since 1936, died Monday, Sept.' ternoon, Sept. 19,1983 at his
MemorialHospital, Owosso. Memorial Hospital. ' i 19,1983 in Ann Arbor. ! home. He had been ill for
Mr. Lennox was a retired The f\lIleral will be held at' Funeral services will be held' several months.
fireman for the City of Flint. Jennings-Lyons Chapel Mon-at Hosmer Funeral Home" A newspaperman nearly all
A. memorial' service will be' day, beginning at.ll a.m., with Dexter on Wednesday at 1 p.m.1 his working life, Mr. Ludington
h,eld at Kribs Colonial Chapel, Pastor Andy McNees of-. with Rev. John H. Sunburn' was general manger of The
Thursday, June 2, 1983 at 7:30 !ficiating. Burial is to be in officiating. Graveside service$ Flint Journal for 15 Y.ears until
p.m. Mr. bennox is to be Hillcrest MemorialGardens. .wiU be conducted 3:30 p.m. at 1973; then worked in the ad-
cremated and there will not be The body rests at the funeral iRoselawn Cemetery, Perry. I vertising department of· the
publlcvisitation. . chapel. ' ! Mrs. Leunebe~g was bor~ .
Mr. Lennox was born .m • Mrs. Langdon was born inlJan. 28, 1888 in Kalkaska, Ml Argus"Press until he retired in
Millington, Mich. on March 15, .Corunna July 28, 1922, the the daughter of John and 1981.
1897, .the son of JoQu and, daughte~ of. John M•. and Elizabeth Doty. She and Gustav Services for Mr. Ludington
Jos~phine Lennox. He resided Mildred P. (Kinney) Elkins.iJ. Leuneberg were married iti were held today at 1 p.m. at
.in Flint from 1919 to 1946, then She gradrrated from Corunna I 1936. He died in 1969. She was a Jennings-Lyons· Chapel,
moved to Lincoln and then to HighSchool. member of St. Andrew United Owosso, with the Rev. Dr.
Corunna in 1977. On June 16, She and Eugene Langdon, Church of Christ, Dexter. Garry L. Yeager officiating.
1977, he married Bessie M.. were. married in Henderson in Survivors include her B~rial was to follow in S~et
Harper in Corunna. Mr. Lennox .1940. 'children, Ellis Tobey, Mrs. Lee HIlls, Flint. ~h~ family
was a member of the Tawas,' A homemaker, Mrs. Langdon (Bertha) Bird, Mrs. Haroldsugge~ts memorials to the
Lodge #274 F & AM, Th~derhad resided in this community (Clara) Blue, ,Herman Ameflca~ Canc~r Society or ~
BayChapter 1174 RAM, Sagmawall of her life and was a member Leuneb~rg, . Mrs. 'Herbert the C~Ildren s i,.eukemla
Council #20 R & SM, Alpena of the Owosso Church ofChdst. (Laura) Harper all of Annl Foundation.
Commandery 1134 K.T., .Yorkl Surviving are: Her husband; Arbor; Mrs. Lacel (Helen)'! ~r. Ludington was born in
Rite College #16 of Sagmaw, one son, Richard of Owosso; Chase of Bradenton, FL, Walter: Flint June 23, 1916, the son of
Tawas Bay Chapter 1171 O.E.S., two daughters, Mrs. Gary Leuneberg of Fenton; many Ale~ander and Jettie (Olsen)
White Shrine of Jerusalem of ,(Joyce) Cressman of St. Johns grandchildren, great-grandchi- i Ludington. He was a 1934
SaginawandMetropolitanClubiand Mrs. Michael (Shirley) ldren and great-great- graduate of Flint Central High
'ofFlint. .. . !Wackerly of Midland; 12 grandchildren. " School and then graduated from
Survivors include his wife,!grandchildren;, one great. Mrs. Leuneberg .wasi Flint Junior College.
Bessie M., Lennox; 2 sons,[grandchild; two brothers, Asa 'predeceased by a daughter,i He worked for General
Richard Lennox of South Bend, Elkins and John Elkins,both of, Marie Tobey and sons, Carl and· Motors' Fisher Body, then A.C.
.Ind. and Jack LennQx of Bir-Corunna; and four sisters, Mrs. Paul Leuneberg. \ 1 ' Spark Plug until 1945 when he
mingham,Mich..Leo (Naomi) (Kingsbury of ,Arrangements J}y Hosmer. joined The Flint Journal as a
ViCtor LaRue ,Corunna, Mrs. Earl (Mildred), Funeral Home,. district manager in circulation,
d Rd : 'Langdon of Detroit, Mrs. Oliveri 'La''d' •·1 -(W It )1a'za . then moved to bookkeeping as
IS aus a er J '
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Age 75, of 7890 Mea ., :(Amber) Weber of Owosso and!. controller (business manager)
:El' Sle died Saturday , Hospital'i!Mrs.
June 11·· '
Donald (Gladys) Vibbert Age 60; died, Thursday, and thence to general manager
;.1983, at Sparrow . '!i of Corunna. February 24, 1983 in Ann Arbor. ofthenewspaper.Hemovedto
! Lansmg. , f r Anth'" to I Funeral services will be held Owosso in 1974 when he started
Mr. LaRue w~s a a~e . held onJ Langlla S. at St. Mary's Queen of Angels working for the The Argus-
Funeral serViCes w~!~eElsie Age 65, of Chesaning, died, Catholic Church, Swartz Creek, Press.
at Carter F~e[al H with Rev: Sunday, Jan. 2, 1983, at his on Monday atlO a.m. with Rev.lMr. Ludington was a member
on T:uesd~y a .p:mtin Burial residence. , F a t h e r Amos Wischmeyer and active in a number of
.Davld ~~s off~~~ace!etery • Funeral services will be held officiating. Burial will be in St. newspaper associations,
,will be m IverSl b rn Feb 21' at Our Lady of Perpetual Help;Mary'sCemetery. The body belonged to, the Flint Rotary
. ~r.,La~~ waso~ the so~ of ChurCh, Wednesday, at 11 a.m.. will rllst at Sharp Funeral Club and was past master of
1908,. m ~~a LaRue. He Hey .. James E. Fa!Bey will Home after 12:00 p.m. today. A FellOWShip, ,Lo?ge No. 490,
calymd ~n~h El ie area for 40 officiate. The body Will rest attrosary will be re,cited 8 p.m.1 F.&A.M., m Flmt. He was a
,reSide m edths f rmerHilda Walker Martin Funeral Home,Sundayatthefuneralhome. 'board member of Owosso's
years. He an e, °d M"rch 16 after 7p.m. this evening.
M re were marfle" '1
I M.rLa)'za was born Oct. 18 Downtown Development
' '., , A th '
00 e died March, 1950. He' Mr. Langhals was born JulY:1922 in Detroit. He and Mary u orlty. ,
1935. Sh . £I W £I Oberlin in I9, 1917. IAnn Jagos Johns were married He and Mary E. Mlsteli were
a
then ~arrle '15a~9~O, He was Survivors include his wife, iMayIa, 1979 in Swartz Creek. married in. Flinti~ 1940..
Lans~:; ~tihe' Farm BureauH~zel; 2 sons and 3 daughters, Survivors incllJde his wife; ,Mr. ,Ludmgton IS survived by
mem 1 , M'lk Producers RIchard of St. Charles, Herbert Children Christina and Jen-. his Wife; two sons, Mark of
and Michigan 1 , !of, Cadillac, ~rs. Dorothy nifer Lajza of Dearborn, Paul Owosso and Dav~d of Lansing,
Assoc. " 1 de his wife.Reathford of Elsie, Mrs. Rose Johns of Califorma Barbara and four grandchildren. He was
'w:::~~r:a~~~t:r, Mfs. LarrjReathf~rd of Alabama, and Polford of Pleasant'Ridge; 2 predeceased by a son, Matthew,
Sandr~) Madar of St. Johns; :Mrs. Dlan~ Doug~as of Owosso; ,gr~nddaughters; mother, Mary m1972.
~ons, Duane of Houghton ~k~10 ~randchiI~en, 1 br,other and'LaJza of· Dearborn; 'a· brother,!
Keith and Mark of ElSie; !1 Sister, E,mil and Lucmda, bothiAnthony Lajz~ of Oregon; and
grandchildren; ,2 great9fChesamng. several nieces and nephews.
grandchildren; 2 Sisters, Mrs.
Edith Cor!:l of Belle, Center, OR
and MrS., Edna BIShop of, St.
Johns ..· A daughter, Manlyn
.preceded him in death.
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64 1983

Marilyn May lytle Delmar (Jim) Langham Herman LeRoy

Age 52, of Chesaning died Friday, June, Age 80, of 170 Snyder Dr., Ovid di'etl Age .95, of 119 Stratford Dr. died
24, 1983 at The Memorial Hospital, Sunday, Dec. 11, 1983 at The Memortal Tuesday, at the re~idence of his son,
Owosso. •Hospital, Owosso. . . ! ' LeRoy, in ~eystone Heights, FL.
Funeral services were held at Walker- Mr. Langham worked in Pl~I1t Mr. Lewis worked for the' City of
Martin Funeral Home, Chesaning today Protection at Mitchell-Bentley Corp. Owosso, Utility Department.
at 11 a.m. The Reverend Lewis Compton Funeral services will:~)e held' at the Funeral services will be held at Jen-
officiated and burial was in Brant Kribs Colonial Chapel on Wednesday aU nings-Lyons Chapel on Friday at 10 a.m.
Cemetery.. p.m. Rev. Homer D. VanBuren will j)f· with Rev. Lois Glenn and Rev. Marvin
: She and Jack Lytle were married oniiciate with burial in Pine Tree Jewell officiating. Burial will' be in
Sept. 30,1949. jCem.etery! Corunna. The familywtll Elmwo~d Cemetery, .Wayland, MI. The
. Survivors include her husband; herrecelVe fnends today and Tuesday from body wIll rest at Jennmgs-Lyons ChapeI.
mother, Mrs. Isabel Albaugh of Ban- 2 to ~ and 7 ~o 9 p.m. AMasonic Memorial Mr. Lewis was born June 19,1886,in
bister' 2 brothers Eugene of Owosso and, servIce Will be conducted Tuesday Allegan County the. son of Herman and
WiIlia~ of South Daytona Beach, Fla. evening at 8 by the Bancroft Lodge #38~ f ~erthana Lew~s. He resided in this area
Mrs. Lytle was predeceased by a & AM. . . .,., smc~ 1923 commg from W~yl~nd. He and
daughter Karen in 1961 and a sister i Mr. Langham was born m ElSIe on Oct. Lottie Tannor were mamed m 1914, she
Edna ' '22, 1903, the son of Ancil and CQra died in 1968. He then married Edna G.
. (Saylor) Langham. He married Alberta VanWagner in 1969, she died in 1981. Mr.
Irven J. Louth E. Harris in Dexter, Mich. on' April ~,Lewis was a IPember of Central United
. . 1936. Mr. Langham was a member of tHe Methodist Church.
A~e 69, of R~ute 5, I?eflance, Ohio,; Bancroft Lodge #382 F & AM and a lite Survivors include a .son,LeRoy H.
,passe~ away t~s m0fIll!1g, March.14, member of the Bancroft Chapter #2a5 Lewis of Keystone Heights, FL; 2
198~, m Paulding HOSPital, Paulding" OrderofEasternStar. :~ daughters, Mrs. Lloyd A. (Gladys)
Ohio. . .. ' .. Survivors include his wife, Alberta:Jf. Webster, of Owosso and Mrs. Leroy
FuneralservlceswlllbeheldatTay~or Langham; a son, Jack Langham"~f (Marie) Tedder of Perry, FL; 7 grand-
Funer~l H~e, Oakwood, OhiO, Dunsville, Kentucky; 3 grandchildreni:6 children; 16 .great-~randchildren; 3
(Pa~din~. Co.), Wednesdar at 2 p.m.: great-grandchildren; a sister, ~.s. stepsons; 1 stepdaught~r;' several
BurlaL",lll take pla~e m Sherman Glenn (Erma) Barnes of Clark Lakej!a stepgrandchildren and several
Ce .Charl~e, Ohio. Rev. Pat Holt brother, Orv~e Langham of Atlanli, stepgreat-grandchildren.
teo FrIends may call at the Georgia.0~ Mr. Lewis was predeceased by a
,eafter2p.m. Tuesday. ~~ brotherandasister.

Earl A. Lauffer ,Edward Esther N. leinke.

Age 91, formerly of 246~ W; Garrison Age 75, at'1vhispering I~ines, Fr~st· Age 76, of 110 St. Mary St., Corunna
Rd., Owosso died Sunday afternoon aiproof, Fla. and formerly of Owosso died died Wednesday, Aug. 31, 1983 at the
the Michigan Veterans Facility Grand Nov. 16,1983, 11 a.m. in Lake Wales, Fla. Edward W. Sparrow Hospital, Lansing.
Rapids. . ~. Death was sudden and attributed to his Mrs.. Leinke worked at Flint A.C.
Mr. Lauffer was a farmer. j heart. Spark Plug for 15 years. .
A graveside service will. be held today Mr. Lawton was owner of Lawton's Funeral services will be held at the
at 1:30 p.m. in Oakwood Cemetery. The Discount store: Kribs Colonial Chapel, Saturday at.11
Reverend Charles Bamberger will of- Funeral services will be held at the 81. a.m. Burial will be ,in Pine Tree
ficiate. The body rests at Jennings-Lyons Paul Catholic Church on Saturday at 10 Cemetery. . .
,Chapel. I , a.l!l. Fa~herKolenski will offiCiate with Mrs. Leinke was born in Garrett, Ind.
. . burial in 81. Marys Cemetery. The body on Feb. 3, 1907, the daughter of Abraham
George B. Larson Ir~sts at Sca~letts Funera.l Home. There J. and Pearl G. Carmer. She lived most
Age 83, of 207 WahmtSt., Corunna died wlll be a parish rosary Frrday evenmg at of her l~fe in Flint until moving to.
Saturday, January 8,1983. . 7. . ..... Corunna m 1968.
. Mr. Larson owned and operated Mr. Lawton was born m. Chesarung on Survivors include 2 daughters; Mrs.
Larson's Grocery & Market in Hen~ Ma.rch 7, 1908, the so~ of Raymond and Beverly Taylor of Flint, Mrs .. Ralph
derson for 25 years' sold and retired in Edith !Hafner) Lawton. He attended (Josephine) Mallory of Corunna; 5
1971. '. Chesan~ng S~hools and graduated from grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; 2
Fl'
L thunera J:rvl~es ~ ~ ~ \ t
'11 b h Id t S 1 . Chesanmg High School. Mr. Lawton had sisters Mrs Joan Baumchem of Grand
em resided most .of his life in Owosso. He Rapid; and Mrs Allina Gillespie of Flint
u eran u~c. on e es ay 11 p.m\ married Zona Law. Mr. Lawton was a Mrs Leinke w~s predeceased by he;
The body WIll rest at Nelson-HousE1 member ofthe St Paul Catholic Church . ts b th d'
FuneralHomes, Knapp & Smith Chapel. imlks #753 and Eagles #1039. ' paren ,a ro eran a sister.
. Survivors include his wife, Zona; a
daughter, Penny L.Cox of Clearwater, Clara letts
Fla.; 3 grandchildren; a brother, Robert Age 57, of 4471 Sheldon Lane, Flintand
of Chesaning ~nd his mother, Edith also formerly of Owosso died Monday, Nov:
of. Chesaning. Mr. Lawton was 28, 1983 at FUnt Osteopatliic HospitaI.
'predeceased bY,his first wife, Lucille in Mrs. Letts and her husband, Ja,mes,
were the former ownersof the Rainbow
Bar inWestown.
Funeral services will be held at the,
Riegle Funeral Home, Clio Rd., Flint on
died Thursday at 3 p.m.
?~~i Mr. Le,":i~ worked for the City of
.• : Owo.sso, UtIlIty Department.
" :Funeral services wiII be held at Jen-
rungs-Lyolns Chapel on Friday at 10 a.m.
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.. :, 1983

.,WiliiamW. Mitchell
Lloyd J. Miller Age 57, of 9410 Taft Rd., Bannister died Sieven Minarik
Age 28, of Owosso died,lThursday, Feb. 10, 1983 at Carson City' T Ag~ 65, of 21340 Ridge Rd. Elsie died
Sunday,September4,1983. ,;Hospital. Hues.ay, 3:30 p.m. at Th~ Memorial
Funeral services will be held Funeral services will be held at Carte~ ~Pltal. era1 .
at Nelson-House. Funeral!uneral Home, Elsie, Monday at 1 p.m. rrn mas~ WIll be celebrated at St.
Hom~s, Knapp & Sffilth ChapeLThe Reverend Don McClellal)d will of~ ?'dls Catholic Church, Bannister
onFrldayat2p.m.ficiate with burial in Ford cemetery.lld~ at 10:30 a.m. Burial will be i~
_ ..~Ther~ will be a Masonic service thiS.F~era~~:~~;- Th~ body rests at Carter
Robert W. McNamara . ,~vemnKat 7P'IIl' . !be.r~cit~d ~.!!~~hl~:~~~~~~sary
at '1 will
Age 52, of 604 Alger Ave. died· Myrtle S. Mcintyre Herbert H. McCalpin
suddenly, Sunday. Age 82, of 404 N. Oak St., DUrand, diet Age 66 of Sterling He' ht M' .
Mr. McNamara was a truck Wednesday evening, March 30, 1983 at Saturday May 14 1983 19 s, lch. died
driver for Spartan Asphalt. the Shiawasse ~edica~ Care Facility. • Funerai servi~es ~m be h ld
Funeral services will be held, Funeral services wIll be held at Rat· Walker-Martin Funeral ~ at.
at the St. Paul Catholic Church terman-Blanford Funeral Home, Chesaning Wednesd t 11 30' orne,
Wednesday at 9 a.m. The body Louisville, Ky., Monday, April 4th.! Reverend' Lewis T:~ a :n a'~',Tl1e
rests at Jennings-Lyons Chapel .. Burial will take place in Zachary Taylor] Friends may call at therWw1lk offlCIat~.
.. ',Cemetery.. ~
i
Funeral Home fro 1t 8 e a er-Martm
Hamid (Red)' Mochmar • Arrangements locally w~re made by;,.. ,m. 0 p.m. Tue~j~y.
..! !

Age 71, of Goodland FL died s.e~ows_~uneral H~me,Durand... : Angelina Martelli

Monday, Aug. 22,1983.' ' iThomas J 'Mikus Age 78, of E. Gibbs St., St. Johns, died,
Mr. Mochmar .owned the H. &I · . ' ,Tuesday evening, Jan. 11, 1983. '
H. Food Market in Flint andi Age 30, of West Palm Beach Fla' Funeral services will be held at Holy
Du:~nd Country Club, beforeipassed away Wed., April 27, 1983 as ~ Family Catholic Church, Ovid,Saturday
retmng several years ago. result of an automobile accident.'
I at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Maple Grove
Funeral services will b~ heidi Funeral services will be held at Carter .Cemetery. Rev. Father Thomas Nen-I
at Bellows. Funeral Home,iFun.eral !lome, Elsie, Monday at 1 p.m. neau w~ll officiate. Rosary will be 6:301
Duran~ on FrIday at 11 a.m. i BUrIal WIll take place in Ford. Cemetery. p.m. F..!'I..da¥ at Hou~htonQhapel, Qvid.
Mrs. Rose MacKenZie·Father Max Frego will offi~iate. Friends Eugene E.·Montague
, . may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. . '
Age 77, of Houghton Lake,Sunday. _ ~ . ,Age76,ef6394priceRd.,St.Johnsdied
passed away at West Branch F M CI k Sunday, April 24, 1983, at his residence.
Tuesday, August 30, 1983. ',rances c US ey . Mr. Montague was a farmer.
Funeral services will be held, ,Age 76, of 124 W. Polly, Perry and Funeral services 'Yill be ~eld at
at Carter Funeral Home Elsie Detroit died Saturday morning, August Houghton Chapel on FrIday, Apr1l29th at'
Friday at 1p.m. Burial w'm tak~ 13,1983. 1:30 p.m. with Rev. Robert Prange of-
place in Ford Cemetery .. Rev.! Mrs. McCluskey was very active with ficiating. Burial will be in Stilson
Larry Howland will officiate. St. Mary Church.. Cemetery.
Funeral services will be held at Holy Mr. Montague was born Jan . 30, 1907,
Elsa Anne Meyer Redeemer Church, Vernor Ave. Detroit in Victor Township, his current address
Age 76, of Mears died Wed- on Tuesday at 10'a.m. The body rests atwhere he had livedall his life. He was the
nesday, Dec. 28,1983. . Graham Funeral Home, Junction St., son of James and Della (Shumaker).
The, family will meet with Detroit. Montague. '
friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 •. survivors include a sister, Mourea
today at the Tate-Weaver ,Shirley MuchlerLaughlin of Ann Arbor and several
Funeral Home. Funeral ser- Age 50, of Swartz Creek died Sunda ~ieces aI!9Jleph.ews. •
vices will be held Wednesday, ,June 12,1983.· , y! 'leonard D. McNeill
~~~e:' 1 p.m. at the funeral Funeral services will. be held at SharP, Age 60, of ,624 S, Main St., Ovid died
A Funeral Home,· 8138 M1l1er Rd., Swartz! Friday at The Memorial Hospital.
rrangements by Tate-Creek. on Wednesday at! p.m. ' Mr. McNeillwa$ a factory worker at
Weaver Funeral Home, 303 Ralph B. Moore· 'GlobeUnion,.inGeneralstor.es.
State St., Hart, MI 49420 . . Funeral service,S will, be held at Jen-
Age ~9, of 208 Doepker I,td. died ~his ,nings-Lyons Cha~l, Monday at 10 a.m.
mornmg at The MemorIal Hospital. :The Reverend Edward ,. C , S h ik rt
Arra~gements are being han?Ied by tbe, .will officate with burial . in c~cr:st
Jenmngs-Lyons C~llpel. .Friends may Memorial Gardens. Visitati ill be i
ca~ aUhe chapel thiS evenmg and all day :Saturday afternoon. . on w g n
F r i d a y . · ,. ~ ~!-.
ValJean McQueen Helenl. Moore
Age 72 I of 9561 W B d Rd Age 71, of Laingsburg died ~aturday,
Lain~sburg, died Friday: sep~:~ber 2:{ ~ov. 5, 1983 at Sparrow HOSPItal, Lan-
1983, mSt. Lawrence Hospital, Lansing. ~1pg. 1 . . ill be held' at the
Mrs. McQueen had been maid coor- Funera servIces w M
dina tor at the Holiday Inn in Lansing Nelson-House F~eral Homes, c-
Services for Mrs. McQueen will be held DougaIrChapel, Lamgsburg, ~ednesday
Monday at 11 a.m. at Nelson-House at 2p.m.
Funeral Homes' ,McDougall Chapel
Laingsburg, ' ,
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1983

James A. Met." .!Rebecca Martin Leonard V. Martino

Ag~ 52, of Saginaw died Wednesday Age 78, of Fe~ndal?,. died' Tuesday" Age 65, of 706 Ament St.,. died to?ay,
evemng at Veterans Administration June 21, 1983,m,WiIlillm Beaumont July 5, 1983 at The MemorIal Hospital,
Hospital, Saginaw. I Hospital, Royal Oak. . following a 5 year illness.. .
Mr. McCoy was a fireman and Retired office manager of a DetrOIt Mr. Martino worked for Penn RaIlroad
policeman and worked for the Depart- map COmpany, she was the great-from 1936 to 1967 and then at Chevrol~t
ment of Public Safety and Tri-City granddaughter of A., L. Williams who Metal Fabrication, Flint, from 1967 untIl
Airport. with his 'brother B. Q, 'Williams founded; retiring in 1977.
Funeral services will be held at Jen-' Owosso in the 1830'S. ~ " .• Funeral services will be held at St.
mngs-Lyons Chapel, Tuesday at, 1 Memorial services for Mrs. Mart~nlJoseph Catholic Church, Renova, PA on
p.m.The Reverend Wesley Emerson will were held in Detroit June 25, and a Saturday. Buria. will be in St. Joseph
officiat.e with buri~l in Hillcrest. private burial was held in Owosso June' Cemetery, Hyn~r, PA: Visitation will ~e
MemOrIal Gardens. FrIends may call at! 27.' , " .,in Pennsylvama, FrIday. The family
the chapel Sunday and Monday only. The, Mrs. Martin was bomin Owosso at theisuggests memorials to Hospice ?f
familY suggests memorials to the 800 W. Oliver St. home of her parents, Dr. Shiawassee or .St. Joseph CatholIc
American Cancer Society. . Rudolph Von Tick and Florence,Church,Owosso. .
Mr. McCoy was born in Michigan on (Kilpatrick) Von Tick. ~he attended I Mr. Martino was bor~ Aug. 4, 19lJ' In
Aug. 24, 1930, the son of Russell and Olivet College and received her un- Eporium, , PA the son of Frank and
Sylvia (Ford) McCoy. He graduated dergraduate and master's degrees from Josephine (Nose) Martino. He graduate4
from Owosso High School. Mr. McCoy the University of Michigan. Soon from St. Joseph High School in1936 in
resided in Owosso until 1952, moved to thereafter she ,joined the Hearne' Renovo :PA. He moved to this area from
Calif. until 1962, then to Saginaw. He Brothers Map Company, Detroit, from Pennsyivania in 1967. He and the former
married Kathern DesJardins in Angola, which she retired in about 1970. ,Elizabeth Sementilli were married Aug.
IN. on Nov. 4, 1968. Mr. McCoy was a She was a charter uiember of the 30, 1941 in Lock Haven, PA. He was a
member of the Eag~es #~51, Owosso a~d Detroit Business Women's Club .and. a member of. St. Joseph Catholic Church,
was a yerteran servIng With the Navy Air long-time member of'the Women s CltYIOwosso; Knights of Columbus and Sons
Corp. I~ 1949:50. .. . ' Club, the D,etroit Boatqub and the Nortlll of Italy.
Survivors Inclu.de his Wife; a son. Kirk'. Congregational Church In ~outhfield., ,i Survivors include his wife; a son,
Lee~e of DetrOit; 3 daughters, Mrs"Mrs. Martin is survived by herlLeonard of Marietta, GA; a daughter,
DaVId (C~rol) Em~rson of Garden CiJy, husband, Edward; a son, William and Mrs. James (Lisa) Balanger, of St.
Mrs. DaVId (LaurIe) Hunt of Westland: three grandchildren. 'Charles; 2 grandchildren: a brother,
and Mrs. ~rry (Susan) Se~onsky of! Donald of Erie, PA; 3 sisters, Mrs.
E,aton RaPI~; 8 ~randc~ldren; a. H '~I M M"" . Walter (Marion) Kenpisty of Erie,PA,
b.f?ther, ~atrIck of Calif.; 3 SIsters, Mrs. a~e. . I er Mrs. Paul (Delores) Nielsen of Swartz
llWyl (~hirley) Burges~ of. Grand Blanc., Age.88, of 205 Holmes St.,Durand died Creek, and Mrs. George (Eleanore)
Mrs. TIm. (Nancy) Glrv.In. of G~rden Wednesday,May25th,1983attheDu'rand Swyers of Murryville, PA. He was
Grove, Cadf. an? ~rs. Wllllaf!1 (LInda) ConvidescentCenter. redeceased by his parents; 4 brothers
,J1owmer of Calif., several meces'f andd Mrs. Miller taught school briefly and p d
' I Ie.
J es I'n 1969
anAa son, am t by .Jennings-Lyons
n.ewphesand aIso hismoth erof CalI. an workedforGTWinGreenvi
mother-in-law, Kathryn Gautherat of' Funeral services will be held at ' rrangemen s ,
Owosso, ' Bellows Funeral Home on Friday at 2 Chl!peI. "
Helen A. Mudge, p.m. with Rev. James Martin officiating. Velma E. Morehouse
Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Age 79, of 307 E. Williams St., Owosso,
Age 80 of 415 N. Washington St. died The body will lie in state from 2 to4and 7 'died Friday, Sept. 30, 1983. at the
Friday at Sparrow Hospital. Lansing. to 9today. . Chesaning Rest Home.
Mrs. Mudge was a homemaker and Mrs. Miller was born Aug, 22, 1894 In Mrs. Morehouse was a retired nurs,e,
also worked 10 years in the telephone Greenville, MI the daughter of George L. The funeral will be held at JennIn~s-
office in Owosso. and Ida M. JacobS. She graduated from Lyons Chapel on Monday at 1 p.m." ,wl~h
Funeral services will be held at Jen- Ferris State College. She resided in Dr. Garry L. Yeager officiating. Burlal1s
nings-Lyons Chapel. Monday at 1 p.m. Durand for 56 years and previously in to be in Oak Hill Cemetery. .
The Reverend Ralph C. Pratt will of- Greenville. She and Hugh H. Miller, Sr., Mrs. Morehouse was born m
ficiate with burial in Oak Grove were married Dec. 1, 1923 in Grand Laingsburg, July 28, 1904, the daughter of
Cemetery. The family. sugge~ts, Rapids. . TerryS. and Irene. (Calwell) ~ope. She
memorials to Trinity United MethodIst' Survivors include 2 sons, Hugh of graduated from LaIngsburg HIgh Sch,ool
Church. Durand and Donald of Linden; a and the ,Owosso Memorial Hospital
Mrs. Mudge was born in Owosso daughter, Kathleen Lucas of Li~den; 15 Training School.She moved to Owosso
Township on May 19, 1903, the daughter grandchildren, 20 great-grandchtldr~n; a from Laingsburg in 1922.
of James D. and Matie (Sutton) Post. She great-great-granddaughter;. a SIster, She arid Robert C. Morehouse w~re
attended Owosso Schools and resided an Genevieve Jacobs of GreenvIlle. married July 26.1940 in Owosso. He died
her life in this area. On Nov. 5, 1929, she Mrs. Miller was predeceased by her in 1965.
and Arthur F. Mudge were married in husband, Hugh in Feb., ,1964; 2 Mrs. Morehouse was a member o.f the
Owosso; he died Feb. 6, 1982.. ~rs. Mu?ge 'daughters, 2 gr~ndchildren, 2 brothers; a First Church of Christ and the BUSIness
was a member of the TrInity Umted sister. Women's Club of the YWCA.
Methodist Church, United Methodist. The family suggests memorial con- She is survived by one brother, Floyd
Women and the Mary Circle. tributions to Durand Methodjst Chur~~ W. Pope of Lansing. . ,
Survivors include a ~ephew, Ch~rlesp :Ferris tMiteen ~~, ,~.' . The family suggests memorIal c~n-
Post of Sun Lake, ArIZ. and a mece, . , . '' tributions to the Owosso Memorial
Arlene Norton of Sun Citv. Ariz. . Age 72, of Columbus, OH dIed AprIl 29 , Hospital Endow~ent F~~d or the Owosso
1983 in Dallas, TX. . , MemoriatHosPltal Awul1ary .
. Funeral services will be held Tuesday
in Columbus, OH at Schoedinger Funeral
Home. 3030 W. Broad, Columbus, OH. I
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1983

Gertrude Laura Hodge Miller . L M' John William Melrose, i

Quanten . ast Age 90, of Uwbssodied TueSday'
Age 79, of 1804 S. M-52, died Wednesday Age 50, of 8104 E. Lansing Rd" Dura~d evening at The Memorial Hospital. He
evening at The Memorial Hospital. died Thursday, May 12, 1983 at Flmt hadbeenillforthepast2years~
Mrs. Miller was a teacher, homemaker Hurley Medical Center after a long Funeral services will be held at Jen-
and also worked at Redmonds for 7 illness: , . nings-Lyons Chapel on Friday at 1 p.m.
years. Mr. Mast worked for Chevrolet, The Reverend Edward C. Schweikert
Funeral services will be held at J,en- Manufacturing for 28 years. , will officiate with burial in Hill~rest
nings-Lyons Chapel, Saturday at 11 a'.m. Funeral services will be held, at the Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at
Pastor Lois E. Glenn will officiate With Bellows Funeral Home, Durand on the chapel this evening 7 to 9 p.m. and
burial in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Monday at 10 a.m. The Revernd Edward. Thursday 2 to 4 p.m. and 7to 9 p.m. The
The family will be present at Jennings- McCracken will officiate with burial ini family suggests memorials to the
Lyons Chapel this evening 7 to 9 p.m. and Hart, Mich. The family wi~l reci~ve Michigan He,art Association..
Friday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Memorials visitors at the funeral home thIS everung Mr. Melrose was born m Prescott,
are suggested to the American Cancer 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to Mich. on June 28, 1892 the son of James
Society. 9 p.m. Graveside services will be held Stewart and Anna Eliza,beth (Bastow)
Mrs. Miller was born in Morrice, April Monday, 3 p.m. at the Hart Cemetery, Melrose. He had resided in Owosso most
21,1903, the daughter of Warren and Ida Hart, Mich. ' . . of his life coming from A~an~., He,
May (Morgan) Jarrad. She attended Mr. Mast was born m Hart, MICh. ~n married Fannie Moggj she died m 1968.
Antrim Township School and graduated Dec. 17, 1932, the son of John and Goldie Then he married Eunice Brown on June
from Morrice High School and Eastern Mast. He resided in puran~ for t~e past 18, 1973. Mr., r.telrose was a meinberof
Michigan University. She married 23 years and prevIOusly m Flint. He the First Church of God, Golden Agers
Samuel A. Hodge in 1925'; he died in 1950. married Ellen Schultz in Flint on Oct. 30" and was active in the Florida Sheriff's
Then, she married Donald L. Miller in 1957. Mr. Mast was a member of the Association for many years. He .was a
1952; he died in 1976. Durand Eagles. . farmer,carpenter and owned his own
Survivors include 2 daughters, Shella business., . '
Survivors include ,a daughter, Mrs. Loney of Muskegon, Valerie Proffer of Survivors include his wife; 3 sons,
George (Ida Mae) Maurer, Jr. of Hen- Durand; 2 sons, Bernard Brian Mast of Clifford ()f N. e., Merrill of Owosso and
derson; 2 sons, Robert and William
Flint and Darryl Warren Mast of Warren of Fla.; a stepdaughter, Eva N.
Hodge both of Owosso; 11 grandchildren Durand; 3 grandchildren; 2sisters, Lilac Heiser of Lansing; 22 grandchildren; 48
and 'lJ great-grandchildren; a step- Mast of Caro, Patricia Stahl of Hart; his great-grandchildren and 15 gre!it-great-
daughter, Mrs. Gerald (Connie) Smith of parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jo~ Mast of Hart grandchildren; 14. stepgrandchildren; 3
Huntsville, Alabama; 3, step- md his grandmother, HattIe Mast also of stepgreat-grandchildren. Mr. Melrose
grandchildren; a step-great-grandchild iart. was predeceased by a stepdaughter and
and a brother, Clark Jarrad of Morrice. a stenson.
Gladys A. Maxwell
Ray F. Mclaughlin Geraldine R. Miller Age 85, of 8857 Bath Rd., Byrondied
Age' 71>, of 400 Fitch St., D,urand di~d Age 62, of 13516 Horrell Rd., Fento~: Tuesday, April 5, 1983 at her residence.
h M 1 died Wednesday, ,_January 12, 1983 ~ Funeral services will be held at Small
Tuesday" Jan. 4, 1983 at T e emona Mclaren Hospital, Flint. She had been III i
Hospital, Owosso. .. . I & Streeter Funeral Home" Byron on
Mr. Mclaughlin was a machinist at for the past 9years. t f I Friday at 9:30 a.m. \Vith Rev. 11'ather
Simplicity Engineering Co., for 33 years; Mrs. Miller worked as an opera or or. Mitchell Bednarski officiating. Burial
retiring in 1972. General Telephone.. h ld t i will be in Byron Cemetery. The family
Serviceswill be held at Bellows . Fuperal services Will be e a i will meet with friends today and, thur-
Funeral Home, Durand on Thursday at 1 Bellows Funeral Home on Satur?~y ~t 3 sday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the
P.m.' with Rev. E!dward ~cCfackenp m with Rev Carl Petty offIclatmg. •funeral home.
officiating. Burial will follow m ~cre~t 'Burial will be in Flint .Mem~rial Par~. Mrs; Maxwell was born F~b~ 18, 1898 in
Memorial Gardens. The family will •The family' will receive friends this Byron the daughter of John & Cather,ine
receive friends today from, 2 to 4and 7 to evening from 7 to 9 and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 (Ziriunerman) Howard. She risided in
9 pm Memorials are suggested to the p.m., Friday. 1920 . the Byron' area since 1961>: previously
Fir~t United Methodist Church, Durand. Mrs Miller was born Feb. 7, ' m : living in the Detroit area. On April '24,
Envelopes are available at the funeral Dura~d the daughter of Lemuel and. 1930 she and William Maxwell were
home. 7 :Bernice Eddy. She. attended Durand married in Detroit. She was a member of
Mr. Mclaughlin was born Dec. 16, 190 Schools and resided In t.h~ F~nton area Holy /Redeemer Catholic- Church,
in Merill Ohio the son of Almus and Rose for 15 years; previously livm~ m Dur~nd. , Detroit, member of Reed-Raymond Post
Mclaughlin. He resided in Dur.a~d f?r 0 Feb. 5 1967 she and Verlin P. Mlll~r i No. 2272 Auxiliary, WWI Post 2271
the past 45 years; previously liVIng m w~re m;rried in Durand Methodist Auxiliary of Owosso, member of Ladies
Ohio. On April 24, 1948 he and the ~orm:r Church. d V lin' Auxiliary of the Muslin Temple in Detroit-
Ruth I. Hornstein were mamed m Survivors include her husban, er , and a member of Providence Hospital
Napoleon Ohio. He was a meml:ler of 3 sons Dean Harden \ of Tampa, FLi Nurses Alumni Association: she was also
First Uriiied Methodist Chur~h, Durand. Dennis' Harden of Lakewood, CO,. Bren a homemaker. '
Survivors include his wife; a son, Harden of Ann Arbor; 2 stepc~ltrenf
Raymond L. of Lakeland, FL; 4brothers, Janet Powell of Flint and Larry Mll er of William; 2. daughters, Mrs.husband"
Survivors include her
Gerald
Fred and Lee of Byron,pale and Bob of Davison' a sister, Mrs. Betty Shook 0 (Katherine) Smith of Canton, MI; Mr~,
Amarillo, TX; 3 sis~rs, .Mrs. ~osettaDurand;' 11 grandchildren; severa1 Wagih (Sally) Dafashy of Williamsburg,'
Cole and Mrs. Gale Trlbley both.. ofnieces and 'nephews. She was
Durand, and Mrs. Rachel Hoeft of Saline, predeceased by a brother and her VA; a son, William J. Maxwell of
Bolingbrook, Ill.; 8 grandchildren; a
MIMr. McLaugblin was predeceased br parents. brother, John J. Howard of, Farmington
his sister, Elsie. Hills, MI: nieces, nephews and cousins.
Mrs. Maxwell was predeceased by her
parents an<t'~ brothers.
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1983

Rex K. M,artin .' '. ," Betty M. Merkel

Harold (Red) Mothmar :. Age 54, of 4923 Chippewa Path Owosso
Age 75, of 314 W. High St., Ovid died Age 71, of Goodland, FL, died Monday, died Friday, July 15, 1983, at 4:34 a.m. at
Wednesday, July 27, 1983 at his Aug. 22, 1983 atthe Mayo Clinic, MN.. Owosso Memorial Hospital. Death was
residence. Mr. Mochmar owned the H. & H. Food sudden and was attributed to asthma.
Mr. Martin was a biologist. Market in Flint and Durand CoUntry The ,funeral will be held, at St. Paul
Funeral services will be held at Club, before retiring several years ago.Cat~oh~ Chur~h on Monday at 11 a.m.
Houghton Chapel, Ovid on Friday at 2 Funeral services will be held at BUrIalls to be In Mt. Olivet Cemetery in
p.m. The Reverend Carl Staser will of- Bellows Funeral Home Durand ,on Chelsea.
ficiate. Cremation will be at East Lawn Friday at 11 a.m. with' Rev. Edward The body will rest at Scarletts Funeral'
Memory Gardens, Okemos. Friends may McCracken officiating. Cremation will Home after 2 p.m. Visitation will be from
call today 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. follow services. Visitation will be this: 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. today and 2-4 p.m.
There will be a masonic service this! evening from 7 to 9 and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 Sunday.
evening at 7:30. In lieu of flowers th~ p.m. Thursday. Y • i Parish Rosary will be said at 7 p.m.
family wishes contributions be made to Mr. Mochmar was born Dec. 18, 1911 in\Sunday at st. Paul Catholic Church,
the Michigan Heart Association. Kalamazoo, Ml the son of Ernestandifollowed by a Daughters 9£ Isabella
Mr. Martin was bom in Ovid on Dec. Gail Mochmar. He resided most of his Rosaryat8p.m.
19, 1907, the son of W. J. and Glena life in Flint. He and Pauline were. ~rs. Merkel, a homemaker and
(Allen) Martin. He was a graduate of TIlirried in Flint. busmesswoman, was born in Chelsea,
OvJdHigh School and. University of Survivors include his wife; 5 Aug. 26, 1928, the daughter of Clinton and
Michigan receiving his Bachelor's daughters, Mrs. James (Connie) Gray of Martha, (Below) Smyth. She attended
DegI'ee in the late 1920's and Master's Flint, Mrs. Allen (Barbara) LaVere of lchoo} m Chelsea and Manchester and
Degree in the early 1930's in Biology;. Mr. Grand Blanc, Mrs,. William. (D(mella) lad resided most of her life in Chelsea,
Martin had resided in Ovid since 1936. He Rek of Davison, Mrs. Russell (Sharon) noving to Owosso 22 years ago. .
and Doris Patrick were married in Elsie Stump .of Fenton and Mrs. Donald She and Joseph Merkel were married
on July 23, 1930. Mr. Martin was a (Pamela) Pierce of BirchR\II\i a\1,aylO,1947iriChelsea.
member ofthe F\ & A.M. No. 127. brother, Glen Mochmar and a close Mrs. Merkel was a member of St. Paul
SurVivors include his wife, Doris; a iriend,Floyd Williams both of Palm ~atholic Church, Daughters ·of Isabella,
son, William Martin of EartLansing; 2 Sp~ings, CA:. 2 nieces, AnhDeSis.to of Ifartha Guild, Zonta, ACKCO Servi~es,
grandchildren, Bruce and Beth; a Flmt and Gall Beyer of Grand Blal)c; a nc!, and was secretary of MBLA. !r
brother, A. J. Martin of Lathrup Village, : nephew, Todd Mochmar. i ' . Surviving are: Her husband;· two sons,
Mich. and several nieces and nephews. I Mr. Mochmar wa~ pre,deceasedby a oseph of Chelsea and Mark of Owosso;
brother, Todd and a sister, Anda. wo daughters, Sharo} Haskins of Owosso
Arrangements by Bellows Funerallnd Lisa at home; seven grandchildren;
Home, Durand. ,." _wo brothers, Gerald and Roger Smyth,
Ethel M. Martineau I .' both of Chelsea, and one Sister, Max~ne
, . . . . 'Chfford C. Mallery Moser of Owosso.
Ag~ 65, ot5450 N. McCaffrey'Rd. died . The family suggests memorials to St.
Wednesday morning at the St. Joseph l .Age 71, of 5195PleasantDr., Beaverton, Paul Catholic Church.
Hospital Flint. She had been ill for the died Thursday, Oct. 6, 1983, at McLaren S H (M -) M' ..'
past 6ye~rs. . General Hospital, Flint. ' •• at agmlty
Mrs. Martineau was a homemaker. Mr. Mallery was a retired John. Age 76, who resided at 201 Cook St.,
Funeral services will be held at the Hancocklnsur~nce A~ent, 28years.. Durand, died Wednesday, August 31,
Jennings-Lyons Chapel, Saturday at 11 Fu~eral services Will be held at KrIbs 1983, at W. A. Foote Memorial Hospital,
a.m. Mr. Earl Skinner will officiate with Colomal Chapel o~ ~aturday at 2:3~ p.m. Jackson. .
burial in West Haven Cemetery. The ~h7 Rev~l'end ~Il~am Gozadd wIll of-: Mr. Maginity was a locomotive
family will meet with friends today and flclate w~th bU~lal m ~asto~ Cemetery. engineer for Grand Trunk Western R.R.
Friday from 2 to 4and Ho 9p.m. The famIly wIll receive. friends today from 1928 to 1971.
l':1 rs. Martine,auwas born in from2t05andH09p.m. . . Remains were to be cremated. The
Lamgsburg on July 18, 1918, the daughter Mr., ~allery was born In New Haven family request memorials to be directed
.of Clifford.and Mabel (Chase) Skutt. She T~w!ls p on Jan. 31, 1912, the son of: , to Durand Depot or the Coronary Care
attendedOwossoSchoolsandhadresided William and Beulah (T~omas) Malle~y, Unit at W. A. Foote Memorial Hospital
in .this arl;la all her Ilfe. On June 7, 1936 ~e and Florence L. .DavIs were mamed Envelopes available at Bellows Funerai
she and Joseph Martineau were married ,m Corunna on Dec. 9, 1932. M.r. Mal~ery .. Home, Durand.
in Owosso~ was a~ember of the EdenvIlle Umted Mr. Maginity was born in Elb t J
,Survivors include her husband; a son, Metho~stC~urch. . . 31, 1907, the son of Thomas a~~ aAd~~
Jo~eph E. Martineau of .Englewood, Survlv.ors mclude his WIfe, Florence L·Maginity. He had resided in Durand
Ohio; .a grandchild, Sherry; 2 brothers, ,Mallery, 3 daughters, Mrs. J~hn since 1928. He and Lena Southwick were
Robert Skutt of Strathroy, Ontario and,(Delore~) Forres~r of Dewey. Ariz., married in Buckley, Sept. 20 1925 '
E!dward Skutt of Cape Coral, Fla.; 4 ~rs. Jalffiee (Bermce) Weth~rs of ~rand I Mr, Maginity belon g~d 'i·o the
sisters Mrs Donald (Evelyn) DeFrenn Blanc, Mrs. Levon (Jacquelme) Pitts of Brotherhood of L t· E .
. " . Swartz Creek" 2 sl'sters M'r M' di' ocomo Ive ngmeers
of OwoSl!o, Mrs. Harold (Bertrice) Smith . ' . . ' s'. au e and the Still-A-Goin Retirees Club
of Perry, Mrs. Glenn (Clarabelle) Pyles Augustine of Chesamng and Mrs. Helen S · . I d h' . .
of Swartz Creek and Mrs Bill (Bett ) Wallace: 10 grandchildren; 6 great· urvlvors mc u e IS WIfe, Lena; 3
Straba of Albuquerque NM y grandchildren; many nieces and daughters, Mrs. Don (Barbara) Karhoff
,. . nepnews. Mr, Mallery was predeceased\ of B~adenton, Fla., Mrs. Jesse (Pat)
by a granddaughter. : Bayl~s~ of Durand, and Ann Marie·
Memorial contributions are suggested' Mag~n~ty of Grand Blanc; a son, Keith
to the Mic'higan Heart Assocation Magmlty of Owosso; 13 grandchildren; 8
. , . great-grandchildren; a brother Lester
of Ludington. '
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! Richard P. Marsh Lelah Faye Mason Leon R. McCall .

, ~ge 69, O'f ~03 Maple St., VernO'n, died Age sa, O'f 919 May St., OWO'SSQ died Age 67,.Qf :ampa, Fla. passed ~w.~y In
FrIday evemng, May 27, 1983, Qf an Wednesday, Feb. 9, 1983 at the Durand January I.n Tampa Veterans HQSPlta.. He
apparent heart attack at Camp Lake' CQnvalescent Center. had been III fQr the ,past ~2 years.
J.,eelanau,nQrthwestQfTraverseCity. Mrs. MasQn was' a schQQl' teachefl Mr. Mc~all retIred In 1970 after 33
'Mr Marsh Was chainnan Qf the bQard· ti· g' 19"'0 , Iyears as radwaYPQstal clerk.
·Qf Marsh• PrQducts, Inc., VernQn, where reFuneral rm m services
/'. " will be held at the!, A !DemQrs i I rvice will be held at
se .
he had wQrked fQr 40 years. 'Kribs CQIQnial Chapel' Friday at 2 p.m) Jenmngs-LYQns Chap~IQn Tuesday,.June
Services fQr Mr., Marsh will, be' held! P 't ' J H H pki will Qfficiate 7 at 1 p.m. Dr. LeQn MQntague Will Qf-
~Tuesday
, .
at If a m in the VernQn United~, ~tshQrb a!llies .. OOk nsd Cel'netery !ficiate with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery.
.. . . • WI uria m a WQQ t.. ,, . . '11 b h ld to
'MethodIst Church With the Rev. WIllard 0 Th f '1 ;ll eceive friendsft MasQmc servIce WI e e ' a. WQSSQ
King Qfficiating. Burial will fQIlQW in' tQ~~SyS~Qm;tQa;r; ~ ~~d~tQ9p.m.}A>dge #81, F. & A:M. ~em~flals are
,GreenwQQd Cemetery, Verl1Qn. The, M' M ' "b . B . t ,suggested to' the DIalysIs UnIt at The
'1 '11 . .. ' II ' rs. aSQn was Qrn m annIS er,,,,,, . 1H 'tal OW SSO'
'f amI y WI receive vIsItQrS at Be QWS M' h A'I 22 1894 the daughter Qf ~Y1emQfla QSPl , ? .
Funeral HQme Durand MQnday 2 to' 4 IC ',Qn prJ , . ' Mr. McCall was bQrn m OWQSSQ Qn Jan.
p.m. and 7 t~ 9p.m: They suggest! Warren ,and En~ AUstm. She graduated 49, 1915, the SQn Qf JQhn M. and Lillian
memQrials to' the VernQn United: frQm OWQSSQ HIgh SchQQ!, th~ Class QftTraffQrd) McCall. He attended OWQSSQ
MethQdist Church. The bQdy will lie in! 1912. Mrs. MasQn had .resJde~ m OregQnl~ChQQIS and graduated frQm, OwossO'
·state in the church 10 a.m. Tuesday until i and had returned t<! this area In 1962. She, High SchQQI in 1933. Mr. McCall mQved to'
time Qf the service.'· 'was a mem?er, Qf the OWOSS9 Seventh i::hicagQ in' 1933, ,to' OWQSSQ in 1943 and
Mr. Marsh was bQrn in VernQn Sept. 17, Day AdventIst Chur:h, ,Owoss~ ~Qldentben to' Fla. in ,1971. He married' Pauline:
i,

1913, the SQn Qf Max and Grace (Sher_,Age.rs and the Ameflcan ASSQCIatIOn Qf Parr in ChicagO' Qn April 19, 1941. Mr. i
,man) Marsh. He resided,all his life inIRetIre~Teac~ers. McCall was a veteran Qf WQrld Warn
VernQn. ' SurvIVQrS Include 2.daughters, Mrs. serving in the U.S, Anny fQr 3 years. He i
He wQrked fQr the Grand Trunk Japles D~n (Vaune) WItt Qf OwossO' and lvas a life member Qf the OwossO' Lodge
!Western RailrQad for a sl)Qrt time Mrs. MIke (LQrrayn~)Crane Qf H81, F. & A.M. and was a amateur radiO'
fQnQwin~ ~ervice in WQrld War II and ICQrunna; 2 grandsQns, MI~hael Crane Qf ,~perator, call letters (W B4 CF V). .
befQre JQInIng Marsh MQnument., •CQrunna and James D., WItt Jr. alsO' Qf t SurvivQrs include his wife; adaughter,
He and Betty West were married in CQrunna and 2great-granddaughters. Mrs. Larry (Marcia) McCQY of Los
Durand Feb. 20, 1940. . . i \ n g e l e s , Ca.; a SQn, Michael Qf PQrt
Hew~samemberQfth7VernQnUmted, TQwnsend, WA. and a granddaughter,
MethQdlst Ch~rch, a lIfe member Qf! nOr',S G M~rtl'n several ~es, nephews and cQusins.
VernQn MasQmc LQdge F. and A.M., a III • u " "
member 'Qf the Michigan CQncrete Pipe!! Age 78, Qf 1787 E. Henderson Rd.,
AssQciatiQnQf which he was a past· OWQSSQ died, Thursday afternoQn at The
president and a member Qf the American! Memorial HQspital. Leon R'. McC~11
,CQncrete AssQciatiQn. . ! Mrs. Martin was a hQmemaker and III

Mr. Marsh is survived by his wife; tWQ/fQrmerly emplQyed at General Age 67, Qf Tampa,Fla., and fQnnerly
SQns, Jack and Gary Marsh, bQth Qfl Telephone. Qf OwossO', passed away Thursday,
Durand: a daughter, Mrs. Jill Funeral services will be held at First. January 6, 1983, in the Veterans Ad·
Swearengen Qf OsseO', Mich.; six grand- Church Qf Christ Qn MQnday at 1 p.m. rninistratiQnHospital, Tampa.
'·children: a brQther, Fred Qf Durand, and! with Dr. Garry L. Yeagel' and PastQr Mr. McCall retired frQm the U.S. Mail
.twO' sisters, Margaret Neitzke Qf, Mark St. LQuis officiating. Burial will be Railway Postal Service in 1970.
'Frankenmuth and JQan ThQmpkins Qflin West Haven Cemetery, The body will, No services are planned and u,.e
Traverse City. I rest at Jennings-LyQns Chapel. The remains will be returned to' Oak Hill
family will be present tQday, Saturday Cemetery OWQSSQ, at a later date. The
Phyllis (Reynolds) McGillivray and Sunday frQm 2to' 4 and 7 to' 9. family suggests mem~rials to' the Kidney.
Mrs. Martin was bQrn Feb. 6, 1905 in FQundatiQn. .
Age 64, Qf CQrQnadQ,CA died Thur- Chesaning, MI the daughter QfPeter and Mr McCall was bQrn in ,OWOSSO' Jan.
sday, March 17, 1983, as a result Qla Julia (Hewitt) Race. She attended 19, 1915, thesQn Qf- JQhn M. and Lillie
heart attack while Qn a trip to' MexicO'. . Chesaning SchoQls and resiued in this (Trafford) McCall.
A memQrial service will be held at cQmmunity all her life. On June 30, 1962 He and Pauline Parr Qf OWOSSO' were
NavalChapeI in CQrQnadQ. Burial will be'she and HQward L. Martin were married married in ChicagO' in 1941. .
in ArlingtQn NatiQnal Cemetery,; in CQrunna. She was a member Qf the. . Mr. McCall was a member Qf MasQruc
WashingtQn, D.C. First Church Qf Christ. Lodge F. and A.M. ~nd was an Anny
Mrs. McGillivray was bQrn April 14, Survivors include her husband: 2 veteran Qf WQrld War II. He was all'
1918 in OWQSSQ the daughter Qf Ray and daughters, Mrs. Charles (CarQline) Bird active ham radiO' Qperator, knQwn as
Teena (Carr) ReynQlds. She was a and Mrs. William (DQrQthy) Harrison "Mac" with call lettersWB4CPY..
graduate Qf OWQSSQ High SchQQI and was' bQth Qf OWQSSQ; 2SQns, DQnald DickinsQn He is survived by his wife; a son in
married to' Lt. CQI. CliffQrd M. and David DickinsQn bQth Qf OWQSSQ; 11 PQrt TQwnsend, Wash.; a daughter in
McGillivray. He predeceased her. , ,grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; Los Angeles, Calif., and CQusins in the
· SurvivQrs include 2 daughters; Mrs.. a brQther, Glen Race Qf Oakley and a O\\fOSSQ,.!"U.Il!_all.!lPQrtHurQn.areas~_.
Brenda Tingen Qf Annandale, VA and 'sister, Mrs. Russell (Kathleen) Hurley of Kate M. McCamey
Mrs. (Terry) Susan Savard Qf Hyatt- CQIQradQ Springs.
sville Maryland; 3 grandsQns; and a. I Mil' Age 88, Qf 219 S. Madi~Qn St., ~erry,
siste;, Mrs. DQuglas VanPelt Qf OWQSSQ.: Ange na arte I ! died Friday ev,ening, April 8, 1983, In her
ThQse desiring may make con·, of 405 E. Gibbs St., St. JQhns died hQme.
tributiQns to' the Ame~ic~n Cance~. TiIesday evening., . She was a hQmemaker.
SQciety Qr the Heart AssociatIQn._' Funeral arrangements WIll be an- Services, fQrMrs. McCarney will be
nQunced later by HQughtQn Chapel in held Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the Nelson-
OVid. HQuse Funeral HQmes' LaRowe Chapel
in Perry.
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Mart~a Viola Mayer Ralph P.
Mary A. Mun;y' Ag~ 87, of 1026 Summit St., passeq 'Age 83, of Ft;l'dney Rd., Oakley died
Age 72 of OwossQ died Wednesday, away Thursday' morning at The Thursday, June 9, 1983 at The Memorial
March 23, 1983, at The .Memorial MemorialHospitaI.Hospital, Owosso.
Hospital. Death was attrIbuted to Mrs. Mayer was a homemaker. Mr. Marshall worked at Peet Packing
IComplications. Funeral services will be held at Jen- [Co. for 28 years; retiring in 1965.
t Mrs. Muzzy w~s a homemaker. nings-Lyons Chapel, Monday at 11 a.m. ' Funeral services will be held at Trinity
:Funeral servIces will be held at, Burial will take place in Oak Hill :United Methodist Church, Chesaning on
rScarletts Funeral Home, Saturday a~ 2 Cemetery, Battle Creek. Dr. Norbert W.Sunday at 1 p.m. with Rev. Lewis P.
f

p:m. The Rever~nd Dr,; No~bert. Smith Smith will officiate. Visitation begins :Compton officiating. Burial will be in
,will officiate with bur!al m HIllcrest Friday evening at, 7 p.m. also Sat. and Wildwood Cemetery. The body wi,ll rest
'Memorial Gardens.. FrIends may call Sun. 2 to 4 and 7 to Qp.m. MeJl'!,orials are after 7 p.m. this evening at Misiuk-Morse
~f~r 3p.m. today at the fune~alhome. suggested to HOSPICE of Shiawassee. Funeral Home, Chesaning.
')irs. Muzzy was born m Jackson,. Mrs. Mayer was, born in Battle Creek, Mr. Marshall was born Feb. 27,1900 in
.Mich. on Feb. 8, 1911, the daughter of Ira 'Sept. 18, 1895, the daughter of ArNlur and Brady Township. He married the former'
E. and Esther' (Linnaberry) Burrows"Ada Harriet (Lloyd) Clark. She came to. Gladys Taphouse in Saginaw; June 27,
She attended Ovid Public Schools .. Mrs. 'Owosso from Battle Creek in 1980. She 1921. He was a member of Trinity United
Muzzy had resided most of .her life in and Frank D. Mayer were mar~ied in Methodist Church and its Men's Club and'
'ShiawasseeCounty. She marrIed Charles IAnn Arbor, May 7,1917. He died in 196~. the Brady Golden Agers.
W. Muzzy in Ovid on June 21, 1930. !She was a member of the First United' Survivors include his wife; 3 children,
Survivors include a dau~hter, MarYiMethodist Church, Eastern Star Chapter ,Roland E. Marshall of Saginaw, Mrs.
Lou Burgess of Saginaw; a SIster, Esther!#355 of Battle Creek, Auxiliary of the ' William (Betty) J. ~uppes of Oakley and
IKuntz of Jackson; a half-brother, ~obert;Brotherhood of Locomotive Ehgineeers, Darrell R. Marshall of Elsie: 10 grand-
Burrows of Jackson; 4 grandchildre~and the Grand Trunk Retirees Club. children; 23 great-grandchildren; a
and 3. great-grandchildren. Mrs. Muzzy She is survived by a son, Clark Mayer sister-in-law, Hazel Marshall. He was
~was predeceased by her husband'cOf Owosso; aCnd 4grandchildren. preceded in death by ,a granddaughter,
Charles, a sister and 2 brothers. '. ~ - Elizabeth Baker in 1977, a brothev, L.J.
William f. McKay Helen Montgomery Marshall in 1975, and a half-brother, Dr.
, . Age 46, of Torch Lake, formerly of William J. Marshall in 1950.
'Age 71, formerly of Corunna died Owosso died Wednesday, June 8,1983 at . Memorials can be directed to the
Wednesday, Marc~ .16, 1983 at Fenton Munson Medical Center, Traverse City. Trinity United Methodist Church.
Extended Care ~acllity. . ; Funeral services will be held at Reigle f
Funeral servIces for Mr. l\;fcKay WIll 'Funeral Home, .4305 Clio Rd., Flint on ,em . 0 Ina
EM r
be held at St. ~auls Catholic Church'Saturday at 3 p.m. with Rev. Richard Age 76,0£ 439 Beacon St. S.W., Gra,nd
Owosso on FrIday at ~O. a.m .. !he Biank officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Rapids, MI 49503 died Saturday:nornmg
Reverend Robert Kolenski will offICIate '.Hill Flint at St. Mary Hospital, Grand Rapids.
rwithburial in St. Paul. Cemete,!" i Mrs. M~ntgomery was born Nov. 22, Mrs. Molina wO,rked at Redmonds and
Owosso. The bod~ rests atKrI~s Colomal ':1936 in Flint, the daughter of Wilfred and R.C. Allen in Grand Ra,pids. .
Cha~el. T~ere ~IlI be a ParIsh Rosary HiIda Kendall. She resided in Owosso for Funeral services Will be held at Jen-
ServICe this evemng at 7 p:m, 20 . i g to Torch Lake in 1979. nings-Lyons Chapel, Tuesday at lla,~.
Mr. McKay was born m Rush Town- years, mov ~ • The Reverend Dewey E. Moore Will
ship on Jan. 5 1912 the son of John and She was marrIed to Jay Mon,tgomery. ~ 'officiate with burial in Ridge Road
, . " .. Mrs. Montgomery was a member of
,Ma~y (Lemer> McKay. He was a lifetime Ch' t E' al Church Owosso was Cemetery.'
reSident ofShiawassee County. ~lS . PIS cop .. ' ., ,Mrs. Molina was born in Corunna. on
" Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. active ill the church chOIr and a member March 25, 1907, the daughter of James
Robert(p~ggy) Schooley of Owosso; 4 of the ~CA.and Cub Scouts of Owosso: 2 Edward and Gertrude Alice (Braley:)
,sisters, Mrs. Fred (Mary) Leader, Mrs.. Survivors mclude ?er husba~d, Jay: McKinney. She attended Owosso Schoo,ls.
Elizab~th Law, Mrs. Herman sons, Jeffrey and w~e, ~arah, SC?t~" a , Mrs. Molina. resided in this community
(Catherine) McLane all of Corunna and daughter, Kathy; 2 s.1sters,Mrs. William .until 1945, and then moved to. <!ra~d
Mrs. Frank (Beulah) Gross of (Elaine) Martin and Mrs. Glenn Rapids. She married Cruz M. Molma In
Beaverton; 2 brothers, John McKay of (Marilyn);Smith. , . 1952. Mrs .. Molina was a member of the
Corunna and Mack McKay of Harrison; .MemorIal contrIbutIOns. can be Grace Bible Church; "
a grandson and several nieces and directed to the Munson Medical Center Survivors include her husband; ~ sons,
nephews. Hospice, Traverse City. Henry.strieff of Lansing; Ira Str~eff pf
Fran"L M'I~I
I er
Owosso; a daughter, Gertrude Strleff of
Grand Rapids; 6 grandchildren; 2. great-
George Edward Mahon Age 77, of Flint died Saturday, Feb. 26, grandchildren;, a foster son, Edward
Age 61; of Lennon' died Sunday Oc- 1983atSt.JosephHospital,Flint. Felver of Grand Rapids: 2 sisters,M~s.
tober 23,1983 at McLaren Hosptial Flint Mr. Miller was retired from Buick Arthur (Effie) How~ of ~oscommon,and
Services were held at M. Box Funerai Motor in Flint. Mrs. Archie (Waneta}Klrby ofOwos~o.
Ho~e, Par~, Ontario on Wednesday. . He was born in Teplice, - !

BurIal was In Parkhill Cemetery. Czechoslovakia, the son of August and James A. McCoy
Mr.. Mahon retired from Fisher I Antonie Miller. Mr. Miller came to the Age 52, ofS~ginawdied Wednesday.
Flint. .
Surtdvors include his wife, Victoria;
, lJ.S. at
with his parents age 7 and settled Mr. McCoy was a fireman and
in the Owosso area in 1912. He married .policeman and worked for the Depart-
father of Aleta Ferol ,of Colorado Ed. Stazie Okenka of Lennon. He was a
ward George and wife Monidli(Ru~sell) member of the St. Matthews Church in ment of Public Safety and Tri-City
of Tampa, Paul Victor of Alberta. Airport.
Flint.
grandfather of Kelly and Ashley of . Survivors, include his wife, Stazia; a Funeral services will be held at Jen-
Tampa and brother of Aleta Pennington son, Richard; a sister,Rose SoupaI of ;nings-Lyons Chapel, Tuesday at 1 p.m.
of Parkhill, Ontario. Owosso and nieces and nephews. Mr., Friends may call at the chapel Sunday
Memoria~s ar~ suggested to the Miller was predeceased .by his parents, a and Monday only. '
American Diabetes Association. brother, James, 2 nephews, Jerry Soupal
and WenceI Soupal both of Owosso. .
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'mrs. Garrie lavina Mitchell 'Anna Marie Mmz ,Estelle M. Matthies James K. Marble
Age 87, of 4612 N. Kerby Rd., RdAge 69, of~5510 MCCt:jffr~y: Age 70, of 3096 W. Wildermuth Age 46, of 525 N. Chestnut St.
Owosso died Sunday, January" Owosso diM.Monday, AprilRd., Owosso, died Tuesday died this morning at The
23, 1983 at Pleasant View 25, 1983 at her residence. April 12, 1983, at Shiawasse~ Memorial Hospital.
Hospital. Mrs. Mroz worked at. theiMedical Care Facility . Mr. Marble worked at Globe
Mrs. Mitchell worked at Owosso Hotel and then wasl Mrs. Matthies . was a Union.
Re@londs Mfg. during World employed .at the Johq WesleYihomemaker. Funeral services will be held
War II for about 4years. Center untIl she retired. I Funeral services will be held at Jennings-Lyons Chapel,
Wedijesday at 1 p.m. Pastor
Funeral services will be held . Funeral services will be heIdi at Salem Lutheran Church'
at Nelson-House Funeral at ~t. Paurs Catholic Church oniFriday at 1p.m. Burial will tak~ Andy McNees will officiate with
Homes, Knapp & Smith Chapel :Frtda~ at 10 a.m. Father! place in Hillcrest Memorial' burial in Hillcrest Memorial
ion Wednesday at 1 p.m. with, F~ancls -':araci will officiate; Gardens. Rev. Robert Mueller Gardens. Friends may call at
Pastor Andy McNees of-, with. bunal in St. Paul's! will officiate. Friends may call the chapel this evening from 7
ficiating. Burial will be in' Cemetery. The body rests at this evening 7 to 9 and Thursday to 9 p.m. and Tuesday 2 to 4 and
Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.: Nelson-House Funeral Homes 9 to 9 at the Nelson-House 7 to 9 p.m. Memorials may be
The body will rest at the funeral: Knapp & Smith Chapel after 3, Funeral Homes, Knapp & Smith made to the .American Cancer
home after 6 p.m. p.m. today. There will be a Chapel. Society of the charity of your
Mrs. Mitchell was born Oct. 7, rosaI'y Thursday evening at 7, Mrs. Matthies was born in choice.
1895 in Rush Twp., the .p.m. . i Cleveland, Ohio on April 9 Mr. Marble was born in
daughterof David and Sarah! Mrs. Mroz was born in Buf". ·1913, the daughte~ of Thomas l Owosso on April 15, 1936, the son
Hunt. She attended schools in falow, New York on May 15, and Josephine (Patera) Ster- of Kenneth Jay and Katherine
Rush.Township; She and Grover .1913, the. daughter of Albert and. nad. She and Lloyd Matthies. (Moses) Marble. He attended
C. Mltc~ell were married June/JosephIne (Ryngwelska) were m1\rried in Owosso, Nov. Owosso Schools and had resided
26, 1912 In Corunna. ·Skoczen. She married Paul H. 21, 1939. She has resided hi the' in Owosso all his life. Mr.
Survivors include 2 Slater who preceded Iler in Owosso area for the past 50 Marble was an Army veteran
:'daughters, Mrs. James (Dora) .death in 1960. Then, she maried years. She was a member of the between the Korean Conflict
Waters and Mrs. Charles (Edmund S. Mroz in Mt. Salem Lutheran Church, and and Vietnam. He married
Mildred) Slaughter both of Clemens on July 23, 1967. Mrs. the Ladies Aid, past member of Sharon Butler in Owosso on
OWQsso, a daughter-in-law, .Mroz was a member of the St. the Shiawassee Co. Extension Sept. 7, 1957. He was a member
of the Owosso Church of Christ.
Mrs. Clarence (Ruth) Mitchell Paul's Catholic Church. Club. Survivors include his wife; 2
of Ovid: 11 grandchildren; 35 i Survivors include her' Survivors include her' daughters, Jody Lynn at home
•great.grandchildren; 13 great-;husband, Edmund; a daughter, husband, Lloyd; a' daughter and Mrs. Bill (Tammy Sue)
great-grandchildren; a sister, itMrs. Harold (JoAnn) Haase of; Sally Lover of Elsie; 2 sisters Nixon of Owosso; a son,
Mrs. Cecil Keith of Ashley. She'\Vashington, Mich.; a sister, ¥rs. Marsha Conrad of Arizona Timothy James of South
was predeceased by her Mrs. Melanie Holeski and a and Mrs. Bernice. Dvorak of Carolina; ~ brothers, William,
husband, Grover in 1979; 2sons, ~brother, Henry Skoczen. both of. .O\fosso; 2. brothers, Daniel and Bob and Charles of Owosso and
Clarence and Carl; a grand- Cleveland, Ohio and nieces and frh~mas, J. Sternad, both of Richard of CA;' 2 sisters, Mrs.
daughter, 3 great-. eohews.Califorma. KenIleth (Shirley) Spiegel of
grandchildren, 2 great.great- :Shirley Muehler Memorials may. be made to Bennington, Mrs. Niles (JoAnn)
grandchildren, 3 sisters and 6 i A 50 f S tz C . the Salem Lutheran Church. Jensen of Owosso and his
brothers. r ge ,0 war . reek died mother, Katherine Bon of
- -- - 'Sunday, JUhe 12, 1983 at Flint Charlotte Freid Meintz
Helen J. Moore Osteopathic Hospital .. Owosso. He was predeceased by
Age 69, of 3240 N. M-52, his father and 2sisters.
Age 71, of Laingsburg died . Funeral services will be held Owosso, Ml died Monday, April
Saturday, Nov. 5, 1983 at at, Sharp Funeral Home, 8138 11, 198..1. at The Memorial Pearl Ann McDonogh
Sparrow Hospitaf, Lansing. .MIller Rd., Swartz Creek, .on Hospital, Owosso. Age 89, died, Wednesday,
Funeral services will. be held! ~ednesday ~t 1 p.m. C~ematIon Funeral services will be held March 2, 1983 at Pleasant View
at the Nelson-House FUneral w~ll. be ~t Flmt,MemorI~1 Par~.J at Nelson-House Funeral
Homes McDougall Ch 1 VISitatIOn wIll begm thiS. Homes, Knapp & Smith Chapel Medical Care Facility. She was·.
. '
Lamgsburg, Wednesday ape ,!
at 2:evemnga . ft 6
er p.m, . . on Wednesday at 11 a.m. Burial formerly of Chesaning.
p.m. .. . Mrs. Muchler was born AprIl will be in Riverside Cemetery, Funeral services will be held
'23,1933 in Iowa the daughter of Henderson. . at Misiuk·Morse Funeral
Paul and Alice (Bush) Martin., Home, Chesaning on Saturday'
Mrs. JOseph (Sharon Lee) She attended Durand Schools at 11 a.m. with ,Rev. Lewis P.
and graduated from Hurley' Ralph P. Marshall Compton officiating. Burial will'
McAvoy School of Nursing in 1964. On Age 83, of Fordney Rd., ~ . in .. Wil~wooi:l Cemetery.
Age 44, of Southfield died Dec. 2, 1966 she and James were Oakley died Thursday June 9 VI~ltatiO~ will be after 7 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 7,1983. [ married. 1983.' " this everung.
Funeral services will be he!d:. Survivors include her Mr. Marshall worked at Peet Th~se. desiring may n:m,ke
atth: St. Ives Church m.husband, James; children, Packing Co. for 28 years' ,eo~trlbutions to. the Tnmty
Southfield Thursday at 10 a.IlJ· Lane Earns of Japan Robin retiring in 1965. ' Umted. MethodIst Church,
Ther~ will be a graveside Earns of Swartz Creek,'Melody Funeral services will be held Chesarung.
serVICe at the St. Paul Harris of Flint, James Jr., and Trinity United Methodist ~Anna M~rie M
Cemetery Thursday at 1 ~.m·Tracy Muchler of Swartz at Church,/ Chesaning on Sunday.' u mz.,
The body rests at Vasu.Roger~- Creek; a grandson, Joshua at. ~ p.m. The body rests at rAge 69, .0£5510 N. McCaffrey,
Connell Funeral Chapel mIHarris of Flint; 2 brothers, MlslUk·~orse Funeral Home, iOWOSSO died Monday, April 25
Royal Oak. IWaIter Martin of Durand and CbesanmlZ. 11983 at her home. ' '
Charles Martin of Flint; 2 • Arrangements will .be an-
sisters, Elaine Clear of Corunna pounced later by Nelson-House
and Lynne Thomas of Swartz runeralHomes, Knapp & Smith
Creek, several nieces and 'Ghapel. .
nephews:
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Lucille M. Mallery Ernest J. Myers Russell F. Merrill Jooephine G~ Miller

Age 64, of 216 W. McNeil St., Age 89, of 1255 N. State Rd., Age 65, of 218 W. McNeil St., Age 82, of 1005 Dingwall,
Corunna died Sunday, Nov. 6, 'Owosso died Tuesday, October Corunna died today, Oct. 17, Owosso, dj.ed, Monday, S¢P"
1983 at Flint Osteopathic4 1983 at the Durand Con- 1983, at The Memorial Hospital, tern bel' 12, 1983 at ~ The
Hospital. ~ iv'alescent Center. 'Owosso. Memorial Hospital, Owosso.
Mrs. Mallery had been em-' Mr. Myers was a carpenter- Mr. Merrill worked as a sheet Mrs. Miller was' a bookkeeper
ployed by Mitchell-Bentley contractor for over 56 years mel;aljourneymanforWeersing at the W. R. Roach Co. and
Corp. for many years and the retiring in 1972. He also farmed Heating of Owosso and QuabeUofflce manager at Harris'
last 10 years a~ a housekeeper. in the Morrice area. Milling Co., retiring in 1964. ,
atTheMemorial HospitaL Funeral services will be held Heating and Plumbing of Flint Funeral serviCes will be held
'Funeral services will be held at Nelson-House Funeral before retiring. at St. Paul Catholic Church on
at the Kribs Colonial Chapel on ,Homes Knapp & Smith Chapel Funeral services will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. The body
Wednesday at 11 a.m. The llev. 'on Friday at 1 p.m. with Rev. at the St. Paul's Episcopal will rest at Nelson-House
Russell W. Merrill will offi~tate Norbert W. Smith officiating. Church, Corunna on Thursday, Funeral Home, I(napp & Smith
,with burial in, Pine Tree Burial will be in Roselawn at 11 a.m. The Rev. Ward. H'Chapel, after 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Cemetery, .corunna .. The body Cemetery, Perry. The body will Clabuesch will officiate with Burial will be in St. Paul
rests at KrtbsColomal Chapel. rest at the chapel after 7 p.m. budal in Yerian Cemetery, pemetery. Daughters of
The faJT)ily will receive friends this evening. Lennon. The body rests at Kribs Isabella rosary will be recited
today and Tuesday from2~() 5 Mr. Myers was born Feb. 12, Colonial Chapel. Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Parish
and 7 to 9p.m. ~ !<. 1894, in Morrice the son, of Mr. Merrill was born in 'rosary will be recited Wed-
Mrs.• Mallery was born m Nathan and Anna Myers. On Venice Township on Aug. 13'Ifesday, 7:30p.m. ,
Corunna on May 30, 1919, Jhe April15,1916, he and the former 1918, the son of Daniel and Mrs. Miller was born Nov. 13,
daughter of Albert an~ R,()Se ;Florence L. Gillespie were Orpha (Frasier) Merrill. He 1900 in Hart~, MI the daughter!>f
Va~Horn. Sh~ was a lifettme, married. He was a member of was a 1935 graduate of Corunna William and Mary (Kokx)
reSident of ShiawasseeCounty. 'i First United Methodist Church., High School and lifetime Bruckman. She and Clare
On, June 17, 1939, she and.K: Survivors include a son, Ir.' resident. of Shiawassee County. MUler were married April 2,
Maynard Mallery were mamed ~ . g of Goodrich and a On Oct. 10, 1953, he and Emma 1934. She was a member of St.
,in ~ Sorunna. Mr. Mallery died 11~:ghter, Mrs. Marilyn Bennett Charvat were ~ married in Paul Catholic Church and
,ApnI26,.1978.. i f P 1m Beach Florida' 4 Owosso. Mr. Merrill was .a ppughters oUsabeIla.
Su~vlvors lnclude 2 0 a. .' 9 ~at- member of the St. Paul's ;Survivorsi~clude a daughter,
'daughters, ~ Mrs. ~ Larry Igrandch~ldren, H gr s Epis€;opal Church of Corunna, Mrs. Judy Race of Corunna; a
t,

(Charlotte) Runyan of Corunna, :grandchildren. . e ,,:,a past member of the Corunna ~ ~

Mrs. Leonard (Elaine) Klatt of ipredeceased by hiS ';1£e, Lodge #115 F. & A.M., was a ,son; James L. Miller of
Corunna; '4 grandsons; a IFloreilce; a brother, Eatl: 2 past president, was a member Qdando,FL; 4 grandchildren;
brother, Guy YanHorn of I sist~rs, Ina Stevens and Ivah of the Owosso Eagles Lodge 2 sisters, Mrs. 'Stasia Fitz-
Corunna; 2 half brothers, Carl Sll)ltJl._ ; , #851 for 35 years and 'served in patrick of Grand Rapids, Mrs.
~~rnice Boyle of Durand; 2
Chal~er of Corunna and Bert Alb er t MInton theU. S. Navy during World bllothers, Charles Bruckman of
Charlker of Chesaning. Age 61, of 5122 N. M·52 War II. , ,Owosso and-William Bruckman
Memorial contribution~ are Owosso died Tuesday, June 7: Survivors include his wife, ,of Grand Rapids; nieces and
sugg~sted to The Memorial 1983 at Hurley Medical Center, Emm~; 2 sons, Russell W. nephews. ~
Hospital. ~ , Flint. Mr. Minton had been ill Merrill of Lennon, Paul : Memorials are suggested to
H Ih f MatHle'ws ,--- :,since February. , Stanhope of North Caro~na; 4 St.Pau} Church 01; HOSPICE of
Ua . I Mr Minton was employed daughters, Mrs. Willard, S6ia~ssee.
Age 89, of 127 E. Grand River iwith Globe Union for 22% years. ~ (Sharon) Howes of Corunna,
Rd., Bancroft died Monday,!! Funeral services will be held Ms. Nancy Merrill of CaIifor-
Dec. 26, 1983 at, The Memorial i:at the Nelson-House Funeral nia, Mrs. Dale (Donna) Stub- Gary ,David Moore, Jr.
Hospital.:Homes Knapp & Smith Chapel" bert of Frankfort, Mrs. Al Age'7 weeks, of 9100 E. Copas
Mrs .. Matthews was a Friday'at 11 a.m. The Reverend! (Norma) Martin of St. Johns, 11 Rd., passed away 'riday at his
homemaker and owned a small 'Clifford Walton will officiate I grandchildren and ~ a ,great- residence. . ,~,~~~
variety store in Bancroft. with burial in West Haven grandchild. Mr., Merrill was, Funeral services':were held
, Funeral services will be held Cemetery. ' ' ' predeceased :';y his parents,' 4 today at Jennings"T%PPs Chapel
at Love Funeral Home .on Mr. Minton was born in br?thers, a sister and 3 grand- with Pastor James H. Hopkins
Wednesday at .3 p.m" With Middlesboro, Ky. on May 23" children.. officiating. Burial took ~ in
Evangelist Davld Bates of- 1922 the son of Fred and Bertha' The family suggests Middlebury Cemetery.
ficiating. Burial will be in Minton. He attended schools in, memori~l co~tributions to the Infant Gary Davi "
Fremont Cem~tery. , Middlesboro, Ky. On Nov. 15, St. Paul s ~Plscop~l Ch~rch or in Owosso, Sept. 30, 19~<
Mrs. Matthews was born 1947 he and Mildred Douglas to the chanty ofthelr chOice. . of Gary David, S
August 24, 1894 and reSided, in I were married in LaFollette, frank E. Marsik (Helt) Moore.
Bancroft fOI: many y~ars. She < T e n n . ' 'S" r d h'
was married to Glenn Skinner.' Survivors include his wife; 2 Age 81, of 1028 E. King St., urVlVors .InC il e .IS
He died in 1932. She then sons, James A. and Robert J. CorUnna passed away Sunday parents; 2 SIsters, Mellsa
married George Boardman. He both of Owosso and 2 daughters, Nov. 13, 1983. "~agner and Leona Wagner; ~ a
died, in 1954'Charlotte and Mrs. Douglas Mr. Marsik worked in the I brother, Larry Wagner;
Survivors include' a daughter- '(Juanita) Phillips both of Shipping Department of Buick Igran.dmother, Mrs. Arlo
in-la~, Exilda Th~aker of Owosso; 4 grandchildren and a Motor Division. I(LoUlse) Agnle ,of Owosso;
Saginaw; 6 grandchildren; 16 sister, Mrs. Juanita Collins of! Funeral services will be held great-grandmother, Mabel
great-grandchildren. iKy. Mr. Minton was' atSt. Joseph's Catholic Church, McCarrick of Ovid. '
Mrs. Matthews' wasipredeceasedbyabrother.Wednedayat·10 a.m. The body
predeceased by a daughter, Memorials' are suggested to rests at Kribs Colonial Chapel.
Mary Louise Poo~ in 1980,. a son, the First Church of thel Also surviving is a sister,
Donovan TMaker and a Sister. Nazarene. ' Mary 'Xakubek of Oceanside,
CA.
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1983

Elsa Anne Meyer Nona Miller

Age76,ofMearsdiedWednesday Dec' Age 66,of 11396 S~ ShoreDr., Lake, Age84,of2392TimberlaneDr.,Owosso
28, 1983 at. Meadow· Brook M~dicalMich;; formerly of Bancroft, died t died Thursday morning at Pleasant
Facility in Holland, MI. Wednesday morning, Oct. 26, 1983, at View. She had been ill for the past 8
l\'IissMeyer was born Aug. 18, 1907 in ClareCorpmunity Hospital, Clare. , f years. :
Golden Township the oldest daughter o( Mr~ Morse was afamer and also a Mrs. Miller retired from H. J. Heinz
pioneer family Henry Frederick William repairman for Chevrolet Motor Co. from Company in 1964.
and Anna (Wiebrecht) Meyer of SHverwhichhe retired in Jan. 1977. . Funeral services will be held at the
Lake.. She graduated from Hart High. 'Funeral services will be held at Love Ralph . J. Wittick Funer~l· Home,
School and Western Michigan University Furteral Home, Bancroft, Saturday at 1 Muscatme, Iowa on Saturday at 1:30.
and began her teaching career at Mears p.m. ThomasE. Gerlach will officiate. Burial will be in North Prairie Cemetery,
Elementary School teaching grades 4Burial. will take place in Hillcrest West Liberty, Iowa. The body will rest at
tbru 7 for 3 years and for 6 years. sh~ Memorial Gardens .. There will be an Winick Funeral Home Saturday mor-
taught grades 3 tbru I} in the New Era,Eastern Star Memorial Service thisning.
School!l. Elsa tben moved to Corunna Ml evening at 7: 30. Memorialsmay~ IJ:lade :, Mrs. Miller was born in Cedar County,
wbere she taught 3rd grade for 17 ye~rs. to Bancroft Masonic Lodge. " (,Iowa on April 5, 1899, the daughter of
She was then named Elementary School Mr. Morse was born in Flint, March 14,1 John R. and Agnes M. (PlumIy) Rum-
Principal, a position she beld for 151917, the Son of Oliver and Melissa mells. She attended Ceda~ County
years, until her retirement in 1969. (Parker) Morse.. He moved to Bancroft Schools. Mrs. Miller had resided in tbis
In 1965,. the Corunna Board of about 1941, then moved to Lake, Mich. in area for the past 3 years coming from
Education bonored Elsa by· naming a 1977. He· and Florence V. Mitchell were Iowa. On March 9, 1926, she and Henry A.
newly constructed elementary school married in Angola, Ind. Jan. 11, 1939. He Miller were married in Muscatine. She
after her, the Elsa Meyer Elementaryiwas a member of the Bancroft Masonic was a member of the North Circuit
School. Herteacbing expanded to a totaliLodge No. 382, the Order of Eastern Stars Methodist Church.
of 41 years. Since her retirement Elsa ,Chapter 225. He was a 25 year Mason, Survivors include ,her husband of
bas been activelY involved with the IPast l\faster and Past Patron. Owosso; a daughter, Mrs. James
Oceana Retirement Teachers. Survivors include his wife, Florence; 7 (Norma) Staley of Owosso; a son, Wayne
Association .and the Oceana Historicalcbi1dren: Ronald Morse, Robert Morse, A. Miller of Manhattan Beach, CA; 4
Society and museum. . . I J r . , and. Wayne Morse, all of Bancroft, grandcbildren; 1 great-grandchild.;.· 3
Elsa attended West Golden Wesleyan ;Carolyn Kane of Vestaburg, Pauline brothers and 3 sisters. . .
Church and is survived by many cousins. ~ilvers of Bancroft, Diane Clay of Clare, Arrangements by Jennings~Ly~ns
The family..willmeet with friends from Sandra Edington of Beaverton; 2 Chapel. ' I '
2t04and7to9!JnTuesday, January3rd. J:jrothers,Dallas'MorseofBeavert~nand L'r d J M'II
at tbe Tate-Weaver Funeral" Home in Jack Morse of Fremonti 5 SIsters, oy • I er
.Hart, wberea funeral servic.e will be heldiDorothy Mitcbell of·Perry, June.Martin Age 28, of Owosso died, Sunday
Wednesday, January ~th, an p.m. with and Eunice Smakal, both of Gaines, September 4,1983 in Lawton, Oklahoma. '
the Rev. Guy Rayle officiating. In.' Partricia Durga of Carson City, and Funeral services will be held at
termen~~ill be in ~he Mears Cemetery. Sharon. Hankinson of Bancro~t; 28. Nelson-House Funeral Homes, Knapp &
MemorIals may be made in Elsa's na1!le grandchildren; 4 great-grand<;bildren. Smith Chapel on Friday at 2 p.m. with
to the Oceana Historical Society and the He was preceded in death by his parents, Rev. Tom Dunn officiating. Burial wm:Jje
museum. a brother and 2 sisters. in Fairfield Cemetery. The body will rest
Arrangements by Tate-Weaver at Nelson-House Funeral Homes; Knapp
Funeral Home,. 303 State St., Hartl MI,Addie McCully & Smith Chapel after 3 p.m. Thursday.
49420 i . • d
I Age 94, of Sagmaw dIed· Tues ay .Arrangements by Nelson-House
evening at' Sun Valley Manor, Funeral Homes, Knapp & Smith Chapel.
D M h· Bridgeport. She had been ill for several
Rae heI..... a aney years. . ' Mattie A. Mme~
: Age 88, of Omaha, Nebraska; formerly Mrs. McCully.was a ~omemaker. Age 79, of 1202 S. Chipman St., Owosso
of 311 N. Ball St., Owosso died Dec. 19, Funeral servlces WIll b~ held at Jen- died Sunday, January 16, 1983 at
'1982 at the Dominican Hospital, Santa nings-Lyons Chapel on ~pda~ ~t 1 p.~. Lakeview Manor, Cadillac, MI. She badi
Cruz, CA. .' ,Dr.. G~rry L~ ,v.eager wIll offICIate w~th been ill for tbe past 3y e a r s . !
Mrs. Mahaney retired in 1959 ~fter I b~rtal m Oak. HIll Cemetery. The famIlY . Services will be held at Young Funeral·
being School Nurse in Owosso for 27 .wrll meet frIends at tbe chapel today Home, Lake City, M,I on WedneSday at;
years . from 2to 4p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. 1: 30 p.m. with Rev. Bruce Brooks of-
Me~orial services will be, held at the. Mrs. McCully.w~s born in St. Charles ficiating. Burial will be in Lake City
First Congregational Church Thursday on Dec. 12, 1888, the daugbter of Nate and Cemeterv. Lake City.
at 1 p.m. Dr. H.B.. Oliver will officiate. Hattie . Easterbr,ook. She attende~ Elizabeth I. Mahoney
Graveside services took place earlier at schools m St. Charl~s. Mrs. M.cCully ha . Age 81, of Chesaqing, formerly of St.
Oak Hill Cemetery. Arrangements were lived in 0'Y0sso,.m Ch~sanmg for 10Cbarles died Friday, July 1,.1983 at
· d b J. . L· Cha I Th years and In. Sagmaw smce 1968. She \
handle yennmgs- yons pe . e. married Nathan McCully Sr in Owosso Saginaw General Hospital.
family suggests memoriaIsto the on Feb 13 1909- he died in' 1962.. Mrs. '( Funeral services will be held at Our
churc~, or.. Starr Commonwealth for. McCully ~as a' ~ember of tbe First .Lady o~ Perpetual Help Catholic C~llrch,
Boys, m Albl?n. . ChUrch of Cbrist Chesanmg on Monday at 11 a.m. with Fr.
Survivors Include 3 sons, Dr. Thomas Survivors incl~de a daughter Mrs. Lee Joseph Griffin officiating. Burial will be
P. Mahaney, Omaha, NE, Dr. Jobn G. (Evora) VanAllen of Orland~, I?L.; 2 in ~t. Mary's .Cem~tery, St. Charles. A
Mahaney, Santa Cruz, CA, Dr. Robert C. sons Everett McCully of Ariz. andscnpture servlCe WIll be at 7p.m. Sunday
M~haney of Holland, MI; .13 grand- Nathan McCully of Saginaw; 10 grand- .and Knights of Columbus rosarywU.
children and 14 great-grandcbildren. children including Ben Burgess of 'follow at 8: 30 p.m. Friends may call after
Owosso;' 24 great~grandcbildren and 6 p.m. Saturday a~ Walker-Martin
several great~great.grandchildren. Funeral Home, Chesamng.
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Marilyn J. Munoz Frank E. Mell'Sik Adelaide McCartney

Age 46, of 308 Mackinaw St., Durand Age 81, of 1028 E. King St., Corunna, Age 65, of Flushingcdied Monday, Dec.
died Monday, Dec. 5, 1983 at Hurley passed away Sunday, Nov. 13, 1983, at 19, 1983, at Hurley Medical Center, Flint.
Medical Center, Flint. " The Memorial Hospital,Owosso. ' Mrs. McCartney had been employed by
Funeral services will beheld at Mr. Marsik worked in the Shipping thell.S, Postal'~ervice.;Jor Wh years at
Bellows Funeral Hllme, Durand on •Department of Buick Motor Division. the Flushing Post Office, retiring in.1979.
Thursday at,l1 a.m. with burial in Byron Funeral services will be held 'at St. . Funeral services will be held at' st.
C7~etery .. ~yro~ .. Past?~ ~illia!1l Joseph's Catholic Church, Wedneday at Robert Catholic ChurCh, Flushing,
Llvmgston Will offiCiate. VIsitation Will 10 a.m. Burial will take place in St. Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. Burial will take
be this evening from 7 to 9 and Wed- Paul's Cemetery. Rev. Fr. Raymond place in New Calvary Cemetery. Rev.
nesday; 2to 4 and 7 to 9p.m. . Goehring will officiate. The body will Fr. Vincent Delorenzo will officiate. A
¥rs. Munoz was born Sept. 9, 1937, m rest at Kribs Colonial Chapel where the. parish rosary will be held 7 p.m. today at
Flint, MI the daughter of George F. and family will receive friends today and Rossell Funeral Home, Flushing.
i~ildred Allen.. She r~s!deq in Durand Tuesday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. A Mrs. McCartney was born in Genesee
!smce 1972, preVIOusly livmg m Byron. On parish scripture service will be Tuesday County, March 5, 1918, the 'daughter of
Aug;~, 1~4, she arid John H. ~unoz were at 8 p.m. Cl)arles and Rose Mulcahy. She and
marrIed m Byron Methodist ~hu.rch. Mr. Marsik was born in Smolivce, Charles McCartney were ,married in
Mrs. lI:'1w:oz was a me~b~r of MI.chigan Czechoslovakia, Feb. 12, 1902, the son of Flushing, Aug. 31, 1940. She was a
ASS?Clabon '. for ~U~lstIC. ChIldren: Frank J. and Frances (Krejnicky) member of St. Robert Catholic Church
National SOCIety Auti.stic servmg 2 years Marsik. He came to the U.S. in 1903 and and the Altar Society. ,
o~ the State CouncIl Dev~lop!1lerttally later to Corunna in 1920. He and Frances Survivors include her husband,
Disabled and served .on, the Shiawassee Pelikan were married in Owosso Oct. 7 , Charles; 2 sons, Edward of Flushing and
County Parent COmmittee. " ,. " . Tom of Corunna; 2 daughters, Rosemary
Survivors include her husband: 2 1933. Mr. Ma~slk was a member ofSt. Schlaud of Lapeer and Phyllis Riley of
daughters, Mrs. Julie Dougherty of Joseph. Cath?lic Chur~h of.Owosso. Corunna; 13 grandchildren: 4 brothers:
Wauseon, OR, Mrs. Cathy Davis of Survlvors}nclude J.tis wife, F~ances: a Wayne, Ford, and Tom of Flint, Jerry of
Grand Blanc; 2 sons, John and Jerry daughter, Sister C~rlsta (Vlasti Ann~ O. Swartz Creek; 2 sisters, Lois of Swartz
both at home; a granddaughter; and a P. St. Thomas Aqmnas Parish, Detr?lt; 2 Creek and Mary Martin of Chesaning;
sister Mrs. Virginia Tucker of Grand sons, Frank ~. and Dorothy Mar~lk of several nieces and nephews.
Bl ' Owosso and' Joseph M. Marslk of
:~~'was predeceased by her partents. Corunna; 5 grandchildren. ~e" was Mary Grace McAllister
Memorials are suggested to' th~ predeceased by 2 brothers and a sister. Age 46, of Beecher Rd., Flint and
Shiawassee County HOSPICE~ formerly of Byron died today, Friday,
John A. Merle Nov. 4, 1983 at the Hurley Medical
Maurice A. Newman, Sr. Age 76, of 740 W. Stewart St., Owosso C~:~~al service!! will beheld at the
Age 72, of 10020 Sheridan Rd., Gaines died Thursday, Nov. 17, 1983 at The Small & Streeter FUileral Home, Byron,
died today at his residence. !Memorial Hospital, Owosso. He bad been Sunday at 1:30 p.m. The Rev. Homer
' Mr. Newman retired as a heavy failing in health for the past2lh years. VanBuren and Rev. Robert Schoenhals
equipment operator. Mr. Mei:lewas a farmer for 26 years will officiate with Jmrial in Evergreen
Funeral services will be held at Small and worked for the U.S. Department of, Cemetery, Grand Blanc. The family will
& Streeter Funeral I;Iome, Byron on: Agriculture Stabilization and Con.. be at the funeral home Saturday 2 to 4
Saturday at 2 p.m. With Pastor Harry servation Service Shiawassee County and 7 to 9 p.m. In lieu of flowers
Weeks officiating. Bur!al will ~e in Committee. for 22' years as a program! memorial contributions are suggested to
Oakwood Cemetery, Games. In lieu of assistant. the museum in Byron. Envelopes are
.flowers the family suggests memorials Funeral services will tie held at St. available at the funeral home.
be directed to the American Cancer Paul Catholic Church on Monday anO . Miss McAllister was born in Flint, Dec.
Society. Visitation will be {rmn 7to 9 p.m. a.m. with Fr. Robert Kolenski of- ~3, 1936, the daughter of Ford and Irene
this eveningand9 t09 p.m. Friday. -. ficiating. Burial will be in Resurrection (Perry) McAllister. .
Mr. Newman was born May 24, 1911, m Gemetery, Chesaning. The body Will re~t ~urvivors include her mother, Irene; 2
Shiawassee County, the son of ~red ~ a1.Nelson-House Funeral Homes, Knapp sisters, Mrs. Howard (Helen) Campbell
. Minnie (Able) Newman. He resldedm & Smith Chapel Saturday 3 to 9 p.m. and of Gibralter, Mich. andMrs. Keith
the Gaines, Byron, P~rry area and 24 Sunday 9 to 9 p.m. Aparish rosary will be (Bonnie) Calister of Bath: 2 brothers,
years in Florida. He and the former recitedSundayat7:30p.m. Charles Davis.of Detroit and Daniel
Zelonia Locke were married in Lansing, Mr. Merle was born April 25, 1907, in Davis of Byron and several nieces arid
on July 17, 1932. Yugoslavia the son of John and Pauline nephew/!.
Survivors inc!,llde his wife; .3 sons, (Btozovic) Merle. He resJded in Owosso An- na Mar'le MrOI
Maurice J., DaVid L., both of Games and since 1938. On, Nov. 28, 1936, he and
,Gary L. of Webbe~il1e; 2 daughters, Margaret Wenilick were married inSt. Age 69, of 5510 Mccaffrey Rd., Owosso
Mrs. John (Be~mta) Wolverton of AgnesCatholicChurch,Flint. diedMonday,April25,1983. ,. '" " i
Melyin, MI and MISS M~ry Lou Newman, Survivors include his wife; 2 brothers, Mrs. Mtoz worked at the OwossO' Hotel!
at home.; 18 grandchildren; 9 great- Frank of Muskegon Heights and Andrew arid therl.was employed at the John
grandchtldren; a bro~her! Wayne of Flint; nieces and nephews. . ' . Wesley Center until she retired. " "
Newman o~ Swar~ Creek, a sl~t~r, Mrs.- He was predec~ased by a sister and 2 Funeral services will be held at St.
Dale (Ardith) BIckford of Williamston brothers. , 'Paul's Catholic Church on Friday at 1~
and several meces and nephews. Me~orials are suggested to St. Paul a.m. The body rests at Nelson.Hous~l
Cathollc Churc~ ~r Our· Lady of, ~er. Funeral Homes Knapp &. Smith Chapel;
petual Help Catholic Church, Chesanmg. ' .
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Ray E. Newman Mary A. (I(ololylo) Nowak

.Age 66, of 2191 Vandekarr Rd., Owosso Age 74, of 624 N..Park St: died Sunday Age 70, rl;ied ,Monday, Oct. 3, 1983 at
died Sunday at The Memorial Hospital. noon at The MemorIal Hospital. . .' Hurley Medical Center.
Mrs. Newton was'a homemaker. .Mr. Newman was a tool and die maker Mrs. Nowak'Yas employed at General
F~eral services will be held at the wlt~ .Ge~eral Motors, Fisher Body, Flint Motors ~~rts. m Swartz Creek for 25
Jenmngs-Lyons Chapel on Wednesday at retIrmg In 1971. ~ , years retirmg In 1978.
11 a.m. PastorClffford L. Walton will .Funeral services will be held at Jen~ Funeral mass will be held 10:30 a.m. on
officiat.e with burial .in Hillcrest mngs-Lyons Chapel on Wednesday at 1:1 Thursday, Oct. ~, 1983 from. the H~ly
Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at! a.m. The Reverend Hayden K. Carruth Redeemer Catholic Church, Flint. Burial
the chapel today audTuesday from 2 to 4 !will officiate with burial· in HillcreS't will be in New Calvary Cemetery. Mrs.
and 7 to 9 p.m, Memorial Gardens. The family will be Nowak .will remain at the Dodds-
M~s. Newton was born in Vernon on present at the chapel 2 to 4 and7 to 9 p.m. Dum~nois Co..Funeral Home. where a
AprIl13,1917, the daughter ofGeorge and today and Tuesday. " combIned Paflsh, Altar Society and
Beulah (Bailor) Kirby. She had resided Mr. Newman Was born in Byron· on Daughters of Isabella Rosary will be
most of her life in this area. On April 19 !Oct. 4, 1908, the son of Fred and Minnie recited at 8:15 p.m. this evemng. Those
1957, .she and Raymond Newton wer~1 (Ab~l) Newman. He resided most of hiS desiring may make contributi~ns to the
mamed at Houghton Lake. hfe In Shiawassee County On Nov 21. Holy Redeemer Church Memorial Fund.
Survivors include her husband: 211930; he and Helen V. Kimball ~e~. Mrs. Nowak was born in Nanticoke,
daugh~ers; Mrs. .Andrew (Debbie) imarried in Byron. He attended the First Penn. on April 24, 1913. She had resided
Madonto of Holly, Joyce King of Owosso: iUnited Methodist Church in Owosso ana most of her life in Flint coming from
a son, ~erald Ordway of Owosso; 13 Zephyr Christian in Zephyrhills Fla . Owosso. Mrs. Nowak was a member of
grandchIldren; 8 gr~at-grandchildren; 2 Survivors include his wife' 3 ~ons . Ra:' the Holy Redeemer Catholic Church,
if
Wothers! George Kirby of East Tawas,' Newman, Jr. ofTraverse City Gil~rt Council of CathoUc Women, Altar Society
enry Kirby of Oscoda and a sister, Mrs. Owosso and Robert of Ovid' 2dau hte . and Daughters of Isabella of
,RaY,mond (Helen) Long of Jackson. Mrs. Mrs. Robert (Karen) Laza ~f Bata~ia ~t. HolyRedeemer Church and was also a
Ne;to; w~s predeceased by a daughter and Mrs. R. Neil (Roelene) Kelley ef member of the Altar Society of St.
an a roter. Walled Lake, Mich.; 18 grandchildren: Matthews Catholic Ch~rch and a
Junior L"Nequist 11 great-g:andchildren; a sister, Mrs. memb~rofth~St. Lucy GWld.
Dale (Ardith) Bickford of Williamston SurvIvors I~clude a daughter, Mrs.
Age 57, of3tl9 Fulton St., Williamston and 2 brot?ers. Wayne of Swartz Creek Thomas (~anIne) Doh~rty; 3 sO!,s and'
died Friday, Nov. 18,1983athishome. and MaurIce of Gaines MrNewman daughters-m-law, Damel and WIfe An-
Funeral $ervices will be held at was predeceased by a br~ther:, nette Nowak of Swartz Creek, Phillip ~nd
Bellows Funeral Home, .Durand on .. . . i wife Jem Nowak of Sheraton, Wyomlng,
Monday at 11 a.m. with Rev. Edward ,Adolpb K. Nybo Richard Nowak of Flint; 9 grand-
McCracken officiating. Burial will be in • . Age 84, of Griffin Home for the Aged children' brother and sister-in-law, John
Summit Cemetery, Williamston. died Sunday morning at Tne Memoria~ and Ros~ Kolotylo of Detroit; a sister,
Graveside services will be conducted by Hospital. Mrs. Walter (Helen) Bidol of Jackson,
V.F.'!'. N~..4063 of Perry. The family will Mr. Nybo was a barber in Owosso for and several nieces and nephews. She was
receive VISItors after 6 p.m. today and 2 i many years. . predeceased by her husband, Michael in
to 4and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday. Funeral services will be held at Jen, 1946.
Mr. Nequist was bo~n in Durand, Dec. 'mngs-Lyons· Chapel WednesdilY atH Nelne-Nbum
13, 1921), the son of :{J.eonard and Alice a.m. Pastor James W. Helman will of., .'
(Turner) Nequist. He'resided in Durand 'ficiate with burial in Oak Grov~. ~ge 78, of Chesanmg, pass~d away
most of his life and the last 3. years in 'Cemetery Visitation will be tms evening Fflday, March 5,. 1983, a~herresidence.
W i l l i a I I l S t o n . [ 6 to 9 p.m: and Tuesday 2 to 4 p.m. and. 7, . .Funeral s~rvlces Will be held at
He was a member of Perry V.F. W. No. 'to 9p.m. •Walker-M~rtin !funeral Hom.e, S'!Ilday at
~063j a veteran of World War II serving . Mr. Nybo was born in Fjaler County, 2 p.m. Burial WIll take ~lace In Ridge R~.
mtheU. S. Navy; and was a truckdriver Norway on July 26, )898 the son of Ce~~tery ..Rev. LewIS Compton will
for De~ton Co~struction Co., of Detroit. •Gabriel and Anna (Munsen) Hovland. He,officlate. FrIends m~y call,at the funeral
SurvlVors Include 3 sons: Jerry,came to Owosso from Canada in 1927'i.homeafte~7p.m. thisevenm.g.
Leonard a~d Lonnie; a daughter, Sarah Mr. Nybo was a honorary member of the 0 ~r~ ~:0~904wa;h born LlIn Mid~nd,
Jane: 2 SIsters, Mrs. Madelyn Ott of Knights of Columbus. cor .' .', e and oy NIXon
Owosso, Mrs. Kenneth (Jessie) Stock of Survivors. include a daughter, Ella wer~m.arrledml928andhepredeceased
Fenton and a friend, Louise Brown of Root of Southfield: 3 grandchildren; a ~er ~ 19~. ~h~ w:: ~ ~~mber of the
Williamston, great-grandchild; 3 brothers and a sisteri C~ml. y. m e e t 0 1st Church,
He was predeceased by 2 brothers a, living in Norway. I esa~ng.. .
sister and a son Thomas H Nequi t ' i .- . . SurvIvors Include 2 sons, Lloyd NIXon,
The family 'suggests ~emori~is be Anthony H. Novotny ,Jr. of Oa~ley and William Nixon of
direc~e~ to, the Michigan . ' Heart Age 30, of 11235 Reed Rd., Ban~roft, H~~~~ong 3 daughters, Mrs. Leo
ASSOCIatIOn. Envelopes are available at died as a result of injuries received In an((Evelyn) DtervUCk of Oakley' Mrs, Jameds
the funeral home " .. ., F 'd· 0 tobe 28 1983 ereaux 0f pewamo an
. autoa~cldent rl ay, c r . ' . Mrs. Rudy (Joann) Podob~ of
Rnbett1.;.ws-"n-Nrui'
., LClw u U1i
ServIces for Mr. Novotny WIll be held Chesaning' 27 grandchilren' 22 g t
Monday at 11 a.m. at the Small and . ' ,rea -
Age 75. of Ruskin, FL died Saturday' Streeter Funeral Home, Byron, with Mr.grandchddren; a. br~ther, Everett
Fe b .26, 1983 In' k" 'Jack Cartwrl'ght officiating. The family Munger of lfreeland, a SIster Mrs. Harry
Rus m, FL. Death was (Edna) NIXon of 0 kl Sh
sudden. . will receive visitors at the funeral home· a ey. e was
Services will be held today I'n Ruskin Sunday 2 to 5 p.m. and 7to 9 p.m.' predece~sed ~y a ~on, Charles and 3
FL. ' igrandchildren mcluding Kenneth Nixon.
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James A.Nitholson·
. , Leo C. Nichols Rilla r.- Noonon
Age.64, of~5S.Mp2, Apartment 7, Age 77, of 314 N. Saginaw died ZfCJ:NJormer Owosso and Lansing
die~this morning, NGv)i19, 1983,·8t IUs this morning at The Memorial re~ident, died at· St. Luke's
residence. .. . , . Hospital. He had been ill since Hospital in Phoeniz, Ariz. on
The funeral wIll be held from the First.' A u g u s t . ' " O~. 7,1983. He was,7!.
C~urch of God on Monday at 11 a.m., Mr. Nichols was a truck ;,':4\: service was held in Sun
WIth the, Rev. Edward C. Schweikert dr' d k d f G F CitY.•. Ariz., where he had
officiating. Burial is to be in Aiton lVer an wor e or e? " resided the last six years, and a
Cemetery. ' ~lger Co. for 36 years; retirlJ}g memorial service will be held in
The b()dY WI'll'rest at Jennmgs"
.' L' yons InF1971.' I .. Tan' , , at Grace Um'ted
,,-,'t., sl'ng
Chapel,until one hour before the service, uner~ servlce~ Will be heldM~~hodist Church, corner of Mt.
then be moved to the church. at the First Baptist Church of H,?~e and· Boston on Sunday,
Mr. Nicholson was born in Howell, Owosso on Wednesday at ,I p.m., Qd. 23, al3 p,m,
Aug.6,1919,thesonofAdnaK.andlnaJ. ~e Re~. ,James,E. Bo~n'}T:Mr. Noonan was born in
(Coffey) Nicholson, He attended the wl,ll officiate wIth bunal In Owosso on April 2, 1912, the son
Cohoctah schools and graduated from MIddlebury Cemetery . The ,01 Orson arid Emma Noonon. He
Howell High School. ' body rests at Jennings-Lyoits Attended, schools in Owosso
He moved to Owosso, from Howell 'in Chapel. graduating from Owosso High
1946. " Mr. Nichols was born ',' in Sehool, and then attended
Mr. Nicholson and Opal E. Sanders Blanchard, Mich. on May .2, ¥ichigan State University
were married Feb. 24, 1941 in Byron. 1906, the sQn of James and Iva graduating as an Electrical
A World War II veteran of the U.S. (Shaw) Nichols. He attended Engineer. He worked for the
Navy, Mr.. Nicltolson was a employed as schools.in Lansing. Mr, Nich0!B Board of Water and Lights in
a mechamc with Hagan & WOjld and had resIded the past 12 years In Lal}sing, then, after serving in
Aldermans, Inc. of Lennon. He was a Owosso. On June 17, 1972, he the European Theater during
member ofthe Firstchurch of God. and Golda Kidd were married World War II, he was hired by
Surviving are: His wife; one son, in, Owosso. He was a member of Michigan State University as
James of Owosso; two daughiers, Donna the First Baptist Church and' their electri(!al engineeer unitil
Nicholson of Owosso and Mrs. Ronald the Keenagers Club. his retirement in 1975. While
(Diana) Somers of McLoud. Okla.; five Survivors include his wife; 2 working at M.B.U. some of his
'grandchildren, and one sister, Mrs. Olin daughters, Mrs. Tom, (Joyce) duties included Design
(Margaret) Miller of Howell. Schmitz of Whitmore Lake, and Supervisor in Engineering
Mr. Nicholson's , family suggests Mrs. Lloyd (Anna) Lashbrook . Services, and Director of the
memorial contributions may be made to of Texas; 2 sons, Frank Kidd of Michigan Section of the
I

the Cancer Society or the church. _ ! Owosso and John Kidd of Texas American Institute of Ellec-
Donald Alvin Nelson' Il and a siste~, Mrs. Clare trical Engineers.
i(Beulah) VafiSickleofFla. He marriedtl1e former Abna
Age 57. of Mt. Morris died Tuesday,! " Plumb in Owosso in 1940; She
Oct. 11, 1983. ., i Mary E. Nedry survives him. as do two sons,
Funeral services will be held at A 96' ' f ' , Robert of Lansing and David of
Whi~lnl'M! "''' .....·a. Home Ne L thr' . ge • 0 Chesamng died Lowell, and six grandchildren;
, W 0 op ISunday, " July 17. 1983. He is also, s,urvived by one
'M G " . . " Funeral service~ will be held brother, ArthUr of Owosso and
rs. ertrude Nicholas at Walker-Martin Funeral si1(sisters. Ora nad Wilhelmina
Age 86 of 341 W Pine St El' di d Home, Chesaning on Wed- of Owosso, Mrs. Louis (Emma)
Saturday April 23' 1983 at"th sC1e,e nesdayat10a.m. Heise and Mrs. David (Dora)
,C1'tYH'OSPltal.
'. ' e arson . 1 WorsteII .of Corunna, Mrs.
Funeral services will be h~ld at Carter' Donald Alvi'" Nels'oft Elwood (Agnew) Krantz and
Funeral Home, Elsie today at'2 p,m. /I " M r s . Max (Viola) DeFields of
Age 57. of Mt. Morris died Owosso, also several nieces and
Tuesday, Oct. 11, 1983 at his nephews. He was predeceased
residence. by a brother, Martin.. '
Funeral services will be held Agnes L.Nelson
at Whelpley Funeral' Home
New Lothrop on Friday at 1:30 Age 7~, of 10500 Lehring Rd.,
p,m. with Rev. Clifford Furness Byron died Monday Aprilllth
officiating. Burial' will be in 1983 at Flint Osteopathi~
Flint Memorial Park Cemetery, Hospital.
Funeral services will be held'
at the Small &,Streeter Funeral.
Hpme on Wednesday aU p.m.
,!l~h . Rev. Jim Howard of-
fl~lating. Burial will be in
Hillcrest MemOJ,'ial Gardens.
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Bessie l. Ordiway Russell Olmsted Joe Carlos Osburn, Jr.

Age 88, of 1747 Thelma St." Jackson- Age 78, of 211 Corunna Ave., Corunna; Age 66, of Ocampo 58, Ajijic, Jalisoo,
ville, Fla. died Saturday, May 7, 1983 in. a member of the Corunna Public SchoolS Mexico died Sunday, Oct. 9, 1983·.at
Jacksonville, Fla. She'had been ill for the Board of Education for 29 years, died Memorial Hospital, South Bend, Indiaha
past 2 months and death was attributed!Friday morning, April 29,1983, at Ed~ after a brief illness, while vacationing in
to complications. ward W. Sparrow Hospital in Lansing. . i the United States. :
Mrs. Ordiway was a homemaker. The funeral will be held. at Jennings- A memorial service. will be held at; a
Funeral services will be held ~t Lyons Chapel Monday at 1 p.m. Burial is later date in Ajijic, Mexico Where Mrs.
Scarletts Funeral HOIFe, Wednesday at to be in Oak Hill Cemtery. Osburn has already returned. There will
11 a.m. The Reverend Edward C. Sch-. The body rests at the funeral chapel be no calling.1 .'
weikert will officiate with burial in where a Masonic service will be held at Mr. Osburn was born Aug. 27,191Hn
lIilIcrest MemorialGardens. 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Owosso the son of Joe Carlos and Grace
Mrs. Ordiway was born in Brant Mr. Olmsted was born in Owosso Nov.; (Woodard) Osburn. He and the former
Center, Mich. on Sept. 16, 1894, the:25, 1904, the son of Frederick and Sarah JlJpe' Terry,were married on' Jun&}~,
daughter of Elton and Elizabeth! (Hinchey) Olmsted. Jl,. life-long resident 1939. . .
(Williams) Parker. She attended school of the Owosso area Mr. Olmsted . Mr. Osburn graduated fromtlle
in Brant Center. M~s. Oridwa~ re~ided in graduated from Owosso 'High School. ,University of ~ichigan i~ ~939; served in
Owosso area, moving to FlorIda In 1979., He and Maudie Nelson were married the U. S. Navy In the PacIfic on PT boats
She married Charles Ordiway in St. July6,1927intheFirstChurchof Christ. as a,n officer in World War II. After
Johns, on May 3, 1913. M~s. Ordiway ~as Mr. Olmsted was a past worshipful World War II he worked fo~ LOo~­
a member of the SalvatIOn Army since master and life member of Owosso Sales, Investment Counselor In Detrolt,
Oct. 1959 and the V.F.W. Auxiliary No. !Lodge #81, F.& A.M., served on the. Boston a.nd New York City, he ~as seni~r
9455 of ~WOSS? ~hiawassee County Zoning Commission, pa~ner In t~e company at the tin;te olhis
. SurVIvors mclude. 6 daughters, Mrs. was boundary commissioner for retIrement In 1973.
Lloy~ (Katherine) Ree~, Mrs. RichardShiawassee'County, served as a member H~ was a member of the Ameri~an
(DorIs) Schad and MrS. Leonard (Betty) pfthe advisory committee of the Corunna LeglOnj.New YorkY~~ht~lub; B~y V1r:w
,Matthews all' of. O~osso, Mrs. Geraldbranch of Pacesetter Bank and Trust for Yacht Club, DetroIt,and UmversllY.
(Phy}lis) ~ross of Henderson, ,Mrs.~~veral years and was a past member of C~ub,Detr9it. As a member oft,he Bay
B~ssle HerrIck and Mr~. John (Shirley)the Corunna Planning Committee. He VI~W ~acht CIu!>, an. ~f:!nt sallor, ~e
Dietz both of Jacksonv~lle, Fla.; 2 sons,Was also a past member of the s~I!ed In ~any Mackl ... ..... " .. t the
Kenneth of Alba, MICh., Russell ofShiawassee Intermediate SchoolDistrict tIme?f his death he was trellsurer.~f
.Gaylord,Mich.; 2 brothers, Ephriamboard was named Corunna's "Citizen of Lakesl~e Scho.o}for the ~fnear his
Parker of Vestaburg, l'yIich., Martin of the Y~ar"in 1962 and was a member of home mMexlco. He was one of tHe
Brant; a sister, Mrs. F~orence Rench of the First Church of Christ. ! foun~ers of the school. A~so h~ was ~ast
Vestaburg; 38 grandchildren; 91 great-, Mr. Olmsted was Shiawassee COUIityP~esldent?f ~hapala ~oclety ~ MexIc,,;
grandch~ldren and 12 great-greaVabstra'ctor for 40 years, retiring in 1970. this orgamza~lO~ prOVIdes a library .and
.g!and~hI19ren-, ._. He ,then worked for the Shiawassee' o~h~r es~ential needs for Amerl~an
Carl F. Otto ' County Probate Court for 13 years Citizens.1n the Chapa!a area, MeXICO.
S .. . . H' if. th . Another Importantpro]ect he worked ()n
Age 63, of 16441 Center Rd., East, D ur;'JV~n~ are. ~ w e, ree ~ons, was to get a Red Cross Ambulance there'.
Lansing, passed away Saturday, Jan. 22'G~na an~R~~~~~a, f ~nn~~h~~t~a~et~, Survivorsinc1mie his wife, Janei,a sott,
1983. '. i".' o?r I. e . oc, Peter of New York City; a daughter,
Funeral services will be held at Gor-, ~rk.; eIght grandchil<!re~, and two Terry Grace Osburn of Taos,New
sline-RuncimanEast Chapel, East slste~s, Mrs. Bern~r~ (Luc~lle) Parrott Mexico; 4 grandchildren: a sister, Mrs.
Lansing, Friday at 11 :30 a.m. Burial will of Flint and Mrs. Wilham (LIlah) Broker Mohler Studebaker Witwer of South
take place in Rose Cemetery, Bath. Rev. of Owosso. ,.~_ : Bend, Indiana originally Jane Osburn of
Lynn Pier-Fitzgerald, Pastor of Chapel Lillian J. Overpack . Owosso.
Hill United Methodist Church, will of·' . '.. . Preferred memorials can be directed
;ficiate. The family will receive friends at Ag~ 89, of 1689 E. C?pas Rd. died this to the Lakeside Schooffor the deaf, in clo
the funeral home today 7 to 9 p.m. and mormngatPleasantVIew. William Coster, Ocampo 3, Ajij!c,
Thursday 2to 4 and 7 to 9p.m. Mrs. Overpac~ was ~ homemaker. Jalisco, Mexico. . ,
Mr. Otto, a resident of Bath since 1956,. F~eral servICes WIll b~ held at the
was formerly employed with the State Jenmngs-Lyons Chapel, !frIda'y .at 1. p.~.: Mrs. Pearl Oberlitner
Highway Dept., as an accountingDr.. Ij}~rry.L. Yeager WIll offICiate with
executive, retiring in April, 1982. He was burIal In RIdge Road Cemet~ry. . Age 74, of Ashley died Tuesday,July
a veteran of World War II serving in the Mrs. Overpack was born In Chapin on 26, 1983 at the Maple Valley Nursing
U.S. Army. He attende,d Chapel HinMarch 10, 18~4 the daughter of ~harles Home, Ashley.
tJnited Methodist Church. . ,w. a~d M~ttIe. (Lamora":,) Sutliff. ~he Carter Funeral services will be held at the
Survivors include his wife, Virginia; 3ihad lived In this commumtr all her life. , Funeral Home, Elsie, Thursday
daughters, Mrs. Michael (Tamsyn On Feb. ~, 1914 she marrI~d Per~y F. at3p.m.
Martha) Mihalus of Lansing, Mrs.. Overpack In. Br~dy Township, SagInaw -HI'lm' 0r·Olso-n-· -'.
Thomas (Terese Marie) Stuckman of County: He di~d In 1957. 1#
Bath and Miss. Tanya Mary Otto of the Survivors Include a son, Wayne of Age 83, of Fljnt died Tuesday, January
Peade Corp, Solomon Islands; 2 si~ters,Owos~o; 2 ~aughters, Mrs. Lloyd 18,1983.
Mrs. Inez Carey of Owosso and Mrs. (Pauline) S~th of Owosso and Mrs. Services will be held at Misiuk-Morse
Evelyn Kellogg of Ovid. Thomas.(ShirIey) Mattern of Du~and; 9 Funeral Home, Chesaning on Saturday
Friends desiring may make con_;grandchildren; 14 grea.t-grandchildren; at 1 p.m. with Rev. Lewis P. Compton
tributions to the Haslett Library, 5670 a. brother, Nelson .Sutliff of Owo~so; 2 officiating. Burial will be in Wildwood
S h . 18t .Haslett MI 48840 SIsters, Mrs. Rollin (Iva) LarkInS of
c 00 '" ., , • Brady Township and Mrs. Glen (Lucille) Gemeten'.
Hart of Lansing.
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Elizabeth M. Ogilvy MrS. Ellery (Elizabeth) Oa~es Delos I. Osborn

Age og, of 1011 Ryan St., . Age 00, of Manistee, died in Manistee' Age 74, of 9608 E. Newburg Rd.,
Owosso, died Friday afternoon,onSunday, April 17, 1983.' Durand died Monday, Dec. 19, 1983 at
June 10, 1983, in Mclaren Funeral services will be held at The Memorial Hospital, Owosso. He was
General Hospital,Flint. ,Johnson Funeral Home, 480 Water St., seriously ill for the past 3days.
A resident of, Owosso since Manistee on Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. Mr. Osborn was a clerk dispatcher for
1951 when she, and her husband Burial Will take place in Oak Grove Armour & COplpany for 36 years, retiring
moved from Canada, she was a Cemetery, Manistee. Rev. Richard in 1973.
homemaker and a ~em~~r of Erickson will officiate. Friends may can Fune¥al services will- be held at Gust-
theG~lde~Agerssemorcltizens 'a~ the funeral home beginning Tuesday" Buckman. Funeral Home on Thursday at
orgamzatIon. at 2p.m. 1 p.m. in Dodge Center, Minnesota. The
Services for Mrs. Ogilvy will Memorials may be made in her name body will rest at Bellows FuneralHome,
be held Monday at 11 a.m. at to the United Methodist Church of Durand this evening from 6 to 9 p.m. The
Jennings-LYllns Chapel, .Manistee or the American Cancer body will then rest at Gust-Buckman
O,!osso, ,!i~h !he Rev. Dr.H.~.,Society. Funeral Home, Minn., Wednesday
Oliver offiCIating. The body WIll Mrs. Oakes was born in Albion, July 23, evening.
rest at the funeral home after 6 ,1902.' " Mr. Osborn :was born in Dodge Center,
p.m. today,. ., ' Survivors incl\lde 3 sons: John of Minnesota on Jan. 12, 1909, the son of
Mrs., Ogllvy was born m Kalamazoo, James of Owosso, and Peter George and Anna, May Osborn. He
GlasgQW,. Scotland, J~y 10, ,of Muskegon; 20 grandchildren; 21 great- resided in'Durand for the past 8 year/l
1899, the ~augh~er of ~a~lel and grandchildren; a brother, Rqlph Young previously living in S!,!ginaw, ,Grand
Euphamta (Bam) 0 NellI. She of Kalamazoo and Tucson, Ariz.; a Rapids, Cadillac andSt. Paul, Min-
attendedschoolsmGlasgow: sister, Mrs. William (Esther) O'Brian of nesota.
She and.Jo~eph S. OgIlVYi BUckhannon, W. Va.; and by numerous ·He .andthe former G~ace Kempe were
were mamed m Glasgow Nov. niecesandnephews. m~rrled Oc~., 27,1937 m Dodge Center,
18,1921. . ., She was preceded in death, by her Mmn. She died Feb. 28, 1974. Mr. Osborn
Mrs. Ogllvy IS survived by husband, Dr. Ellery Oakes also her was ~member of North Newburg Lodge
her hUSband; three sons, parn e ts d '. t ' H161 mDurand. '
Dame '1',m 'scotlan,d J ames ~f , an aSlSer. .
SurviVors .
mclude a son, Delos K.
Swartz Creek and Ernest, mAda M. Oliver OsbornofGrandBlanc; adaughter,Mrs.
West Ge~any; t'."o daughters" ' , . Joseph (Pat) Coady of Durand; 7
Mrs. James (Sadie) Fullarton, A~e 69, of 84~9 E. M-n, lakeView; grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildreni 5
in ~cotland, and Mrs. George Trader Estate~ died M,onday, May 9, 1983 brothers, Richard and James .of Dodge
(Ehzabeth) McCallu.m of at The Memorlal.Hospl~l, Owosso. , Center, Minn., Everett of P~esque Isle,
Owosso; 11 grandchildren;, Funeral services will be held a~ Maine' Ross of Waseca Minn. and Earl
three great-grandchildren, and Bellows Funeral Home, Durandl ofClarksville Indiana ' ,
~brothElr.JosephO'Neill.living Th~r~d~y at.l1 a.m. ?oug. Tackett will Mr. Osbo~was predeceased b a
In Scotland. She was· offICIate WIth bUrIal m Newburg si t y
pred~ceasedby a daughter,' C~x;netery. The family. will .receiv~ ~~~~ngments by Bellow F 1
Margaret. ' VISitors 7 to 9 p.m. thiS evenmg and Home Durand s unera
Wednesday 2 to 4p.m. and 7 to 9p.m. " ' , -'
,Mikel, Mrs. Oliver was born in Thayer, M(l;jMargaret A. OUe '
, Age 71, 'of 16449 Sheridan[O,n MaY.12, 1913, the daughter o.fAve~Y; Age 70,\ of Chesanink died Nov. 25,1982
Ave., Byron died Sunday, Oct-land El!z~beth Jewell. She .hved ~n, atSt. Luke's,HO,spital. "
16,l983athisresidence. ;Durand /lmce 1957 ~nd prevlo~sly !~ , Funeral services will be held at OUI
Funeral services will be held Arkansas. She mamed Noel OlIver m! Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Churct
at Small & Streeter Funeral Arkansas in 1934. Mrs. Oliver was aj ,of CJJIlsaning on Monday at 11 a.m. ThE
Home, Byron on Wednesday atime~ber of the Swartz Creek Church ofj Rev. James Falsey will officiate with
1 p.m. with Pastor John Mehl,Chrlst.. . ' : burial in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. The
officiating. B,urial will be inl S.urvlvors mclude 2 sons, Lloyd of body rests at Wal~er.Martin Funeral
Sanford <:;emetery. Friends Games, Boyd of Bancroft; 2 daught~rs" Home, Chesaning. Friends, may, call
may call at the funeral home ,Evelyn Sa~lsberry of Oaklahoma City, after 5 p.m. today. There will be a wake
today from, 4 to 9 p.m.andiK~thy Ohver of Durand; . 7 grand~ service 7 p.m. Sunday and Knights of
Tuesday 9to 9p.m. ,chIldren; 2 great·grandchIldren; " Columbus rosary at 7:30 p.m. ,
The family suggests brothers, Roy a~d Lawrence Jewell of Mrs. Otte was born in New Haven
memorials be directed to the Thayer, MO.; 2 Sisters, Ruby Stevenson Township on May 24,1913, the daughter
MichIgan Heart Association. 'of Lakeland, Fla. and Julie Phillips of ,of Frank ~nd Kathryn Corrin., She
Thayer, MO. Mrs. Oliver waS married Henry Otte on June 3, 1961, in
pred,eceased by a brother and a Sister: Owosso. Mrs. Otte was a member of Our
'M,ara.l1da R,y-an~Olive-r Lady Altar Society and was,a VOlunteer
worker ~t the Chesaning Rest Home.
Newborn infant daughter of Survivorsinclude lier husb~nd, Henry;
D,onald and Kimberly (Jones) a daughter, Mrs. Raymond (Mary)
Oliver, 5749 Morrice Rd., Perry Mahoney: of St. Charles; 3 sons, Alfred
died Saturday, February 26; 'Otte of Abbottsford, Wis., Leo Otte of
1983, at Sparrow Hospital. Grand Rapids, Donald Otte of Owosso; 21
Funeral services will beheld grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; a
,at Nelson~House Funeral brother, James Corrin of Owosso and a
H(jmEls, laRowe Chapel,Perry, sister, Mrs, Agnes Kettler of Clio and a
'Fddayat 1p.m. Burial will take foster sister,Mrs. Goerge (Irenei
place in Bell 'Oak Cemetery. Holzhuasen of. Corunna. Mrs. ,Otte .was
R~v.Ross Bunce will officiate. predeceased by a sister, Helen Stewart.
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Dougras G. Peel
Margaret V. Price James W. Painter
s A~eay66, of .Chesaning, passed away Age 60, of 708 Wright Ave., Owosso,
h:e mornIng, Feb. 27, 1983, at his died Friday, April 22, 1983, in St. Joseph Age 75, of 309 Mackinaw St., Durand
'P . . HospitalinFlint. di¢d Tuesday, May 24, 1983 at McLar~n
Mr. eet was Chairman of the Board of Hospital, Flintafter a 2year illness. f
PeetPackingCo. . . The funeral will be held at the Nelson-' Mr. Painter was a farmer tH.1950. He
Funeral services will be held at: the' House Funeral Homes' Knapp & Smith . operated J & S Sewer & Septic Tar)k
Trinity United 'Methodist Church Chapel in Owosso Monday at 1 p.m., with' Cleaning Service, Durand from 195()'19'P9.
Che~aning, Wednesday aU p.m. Rev: Pre~ide~t Rober~ Ba.rUett officiati~g·i i Funeral services wi.n be held at
~WIS P. Compton will officiate. Burial BurIal IS to be m Hillcrest MemorIal tDu.rand Free Metho?Ist Church Qn.
Will take place in Wildwood Cemete Gardens. FrIday at 10 a.m. WIth Rev. Roberti
Tuesd~y evening at 8:30, there will be~ The body will ~est at ~he funeral chapel ,Daughenbau~~ ~nd Rev: Charles. W.:
Masoruc - Eastern Star • Knights Tem- after 7 o'clock thIS evemng. .Warmer offiCiating. Burial will be In
plar . service conducted by Knights Mrs. Price was born in Lake City, Greenwood Cemetery, Vernon. The
TempJar?f Owosso No. 49 at the funeral Mich., Aug., 2, 1922, the daughter of fami~y will visit with friends 7 to 9 nils,
home. Fr!e.nds may call tOnight after 6 Charles and Cora (Plummer) Hicks. . evemng and 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Thursday at
p.m. at MIl!luk-Morse Funeral Home... She had resided most of her life in the Bellows. F~ne~al Home, Durand. T~e·
Mr. Peet was born in Chesaning, Feb. Owosso area and was a member of the body w~ll he m state at !lurand Frile
3, 1917: He ~as a 1935 graduate of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Methodls~Church9a.m.FrIday. .
ChesanIng High School and a 1939 Saints, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Mr. Pamter was born March 24, 1908 in
graduate of Ferris Institute.. He and Auxiliary and the Owosso Senior Royston, MI the son of James and Laura
Berneece McDonagh were married Dec. Citizens. ~ainter. Mr. Painter resided in DUrand
2~•.1938. Mr. Pe~t belonged to numerous Mrs. Price had been employed in sl~ce 1950; previously in Bancroft aqd
CIVIC and Masoruc organizations. production at Ventrola Manufacturing. HIllman, MI. He and the former Carol
Surv~vors include his wife, Berneece; Surviving are. her husband,.D.L. Price; Hunt were married Jan. 15, 1940. He was
also his mother, Mrs. Merle Peet of two daughters, Mrs. Steve (Melody) a member of Durand Free Methodi!'!t·
Po~pano Beach, Fla.; 3 sons, Wallace, D Churc~.. .
DaVid, and Roger all of Chesaning' 8 eyarmond of Memphis, Tenn., and Mrs. Survivors Include his wife, Carol: 1:\
grand~hi.ldi'en; 2 brothers, Harley·, Jr. Thomas (Princess) Rock of New Berline, son, Claude Painter of Kendall, N.Y.;. 2
and Millis Peet of Bay City. His fallier Wise.; one sister, Mrs. Rosemary daughters, Mrs. Lois Sanford of
HarleyP:etpredeceasedhimin1973;~ Talkington of Washington: three Brockpor~, N.Y. andCarolyn Cleveland
~emonals m!ly be made to the Triitity brothers, Calvin Hicks. of Pennsylvania" of Hamlin, N.Y.,: 7 grandchildren: :a
, Urute~ ~ethodis, t Church, any Masl'.ruc Lyle Hit!ks of Washington and Jack Ott of b~other, Ray Pamter of Alpena and 'a,
orgaruzatio th v Owosso and nieces and nephews. It M J C ti f .
choice. n or e charity of )'our She was preceded in death by three ~ter, . rs. en~y ~r so Royal Oak,.
RoSemary C. Perrine siTh~mas Frank-Pavlica 1r. .Harold W. Perkins' .
:. . . , ,Age 81, ofl06 Jennett St., Owosso, died
Age 61, of 8115 South M-52, Owosso ""Age 6?, of 7840 S. Gale R~., MorrIce Friday, August 5, 1983, in the Durand
died, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 1983 at Ingham 'died Thursday, Feb. 10,1983 m Bushnell, Convalescent Center. He had been ill for
MedicalHospital, Lansing., ,;FL. Death ~ass~9den. . . about Ii year.
Mrs. Perrine was a machine operator . Mr. Pavlica worked at General Motors Retired since 1972 he had been an auto
at Owosso Motor Products for over 40 Chevrolet Pivision, Flint.
years..
mechanic for ChrYsler dealerShips
; •F~eral services will be held at St. Owosso.
in
Funeral service$~will be held at St. lWary's Catholic Church, Morrice on Services for Mr, Perkins will be held
Paul Catholic Church on Friday at 10 jMonday at 1,1 ~.~. with Rev. Fa~her Alex. Monday at 2 p.m. at Nelson-House
a.m. with Fr. Francis Faraci officiating.; Bottazzo offlclatmg. The body WIll rest at, Funeral Homes' Knapp and Smith
Burial will be in St. Paul C£tnetery. The: Nelson-HouseFIl!l~ra~ HO":les, LaRowe! Chapel, Owosso, with the R~v. David S.
body will rest at Nelson-House Funeral ,<ihapel, Perry. VIsitatIon will be today 7: Stiles officiating. Burial will follow in
Homes, Knapp & Smith Chapel after 7 .to 9 p.m. and Sunday 9 to 9 p.m. A rosary Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. The body
p.m. this evening. A ro!,!ary will be :~!ll be, recited 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Burial will rest at the funeral home after 7 p.m.
recited Thursday at 7:'30 p.m. Will be In Bethany Cemetery. today. The family suggests memorials to
Mrs. Perrine was born July 11, 1922, in Mr. Pavlica was born July 13, 1920 in the Henderson United MethodistChurch.
Owosso the daughter of James H. and 'Perry the son of Thomas Frank and Mr, Perkins was born in Henderson
Elsie L. (Widman) McCarthy. She was 'a ,f\1ary (Mlcuch) Pavlica. He graduated Nov. 14, 1901, the son of William and Cora
resident of Owosso all her life. r (rom Perry High School in 1938 and Belle (Stinson) Perkins. He resided all of
On Aug. 11, 1957 she and Howard resided in Perry-Morric~ area. He and his life in the Henderson and Owosso
Perrine were married in Beaverton. She j\farjorie Benjamin were married June areas. .
was a member of St. Paul Catholic ;~1, 1947 in 8t. Mary's Catholic .Church, 'He and Ella Casteel were married in
Church. ,Morrice. Byron June 2, 1927.
Survivors include her husband, Survivors include his wife; 5 sons, He was a member of the Henderson
Howard; a brother, Daniel McCarthy ofl'atriCk of Flint, David of Bancroft, Patij, United Methodist Church.
Bancroft; also several nieces and Joseph and Thomas Frank III all of! Mr. Perkins is survived by his wife; a
nephews. Morrice and Daniel of Owosso; 2 son, Robert H. and his wife, Theresa; a
Mrs. Perrine was predeceased by a Haughters, Mrs. Rosemary McRae of daughter, Deanna Springs and her
sister, Mrs. Cecilia Sigafoose and a )rlansing and Teresa of Morrice; 8, husband, Jim; five grandchildren,
brother, JamesH. McCarthy, Jr. grandchildren and 2 brothers, Andrew Robert, Richard, Katrina and Kelly
Memorials' are suggested to S1. Paul and John both of Perry; 4 sisters, Mrs.' Perkins and Douglas Springs; a great-
Catholic Church or the American Liver 'Mary Rushka and Mrs. Kathrine grandson; a sister, Mrs. HazelWilliams
Foundation. . \ l'lach~Ia both of Lennon, Mrs. Helen of Greenfield, Ind.; a brother, Dr.
Arrangements by Nelson-Housel Mitosinkaand Mrs. Betty Toma both of Roland Perkins of Ironwood, and several
FuneralHomes,Knapp&SmithChapeI. :Corunna. He was predeceased by a son, niecellandnephews.Hewaspredeceased
Anthony John. a brother and a sister. i by one infant son.
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Howard A. Petteys Dorotha E. Pretti Thomas Frank Pavlica, Jr.

Age67,of5020S.DurandRd., Age 76, of 1464N. Shiawassee, Age 62, of 7840 S. Gale Rd.,
Durand died Wednesday, Oct. 5, St. died Tuesday morning atl Morrice died Thursday, Feb. 10,
1983 'at The Memorial Hospital, SparJ,"ow Hospital. " 1 1983 in Bushnell, FL. Death was
Owosso. , M r s . Pretti had worked for sudden.
Mr. Petteys ow:ned. ~nd the Renown Stove Co. for 9 Mr. Pavlica worked at
ope~ated th~ DIversIfied ye~rs, 'was secretary at the General Motors Chevrolet
EqUlpmentCo.InDurand. !Gamble Warehouse and Division,Flint.
Funeral services will be held secretary for the' First Funeral services will be held
at the Small & Streeter Funeral Methodist and Congregational
1 at St. Mary's Catholic Church,
Home, Byron on Saturday at: Churches. Morrice on Monday at 11 a.m"
1:30 p.m. The Reverend Robert ." with Rev. Father Alex Bottazzo
Schoenhals will officiate with, Funera~ servIc~s Will be h~ld, officiating. The body will rest at
burial in Sanford Cemetery., at the FIrst ,umted Methodist Nelson-House Funeral Homes"
The family will receive visitors Church on Frid~y at 11 a.m. Dr. LaRowe Chapel, Perry.
to!layandFridaybetween2and :Norbert yt. Sr,mth a~~ Dr. D.on VisitationwillbeSaturday7t09
4p.m. and 7 and 9 p.m. In lieu of ,A. .Mo~rls Will ?fflClate wIth, p.m. and Sunday 9 to 9 p.m. A
flowers the family suggests burial In Oak HIll Cemetery. rosary will be recited 7:30 p.Jp.
memorials be made to the The body, rests at Sunday. Burial will be in
Michigan Heart Assoc. or the Lyons Chapel. .The , Bethany Cemetery.
Marchof Dimes. Envelopes are suggests memorIals to ~he, Mr. Pavlica was born July 13,!
available at the funeral home. chur~h or . the Me~orI~1 1920 in Perry the son of Thomas'
Mr.. Petteys was born' in HQspltal Kidney DialYSIS R. Scott Peru Frank and Mary (Mlcuch)
Cohoctah, Mich. on May 13,' Program.. . I Age 42, died early this Pavlica .. He 'grad~ated from
1916, thes,on of Eugene and:. Mrs. Pretti wa~ born In morning at The' Memorial Pe~ry H!gh School In ~938 and
Mabel (SpelCe) Petteys. He had, Lenawee County, Mich. on Dec., IHospital Owosso' of a heart reSided In Perry-Morrlce are~.
r

reside~ in the Durand area 7,1906, the. daughter, of C~arles ,attack. ' He and Marjorie Benja~n
since 1946. i a~d Ohve (Herbison) Funeral services will be held were married June.21, 1947 In
SurvivQrs include his mother, I ,Richardson. Sh.e graduat~d lat Nelson~House Funeral St. ~ary's Catholic Church,
Mrs. Mabel Petteys of Durand:' from Owosso HIgh Sch~ol In [Homes, LaRowe Chapel. on. MOrrlc.e.. .,
2 sisters, Viola Osmer of 1925.. In 1928 s.he II!-ar~led J. 'Friday at 1 p.m. with Rev. Lois Survlvor~ Includ~ ,his w~e; 5
Owosso and Mrs. Joseph Uvah)! LeWIS Woodruff, he. died m 1950. Glenn officiating. Burial will be ,sons, Patrick of Flint, DaVid of
Ii

Gulick of Byron; 2 brothers, L. Then,.. she marrIed ~oseph lin Roselawn Cemetery. Bancroft, Paul and. Joseph of
C;· .~~tteys of Cohoctah and Pretti In 1955. Mrs. ~rettl w~s a Visitation w~ll, be this evening Morrice, and Daniel of Owosso;
RfIymond Pett~ys ~of Bancroft membe~ ,Of th~, FIrst umte~ from 7to 9 and Thursday 9to 9. ,2 daughters, ~rs. Rosemary
and several meces and; Methodist Chur~h (she ha He was born Sept. 22, 1940, the, McRae of Lansmg and Teresa
neph~ws. Mr. Pettey~ was been a member SInce 1917), wasson of Walter and Onalee' of Morrice; 8 grandchildren and
predeceased by ·Ijis' 'f,ather,I a for,mer member of the Owos~o (DePew) Peru, in Owosso. 2 brothers, Andre~, and John
EUgene in 1975 an&a bibther,1 MUSicale and OWQsso Women s He and the former Christine both of Perry;. 4 Sisters, Mrs.
'ItvinPetteysin1974. ." i Club. Breese of Durand were married Mary Rushka and Mrs.
Survivors include her Jan. 7, 1967 at Perry. They lived Kathrine Machala b,oth. of
husband; a son, J. Lawrence at 5509 S. Morrice Rd;, Owosso. Lennon, Mrs. Helen Mltoslnka
lucy Parvin Woodruff of Utica; a daughter, Mr. Peru attended Morrice and Mrs. Betty Toma both of
Formerly of Owosso, .died Mrs. John (Ann) MacDonald of High School and served in the Corunna. He VIas predeceased
July 12, 1983, at the home of her Northville; 7 grandchildren; 2. UnIted States Army. He was by a son" Anthony John, a
brotherin,Wayne, PA. stepdaughters, Mrs. Maxemployed by Grand Trunk brother and a sister.
A memorial service for Miss (Jean) Perry of Venice Railroad.
Parvin was held July 15 at the Township and Mrs. Glen (Joan) Survivors include his wife, Howard l. Presion -
Wayne Unit'ed Methodist HonkealsoofVeniceTownship; Christine; three sons, Scotty,' Age 79, of Southfield died
Church with the Rev. David G. 8 stepgrandchildren and 10 Gene and Ray; two daughters, Saturday, Sept. 10, 1983, at his
High officiating. stepgreat-grandchildren.. Rhonda and Heler e ; his Bloomfield TWp... home after a '
j

Miss Parvin was the daughter V D parents; two Sisters, .Mrs. J. brief illness.
of the late Victor and Ava ance f orier' Norval (Barbara) Locke of Mr. Preston, a native of,
Hearn Pa.rvin. She was a 1933 Age 66, of Grand Blanc for- Perry, and, Mrs .. David Owosso who was a Bloomfield
graduateofOwossoHighSchoolmerly of Vernon died Friday, (~elene) Bough of O~ld; many Twp. resident for more tban 30!
and served in the U.S~ Navy October 14, 1983 at st. Joseph meces an? nephews. He. was years, was a self-employed
during World War II. She lived' Hospital, Flint. preceded In ,death by a SIster, Detroit-area architect who'
in Jacksonville, FL, from 1961 Funeral services will be held Kaye. headed the. University ofi
until 1982 when she m!>ved to at Hill Funeral Home, Grand Arrqngements by Nelson- Detroit's architecture depart-
Wayne. Blane on Tuesday at 1p.m. House Fune~al Homes, LaRowe ment during the 1950's. 1
She is survived by a brother, Survivors include his wife; 5 Chapel, Perry. Funeral services will be held]
C~arles, of Wayne, PA., and ~s children and his Jather, Cyril P 'EPratt 11 a;~. Tuesday at the Williaml
WIfe, Hel.en; a nephew, ~ha~les :ort~,of Cust~, OIl. au . i~~r R: H~miiton Co., ~20 E .. Mapl?,;
F. ~arvIn, Jr.,. and his WIfe, Charlotte Parsons ---, Age 66~ of 20~ E. Grand R v .' BirmIngham. BUrIal wIll be In
ElaIne, and their two sons" C. ! Laingsburg, died Monday, A.prll I"trry Mount Park Cemetery.
Douglas, 18, and Gregory R., 15. Of 802 West St., Laingsburgill, 1983, at Sparrow HOSPItal, Pontiac. '.
passed away this morning, June, Lansing. ' . '
30, 1983, at her residence. I Funeral services wlll be held
, Services will be. amiounced at Nelson-House Funeral
later by Nelson-House Funerai •Homes, McDougall Chapel,
Home, McDougall Chapel. ! ,Laingsburg, Thursday at 1 p.m.
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Clarence l. Porter Emil1. Pontack Ivah l. Palen lJo~nW. (Wally) Porter

~ge 88,?f 755 Alger Ave. di~d. Age 67, of 8411 N. Meridian .Age 81, of 8314 E. M-21, Ovid Age 57, of Burton, passed
this r,normng at The MemOrIal Rd. Elsie died Monday Jul 18 died T,lIes~ay, June 28, 1983 at away Monday, April 25, 1983, at
HOSPItal. ' .. ' y. ' the OVid Conyalescent Manor. McLaren General Hospital.
Mr Port h d ~k d c 1983 at his home. He had been III
. er ~ w?r e ~or for several years. Mrs. Palen was employed at Mr.' Porter had been em-
Douglas. Trucking. m mam- Mr. Pontack was a former the Apiary Inspection Office of ployed by Montgomery Ward in
tenance as a mechamc. emplo ee f F d B tt the Michigan State University. the Owosso, Flint,and Livonia
Funeral services will be held y 0 or aery In 1930 she worked for Michigan stores, retiring in 1982.
'nit U . d di Plant. ' ,
atthe Trl y. mte Metho st Funerai services will be held Department" of Agriculture; Funeral services will be held
Church on FrIday at 1 p.~; The at St. Cyril's Catholic Church, retiring in 1961. ~ at Bristol United Methodist
~e:v. Ra!ph C,. P~att .Will of- Bannister on Thursday at 11 Funeral services will be held Church, G-5285 VanSlyke Rd.,
flclate WIth burIal In Pine Tree a.m. with Father Max Frego at Houghton Chapel on Friday Burton, Thursday at 1 p.m.
Ceme~ry. The body rests at officiating., Burial will be in at 1 p.m with Rev. Carl Staser Burial will take place in Pine
J~~nl~gs-L~ons,. Ch~pel. Ford Cemetery. The body rests officiating. Burial will follow in Tree Cemetery, Corunna. Rev.
VISItation beginS this evemng, 7 at Carter Funeral Home EI . Maple Grove Cemetery. ,Eugene Bacon will officiate.
to9pm ~ , Sle
. p' rte bo' T where a rosary will be recited 8 Memorials may be given and Friends may call at Hill
will be distributed amq~gst Funeral 'Home, 11723 S.
Mr. 0 . r was rn m exas p.m., Wednesday.
00, June 24, 1895. He m~rri~d Mr. Pontack was born Feb. 3, local charities~ . Saginaw, Grand Blanc, today
Edna Thompson; s~e died .m 1916 in Chicago Heights, Ill. the Mrs. Palen was born Oct., 29, from '2 to 10 p.m. and Wed-
1959: Then he marrIed Enuly son of Paul and Anna Pontack 1901 in Clinton County the nesday 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Con-
ChrIStmaS. Mr. P?~er wa.s a and resided most of. his life in daughter of James & Anna tributions may be made to the
membe~ of the Trinity Umted the Elsie area. ,He was a Parker Morehouse. She' at- American Cancer Society.
Methodist ~ Church, was a member of St. Cyril's Catholic tended Ovid High School and Mr. Porter was born in
veteran of World War I and a Church and the First CathOlic Lansing Business College in Owosso, Oct. 20, 1925, the son of
member of the WWI Barracks Slovak Union. 1919. She resided in the Ovid Clarence and Edna (Wallace)
12271. ~" Survivors inClude 4 sisters: area since 1935. She and Charles Porter. He and Donna Earl
. Survivors include his wife; a Mrs. Julia Shocknesse of Elsie, B. Palen were married Oct. 9, were married July, 1947, in
.son? Harry of~oster ~itr, Mrs. Rose Viles of Ashley, Mrs. 1921 in Ovid. He died, April' 26, Owosso. He was a member of
Calif.; 3 step ~ Children, SIlvIa. Anna Kristin of Elsie and Mrs. 1973. She was a member of Blue the Bristol United Methodist
Alchin of ~iggins Lake, F.P.auline Hanus of' Ashley; Star Mothers. I Church, member of Owosso,

James Alchin of Owosso and.meces and nephews. He was Survivors include a SOil,' Lodge F.& A.M., also an Army!
Clyde Christmas of Owosso; 3 predeceased by 2 sisters: Mary Charles J. Palen, of Ovid; a Veteran of World War II.
grandchildren; 7 great- Pontack and Sophia Stam- daughter, Mrs. Marietta Baker Survivors include his wife,
grandchildren; 9 stepgrand- bersky; 3 brothers, John An- of Ovid; 6 grandchildren; 2 Donna; a son, Brian at home; a
children; a daughter~in-law,thony, Joseph Albert', Paul brothers, James Morehouse of daughter, Mrs. David (Colleen)
Mrs. Wallace (Donna) Porter of Andrew William. Okemos and Donovan of Martin of Burton; 3 grand-
Diamondale; 3 sisters, Mrs. children, Craig, Misty, and
Flint and a sister, Nellie,
Chevalier of Warren. / Rev;'Forr-t
~ "?
A. PI"erco
"
Georgiana Underhill of Ovid, Elijah Martin; father and
Mrs. Thelma Jones of St. Johns stepmother, Clarence and
Age 67, former Durand and Mrs.. Edna Sherman of Emily Porter of Owosso; also
resident, died Monday, Jan. 31, Alma. " stepbrother, Clyde Christmas of
1983, in Charlevoix. Arrange~ents by Houghton Owosso.
Rev. Pierce was minister at Chapel,~Vld. "
New LotMop' - Juddville Lillian Mae\~lut RayW. Peck·
Methodist Churches during ~ 1\ • Age 70, of 6500 S. Gratiot Rd.,
June, 1962 to June, 1964. Age 84, of Lennon died Elsie died Tuesday, Sept. 27,
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, October 26,1983, at 1983 at his home. '
iat DUrand United Methodist, her residence. . . ' Funeral services will be held
Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. The' Funeral servIces wIll be held at Carter Funeral Home, Elsie
body will lie in state at the in Pennsylvania on Saturday. on Friday at 1p.m.
church one hour prior to the F:riends may call at the Sharp
service. Btikal will take place Funeral Home, Swartz Creek
in ~ Greenwood Cemetery, after 5 this evening and noon to
.Vernon. Rev. David Yingling 9p.m. on Thursday.
and Rev. Ed McCra'cken will Mrs. Plut was born in Penn-
officiate. . sylvania, Sept. 25, 1909 and had
Rev. Pierce was born in lived in ~nnon the past 9 years.
Durand, August 16, 1915 the son Survivors include Ii daughter
of Fay and Myrtle (Skinner) and son-in-law, Delores Mae
Pierce. . and Donald Bennett of Lemloil;
Survivors include his wife, 2 granddaughters, Carlene
Fern: 2 daughters, Mrs. Steve Mitchell of Texas and Mary Lou
(Carol) Heron, Jr. of Flint and Candela of Otter Lake; a
Mrs. Michael (Faye) Roster of stepson, Frank PM, Jr. of
Charlevoix; a brother E. Jack Pennsylvania. She was
Pierce of Battle Creek; and a preceded in death by her
sister, Mrs. Dale (Laurene) husbllPd, Frank, in 1974.
Streeter of Irons (formerly ~
Bancroft).
Memorial~ may be made to i
the American Cancer Society.
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1983
George S. Pincik Winfred "Don~~ Pile lIah Proudfoot
Age 62, of 1405 N. Kirby Rd., Corunna, Age 61,of 9684 Buckingham, Alleq Age 80, of 10750 S. State Rd., Morrice
diEld Friday evening, Dec. 9, 1933" in Park died Monday morning at Seaway died" Sunday, March 27, 1933 at, The,
Hurley Medical Center, Flint. ", Community Hospital; Trenton. ,Memorial Hospital, Owosso. She had
Alife~long resident of the Owosso area, Mr. Pile was a Comerica Security been in failing health for the past 2years.
Mr. Pincik was a farmer. Guard in Detroit, after serving 30 years Funeral services will be held at
Services for·Mr. Pincik will be held in the Navy ,during World War II, Korea Nelson-House Funeral Homes, LaRowe
'Tuesday ath a.m.at St. Joseph Catholic and Viet N a m . C h a p e l on Wednesday at 1 p.m. with Jeff
Church with. the, Rev. ,Fr. Raymond Funeral services will be held at Jen- Siker-Giesler, Pastor officiating. Burial
Goehring officiating. Burial will follow innings-Lyons Chapel, Thursday at 11 a.m. will ,be in Hill~rest Memorial Gardens.
St. Paul Cemetery. The body will rest at :Pastor James W. Helman will officiate Friends may call today from 7 to 9 and
Jennings-Lyons Chapel' with visitation; with burial will be in Hillcrest Memorial Tuesday ,9 to 9 with the family receiving
beginning at 7 p.m. today. The familY:Gardens.Memorialsaresuggestedtothe friendsfrom2t04and7t09p.m.
will receive visitors Sunday and M?nday, 'American Lung Association.. Mr~. Proudfoot was born August 21, i
2 to 4 p.m. and 7 t09 p.m. There Will be a Mr 'Pile was born in West Pomt NE. 1902 m Coleman, ,Isabella County, the;
Ros~ry service Sunday a~ 7 p.m. The on J~e 10, 1921 the s()n of Herbert E. and, daughter of James and Mary (Reid) I
famlly suggests memorials to the Mabel L (Schafer) Pile He attended Bell. She attended Coleman area schools
Ameri~an Cancer Society or to St. Joseph West Poi~t High School, Nebraska. Mr. and ~entral Michig~n Norm~l.where she i
CathOliC. C~urch. .' Pile had resided hi Allen Park for the received a teaching certifICate a~d i
Mr. Pmclk was born m Owosso Jan: 7, ast 10 years coming from Detroit. He taug~t for 2 years at All~n School m
1~21,. the son of Steve and Leopoldina ~arried Mildred A. Ondrus at the St. Morr~ce. She was a reSident of the
Pmclk.. , . Charles Catholic Church in Detroit on Morrice area for the past 62 years. On
He,and Shi~ley Sl~um were ma~rled Oct 6 1956. He was a member of the August 14, 1921 she ~nd J?on My~on
Nov. 25, 1972, m the FJrst CongregatIOnal All' P k VF W P stNo 5572 Proudfoot were married m MOrrice
Church. , en .ar ... I' d 0 hi " if' and a Methodist Church. He died July 14, 1976.
Mr. Pincik attended St. Joseph Survivors mc u e s w e Mrs. Proudfoot was a past member of
Catholic Church and was a member ofbrot~er, Herbert D. of Columblll), NE. Morrice Methodist Church, past
the Farm Bureau. David L. Perrot president of, Shiawassee County Ex-
He is survived by his wife, Shirley; two r ..'.. tension CouncilFlni:l member for over 25
sons, Edward of Corunna and George, Age' 7, of Blairsville, Georgia die?, years, also, Perry Rebekah's over 25
Jr., of Owosso; two daughters, We~es~ay, February 16, 1933 mlyears and pallt Nobel Grand. She was
Rosemary Magley and Joanne' Pincik, BlalrS~llle. He was formerly of alsoaho~ker.
both of Owosso; a step-daughter, Mrs. Chesarung. .'. : Survivors;irlclude 2 daughters, Mrs.
Larry (Sandra) Harvey of Owosso; two Funeral ser;rICes Will be held atGrace Gruesbeck of Eaton Rapids and
grandchildren; t'\\'o step-grandchildren, Walke:-Martm Funeral H0Ill:e, Mrs. Mary Ellen Hatfield of CAl 2 sons,
and four sisters,Mrs. William (Mildred) Chesanmg.on Monday, a~ 1~:~0 a.m. ~thJames of Perry and Richard of Morrice;
Litschert'ahd Paullne Elko, poth of R~v. L:eWlS. Towler offiCiating. Burlal14 grandchildren; 27 grea t-
Cleveland, Ohio, and Mary Zelenka and ~ll ~ I~ Wildwood Cemetery. The bodYlgrandchildren;" 1 great-great-
Nettie Pincik, both of Owosso. Will ~e m state after 7 p.m. Saturday grandchild; 2 nieces; and a brother-in-
, " ,, everung. . law and sister, Mr. & Mrs. Charles
Joseph f. 'orubsky Mr. Perrot was born Feb. 15, 1906 m (Margaret) Fouts of Morrice. She was
Age 71, of 426 W. Main St., Elsie died Chesani~g. His first, w~fe, Mary predeceased by a brother.
Ressegwe p;edeceased ~ m ~965. He Memorials are suggested to the
Monday. March 14, 1933 at Ingham later married, Katherme Fmly. He American Diabetes Association.
Medical Center, Lansmg. 'd Ca taO . th Ai F '
Services will be held at Carter Funeral serve as a p m m ~ , r orce,
, World War II; was Prosecuting Attorney
Virnon Edwin Pratt '
Home, Elsie on Thursday at 11 a.m. A of Saginaw County 1931-1932 and served ~ge 75, of 249 N. Hall St., Farwell,
wakey!rvice will be 7p.ll). Wednesday. as President of Jackson & Church of MiCh., passed away Tuesday evening,
. ,Saginaw. IJan ..18, 1933, at the Clare Community
Mrs. Albie Palek Survivors include his wife Katherine' Hospital.
Age' 74 of Mason Rd Ash 1 d' d 2sons, John D. Perrot of Sat~llite Beach, Funeral services will be held at Far-
Wednesd~y morning, Aug~st 10e i933I~t FL and Louis K. Perrot of AuGres, MI; a we~ Chapel of Co~er ~uneral Home,
the Carson City Hospital. ' :d~u~hter, Mrs. Mary LYll? Hoff of Friday at 1 p·rr· BurIal wIll take place in
Funeral. services will be held t Wll~ingboro, N.J.; 6 grandc!illdren; and Sur~ey Twp. Ce~eterr,. Farwell. RI"v.
Carter Funeral Home Elsie F ,adt he .a SIster, Mrs. Desmond Hicks of Nor' DWIght Burton Will offICIate. Memorials
, '. , .' on rI ay at thridge CA may be made to Clare Communit
1p.m. BUfial wIll be m,For~~Celll..ete!y. " . . Hospital for the Infant Heart and Lun~
Merle C. Patrick Sr. ' Patricia Ann Perry M?nitor. ,Friends may call after 'i p.m.
. . this evemng.
Age 63, of 119 East St., Ovid died ,Age 34, ?f 4312 Westvale CIrcle, Lan- Mr. Pratt was born April 15 1907 in
Wednesday evening, July 6, 1933 at smg, MI die? Tuesdar, Dec. 2?, 1933 at Howell, Mich., the son of Edwin'and Ell
Sparrow~ospita1. ~nghamMedical.HospI~l, Lansmg' (Leonard) Pratt. ' a
GraveSide services were held this Funeral servICes will b'e held at!l Survivors include his wife K th . .
mornining at 11 a.m. at Maple Grove Nelson-House Fw;eralHomes, MC-f3 sons, Fred of Owosso,' J:m:~m:f
. Cemetery. Dougall Chap~l, Lamgsbu~g on Saturday Laingsburg, and John of Belton, Texas' 4
4rrangements by Houghton Chapel, ,at .1. p:m. WIt~ Fr.. Dua~ne ~amment daughters, Mrs. Edwin Beverly Rouse 'of
iOvu1. officIatmg. BurIal ,wI~l be I!l LaIngsburg Laingsburg, Mrs. Marie Perry of
,Russell A. Presson . rCemetery. The fallllly wIll beat the Owosso, Mrs. Fred (Joan) McLaughlin
, Ifunera~ home from 6 to 9 p.rn.Thursday ,of Brron and Mrs. Larry (Nancy)
9, of 2265 W. Parks Rd., St. John iandFrId~y. . . Schofield of Farwell; 23 grandChildren
onday, Sept. 5, 1933. s MemorIals are suggested to ~,he On- i18 great-grandchildren. He was preceded
' . uneral services will be held t th colog~ Department. at MSU Q~! the iin death by 4 brothers 1 sister a d 1
Houghton Chapel Ovid on Wedn da .e American Cancer Society. l grandchild' , " n
1 p.m. ' es ay at ' .
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Mary Ellen Pully , ,Harold S. Page lawrence J. Pilon

.Age 61, of 5310 W. Dewey Rd., Owosso: Age 64, of 7051 Whitney Woods, Fenton, Age 32, of Flint, passed away Friday,
dIe!! ~hursda.y afternoon, at The: died Friday, August ~2, 19&, ill WaY-fie' Sept. 2, 1983, at St. Joseph Hospital,
Memorial Hospital. . ' County General Hospital. Flint.
Mrs; Pully was a welder at Genesee: Services for Mr; Page will be. held Mr. Pilon was employed at Flint Buick
Stamping Plant. . Monday at 3 p.m. at the Houghton Motor Co., in the Shipping Department,
Funeral services will be held at the Chapel, Ovid, with the Rev. Edward retiring in 1965.
Jennings-Lyons Chapel, Monday at 1 Schweikert officiating. Burial will follow Funeral services were held today at 11
p.m. Pastor Joseph Williams will of- in Maple Grove CemeterYr Friends may a.m. at the St.Johns Vianney Cathollc
ficiate with burial in Pine Tree call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. Church, Msgr. Walter E. Mehrn of-
Cemetery. . . today. ficiated. Burial took place in New
Mrs. Pully was born' in Littles Creek, Mr..,Page was born in Caro July 14, Calvary Cemetery, Flint. '
KY on June 22, 1922, the daughter of 1919, the son of Stephen and Julia (Law~) Mr. Pilon was born in Sudbury,
Melvin and Lottie Bell Tackett. She Page. A graduate of Flint Central fIigh Canada Nov. 13 1900. Heresided most of
attended schools in Kentucky. Mrs. Pully School, he lived most of his life in Fenton. his life i~ the F&t area. .
had resided the last 20 yeats in this area He was a U.S. Army veteran of World Mr. Pilon was a member of St. JoMs
coming from KY. She was married to WarIIandwo~ke.d~satruckdriver. VianneyChurch. .
McCoy Wells; he died i,n 1977. Then, she He. an.d V!rgmla A. Groom.we~e Survivors include 2 sons, Richard ~f
married Melvin Lee Pully in Owosso on. mamed In Flint Jan. 3, 1943. She died In Owosso and Bruce T. of Tampa, Fla.;.2
Aug. 29,1980. 1930. . . . ' . . daughters, Rose Jeannine Roberge of
Survivors include her husband; 4 sons, Mr. Page IS surVIVed by hIS mother-m· Mt. Morris and Jeannette Hense of
McCoy Wells and Pau~ Wells of Hen-: law, M~s. Leota Groom. of O~id;. ,a Goodrich; 16 grandchildren~ 11 grea~­
derson, Lee Wells of Kentucky and.Floyd :broth~r-In-Iaw, Robert ReId of Linden; grandchildren; a sister, Lydia Johns of
Wells of Owosso; 2 dallghters, Mrs.o~e mece; one nephew, and four grand- Cornwall, England; several ni.eces an:d
Phillip (Patricia) Zelenka ~~ Owosso and .nIeces and grandnephews. nephews. H~ ~aspreceded in death bY;2
Mrs. Carl {Julia) King of. Lake Odessa; brothers, William and Thomas; a~o his
22 grandchildren; 2 g~eat- Beth Jean Polacek wife Yolande P., June 29, 1971.
grandchildren; 2 brothers!.Pa~ Tackett Age 72, of 510. N. Shiawassee Stl Arran~ements were ~yDodds.
of Newport, K;Y and Ch~rheKIng also of Corunna, died Thursday, September 8"DumanOlsFuneraIHome,Flint.
Ne~ort, KY and a SIster, Mrs. Ebb 1983, at The Memorial Hospital, Owosso. .• • bl
(MaV) Noble of Campton. KY. Funeral services will beheld at Kribs Wilham Edward Pnb e
Iv«I~ C. erry
p. ,C?lonial Chapel.on Saturday at 11 a.m. Age 84, of 1516 .;\Ita Vista died, Thur-
WIth. Rev. Leonard W. Gamber of- sdayatPleasantvlew.
Age 91, of Chesaning die~ Thurs~ay, ficiating. Burial will be in Pine Tree Mr. Pribble worked for the, Houghton
July 14, 1983 at St. Luke s HOSPItal, Cemetery,,<;:orunna. The family suggests Elevator Co., in Toledo, Ohio from 1924to
Saginaw. . . . t that memorial contributions be given to 1964.
Funeral setvices will be held a the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Memorial service will be held at
Walker-Martin Funeral H0l1'l:e, Mrs. Polacek was born Feb. 12,1911, in Jennings-Lyons Chapel on Sunday at 2
Chesaning on'Saturday at 1 p.!U: ~Ith Corunna the daughter of W. S. and Leah p.m. with Rev. William McK0:w!l ~nd
Rev.' Lewis P. Compton offiClatmg. Eveleth, Sr. She was a lifetime resident Rev. Homer VanBuren offiCIating.
Burial will be in Wildwood Cemeter~. of the Corunna area. She and Karol S. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery.
The body rests at the funeral home after Polacek were· married in Florida, 1942. There will be no visitation. .
7 p.m. this evening. . . He died August 21,1968. Memorials can be made to B~rton
Mrs. Perry was born July 12, 1892 m Survivors include a son, Fred Polacek ,Community United Church or Shrmers
Midland the daughter of Arthur ~~d of Clio; 2 brothers, Leo Eveleth of Texas, iCrippledChildrens Fund. .
Florence Lewis. She moved to Ch~sanmg John Eveleth of' california; 3 sisters, Mr. Pribble was born S,:pt. 16, 1898, m
when she was 10 ~ears old and I~ved o~ Mrs. Lloyd, (Laura) White of Detroit, Georgetown, Ill. the. son of Robert and
the same farm smce her marru~ge.t Mrs. George (Grace) Crowe of Corunna Medora (Ogdon) Prtbble. H~ att~nded
Clarence Perry, January 1, 1912. He died and Mrs. Harold (Nettie) McCullough of Indiana State Norual and UnIversity o~
March 19, 1975. / ',Corunna. Illinois and 'graduated from, Caruga~
. Survivors include a da~gher, Mrs. - School in Indiana in 1916. He reSIded In
Clare. (Mae) Hoffner of Flint; 3 sons, Charlotte M. Parsons this area sinc~ early ~O's. He ~as
William of St. Charles, Ru~sell and ' .- . . married to BernIce A. PrIbble. She died
CI, nce of Oakley; llgrandchildren; 22 Age 61, of LaIngsburg, died Thursday, in Decemberof1982.
r:~~-grandchlldren; 7 ste~ grand- Jun~ 30, ~983, at her home. Funeral Mr. Pribble was affiliated with Burton
ghildr n' 38 step great-grandchildren. serVICes WIll be held at the Nelson-House Community United Methodist Church. F
c e, Funeral ~omes, McDougall Chapel, & AM Tyrian Lodge No. 718,. Elk~art,
Saturdavat2p.m. I Ind.; Bay City, Michigan Scottish Rite;
James W. Painter Mrs. Doris Paprstein
Elf Khurafeh Shrine Saginaw; I.U.E.C.
' N o . 85 JackSon, MI.; B.P.O. Elks No. 753
Age 75, of 309 Mackinaw St., Durand . ..0 .
died Tuesday, May 24,1983. . Age 65, of St. Johns died Monday, Jan.' ~~~~ors include a stepson, John
Mr. Painter was a farmer til 1950. He 17, 1983atherh~me. . . Templeton of Ormond Beach, FL; 4
operated J & S Sewer & Septic Tank. • Funeral serv\ces ~ be held at carter grandchildren; a brother, Earl ~ribb~e
CleaningService,Durandfrom1950-1979J funeral Home,~;E1sI~ on W~esday at, of Danville, Ill.; a sister, Effie LOIS
Funeral services will .be held at ~O:30 a.~. Arosary will be reCited 7 p.m. Sprouls of Danville, Ill.
Durand Free Methodist' Church on this everungat the funeral home. Arrangements . by Jennings-Lyons
Friday at 10 a.m. Friends may can at tpe Chapel.
Bellows FuneralHome. Durand.
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. Nicholas E. Rehmann, Jr.

Age 83; of Ches~ning di~d January 7,' Age 69, ofSt. Charles died Wednesday,
1983 at .The M~morIal HOSPItal, 0'Yosso., ,Jan. 12, 1983 at St. Luke's Hospital.
ServIces wdl be held at St. Michael s!Funeral services will be held at St.
Church,. Maple Grove on Monday at 1l,Mary's Church in Albee Saturday at 11
a.m. wIth Rev. Father Robert Burns Th R d R b' .
officiating. Burial will be in St. Michael'sa.~.. e ~veren . 0 ~rt Navarre WI,1l
Cemetery. The body will lie in state atiOfficlate with bUrial .l~ St. . Mary s
:Walker-Martin Funeral Home after 7:C~meter~, St. Charles. Friends may call
p.m. Saturday. A scripture service wiU this ~vemng after 7 p.m. at t~e Walker-
be held 7p.m., Sunday. M,artm Funeral Hom~, Ches~nmg. Th~re
Margaret was born July 17, 1899 ill ::~ b~a prayer servIce FrIday evenmg
Maple Grove Township the daughter ot • p; .. . .
Lawrence and Helen Quaderer. : Wl,lham Rotanus
Survivors include. 2 brothers, Michael Age 79, who resided at 10353 Stelzer'
Quaderer of DetrOIt,. Rev: Msgr. E;L.Rd., Howell, died S~turday, Jan. 15, 1983.
Quaderer of. FL; sister-m-Iaw, Olive, Funeral services will be held at Small
'. wIth whom she made her, & Streeter Funeral Home, . . Byron,
; me.ces and nep~ews; Mrs. Tuesday at 11 a.m. Burial will take place,
Leonard (RIta) Trepkoswski of FL, Mrs. in Parkview Memorial Cemetery,
· AQ Edward (Evelyn) Maday, Mrs. Floyd Livonia, Mich. Pastor. Harry Weeks willi
MeIVin • uamme (Delores) Maday; Mrs, Bernard officiate. I

Age 84 of· 700 Strawbridge (Helena) Maday and Mrs. William

'I

Melbourde, Fla. died Thursday: (Christina) Littlejohn all of Saginaw; Marie Betty Porter
Jan. 27, 1983 at Brenard!Mrs. E~ward (~ary Ellen) Symons of
Memorial Hospital, Melbourne, IChesamng, loUiS, Cha~les and Thomas Age 38, of Rt. 5, Box 2968,
Fla. Mr. Quamme had been illlQua~erer all of «hesanmg; Mrs. Robert Plant City, Fla.' Monday
for the past 2 months and death I(EloIse) Anderson of Auburn and James morning, Dec, 1983 in
,was attributed to com_:Quaderer of Burton. Brandon, Fla.
plications. I She was pr~deceased by 2 sisters, Ann 1>";)'ennings·Lyons
Funeral servict!~"'~ere
Mr. Quamme was an ac_IKeeler, Wallie. Quad.erer; 4 brother~,
countant. ' IAnthony, AloySIUS, NIC~lous, and loUiS at 1 p.m. The
A memorial service will be,Qua~ere~ Sr., a~o a mece Mrs. Rollan Moore officiate
held in Melbourne, Fla. and ini(Joan) BirchmeIer. Ridge Road Ce ,
Owosso at a later dilte. Burial' Mrs. Porter '. ',was born in
will be in Hillcrest Memorial Owosso on March 19, 1945, the
Gardens. Local arrangements daughter of ThUrm Clifford and
are being handled by Scarletts Leona Irene (Griffen) Felver.
Funeral Home. The family She had resided the past 10
requests memorials to Hospice years in Florida. She married
or the American Cancer Grant W. Porter.
Society. , Survivors include her
Mr. Quamme was born in' husband of Plant City; her
Northfield, Minn., June 15,189~ father of Grayling; 4 brothers,
the son of Peter and Clara Clifford Thurm Felver; James
(Albertson) Quamme; Heat· Richard ,Felver both of
tended New Lisbon, Wisconsin Grayling, Edward Cecil Felver
schoo~; Detroit City College for of Grand Ripids, Robert, Lee
2 years and 4 years at In- Howe of Benton Harbor; . a
ternational Accountants sister, Irene (Sally) Bqrdeau of
Society. Mr. Quamme came to Columbus, OH; 4 half brothers,
Owosso in 1938 as secretary and Michael James Felver, Duane
comptroller of the Redmond Co. Eddie Felver, Darrell Gene
He married Maude DeLoria in Felver and Gary Den·nis
Detroit on Jan. 21, 1922.. Mr. Felver: 3 half sisters, Vickie
Quamme was a member of the ,Lyn Eagle and Brenda Lee
Christ Episcopal Church, was a iFelver both of Walled Lake,
World War I Veteran, owned Mich. and Vivian Maire Felver
Quamme Business Service of' Grayling. Mrs. Porter was
(1945), was past treasurer of predeceased by 4 brothers.
Owosso Memorial Hospital
Board, past secretary of
Owosso' Bowling ASSOciation,' ~urvlvors· include his wife,
past secretary-treasurer of Maude: 2 daughters, Mrs.
Shrine Consistory Club pasf Charles (Helen) Williams of
,Master of Owosso M~sonio Wisconsin and Mrs. Albert
'Lodge, past vice-president of '(Mildred) Lieberman of
Flint Chapter Michigan 9wos~0; 5 ~randchildren: 3
Bookkeepers and Tax Assoc 'great-grandchildren; a brother,
past. secretary-treasurer ~f Villis Quamme of Ill., 3 sisters,
Owosso Country Club and past .Mrs. Mable Scott, Mrs. Pearl
secretary-treasurer of Owosso. Johnson and Hannah Quamme
R~tary. ~lub. 'all of Wisconsin.
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Margaret P. Ruff George E. Rubelman, Jr. lois M. Rann

Age 78, of 9748 W. Main Rd., Ovid ' Age 55, of 701 E. Olivel'St. died eltrly Age 60, of 306 E. Mason St., Owosso,
Thursday, Dec. 29, 1983 at Sparrow ,Sunday ~orning Itt The Memorial died FridaY,November 25,1983, in The
Hospital, Lansing. , " ',' ,Hospital. He had been in the hospital Memorial Hospital, Owosso, following a
Funeral services will be held ~t since Wednesday. Mr. Rubelman had lengthy illness.
Houghton Chapel on Monday at 11 a.m. been paralyzed in a swimming accident Mrs. Rann had been a homemaker.
with Rev. Justin Shepard officiating. ' in Aug. of1947. Services for Mrs. Rann will be held
Burial will be in Wacousta Cemetery. Funeral services will be held at Jen- Monday at 2 p.m. at Scarletts Funeral
Friends may call tbis evening after 7 ' mngs-Lyons Chapel on Tuesday at 1 p.m. Home, Owosso, with the Rev. Dr. H.B.
p~ml; 2 to, 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday and The Rev. James E. Bolin, Jr. will of- Oliver officiating. 'Burial will (ollowin
sunday. Memorials m~y be ~ad~ to the ficiate with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. Oak Hill Cemetery. The body will test at
~vid,Ambulance or,OvIdPubhc Llbrar~. ,The body will rest at Jennings-Lyons the funeral home after 7 p.m. today and
Mrs. Ruff was born May ~?, 1905, In, Chapel. Memorials are suggested to the visitation hours are set fOl' 2 t04 p.m. and
Waeousta the daughter of Phillpandlva First Baptist Church or to the charity of 7t09p.m.Sunday.
(Billings) Taylor. She was '~ 19~3 your choice. The family will be present at Mrs. Rann was born in Alberta Sept.
graduate of Grand .Ledge and reSIded In the chapeltoday from 3ti) 5 p.m. and 7to 11, 1923, the daughter of ,Frank and
Ovid most of her life. On June 2~, 1923, 9p.m. Minnie (Kibby) Bramer. She attended
she and Earl J. Ruff were mamed. He Mr. Rubelman was born in Owosso on schools in Alberta and Owosso and was a
died in 1975. . May 8, 1928, the son of'George E. and graduate of Owosso High School. She
Survivors include 3 daughter.s; Mrs. Mildred H. (Graham) Rubelman, Sr. He lived most of her life in Owosso.
RolYert (Maxine) VanSice of OVId, Mrs. attended Owosso Schools and graduated She and, Lawrence ,J. Rann were
William (Marilyn) Yunken of Newaygo from the Owosso High School in June of married in Owosso July 25, 1942. He died
and Mrs. D.O. (Marlene) 6arton of 1947. Mr. Rubelman resided all his life in in 1978.
Mason: a sister, Lila Padghamof Grand this area. He was a member of the First Mrs. Rann is survived by three
Ledge; 9 grandchildren; 12 great- Baptist Church. daughters, Mrs. Bill (Barbara) Moore of
grandchildren. Survivors include 2 sisters, Mrs. Lewis Owosso and Mrs. Gene (Mary) Stevens
Mrs. Ruff was predeceased by a son, (Doris) Kent of Farmington Hills and and Mrs. George (Patricia) Campbell,
Richard in 1946. Mrs. Frank (Jeanne) Kayanek, Jr. of both of Richmond, Va.; six, sons, Michael
Sarah EliiabeUfRaley Owosso; aunts and uncles, several of Hampton, Va., and Lawrence, Jr.,
, ,nieces, nephews and cousins. James, Fred, Robert and William, all of
Age 26, of 11350 S. Ruess Rd., Perry fJea [Reeves . Qwosso; 19 grand<;hildreil, and four
died Thursday at The Memorial 1 ", • • d d, brothers,Bernard Bramer of Owosso,
Hospital. ' Ag~ 32~ of San Jose, CA die Mon. aY,Marvin Bramer of. Corunna, Keith
Funeral services will be held at ,"ormng mSan Jose. . ' .' . IBramer of Rose City and Dick of Vernon.
'Gaskins Funeral Home, Harrisburg, IL t Mr. Reeves w~s an electrical engmeer She was predeceased by a son, Steve, in
on Monday at 11 a.m. Burial will be ,in ~n radar electro!llcs. . 1982. .
S " t Hill Cemetery . Funeral servIces for Mr. Reeves WIll
~e . . lYe held at Jennings-Lyons Chapel, 'J
Miss Raley was born m Caroondale, IL Fri.d ya t1
h' E Re:.lmond
Th Reverend Gerald L ' osep me. t I .
on Aug. 27, 1966, the, daughter of Chuck N 1 t ·l·mii-. ete with burial ~ Age 72, of 2627 W. Main, Owosso died
and W~nda (CarterfRaley; She attended ~~c~es~~em~r:~~~ardens. ' thismormng at Pleasant View. "
the Shiawassee ~e~elopmental, C~nter. He was born in Owosso On Oct. 21, 1950 Mrs. Redmon~ was ~ home~aker.
Miss Raler had resld~d here the past 9' the son of Kenneth H. lind Edna M. Funeral servIces ,WIll be Held ~t JelJ-
years commgfrom Ohio. , •(Kramer) Reeves. Mr.' Reeves mngs-LyonsChapel, Saturda~ at 1.~.m.
Survivors include her mother of raduated from Owosso High School and The Rev . Homer VanBuren will ?fflctate
Mobile, AL. and her father of Houston'~an Jose College. He had resided in, with b~r!al ~n Hi~lcrest ~emo~lal Gar-
TX~ . ' Owosso until going into the service. Mr., ,dens. Vlslta!lon Will be this evemng 7 to 9
Ora Woodm Reed Reeves was a member of the V.F .W. and :p.m. and FrIday 2 to hnd 7 ~09 p.m.
, served with the iI. S. Marines for 4years. , l}frs. Redn:lOnd was born In Owosso. on
.Age 91, of Howell, formerly of Owosso, Survivors include his 'parents of,Oct. 21, 19 ,daughter of Elmer and
died Tuesday, 9ct.18~ 1983. . Owosso; 6sisters, Mrs. Robert (Marilyn) . Jenme .( Varco. She atte~ded
Fune}ral serv}lcHes wIll be held Friday at Banghart of Jackson, Mrs. Richardfschoolsm > , ' .: MOl'S. RedmShondresl~edd
Howe1 Funera, ome. (Judy) Elliott, Mary Lou Rosenfeldt, most of her;1ife'In ,,:osso. e marrle.
Mrs. Reed was. the d~ughter of Joyce Lacina and Patricia Morehead all Stanley F. RedIpond In Burton on April
Llewellyn and loUise Woodin. She at- f 0 sso Mrs James (Deborah) Isles 30 1933. •
tended Owosso Scho?ls and County ~f s:.~ Fr~ncis~o and his grandmotheri Survivors include her husband: a son,
Normal., ,Sh~ taught. In several .rural Elizabeth Reeves of Oakley. Elwood of Owosso; a daug~ter, Mrs. Ben
schools m this area. She was mamed to ' ( N o r e e n ) Bisel of Grayling; 7 grand-
Charles P. Reed and they had resided in children; a great-grandchild; a, brother, '
East Lansing and H p w e l l ' R o b e r t , VarGo of Fredrick, MI. and a
Survivors include 2 sons, Robert Reed sister, Mrs. Vera Vincent of Ovid. Mrs.
of Marshall and Stuart Reed of Redmond was predeceased by a grand-
PhHdelphia, Pa.; a daughter, Rebecca child, Norma' Redmond;' a sister, Edna
Root of Ann Arbor; several grand- Mark.t.and a S,Qil, Ervin,
children; also a sister, Mrs. Beatr(ce lester Reed
Brichan of North Muskegon.
Age 33, of Mesa, Ariz. and formerly of
Elsie died Tuesday, Dec. 27, 1983 in
Kennewick, WA. '
Funeral services will be held at Carter
Funeral Home, Elsie on Saturday at 1
p.m. Burial will be in Riverside
Cemetery.
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1983

LUcille (Billie) Reher !:~!nnefh H. Reeves elizabeth L Reeves Fay E. Rust

Age75,,~f213W. WilliamsSt.,:~~ge ?l, of 2~4 S. S~ginaw St. :~~ge 9~, of 403 Brad~ St., Age 85, of 302 S. McDonnell
Corunna died Satur?ay, J~e 4;i~<JJ~d this mormng at his home. O~kley die? Tuesday evemng at St., Corunna died Tuesday,
1983, at The Memorial HosPltal,:~ ~Mr. Reeves was a plasterer~ Pleasant VIew. June 28, 1983 at the Shi~wassee
O w o s s o . , "Funeral services will be held ,Mrs. Reeves worked on the County Medical Care Facility,
Mrs. Reher was a;at;the Jennings~Lyons Ch~pel as/lembly line in the machine Corunna.
homemaker'J>p, Saturday at lla.m: The gun plant in Saginaw during Mr. Rust ,was a retired
al .se,'rvic,es ~ill be heldl",:,'Il,~,'Y~,rend !1erald. L< Ne~le will World War II and for Redmonds Millwrig~t fO,r ,Mitchell.Bentley
at,run,e"r,
the Kribs Colomal Chapel, ;offlclate With burial In Hillcrest for 14 years. CorporatIon.
TUesday ,at 2 p.m. The Memorial Gardens. The familf Funeral services will beheld Funeral services will be held
fR~veren~ .Leonar.d W. G~mb~r ,Wll, receive friends at the at the Brady Wesleyan Church at Kribs Colonial Chapel on
will offICIate wl~h bUrial Inc~{lpel Thursday and Friday on Friday at 1 p.m. The Friday, July 1, 1983 at 1 p.m.
Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, fl'<!m 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. The Reverend jack Gladding will with Rev. John W. Simpson
O~osso. The family will receive fl~y s~ggests memor!als to; officiate with burial in' Ridge officiating. Burial will follow in
fr~ends today from 2 to 5and 7. to it~e AmerIcan Cancer Society. . Itoad Cemetery. The body rests ,Fremont ,Ce~etery, Bancr~ft
19 ~.m. atthe chap~l. The famIly( ~Mr. Reeves was born Ini 1!.t Jennings-Lyons Chapel. The The body wIll rest at Krlbs
's,,~gests memorIalS to theqvyosso on Jan ..22, 1912, th~ son family will meet with friends Colo~ial Ch~pel. The family will
,Heart Fund. . o! Alva and Ehzabeth (Elden) this evening from 7 to 9 p.m; receive frIends today and
~rs. Reher was born In Reeves., He attend~d Owos~o and Thursday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 Thursday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9
,O'wensboro,Ky. on Feb. 7, 1908'ISL:It~0Isa.nd had reSided all his p,m; Memorials are suggested p.m. I ,. , ,

;t!Jp ~aughter of Thad and1llftl In this area. He and. E~a to the churcn. Mr. Rust was bo~ June 26,
~~nnle Belle Co~mes. She came ~~ .Kramer w~re married In ,Mrs. Reeves was born in St. 1898 in ThompsonvIlle" MI the
,to. ,Corunna In 1969 from ,agIna~onAprd16, 193~. .. ~aul, Minn. on May 22, 1889, the son of Ellar? a.nd Nett~e Rust.
MJllington. On Aug. 6; 1929, she Survivors ,Include his Wife: daughter of John and Mary He was a lIfetime reSIdent of
and .Wa~ter. S. Reher were is mother of Oakley; 6 Eiden. She had resided in this Shiawassee County. He andthe
ll!,arr!edmFllnt. They had beendaug.hters, Mrs. Robert community most of her life. On former Gertrude Cha~er were
'marrle~53year~., (MarIly~) BanghartofJack~on, M,ay 6, 1909, she and Alva E.mar:ied May 22.,1926 In Grand
SurVIvors Include her rs. Richard (Judy) Elliott, Reeves were married in St RapIds. She died March 25,
hllsband, Walter S. Re~er;.a ary Lou Rosenfeldt, Joyce Raul Minn' he died in 1955' i982. Mr. Rust was in World
so~, HubertReher o~ Ypsll.antl; ILacina and. Patricia Morehead Mrs.' Reeve~' was a member of War I Barracks #2271 of
2 sisters, Mrs. Mary V. Tignerall of Owosso, Mrs. James the Brady Wesleyan Church Owosso.
.of.Flint, Mrs. Opal M: Shaheen!(Deborah) Isles of San Fran- Golden Agers of Owosso and Survivors include 2
lIf Long Beach, Calif. and acisco; 17 grandchildren: 2 IJradySeniorCitizens daughters, Mrs., Herbed
kJ;other, Thad C. Coomes of,great-grand~hildren; 3 Survivorsinclude3~ons,Clay(Doris) Caylor of Saginaw,
Oregon. Jl:Irothers, MelVIn of Owosso; cif Oakley, Charles of Mrs. Betty Carr of Durand; ~
Clay of Oakl~y and Charles of Oaklahoma ,and Melvin of son~ Robert L. Rust of O;nosso,
Oaklahoma PIty. 0wosso; 21 grandchildren: 38 '8 sister, Mr~. May WrIght ,of
a Raymond great-grandchildren; 4 great_Tr~verse City; 12 grand-
Peter M. Reckart Emm died great-grandchildren and a children. ,and 10 great-
Age 87, formerly ?f 604 ~. Age 71 of Lennon brother Fred Eiden of grandchIldren. He was
Washington St. died this Wednesday, Sept. 2~, 1983 at California.· preceded in death by 2 sisters
morning at Pleasant Vit\w. I McLaren Hospital, Flint., Mrs. R e eve s was llnd a brother.
Mr.' Reckart retired fro~ Funeral services will be held predeceased by 2 sons, Fred, Arrangements by Kribs
Bnick Motor Division in 1961. at the Sharp Funeral Home, and Kenneth; a grandson and a Colonial ChapeJ. '
Funeral services will be hel~ Swartz Creek on Saturday a~ 1 granddaughter. Richard M.Rann
at 'St. Paul Catholic Church~ pm The Rev. Meredith 'M O1ery E Roy " '
SatUrday at 10 a.m. T~~ Moshauer will officiate with arC), . ' Age 59, of 330 Madison St.,
Reverend Father FranCIS burial in Davison Cemetery. ,Age 67, of 116 E.State S\;, , Perry died Thursday, Jun~ 2,
Faraci will officiate with burial Memorials are suggested to the, Vernon and formerly of, ElsJ~ "1983 at Sparrow Hospital,
in Oak Hill Cemetery. The body Llmnon Methodist Chu.rch died Saturday, Dec, 24, 19~3" Lansing. .
rests at Jennings-Lyons Chapel. Memorial Furid or the LIOns The Memorial Hospital, Mr. Rann was a retIred
There will be a rosary at the Club of Lennon. , Owosso. " ' employee of, Motor Wheel,
chapel Friday evening at 7p.m. , Survivors include herl Funeral services were held at Lansing and a farmer.
Mr. Reckart was born in New husband, Clarence; 9 children,' the HoughtcnChapel today ~t 11, Funeral services will be held
Lothrop on May 15, 1895 the son Robettand Vivian Lyons, Lftrry a.m. The Rev. Fr~d Bridge at Nelson-House Funeral
of Leo and Catherine (Mueller) and Mary Jane Raymond ~ll of officiated w\th. burial In ~ennett Homes, McDougall Chapel,
Reckart. He graduated from Flint, Donald and ShIrley Cemetery, WeIdman, Mich. ' Laingsburg on T~esday ~t 2
New LothroP High School and Raymond Richard and Jenette - p.m. with Rev. JIm ~cKml~y
had resided all his life in this Raymond: Bruce and Elizabeth Patrick Michael Ryan officiating. Buria~ WIll be In
area. He married Clara Jane Raymond, Robert and Sue A 14 the son of Noel ,~Reed,~mete!y.
Smith'in Owosso in Sept., 1941; Raymon~, Je~ry :;dLe~~~~~ (St!:nbu~) Ryan and Robert L. Joyce E. Ross
she died April 23, 1975. Mr. Raymon , , In ,a a N c and Ryan of Toledo, Ohio died Age 55 of Montrose, died
Reckart was a member of the Shaw ~11 of Lennon" ~~e:k' 27 October~, 198.3 as a res~lt of ~n, Sunday, 'June 12, 1983, at
st. Paul CatholiC Church. Roy dDlhie~rd of sw~~ 11 gr~at.. automobI1e/blc~cle accIdent.. ' Saginaw Osteopathic Hospital.
Survivors include a brother, gran c . ren a Funeral servIces and bUrial Funeral services will be held
William F. Eeckart of Monr~e; grandchildren. took place in ToledO on Wed- at Walker-Martin Funeral
a sister, Mrs. Paul . (Amelia)
' nesday. Arrangements were Home, Thursday at 2 p.m. Rev.
Klein of Chesaning;. a handled by Coyle Funeral Charles Smith will officiate.
stepgtandson, Joseph P. Sffilth Home, Toledo. Friends may call at tne funeral
of Vernon 'and nieces and! home after 6 p.m. Tuesday.
nephews. '
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Leo M. Riley, l
Age.74, of Gaylord and formerly of
C{Jrunna, died Friday, August 12., l~lI3,i~
Cape Coral, Fla. He had been ill since
January.
In business for 45 years, he was a
retired builder, a general partner in the
Leo M. Riley Co., in the Detroit area.
Services for Mr. Riley will be held
Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. in St. Paul
Catholic Church, Owosso, with the Rev.
Fr. Francis Faraci officiating. Burial
will f{Jllow in St. Mary's Cemetery,
Corunna. The. body will rest at Nelson-
Ho.use Funeral Homes' Knapp'and Smith
Chapel after· 7 p.m. Sunday. A Rosary
service will be held at the funeral home
Monday at 8: 15 p.m.
Mr. Riley was born in Corunna Feb. 16,
1909, the son of James and Emma
(Morris) Riley., He was a graduate of
Owosso High School and of Cleary
College in Ypsilanti. He resided most of
his life in the Detroit and Gaylord areas..
He and Frances Pearson were married
in Ypsilanti July 29, 1936. .
He waS a' member of St. Maryls Barbara A Randnlph
Catholic Church, Gaylord. ' .' U Age 17, of New Lothrop died Thursday,
He was a member of the Southeast Age 49, of 417 Parkdale Ave., July 28, 1983 at his home. Jeffery had
Michigan Builders' Association in Rochester, Mich. passed away Wed- been ill for 7 mont)1s.
Detroit and,ofthe builders' association in nes~y, . Jan. 5, 1983 at Crittenden' Friends may call at the Whelpley
Gaylord. An avid golfer, he belonged to Hospital ~ Rochester after a long illness. Funeral Home in New Lothrop from 1to 8
the Forrest Country Club in Florida and Th~re Wlll be a prayer service Friday,p.m. today. A prayer service will be
the Plumb .Hollow and Michayweevemng at. the Pixley Chapel Wi conducted by Pastors R. C. Raycroft and
Country Clubs in Michigan.' iR07~es~er WIth F~ther Eugene Swain Wilson Deaton at 6 p.m.
Mr. Riley is survived by his wife; twoofflcla~g. There Wlll also be a memorial' Jeffrey's body will be transported!
daughters, Mrs. E.J. (Susan) Eckert of ,mhass ~ald onSatur~y, Jan. 8, 11 a.m. at Saturday to the Justice-Baker Funeral
Bloomfield ,Hill,S and Mrs. Daniel teSt. Pauls Catholic ~h~ch ~ ~wosso. Home in Pikeville, Kentucky, where
(Bridget) McTigue of New Canaan ,Father Robert Kolenski Will offiCiate. arrangements will be completed for the
Conn.; a son, Thomas 'Patrick of Mrs. Randolph was born in Detroit, funeral service to be held at the Free-
Newport ,Beach, Calif.; grandchildren Dec. 26, 1933, the dau~hter of Cecelia Will Baptist Church in Rockhouse,
Kelly, TImothy, Julie, Ryan, Katie, Townsend and ~rancls Schwab. She Kentucky\
Patrick and Kevin; a brother, Clark of moved to Corunna m 1945. Mrs. Randolph He was born in Flint on June 24, 1966,
Owosso; a sister, Mrs. Burton (Mary) graduated from St. Paul School and the son of Larry and Helen (Adkins)
Welte of Owosso, and a sister-in-law attended Mary Grove College. She and Rowe. Jeffrey was an 11th grade student
Mrs. Ethel Riley of Owosso. ' Lee ~. Randolph were married June 21, at New Lothrop High School. He had
~952 m Owosso. They moved to Rochester resided most of his life in the New
Frank E. Reef ml968:where~heresideduntilherdeath. Lothrop area. Jeffrey was a member of
Age 62, of 709 Lincoln Ave., Owosso Survivors mclude her husband; a the New Lothrop Nazarene Church and
died Monday, May 16,1983, at Mclaren dau~hter, Carol Markiewicz of Big belonged, to the Nazarene Youth Group
General Hospital, Flint. ~P~h~:~ mothe;, ~ecelia To~end Bnd had played baseball in the New
Mr. Reef was a laborer; retiring from: Nickolas ~nd an K t' grandchildren, Lothrop Youth League.
Mid-West Abrasive Company in 1966. • predeceased by he: If~'th :h~ w~s Survivors include his parents; a
, Me~orialserviceswillbeheldatKribs! Schwab. . e, ranclSbrother, Steven at hom~;)1is ~rand-
. C?lomal Chapel on. Thursd~~a.t 3 p.m. Memorials are suggested to the' p~ren~, Alfred and Pauline AdInns. of
With Mr. Earl E. Skmner offlclatmg. . Michigan Cancer Fund PikeVille, KY. and Mrs. PebblePnce
Mr. Reef was born June 26, 1920 in. _.. .• __ ~_alsoofPikeville.
Owosso the son of John and Estella, Wayne C. Robmson . Arrangements by Whelpley Funeral
(Y~ts) Reef., Mr. Reef was a lifetime i Age 49, of Roscommon formerly oflome , New Lothrop.
ireSident -of Owosso. ~e and Thelma ~': Elsie, passed away March 17, 1983, at St:
VanDoren were mamed Sept. 16, 1944 m Mary's Hospital, Saginaw.
1 .. H . . - -~--
OWOSS?'. .,
Survivors mclude his Wife, Thelma; a .
. Mr. Robinson was a W k C
or amp
amet Bloomer Robison
daughter,Mrs. Dennis (Cheryl) Kribs of .SupervISor for t~e State Government. Age 75, of 225 Oak St., OVid, i()rmedyof
Corunna; a son, Jack Reef of Owosso; a i Funeral serylc;es were held. March 19; Pennsylvania, passed away Sunday,
granddaughter, Sarah Ann Kribs of ·1983, at the Hlggms Lake ~~ptlst Churc;h, May.22, 1983, at Hazel Findley Country
Corunna; a sister, Mrs. Milo (Euretta) Rev. Geor~e Ta~lor offiCIated. BUr!a~ Manor, St. Johns.
Jones of Brimley MI and several niecesitook place m Gerrish Twp., Roscommon.1 Cremation has taken place and
and nephews. ' .Memorial~ may be made to the Higgins graveside prayers will be held at a later
. . -Lake Baptist Church. date.
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1983

Norma "Peg" A. Ramm 'nna Riddle verna l. Raisbeck

Age 59,01425 E.North St., Owosso died Age 64, of 229 Wieland Rd., Lansing, Age 73, of 808 Stevens Dr., Owosso died
Thursday afternoon at Hurley Medical lied Wed., Oct. 5, 1983, at her daughter's Friday, July 1, ,1983 at .The Memorial
Center. residence hI Lansing. Hospital, Owosso.
Mrs. Ramm had worked at The Mrs,' Riddle worked for Strawsine Mrs. Raisbeck was a homemaker.
Memorial Hospital since 1960 and was Mfg., Corunna for 9 years and was Funeral services will be held litter at
ex~c~ti".e housekeeper from 1965 to 1976 manager of Grand Trunk Western R. R. the Haudensheild Funeral Home in Cuba
retlrmg m 1976. , News in Durand for 7 years. I city, Wisconsin. '
Funeral services will be held at Jen- Funeral services will be held .at Mrs. Raisbeck was born iIi LeaClmine
nings-Lyons Chapel, Monday at, 1 p.m~ Bellows Funeral Home, Durand,! Wis. on July 29, 1909, tbe daughter of
Pas,tor :Albe~t S. Yost will officiate witbSaturday at 11 a.m. Rev. Robert James and Almeda (Horsley) Cherrey.
burIal I"; Hlll~rest Me~orial. Gardens.! Daughenbaugh wUl officiate. Burial will She had resided the past 4 years, in
The !amlly wlll meet with fnends this take place in Greenwood Cemetery Owosso and was formerly of Cuba City,
evenmg7t09,SaturdayandSundayfrom Vernon. The family will receive visitors Wis. area. On Nov. 17, 1929, she and
2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. :at the funeral h:->me 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wayne Raisbeck were married in
Mrs. Ramm was born in Holly on today. Memorit Is are / suggested to Rockford, Ill.; he died in 1980.
March 26,1924, the daughter of Mathew Durand Depot i'und. Envelopes are Survivors include 3 daughters Mrs.,
and Leora Omego (Halstead) Wiles. She availabl~ at the fwieral home. ' Ruth Birkett of Hazel Green, Wis:, Mrs.,
attended Montrose Sc.hools / and Mrs. Riddle was born in Byron, July 16,. John (Jane) Cordier of Owosso and Mrs.
f~::u~tedfromMontrose.Hlg~SChOOlin 1919, the daughter of Joseph and Mary Melvin (Jean) HeinsofDubuque ,Iowa' 3
th . :~i Ramm ha~ reSided m Owosso Fladzinski. She resid~d in Byron and sons, Robert of Chambersburg:Pen~:,
She pa~R' y:ar: commg from Montrose. Durand most of her ,life. She and Clif- James of Lennon and Thomas of
Me atn IC ar Ramm were married in fored R. Riddle were married in Durand, i Gillveston Texas' 21 grandchildren' 5
on rose on May 9, 1942. Mrs. Ramm Feb. 6, 1937. He died Sept. 29, 1958. great-gra~dchildr~n and a brother J~hn
~:s a men:r:h of the Cah;ary B~ptist Survivors include 3 daughters: Mrs.' Francis of Benton, Wis. Mrs. RaIsbeck
E urch. an e N:E.H.A. .(N~tional Mary A. Fox of Corunna, Mrs. Ronald F. was predeceased by a sister. .
xecubveHousekeepmgAssoclatIon).Gunsell of Lans,ing and Mrs Gary Th f ' l gg t . I t th
~urvivor~ include 2 daughters, Mrs. Scruggs of Lansing' '7 grandchildren' 5 M'h~ a~ y StUF e~ memoria so, e
fJlf~or)dB(~~da6 ~or~soand Mrs. Peter. great-grandchildre~; a sister, M~s. ~ri~~~~pe:a~a;nb~ obtained at the
uI'ldY a 12a 0t 0 WdOSS?I; 5 grand-; Helen Hulett of Calif.; a stepsister, Mrs. Nelson-House Funeral Homes' Knapp &
Ch ren;
broth . d s. epgran
t M ChI dren'' .'3: Marle . Keene 0f FIa. She was preceded'm Smith Chapel . where, the local
ers an a SIS er. rs. Ramm was death by a son
predeceased by her husband. . arrangements were handled.
Murle J. Rose - - John Reha Ethan Allan Rogers, Sr.
Age 83, of' 619 E. Grand River" Age 80, of 228 E. Oak St., Elsie dieQ Age 79,.0£ 318 East Corunna Ave.,
Laingsburg died Tuesday, March 29, 1983 T~esday. May. 3, 1983! 11 p.m. at the Corunna died Monday, Jan. 17, 1983 at
at a Lansing hospital. Clmton MemOrial HOSPital, St. Johns,. 'The Memorial Hospital, Owosso.
Mr. Rose retired from Reo Motors in ~r. Reha was a farmer a.nd. a retired Mr. Rogers had worked as a pipefitter
1968. ,Shlawassee Road COffiffilsslOn Em-, for Ann Arbor Railroad for 18 years; then
Funeral services will be held at, ployee. . . . i, worked for'Pontiac Motor Division, GM
Nelson-House Funeral Homes, Mc-, Funeral services for Mr. Reha wlil be, Corp. for 28 years retiring Jan. 1, 1969.
Dougall Chapel, Laingsburg, Saturday at: held . at St. Crrils, Catholic Church, Funeral services will be held at Kribs
11 a.m. The Reverend Michael Pearson; Banmster on Friday at 10 a.m. Fr. Max, Colonial Chapel, Wednesday at 10 a.m.
will officiate with burial in Reed Frego will officiate with burial in Ford' The Reverend Ethan Allan Rogers, Jr.
Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday,Cemetery. The body rests at Carter: and the Reverend David M. McGarvey
and Friday 9 to 9 p.m. with the familyFunet~~ Hon:e, Els!e where a rosary will, will officiate with' burial in PD:teTr~e
receiving friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to,\be reCIted thiS evenmg at 7: 30 p.m. Cemetery, Corunna. The fanuly Will
9 p.m. each day. Mr.' Reha was, born in Czechoslovakia receive friends today from 2 to 5 and 7 to
Mr.RosewasborninClintonC~unty~n\on Nov. 22,1902, the son of ~ohn and, 9 p.m: Memorials ar~ s.uggested to the
March 18 1900. He had reSided m,Mary Reha. Mr. Reha had resrded most AmerIcan Lung ASSOCiation.
Laingsburg area all of his life. ,'of his life in the Bannister and Elsie Mr. Rogers was born in Saginaw,
survivors include his sons, Ervin of areas. He married Mary Palyatka in Mich. July 10, 1903, the son of Ethan A.,
Ovid Duane of Owosso, Darwin o~Bannister on Jan. 29, 1924. Mr. Reha was and Nettie Rogers. He attended Owosso
DeWitt Gale of South Carolina anqa member of the St. Cyrils Catholic Schools. Mr. Rogers lived in Owosso
James 'of Laingsburg; a daughter, Mrs;Church and a member of the Bannister since 1909, later he .moved to ~rayton
Donna Rowley of Perry; 21 grand·~.c.B.J. Lodge No. 225. Plains then returned to Owosso m 1970.
children and 13 great-grandchildren. Hei SurvivOrs include his wife, Mary; a He married Eleanor J. Cushman in
was prece?ed in death ~y his wife, thepaughter" Mrs. Dorothy Martinka of: Owoss?May.15, 1926.. .
former VIola E. CurtIS and a sOn"(\shley; 2 sons, Richard and Raymond of' Survivors mclude his wife; Eleanor J.
Stanley. . . ' ~lsie; 11 grandchildren; 10 great- Rogers; 2 daughters, ~rs. Charles
The fanuly suggests memorIals to the~randchildren and a brother Steve Reha (Joyce) Newman of HIghland, Mrs.
'Reed Cemetery Association. ~f Elsie. Mr. Reha was pred~ceased by 2 Merrick (Susan) Richardson of Lansing;
- . ' a son, Rev. Ethan Allan Rog~rs, Jr. of,
Ellsworth Riley ,sons. __ " Cincinnati, Ohio; 6 grandchildren;, 3
Age 72, of 3391 Colby Rd., Perry died 'Nicholas E. Rehmann, Jr,· great-grandsons and a brother, Clarence
t 15 ' I,983 ~t his h ' . Ro~ers of Owosso.
Thursday, Sep.. orne. Age 69, of St. Charles died Wednesday,
Funeral semces Will be held at ,Jan. 12, 1983 at St. Luke's Hosp)tal. .
Nelson-House Funeral Homes, LaRowe Funeral services will be Held at St.
C~apel, Perry on Saturday at .l~ ~.m. Mary's Church in Albee, Saturday at 11
Wlt~ R~v. ~erry Wyma offlclatm~. !a.m. Friends may call at the Walker-
Burial wIll be m Rowley Cemetery. . !Martin Funeral Home. Chesanin~.
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1983

Gloria Jean Mehigh Rasmussen Joseph P. Rybka , ' RoyD. Renner

Age 52, of ,Grayling died. Saturday, ' Age 65, of402 Lincoln St., Durand died .Age 66, of 275 W. State St., Mont~ose
Sept. 24, 1983, at the Grayling Mercy Wednesday, August 10. 1933. at ThE:, died July.23, 1983 at Hurley MedICal
HOSPItal., Memorial Hospital after a lengthY, Center, Flint.. .
Mrs. Ras~ussen was the former owner illness. ," i Funeral servlc~s will be held at Good
of the Graylmg !nsurance Agency. Mr. Rybka was retired'from Simplicity Shepherd CatholicChu~ch, Montrose on
~uneral services for Mrs. Rasmuss~n Engineering, Durand where he worked in Tuesday at 10 a.m.. ":'lt~ Rev. ~ath~r
wIll be held a.t the St. Marys Catho~c final assembly and was a painter. ,Ja~es Bettendorf offICIating. BurIal w~ll
Church, Grayling on Wednesday. Burial . be In M(mtrose Cemetery. The body WIll
will be in Elmwood Cemetery, Grayling., Fune~al services will be held at the st. Irest at Cole Funeral Home, Montrose.
The body rests at the Sorenson Funeral Mary Catholic Church, Durand on Mr. Renner was born August18, 1916 in
Home, Grayling. There will be a rosary Saturday at 10 a.m. The Reverend, Flint the son of Charles and Matilda
service Tuesday eveningat8p.m. ,Father Joseph Aubin will officiate with' (Davis) Renner. He resided in the Clio-
Mrs. Rasmussen was born in Owosso burial in Greenwood Cemetery, Vernon. Montrose areas. He and the former Ethel
on Aug. 11, 1931, the daughter of Leon and The family will receive visitors at the Rye were married in Flint, 1937. He then
Francis Mehigh. She was a 1949 graduate Bellows Funeral Home, Durand this married Geraldine Turner in 1964, Burt,
of Corunna High School. On Jan. 21, 1961, evening from 7 to 9 and Friday from 2to 4 MI. ,
she and Richard H. Rasmussen were and 7 to 9 p.m. There will be a rosary lit Mr. Renner was a member of Good
married in Owosso. Mrs. Rasmussen was the funeral home at 7:30 Friday evening. Shepherd Catholic Church; was a
a member of the St. Marys Catholic Mr. Rybka was born in Durand on Aug. veteran of World War II serving in the
Church of Grayling. 5, 1918, the son of Martin and Frances United,States Army: and was a retired
Survivors include her husband, Rybka. He attended Durand Area barber.
Richatd H. Rasmussen: a son,' Scott Schools and had resided his whole life in Survivors include his wife, Geraldine
Rasmussen of Grayling;, 2 sisters, Mrs. Durand. He. and Dorothy Pierce were Renner of Montrose: children, Mrs.
Allan (Margaret) Owens of Flint, Mrs. married in St. Mary Catholic Church, Thomas (Mary) Gainer, Bridge Port,
William (Elaine) Anderson of Flint: 4Durand on Aug. 29, 1964; MI, Richard Renner of Owosso, Mrs.
brothers, Eu~ene Mehigh of Interl?chen" Survivors include his wife, Dorothy; 3 (Jean) James of Chesaning, C~arles
Don~ld Mehigh of Corunna, Ri~hard stepchildren, Bill Nelson, Joan Bymaster, Renne~ of NeYl' Lothro~, Mrs. Richard
Mehigh of Owosso, Raymon~ Mehigh of land , Connie Karhoff all of Durand; a (Bea~rIce) Ch~e. of Cho, !drs. Bruce
Corunna and several meces and brother, Frank Rybka of Battle Creek; 8 (MatIlda) Whittier of Clio, Thomas
,nephews. ,grandchildren' a niece and a nephew Renner of Burt, MI, Mrs. Jerry
, The family suggests local memoriali• .' . ' (Royetta) Ostipow of Owosso, Roy A.
contributions be made to the St. Joseph The family reque~ts memorials to,the Renner of Montrose, Shelly Renner of
Catholic Church ofOwosso. St. lI:1ary CatholIC Ch~rch or the Wheeler, MI, Kelly Renner of Saginaw,
MarjOrie l. Richter American Cancer Foundation. Roy Daniel Renner at home, ~erri Mae
Lottie M Rl'ddla ;, Renner at home: 7 stepchildren; 37
Age 64, ?f 208 S. Cedar St. died Thur- ' , . . " I ", grandchildren: 2, great-gra~dchild~en: 1
s~ymor!llngatTheMemoriaIHospital. ,Age 74, of 607 Courtland st., Durand brother, Charles H. Renner ofMt.
Mrs. Rlc~ter was employed as a clerk died Friday, January 7, 1983 at St. Morris: 2 sisters, Donna J. Gyer of Mt.
at the Sheriff's Department, .was a press Lawrence Hospital; Lansing. She had Morris and HazelM. Kerr of Lake
~terator at Ventrola and was also em- been ill for the past 9years. Isabella,CA: a niece and a nephew,
p oyed ~y Redmonds and Owosso Dry Mrs. Riddle" worked for Michigan Bell Carol and Dennis Kerr of CA.
Cleaners. 'Telepholle Company, Detroit and several Dora L Richardson
Fll!leraI services will be held at the other businesses in the Durand area. .
~~nmngs-Lyons Chapel on Monday at 11' Services will be held at Durand Age 90, of 202 S. Shiawassee St. died
..
a:;~ The Rev. Thomas E. Dunn will Congregational Church on Tuesday at n this morning at The Me,morial Hospital.
offiCIate with burial in Oak Hill a.m. with Rev. James Martin officiating.: Mrs. Richardson was a homemaker.
eemetery. The family will meet friends. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Funeral services will be held at the
t()d~y, Saturday and Sunday from 2 to 4 Vernon. The family will receive friends Jennings-Lyons Chapel, Monday at ;1
and7to9p.m. today til 9 p.m. at Bellows Funeral; p.m.,Dr. Gli\rry L. Yeager will officiate
;Mrs. RIchter was born in Owosso on Home. Memorials are suggested to the! with buriaUn Oak Hill Cemetery.
~eRt. 15, 1~19, the daughter of Frank and Am~rican Cancer Society. Envelopes are Mrs. Richardson was born' in New
J;ieona (Fricke) Galloway. She graduated available at the funeral home. Lothrop, Nov. 18, 1892, the daughter of
f~o~ Owosso High School and had' Mrs. Riddle was born July'23, 1909 in Lorenzo Don and Jessie Ann (Morris)
x:~sI.ded. here all ~er .life. She married Elwood, Indiana the daughter of Frank Rouse. She had resided here all her life.
.tllgie RIchter; he died In 1966. and Laura Weichner. She attended On Dec. 23, 1921 she, married James B.
,.survi~ors include, a son, Raymond of. Elwood Schools, Indiana; Adrian and' Richardson in Flint: he died in 1953. Mrs.
Caledo.ma Township; .a daughter, Mrs., Te~umseh Schools in Michigan. She Richardson was a member of the First
l'fIeredit~ (Martha) StInson of Owosso; 2 reSIded most of her life in Durand and, Church of Christ, Maccabees Unit 51,
grandchildren; 2 brothers, Donald and was a member of Durand Congregational, Owosso and was a former member of the
Howard, both of Owosso: 2, sisters, Mrs. Church. On December 23, 1931, she and Rebekah Lodge 273. "
Clarence (D,orothy) Grandy of Owosso Hugh L. (Casey) Riddle were married in Survivors include a daughter, Mrs.
and Mrs. R. G. (Virginia) Leland of Rush Corunna Methodist Church. Earl (Geraldine) Getchel of Owosso: 8
Township. . Survivors include her husband, Hugh grandchildren: 13 great-grandchildren
. l· L (Casey)' a son Lauren R'ddl f and 3 great-great-grandchildron. She
Nanme • Reher o·wosso; a b'rother,, Charlie. ceWelchner
. 1 ,e of
0 was predeceased by a daug'hter, Emeline
Age 75, of 213 W. Williams St, Lennon: 5 grandchildren: several nieces Spencer in 1975.
Corunna, died shortly after '3 a.~: and nephews. She was predeceased by a
Sat~r.day, June 4, 1983, in The Memorial brother, Jesse Weichner.
HOSPltal,Owosso.
, ~rrange~ents are being handled by
KrIbs Coloma} Chapel, Corunna. '
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1983

ford Stinebower Exair Shuler

Age 68,of 451 N. First St.; Elsie, passed Age 51, of Brady Twp., died Wed-
away Tuesday May 10, 198~.. . nesday, Dec. 14, 1983, at the U of M
Mr. Stinebdwer was a retired em~ Hospital, Ann Arbor. .
ployee ofFord Motor Co., 'OWQsso and a Funeral services will be held at Christ
former employee of Elsie Aurora Evangelical Lutheran Church, Brady
Gasoline Co. ' Twp., Sunday at 1 p.m. Burial will be in
Funeral services will be held at Cartel Brant Cemetery. Rev. Michael Woldt
Funeral H(jrIle,J!~!sl~. Frid,l!y lit! P:ffi· ,will officiate. Friends may call tonight
Stanley P. SiRbv
1:)" I
after 7 'p.m. ~t Walker-Martin Funeral
Home. MemOrIals may be made to Christ
of 4370 Beard Rd., Perry, Eval'lgelical Lutheran Church.
P;1'';i(~:~ fj('~,;!\1 Wednesday morning, Oct.
12,1983, at IAln.sing General Ho~pital.Eugene J. Martin (Schlachter)
, Memorial services will be held at the Age 56, of Chesaning, died Wednesday,
kingdom .Hall 0'1 Jehovah's Witne~es, May 18th, 1983, at Saginaw Veterans
P~rry, ~r,lday at 2 p.m. ,Jack Cartwrlg~t , Administration Hospital.
WIll off!clate. Bunal will take place In i Funeral services will be held at Our
Fremollt~mi!t,eryatalatertime.. 'J Lady of Perpetual Help Church'l
Robert1. Strauss Chesaning, Saturday at 10 a.m. Burial
. . . . d . will take place in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
Of ~O~ Gene~ee St;, Owosso, die thiS Rev. Calvin Alderson O. Carm. will of-
mormn~, Apr!! 30, 1983, at Owosso: ficiate. Friends may caU' after 7 p.m.,
Memorial HosPital. . " ! tonight at the funeral home. There will be'
• Funeral arran~e~ents WIll be an-I awake service Friday at 8p.m. '
inounced by Jenmngs-Lyons Chapel of; ___ _
Owo~so. _ ilelly Sanderson '
BeSSie Saxton
•
' .
Age 88, of Rochester, Minn. and for-
i

, Age 80, a former resident of Elsie died Plerly of Durand' died Sunday, Oct. 30,
Thursday, August 18, 1983 at her 1983 at the Methodist Hospital iIi
Houghton Lake residence. Rochester Minn.
Funeral services will.be held at Carter Funeral'services will be held at the ,
Fun~al Home, ~lsie on Sunday at 2p.m. Raruranz Funeral Home, .Rochester,·
Beulah V. Sparks !Minn. rr:uesday at 11 a.m: with. burial in
St. AloYlSUS Cemetery, Elba,Mlll'n;
'Age 81,. (ormerly of 221 Crum St.,i~h··· R" -D- -Id ~l-S' -'tt
Laingsburg, died eady Saturday, ,.1 e eVa ona : CO. .
December 10, 1983, at Provincial House- Age 41, ofl063HarrletAve., Mt. MorrIS
Whitehills, Lansing. died Wednesday.
Arrangements are being handled by Rev. Scott was currently Pastor at the
Nelson-House Funeral Homes' Mc- Free Methodist Church in Mt. Morris I!nd
Dougall Chapel Laingsburg. was previously the Pastor at Corunna
_" Free Methodist Church for 6years.
S. ~. ·(larrv) swensen-I' .Funeral· service~ will be h~ld at the '
.'1 , FlfstFree Methodist Church ill Owosso
Age, 90, o.f Charlevo.ix, MI died on Saturday ,at 2 p.m. The bffdy rests at
Tuesday, October 25, 1983 in Jenrungs-LyonsChapel.
Petoskey, MI. ,George Arthur Schutz
Age 82, of Harrison and formerly of
Durand died Thursday, Nov. 3, 1983 at
CadiUac Murphy Hospital. Mr. Schutz
had been failing in health for the past 6.
months. . '
Mr.. Schutz was a farmer and also
worked for the Grand Trunk Railroad.
Funeral services will be held at Coker-
:Stocking Funeral Home in Harrison on
'Sunday at 2 p.m. Burial will be.in Frost
TownSJUp Cemetery.
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1983

Donald E. Smith Kevin M. Spindler Stanley LeRoy Sawer Bedrick Smeage

". . . ' . Age 76, of1700 W. EptonRd., di d
Age 62, of 1040 Cook Rd. died Age 23, of Lake ?rIon, ~or- Henderson died Monday, Aug. Age 75, of New Lothrop, e
Monday. merly of Chesamn~, dl~d 1, 1983 at Saginaw General Sunday; Nov. 20,1983, at Mary
. Mr. Smith. worked at the! Saturday, Dec. 14, 1983, m ijospital. Janes Nursing Home, Montrose
Chevrolet Engme Plant. Oakland C?unty as a result of I Mr. Sawer owned and aftera3monthillne~.
Fun~ral se'SVices wiUbe held an auto a~cldent. . operated his own farm. , Mr. Smeage was employed by
at ,.Ierinings~Lyons Chapel,. Mr. SpI~dler was a tool ~ die Funeral services for, Mr. Fisher Body II for 35 years
Thursdafatlp.m. "app.ren~ICe at. Time Sawer will be held at the retiring in 1968.
G','enor. S"hill'lng ,Engmeermg, T~oy, M~ch. Nelson-House Funeral Homes, Funeral services will be held,
.. Funeral services Will be held Knapp & Smith Chapel, Wed- at Whelpley Funeral Home,
of St.. Augustine, Fla. di~d at Our ~dy of i>erpetual Help, nesday at 1 p.m. The Reverend New Lothrop, Wednesday at 11
Thursday, Jan. 27, 1983 m Che~mn~, .Tuesday at 11 a.~. Norman White, Reverend a.m. Burial will take. place in,
Gainesville, Fla. Burial Will be held In Richard Beemer and Reverend Elmwood Cemetery. Rev.
Funel!al,arrangemen~. a~eResurrection Cem~tery.. ~ev.. David S. Stiles will officiate Father Joe Manoy will ,of-
priVate ~r Mrs;. SchiWn~ s Richard Meye~te wIll offiCiate. with burial in Riverside ficiate. Friends maycallilt the
request. A memoJ'lalservlcel The body Will rest at the Cemetery. Friends may call at funeral home today 7 to 9 p.m.
will be conducted l:30 p.m'IWalker-Martin Funeral ~ome the chapel until 9 this evening and Tuesday 2 to 5 and 7 to 9
SundayattheShillinghomeand!where there will be a scripture and Wednesday until time of,p,m. Rosary will be recited
will be officiated by Rev. Milton service at. 7: 30 p.m. Monday service. Tuesday at 7: 30 p.m.
Wright. , :and a rosary by St, Charles Mr Sawer, was ,born in .. Mr. Smeage was born in St.
Mrs,Schilling was born in: Knights of Columbus at 8:30 Hend~rson on Oct. 24, 1906; the Charles; May 7, 1908, the sonof
Sandusky, Ohio in 1905. She p.m. \ son of George H. and Mertie Joseph and Sophie Smeage. He
graduatedfrom.Nurses.S~hool 'Mr. Spindler was born m (Huffman) Sawer. He had had resided in New Lothr9pfor
in Toledo, Ohio moymg to, Owosso, Feb. 9, 1960, the. son of resided all his life on the Epton 44 years. He and Mary Gall
Owosso; she the~ rece~ve~ her John and Martha (Dmgler) Rd. farm. On Jan. 24, 1931, ~e were married in'Flint, Nov. 26,
Masters Degree m Insti~uti?nal Spindler. He gra~uated fro~ married Ruth Jones In 1932: Hewas Q'nlember of St.
Management from Michigan Chesaning Union High Schoolm Fostoria Ohio. Mr. Sawer was Michael Catholic Church,
.Sta~, University and became 1978, and attended Delta and a 'member of the Henderson Maple Grove. He. had been a
administrator of Fremo.nt McComb Community Colleges. United Methodist Church. musician for 35 years .and a
Hospital in Fremont, Ohio., He and Diane Federspiel were Survivors include his wi~e, member of the Flint Federation
Then, she moved to· Tacoma married in St. Charles, Oct. 15, Ruth' 3 sons and daughters-m- of Musicians; also, playeci for '
Park, Maryland whe~e she was i983. He was a member of Our law, 'LeRoy and VernaLee of the FlintAC Band. '
Nursing Resident DI~e<:tor at Lady of Perpetual Help Owosso, Byron and Donna qf
Walter Reed HOSPItal and Catholic Church, Chesaning. Henderson, Glenn and Marlene
Resident Director ~f S~udent Survivors include his wife, of Owosso; a daughter and son- Survivors include his' wife,
Nursing at the Umversltr of Diane; his parents John and,in-Iaw, Earl and RuthAn~ Pahr Mary' a son. Dick and wife
Maryland and Am~rlcan, Martha Spindler, a brother, of Hemlock; 11 grandchildren; Lucilie Smeage of DeWitt: a
University. She retired In ~973, Paul of St. Charles; a sister"4great-grandclUldren; a sister, daughter,Mrs. Dale (Barbara)
and. moved to St.. August~ne, Mrs. Rick (Sarah) Dunklee of Mrs. Lucile Patton of Mt. C091'l of Davison; 5 grand-
Fla. She was mamed to ~11es Montrose; 4 nieces and 2lClemens; nieces and nephews. children Kelly, Tammie,
Letts and Robert K. Schilling; nephews; grandmother~, Mrs. Mr. Sawer 'Ya~ predeceased by Cindy Theresa. and Richard: 3
broth~rs, Henry of Swartz
theybothpr~deceasedher. . Paul Dingler of Chapm andia daughter m mfancy and also Creek,Ald'ridge
. Survivors mclud~ 2 sons, ~eIl Mrs. Jospeh Spindler, of by a brother. of Flint, Alfred
Letts .~fSt. Aug~tine and M~les Sa inaw; many aunts, uncles, Memorials are s.uggested to (Fritz) of Saginaw: 4 sisters,
Letts of, Washington, D.C., 4: an~ cousins; his father-in-law the Henderson :Umted ~hurch Mrs. Stella Veselesky of
grandc~dren, George, .Robertiand mother-in-law, Mr. and or t~e. AmerIcan Diabetes Arizona, Mrs. Frank (Eva)
j:lnd ~hiWp of S~. Augustme and, Mrs. Lawrence Federspiel of ASSOCiatIOn. Slachta of Saginaw, Mrs. Frank
pebble of Washington D.C. St. Charles. He was (Emma) Sokolowski of Flo~ida,
and MI:s. Vera Cooper of Flint.
predeceased by a brother, Arrangements .by Whelpley
Joseph, on Sept: 27, 1983. Funeral Home, New Lothrop.
I
Ralph J. Shimmell
Age 70, formerly of Houghton
Lake, died Tuesday, .Nov. 8,
1983 at the Shiawassee County
Medical Care Facility,
Corunna.
Funeral services will be held
at the Kribs Colonial Chapel on
Thursday, Nov. 10, 1983 at 2
p.m. Rev. Don Galardi. will
officiate with burial will be in
Pine Tree Cemetery, Corunna.
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1983

Donald S. Shane Lawrence H. Stoddard Harold Schultz / . George E.

i .. Age 75/of 1440 OlmlSte~ll1
A. ge. . . 6.u.·.• o.f 1021 E.' scottwood,
Age 74, of 4600 W. Brit.ton Rd., Age ' 73, of Chesaning died rdied Wednesday
BurtondiedSatufday,ec. D 31 '. Perry died Thursday, Oct. 20, Saturday, Nov'. 5, 1983. at st. Medical ' . Center.
.'
19~•.a~~~i. Joseph Hospitit f 1983 at .The Memorial Hospital, Mary's Hospital, Saginaw. ' Mr. Sutton retired from
Mr. Shane had. retired in 1974 ! Owosso. Mr; Stoddard. had been Mr. Schultz bought the Bauer Redmonds as a tooland.die
after 25 yeat's wUhChevfolet failing in health for the past Pharmacy in 1939 and renamed IllfIkerinEngineeting.
Truck Division. year.' 1 'it to the Schultz Pharmacy. He Funeral servives will be held
Memorial .services· will be Mr. St!)ddard was a district :wassemi-retired. at the. Jennings.Lyons Chapel
held ." at the Brown FllIteral sales manager for John Bean Funeral services were held on Saturday at 1 p.m. Mr. Earl
Home, 1616 Davison Rd., Flint Division of the Food Machinery today at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Skinner will officiate with
tod~YJ:lt 3 p.m. The Rev. Bruce &. Chemical Corporation in Perpetual Help Catholic burial in Hillcrest Memorial
J.:aa(lder will officiate with Lansing. 'Church, Chesaning. Father Jim Gardens. Friends may call at
l;llltialin FIintMEjInorial Park. Funeral services will be held IFalsey ,officiated and. burial tile chapel this evening 'l to 9
there' is no visitation' at the at the Nelson-House Funeral was in Ressurection Cemetery. p.m. and all day Friday.
fllIteral home. Friends may Homes, LaRowe Chapel, Perry Arrangements by Misiuk-Morse Mr. Sutton was born in
Inake contributions to the on Sunday at 3 p.m. The· Rev. Funeral Home. Owosso on April 3, 1908, the son
American Cancer Society. Robert Wilber will officiate Mr. Schultz was born in of Alva and Winnie (pearsall)
Mr. Shan~ was born in with burial in Roselawn Saginaw on Aug. 10, 1910. He. Sutton. He attended Kelly
. Owosso.on Jan. 28, 1918. He was Cemetery. Graveside service~ graduated from Saginaw St. School and had resided most of
a resident ofFlint for the past 15 will be held Monday. Friends Andrews High School in 1928 his life in this area. On Nov. 5,
years coming from Corunna. He may call at the funeral home and also graduated from the 1927, JIe and Frances Steggal
married Oma E. Woock; she today 7to 9 p.m. and Saturday 9 Ferris Institute. Mr. Schultz weremar~ed in Owosso. Mr.
1

died in 1949. Then he married : to' 9 p.m. witlI the family came to Chesaning in 1939. On Sutton. at~JJ),ded the First
MMga.ret Papson Hemstreet on receiving friends from 2to 4andFeb. 2~, 1941; he a~d ~atherine Baptis~ ' .. wo~so... .
Aug. 12,1969; . 'l to 9 p.m. .. McInms were marrIed in Grand ~urvl . de his wife;.2
Mr;Shane was a veteran of Mr. Stodd~rd was born in Rapids. [sons, Eugene R. Sutton of Spain
World War II. . I Perry on Apr1l5, 1909,the.sonof • Mr.Schultz.wasa~emberof ,an~ The~ore G. Sutton of
SUrVivors' include his wife,! James C. and Ferne (Bristow) the Chesamng Kmghts ?f ,Philadelphia,. PA; a brother,
Margaret: 4 children, Beverly! ,Stoddard. ije attended Perry !Columbus, Our Lady Cath~hc ,~ax Sutton of Corunna and a
Hawkins of;Owosso, Eleanor I Schools ~nd. graduated from Church, was a past Rotarlan,slster, Mrs. Harry (Ruth)
Gale of Corunna, Oma Frost of Perry High School. He al~o served as mayo~ for 2 terms, Mayer of Corunna.
Ch saning David Shane of· attended Cleary College in had been preSident of the
0:oSSQ'2'stepchildren, Norma Yp~ilanti. Mr. ~to~dar? had Chesaning Chamber. of Com- .
ReaSQn~r of Lakewood, Ohio resl~~d all of his life in the merce! member. of the
and Donna Lassiter of Yorba Lansing and Perry areas. OnChesamng C~nservatlOn Club;
Li·d. CAo 13 grandchildren J~e 22, 1935, he. an~ Blanche was past chairman of Showboat.
,~:, t' d hildren, Srmth were matrled in Harbor and was the MC at Showboat for
an grea -gran c . Beach, Mi(!h. Mr. Stoddard was many years.
a member of the Perry . Survivors include his wife,
Congregational Christian. ICatherine; 3 sons, Jack of
Church and the Perry-Morrice- 'Chesaning, Bob of Perry, Tom
Shaftsburg Kiwanis. of East Granby, Conn.; 11
Survivors include his wife; a grandchildren; 1 gr~at­
daughter, Mrs. Ronald (Ann). grandchild: 2 brothers, Elmer
Wheeler of Southfield: 3 .Schultz of Saginaw and Msgr.
grandchildren, Jonathon, Francis Schultz of I;Grand
Sarabeth and Krista Wheeler. Rapids. He was predeceased by
. Memorials are suggested to 2 brothers and 1 grandson,
the Per.ry Congregational Christopher.
Christian Church or' the
American 'Diabetes
AssoCiation. .
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1983 93

1James Sperry
Robert, Jon and James Sperry died April
Howard G. Sweet
I 21, 1983 as a result of a fire that broke out
Age 83, of 1115 N. C'"Jllpman 8t . die'd'iAnt'
in theirT hpmehi near Aginaw Lakes in ii
ThursdaY morning at The Memorial i run owns p. .:
Hospital. Mr. Sweet had a stroke in! Memoria~ service for Robert, Jon an~ i,
Largo, Fla. on April 9 and returned to James WIll be held ~n Satur?ay, AprIl,
OWosso on April 20. ·30th, 1983 at St. Mary s ~athollc Church,
Mr. Sweet was a theater manageriniMorrice at 11:30 ~.~ .. withRev. Fath~r.
Lansing, Ann Arbor Saginaw Battle Alex Bottazzo offiCIatmg. A rosary will
Creekand at the Owo~so. Capitol'Theater be recited 7:30 p.I.ll' Friday, Apri~ 29th at
and Center Theater from 1940 to 1954' he St. Mary's Cathohc qhurch, MOrrice. . I
retired from Mitchell Corporation where I Arrangements by Nelson-House
he had worked from 1954 to 1971. Funeral Homes, LaRowe Chapel, Perry!,
• Funeral services for Mr. Sweet 'will be i' K S' .
I
held at Jennings-Lyons Chapel, Saturday Robert " perry
I
.with burial in. Gle~daI~ .Cem~tery, James Glenn Snerrv
sp.
at 3 p.m. Dr. H. B. Oliver .Will.. officiate Jon MaUrice erry
. .
Okemos. The famIly Will receIve fnends I I" ':J
at'the chapel from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. . ROBERT K. SPERRY, age 50, of 1547
today: Memorials to the American i E. Bath Rd., Bancroft died Thursday,
Cancer Society. . 'April 21, 1983 at Hurley Medical. Center,
Mr. Sweet was born in Chicago, IL on Flint. .,'
Aug. 4, 1899 the son of James and Clara Born April 20, 1933 inFloughton Lake
(Collins) Sweet. He had resided in this i the son of Ray and Flossie Sperry. He
community since 1940. On July 29, 1930 he: i attended Houghton Lake and Detroit
.married Mildred Babbitt in East Lan- \area schools. He resided in the Morrice-!. ,
sing. Mr. Sweet attended the First Bancroff area for 13 years. On January Robert, John and James are survived
Congregational Church; was a. member 23 1954 he and the former JoAnn Grinnell I by; wife and mother, JoAnn; sons and
of the. American Legion Post No. 57 w~re married in Ovid-Elsie area. He was 'brothers, Gordon and William both of
charter member Of. the Murry-Oate~ a meat cutter. I M.orrice, Craig of Perry, Robert of San,
V.F,W. Post of Lansmg, ~wosso ~odge JONMAURICESPERRy,age13,bornIDleg~! CA, Joel of Bancro~t; dau~hters;
No. 81 F. & A.~., Bay ~Ity Cons!story. December 24,1969 in Carson City, died and Sisters,. Robyn o~ MOrrice, Lynnette i

A.A.s.R., 119 .FIeld Artillery Veterans A '121 1983 at The Memorial Hospital. and Mrs. Elizabeth Nieto ofPerry.
~ssoc. (he serv~d on the Mexic.an Border 0 prl0sso: He attended the Byron Middl~ ~obert is also survived by 8 grand-
111 1915 and WIth the Army m France S "h l' .. children and a half-brother, George
during World War I), former Rotary coo. . . \ Curtis of Livonia;
member and a member of the Country JAMES GLENN SP~RRY,. age ~2,... A memorial service will be announced
Club. born January 23, 1971 m ~nsmg, ~ed •at a later date. Arrangements by Nelson-
Survivors include his wife; a'son, Dr., April 21, 1983 at The Memorial HOSPital, 'House Funeral Homes, LaRowe Chapel,
Lawrence Sweet of Birmingham, Mich.; Owosso. He attended Byron Elementary 214S.MainSt., Perry, MI 48872. .
a daughter, Mrs. Gordon (Judith) School. to
Memorials may be made the family
B~rnes of Manchester, MO.; 6 granl,l- thru the funeral home.
children, Loralyn,. idand Douglas ' .
Sweet and Gregory; el and Steven.
Barnes ~~
...,i
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..,
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1983

Estella'M. Spiece , Gilbert L. Sedlak :Harold Roy Stanlake

Age 87 of 1464 N. M52, Owosso, Apt. 58, Age 61, of 123. N. Lansing St. died ea~ly Age 78, of 124 W. Orchard,Perry died
· .' Villade
KIwams <> ,
died Friday evening
'
Sunday mornmg at The MemorIal 'Monday, Feb 14., 1983' at Lansing
. ' Hospital
Augu~t 12, 1983, in The Memorial Mr. S~dlak was in, the sign painting ,General Hospit;al.' He had been ill for the
HOSPItal, Owosso. , .' business for 30 years. 'past 3years.
Services for M~s.~plece w~ll be held ,Funeral services will be held at the St. Mr. Stanlake was employe~ by the City
MChPndalY ~tth' IthP'InR'~e~~v:at ~:n~~;~~~o~~ Paul Catholic Church on Wednesday at ~O of Perry having worked in maintenance
ape WI . e . '. ' . , . a m The Reverend Father FranCIS and formerly a constable. ,
Smith officiatmg.Burial Will follow m Far~ci will officiate with burial in St. Funeral services will be' held at
Ithaca Cemetery. The body rests at the Paul Cemetery. The body rests at Jen-Nelson-House Funeral Homes, LaRowe
funeral ho~e.. nings-Lyons Chapel. There will be a Chapel on Thursday, at 2 p.m. with Rev.
Mrs. Splece was born m Goodell, Iowa, Parish Rosary at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday' Mark Johnson officiating. Burial ~ be
Sept . 4, 1895,
, the daughter of George Sh evemng , ih Roselawn Cemetery. Visitation will be
Agustus and Nelli~ (Lake) Candy. e Mr. S~dlak was born in Oaks, ND. on thiseveningfrom7t09andWednesday,9
attended schools m West Branch and June 22 1922 the son of Francis and t09p.m.
Vermontville, Mich. . . Anna (Swanda) Sedlak. He attended Mr. Stanlake was born in Antrim
She apd Fra.nk L. Alg;r w~re marr~ed Byron and Gaines Schools and Michigan Township; August 11, 1904. He resided in
Sept. 23, 1914, m St. L~Uls, MI?h. He ~ed State University. Mr. Sedlak came here te Bancroft area and Perry for the past
!n 1941. She then marrIed Lew,tS J. Splece from Durand 21 years, ago. He a~d 48 ye~rs: lie and C~the~ineBell were
mBattIe Creek on Jan: 1,1956. . Loretta F. Carmody were married m married m 1934. She died m 1972. He then
She was a h?usewlfe and wor~ed m Clearwater, Fla. on Dec. 24, 1943. Mr. married Ruby Reynolds,January8,l9?3.
.Memorial HOSPital, Sault Ste. ~arle, for Sedlak was a member of the St. Paul He was a member of Perry Baptist
three years before she wasma~rIed.. Catholic Church ,and a Past Commander Church., '.
, She wasa member of the First Umted of Durand Post 2272, V.F.W.. .' Survivors in.clude his wife, Ruby; 2
Methodist C.hurch.and of t~e ~YZ Club. Aveteran of World War II, he served in so~s, Dave of La~ing and ,John of
Mrs. Splece IS sUrVlveq ~y her the 351st Bomber Group of the U. S. Lamgsburg; a daughter,. ~rs. Mary
husband; a stepson, Robert Splece of Army 'Air Corps. Among his combat Sherman of ,East Lansm~; 3 step-
Owosso; a stepdaughter, ,Mrs..H~ro~d awards were the Air Medal with three childrt:n, Richar~ .Welsh of Lansing,
(Helen) Hazl~tt of Phoemx, ArIz., SIX bronze clusters, the Distinquished Flying Gary Welsh of LoUISiana and, ~rs. Luella
step-grandchIldren; 10 ~tep-great- Cross and a Presidential Citation for the Bowers of Tex~s; 5, grandcl1ildren; 15
grandchildren: several meces. an~MeritoriousAchievement. stepgrandchlldren; ,.. 4 great·
nephews: a half-siste~, Pe~rl Ohve of Survivors include his wife; his mother .gran~children; 2 Jjrother~, .,Hli~1t of
West Branch, and a sl~ter-ln.law, Mrs. of Durand; 3 sons; Ronald of Corunna, 'Lansmg and Roll~nd of Batbi 2slSters,
Ervin (Laur~) Warner of Corunna. "Mark and Lee both of Owosso; 4 Mrs. F~a~ces Elliott of SoutJ!LY~ns and
daughters, Mrs. Gerald (Sharon) Vin- Mrs. VIVIan Blake_o~ Eatonl~aplds. He
Emily K. Scott cent of Augusta, GA., Mrs. Gary "was predeceased by: 2 brothers and 1
(Charlotte) Porter of Lolo, MT., Mrs. daughter.. ,', ' , '
Age 81, of 209 Marquette St., Durand Joseph (Nancy) Shier of Owosso; Vickie Me.morials are suggested to the ~erry
died Tuesday, Jan. 11, 1983 at McLaren at home' 5 grandchildren; a brother, Baptist Church. Envelopes are available
GeneralHospital,Fllnt. Raymond of Fenton and a sister, Irene at the funeral home. ~ ,
Mrs. Scott was a r~tired Registered Sedlak of Durand. Mr. Sedlak was
Nurse. ., predeceased by his sister, Mary and his Richard C.
Funeral services will be held at First fAth!>r. - - Age 62, of 501 East Lansing
Baptist Church of Durand on Friday at 1 Mabel E. Stone Morrice died Saturday; Sept~ 3, 1983
p.m. with Rev. Darrell Foltz officiating. . ' The Memorial Hospital, Owosso as ~
Burial will be in Hillcrest Memorial i Age 84, formerly of 2838 N. Chipman result of a automobile accident on
Gardens. The body Will rest at Sma,U & died Monday afternoon at Pleasant View. Lansing Rd. ' ., •
Streeter Funeral Home, Byron after 6 Mrs. Stone was a homemaker. Mr. Streeter was a stockman at
p.m. this evening. Funeral services will be held at the Strawsine ManufactUring Company. "
Mrs. Scott was born Nov. 24, 1901 in Owosso Wesleyan Church, Wednesday at, Funeral services will be held at Kribs
Alongwood, Wisconsin the daughter of 1 p.m; The Reverend V. L. Dragoo will Colonial Chapel on WedneSday, aU p.rn:
George and ROlle Chitwood. Emily officiate with burial in Hillcrest: Burial will be in Chapel Hill Memoria!
resided in the Durand and Tawas areas; Memorial Gardens. Gardens, Lansing. Visitation will be tIUII
spending the winter months in Kissim- Mrs. 'Stone was born in Carsonville, evening from 6 to 9 p.m. and Tuesdaj
mee, FL. On Sept. 3, 1928 she and Mich. on Oct. 29,1898, the daughter of from2t05and7t09p.m.
Reginalq Scott were married in Richland William B. and Edith (Fenner) Meyers. Mr. Streeter was born July 28, 1921 hi
Center, Wisconson. She was a member of She attended Carsonville Schools. Mrs. Lansing, the son of Roy and Daphane
First Baptist Church, Durand and a Stone had resided in this community the Streeter. He resided in Antrim Townshil? '
member of the Senior Citizens, Durand,. past 41 years; She married Glen Stone in ,for the last 30 yearS. He and Nellie E,
Survivors include her husband, Carsonville on June 4, 1919; he died-April Richards were married June 29, 1946 iii
Reginald; 3 sons, John Harlan Scott of 5, 1967. Mrs. Stone was a member of the Lansing.
Durand, Kaye E. Scott of Haslett and Owosso Wesleyan Church. Mr..streeter served in the U.S; Army in
Lyle L. Scott of Bay City; a daughter, Survivors include a son, Thomas Stone World War II, serving in, the Soutu
Mrs. Spencer (Audrey) Howard of of Owosso; 3' daughters, Mrs.' John Pacific and was a member of th~
Corunna; 10 grandchildren: 7 great- (Ernestine) Cliff of Owosso, Mrs~ Corunna V.F.W. Post No. 4005. '
grandchildren; a brot~er, Ardoth William (Ilene) Moore of Tiffin, Ohio, Survivors include his wife, Nellie; ~
Chitwood of Springfield, Missouri; Mrs.~onaid (Donna Jean) Barrows ,son, R~bert Streeter,. U.S. Navy; .~
several nieces and nephews. also QfOwosso; 7 grandchildren; 6 great- grandchildren and a SIster, Mrs. Addi~
grandchildren" 3 brothers, HarJ)ld:! Payne of Walloon Lake. .
Meyers of Port Huron, Thomas Meyers" Arrangements by Kribs Coloniar
and Sidney Meyers both of Carsonville. Chapel.
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linus Sigmund
Age 90, of Maple Grove Township, died'
Tbursday evening, May 19, 1983, in St.
Luke's Hospital, Saginaw, following a Age 83,6£ 4615 S. Durand Rd., Durand
tbree~week illness. FridaY, May 6th, 1983 at the Durand
A farmer since 1918, Mr. Sigmund also Center.
sold insurance for several years. Mr. 'Schneider was a Pharmacist, he
Services for Mr. Sigmund will be held :also owned and operated the Rexall Drug
in st. Michael Catholic' Church, Maple Store in Durand, 1929-1957.
Grove, Tuesday at 11 a.m. with the Rev Funeral . services will be held at
Fr. Robert Navarre ' Bellows Funeral. Home, Durand on
will ·follow in St. Michael ,Wednesday at 11 a.m. with Rev. Richard
Friends may call at the Whelpley :iBlank officiating. Cremathm will follow
Funeral Home, New Lothrop, after 2; !at Flint Memorial Park. The family will
p.m. Sunday. There will be a scripture: i meet with friends,2 to 4 and 7 to 9,
'service at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the 'Tuesday. Memorials are suggested by
funeral borne. , the family to the D.V.A. Ambulance;'
Mr. Sigmund was born in Maple Grove envelopes are available at the funeral;
TownShip Feb. 18, 1893, the son of i home.
Charles and Charlotte (Unk) Sigmund. ' Mr. Schneider was born July 27,1899,
Except for service' in the U.S. Army , in Grand Park, Ill. the son of William and
during World War I, he lived all his life in ! Anna Schneider. He resided in Durand
Maple Grove Township. for. the past 57 ye~rs. He and Helen ~.
He and Katherine Laux were married . Wright were mamed March 3, 1924 m
in Maple Grove Jan. 22, 1924. l d M S h 'd OWOSS? Mr. Schneider was a former
He was a member .of St. Michael eonar . c nel er , member ~f Durand St. John's Episcopal
Catholic Church and its Holy Name Age 71, of 3508 E. M-21, Corunna died Church; life member of F. & A.M. No.
Society. He also beloriged to VFW Post Saturday, May 7, 1983, in the University 164, b~rand; also Elfs Khurafeh Temple
4035, Chesaning, and World War I Post, of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor. of Sagl~aw. . . ' .
Owosso. Until he retired in 1978, Mr. Schneider SurVIVors lUclude hiS Wife; a son,
Mr. Sigmund is survived by his wife, owned and operated Schneider's Ap- Robert A. of Mobile, Alabama; 3 grand-
Katherine; daughters Angela Sogady of pliance, Inc.; in Westown Owosso. daughters; a grandson, Jeffrey Boyd of
•Flint and Mrs. Jack (Bernadine) Eaves Services for Mr. Schneider will be held Texas; 2 gre.at-grandd~ughters; a sister,
of Saginaw; son and daughter-in-law Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. in St. Paul Ruby Schneider of Midland: a brother,
Harlan and Judy Sigmund of Maple Catholic Church, Owosso, with the Rev. Elmer of Owo~so.
Grove; 20 grandchildren; 17 great-IFr. Robert Kolenski officiating. Burial Mr. Schneider was pr~d~ceased in
grandchildren; brother and sister-in-law [will follow in St. Paul Cemetery. The d~ath by daughter. PatriCia: a son,
Bert and .Ida Sigmund of Maple Grove, ibodr lies in state at Nelson-House ,Richard and 2 brothers.
and sister Hedwig Sigmund of Montrose. :Funeral Homes, Knapp & Smith Chapel,
He was predecease(lby a son, Dennis, in !Owosso, until 9 p.m. today, and Tuesday
1944. . .8 a.m. until prayers before Mass. A
, Arrarigements are being handled by rosary will berecited at 8:30 p.m. today
'the Whelpley, Funeral Home New at the funeral home where the men from
.LDthl'OP. . ',' "~he Knights of Columbus will be.in at-
. tendance. The family suggests
Tiffany Marie Scott 'memorials to St. Paul Church or to the
, .' Simpson Memorial Institute for Cancer
Age 4%, of 2250 E. Main St., died Research (envelopes are available at the He was most, active in the business
Tuesday at her ~rand~rents' residence. funeral home). community. He organized the Westown
Funeral services will be held at the . Mr. Schneider was born in Maple Merchants Association and served as its
Owosso Wesleyan Church, Friday at 1 Grove Township March!i, 1912, the son of president forseveral years.
p,~ •.The Re~erend Thomas E. Dunn will Anthony and Helene (Hoffard) He was a member of the Owosso-
offlClat~ With burial in Hillcrest Schneider. He was a 1929 graduate of St. Corunna Area Chamber of Commerce
Meffi:onal Ga~dens. The body rests at Michael High School and later attended, since 1953 and remained active even
Jennmgs-Lyons Cbapel. MemoIials are Owosso Business Institute. after his retirement. In 1982 and 1983, he
suggested to the Children~s Leukemia He was employed as manager of the was named one of two Ambassadors of I
F~d. ." ". Thomas May tag store in Flint starting in the Year by the Chamber of Commerce.
Tiffany was.born In Colorado Springs, 1934. In 1936, he was honored as the top He and Mildred Kolarik were married
Colorado, April 27, 1978, the daughter of salesman for Hotpoint in Michigan. In in Owosso, Nov. 4, 1939.
John and Julia (Deisler) Scott. 1946, he accepted a position in material He was a member of st. Paul Church
• Survivors include her parents; a control with the Redmond Company in Knights of Columbus 4th Degree and wa~
brother, Joshua at home; her grand- Owosso. In 1953, he opened his own a past president of the Owosso Cir-
parents, Norman and Mildred Scott of business, Schneider's Appliance, in culators.
Owosso, lIarold and Patricia Deisler of Owosso. :. Mr. Schneider is survived by his wife;
Owosso; great-grandparents, Lois Throughout the years, he was an active "a daughter, Mrs. Kathleen Wells and her
Beln,ler of Owosso, Lois J~nsen· of member of St. Paill Ch.urch belonging to :husband Donald of Cranston, R.I.; three
FlorldaandJuneDeislerofJVilliamston. the Ushers' Club and serving as 'grandchildren, Jennifer, Adam and
president of the Home-School Council. In Emily; four sisters, Mrs. Hilda Schuster
1956, he helped establish the Knights or of New Lothrop and Mrs. Raymond
Columbus Credit Union and was its first (Angeline) Gase, Mrs. Donna Carter and
vice president. The credit union's Mrs. Margaret Fiebig all of Saginaw,
members were served at Schneider's' and two brothers, Clemens and Leo both
Appliance for 19 years. of New Lothrop. He was predeceased by
-- · asister; Ruth Schn.eider. (
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Gladys U. Spencer Florin Sp~ncer I.E. Ted Schneider

Age 86,of 128 Babcock St., died Sunday: Age 61, of 519 AI1;lent St., died Wed· .~Age 86, of 494 Hintz Rd.; Owosso died
morning at The Memorial Hospital. 'nesday .afternoon at The Memorial Thursday, May 26, 1983 at The Memorial
Mrs. Spencer' worked at .Telfer Hospital. Hospital, Owosso.
Packing Co., Callfiing Factory and Mr. Spencer was a paint sprayer for 15 :?:Mr: Schneider was a pattern maker
Lawrence Store. .. years at Gladens. workmg at Renown Stove Cpmpany for
Funeral services will be held at the Funeral services will be held at Jen- 33 years and retiring from Toledo
OwossO'Church of Christ on Tuesday at 1 nings-Lyons Challel on Sautrday at 1:00,C'ommutatOl:.
p.m. with Pastor Andy McNe~s of-' with Pastor Andy McNees officiating. .He was an avid flower gardener, even-
ficjating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Burial will be in Hillcrest Memorial tempered, never complained through his
Memorial Gardens. The body rests at. Gardens. illness and always haa a kind word for
Jellfiings-LyonsChapel. . • Mr. Spencer was born Nov. 4, 1922 in .aU.
Mrs. Spencer was born Dec. 23, 1896 in Curtisville, MI tlie son of Earl and' ~Funeral serv.ices for Mr. Schneider
Bancroft the daughter of Harmon and Lorena J. (Dodge) Spencer. He resided will beheld at the Nelson-House Funera~·
Edith.E.(Cosolman) Dodge. She at" most of his life here, coming from Homes, Knapp & Smith Chapel on
tended Bancroft, Fremont and Bentley Curtisville. On Dec. 30, 1964 he and. Saturday at 1 p.m. Pastor Danie},
Schoom. She resided most of her life in' Thelma Chesler were married in Schaller will officiate with burial in Oak
this area. On Oct. 31, 1914 she and Owosso. Hill Cemetery. The body restS at the
Thomas William Spencer were married Survivors include his wife; a son,' ,funeral home after 4p.m. today,
in Bentley, MI. He was killed in an Florin Dean Spencer of Owosso; 2. Mr. Schneider was born in Fisherville,
automobile accident in 1970. She was a grandchildren; 6. brothers, Bernard, Ontario on Aug. 2, 1896, the son of John
member of the OwoosoChurch of Christ; Vernard, Herbert, Nathan and Gordon and Catherine (Lemmer) Schneider. He
Golden Agers and CQuncil on Aging. all ~f Owosso and Merrill of Marion, MI; had resided in this area for over 80 years.
Survivors include 3 son; Charles"2 sisters, Mrs. Melvin (Edith) Houghton, He married Anna Harnisch in Owosso on
Herman and Wendell; a daughter, Mrs. of Laingsburg and Mrs. Donald R. ~ay 19, 1920. Mr. Schneider was a
Gerald (Louella) Rodgers all of Owosso;! (Flora) Howe of Owosso' 2 step- member of the Salem Lutheran Church
.21 gr~ndchildren; 48 great-' daughters and 12 stepgrandchlldren. H¢ and was an Army veteran of World War
grandc~ldren; an~ 11 great-great- waspredeceaseci by a stepson. I:
grandchildren; .a Sister, Mrs. Byro~Ruth Olive Skinner Survivors il1clude his wife, AnJ}a; a
(Odessa) McNeil of Montrose. A son, . son, Lt. Col. Karl Woodman; 2 grand-
Norman predeased her in 1956. • Age 75, of 7506 E. Broadway Rd., Mt. daughters; nieces and nephews. Mr.
Mazie S Snyder Pleasant died Sunday evening at Isabella Schneider was predeceased by 3
• 'Co. Medical Care Facility, Mt. Pleasant. brothers. .
Age 91, formerly of Venice Township, Miss Skinner was a teacher 32 years at 'Floyd' McKInley Snyder
passed away Thursday, Jan. 20, 1983, at Bryant Elementary School.
the Shiawassee County Medical Care' Funeral services will be. held at Grace Age 84, of 404 E. Second St., Perry died
Facility. , '.Bible Church, Wednesday at 1 p.m. The Sunday, January 16, 1983 in Perry. He
Mrs.' Snyder was a housewife andlReverend H. Raymond Bayne and the had been ill for the past 5 months.
helped her husband with farming. . IReverend Dewey E. Moore. will OffiCiate. Mr. Snyder owned and operated
Funeral services will be held' at with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. The 'Snyder's Groceries in Perry; retiring in
Nemon-House Fueral Homes, Knapp & body rests at Jellfiings-Lyons Chapel: 1963. '
Smith Chapel, Saturday at 1:30 p.m.'Memoriam may be given to the Grace Services will be held at Nemon-House
Burial will take place in Greenwood!Bible Church. '. Funeral Homes, LaRowe Chapel,Perry
Cemetery, Vernon. Rev. Michaell' Miss Skinner was born in Owooso, Dec. on Wednesday at 1 p.m. with Jeff Siker7
Pearson will officiate. 19, 1907, the daughter of Charles Elmer'Gieseler, Pastor officiting. Burial will be
, Mrs. Snyder was born in Shiawassee1and Matilda (Stickel) Skinner. She at- in Roselawn Cemetery. The body will
County, Nov: 19, 1891, the daughter ofltended Owooso Schoom and ~raduated rest this evening at the funeral home
Henry and Helen Fortress. She attended' from Owooso High School, Central froI)17 to 9 and Tuesday 9. to 9, with the
Forest School. She and John LaVernlMichigan University .and Wheaton family receiving friends from 2to 4 and 7
~nyderwere married in'Hadley, Mich.! College. Miss Skinner had resided in the t 0 9 p . m . ,
Nov. 2, 1916. He died in 1951. She was a\OWOOSO area all her life until last Feb. Mr. Snyder wascborn Nov. lltd898in
form~r Venice Kings Daughter, former: Miss Skinner was a charter member o£,Perry the son of John and Anna (Adams),
PreSident of Shiawassee Flower Club the Grace Bible Church and the Retired Snyder: He graduated from Perry High
former member of County Extensio~ 'Teachers Association. . School In 1917 and resided all his life in
Service. . Survivors include 2 brothers Earl Perry. On June 13,1918 he and Emie C.
Survivors include 2 daughters,Mrs; ,Skinner of Owosso amI William Skinner S~dyer w,r~ married in Lansing. Shel
Elizabetli Putnam of Ovid, Mrs. Robert of Grand Rapids; a sister, Mrs. Edward died Nov. ~, 1980. He was a member of
(S. Elbyrtha) Turley of Flint; a brother, ,(Ellther) Horski of Mt. Pleasant and 7, 'Perry Umted. Methodist Church and
Henry Fortress of Roseville; a sister-in- nieces. Mrs. Skinner was predeceased by Perry Masomc Lodge No. 350. Mr.
law, Hi~da Fortress of CassCity; 4 hertwinsister. . Snyder was past Towns~p Treas~er,
grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; 2 l d' V ' also s~rved on the Perry City CouncIl as
stepgrandchildren; 3 great- J la . Struble ,Counc~an ..
stepgrandchildren; and 2 nephews. She Age 76 of 1042 N Sh' . ! Survivors mclude 2 sons, Robert and
was predeceased by 4 brothers and 2 Corunna d thi
sister.
ill
,e
'. lawassee St., IDean both of Perry: 4 grandchildren; 5
~mormn~, Oct. 15, 1983, great-grandchildren .. He was
. a t Owosso MemorIal HOsPItaI.,predeceased by it grandson, a sister, and
Funeral arra!1gements Will be an-' 3 brothers. Memorials can be made to the
nounced by Knb's Colonial Chapel of American Cancer Society. renvelopes are
Corunna.. . available at thefuneral home.
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Julia Studer IGladys V. Schultz Mary Elhm Stacker
Age 83, of Chesaning, died Saturday! Age 79, of 415 W. McArthur, Col1lIliJa Age 85, of 4637 Ariel 0'1'., Ludington;
May 7, 1983, at t~e Che~aning Rest Home: died Saturday morning at The Memorial and formerly of rural Ovid, died Friday,
Funeral serVIces wIll be held at Our Hospital. . , September 23, 1983, following an ex-
;Lady .of Perpetual Help Church, Mrs. Schultz was a homemaker. tended illness.
C~esamng, Tuesday at 11 a.m. Burial Funeral services will be held at Jen- Mrs. Stacker worked in local Kroger
~IIl take place in Mt. Calvary Cemetery:nings-Lyons Chapel on Tuesday at Ip.m. and A .. P stores and retired after 17
ey4 James Falsey will officiate) with Pastor Timothy' Bowman of- years as bookkeeper at The Owosso
FrIends may call at the Walker-Martirj·ficiating. Burial will be in Fremont Savings Bank, now Pacesetter Bank and
Funera~ Home this evening. There will Cemetery. The body willresttoday from Trust.
be a scrIpture service at 8 p.m. tonight. 1 to 4 and 7 to 9 at the chapel. Memorials, Services for Mrs. Stacker will beheld
. Mrs. Studer was born in Fergus June are suggested to The Grace Bible Monday at 1:30 p.m. at the Houghton
18, 1~99, !he. daughter of Wladrsla~v and Church. , .. Chapel of Osgood Funeral Homes, Ovid;
MarIe CIeslInski. She was married to Mrs. Schultz was born Oct. 27, 1903 in with the Rev. Louis Mead officiating;
Charles Studer Who predeceased her in Michigan the daughter of Milton and Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemet~ry.
1961. Grace. (Hemenway.) Brigham. She The family will receive visitors at the
Survivors include 1 son and 2 resided all her life in this area.Qn Feb. 6, funeral home beginning Sunday evening.
daughters: Robert Studer of Lansin . 1922, she and Harry F ~ Sch~q: w~re Mrs. Stacker was born in Urbana, Ill.,
Mrs .. Howard (Dorothy) Rench and Mr~:! ~arried in Owosso. ,~he attend~d .Grace Oct. 5, 1897. She grew up and graduated
LeWIS (Angela) Gerding both of Bible Church. ... from high school in nearby Champaign,
Chesani~g; 15 grandchildre~; 13 great-. ,Sl1!-"ivors include ,3 .sons: Fred of Ill.
grandchIldren; and a sister Mrs Jacob FlOrida; Robert of Owosso and Harry Jr. She and Charles E. Stacker were
(ROll.!!.) Wenzlick of Chesanidl!.· of California; a da~ghtrr; Mrs. Williap1 married Feb. 8, 1917, in Urbana and they
. (Nora Gene) WrIght of Owosso; 21 moved to a farm in Ovid that ye~r. He
fred l Stark grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; died in 1977.
• a sister, Mrs. John ("Nap") (Phyliss) Mrs. Stacker is survived by two
Age 76, of Pontiac, died, September 12, Wininger of Clio. . . .. daughters, Mrs. Edward (Erma)
1983; . '", "~... .. .. Goeckel of Owosso and .Mrs. Bernard
Visitation will be at Elton Black and Ford Stmebower (Ethel) Blackburn of Lansing; two sons,
Son Funerc81 Home, Union Lake 7 to 9 Age68,of451N,FirstSt.,Elsie,passed Edward W; Stacker of Corning, Calif.,
p.m. Wednesday. The bOdy will then rest away Tuesday evening, May 10, i983, at and George L. Stacker of Ludington;
at Carter Funeral Home, Elsie from 2 to! Clinton Memorial Hospital, st. Johns. 'seven grandchildren, and six great-
3 p.m. on Thursday. Committal services Mr. Stinebower was a retired em- ~randchiIdren. She was preceded in
willfollowatRiver~ideCemetery. ployee of Ford Motor Co., Owosso and a ieath by a daughter, Mrs. James
He was teh beloved husband of the late former employee of Elsie Aurora 'Dorothy) Nagy.
Eleanor, who passed away April 14, 1981; Gasoline Co.
dear brother of Charles (Cy) Stark, Ruth Funeral services will be held at Carter Eugene O. Stinson
Evans, Esther Stoner, Lester Stark, Funeral Home, Elsie, Friday at 1 p.m.
Ward Stark, Harold Stark; niece, Ber- Burial will take place in Riverside Age 58, of 814 Broadway died early this
nadine Franklin; and nephew, Gerald Cemetery. Rev. David Miles will of-. morning at The Memorial Hospital,
Moore. fidate. The body will rest at the funeral: Owosso.
home where the family will be present: Mr. Stinson was an inspector at Buick
Mrs. Stella Spitler this evening from 7 to 9 and Thursday, 2 £01'33 years; retiring in 1981.
Age in, of Houghton Lake, a former t05and7t09p.m. Funeral services will be held at Jen-
Owosso resident moving from here in Mr. Stinebower was bomin Bannister, nings-Lyons Chapel on Wednesday at 3
1972, died on August 1, 1983. She had been October 8, 1914, the son of Jesse and Ella p.m. with Mr. KendI Barnes officiating.
in failing health for several years. I (Hayes) Stine bower. He lived most of his Burial will follow in Hillcrest Memorial
Funeral services were held on August; life in Elsie. He and Vera Kelley. were Gardens. The body rests at Jennings-
4th, at Houghtoh La~e, with burial there. : married in Bannister, June 20,1937. Lyons Chapel. ,
Pastor Glenn Arsnoe'\)f(idated. Survivors include his wife, Vera; a Mr. Stinton was born May 15, 1925, in
She was a member-of the Houghton daughter, Mrs.Brenda Parker of Elsie; Owosso the son of Jess and Mary (Burns)
Lake, Lake Association and the V.F.W. a son Kelley of Eaton Rapids; 5 grahd- Stinson. He attended school in Owosso
AuXiliary #4034. children; a brother, Max Stinebower of and served in World War II, U.S. Navy.
In Detroit, on Nov. 8, 1946, she married Grand Haven. A sister, Gathel Scott, He and the former Kathleen E. Stewart
Lawrence Spitler who survives. preceded him in death. were married Aug. 12, 1943 in Oregon; He
In addition to her husband, she is ·jnhn 1. Slemin was a life long resident of Owosso.
survived by two daughters: Jeanne U Survivors include, his wife; 2 sons,
McRath of Houghton Lake and Phyllis Age 74, of Sandown, New Hampsh~re Rick and Randy both of Owosso; 2
Lahmann of Owosso; six grandchildren; formerly of Shiawassee County died daughters, Mrs. David (Eugenia) Kerby
and two great-grandchildren. A April 19, 1983 at Veterans Hospital, Ann of Slidell, LA., Mrs. James (Terril
daughter,· AJice Lingo, preceded her in ArbOr. . Schutt of Owosso; 8 grandchildren: 3
death 20 years ago. I Mrs, Slemin was su~ervisor of brothers, Albert of Elsie. Charles of
maintenance at the RockvIlle General Owosso andBernal'd of Cadillac.
Richar·d F. Scherer ,Hospitalin Rockville, Con~., , .
Age 56, of 30 Chicago Ave., Quincy died : A memorial service wtll be held ati Owen C. Swihart
Monday. . 'Muehlig Funeral Chapel, Ann Arbor on
Age 71;of Warsaw, Ind., a former rural
Mr. Scherer was a truck driver of Friday at 3 p.m. The Reverend Father Owosso resident died June 11, 1983 in
Peter Eckrich &Co. for 32 years. "William Stevenson will officiate.
Funeral services for Mr; Scherer will Survivors include a stepson, Lloyd South Bend, Ind.. .
be held at the 81. Paul Catholic Church, ,Eukers and a stepdaughter, Laura Yetz South SideChristlan Churchheldin atSouth
A memorial service was the
Thursday at 11 a.m. The body rests at both of Conn.; 6 grandchildren and 4
Jennings-Lyons Chapel. great-grandchildren; a brother, Joseph Bend,Ind.
C. Slemin of Flint and 5 sisters.
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Mildred L. Stevens john Santrucek Frank J. SUlln Emilia Spagnuolo

Age 56, of Chesaning, died Age 77, of 358 W. Main St., Age 84, of Burton, Mich. died Age 92, Qf Ovid Convalescent
1'uesday, Sept. 20, 1983, due to Elsie, passed away Monday, Wednesday, I~e 1,. 1983 at Manor died Sunday. Jan. ZiJ,
a~ auto accident-Feb 21 1983 at 2:30 a.m. at FlintOsteopathic Hospital. .1983; 9:30 p.m. at the Ovid
Funeral services will beheld Clinton 'Mem~rial Hospital, St. Mr:'Suryn was a machinist at. Convalescent Manor. She had
afbur Lady of Perpetual Help Johns. Buick for 26 years. .been ill for the past 2 years.
Cfjtholic Church, Friday at 11 Mr. Santrucek was a farmer.! Funeral services for Mr. Death was attributed to com-
un. Burial will be in: Funeral services will be held Suryn will be held at S1. Paul plications.
Resurrection Cemetery. Rev. at Carter Funeral Home, Elsie,' Catholic Church on Saturday at Mrs. Spagnuolo was a
.James E. Falsey will officiate. Thursday at 1 p.m. Burial will, 10 a.m: F~ther .~obert .D, homemaker.. .
lriends may call at Walker- take place in Ford Cemetery., Kolenskt wIll off~clate With Funeral services Will be held
tvI ar tin Funeral H0I!le" Rev. David Miles will officiate burial in St. Paul CemeterY'lat ,St. Paul Catholic Chur~h,
Chesaning, after 7 this evening. and lodge reading by Tom The body rests at Nelson-Ho~se'Wednesday at 11 a.m. Bunal
Prayer service will be Thur- Bradley. Memorials may be .Funeral Homes, Knapp & SIDIth iwill be in Hillcrest Mausoleum.
~day 7 p.m. and Knights of' made to the American Cancer Chapel after 5 p.t;". today. iThe body will rest at Scarletts
C(jl~bus will reCite the rosary Society.. T~ere w~ll be a parish rosarY;Funeral Home. Friends may
Ilt4lp.m. Thursday. . Mr.. Santrucek was born in this evening at 7 p.m. !call at the funeral home today 2
Mrs. Stevens was born in St. I, Czechoslovakia, Dec. 13, 1905, Mr. Suryn was born in to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. There will be
Charles, July 19, 1927, the lthe son of John and Mary Czechoslovakia on Oct. 6, 1898, a parish rosary this evening at 7
]iattghter of Eugene and ~~aSantrucek. He lived most of his the son of Joseph and Katie p.m. .
tvIahoney. She a~d WIl~lam 'life in the Bannister area and (Kurina) Suryn. He lived in the .Mrs. Spagnuolo was born m
,Stevens were mamed April 30, :the past 7 years in Elsie. He and Flint area the past 50 years. He Santo Ippolito, Italy on Aug. 12,
195a, inSt. Charles. :Bessie Jencikwel'e married in married Mal}' Homola in Flint1890, the daughter of John and
,Survivors inc.l~de her ISaginaw,Julyl,1933. , ':onMay 14,1929. Mr. Suryn was Arcangela (Spagnuolo) Caruso.
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pusband: 4 sQns,: Wtlha. m Jr. of He was a member of the a Army veteran of World Wad. Tdrs. Spagnuolo had resided
;Owo~so, Ronnt~, Carl, and ,Bamtis~r Z.C:B.J. Lodg~ 112~. Survivors include his wife, most .of he~ life in Owosso. S~e
Davtd a~ home, 2 daughters? ! Survivors 1Oclude. his wife Mary: 3 daughters, Mrs.mamed VI?cent Spagnuolo m
MfS, l,{elth(Dd~ntat) :awrock~ JBessie: 2 daughters, Mrs. Roy IRaymond (Marie) Nelson of Santo Ippolito, Italy on Aug. 12,
!lf~Sag1Oawan e y ev~nsa ,(Vickie) Wellington of Grand- JWest Branch Mrs. Gordon 1906. Mrs.. Spagnuolo was a
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~ome:b·2 ghran?s~ns; sisters iville, Ohio and Mrs: F;red (Frances) Lo;enc of Davison ~ember of the St. Paul Catholic
and 2 . rot ers. rs .. mogene (Jennie) flun of Fountam Hills, and Mrs. Jerr,y (Barbara) Church.
Wendll~g of Chesaning, Mrs.y 'Arizona; ~ grandchildren: 3 Sytek of Swartz Creek: a SO(l,' Survivors include 3,
Cathegne.p~tte~son ~f gakle , sisters, Mrs. '.Leland (Agnes) Frank Jr. of Davison: fl~aughters, Anna Coscar~lla of
Mrs. orIS owes 0 wosso, Wesson of Flint, Mrs. Alma: grandchildren: 5 great-(taly, Mrs. Peter (Lucy)
Mrs. Barbar~ Fockler of Santavy of S~artz Cre~k,·Mrs. grandchildren and a nephew. Provenzano and Mrs. Jack
~i!>~·o'ldMa~r~e M:~n~y of Karel (Jennie) Kubicek of 'Mr. Suryn was predeceased bYfThresa) Francis of Owosso; a
1 <: Ie an rnes a oney c:orunna: Three b.rot~ers and 3 a brother, Joseph. Jon, Charles Spagnuolo of
~f l'if~w Lothrop. SIsters Drecede~ him 10 deatb~ lydia {Vi) Struble . Owosso; 14 grandchildren, 13
Richard F. Scherer Rosemary (ROSie) Stasa ,Age 76, of 7715 Garrison Rd., great-grandchildre~ and, 4
Age 56, of 30 Chicago Ave., Age 52, of 32m Main St., Durand died on Saturday, O?t. great-great-gra~dchildren. She
Quincy died Monday at the Morrice died Sunday, Sept. 11, 15, . ~983, . at The MemorIal. was preceded. m death by 3
Coldwater Community Health 1983, at The Memorial Hospital, HOSPItal, Owosso. . ,brothers, 2 SIsters and her
Center. Jwosso. IYI~s.Struble retired as head ;pusband, 18 years ago. .
Mr. Scherer was a truck Mrs. Stasa was a cashier at yonsumers powertena Elaine Sollivan '
driver of Peter Eckrich & Co. homemaker. Company,Flint:. 'I
for 32 ears. Funeral services will pe held . Fune~al services. wIll be held Age 93, of St., Petersburg, ~la.
Fun~ral services fo1' Mr. at the st. Marys Gatholic at ,Kribs Colomal Chapeldormerly of Owosso dIed
Scherer will be held at the St. Church, Morrice on Thursday, Tuesday at 1 p.m. T~e Re~. pr'iMonday, Oct. 10, 1983, at St.
Paul Catholic Church Thur- September 15, 1983, at 10:30 H~rold J .. Pott~r WI~ offiCiate Petersburg, ~la. ,
d t 11 Th R' e dam The Reverend Father Alex! With bUrIal m Pme Tree Mrs. Sulhvanhad been
SF ~h a F a .~. ; e~er ~11 B'o~zzo will officiate with Cemetery. The family will, employed as a receptionist for
f~' .e~ ~~n~s.. I ~ra~: pWI I burial in St Marys Catholic receive friends today from 2 to 5' the State of Michigan.
o ICla e WI urla 1 o . au Cemeter Morrice The bodyand7t09p.m. . Funeral mass will be held at
Cem~tery. The body rests at will res~' at Kribs Colonial Mrs. Struble was born in St. Paul Catholic Church on
Jennings-Lyons Chapel today Cha el after 1 .m. Wednesday. Rush Township on July 14, 1907, Friday aUO,a.m. F~t~er Rob~rt
f.r om 7 to p.m. and9Wednesday Fri!ds rna ~all wednesday \ the. daughter of Charl~.s D. and Kolenski will offl.clate.. , With
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fr~m 2 to 4 and 7 to p.nt. There from 1 to 9 p:m. There will be a Olive Mildred Spalding. S~e burial in St. Paul Cemete~y.
Will be a rosar~ 7 at the chapel parish rosary ,Wednesday m~rried Delmar Struble. 10 Friends may call at the Nelson-
Wednesday at . 30 p.m. . evening at 7' 30 IFlint on May 16; 1931; he died House Funeral Homes, Knapp
Mr. Scherer was born m Mrs Stas~ w'as born in Gary:1 June 5,1968. Mrs. Struble was a & Smith Chapel after 4 p.m.
DetroitonNov.30,1926,~h~sonli1d. ~n Sept. 3, 1931, th~'member of the Durand Thursday. There will be a
of Edmund I. and Cecllta J'daughter of James and Mary Nazarene Church, rosary Thursday evening at 8
(Hengstebeck) . Scherer. ~e Kelly She had resided in the' Survivorsinclude 3 brothers, p . m . . .
gradua~ed from Howell HIgh Morrice area since 1955. Mrs.: Frank Spalding of Lake Mrs. Sullivan was born 10
Schoolml944. Mr. Scherer was Stasa attended the St. Mary: teelanau, Lyle Spal~ng of Owosso on Dec. ~1, 1889, the
a veter~n of W~rld War II.. Catholic Church. Owosso, Max Spaldmg of daughter of Denms and Mary
Su.rvlvors mclude 2 sons, Survivors include a son, John Holiday, Fla.; a sister-in-law, (Dunn) Sullivan. . .
D~l)lel and J~mes: 2 daughter~, Michael Stasa of Morrice;, ai Mrs. Irene Stevenson of Durand Surviving are her nelces and
Lisa and Julte all at home: his brother James Kelly of Calif.l and many nieces and nephews. nephews.'
mother; 4 ~rothers, Raymond, and 2 sisters Delores and Lois I Memorial contributions are
Edmund, Vmcent and Leo all of also of Califo~nia. ,suggested to the charity of your
Owosso. Mr. ~cherer was, cho.ice..
predeceased by his father July, i
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Mr. RDSutliff , Hilda Silverthorn -- Joseph
. T. Spindler ,
Allan Sidney
di;t
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Age 80, of 8311 N. FriegfllRd.; Age 80, of. ,Al'iz. anc Age 20, of Chesaning, Age 73, of St. Petersj)i1rg, Fla.
Henderson died Friday, June, formerly of Owosso di~d mddenly, Monday, Sept. ,and formerly of Corimna died
17, 1983, 7p.m. at The Memorial Saturday, 10, 1983,. in 1983" ,. 'll'b held Tuesday, Sept. 20, 1983 in St.
Hospital, Owosso. I Arizona. ' Funeral servlCes WI e Petersburg, Fla.
Mr. Sutliff was a retired Mrs. Silverthorn was a at Oll,r. Lady ot Perpetual ~~lP , Mr. Sidney worked at
farmer and factory employee. homemaker.Ca~holic Church, C~esa~ g" Corunna State Bank (which his
Funeral services will be held Funeral services for Mrs. FrIday at n.a.m. BurIal WIll be family owned and operated)
at DuPlain Church of Christ 011 Silverthorn will be held at the in ResurrectIo,n Ce~etery'. ~ev. from 1945 to 1963, was vice-
Tuesday at 1 p.m. T~e!iNelson-House ~uner~l Homes,~i~hardMeyette WIll officlat~: presidentoftheOwossoSavings
Reverend Justin Shepard wIlli Knapp & SmIth Chapel onFrIe~ds may call at, Walke Bank from 1963 to 1966, retired
;officiate with burial in HilIcrest!Thursday at 2p.m. Pastor Mark/Martm Funer~l Home af~~~ and moved to Florida where he
Memorial Gardens, Owosso. St. ;Louis will officiate with p.m. this eve~mg. There WI d : worked for the First National
The body rests at Carter burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. a wake servIce 7:30 Thurs ay .Ballk in St. Petersburg from
Funeral Home, Elsie. Friends may call at the funeral evening. . 1967 to 1975.
Mr. Sutliff was born in home after 10 a.m. Wednesday. .Mr. Spindler was born m Funeral services will be held
Owosso on Dec. 6, 1902, the son: Mrs. Silverthorn was born in Owosso, May 14, 1963, th~ sOlno£) . at S1. Paul Catholic Church,
of Marion and Mary Sutliff. He Easton on Aug. 9, 1903, the John and Martha (Dmg er i Saturday at 10 a.m. Father
had resided in the Henderson daughter of Harry and Ida Spindler; He gra~uated fro~ I Francis Faraci will officiate
area most of his life. On July 6, (Barker) Richards. She had Chesaning Union HighSchoo~ m with burial in St. Paul
1924, he and Irene Thompson lived in the Owosso area for 1981 and attended NashyIlle Cemetery. The body will rest at
were married in Chesaning. Mr.' over 75 years. On March 8, 1922, Auto Diesel College. He reSIded the Nelson-House Funeral
Sutliff. was a member of the, she and ~aV~rn Silverthorn in Chesaning all his life and was Homes, Knapp & Smith Chapel
DuPlam Church of Chmt. ",:ere mamed In Easton, Mrs. a member of Our Lady ?f after 2 p.m. Friday. There will
Survivors include his wife, SIlve~'thorn was a me.mber of Perpetual Help Catholic be a rosary Friday evening at 7
Irene; 3 daughters, Mrs. Donna' the FI~st Ch~rch of ChrISt. Church. , . p.m.
Polzin of Chesaning, Mrs. SUVIVO~S l~c!ude a daughter, Survivors include hls Mr. Sidney was born in
,James (Dianne) Apsey of M~s.. VIrgInIa. (Patterson) parents; 2 brothers, Pa~ of St. Corunna on April 19, 1910, the
Corunna, Mrs. Mike (Linda) Griffith of RollIng Me~dows, Charles and KeVIn . of son of Earnest and Isabelle
Wiley of Corunna; 5 sons, Lee Ill.; ~ sons, Dale L. of ~IInt ~nd Chesaning; a sister, Mrs. RICk (Goodall) Sidney. He married
and' Wayne of Henderson, Er:VIn H. of ~ountam HIlls, (Sarah) Dunklee of M~ntrose; Cecilia Dutcher,
Robert of ,Elsie, Vere. of! Ariz.: 9 ?rand~hIldl:en; 5 great- grandparents, .Mrs. ',,,Paul, Survivors include his wife,
Owosso, M~non of Ch~sanIng; grandchil.dren, 3 SIsters, ~r~. Dingler of Chapm an~'i;~~' Cecilia: 3 daughters, Barbar.a
,32 grandchildren and. 18 great- Ha~el WIlson, Mrs. MarJOrie Joseph Spindler of Sagmaw, ,2 S. Douglas of St. Petersburg,
grandchildren. Mr. Sutlif~ was White and Mrs; Dorthy Ba~k all nieces and 1, nephev.:: many Mary Sidney also' of St.
predeceased by 3 grandchildren of the Owosso area. A.Iso nieces aUrtts, uncles, and cousms. Petersburg, Mrs. Margaret J.
and a bro~her, Lamont. and nephews. Mrs. SIlyerthorn . Elmer L. Stites Sr. Merryfield of Elkhart, Ind.; 3
MemorIals may be mfide to was predeceased by a sister and .' . sons Elliott T. Sidney and
the Zaire African Mission. ia brother. ',"'Age 82, of Byron died Sunday, Philiip J. of Mishawaka, Ind.
Memorials are sugges~ed f~r 'Feb 6, .1983 at the Durand and Allan H., Jr. of St. Peter-
Tracy lee Shire the study of. AlzheImer s Convalescent Center. . sburg Fla.' 8 grandchildren
Age 4, of 321) N. Shiawassee Disease. Envelopes are . Mri Stites wa,s AsSistant and 3 great-grandchildren.
St., Corunnl'l died Monday, Aug. available at the funeral home. Manager at t~e'1~,Jfcello Corp., Mr. Sidney was predeceased
1, 1983 at The Memorial iqBluffton, Ohio.\:~;'" \ •
Hospital, Owosso as a result of a "FuneralserVice's will be held John Shields
fall. Eva Rundell Sawer ai Small & Streeter Funeral
F,uneral services for Tracy Age 80, of 922 N. BallSt., died aome, B~on on w~~esda~ at W!:~::d:; 329~!~re~:!. 'di~~
will be held at the Kribs Sunday evening at Durand ~1} ~:~ ••Wlth Rev: Wllli~mStite~ Pleasant View.
Colonial Chapel on Thursday at Convalescent Center. offICla~gl' B' unakl WIC11 ebteery Mr. Shields was a meat
11 a.m. The Reverend Leonard Memoria p ar em, .
Mrs. Sawer was a bookkeeper Lima Ohio. The family will cutter; . . '.
W. Gamber will officiate. and accountant for 24 years at meet' with friends today and Bunal wlllbe ~n Oak HIll
, Tracy was born in Owosso on H. K. Allen Paper Co. . ' tomorrow from 2 to I) and 7 to 9. Cemetery. Memorl.als may be
July 22, 1979, the daughter of can be made to the, ma~e to the Amert~an Cancer
John L. and Kathyrn Ann at Jennings-Lyons Chapel on "Memorials
Funeral services will be held
... hi Kidney Foundation. I Soc~ety or the chanty of your
(Baumgras) Shire. . H !~llC gan " chOIce
Survivors include her Thursday at 11 a.m. WIth Dr. . Mr. Stites was born Dec. 19, '. ., .
,parents: 2 sisters, Tamatha and B. Oliver officiating. Burial will i900 in Danville, Ill. the son of Mr. Shields was born m
Samantha; grandparents, Mr. be in Hillcrest Memorial Elmer and Lillian Stites. He Owosso, the son of ~ohn and
,arid Mrs. Harry Shire of Gardens. . .
, ci eSl
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' 'd d in the ayron area since Agnes (Harvey) Shields.
e n BI k re attended Owosso Schools and
He
Corunna, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Mrs. Sawer was born April 6, ~~~I) •• He, and a 1927~n :e~. had resided here all his life. He
Baumgras of Owosso and Mrs. 1902 in Parshallburg, MI the mamed May 21, 1 be f and Myrtle Bailey were
Ivah Baumgras of Montrose; daughter of Alton and Mae L. 'aiil.e, MI a~d was a:~m ~ 0 married in Owosso on Dec. 24
great-grandfather, Roy (Rusher) Rundell. She FalthBaptist~hurc, ~ran.. 1919 '.. ' '
Baumgras of Laingsburg and graduated from Owosso High Survivors mclude his wife,: S~rvivors include his wife' a
several aunts, uncles and School and resided most of l1a;2 daughte~s, Mrs' ~bert daughter Mrs. Leslie (Agn~s)
cousins. herlifeinthisarea. (Margaret) Skmner 0f B yft°) Perrin df Owosso' 8 grand-
Survivors include a daughter, ~Jld. ~rsi u!~~hlO'( I) ~o~ children and io 'great-
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Susan ,Shepard of Owosso; 3 ,Mpma ~ d D~vid both of grandchildren. Mr. Shields was
grandc~dren and 4 great- ~:n~hlO~~illiamR. ~fDyer, preqece~sed by a son and a
arandchildren; a brother, Leeii.t' R: ha d L of Corpus grandchild.
Runaell of Munising, JVII. She Iq,.,. IcTXr Elm'e'r L Jr of Arrangements by Jennings-
was predeceased.by 2brothers. Christi, 3'" ' d hildre~ ,and 30 Lyons Chapel. };*;",
. ' Byron; "gran c ,
ifreat-grandchildren.
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Emil Sedlack
Anna Serbus . . Age 81, of Corunna, passed away Age 72,0£ 1210 George St., Owosso,
Age 95, of New Lothrop, died SaturdaYi Thursday at The Memorial Hospital. passed away Tues~ay, Aug. 23, 1983,at
Jan. 8, 1983, at tlIe Chesaning Rest Home, Mr. Stephans life work Involved The Memorial Hospital. '.
after a 6 year illness. painting and decorating. Mr. Sedlack, along with his wife 'owned
.Fune~al services win be held at Funeral services will be held at Jen-and operated Sedlack's Grocery Stof¢ in
Whelpley Funeral Home, New LothroP, nings-Lyons Chapel, Saturday at 11 a.m. Dutchtown. He also was a barberfof 25
Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. Rev. VerneV'!. Burial will take place in White. Chapel,.years, retiring in 1976. ' ."
Blankenburg will officiate. Burial WIUTroy. The Rev. Lois E. Glenn and Rev. Funeral services will be held af St.
,take place in Elmwood Cemetery, New, Marvin Jewell will officiate. The familY,Joseph Catholic Church, Friday at 11
Lothrop. - - . will be at the chapel Friday 2 to 4and 7 toa.m ..Burial will take place in St. "Paul
Mrs. Serbus was· born in Polabci, 9 p.m. The family suggests memorials beCemetery. Father Raymond Goehring
Czechoslovakia Sept. 18, 1887, the ,made to the Central United Methodistwill officiate. Visitation will begin after 4
daughter of Joseph and Mary Cha~elk~., Church or Interlochen Center for thep.m. today at Nelson-House Fllii'eral
She and James Serbus were married mArts. ~omes, Knapp & Smith Chapel.Parisb
,Czechoslovakia, Oct. 7, 1908. She came to Mr. Stephans was born in Bir-prayer service will be ThurSday at7:45
Michigan in 1910 and to the New Lothrop, mingham, MI on June 26, 1901, the son of p.m. and K. of C. Rosary at 8: 15 p.m.
area in 1926, where she resided most of William and Minnie (Brown) Stephans'L Mr. Sedlack was born in Swartz Creek,
her life. Mr. Serbus died Feb.. 24, 1952., He graduated from Birmingham HigMan. 12, 1911, the son of Jolili and
She was a member oUhe Z.C.B.J. Lodge School and resided most of his life in Katherine (Valasek) Sedlack. He 'has
of Owosso, and had served as secretary, Birmingham until coming to Corunna in:esided in Owosso for the past 65 years.
and president of Lodge PodebradY,1974. He was first married to Doris~e and Olga Goldman were married in
Z.C.B.J., ofChesaning for many years. Lucille Mygrants who passed away in~ngola, Ind. He was a memQer of St.
Survivors include '4 sons, Joseph of 1969. Then he and Grace Hayes were Joseph Catholic Church. ', ..i.
Owosso, Frank of ~orunna, Geo~ge. ofmarried in Morrice, Nov. 12, 1970; she He was an Army Veteran 6f WW II
New Lothrop, and James of ~ggms died iri 1979. nember of Z;C.B.J. Lodge and the K. of
Lake; 3 daughters, Mrs. Robert (Mllada) He was a member of Central United~. He also' was instrumental ill the
Kovanda and Mrs. Jerry (Bess) Soupal,IIMethodistChurch. '. ~stablishment of the Owosso Y.'F.W.
poth of Owosso, Mrs. Thpmas (Rose)1 Survivors include a daughter, Mrs.post. ' \
Palka of Durand; son-in-law T~omasiRoger E. (Mary Jane) Jacobi of In-, Survivors include his wife Olga' a
Vitovsky of Lans~g; 16 grandchildren;lterlochen; 2 grandchildren, Richard W.~aughter, Christene Walter of Owoss~' a
41 great-grandchildren; 15 great-grea.t-'Jacobi of Berkley, Mich. and Martha~randdaughter Karie' 2 sisters' ;M~s
grandchildren. She was prec~~d ~Jacobi Nale of Liberty, NY.ierbert (Hele~) Juern' of Morton drove'
death by ~ daughters, Mrs. . war Ill., Mrs. Henry (Millie) Borsenik of
(Mary) KVlZ and Mrs..Thomas (Agne! Edmund I. Scherer Saginaw' 4 brothers Jolili Paul f
Vitovsky and 2grandchildren. . 0' '.' . 0
Arr ngements by Whel~ley Funer Age 88, of 4875 W. M 21, Owosso, died wosso, Joseph of Corunna, Edward W.
H a New Lothrop . Friday evening, July 29, 1983, in The of Durand ahd Robert of Brooksville,
,orne, . Memorial Hospital, Owosso. Fla.; also nieces and nephews. .'
. h d' D S tl'ff Acarpenter,hehadIivedintheOwosso MemorialsaresuggestedtoSt.Joseph
RIC ar • u I area since 1944. Church, HOSPICE of Shiawassee. or the
Age 17, of 5824 Hollister Rd., Elsie, Services for Mr. ~cherer will be he~dAmericanCan('p.rSoeietv.
passed away Wed., Oct. 12, 1983, at Monday at 11 a.m. m St. Paul Catholic u. th M Slaybaugh
Pleasant View. Death was attributed to Church with the Rev. Fr. Robert D. ~u .
injuries sustained in a motorcycle ac- Kolinski officiating. Burial will.follow in:: Age 60, of Birc~ Run, formerly ~
ident of June 12, 1983. St. P~ul Cemetery. The body ':fIll rest at Chapin Towns,hip, died WedJ.lesday, ~e .
cFuneral services will be held at Jennmgs-Lyons Chapel. AParIsh Rosary 16,1983 at Sagmaw ConlI~lUruty HOSPItal.
I1uplain Church of Christ, Saturd~y at 1 will be held at the funeral home at 7 p..m... Funeral sel"':'ices will ,be held at
m Burial will take place in HillcrestSunday followed by Nocturnal AdoratIOn Walker-Martm Funeral ~om~i
~e~orialGardens. Rev. Justin Shepard Society prayers. Chesaning, Saturday at 1 p.m. BUflal wll
will officiate. The body rests at Carter', Mr. Scherer was born in Detroit M!ly be in Ridge Rd. Cem~t,ery. El~erCharles
Funeral Home in Elsie. 17, 1895, the.son of Jolili J. and loUise Mackintosh will ()fflclate. Friends may
Mr;Sutllff was born in Durand, Mar~h'(Bohlin~er) ,S.cherer. He attendedcall this evening after 7 p.m. at the
12 1966 the son of Robert and E~ly ~chools m DetrOit. .'. Ifuneral home. .
S~tliff. He was a former student of OVld~! He .an~ Cecili~ J. Hengstebeck were:',Mrs .. Slaybaugh. was. preVIOusly
Elsie HighSchool.. marrxed m DetrOIt May 17, 1923. . Imarried to ~elvm Kittrell, who
Survivors include his father, R~bert He was a member of St. Paul Catholic predeceased herm 1973. .
,S\1tll,ff and stepmother, Sherrill Sutliff; 4Church, the Catholic Ord.er of ~oresters ,d",Survivors include her husband, ~eral~
'sisters' Karen Lynnett, Sharon, and~nd the Nocturnal AdoratIOn Society. Slaybaugh: 6 sons, Doug Woo yo.
Kiiiibe~ly all 'at home; 2 brothers:'\Mr. Scherer is survived by his wife; ~alifornia, Dennis Woody of Owosso,
R~Jjert Sutliff Jr., U.S. Army, Alaska ve sons, Edmund, Raymond, VincentUaryellWoody of Lansing, Oale, ~obert,
anq. RQIl~ld' Sutliff, U.S.' Marines, n~ Leo, all of Owos~o, and Richard of l!nd Michael Wood¥ all of,El.sle; 13
'W!\shington D. C. He was predeceased by \Ulncy; 15 grandchildren; one great- grandchildren. She IS also survived. b~
his mother, Emily. randchild, and a brother, Bernard of her 87 year old mother, Verna Pet~y 0
. ',' .~ ,. uetroit. West Virginia; 2 brothers and 1 Slst~r,
George S. P m c l k . EQbert and Paul Ste~a~~ and Pauline,
.Age 6~, of 1405 N. Kerby Rd., Corunna, Alice'Sekan . ~o~e;!hagen of West Vlrgmla.
died ~rtday, De~. 9,1983. Age 59, of Miami, Fla. and formerly of .Wilham Stewart
AIt~e.l?ng reSident of the Owosso area, Durand died Oct. 1,1983 in Miami. Death Age 76, of Manhatten, Mont., a former
Mr. Pl~Clk was a farm~r. ' . was attributed to bqne cancer. She was Owosso'resident. died Sunday morning,
ServIces for Mr., Pmclk wIll be he~d the former Alice Lawcock. , . June 26, 1983, at Three Forks Hospital,
Tuesday at 11 a.m. at S1. Josel'lh;Catholic. Funeral services were held Tuesday m i Three Forks Mont. .
Church. The body rests at"'Jennings- Miami. .
Lyons Chapel.
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OonaldE. Smith Rev. Theodore R. Smith Joseph 1. Smith, Sr.

. Age 62,0£ 1040 Cook Rd. died Age 78, of 153 N. Washington, Age 89, of Rt.2, Box 140, Roscommon
Monda~ afte~noon at The Perry. died suddenly Oct. 1,. died ~aturday, April 23, 1983, in Mercy
Memonal1;iospltal. 1983, at The Memorial Hospital, HOSPItal, Grayling; .
Mr.. Smtth . worked at the Owosso. . Mr. Smith worked for the railroad as a
Chevrolet Engl~e Pla~t. Rev. Smith started the Perry car inspector and carpenter.
Funera~ services Will be. held Gospel Mission in 1955, having F~eral services will beheld at st.
at Jenmngs-Lyons Chapel, been ordained through the Ball Pauls Catholic Church, Tuesday at 11
T~ursda~ at ~ p.m. I?r. H..B. Rd. Tabernacle, Inkster, Mich. a.m. The Reverend Father. Francis
.~bver ~Ill offiCIate With bunal, He pastored the" church until Faraci will officiate with burial in St.
ill W~ldwood Cemetery, retiring this pastDecember. He Paul Cemetery. There will be a rosary
Chesamn~. '. 'also drove truck for Perry Gas .this evening at 8p.m... .
Mr. Smtth was born mBrady, & on. . Mr. Smith was born in Owosso on Nov,
Township on Dec. 24, 1920, the Funeral services will be held. 2, 1893, the daughter of Henry and
son of Fred H. and Ruth M., at Nelson-House Funeral Barbara (Drexler) Schmidt. He attended
(Gorman) Smith. He attendedi Homes, I,.aRowe Chapel" Owosso Schools. Mr. Smith resided in
Br~dy Township s~ho?l a~d ha.d' Wednesday at 11 a.m. Burial this c~mmunity till he retired in 1965. He
reSided most of, his life m this: will take place il) Roselawn marrIed Mary K~balek in Chicago on
area. He ma~ned Donnabelle Cemetery. Rev. John Burgess Julr 14, 1920j she died Sept. 25, 1981. Mr.
M. Henderson mVe~non on May will officiate. Friends may call .Smtth w~s a. member of the.St. Hubert
24, 1969. Mr. Smtth was a. at the funeral home today 7 to 9 .Church, m Biggins Lake and the Knights
member of the Owosso Eagles and Tuesday 9 tq 9 with the of Col~bus: :
'No. 851: . . . . family present from 2 to 4and 7 Survl~ors mclude a son, Joseph T., Jr.
Survlvor.s mcl~de his wife; 2 t09p.m. of Lans!ng; 4.daughters, Mrs. Gaylord~
stepsons, Dale Sieb. of Owosso Rev. Smith was born in( Geraldme ). WIlson of FUnt, Mrs. Garold
and. Douglas Sieb of Eaton! Perry, Nov. 21, 1904, the son of (Barbara) Kortge of lI.;fount Pleasant,
Rapids; a stepdaughter, Mrs.! Glen and Carrie (Wade) Smith. Mrs.. Jack (Anna Marie) Spalding of
Robert (Vicki). Austin of, He attended schools and resided ~nslng and Mrs. Nolan (Tilrese)
Conover ,NC; 5 step" all his life in the Perry area. He Dillsworth of Owosso; 23 grandchildren;
grandchildren; a sister, Mrs.i .and Cora Marguerite Ham-}; gre~t-grandchildren and a sister Mrs.
Dorothy Badgley of Flint andmond were married 111 rranclsCregoofOwosso.
nieces and nepheWs. . Fowlerville, Oct. l8, 1924. ShE
Harold S. Smith . f::~ec~ased him in Feb. 25, Frederick L Smith, Sr.
. Age 57, of Flushing passed,away
Age 89, of 331 Prospect St., Survivors include 4sons: Ted Tuesday, July 26, 1983 at. .<Flint
Ovid died, Tuesday, Sept. 20 Jr., of Perry, Norman oj
1983 at Pleasant View, Corunna: Webberville, Duane of Perry, Osteopathic Hospital.
, Mr. Smith worked at Grand and Richard of Kalkaska;· 3 Mr. Smith had been employed by
Trunk Railroad as express r'daughters: Mrs; Ladonna Cords Fisher Body, Grand Blanc for 28 years,
. f' retiring in 1981.
agent for the Ovid Depot,o PhoenIX, Ariz., Mrs. Betty Funeral services will be held at Rossell
retiring in 1959. , Ivan of Perry; and Mrs. Judith
Funeral srvices will be held Conrad of Perry; 32 grand- Funeral Home, Flushing on Friday at 10
.at Houghton Chapel on Thur- ¢hildrenj 26 great- a.m. with 'Rev. Fr. Steve Raica of-
sday at 11 a.m. with Rev. Carl grandchildren; 2 sisters, Mrs. ficiating. Burial will be in Flushing
Staser officiating. Burial will be .Irene Brandenburger of Cemetery. .
in Maple Grove Cemetery. Corunna and Mrs. Eva Van Kirt Mr. Smith was born June 21, 1926,in
Memorials may be directed to of Lansing. He was predeceased Flint Ute, son of Harvey and Alice Smith.
the Shiawassee County by 2brothers. He and.Orie Fairbanks were married
,HOSPICE. r~~ . .. . ~ar~h 25, IM4 in Flushing. She.preceded
Mr... Smith was born April 5, ,,!Robert A. Strauss him m ~eath,. Aug. 26, 1972. .
.1894 in Jackson the son of Alberti i Age 91, of 305 ~eneseeSt. died . Survivors mclude a son anddau~hter,.
and Libby (Wait) Smith. HeniSaturdaymorning at The' m-Iaw, Fred Jr. an~ Fran of. Flint; 3
was a 1913 graduate of Ovid 11Memorial Hospital. , dau~hters and sons-m-Iaw •. Linda. and
High School, residing most of Mr. Strauss was a farmer and Damel Pond of Melbourne, FL., Carol
his life in Ovid. On April 5, 1924, also worked at Mid-West: a~d Robert Herr of Howell, ~atand
he married the former Muriel Abrasive. ' Michael. Clodfel~er of Flushing; 11
Holland in Ovid. Funeral services for Mr.' gra~dc~ldren; his mother, Mrs. Alice
, Survivors include his wifej 2 Strauss will be held at St. Paul'Smtth, of Mo~trose; a brother, Lyle of
I

~sons, Darrell Smith of Ovid and Catholic Church on Monday at· Flushing~ 2, Sisters, Stella Allen of New
FDon Smith of St.· Johns; 2 10 a.m. The Reverend Father' L~throp. and Mrs. Yirginia }3ueehe of
idaughters, Kathryn Horak of Robert D. Kolenski will of- Wlsconsm; several meces and nephews.
OW?SSO and Har~ldeneficiate with burial in St. Paul Kimberly· Smith
Br\llns~ of Grand Rapids; 19 Cemetery.. The body rests ab ,
grandc~ldren and 4 great-Jennings-Lyons Chapel. Ag~ 18, of 213 West St., Laingsburg,
grandchildren. died at Children's Hospital, Ann Arbor,
Thursday, Feb. 24, 1983.
Arrangements are being handled by
Knapp & Smith Funeral Homes, Mc-
Dougall Chapel.
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Alma L. (Krieger) Saska lawrence L Schneider

Age 61), of Flinfdied Wednesday, Nov. Age 71, died' Friday morning at
23,1983 at St. Joseph Hospital. Pfeasant View. He had been ill since last
, Fimeral services will be held at St. Nov. 3,1982.
Paul Lutheran Church, 420 S. Ballenger: Mr. Schneider retired from Midland-
Highway, Flint on Saturday at 2 p.m.:'Ross in 1972. .
with Pastor Edward Trost officiating. Funeral ~ervices will be held at Jen-
BUrial will be in Maple River Cemetery, nings-Lyons Chapel on Monday Ilt 1 p.m.
Owosso. The body will rest at Dodds- with Rev. R'Dean L. Smith. Burial will
Dumanios Funeral Home, Flint where be, in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
suggested visitation will' be today 2 to 4, Friends are welcome at the chapel any
and 6 to 9 p.m. Memorial contributions time Saturday and Sunday. The family
can be directed to the American Cancer: willmeetfriendsSundayfrom2t05. '
Society or St. Paul Lutheran Church Mr. Schneider was born Sept. 1, 1912, in
Memorial Fund. 'Owosso the son of Alexander and Bertha
Mrs.Saska was born May 22,1914, in l (Hintz) Schneider. ,Mr. Schneider
Bay City. She resided in Flint since 1941 graduated from Owosso High School and
coming from Owosso. On June 29, 1940, ,resided in Detroit from 1933 to 1945; then
she and Gerald Siska were married in i returned to Owosso.
Owosso. ' On Nov. 19, 1941, he and the former louise W. Seibold
Survivors inclu4eher husband; son i CarolIrving were marriedin Detroit. He
and daughter-ili4aw, Ronald andwas a member of St. Johns United Age 72,.of 6150 Green View Dr., Village
Deborah Saska of Morrisville, N.Y.; Church of Chrisfand the Eagles, Owosso in the Pines, Sarasota, Fla., died Friday,
daughter and son-in-law,' Janet and John Aerie 851. Dec. 16, 1983.
Ro,Se of Flint· 2 sisters Ruth Nuts6n of Survivors include his wife' a son A homemaker, she and her husband,
FIintand Esthe'rVanEpps oWwosso. Ronald L., Schneider; 3 grandchildren: Warrens, 'lived in Owosso fr0!U 1942 until
Mrs. Saskawaspredeceased by a son: Jennifer, Jeffrey and Brett Schneider; a 1973 when th.ey mov~d to FlOrida. .
Richard in 1980.' • sister, Mrs. Jack (Freada) Bigelow of A memorial servICe for Mrs. Seibold
• Garden City MI ' was held Monday in Sarasota. A
Roy Carlm Stewart, Jr. . ", graveside service will be held in Battle
Age 18, of 2487 N.· Kerby Rd., Owosso' Bernice D. (Dunlap) Scott . Creek i~ the spring. The. family sug~ests
died Friday, Oct. 28, 1983. He was dead Age 87, of Owosso, died :Friday, Oct. 21, memorials to the NatIOnal Park!nso~
on arrival at The Memorial Hospital, 1983, at the Shiawassee County Medical Foundaton, 150~N.W. 9th Ave., MIamI,
Owosso. ' . ' Care Facility (Pleasant View) 'in Fla.33136..
Roy was a student at Corunna High Corunna. She had been ill for the past l\-.frs.. SeIbold ..gr~duated from the
School and would have graduated with four mon~hs. ' . Umverslty of MIchigan,. Ma~na Cum
the Class of 1984. The funeral will be held at the Nelson- Laude, and taught. school In Port Huron
Funeral services will be held at the IIouse Funeral Home, Knapp & Smith,be~ore her marrIage to Warrens D.
Kribs Colonial Chapel on Tuesday at 1 Chapel,in Owosso on Monday at 11 a.m., sesIbhoeldh'ad be b f th b d f
p.m. Elder dene A. MIce, 't'h 11 P··rIest WI'thD r. Garry Yeager 0ff'ICla
. t'mg. I,directors of enamem
the Fi t ero
C . e l' oar 01
Albert . Fike, Jr. and Priest Michael,' Mrs. Scott's family will ,be at theiChitrch of Owoss rS,d 'hongdrega 10d na
A11enWl'II 0ff"IClate WI'th burla
. I'm MapI,e f unera I cape
h i t0 receive
. VISl . 'tors f rom 4I president 'of the 0ladf
an s' a Tserve Shas
River ce",letery, Owosso. The family will to 9 p.m. today and from 11 a.m, to 9 p.m'l had been the vice ~har:~~ar~f th!
receIve frIends today from 2 to 5 and 7 to on Sunday. . . IRepublican Party of Shiawassee County
9 p.m. , , Th(} body wIll be tran~ferred to the,and was a member of the Electoral
Roy was born in Flint on May 4, 1965, N?~dm~n Funeral. Home m Cheboygan. College in 1956.
the sQn o~ Roy and Florence ~tewart. ~e VISItation there wIll b~ from. 1 to 9 p.m. . As president of the Shiawassee County
had reSIded the past 11 years In Tuesday and a servIce WIll be heldGirl Scouts she was instrumental i
Caledonia Township. Roy was a member Wedn~sd~y at 11 ~.m: . . lestablishing'the Girl Scout Camp. Sh:
of ~e Reorganized ~hurch of. Jesus Burlaiis to be m Pme HIll. Cemetery Inserved several terms as president of The
Christ of Latter Day Samts. " Cheyboygan.. I(Owosso) Memorial Hospital Auxiliary
Survivors include his parents, Roy and Mrs. Scott was born I~ LeRoy on Aug'~nd was a member of the American
Florence Stewart, Sr.; 6 sist~rs, Mrs. 23, 1896, the daughter of James .andAssociationofUniversityWomenandthe
Donald Wern) Rappuhn of Flint, Mrs. ~mma (Myers) Dunlap. She had resIded Current Topic Club, Owosso.
Jessie (Doris) Garchia of Oklaho~a, mOwossofort~epast35years. " Mrs. Seibold leaves her husband,
Mrs. Robin Stewart of Oaklahoma, MISS She and Le~ls E. Scott 'Yere m~rrl~dWarrens; two daughters, Lynn Watts of
Della Stewart at home, Miss Fay Jean June 21, 1930 m Toledo, Ohio. He dIed In Westborough, Mass., and Betsy Bazany
Stewart of ArkallSas, Miss WilmaI19~'h k M Sc t f I )fPittsford,N.Y., and six grandchildren.
Stewart at home; a brother, Wesley omema er, rs. ot ormer y C' - II H S
Clifford Stewart at home: his grand- i worked at Redmond Company. She was a arro . ymons
motherMrs.DonaldEaslickoiFlintand ml'l",l~erofth~VeteransofWorldWarI Age 73 of Tawas City frm I f
,' . AUXIliary 2271 In Owosso. ' , ' 0 er y 0
many aM,ts, uncle~ an~ cousms. Surviving are: Oneson, Gerald Bear of Owosso passed a~ay Wednesday, Sept.
I
MemOrIal cont~lbutions are suggested Flushing; two grandchildrEln;· three 21, 1983 in Tawas C~ty.
to ~he, ReorganlZEld ~hurc~ of Jesus great-grandchildren, and one sister, Mr. ,Symons retIred from John Han-'
ChrISt of Latter Day Samts. Mrs. Treva VanRiper of Vernon.' cock Life Insur~nce A.geney.
Funeral servIces WIll be held at Tawas
United Methodist Church on Sunday,
September 25th at 2:00 p.m. The' body
rests at the Jacques and Kobs East
Chapel, 400 W.StateSt., East Tawas, MI.
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Joe E. SprOUle The Rev. Donald l. Scott Melvin Oliver Tattersall

Age 25, of 601 Manfred, Durand died, Age41 ofl063HarrietAve.,Mt.Morris Age 46, of 5821 E. M-21, Corunna died
Monday, Dec. 19, 1983 at The Memorial died Wednesday morning while Sunday at his home. .
Hospital, Owosso.' , . shoveling snow. Mr. Tattersall was employed at Buick
Funeral services willbe held at the Rev.Scottw8scurrentlyPastoratthe working on assembly. ,
IScarletts Funeral Home on Wednesday Free Methodist Church in Mt. Morris and Funeral services will be held at Jen-
at 2 p.m. The Rev. Erhardt Schultz will was previously the. Pastor at Corunna nrngs-Lyons Chapel on Thursday aLl
officiate with burial in' Hillcrest Free Methodist Church for 6years. p.~. with Rev.· Edwar4:l C. Schweikert
Memorial Gardens., The body rests at Funeral services will be held at the offIciating. Burial will be in Hillcrest
Scatletts Funeral Home. . First Free Methodist Church in Owosso Memorial Gardens.
. Mr. Sproule was born in Flint on Sept. on Saturday at 2 p.m. The Rev. Dale ~', M.r. Tattersall was born in Owosso on
21 1958 the son of Jimmy and Helen Woods and the Rev. Thomas E. Dunn wIll April 11, 1937, the Son of Oliver and Rosa
(l3uben) Sproule. He was a member of officiate \ with, burilil in Oak . Hill Etta (Runyan) !attersaJI. He graduated
the Railroad City C.B.Club in Durand, Cemetery. The body rests at Jennm~s.'from Owosso. HI~h School and resided in
his C.B. handle was "Model Maker". Lyons Chapel. The faqrlly will ~eet WIth Owosso all his lIfe. He was a.,yeteranof
Survivors inClude his parents; 2 fl'iends today 7to 9 p.m. and Fnday 2 to 5 the U.~. Nav~. ..
brothers,Jimmy Sproule, Jr. of Flint, anp7t09p.m.. . " . . Sur:vI~ors. mClude a son,'.f1mothy of
Jay Sproule at home; 2 sisters, KathY~Rev. Scott was born m,Lmwood,MIch'ILansmg, his mother of Hehderson;. 2
Lane of Byron and Shelley Sproule at on:Dec. 27, 1941, the son of The Rev.brothers, Gera}d of Owosso ~nd LaV~rne
home; a sister-in-law, Linda of Flint; Wesley K. and Dorothy (Goforth) Scot~.of Durand; 3 SIsters, Mrs. ?arry (Olive)
brother-in-law Noel Lane of Byron, 2 He moved from Corunna to Mt. MOrrIsRumond, Owosso Township, Mrs. Ted
nieces and 2 n~phews. last August. He was married to Sharron (~athryn) Som.ers, .Jr. q! Chapin and
M'Baker . , Ylrs. John (CarlIta) Hoorl~stra of Chapin.
Soper I ijurviv~rs include his wife; a son, Eric; :Ie was predeceased by ffis father and 2
! 2 d u hters Esther and Sandra all atlrothers ..
Age 62, of 810 Lingle Ave. died Monday Ih~ ,l! ~ 2brotlters Douglas of Mesa Ariz. MemorIals may be directed to the
• •

evening at Ingham Medical Center. . o~ri . of H~lland Mich.' a ;ister, !harit~ of your choice.
Mrs Soper was a homemaker. an enrus .' d 'hi' te B f h V S k
F . raI services will be held at the Sally Scott of Lansmg an .s s po eu a • par s
une. ' ther Ona Bosworth of Gladwm. Rev.
Owosso Wesleyan Church on Thursday at mo. ' . d db his parents Age 81, formerly of 221 Crum
1:30, p.m. Dr. Ronald D. Kelly will., of- s~ottwas pre ~ce~se - y . Laingsburg died Saturday, Dec. 10, 1
ficiate. The body rests at Jennings-Lyons ~eah E. Selfndge at the Provincial House Whitehills.
Chapel. , . ' Age 76 of 8587 E. M-21 Ovid died Mrs. Sparks was a cook in Laingsb
Mrs. Soper' was' bom in Cadill~c on Wednesd~y, Dec. 7,1983 in ~keland, FL. Funeral services will be held at
Aug. 5, 1921, the daughter of LeWIS and. Funeral services will be jwld at Nelson-House Funeral Home; McDo
Ruth (Lyle) Root. She had resided most~oughton Chapel, Ovid on Monday at 1 Chapel o~ Tues?ay ~t.l p;m. The
of her life in this area. She was a member p.m. with Rev. Bruce Kintigh officiating. Ror Harriger Will offICiate with bur
of the Owosso Wesleyan Church. BUrial will be in Fairfield Cemetery. ~mgsburg Cemetery. The body wi
,Survivors include 2 sons, Roger of Friends may call after noon Saturday at m stat~ today from 9 to 9 p.m.
Birmingham, Ronald of. Ocalla, Fla.; a the funeral home. Mrs. Sparks was bomin Laingsbllf
daughter, Reta Soper otOwosso and a Mrs. Selfridge was born Dec. 13, 1906, May 7, ~902., the ~aughter of JoM
brother, Gerald Root of Wash. in Shepherd, MI the daughter of Garfield Anna (~Iegnst) R~pple. She grad!!
'R- 'b -M- S- h 'd- ~ and Cora (Swix) Faunce. She wa$ a Ovid from Lamgsburg High School in 1921.
. U Y 3y C nel er residentfor the past 7years coming from was married to Clyde Sparks; he di n
Age 80, of 2420 Damman Dr., No. 102, Houghton Lake. On Nov.16, 1922, she and 195~. Mrs. Sparks was a member Q e
Midland, died Friday afternoon, Dec. 9, RollinE. Selfridge were married in Lamgsburg United Methodist Chu r h
1983,atherresidence. Lansing;' and was a lifetime member of ~lte
Miss Schneider attended schools in Survivors include her husband; 3 sons, Rebekah. :.
Owosso and graduated from Owosso Jim altd-"Alden of Owosso, Orville ofi Survivors include 2 daughters,
Business College before moving JoOvid; 3 daughters; Mrs. Estherbelle,Jacob (Connie) Wing,~ Mrs.
Midla~dto work ~s a secretary. at Do~Nethaway of Ovid, Mrs. Le~h Jarrad, of (Bonita) Stanlake both pf Laingsbu
ChemICal. She retired from Dow m 1968. ,Houghton Lake and Mrs. Barbara Maler sons, Richard of Lansing, Nonnan
Services for Miss .S.chneid~r .will beof Flint; her twin. sister, Mrs. Laura JoMs and Lawrence of Laingsb
held Monday at 1 p.m. at Jennmgs-Lyons ,Mosser, of Washington; 27, grand-grandchildren; 18 great-grandchil
Chapel, Owosso, with the Rev. Jamesbhildreni 37 great-grandchildren; 3and a brother. Gordon Ripple of'
Marti~ officiating. Burial will !ollow atgreat-great-~randchildren. ,JoMs. Mrs. Sparks waspredeceasedJ,y
.oak Hill Cemetery. The bod~ Will rest at Mrs. Self~ldge was predeceased by a a grandson" a sister and a brother. !i
th~ fun~ral home. The family s~ggestsson, Robert III 1962. . ,MemOrials are suggested to~lbe
memorials to the Cancer SOCIety of. L"rena J S . T~mgsburg Public Librarv I;;;'l
Midland. •u • pencer i • • • ·+1

Miss Schn~lder was born in East, Age 84, of 711 N. Washington St., died,Emlly K. Scott
S~~r, Ilt, Oct 17,1903, the dau~hteriSund~y morning at The Memorial Age 81, of 209 Marquette St., DUrand
of WIllIam and Anna (Casper1ScMelder. ! Hospital. died TUesday Jan 11 1983
She, wa,s. a mem~er. of the First Mrs. Spencer was a homemaker. . : Mrs. Scott' was' a 'retir~d Registered,
PresbyterIan Church m MIdland. , Funeral services will be held at Nurse. .
Miss ScMeider is survived, by a iQwossoChurch of Christ on Tuesday at 11 Funeral services will be held t F' t
brother, Elmer, of Owosso. She was !p.m. with. Pastor Andy McNees of-Baptist Church of Durand on Fri~ l~sl
pr~~eceased by th~ee brothefs, Edward,lficiating. Burial will be, in Hillcresth.m. The body rests at 'Small & S:e~er
WIlham and Alfred, Mem.orial Gardens. The body rests at funeral Home, Byron.
.Jennmgs"Lyons Chapel. .
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frank H. Town . . Marjorie (Rodgers) Taylor .
Age 83, of 131 N. Mills Ave., Arcadia, ..
Fla. died Sunday August 14 1983 in Age 73, of 702 Father Dukette Blvd.,
DeS~toMemoriaIHospital.' Flint, 48503 died Sund~y at McLaren
Mr. Town was a Registered Pharo HOSPItal. She had been III for the past 4
macist ownerl.operator. mouths. Death was attributed to cancer.
Funeral services will be held at Mrs. Taylor was a homemaker.
Robarts-Grady Funeral Home Chapel, .Funeral services will be held at Jen-,
Arcadia on Wednesday at 2 p.m. with Dr. mngs-Lyons Chapel, Wednesday at I
Holland Vaughn officiating. Burial will P'll!' The Reverend Edward C. Scl!-
be in Oakridge Cemetery.. Visitation will w~Ikert will of~iciate, with burial .In
be Tuesday evening 7 to 9 p.m. at Ute Hillcrest MemorI~1 Gardens. The famIly
funeral home. ' • suggests memorIals to the
Mr. Town was born in Jasper, Cancer Society.
Arkansas. He was a resident of Arcadia Mrs. Taylor was born on June 3, 1909,
'for 13 years coming from New Lothrop. the daughter of Frederick and Florence
MI. He was a veteran of World wari (Wickam) Mundy. She resided in Owosso
having served in the Army; life memb~r ,!or the past 27 ~earscoming ~rom Perry
of Hugh McCurdy Masonic F & AM In 1948 and preVIOusly 3 years In Flint. On
No.381; life member of V.F.W No. 9455, Nov. 12, 1948 0 she m,arried David A.
Owosso and was a member of Trinity Rodgers in Owosso; he died in 1974. Mrs.
Vnited Methodist Church,Arcadia. Taylor was a member of the First
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Nellie Church of God, Keen Agel'S, Flint and
M. (Wollhiser) Town of. Arcadia; a so~, various Christian organizations.,. Howa d I T If
Ralph Town of Apple Valley,Minn.; 4 Survivors include a son, Stanley Clum r J. e er .
daughters,. Mrs. Dorothy Ellen LePage of Flint; a: daughter, Mrs. Charles .Age 87, of 990 LakesideUr" OWOSSQ
of UncaSVIlle, Conn., Mrs. Mary Jan,e (Paulette) Sisung of St. Johns; 3 step- diee! Thursday, August 18, 19113 at The
S",:igonski of Bowling Green, KY, Mr~. sons, Charles Rodgers. Warren RodgerS'MemorialHospital. .
Shirley Ann Seadorf and Mrs. Beth and Maynard Rodgers all of Owosso; a Mr. Telfer was co-owner with his
Spragu~ both of Punta Gorda, FL.; 20 stepdaughter, Mrs. Leroy (Janetybrother, Harold Telfer of the Telfer
gr~ndhlldren and 14 great-grand- Hutchins of Burton; 25 grandchildren; 20Packing Co. for over 50 years. Their
children. . ' 1 g~eat-grandchi.ldren; 2 sisters, Irenl!father, William 'relfer,originally star,ted
Arrangements. by Robarts-Grady GIlbert of FlOrIda and Lucile Forbush of the company. Mr. Telfer retired from the
Funeral Home Chapel, Arcadia. Lansing. Mrs. Taylor waspredceased by' business in 1976..' .
a st~pgrandson. Ronald Rodgers in 1973i\ Funeral services for Mr. Telfer will be!
Bernard A. lithof (Bernie) a Sister, Melva Hopkins in 1982 and apeld at the Nelsorl-HouseFuneral
stepson, Lloyd Rodgers. . ;Homes, Knapp & Smith Chapel,Saturday
Age 80, of Saginaw, formerly of Mrs. Eleanor L Thornton : at .1 .p.~.T~e. Reve~end Norbert W.
Chesaning died Wednesday, June 8th Sffilth wIll offiCiate with .burial in Oak
1983 in St. Mary's Hospital, Saginaw. ' Age 66, of rural Owosso died Friday, Hill Cemetery. The body will rest at the
Mr. Tithof was retired from General Jan. 21, 1983, 4 a.m. at Edward Sparrow chapel after 7.p.m. this evening•.
Motors. Hospital, Lansing. Mr. Telfer was born in OWQsso on July
Funeral services will be held at Our Funeral services for Mrs. Thornton 13, 11896, the son of Willfam and Arletta
Lady of Perpetual Help, Chesaning on will be held at the Carter Funeral Home, (Rott) . Telfer. He' graduated from
Saturday at 11 a.m. The Reverend Elsie, Monday at 1 p.m. The Reverend Owosso High School. On Jan. 27 1921 he
Father Richard Meyette will officiate Ho~e~ VanB~ren will officiate with and Lucile B. B~rtlett werem~rried in .
with burial in St. Michaels Cemetery bUrIal In DuPlam Cemetery. . O~osso. Mr. Telfer was a member of the
Maple Grove. Friends may call at th~ Mrs. Thornton was born in Elsie, April F~rst I!nited Methodist Church, Owosso
Walker-Martin Funeral Home 14, 1916, the daughter of Harley and Klwams Club, Owosso Masonic Lodge
Chesaning after 7 p.m. this evening: Fa~nie Emmons.. She had resided in American Legion Post and was an Army
There will be a wake service Friday Elsle most of her life and the past 9 years veteran of World War 1.
eveningat7:30p.m. in the Owosso area. On April 9, 1939 she, Survivors include !')is daughter Mrs.
Mr. Tithof was born in Chesaning on married Raymond Thornton in Elsie., Henry (Marilyn) Maentz of Holl~nd; a
June.28, 1902. He resided most of his life Mrs. Thornton was a member of the son, Robert ofOwossoj 12 grandchildren
in the Chesaning area. He married Burton United Methodist Church; was' and 7 great-grandchildren.. Mr. Telfer
Evaleen Barnhart on July 17, 1970. Mr. affiliated with the American Canceriwas predeceased by his wife Lucile in
Tithol was a member of the St. Peter and Society, an active member of the! 1976; a daughter,Mrs. Kathryn Byrd in
Paul Catholic Church in Saginaw. American Association of Retired Per-!i 1976 and also his brother, Harold. •.... .
Survivors include his wife; 3 step- sons, was a 4-H leader for many years/. Memorials are suggestedto the First
children, Mary Yokuty of Three Rivers, and was an active member and pastiUnited Methodist Church or HOSPICE of
Shirley- Wiltse and Mark Barnhart both president of the Homemakers Extension.Shiawassee.
Service. .
of Oscoda; 13 stepgrandchildren; l I l l i ' ··E·
stepgreat-grandchildren; ,a brother, Survivo.rs include her husba~d, 110nne . Teichman 1:
Walter of Chesaning; 3 sisters, Sister M. Raymond, 3 dau&hters, ~rs. Rae LOUIse. Age 49, of 2630 Brewer' Rd
Bertille O.P. of Grand Rapids, Mrs.• Franke of Lansmg, MiSS Betty Jane died Wednesday,May 11 19830~0~t
August (Delores) Amman and Mrs. Fred ~ho~ton 0/ ;e~~ond Mrs. MargDarelt Mary's Hospital Saginaw:', .
(Irene) Nietling. both of Chesanimt TheYrnOteor Of ruol anOK; a dso4n, ade Mrs. Teichma~ was a h~memaker.
o no· sa,
children an gran - F ul,1era l '
servIces . 'be. held at
WIll
Memo~ials are suggested to the Burton~~~~eT~~: Fun~~ld Homes,o LaRowe
or DuPlain United Methodist Churches! . ' y on 1'1 ay at 1 :30 a.m.
or to the American Cancer Society. .Tfhf~ ~everend Fat~er Alex .Bottazzo will
o lc~ate. There wIll be a rosary this
evemng at 8: 30 p.m.
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Herbert (H.B.) Thompson Kenneth L Telfer Katherine Trecha Mr. Ronald R. T~uax
Age 75 of 2402 W. Main, Owosso I Age 67, of 3309 N; State Rd., Age 82, of Swartz Creek, died Age 47, of 8720 Vincent Rd.,
died Monday evening at his Owosso died late Thursday Wednesday, June 1, 1983, at Elsie died Thursday, Jan. 27,
residence. evening at The Memorial Genesee Memorial Hospital, 1983 at The Memorial Hospital.
Mr. Thompson was retired Hospital. 'Flint. Mr. Truax was a machinist
from Redmond's as a wat- Mr. Telfer was a farmer. Funeral mass will be held at for the Midland-Ross Corp.
chman. . Funeral services will be held n a.m. Saturday at St. Mary's Funeral services will be held
Funeral services w~ll be held I at the Jenmngs-Lyons Chapel. ::;atholic ,Church in Swartz at Carter Funeral Home, Elsie
at the Jennings-Lyons Chapel· on Monday at 10 a.m. The Rev. ::;reek with burial in St. Mary's on Monday at 1 p.m. with Rev.
on' Friday at 1 p.m. The Dr. Keith A. Rasey will officiate ::;emetery. David Stiles officiating. Burial
Ronald D. Kelly will officiate with- burial in _West Haven Those desiring may make will be in Ford Cemetery.
with burial in Hillcrest Cem~tery. The body rests at ~ontributions to the St. Mary's Mr. Truax was born Feb. 14,[
Memorial Gardens. The body Jenmngs-Lyons Chapel. . Renovation Fund, or the 1935 in Mosinee, Wisconsin the
rests at Jennings-Lyons Chapel. Mr. Telfer was born In Rush American Cancer Society or the son of Richard and Florence
'Mr. Thompson was born in Township on: Aug. 17, 1916, t~e Swartz Creek Friendship Club Truax. He resided in Mosinee,
Huntington, West Virginia on son of GavIn W. and, Julla Memorial Fund. Wisconsin and the past 20 years'
Oct. 24,1908, the son of Walter' (Haber) Telfer. He attended Rosary will.be recited at 8:00 in the Elsie area. He and
J. and Ollie Belle (Hoselton) '.Clark School ~nd graduated this evening. Scripture service; Jeanette Somers were married
Thompson. He attended schools: from Owosso ~Igh Sch?ol: M;'will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at Aug. 30, 1958 in Chapin, MI. He,
in Huntington. Mr. Thompson', T~lfer had re~lded all his life In ;the Sharp Funeral Home, was a Navy veteran and a
came here from West Virginia .this commumty. In 1943, he and ISwartz Creek: member of the Chapin United
in 1952. He was 'married to Arlen.e B..Schautz were, Survivors· include her Methodist Church.
Rebecca K. Weekly in Silver- mame? In New Haven 'husband, Joseph; her children, Survivors include his wife,
ton, W. Va. on Nov. 25, 1942. . Township. Mr. Telfer was a 'Joseph P. and Mary Trecha of Jeanette; 3 daughters, Mrs.
Survivors include his wife; 2 me~ber of t~e New Haven Swartz Creek, Thomas J. and Joseph (Dawn) Nirmaier of
sons, Paul of Owosso Township, Umted Methodist Church, w~s! Margaret Trecha of Owosso, Spokane, Wash., Mrs. Thomas
and Charles H. of Durand; a the New Haven Township Paul Trecha, John and Theresa (Wendy) Mills of Spokane,
stepdaughter, Mrs. Lee Treasurerfor20years; was a 4-ITrecha of Swartz Creek; Wash., Mrs. Dale (Monica)
(Margaret) Sowle o~ Owosso; 3 H ~eader and memb~r of the several gran?children and Leyder of Big Rapids, MI; a
grandchildren; . a Sister, Mrs. Shiaw~ssee ~ounty Fa.lr B?a~d. great-grandchlldren; many son, Matthew at home; a
Jess (Gertrude) 'Hilbert. of SurvIvors Include his wlfe: a nieces ~nd nephews; also a, grandson; his mother,Mrs.
Charleston, W. Va ..and several son, Larry of R,ockford, Ill., a brother-m-Iaw" Barth Trecha Florence Geehan of Adrain,
.' es and nephews. brother, Earl. of New Haven of Swartz Creek. MI', his father, Mr. Richard
ruec Township; 2 SIsters, Mrs. Clare ~.. _____
(Geraldine) Jones of Higg~ns .Hazel E. Thompson '~I'Uta1( MOf MoRSinee, HWnk
is.; a
Lake and' Mrs. MaurIce' SlS ~r, rs.. ena e e 0f
(Audrey) White of Livonia. • Age 81, of 409 Corunna Ave., Mosmee, WIS.; 4 brotl1ers,
Owosso died, Tuesday morning .N~than ~r~ax Sr. of C~sca~e,
Betty J; Tessman at The Memorial Hospital. :WIS., Phillip Truax of VlCtOrla,
(Mrs. Thompson was a TX , Gary Kasper of Hatley,
Age 51, of 3051 W. .M-21, homemaker. . Wis., and Roger Truax of KY.
Owosso died Mondar, Sept. 19, Funeral services will be held Memori~ls m~y be made .to
1983 at Ingham Medical Center. ,at. Jennings-Lyons ~hapel on the ChapIn Uruted Methodist
Mrs. Tessman was l:\' Frlday at 10 a.m. with ReV'. Church.
homemaker... Thomas E. Dunn officiating.
Funeral services WIll be .held Burial will be in Maple ValleYI Guy E. Turner
at the Houghton Cilapel, OVId on Cemetery, Osceola County.; Age 100, of Spokane,
Thursday at 1: 3~ p.m. Th~ Rev. Mrs. Thompson was born Oct I Washington died October 7th,
~~w~rd 't~c:;~~~~:oa~lgro~~' 26, 1901 in Evart, MI th~ 1983.
ICla e WI daughter of Edward and Lillian Mr. Turner taught the Forest
Cemetery. (Rife) Kennell. She attended and . German Schools' in
Evart schools. SIW came to Shiawassee County before
Owosso from Marion in 1957. going to Spokane in 1915. He
She and Ivan C. Thompson were also taught. school in Spokane,
married June 22, 1927 in, was a homesteader, owning
Dighton, MI. She was a member large wheat farms, and a
of the First Free Methodist! salesman in a clothing store as
Church and the Golden Agers. well as selling insurances. I
Survivors include her Funeral services were held
husband; a son, Harold of October 11th, 1983 with burial at
Owosso; 4 grandchildren; 2 Mt. Hope Cemetery, Spokane,
great-grandchildren; 4 step Washington.
grandchildren; 7 step great-
grandchildren; 2 brothers,
Lester Kennell of Hillsdale and
Ervin Kennell of Owosso.
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Emma E. Tietz James Henry Tyrrell Ellen E. Thompson
Age 90, of Sun Valley Manor, S~ginaw Age 75, of 7243 Cork Rd., Bancroft di~d Age 89, fonnerly of 2911 N. Ovi~ Rd.,
died Thursday, March 17 , 1983 at Sun Wednesday,' January 19, 1983 at his Ovid died Monday morning, Jan. 17,
Valley Manor. home. 1983:at Pleasant View.
Mrs. Tietz was a cook at Our Lady Mr. Tyrrell was a farmer. Funeral services will be held at
School and also was a paper hanger. Funeral services will be held at St. Houghton Chapel, Wednesday at 1: 30
Funeral services will be held at Our Mary's Catholic Church, Morrice on p.m. Burial will take place in Maple
Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, Saturday at 10:30 a.m. Burial will be in Grove Cemetery. Rev. Charles Thomp-
Chesaning on Saturday at 11 a.m., with Bethany Cemetery. The Reverend son will officia$te.
Rev. James Falseyofficiating. Burial Father Alex Bottazzo will officia~e. A Mrs. Thompson was born in Ada, Mich.
will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Friends rosary will be recited 7:30 p.m., Friday. April28,1893, the daughter o~ Frank and
may call at the WlIlker-Martin Funeral Visitation will be at Nelson-House Blanche (VanTassel) Robmson. She
Home, Chesaning after 7 p.m. this Funeral Homes, LaRowe Chapel resided most of her life in the Ovid area.
evening. The family will meet for a Thursday7t09an,dFridar9t09. She and Alton Thompson were marri~d
prayer service Friday at7:30 p:m. . Mr. Tyrrell was born Sept. 8, 1907 in inOvid,April20,1913.Heprecededherm
Mrs. Tietz was born June 21, 1892 m Shiawassee Twp. the son of Frank and death in Oct. 1967. She was a fonner
Saginaw County the daughter of James Lillian (Hutchings) Tyrrell. He attended member of the First Baptist Church and
and Amelia Mahoney. She was married ~ Morrice Schools and graduated in 1925. the Rebekah Lodge.
to August Tietz, he died in 1946. . He resided most of his life in Bancroft. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs.
Survivors inlcude 4 sons,. Joseph of He and Agatha Martin were m~rri~d Hazel Hinkle of Ovid; a son Cecil (Pete)
Empire, MI, Ra~ond of Montrose, June 21, 1941 in Williamston. She di~d m Thompson of Laingsburg.: 14 grand-
Bernard of Flushmg and Arthur. of 1967. He was a member of St. Mary's children; 38 great-grandchildren; and 5
Alpena; 2 daughters, Mrs. Virginia Catholic Church, Morrice and a past great-great grandchildren; a ~rot~er, J.
Urban of Burt and Mrs. Kathleen Walat member of the school board. D. Robinson of Eureka, MICh.; 3 SISters,
of St. Charles;. 28 grandchildren and 46 Survivors include a son, Patrick of Mrs. Beatrice Doty of St. Johns, Mrs.
great-grandchIldren. She was ~lso Milwaukee; a daughter, Mrs. Mary Mildred Bendt and Mrs. Belva Howe bo~h
predeceased by a daughter, Florence Catherine Bippley of Lake Odessa; and 4 of Eagle, Mich. She was preceded !n
Amlres. . _..., grandchildren. He was preceded in death death by a daughter Mrs. Ge?rgia
Alex Tsvetcoff by a sister. . Wakefield; 2 sons, Lyle and LeWIS: 3
Age80 Qf2067N. Gem!seeRd., Burton, Russell C. Thompson - . . granddhi~lhdildren and 3 great-
passed away, Monday, Feb: 14, 1983,m . Age 68, of 4200 S. State Rd.,. Durand
'gran cAT' ren I"k .
Flint. '. " . died Thursday, Aug. 18, 1983, at McLaren Mary on es I .
Funeral services. will be held at St. General Hospital, Flint. . Age 70 of 785 Cleveland Ave., Owosso
Nicholas Orthodox Church, 2143 S. Mr. Thompson was an inspector for died Tu~sday, March 29, 1983 at her
Center R~., Burton, Thurs~ay at 11 a.m. BuickMotor Division. . . residence.
Burial wIll take place Ill. Evergreen Funeral services will be held at Kribs Miss Teslik was retired from Red.
Cemetery, Grand ~lanc. ~h~ Ve~ ~ev. Colonial Chapel on Sunday at 2 p.m. ~r. mondsMfg. after 39 years.
Father Raphael Biernacki WIll offiCIate. George Percival will officiate with burial Funeral services will be held at
The bqdy. rests at Br~wn F~eral Home, 'in Greenwooct Cemetery, Vernon. ThE Nelson.House Funeral Homes, Knapp &
1616 DavIson Rd., Flint. until Thursday family will receive friends at the ~hape) Smith Chapel Saturday at 10 a.m.
morning. ~en at the. church from 9:30 today and Saturday from 2 to 5 and 7 to ~ Father Robert' D.. Kolens~i will officiate
a.m. until time of service. . p.m. . with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery.
M:~ Tsvetcoff was. bor~ m Greec~, Mr. Thompson was born in GratIOt Friends may call at the funeral home
AprIl 15, 1902. He arnvedm.the U.S. m County on Aug.' 12, 191~, the son of Burr after 3 p.m. Thursday.
1920 and opened the Swallow Restaurant H. and Bessie (Chapman) Thompson. He Miss Teslik was. born in Shiawassee
in Owosso a~d later ,operated a. moved to his presentaddreSl;l from . County on Feb. 11, 1913, the daug~ter of
restaurant in Flint. He was a member of Vernon in 1963. On June 29, 1940, he, anc Frank and Barbara (Buril) Teslik. She
the St. ~icho~as Orth~o:x; ~hurch. . Irene C. Eggleston were married in attended Owosso SchooI~ and re.sided all
SurvIvors mclude his wif~, Tsv~~, a Lansing; she died June 26, 1979. Mr. her life in this area. MISS Tes~k was a
daughter, Mr.s. Lavaros. (V~siliki)- Thompson was.a veteran of World War member of the St. Paul Catholic Church
Karatza of B~on; ....3' . grandc~dren; 1 II. arid a member ofthe Z.C.B.J. Lodge. .
grea~·grandchild; 3broJhers, 1SISter. Survivors include a dallghter, Mrs. Jyll Suvivors include her brother, One
. Arrang~ments by Brown Funeral Rae Steele of Durand; a son, R;ichard Teslik of Owosso; a niece, Mrs. Ruth
Home, Flint. Thompson in the West; 2 grandchlldr~n; Simpson of Owosso and also 2 grand.
a brother, Eugene Thompson of Lans!ng nieces and a grandnephew.She w~s
l ester E. Thompson and a sister, Mrs .. G~orge (Joyce) predeceased by a sister, Mrs. BeSSIe
Percival of San Carlos, Calif. Klomparenes of Holland.
Age 76, of Bay City, passed away G T _. Memorials are suggested to the
Friday morning, Sept. 30, 1983, at st. Anita • revmo Michigan Heart Fund.
Mary Hospital, Saginaw. Age 55, of Chesaning, passed aw~y .
Funeral services will be held at Sunday, Sept. 25, 1983, at The Memorial·
Squires Funeral Home, 211 N. He~ry S!., Hospital, Owosso.
Bay City, Sunday at 2 p:m. Burial Will Funeral services will be held at Our
take ~place in BrookSide Cemetery, Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Chur~h,
Fairgrove, Mich. Rev: .Ll~yd F: Urn- Chesaning, Thursday at 10 a.m. Bur!al
barger will officiate. VISitatIOn WIll. be 2 will take place in Hillcrest Memor.lal
to 5 and.7 to 9 p.m. today, and after 11 Gardens. There will be a prayer servIce
a.m. on Sunday. , . Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the Walker·
Mr-. Thompson was born m Huron Martin Funeral Home. Friends may call
County, Mich. on Dec. 23, 1906. f G If after 7 p.m. Tuesday.
He was a member of Maple Lea 0
Club, Bay City. . . .
Survivors include his Wife, ~azel, a
sister, Mrs. Margaret Hutchison of
Owosso; several nieces and nephews.
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Charles DVaDCise .nftndrew VanDeusen Jerry J• Vel'!ll~

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• . . . .• Age 58, of 832 Hammont St., died this Age 84, of 1803 Bailey St., Lansing died
Age 75, of 224 Russell St, I?urand. died: morning at The MemorialHospitaI. Thursday, March 3, 1983 at Lansing
early today at Mclaren HOSPItal, Flint. ., Mr. VanDeusen was a fork truck driver General Hospital in Lansing.
Mr. VanCise worked at Grand Trunk at Buick in Flint. . Mr. Velatwasafarmer.
Railroad retiring in 1972.
•
. ' Funera·1.'
I
s ill
servIce w lit: t.A held at Je·n
_. 1
Funeral services
. Els'willMd·
be held at Carter
1 . .
.Funeralservices will be held at Jen-nings-Lyons Chapel, Saturday at 2 p.m.•Funera Home, Ie, on ay at. p.f!l.
mngs-Lyons Chapel on Thursday at 1 The Reverend Homer VanBuren willTh~ .Rever~nd J .. A..Schalkhauser will
p.m. Burial will be in Lovejoy Cemetery. officiate with burial· in Oak Grove offIciate .With burIal. In F?rd Cemetery.
Mr. VanCise was born March 24 1908 Cemetery. The faniily will meet friends ;~e famIly ;~~ r:celve friends Sunday 2
in Calhoun County the son of Alb~rt E: this evening 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday 2 ~o 4 0Jr:~e~~t wa~ &;~'in Cleveland OH
and Clara (Dixon) VanCise. He attended and 7 to 9 p.m. at the c.hape~.Memorials . S· t 29 1898 the son of Frank' and
schools ~ D.ur~nd. !Mr. VanCise resid~d are suggested to "FamIly Wls~es. ': ~~z:Ceih Velat. He had resided most of
most of his life In this area. He and Sadie Mr. VanDeusen was born In Owosso, his life in the Bannister and Elsie area
E. Morgan wer~ married July 5, 1933 in J~y 7,1924, the son of Glenn Merrill and and the past 11 years in Lansing. In
St. Johns. She died 1978. Lila Belle (Walter) VanDeusen. H~ at- November 1919, he married Mary Dostal
Survivors include 3 sons, Richard of tended Henderson school. He had reSIded in Bannister; she died February, 1969.
New Lothrop, Albert of Montrose and here .all his li!e. On June 2! 1947, he He, then, married Josephine West in
Charles G. of Fenton; a daughter, Mrs. marrIed Cynthia May Gould In Burton. Chesaning on Jan. 8, 1972. Mr. Velat was
Preston (Beverly Ann) Britner of Mr. VanDeusen was a member of the a member of the Bannister Z.C.B.J.
Kalamazoo; 7 grandchildren: a step- Burton United Methodist Church, the Lodge. .
daughter, Mrs. Arnold (Della) Bullard of V.F.W. Post 4005 and w~s a. veteran of SurvivQrs include his wife,Josephine;
Houston, TX. the World War II serving In the U.S. 2 daughters, Mrs. Othelia GolomQisky of!
Willa Mena Titus Navy. . Brant, MI, Mrs. Elizabeth Nemecik of
Survivors include his wife; 2 Flint; 3 sons, Jerry Velat, Jr. of Port
Age 87, formerly of 210 S. Oak St., daughters, April Marie at home, Mrs. Charlotte, Fla., Robert Velat of Haslett,
Owosso died, Wednesday morning at Robert (Gloria May) Wilber ofOwosso; 2 Mich., Edward Velat of Lakewood, CO.;
Pleasant View. grandchildren, Lisa Marie and Robert 18 grandchildren; 14 great-
Mrs. Tituswa~ahon:emaker. Andrew; a brother, Robert Glenn grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Helen
.Funeral servIces WIll b: held at Jen- VanDeusen of Flint; a sister,Mrs. VanCura of Davison, Mich.; 3 broth,ers,
rungs-Lyons Chapel on FrIday at 2 p.rn: Marjorie Cha~bers of Owosso; his Charles and James Velat of Flushing and
I

~i~h . Pastor. Jan: es H.. ~opkins of- parents, Glenn yanDeusen of Kansas Edward of Higgins Lake. He was
fWlatIng. BUrIal Will follow In Woodlawn and Mrs. Fred (Lila) Ball of Geor~ia.predeceased by a brother, John.
Cemetery, Jackson. R· V AI t' :, "
Mrs. Titus was born May 24, 1896 in Florence • an s me :Albert M. VanCIse
Ja.ck~on t~e d~ughter of William G. and I Age 76, of 1000 Corunna Ave". Owosso~,. Age 63, of 7280 102nd St., Flu~hing <!ied
MInnie (DIetrIch) Osborn. ~he a~tende.d died Friday ~fternoon at t~e ,Shiawasse~ this morning at Mclaren HOSPital, Flint.
Jackson schools and reSIded In thIS County Medical Car:e FaCility (Pleasan, Mr. VanCise was a press operator at
community since 1961. She and L. Ray View).. . Chevrolet Manufacturing. .
Titus were married Aug. 1, 1922 in . Mrs. VanAlstine was a homemaker. Funeral services will be held at Jen-,
Jackson. He died Jan. 7, 1974. She was,a Services for Mrs. VanAlstine will be nings-Lyons Chapel on Saturday at. 1
member of Seventh Day Adventist and held Monday at 11 a.m. at Jenningsip.m. The Reverend James Martin WIll
Golden Agers. Lyons Chapel with the Rev. Edward C'officiate with burial in LoveJoy
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Schweikert officiating. Burial will follow,Cemetery, Durand.
Arden (Maxine) Clark of Owosso; a son, in Fairfield Cemetery. i Mr. VanCise was born in Vernon on
Robert of Charlotte; 9 grandchildren; 10 Mrs. VanAlstine was born in Tus~niMay 29, 1919, the son of Albert E. and
great-grandchildren and a sister, Mrs May 10, 1906, and she attended ~chools In IClara (Dixon) VanCise. ~e atte~ded
Irma Price of Jackson. Tustin. She moved to Dwosso fIve rears,Durand Schools. Mr. VanCls: h~d lived
'.l ',(D'''k) M.Thiel ago from Ludin~ton. She was marrIed t01in Dl!I'an~ a~e.a most of. hiS. life. ~e
ev I " . . . Nelson VanAlstine. ·Imarrted VirgInIa Leon~ Klr~y,. s~e died
. Age 76, of Oakley died Tuesday, May I She is survived by Ii son, Don Larson of: in 1979. Then, he married VIrginia Rose
17, 1983 at St. Luke's Hospital, Saginaw. . Elsie' two grandchildren; two great- Mezaros in 1981.. '.'
Mr. Thiel was a retired farmer. ,randchildren and two sisters, Louise, Survivors include his wife; a son,
Funeral services will be held at Christ tott of Tusti~ and Minnie Bircker oflGeorge of Freeland; 3.d~ughters, Mrs:
ILutheran Church, Friday at 1 p.m. The Hudsonville iRay (Rosemary) Posaldlik of Durand,
[Reverend James M. Behringer will of-,. . _. . .,. . Marcia Baker of Durand; Mrs. Steven
lficiate with burial in Wildwood, Cindy Marie VanGorder (Janet) Morris of Canton; 10 grand-
Cemetery. The body rests at Walker-l f 1740 Thelma Ave.,! children; a brother,. Charl~sofDuran?; 4
Martin Funeral Home, Chesaning after 7 Age 1~, 0 . . Thur~stepchildren, MarCIa LeWIS of Flushing,
p.m. this evening and at the church] JacksonVIlle, Fla., passed aiay 'ces Shirley McCullugh of Sw~rt Creek,
Fridayfroml2noonuntiltimeofservice.sdaYl Marc~ 31, 1983. ~unera sern Tammie Mezaros and AprIl Mezaros
Mr. Thiel was born in Brady Township. will be held In Jacksonville on Monday. both of Fla. and severl stepgrand-
on Sept. 19, 1906, the son of William and children.
Louisa (Bower) Thiel. He had resided
most of his life in Brady Township. On
.Oct. 25, 1928 he married Bernice Noonon.
survivors include his wife; a daughter,
Louise Thiel at home; 2 sisters, Mrs.
:Alice Ruckert of Sagin~w and Mrs. Ella
,Putnam· also of Saginaw. Mr. Thiel was!
predeceased by 3 brothers ami a sister. .
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Dale C. Vanloon Mary M. Voorhies Steve W. Ventil

Age 55, of 1835 E. Corunna Ave., Age 59, of 1410 Calvert, Lot 80, Owosso Age 72, of 6372 N. Oak Dr., Rt. 4,
Owosso died Wednesday, June 8,1983 at died suddenly, Thursday morning at St Gladwin died Monday, July 4, 1983 at The
Hurley Medical Center, Flint. Joseph Hospital, Flint. .Memorial Hospital, Owosso after having
Mr. VanLoon was a truck driver for the Mr~; Voorhies had been a bookkeeper been ill the past 6 months.
Brada-Miller Freight System. for MOlltgOPlery Wards. Mr. V~ncil was an engineer and
Funeral services will be held at the Funeral services will be held at St.. fireman for Grand Trunk Western
First Free Methodist Church of OWOflSC Paul Catholic Church on Monday at 10 Railroad for 46 years retiring in 1971.
on Friday . at 2 p.m. The Reverend a.m. The Reverend Father Robert D. Funeral services will be held at st.
Thomas E. Dunn wUI officiate with Kolenski will officiate with burial in St., .Mary's Catholic Church, Durand on
burial in Greenwood Cemetery, Vernon. Paul Cemetery. Friends may call at therThursday at 11 a.m. Father Joseph Aubin
The body rests at Kribs Colonial Chapel, Jennings-Lyons Chapel, Saturday. and will officiate with burial in St. Paul
Corunna. The family will be present at Sunday, 2to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. There Cemetery, OWOSflo. The body rests at
thechapelfrom2t05and7t09p.m.. will be a Parish Rosary at the chapel on Bellows Funeral Home, Durand. The
Mr. Vanloon was born in Durand on Sunday at 3 p.m. and an Eagles Auxiliary family will receive visitors 7 to 9 this
Sept. 26, 1927, the son of Glen and Iva memorial service Sunday at 7 p.m. The evening and 2 to 4 and 7 t09 Wednesday.
May (Johilson) VanLoon. He resided his family suggests memorials to the Eagles There will be a rosary Wednesday at 7:30
entire life in Shiawassee County. He Max Baer Heart Fund. p.m.
married Dorothy N. Brown in Angola, Mrs. VoorhIes was born in Owosso on·. Mr. Vencil was born in Lebanon, Penn.
Ind. on Dec. 8, 1951. Mr. VanLoon was a July 20, 1923, the daughter of FranCis on July 17, 1910, the son of Andrew and
member of the First Free Methodist John and Mary (Leasel') Ramsenthaler. Elizabeth· VenciI. He had attended the
Church of Owosso and a member of the She attended St., Paul School and Durand Schools. Mr. Vencil resided in
Owosso Aerie #851 Fraternal Order· of graduated from St. Paul High School. the Gladwin area for the past 10 ,years
E~gles:. " Mrs. Voorhies resided in Owosso most of. and previously in Durand..He and Ellen
Survivors i!1clude his Wife, Dorothy; 3 her life. She and Clifford A. Voorhies Drenobsky were married m Durand on
da~ht~rs, M~s. D.arlene Garrett of were married in Holly on April 5, 1947. Oct. 14, 1933. Mr. Vencil ,,:as affiIiat~d
Sprulgfleld, M!ssourI, Mrs. Glenda Ade Mrs. Voorhies was a member of the St. with the St. Joseph Cathollc Church m
of Owosso, MISS Bar~ara VanLoon of Paul Catholic Church; Eagles Auxiliary, West Branch and was a former memb~r
Durand; 3 sons, DaVid VanLoon, Don Past President; Historian" REAC,. of the S1. Mary's Catholic Church m
Vanloon and Dale C. YanLoon, Jr: all,of Eagles _held offices in Flint, REAC First Durand, he was a lifetime membe~ of the
Owosso; 11 grandchil.dren; 2 slst~rs, Convention; Secretary to 600 Club Brotherhood of Locomotive Engmeers,
Mrs. W~~d (Ethel) SkInner of .Pontiac, Bowling Tournament, organized .Junior and the Eagles Arie No. 2106, Muskegon
Mrs. WIlliam (Gladys) l\!cCaslin, Sr. of Bowling,and held offiees in several Heights.
Vernon an~ a brother, Tim Vanloon of bowlirig leagues. Survivors include his wife, Helen; a
V~~non. • _ . Survivors include her husband; nieces daughter, Mrs. Josephine Conrad of
OtiS R. Viles ang nephews. Mrs. Voorhies was Durand; 2 granddaughters, Julie Page of
Age 76, of 5901 Roosevelt Rd., Ashley pteueceased bya son; James in 1977. Durand, Sue Vaughn of ~t. Pleasant; a
died Sunday February 13 1983 a t . brother, Michael Venell of Dexter, 3
CarsonCityHospital. .. " Clarence W. Vincent . si~ters, Rose Kovach of Taylor,
• Mr. Viles was a farmer. : Age 73 of 635 Woodlawn died Wed-! ElIzabeth Botchen of Ann Ar~or, Irene
i Funeral services will be held at Carter d t'Th M . 1H 'tal .Hardy of Stanton, several meces and
: , , . nes aya e emorIa OSpl. M V'1 d d by
:Funeral Home, Elsie on Wednes~~y ~t 1; M Vincent was retired from MW nephews. r. enCI was pre eeease
!

p.m. with Father Max Frego offiCiating. W ~ Ah· . ' , 2 brothers, George and Andrew and a
Burial will be in North Star Cemetery. . ~uner~~s;:~ices will be held at Jen_!sister,Bar?araVencil. .
.,Mr. Viles was born July 21, 1906 in St.. nings-Lyons Chapel, Saturday at 1 p.m.; ~he famIly requests memor~als to the
J~eph.Ill. theson~fFrailkandLaura The ReverendlRalph C. Pratt will of•• Ra~IroadMuseumorD.V.A. 'c

VIles. ~e was a reSident of .the Ashley ficiate with burial in Hillcrest Memorial Elizabeth Vargo '
area smce 1926. He and Libby Agnes . . . .
Smith were married August 29, 1929 in . Garden~. . . Age 50 of C.!1esamng, died Sunday,
An la IN.SheluedMayofl946.Hethen Mr. Vmcent was bornm Rochester,MI April 3,1983, as a result of an auto ac~
m!Ori~d Rose Pontack Wilson, o~ Aug. ~4, 19.09 the son of Robert C. and cident. !
' B rus'ter Nma (Hill) VIncent. He attended schools Miss Vargo was employed at Peet
December27, 1948 m a n . . D 't M V· t h d 'd d in
Surviv6rs include 3 daughters, Mrs. m. etrOI. ;. mcen a reSI e i Packing Co., Chesaning.. '
Joann (Tony) Kusnier of Elsie, Mrs. this. commuruty fo~ the past. 40 years: Funeral services will be held .at
Mildred (James) Ribarcher of Swartz commg fro;n DetrOIt. He ~arrIed Leora Walker-Martin Funeral Hom,e"
Creek and Mrs. Rosalie (Fred) Sanford. B. Foley m 1934 .. ~r. V~ncent was. a Chesaning, We~esd~y at 11 a.m. BurIal
of Alma;'3~ons; Nelson Wilson of Elsie,: member of the T~mlty Umted Methodist will take ~Iace m Wtldwoo~ Cem.e~ry.!
Otis Viles Jr. of Ashley and Paul Viles Ofl Churc~. .., . . Rev. LeWIS P. Compton wIll offlc~ate.
Ashley. 19 grandchildren and· 9 great-' Survivors mclude ~s WIfe; a son, Friends may call at the funeral nome
grandchlldren.' . , Clarence of Manton, MICh.; 2 daughters, after 7 p.m. this evening.. '
Memorials are suggested to tl].e Ashley' Delora Machala of Owosso and. Mrs. , Miss VargQ was born In Corunna,
Area Ambulance Fund. • Clayton (Leora) Schraff of ~lsle; 12 March 28, 1933.
grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; a Survivors include 7 brothers: Joseph
brother Ralph, and his mother, both of Vargo of Pontiac, Steve Varg~, James
St. Clair Shores. Vargo and Alex Vargo all of Flint, John
Vargo of Mt. MorriS, William Vargo of
Swartz Creek; 3 sisters: Mrs. Erma
Zsigo of Lennon, Mrs. Helen Nerychel of
Grand Blanc, Mrs. Barbara Peterson of
Greenville; several nieces and nephews.
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1983

Anthony M. Vyskocil
Thelbert L. Vanloon Hilda D. VanHorn Age 65, of New Lothrop died
· t St Age 80 of 8100 E. Lytle Rd., Thursday, May 19, 1983 at The
Age 62, of 304 Washing on ., Corunna' passed away Monday i Memorial Hospital after a 2
Vernon died suddenly W~di afternoo~ at The Memorial week illness.
nesd~y at The Memona Hospital. Mr. Vyckocil was a fanner
Hospltal., . . ·Mrs. VanHorn' had been a and worked at Chevrolet Motors
Mr. VanLoon retlred m telephone operator at Fisher ,Division retiring in 1982.
August of 1982 after ~1 years BodylH. I' Funeralservices will be held,
with G.rand Trunk Rallroad as Funeral services will be he19 ,at St. Joseph Catholic Church,
an engmeer. at Jennings-Lyons Chapel! Owosso, Monday at 10 a.m. The
Funeral ,services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. Burial wiU ~Reverend Father Raymond
at the Jennings-Lyons Chapel take place in Sunset Hill.sl Goehring will officiate with
on Saturday at 1:30. T~e Pastor James W. Helman Wl~ burial in St. Paul Cemetery.
Reverend Willard A. K!ng ~n officiate. The family will ,Friends may call., at the
officiate with bunal m receive friends at the funerai Whelpley Funeral Home, New
Greenwood Cemetery, Vernon:, home today and WednesdaY,Lothrop. A scripture service
Mr. Vanloon w~s born l~ from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m·iwill be held 7:30 p.m. Sunday
Westfield, Wisconsm on Aprll iMemorials are suggested to the .and a Knights of, Columbus
27 1921 the son of Glen F. and ~erican Cancer Society or the .rosary 8: 30 p.m. Sunday. The
Iv~ M. '(Johnson) VanLoon. He Michigan Heal't Association. family suggests memorials to
attended Vernon Schools, a~d Mrs. VanHorn was born in St. Joseph Catholic Church in
had resided in this ,communltYBuffalo, NY, Oct. 22, 1902, the lieu of flowers.
for 55 years coming from daughter of Frank, and Mr. Vyskocil was born in
Wisconsin. He and Anna GaleJohannah ' (Burmelste~) OwossoonOct.1l,1917;theson
Ackley were married in Durand Kierdorf. She had resided m of ,Frank and Mary (Minarik)
0

on June 14, 1947. Mr. Vanloon this 'Community since May, Vyskocil. He graduated from
was a member of tlie Vernon coming here from Flint. She New Lothrop High School in
UQited Methodist Chur~h! was married to Frederick. J.' 1935. Mr. VY/lkocil resided most
Brotherhood of LocomotlvE Masuch Nov., 1922; he died of his life in New Lothrop. He
Engineers and Vernon Lodge Dec. li, 1944. In 1957, she married Jeanette Baldyga in
No. 279,F:'&A.M. . . married Gurney VanHorn; he 'Flushing on Oct. 17, 1942. Mr.
Survivors include hiS wife; 2died 1975. . 'Vyskocil was a member of the
daughters, Linda VanLoon of. ,Mr. VanHorn was a lifeSt. Joseph Catholic Church,
Mt. Pleasant and MarYmember of Chapter No. 477, ,Owosso, Chesaning Knights of
VanLoon of ,Chesaning; niecesO.E.s., Detroit and Industrial Columbus, Z.C.B.J. Lodge and
and nephews; 2 sisters, ~rs'Business Girls Club of Flint. iEaston Lodge.
William (Gladys) McCaslin of Survivors include daughter I Survivors include his wife,
Vernon and Mrs. Ward (Ethel)and son-in-law, Mrs. Keith Jeanette; 2 daughters and sons-
Skinner of Pontiac.. Mr'(Geraldine) Walker of in-law, Judy and Carl Francis
VanLoon was predeceased byacorunna; a son-in-law, ~dwardof Owosso, Arlene and Michael
brother, Dale, June 8, 1983. W. Nordstrom of Flmt; 10 Bryant of Richland, Mich.; a
grandchildren; . 5 great- son, Marty at home; 5 gr~nd­
grandchildren. She ·was children; several COUSinS,
predeceased bya ~aughter nieces and nephews. Mr.
Virginia R.N~rdstrom m 1979. Vyskocil was predeceased by
Martin J VanDeusen 'his parents and a brother.
• . Arrangements by Whelpley
Age 86, of 231 E. Second St., Funeral Home, New Lothrop.
Ovid fonnerly of 6896 N.' •
Meridian Rd., Elsie died, Elizabeth Vargo
Saturday, June 4, 1983. ' I Age 50 of Chesaning, died
Mr. VanDeusen was a fannerSunda'y April3 19&3
and sheared sheep for 60 y~arb' Miss Vargo ;;~s e~ployed at
A memorial servl~e e711bvi~iPeet Packing Co., Chesaning.
held at Houghton Ch i983 ·th ' Funeral services will be held
I on Saturd~y, Junei\r i ~~g 'at Walker-Martin Funeral
Rev. Jll;st1ln SheeParSUgog:~t:d t~H,orne, Chesaning, Wednesday
MemorIa s ar . t 11
First Baptist Church, OVId. a a.m.
Mr. VanDeusen was born
Aprilll 1897 in Elsie, the son of
Ray ~nd Georgia (West)
VanDeusen. He was a 1916
graduate of Elsie High School.
Survivors include a brother,
Ralph VanDeusen of Ovid; 4'
.nieces and 5 nephews.
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110 1983
.
Gloria Mae Weller leland R. We~on Kenneth R. Witchell
Age 59, of 1224 Frederick St, . Age 80, of Flint died Monday, Age 66, formerly of Perry,
died Sunday. . \ Dec. 26, 198'3 at McLaren passed away Sunday, Nov. 20,
Mrs. Weller was a housewIfe. Hospital,Flint. 1983, at Westgate Manor in St.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mr. Wesson worked for AC Louis, Mich.
Weller will be held at Jennings- Spark Plug, retiring in 1968. . Funeral services will be held
Lyons Chapel, Wednesay at 1 Funeral services will be held. at Nelson-House Funeral
p.m.. . at Hill Funeral Home, Grand· Homes, :McDougalI Chapel,'
Mrs. Weller was the dau~hter Blanc on Thursday at 1 p.m .. Laingsburg, Wednesday at 1
of Owen. and Etta (Kirby) with Pastor Timothy Eich- p.m. Rev. Tom VanDyke will
Frederick: berger officiating. Burial will officiate. Burial wlll take place
Robert Dar, 'n Wythftr be in Crestwood Cemetery, in ROSe Cemetery, Bath. The
~ Grand Blanc. Suggested body will rest at the funeral
Age 23, of Glendale, C~, visitation will be from 2 to 5 and home after 7 p.m. today.
formerly of the Owosso-OvId 7 to 9 p.m. today and Wed- Mr. Witchell was born in
area died, Sunday, Sept. 18, 1983 nesday. Contrib~tions are' Bath, Nov. 29, 1916, the son of
following an' automobile .ac- suggested to th~ FaIth Lutheran Leon and Zola (Knapp) Wit~
cident. . ChurchmemorIalfund ofGrand r chell. He and Louella Morley
Services will be held in Blanc or the American Heart I were married in Laingsburg.
Glendale CA. Assoc. . r He was a member' of the
..... ' . Mr. Wesso~ was born Aug. 28, Laingsburg American Legion
Ethel Warner .' 1903 in Silgmaw. He and the and served in the U.S. Army
88' f rly of 3995 N.II former Agnes Santrucek were during World War II.
~~~'idi~n or;:., Ovld died~i married Jan. 21, 1939. He was a Mr; Witchell worked at the
Thursday April 28, 1983 ini member of ~u~bard d ~~e Rose Lake Soil Research
Albion Mi. r!,Sp?rtsm~n C u an e Center:
Fun~ral services will be heldrFrIend~hipCI~b,Swar~Cre~k Survivors include 2
t Houghton Chapel on Survivors mclude his w~e, .daughters, Mrs. Donna Pratt of
~ turday at 11 a.m. with Rev. Agnes; a daughter and so,,-m- Linden, and Mrs. Joseph
B~uce Kintigh officiating.'law, Sandra K.. and Ro~ger (Marie) Shimko of Canton,
B . I ill be in MapleGrovelBurtch .0fGran~ Blanc, 2 Ohio; 3 sons, Fred L. of East
UrIa t w , 'grandchildren, KImberly and Lansing Gary L. of Haslett,
Ceme ery. Todd; a brother, 'Charles of and K~n of Laingllhurgj 14
Leona B. Wooden Harwich Port, Mass. and 2 grandchidren; 7 great.,
IIElphews.. .... grandchildren. He was
Age 79, of ~75 E. Braden Rd., R by F Wagner predeceased by his wife,
Bryon dIed Saturday, U • Loilella and a brother.
December 23, 1983 at 'Age 79,of 5401 E. Juddville'~ ..~. ----
Shiawass~~ County Medical Rd. died Sunday. .t>-, Joseph P. Wetzel
Care FacJlity. Mrs. Wagner was a .,
Funeral services will be held homemaker. Age 60, of Lake CIty, MI died
'on Tuesday, atlp.m. atSmaU&': Funeral services will be held Mon~ay, Nov. 7, 1983.atMunson
Streeter Funeral Home, Byron. at Jennings-Lyons Chapel, HosPItal, Traverse ~Ity. .
Burial will. be in Fuller Wednesdayat3p.m. ' !'fr. \yetzel was m .busmess
Cemetery, Livingston County. with his father, O~ve and
Visitation will begin today from William A. wncox brothe~, Ross, oWning and
9 a.m. to 9, p.m. at the funeral S operating Wetzel s Sheet Metal
;"home. ' Age 49, of 406 Kent t., Shop, Owosso. . .
leoniflS. WOMen Durand died. Monday, March 7, . Funeral servlces w.Ill beheld
, 11983 at St. Joseph Mer~y at Lake City MethodIst Church
Age 79, of 6375 E. Braden Rd., Byron Hospital Flirit. He had been ill on Thursday at 2 p.m. with Rev.
died Saturday, December 1,7, 1983 'at aShorttlme. . Willard Gilroy officiating.
Shiawassee County Medical Care Funeral services will be held Burial will be in Lake City
Facility. . . at Love Funeral Home on Cemetery. Visitation will be at
Funeral services wi11 be held today, 1 ,Thursday at 1 p.m. with Rev. Young Funeral Home, Lake
p.m. at Small &Streeter Funeral Home, Loren Shuman officiating. City until time of service.
Byron. Burial will be in Fuller Cemetery, Burial will be in Newburg Mr. Wetzel was born Sept. 5,
Livingston County. 'Cemetery) Ilancroft., 1923 in Owosso. He was a
" . . --.- - Memorials can be made to the: veteran of World War II; a
lillie I. Warren. .American CancerSOciety. _. member of the Methodist
Age 78, of Arizona formerly of Owos~o flo~d l Wilkins Church of Owosso and .La~e
and Flint died Friday, May 6, 1983 m, '1 ' in died' City. He moved to Lake City m.
'Phoenix Arizona Age 76, of Chesan ,g t st i 1959. .
Funer~l servic~s will be held at Reigel Friday, June 17, 1~83 a . Survivors include his wife,
F neral Home, Clio Rd., Flint on W~d. ·Luke'sHospital,Sagm~w. ,. ,Bessie; 2 sons, Edward ,and
• u day Burial will be in Flint MemorIal iMr. Wilkins was retired from Paul of L;!lke City; adanghter,
. ~es k " qeneralMotors. . b hid Mrs. Jim (Nancy) Wallington of'
ar . , ,Funeral service~ Will ,e e Lake City; a sister. Mrs.
i t Walker-Martm Funeral Harriett Faler of Mt. Prospect,
~ome, Chesaning on Tuesdat at Ill.; a brother, Ross of Owosso
1 p.m.' The. Reverend. Caro .~~ and 5grandchildren.
Sutton will officiate With bur18 .
in Wildwood Cemetery.
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1983 III

David W. Walker Glenn A. Wille

Age 28, of 2194 Hayward, Clio <!ied Age 97'cof 202 Marquette St., Durand
Thursday,. Oct. 6, 1983 at Hurley Medical died Tuesday, Jan. 11, 1983 at The
Center, Flint. .. . MemorialHospital, Owosso. Mr. Wille
Mr: Walker ,,:as an electrician with the had been ill for the past 3months. ..
truck and bus diy '.. . Mr. Wille had w~rked 30 years as a
~uneral s~rvt .'.' III be held at the clerk and storeman for the Grand Trunk
Krxbs Colomal Cijapel on Monday. at 11 Western Railroad, retiring in 1950.·
a:I!l' The ,Rev. FI?yd ~ehne,r Will of- Funeral services .will be held at
flclate with burial, In PIne Tree Bellows Funeral Home, Saturday at :
Ce:neterY, C~runna. Frxends may call at p.m. The Reverend Norbert Smith :
KrIbs Colomal ~hap~l afte~ 4 .p.m.. officiate with burial in Greenwood
Saturday. The faffilly Will receive frxends. Cemetery. The family will receive
Saturday from 4to 9 p.m. and Sunday 2to visitors 7 to 9 p.m. this evening and 2 to 4
i~ and 7 to 9 p.m. and 7to 9p.m. Friday.
i Mr. Walker was born in Flint on April'
27,1955, the son of Donald W. and Mabli ~r. Wi~e was born in Mt. Pleasant,
L. Walker. He was a 1973 graduate of MiCh. Aprl117, 1/!85, the son of Eudelmer
Corunna High School. . and Emma Wille. He attended the
Survivors include a daughter, Amie'c Is~bella Co~ty ~chools and ~erris In-
Rene Walker; a son, Craig Allen Walk~i .stltute; ~e lived In S~n Fran~lsc.o for. 9
both of Clio: his parents, Mr. and Mrs. year~ prIor to returmng to Mlch!gan In
Ron Perry of Corunna and Mr and Mrs. 1915,. he then moved to Durand In 1920.
Donald Walker of Flint: 3' brothers: ~n June 6, 1917 he mar~ied Eatb,el Baker
Donald Walker of Yuma, Ariz. (USMC), In Ludington. Mr.. Wille attended the.
Dennis Walker' of San Antonio, Texas ,Durand Congr~gatIonal Church, was a.
(USAF) and Paul Walker at home' 3 member of the. Brotherhood Railway
sisters, Karen;Marrah, Jeanne Haskell Clerk~ ~nd Grand Trunk Veteran~
and Katherine Kimmerer all of Owosso; ,Assoclat~on. He was the old~st railroad
2 half-sisters, Theresa Walker and Lisa ,veteran In the C~unty. ~r. Wille was also .
Walker both of Byron Center' 3 sten..! !honor~d as the first Ratlroad Man of the Evelyn L Wiley
. ters..'saye
SIS 11 P t ze10f CI'10, Penny
'. 1:". 'YearIn1977.
Bacon . . Wednesday
Age 88, of Owosso died
of. Mt. Morris and S. Amy Spencer of . ~urvivors include a .son, Dr. Warren June 15,1983. . ,
Clio; 3 stepbrothers, Robert Perry of Wille of Jackson, Mich.; a daughter Mrs. Wiley was a homemaker.
,Okemos, Randy Perry and Ricky Perry •Mrs. Ruth. Drake of Cincinnati Ohio' ~ Amen;lOrial service will be held at the
both. of P~rry and many aunts, uncles, iSis.ter, Fay Barton of Durand;'7 gra~d~ Congregational Church, Saturday at 1
COusIns,l1!.eCf,!sand neohews. !cbildren; .2 great-grandchildren and p.m. The Reverend Dr. H. B. Oliver will
Almeida J• Wh'tI ehead.lIIluo '.' I'6' ;predeceased
Iseveral niecE:S and nephews. He was officiate.
by a brother, 3 sisters ana Expressions of sympathy may be given
Age 51, of 404 WaterSt., Vernon died his wife, Eathelin1975. . to HOSPICE of Shiawassee or the
Mon~ay morning at The Memorial The family requests donations to the Con~regational Church, envelopes are
HOSPital, Owosso. : The Memorial Hospital Owosso or avaIlable at the funeral home.
Funeral services will be held ~t Durand Railroad .Histdry Museum. ~rs. Wiley was. born in New Boston,
Bellows Funeral Home, Durand on Envelopes are available at the funeral MIch. on Sept. 25, 1894, the daughter of
Wednesday at 11 a.m. with Rev. FraDk home.. _ u:
Harry wis and Alice (Maes) Driggs.
Snyde.r officiating .. Burial will be in Genevieve M Welsen . . l;r-g'~ - - ' She ma~ned RoyP. Wiley in Angola. Ind.
F~ushing Cemetery, Flushing. Visitation • Lhl er ,on Apnl 2, 1938. Mrs .. Wiley was a
WIll be Tue~day from 7to 9p.m. .' .Age 71, of 808 Michigan Ave., Owosso memb~r of t~e Congregational Church .
. Mr~. Whitehead was born Aug. 10, 1932, died ~onday, Oct. 17, 1983 at TM SUfVlvors ln~lude her ~usband, Roy; 4
In Flint, the daughter of Everett arid Memorlal~ospital,Owosso. d~u~h~ers, Lo~s Crawford of Ann Arbor,
Arlene Ray. She resided in the Vernon Mrs. WeIsenburger was a homemaker., VirgInIa HenrI of Las Vegas/Nev., Mrs.
are~\ On June 30, 1950, she and Kenneth F~~ral services will be held at KribS Ro~ert W. (Betty) Ellio~t of Cincinnati,
J. Nichols were married. He died Dec.l Colomal Chapel on Thursday at 2 p.m. Ohi~ and RoseMarIe Cowden of
1980. She then married, Jay c. Whitehead T~eRev. Dorrine Snogren will officiate Whitemore Lake; a son, Hugh L. Wiley,
at Temple, MI, May 21,1983. : ' wlth burial in Pine 'rree Cemetery Sr. of Owoss.o; many grandchildren,
Survivors include her husband' :.2 Corunna. Friends may call at the chapei great-gr~ndchildren and great-great-
daughters, Kimberly Edwards of Ovid today from 6 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday 2 grandchildren. Also two sisters, Jessie
andKathl~enChappellofVemon; 2sons, toSand7to.9p.m. M. Allen of Frem~nt, Cail£. and Alice
James NIchols of Bancroft and Ter'· Mrs. Weisenburger was born in Los Morrow of Met>a, ArIZ.
Nichols of Byron; a step-so~ Marvin j AngeleS, CA. on Sept. 26 1912 the HArrangements by Scarletts Funeral
Whitehead; 2 grandchildr~n. and .~ daughter of Fredrick and' Mary' Ann . ,~~ ·d-·-- -.- -
brother, RobertR.ay of Flint. Goward. She and Arthur J. Weisen-! :oowar W. Wing
Arrangements by Bellows Funeral burger were married in Grand Rapids on Age 23 of Haslett di d S
Home, Durand. \ Aug. 28, 1938; he died Feb. 1 1966. . 21 .1983 ' , e. aturday, May
S~ivors include a ~on, Charles . Fbne~al services' . ,
Weisenburger of Owosso; a daughter Nelson-House Fun ~lll be held at
MI:s. Donald (Sarah) Kelly of Flint· 4 Dougall Chapel Lai era HomeS,l\fc-
grandchildren; a brother,Fred Gow~rd atH p.m. Inte~en~g!~~rg, Wednesd~y
of Owosso; a brother-in-law, Richard Sciota Twp. Cem t take place In
Koster of Grand Rflpids and 2nieces. . Harriger will officia~. ery. Rev. Roy
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112 1983

Don W. .Robert L. Williams PauiF. Weigold

Age 54, . of 416 W. Corunna Ave. \ .Age 60, of 542 E. lI4cArthur, CorUJl!la Age 83, of Chesaning died Friday, Oct.
Corunna died Th~sdaYI ~arch 31, 1983died this morning at The Memorial 7th, 1983, at The Memorial Hospital,
at .. The Mem~rlaI HOSPItal,. OWOSSO·\Hospital. . . • Owosso.
Death was attributed to a sudden hearti Mr. Williams was a tool grmder at Mr. Weigold was.founder and
attaCl!:;MidlandRoss. Secretary/Treasurer of Weigold Floral
Mr. Washburn was in supervisi!)n at Funeral services will be. held at the. in Chesaning.
Universal Electric Co. •Central United Methodist Church,. Funeral services will be held at Trinity
Funeral services will be held at Kribs Thursday at 11 a.m. The Rev. Lois ~. United Methodist Church, Chesaning on
Colonial Chapel, Monday at 11 a.~. The Glenn and the Rev. Marvi~ R. Jewell 'h~ll Monday at 1 p.m. with Rev. Asa T.
Reverend Leonard W. Gamber Will of- officiate with burial m Oak. Hill Compton officiating. Burial will be in
ficiate with burial in Oak GroveCemetery. The body rests at JennIngg.; Wildwood Cemetery. Friends may call
Ce~etery, O','osso. The body will rest at:Lyons .Chapel. The fa~~y suggests today after ~:30 p.m. at Misiuk-Morse
Kribs Colomal Chapel after 2 p.m·memorials to the MIChigan Heart FuneralHome Chesaning.
Saturday. The family will receive friends Association. Visitation will begin Mr. Weigola'was born Sept. 23, 1900, in
Saturday and Sunday from 2 to 5. and 7 to Tuesday afternoon. .. . ! Westbro, Wisconsin and was a graduate
9p.m. Mr. Williams was born In AntrIm of Chesaning HighS~hool,1918.
. Mr. Washburn was born ~n Owosso. on Township, Aug. 2, 1922, t~e ~on of Fred B., He was married Jan. 12, 1926, in
Sept. 20, 1928 the son of Clare and RIlla and Bertha (Lewis) Williams. He at- Chesaning to the former Neva Ballard.
(Balluu) Washburn, Sr. He graduated tended Byron Schools and graduated Mr. Weigold started with lIayes
from Owosso High School with the Class from Byron High School. Mr. Williams Adams, Chesaning Floral, in 1913. He
of 1949. Mr. Washburn was alifetime~ had resided in Corunna for the pas~ 5 was a member of Chesaning Masonic
resident of Shiawassee County. He, years coming from Owosso. He married Lodge, Chesaning Conservation Club and
married Janet A. Walker in Owosso on: Dorlis Savage. Mr. Wi~ams was. a Polar Equator Club. He travele? t~e
Nov. 7, 1953. Mr. Washburn was a member of the Central Umted Methodist world as a big game hunter, traveling In
member ufthe Corunn~ ROlfiry Club. Church, the Eagles and was a veteran of Africa, Alaska, British Columbia and
Survivors include his wife; Janet A.; World War II serving in the U.S. Navy. many other parts of the world. Mr.
Washburn; a son, Don A. Washburn, Jr. i Survivors include his wife; 2sons, Kurt Weigold had given film presentations of
of Durand; 2 daughters, Mrs. Dan· of Houston TX and Fred of Milwaukee; 2 his travels to civic clubs in his area.
(Cynthia) Siddock of Corunna and Mrs. daughter-s' Mrs. James (Marie) Smith of Survivors include his wife; 2 sons,
Jeff (Juan) Kirby of Owosso; 3 grand-! Brookfield CT and Cheryl Williams of James and Robert of Chesaning; 9
.children; his mother,. Mrs. Rilla. Houston; '6 grandchildren; 3 step- grandchildren; 4 great-grandchi~dr~n; 3
Washburn of Corunna: a SIster, Mrs. Al children; 10 stepgrandchildren; 2, brothers, Herman of Alger, ~I?hlgan,
,(Dorothy) Kersche~ of Owosso and a. brothers· Laverne of Davison, Earl of Frank of Sf. Charles and William of
lbrother, Clare Washburn, Jr. of ~orunna.! OscOda ~nd a sisier, Mrs. Vincent (Iva) Saginaw; and a ~ister, Marr Ward ?f
i The. family reque~ts memorIal con-: Fruchette of Port Charlotte, FL. North Branch .. A SIster, Caroline DUgUId
i~!W~~theMichiganH~a£tF_t1!l~ j' Marion A. Whitmore predecease~hn.n'.. _._-_-
Amy H,. Waldron . . Age 76, of 4423 Stannard Dr., Tole~o, Carmen J. Wlep~rt .. .. so died
. Age 99, of Chesaning, passed away, died Wed., June 22, 1983, at Community Age 86, of 615 Clinton St., Owos . I
Thursday, Aug. 11, 1983, at the Che~nipg MemorialHospital, Cheboyga.n. Saturday, Jan. 29, 1983, at The Memoria
Rest Home. . . Mr. Whitmore was a re~lred Track Hospital.
Funeral services will be held' at Supervisor for Ann Arbor Railroad. . Mrs. Wiepert was a telephone oper.a.t?r
Misil!k-Morse Funer~l Honie, Funeral services will be held at Nor- ,for 40 year~ of which 2~ yea~l:a:O~
Chesaning, on Saturday ~t a time to:~ dman Funeral.Home, 302 S. Hur.on S~., Owosso WIth the Umon P
announced later. Burial Will take place In Cheboygan, Fnday at 2 p.m. BU;!a1 Will Company. .. h Id this
Wildwood Cemetery, Chesaning. Frierlds take place in Hillcrest MemOrial Ga.r- F~eraI servICes t ~~~st ~ iscopal
may call Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 dens, Owosso. Rev. Ralph T. Barteld Will mornmg at 11 a.m. a . . ~illcrest
p.m. . . i officiate. Visitation will be at the funeral Church: Entombment was In
Mrs. Waldron was born in Sagin4w, hom.e this evening. . •MemorIa~ Gardens. N' 17 1896 in
August 4,1884, the daughter of John ~ndMr. Whitmore was bor~ In ~orth Star Mrs. w~peJ!~~~:r:r ;;~ah~m and
Emily Fredrick. She and Edward on March 13, 1907. He lived In Owosso Ow~so e eder Whaley She resided
Waldron were married in Saginaw, from 1948 until 1976, when he ~oved ~~. ~~sa (SCr Othe Jrst 8 ye~rs.of her life
October 6, 1908: He died March 29, 1954. Toledo. His first wife: Pauline Ju ~ w;;~~oi~r then back to Owosso. She
She was a life member of the preceded him in death In 1975. He then. en ~. 'Wie ert we're married in
Chesaning Lodge 151, Order of East~rn marr~ed Mildred ~oyes Conver~e June 5, ~~~ ~:~~it. Hidied in .1948. She was a
Stars. ' 1976, In Toledo, Ohio.. . ' 1 ate to many conventions for the
Survivors include a daughter, 1\1rs. . Survivors inClude his Wife MIldred; a. Del eghoneandElectricalUnion. .
,DOrf (Joan) Parshall of Chesaning, a daughter, Mrs. Frank (Mary Jane) T~~ivors include a sister, Lois Britton
grandson, John W. Shea of Saginaw; and Holcomb of Cheboyg~n; a ste~son of Novi and a niece AdaBonham.
manybelovedniece~andnephews. : • Rolland ~onverse ofWhIteho~se, Ohio; 6 Arrangements' were· handled by
Memorials may be made to ~he grandchlld:en: A s?n, RIchard A. Nelson-House Funeral Homes, Knapp &
Salvation Army or the Rehmann He,lth. preceded him In death In 1962. Smith Chapel.
Center. C h e s a n i n g . ; .
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1983

Blanche E. Weaver Elsie M. Wright . Agnes Wenzlick

Age 60, of .4322 Carland Rd., Carland Of Traverse City, formerly of Owosso Age 19; of Maple Grove Township di~
passed away Friday evening, Oct. 28 died Wednesday, Oct. 26, 1983 at Munson.on Monday, Nov. 28, 1983 ather
1983 at The Memorial Hospital, Owosso: .Medical Center, Traverse City. .... Iresidence.· .;;
Sh~ was formerJy from Long1ack, On- FUneral .services will be held at' ~Uneral serv~ceswm be held atth4.s't.
tarlO,Canada ) . Travel'se CIty ChapeJof CovellFUn~ral,MlChaelCatholicChurchinMapleGr~ye
FUneral services will be held at Home on Saturday at 12 noon with Rev. on'Thursday at 11 a.m. Rev. Fr. Robert
Houghtpn .Chapel to~ayat 1 p.m.Jose~hGarshaw officiati."~. Burial will N~varre will officiate :with burialin;St.
Gravesld~ servIces wdlbe Tuesday, 1; ~ . In. Cl~on Townsliip Cemetery. Mlchael.Cemetel'Y. FrIends maY'cllllat
p.~. at .Hoverstock '. Cemetel'Y. Zairi~ ,.vISItation will ~. today f~om 2to 4 and 6 the Whelpley FUneral Home,~ew
sville, Indiana. ,. r~ ~p.m. at the. chllpel. . .' Lothrop after 7 p.m. today. Thel'e will±:be
Arrangements by Houghton ChaPel {Mrs.Wright.was born in Thomp-; a rosal'Y by the Altar Society .2 .p.m.
Ovid. .;'! Isonville, MY lb..~ 4aughter of Ellard andl Wednesday and a scripture serv.ice.Will . · ...
Marie I Wardwell . Nettie Rust. On April 29, 1915, she and b,e held 7:30p.m. Wednesday, " .
• Clifford Wright were married in' Mrs. Wenzlick was born in Rush
Age 68, formerly of 508 Hampton St., Thompsonville. He predeceased her. Township, Shiawassee Co Dec/~,
OwossodiedSaturdayafternooninFlint./, Mrs. Wright W8S fprmer owner of the 1903, . the daug~t~rof ...•. 4f1d
FUneral services will be held at Jen-i apartments at 406 S. Ball St., Owosso; i M~gdal~na Constine. She a~ended,?;§t.
rungs-Lyons Chapel, Til~sday. ~t, 1!'~'I former .' :qtepiber' •of ~ Thompsonville i Michael s Sch?ol .. Mrs. Wenzlick reSided
Dr.. G~rry L. Yeager wl1l offIcIate with Congregational Church; Golden Agel'S !m~st of her lif.e In Maple Grove T~wn-
bl1l'lalInEastonCemetel'Y. . Club of Owosso; Owosso Home League ship. She mamed JosephC. We
and ChristianWomeri'S' Fellowship of Maple Grove on Jan. 10, 1922.
Traverse..' Wenzlick was a melUber of the. .
Survivors include 2 .daughters, Mrs. Michael ~atholic Church and St. AJjil?s
Lyle (Vera) Sparks of Traverse City and, Altar S~cIety.. .. ....
Mrs. Shirleyijryan;' a son, Willard of. SurvIvors Inc!ude a. daughter, .M~s.
Cadillac' a sister-in-law Alma Ham- Jerome (Josephine) Weber of HarrISon;
mond ot' Corunna; 12 gra~dchildren; 16 4 sons, Ronald and Wilfred of Flushing,
great-grandChildren; 5 great-great- Kenneth. and Dale of New Lothr~p;. .I8
grandchildren. . . , gl'andc~ildren; 10 grea~-grandchildren
'. and a SIster, Mrs. MarCle1l Barcome of
. Mrs. Vivian R. Waters Flint.
. ..... '. . Arrangements by Whelpley FUner.al
.Age 72; of .20558 W. RIdge Rd., ElSIe HOIl}e, New Lothrop.' . ,
died Tuesday, Nov. 1, 1983 at The' R b . M-' 'W'I
Memorial Hospital. 0 ert . I son
Funeral serVices will be held at Carter Age 65, of 1222 N. Water St., Owosso
Funeral Home, Elsie on Friday at 1 p.m. died suddenly, Monday, Dec. 5, 1983 at
with Rev. David Stiles officiating. Burial The Memorial Hospital.. ' .
will be in For!! Cemetel'Y. The family will Mr. Wilson retired from Universal
be at the funeral home today from 1 to 5 Electric Co. in March, 1983. .
and 7to 9p.m. Funeral services will be held' at the
Mrs. Waters was born Dec. 11, 1910 in Nelson-House Funeral Homes, Knapp &
Gratiot County, Washington Township, Smith Chapel on Wednesday aUp.m. Dr.
the' daughter of William and Addie Garry Yeager will officiate with burial in
Bowen. She was a resident of the Chapin Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Friends
aieal.or 51 years. On June 12, 1932, she may call today from 9 to 9with the family
and Eldred. w.aters were married in receiving friends from 2 to 4 and 1 to 9
Ithaca. Mrs. Waters was a· member of p.m. '
the:Chapin United Methodist Church; the Mr. Wilson was born in Ionia, Mich. on
United Methodist Women and a member June 12, 1918, the son of Ross and Pearl
of the Ridge Rd. Farm Bureau. (Veasy) Wilson. He attended Ionia Area
Survivors include her husband, Eldred Schools. Mr. Wilson had resided in the
Waters; 2 daughters, Mrs. Barbara Ruff Owosso and CorUnna area for the past40
of Perrinton and Mrs. Beverly Gasper of years. On Aug. 11, 1940,he and Rachel
Chesaning; 9 grandcbildren; 3 great- Bonner were married in CorUnna.
grandchildren; 2 sisters, Mrs. LaVerna Survivors include his wife, Rachel: 2
Arnett of Belleville, MI and Mrs. Dorothy daughters, Mrs. Rance (Carol)' Stowe,
Anderson of Stanton. ' Mrs.' Jim (Marylou) Scriba both. of
Owos§.o; 2 grandsons, .Dan and Mike
James Watts Stowe, a brother, Gilbert of Perry; 2
Age 101, of Sun City, Ariz .• formerly of sisters, Mrs. Pat Perry and Mrs.' Betty
the Owosso area, passed ;'Iway Wed- McClear both of Ionia and his mother-in-
nesday, June 22, 1983, after a five week law, Mrs. Clara.Bonner of Owosso. He
illness; was predeceased by 2brothers.
Mr. Watts had been a railroad engineer Memorials are suggested to the
in this area Until age 72. American Heart Assoc. or the American
Private services will be held Saturday Cancer Assoc.
in SUn City, Ariz.
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Manley James Wilson Mrs. Mary Wtnkler i S. Witchell
Age 65, of 528 Fletcher St. died TUt:)sday. Age 91, of 8250 Meridian Rd" Elsie died: Age 56, of 1290 Tyrell Rd., ~ingsburg,
evening at St. Joseph Hospital, Flint. Thursday, May 12,1983 at)Maple Valley' died Friday, April ~, 1983,')!lt Ingham
Death was sudden. . Nursin~ Home, Ashley. i Medical Center, LansIng.
Mr. Wilson was Ii commercial artist at Funeral services will be held at St. CyrUs. Mr. Witchell was a machine operator
Buiclt for 30 years retiring in 1979, Catholic Church, Bannister on Monday at at MidIand~Ross.
Funeral services· will be held at the, 10 a,m. with Fr, Max Frego officiating. Funeral services will be held. at
First Church of Christ, Friday at 1 p.m., Burial will be in Ford Cemetery, The,. Nelson-House Funeral Homes, Mc-
Dr"Garry L. Yeager will officiate with body will rest at Carter Funeral Home,\ Dougall Chapel, Tuesday at 1 p.m. Rev~
burial in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.• Jj:lsie where a rosary will be recited 7: 30 I. Albert Goddard will officiate. Burial will
The body will rest at Jennings-Lyons p.m. Sunday, i take place in Laingsburg Cemetery.

Chapel until noon Friday and then at the: Mrs. Winkler was born Jan. 1, 1892 in. Visitation until 9 p.m. this evening ,and
church. Friends may call this evening 7 Yugoslavia, the daughter of Frank and untiltimeofserviceTuesd~:v.
to9 p.m. and Thursday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 'Anna Koutnik. She came to the U.S.A. in Mr. Witchell was born In Bath Twp.,
p.m. Memorials, are suggested to the 1906 living in the Elsie area for 56 years" October 29, 1926, and graduated from
First Church of Christ. She" and James Vanek were married! Bath Twp. High School. He and Pauline
Mr. Wilson was born in Fli~t on J~l~ 12, April of 1911 in Cleveland, OH. She later Olance were married Aug. 20, 1955, in
1917 the son of Leo and Jenrue (Phillips) married John Winkler in Nov., 1920 in Laingsburg. He was a member of the
Wilson. He had resided the last 46 ye~rsl Cleveland, OH, He died July of 1965. Sh~ First Congregational Church in
in Owosso. On F~b. 14,1941 he ma~rledi was a member of St. Cyrils CatholiQ Laingsburg and active in the Men's
EdnaHoenshell In Owos~o. Mr. WIlson: Church and amember of CSALodge. . Fellowship ofthat church. •
was a member of the First Church of, Survivors include 3 daughters, Mrs. Ann Survivors include his wife, Pauline; 3.
Christ and wa.s a deaco~,. •Petru of Chesaning, Mrs. Josephine Hain sons: William L., David,and Daniel; a'
Survivors mclude his wife; 3 sons, of Owosso and Mrs. Rose Fabus of Elsie: daughter, Kay; a daughter-in-law,
Ronald, James ~nd Edward all ~f 3. sons, James Vanek of Ashley, John Kathy, all of Laingsburg: his mother,
Owosso; 4 gra~dchildren; a brothe~, NeIl Winkler of Corunna and Frank Winkler Mrs. Lila Witchell; 2 brothers, Clarence
.of Utah and ~ Sister, Mrs. Frank (EIleen) Sr., of Elsie; 46 grandchildren, 28 great- cand (Dorothy) Witchell and Thomas H.
Snyder of Flint. ,grandchildren; a great-great- Witchell; a sister Ruth and (Richard)
Anna Walker grandchild. She was predeceased in Rosen; a. brother-in-law, Henry
death by 3 sons, a daughter, 2 grand. ClaudhertYi rueces and nephews.
i Age 93, of mral Breckenridge, passed children, a sisterand 3brothers. '.. .....
away Monday, May 23,1983, at Westgate IvaMarie Watters Gerald L Walter
Skill Care Facility, St. Louis, after a Age 57, of 2191 N. Hollister Rd., Ov~d
'lengthy illness. Age 42, of 1430 Cleveland St., Owosso died Sunday evening, May 15, 1983 at his
Funeral services will be held at died Sunday at The Memorial Hospital
;Alward-Carter Funeral Home, St. Louis after having been ill for the past year. ,hO::,' Walter was a farmer and distri~t
[Thursday at 1 p.m. Visitation this af: Mrs. Watters was a homemaker. f G at Lakes Hybnd
ternoon and evening, Funeral services will be field at Jen- sales manager or re
Survivors include 3 daughters: Thelma nings-Lyons Chapel, Wednesday at 11 Co. ' i l l be held at
!Miller of Midland, Helen Moore· of a.m. Pastor James W. Helman will of- Funeral servl1ceOs 'dw Wednesday at
:Owosso; and Margaret Smith of fl'cl'ate wI'th bur'ial in Hillcrest Memorial Houghton ThChape,
R verendVI David
on . will
Miles
Breckenridge. " a son, Donald of Dallas, Ga rdens. 1 p.m. e e
ff' ' t l'th burl'al l'n Maple Grove
Ga,; !l brother, George Coston of Mrs. Watters was born in Bancroft
I on ICla e w The family suggests
F .0Cemetery.
Breckenridge; J5 grandchildren; 28 Oct. 19, 1940 the daughter of Wa tel' . memorials to the Ovid. Area Ambulance
great-grandchildren; and 1 great-great- and Lela Edna (Sisco) Fowler. She had
grandson, She was predeceased by her 'resided all her life in this area. She AS:~i~!~~~r was born in Owosso on J~y
husband John,.in 1972, also a grandson' married Clarence Watters in Corunna on 10 1925 the son of Delbert and Nettle
and 2brothers, . i Ja:~~::~ include her husband; 2 sons, (Ott) W~lter. He was a 1943 graduate of
George Wilkinson Clarence Jr. of Owosso and Jeffery at Elsie High School. ~n O~t. 14, 1944 he
" , , ,home; 2 daugllters, _Mrs, Thomas married Jean Baker In 9vld.,
Age 66, of Millersbur~, Ml~h., died (Roxann) Letitski of Owosso and Survivors 'include his wlfe; 2 sons,
Monday, ~~y16, 1983, atnisresidence. Katrena at home', 5 grandchildren', 2 Randy of Phoenix, Ariz., Robert of ~nn
Mr Wllkl s .£ B ' Arbor' a daughter, Mrs. LeAnne Wallmg
. . n on was a ormer yron brothers, Richard of Fla. and Roger of Of'OVI'd'., his mother, Mrs. Nettie Walter
reSIdent. '0 . 6 'ste s Mrs John ("Jo'" f
F eraI servIces ofCorunna.,abrother,HarlandWal~ere
,!'D '
Wl'II b, e held, at Lelabell)
WOSSO, ClarkSl ofr , . Mrs. Perry
Montrose, . th 1 D s of
DIllinghams Funeral Home, Fowlerville, (Viola) Coleman of Montana, MaryAlice Clarkston; a sister, Ea y aVl
Thurs~ay, at~ p.m. . , " James of' Fla.; Mrs. Lawrence Qkemos.
SurvIVors Include his WIfe, Lilhan; (RosaLee) Watters of Owosso, Mrs. David
daug~ters Sarah and Lucinda, son Roger (Joanna) Moore of Montana,
W. Walker
MelVIn at home; daughter Anna Shettler Carol Davis of Owosso and her father, Age 28, 9£ 2194 Hayward,Clio died
.of Byron, and son, James of Howell; 3 Walter of Chapin. Mrs. Watters was Thursday, Oct. 6,1983. .
grandchildren; and a sister, Eleanor predeceased by her son, Jason. . Mr. Walker was an electrician with the
Fitc}t of Hillsdale. truck and bus division.
. Paul Weigold Funeral services'· will be held at the
, Kribs Colonial Chapel on Monday, at 11
Kenneth Ward Age 83, of Chesaning, passed away this , a.m.
Of the Perry-Morrice area died Thur- morning, Friday, Oct. 7, 1983, at The
sday, March 11,1982. Arrangements willi Memorial Hospital, Owosso.
be announced later by Nelson-Housei Funeral arrangements are incomplete
Funeral Homes, LaRowe Chapel, Perry. • and will be announced later by Misiuk- i
Morse Funeral Home, Chesaning,
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1983

Arlene C. (Doan) Weisman Nellie Mae Woodruff 'NormaB. (Caylor) Weaver Glena Wiegel
Age 69, of 620 N. Main St.,! Age 69, of 2409 W. Dunlap, Age 75, of 4127 W. Blendale Age 90, of Bakersfield, CA
Ovid died Saturday, February Lansing died Friday, June 10, Ave Phoenix Ariz. died died Monday, 1983 after
19,1983 in St. Petersburg, FL. i1983 at Sparrow Hospital, Sund~y, Oct. 9, i983t' at John C.I a short illness. in CallifOlmia
Mrs. Weisman worked atiLansing. Lincoln Hospital ill Phoenix. I Mrs. Wl e gel was a
Ovid Register Union, Mrs. Woodruf~ was retir~d ,She had been ill for several 'homemaker: . .
Newspaper. :from OldsmobIle Corp. m ;years Death was attributed to A memOrial servIce wIll be
Funeral services will be ~eld Lansing. .'. complications. held at Jennings-Lyons Chapel
at Houghton 9hapel on Friday Funeral servIces \viII be heIdi Mrs; Weaver was a teacher. on JiVednesday at 3 p.m. T~e
at 11, a.m•. ~t~ Rev. l;Iayd~n at Nelson-H!)useFunerali A ,memorial service will be Pa~t?r James W. Helman wlll
Carruth offiCiating. BurIal will Homes, McDougall, Chapel, liild at Scarletts Funeral Home offICIate,
be in Summit Cemetery/Laingsburg, Monday at 11 a.m., S"lturda Oct 22 1983 at 1 p.m. Mrs. Wiegel was born in
Williamston. Visitation will be The Reverend Albert Goddard The Re;' Terry Ragland of the Montpelier, Indiana on July 24,
Wednesday afternoon an~wi~ officiate with ,burial ini (J()ngreg~tional Church in Mt. 1893, the dau~hter of W~lliam
Thursday" . LamgsburgCemetery. . ' Dora, Fla. will officiate with a~d Catherm~ (~amllton)
, Mrs. WeIsman was born Dec. Mrs. Woodruff"!as born In b 'al in North Star Cemetery. LIneberry. She hved In Owosso
4,1913 in Lansing the daughter, Shiawassee County'bn Aug. 31, ~morials are suggested to the unti11948; resided in Howell for
of Vernon and Ethel (Clary) 1913, the daughter of Floyd C. cerunna Public Library 30 years and the past 5 years in
Hoffman. She resided most of and Cora (Fuller) Fox. She was, OM W r was born in Bakersfield. She was married
her life in the Ovid area coming a member of the United J r~. c~:V~ansas on March to Chris Wiegel; he died June 2, i
from. Williamston. She was Methodist Church in Lansing, unC on I y, ht rof Delbert 1973.
married to Lawrence Doan. He', and the Owosso Eagles Clu,b. 1, ~908~he ~aug (; untryman) Survivors include a son, Alia
passed away in 1955. They' Survivors. include. her ~~..:..: s~gle tt ~ed Owosso M. David of Mecosta, Mich.; a
owned and operated the movie,husband, LeWIS; 2 daughters, w'uS. e a en stepdaughter, Mrs. Steven
theater in Ovid from 1951·1956. ,Rosalie DeWeerd of Mid- Schools all:d .graduate.d fr?m (Doris) Yanik of Owosso; 4
She then married George dleville, Georgene VanDeusen~ntral MlChigadn ~~v:rsltYt stepsons, Tom, Bruce, Bob and
Weisman in November, 1956. of Grand RapidS; 4 sons, Ed-! Mr.l'l. W~ave! ha resle mos. Ralph all of Owosso; 2 grand-
Survivors' include her ward Bock o~ Lansing, Fr~nklin·oi'ber ,life In .Owosso ~nd i~e sons, (Charles) Bob David of
husband, George; 2 sons, Larry Bock of Umon I:ake, MIll~rdpast ~ years m PhoenIX. .e Howell and Bill David of
,Doan of Owosso and Edward Lawrence of OVId and KeIth i .marne,d ~eor~e P. Caylor In Ba k e r s fi e 1d, CA; 13
Doan of South Carolina; 2 step Lawren7e of OWOSS!); 13 (19~5; .he died In 1959. She th~n stepgrandchHdren and 12
sons Louis Weisman imdgrandchiIdrenj several great- ·marned John B. Weaver Instepgreat-grandchildren. Mrs.
Nels~n Weisman of Cincinnati grandchildren; also a sister, 11979. Mrs. Weaver was a [Wiegel ,was predeceased by a
Ouio; 2 step daughters: Nila ~elter of ~nsing and a imember' of. ',the, Shiawasse~ 'b.rother, ~lwood ar.d two
Margaret Weisman of St.stepslster, HarrIett Brenner of County Retired School Per- sIsters, EssIeMaeandRose.
Petersburg, FL and Mrs. Jack:Montan~,sopneL.. Arrangements by Jennings-
(Evelyn) Cooley of CA; 3 _ .. Survfvors Include he,r Lyons Chapel.
grandchildren; 13 step grand- Robert BenJamm Ware husband, George of PhoenIX 'H. Arlene Warner
children; a brother, Mauricel . (and a son, Robert Caylor of
Hoffman of Farwell. She ~'. Age 101, of MIneral Wells, ,Warrifn, Micp. Age 70, of Waterford Town-
predeceased by a step son, Texas, pass~d away Tuesday,. • . ship died Saturday, Oct. 1, 1983.
ClJjlrles and!l ~tep grandson.,' Feb. 8, 1983, m Texas. Michael Paul Wilkms Funeral services will be held
trnest W. Wiseley : Mr. Ware was a retired Age 7lh hours, died Friday at the Lewis E. Wint Funeral
Age 23, of 6875 Lovejoy Rd.ifarmer. ; . ,evening at Sparrow HQspital. Home, Clarkston on: Tuesday at
died Sunday, June 26, 1983 as a' Funeral servICes Will be held :His parents reside at 6~3,N. 11 a.m. Burial will be in Elm-
result of a gunShot wound. at Nelson-House Funeral WashingtonSt. '! wood Cemetery, New Lothrop
A memorial sel'Vice will be H~mes, LaRowe. C~apel,. Funeral services were held at at 1:30 p.m. Memorials ma~ be
held for Mr. Wiseley at Hillcrest Frlday.atl p.m. BUrIal wlll take the Y.W.C.A. Monday. The .made to St. James Um~ed
Memorial Gardens on Friday,Place l~ Roselawn Ce~etery. Reverend Don Galardi of- Methodist Church or to HospIce
July 1 at 10 a.m. . ~ey. Rlc~ard Cross Will of- ficiated with burial in Oak Hill of Southeastern Michigan. ,
.. flclate. FrIends may call at the Cemetery. Mrs., Warner was a me~ber
Mr. Wiseley, was born itl funeral home Thursday after 4 Baby 'Michael was born in of the St. James Umted
fiurand, the son of Thomas p.m. The Memorial Hospital, Owosso Methodist Church in Pontiac.
Harold and Edna Wiseley of Mr. Ware was born in on May 27, 1983, the son of Survivors include her
Brron. He attended Fowlerville Michigan, July 6, 1881, the son Ronald, .and Edith (Wegener) husband Merton; two sons and
~lgh School an~ served 4 y~ars of William H. Ware and Effie Wilkins., His parents are af- two dadghters, Dr. 41rry G.
m the U. S. MarIne Corp., De'Freese. He had resided in filiated with the Community Warner of North Caroli~a, Mrs.
Survivors include his Texas since 1978, formerly of Evangelical Presbyter)an Wayne (Lorene) RQse of
parents; 5 brothers, Thomas Perry and Pontiac areas. He Church. Petosky, Daryl M. Warner of
W~seley of Bancroft, Eugene'. was predeceased by his wife, Survivors include his Penn. and Mrs. Art (Sharon)
Wiseley of Durand, Francis Florence in 1950. '" . parents; a brother, Jonathan, Schupbach of PetoskYi 7
Wiseley of Perry, Harley' Survivors include 2' sons, age 2: .hi~, grandparen~s, grandchildren; a brother and
W~se]ey of Corunna, E~ward· Sanford A. of Flint and William Rus~ell. WIlkInS of Mt;. MorriS, sister, RaYn;lond Lawrenfe and
WIseley of Byron; 7 SIsters, R. of Mineral Wells Texas' 3 DattIe Matson of FlInt and Leona. Vincent both of Owosso.
Joyce Serna of Fla., Hilda' grandchilren; and' 4 gr~at- Edgar and Loretta Wegener of Mrs. Warner was predeceased
Kle.tte of Durand, Roxie grandchildren. Auburn . and gr~at· by abrother, Leslie Warner.
McAndrew of Durand, B r e n d a ' grandparents.
,owens' of 1St. Charles,· Delores Arrangements by· Jennings-
Johnson of Idaho, Car!)l Legg of' Lyons Chapel.
FOWlerville and Maryann'
Kuchar of New Lothrop.
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Florence Belle Welch !;John "Rex" Waggoner Richard J. Wesley, Sr. . Jay R. Warren
Age 66, of Northport, died Age 49, of Oakley, died Age~,of7055W.StanleyRd'f
Age 80, of 2?2 Stanley Dr., Thursday, April 28, 1983, a~ suddenly Sat., Oct. 1, 1983, at Flushing died Tuesday, March
,Corunna, MI. died January 26, Leelanau Memorial Hospital, Saginaw GeneralHospital. 1,1983, at his residence.
1983 at HerItage Manor Con-, following a brief illness. Mr. Wesley was president of Mr. Warren was employed by
yalescent Center. She had beeni Mr. Waggoner was retired the Wesley Bros. Contractors in U.S. Corp of Engineers for 31
ill for 10 months. . ifrom General Motors, Buick Oakley. ' years, retiring June 1st, 1956
Mrs. Welch was a 'Division. ., Funeral services will be held fromSaultSainteMarie,MI'
homemakElr... Cremation has taken place. A at St. Michaels Catholic Funeral services will be held
Funeral servICes WIll b.e held memorial service will be held 3 Church, Oakley, Tuesday at 11 ,at First W~sleyan Church,
at Salem Lutheran C~urch on!p.m. Monday, at St. Gertrude's a.m. Burial will be in Wildwood pWQsso;. S. Washington and
Sat~day at 1 p.m. ~t~ ~ev·iChurch,Northport.FatherJohn Cemetery. Father .Richard SrewartSt.onFridayatlp.m.
D~~Iel .Schal~er .0fficlatIng·D. VinceI' will officiate. In- Mayette will officiate. There with Rev. Harvard Warren
BurIal ~ll be m MlO, MI. Thel terment will take place in will be a scripture service at officiating. BUrial will be in
body WIll rest at Nelson-Ho~e' Northport Cemetery. ' Misiuk-Morse Funeral Home, Hillcr~st Memorial. Gardens.
Funeral Homes, Knapp & ~mIth I Memorials may be directed to Chesaning, tonight at 8 p.m. i The body will rest at Rossell

Chapel after 2 p.m. this af-ILeelana}l Memorial Hospital, Mr. Wesley was born in Funeral Home, Flushing.
ternoon. Northport, MI 49670. I Oakley, June 26,1934, the son of Visitation will be today and
Mrs. Welch was born Nov. 29", Mr. Waggoner was born in John and Minnie (Svehlik) Thursday from 11 to 9. The body
1902 in Alma, MI the daughter IPierceton, Ind., the son of Wesley. He and Mary Bellmore will lie in state at the churcb
of Charles Newton and Alta IHenry and Edith (Rex) were married July' 9, 1960. He. Friday morning til time of
(White) Smith. Sheattend~d'Waggoner. He and Dora L. belonged. to Michiga,n Un-I service. Those desiring may
public schools in A~a and M~o, iRandall were married on Jan.' derground Contractors Assoc., make memorial contributions
MI. She was a reSIdent of MlO,i1, 1941, in Elsie. Mr. Waggoner the Mid-Michigan Old Gas, to the First Church of the
moving to Corunna in 1970. Sherwas a resident of Elsie prior to Tractors Assoc., and the N'azarene, Beecher Rd., ,Fllilt~
and Harold. R, Welch were; 1974. He was a member of Local Z.C.B.J. Lodge. He was a Brady Mr. Warren, was bornJtily
married Dec. 14, 1929 in Toledo" 599 U;A.W. in Flint,. member of Township Trustee. 2nd, 1898 in Sault Sainte Make,
Ohio. He died in 1977. She at-, Disabled' American Veterans - Survivors include his wife; 3 MI the son of Charles W. and
tended the Salem Lutheran! serving in the U.S. Armydurhlgl children: Richard, Jr., Ben-Elizabeth (Sutcliffe) Warren.
Church. ,World War II, also a member of jamin, and Susan all at home; He graduated ffom Sweeney
Survivors include 'a son,numerous conservation groups. brothers and sisters: Mrs. Electric & Automotive School of
Douglas; 5 grandsons; a sister, 'He was an avid outdoorsman William (Mary) Wyatt of Kansas City, MS in 1921. Onl
Mrs. Glennie Money' of Mio;:especially enjoyed fishing and Montague, Mrs. Robert V. August 26, 1918, he and Elissa
many meces and. nephews. ,hunting. , (Lydia) Richardson of Owosso, Jane Faga!) were married in
Predeceased by a son, Dennis; I Survivors include his wife, Joseph Wesley and his wife I~rimily, MI. She preceded him
3 grandsons' 4 sisters and 3. Dora of Northport; 2 daughters, Rose of Owosso, Mrs. Chester m death in 1942. He then
brothers. ' I'Mrs. Judith Newman of (Frances) Schneikart of St.married, Uarda V. Hawkins in
Memorials are suggested to: Durham, N.C. a~d Arlene C~arle.s; Victo~ ~. Wesley and Port Huro~, ~eb., 1~7. She
the Salem Lutheran Missionl Wagonner of Bay CIty; a son, his WIfe PatrICIa of Oakley, preceded him m death m 1953.
Fund. ... J Kenneth Waggoner. of Ann i F~eder!ck. A. ,Wesley. and his ,He and E~a~th M. Ward were
Rilla A Washburn Arbor; also 3 grandchildren. He i WIfe Wmme of Chesamng; Aunt then marrIed m LaGrange, IN.
• was preceded in death by a I Rose Wesley of Oakley; several July 20,1954. She survives him.
Age 87, of 416 W. Corunna Ave., brother anda sister. I nieces and nephews. He was, Mr. Warren was a m~ber of
Corunna died Tuesday, June 28: Arrangements by Michigani predeceased by two infant :the National AssOCiation of
1983 at the Shiawassee County Memorial Services, Suttons children, a sister, a brother, Retired ,Federal Emplorees;
Medical Care F acUity ,cBa\'. . __• and his parents. ,Kenneth City (FL) Church of
Corunna.. Randy C. White Ruth E Whelen the Nazarene and attended
Mrs. Washburn was a A 3ths f 505 C _ • . Flushing Free Methodist
hOmemaker. , ge mon , o. our Age 81, of 303 E. Mill St. Church.
Funeral services will be held tland St., Durand dIed Sunday, Capac, Mich: di'ed Saturday; Survivors include his wife,
at. Kribs Colonial Chapel,rAug~st 7, 1983. at Hurley. Nov. 19, l~83~tYaleMedilodge. Elizabeth; 2 ,sons! Rev. Ha!-
Fnday at 10 a.m. The Reverend MGedical ~ednter, F~nt. '11 b' MemorIals services will ,be vard J. of EmIly City, Chaplam
Father Raymond D. Kolenski! raveSI e servIces. WI e:. held at the Bellows Funeral L.T. Col. Donald C. of the U.S.
will officiate with burial in Oak held Wednesday at 11 v a .m. at Home,Durand on Tuesday,Army, San Francisco; 6
Grove Cemetery. Greenwood Cemetery, ernon. Nov. 29 at 2 p.m. Rev. Edward idaughters, Mrs. Howard
Mrs. Washburn was born in TcrhaewforRdeWvI'lelrO~f~c~ate~~:!~~ McCracken will officiate. , i(Ruby) Johnson of Co~nw~,
· h· N ·23 18 5 .
Dexter, MIC. . . .. . - ' .AZ, Mrs. James (MarIan) Filer
on o.v'. ' 9, may call today untIl 9 p.m. at Norma B. (Caylor) Weaver of Belleville, MI, Ms. Dorothy
the daughter of WIllIam aiJ.d Kribs Colonial Chapel. " 'W 'f M nt ' M
Sarah. Ballou. She married . Baby Randy was born in ' Age 75, of 4127 W. Blendale 'Raberrrten (Lao )oE rbose, Drs.
C}are W. Washb urn In " 0 wosso Owosso on April 21 198'3 the son Ave., Phoemx, A'd'
! •
rlZ. Ied bo0 M ura Ch 1 r (EI 0f ear-
.)
on Aug. 27, 1913; he died Jan. 11, of Richard A. ;nd Deborah, Sunday, Oct. 9, 1983. W!;bra::~fSa~te;aintee~~~re
1963.. ! . . (Rosser) White, Jr. ! Mrs. Wea,:erwas~ teac~.er·llndMrs. Edwin (Lois) Wensley
Suvlvors mclude a daughter, Survivors include his parents, A memorIal'service WIll be I bf Dearborn; 25 grandchildren;
Mrs. A~ (Dorothy) Kercher of Richard A. and Deborah White" held at Scarletts Funeral Home 31 great-grandchildren; a
Owosso, a son, Clare W· Jr .' a brother Richard Saturday, Oct. 22,1983atlp.m. . t LH (M bel)Le d f
Washburn, Jr. of Corunna: 6 '. " SIS er, ',' a. onar 0
grandchildren' 8 .great- Bradley, grandparentl!, Mr. Lake Wales,FL; 3 nephews.
grandchildren a~d a sister, Don Chapman, Mrs; San~ra
Mrs. Ellen A. Hesse of Owosso. Ryder of Fla., Mrs. Ge~aldine
Mrs. Washburn was Rosser of Owosso; gr!)at-
predeceased by her husband; a grandparent;;, Mr. and Mrs.
son. Don and 2grandchildren. Herbert Whit~ ~f Owosso and
Mrs. George Gllbs of Durand.
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1983

Melvin E. Wilhelm Ellis O. Watson ,Arthur E. Weller

" . • Age 85 of 343W. Front St., Ovid, died Age 60, of ~08Huggins St. died
Age 76, of 1~04 S, M-52, Lot 29 di,edlWednesday Feb. 23 1983 in St. Louis Satu~day mormng af The Memorial
Tues~ay evenmg at The Memorlal'Mich. " ' ' ; ;' ' H()SPItal.. ','
HoSpital.. , Funeral services will be' held at Mr. Weller ~as a press operator $it
.Mr. WIl~elmwas a farmer" and fur-Houghton Chapel Saturday at 1 p.m. Bourne IndustrI.es. ".' , "
mturerepalrm~natJ ..W.KnappCo·Burial will take place in Maple Grove .Funeral services wIll be held at Jen-
.Funeral servIces will beheld at Jen-:Cemetery. Rev. Carl Staser and Rev. mngs-Lyons Chapel on Tuesday at ~ p;m.
mngs-Lyons Chapel on Saturday at llEmerson Minor will officiate. Masonic ~h~ Rev.erend .Sh~rry Con:way WIll of-
p.m. The Reverend Tho!llas ~, ~unn a~dLodge service will be Friday at 8:30 p.m. ftclate w~th b~rlal m Oa~ Hi~ Cemetery.
Dr.. Gle~n M. Fr~y wI~1 offiCIate With The family, suggests memorials be The famIly wIll meet WIth frIends today
bUrIal m GunmsonvIlle Cemetery, given to the Crippled Children's Fund or from 2 to 4and 7 to 9 p.m.
ClintimC~unty. . . theUnitedChurchofOvid. " ' Mr. Weller was born in Bancrof~ on
Mr. WIlhelm was, born,m Gratiot Mr. Watson was born August 1, 1897 in Nov. 22, 1922, the son of Oscar and,Oliver
County, Nov: 5, 1906, the son of Arthur Frankfort Ind. the son of John and (Eddy) Weller. He attended Bancroft
and Irene (~ndall) Wilhelm.~e at- Martha M. (Arinentrout) Watson. He schools an? had resided all his life in this
tended .Lan~mg .Schools. ~r..Wllhelm '/was an Ovid resident most of hi,,'s life. He area: On Feb:,lO, 196,1 he and. He,l~n
had resIded m this commumty smce 1975 and Neva M. Baker were married in (Edle) Swedme were married III
coming from Lansing: He ~nd Mildred I. IOvid, June 8, 1918. She preceded him in Corunna. Mr. Wel~er ~as a veteran of
Johnson were marrIed mFrankfort, death in 1975.' World War II ~ervmg In the U.S. Army
Nov. 27" 1929. Mr. Wilhelm was a He was a member of the UrUted Church where he received a Purple Heart: He
member of the First Free Methodist of Ovid a life member of Ovid Masonic was a member of the Disabled American
C h u t c h . L o d g e 127 F & A M, ain.ember of Clinton Veterans, Clinton County; and Car-
Survivors include his wife; a son, County Farm Bureau, a delegate for penters Union 1373, Flint. ,
Larry of Owosso; a daughter, Mrs. Michigan Milk Producers for many Survivors include his wife; a son,
Ronald (Norma) Shepler of Charlotte: 6 years, has managed Ira Wilson Dairy Douglas and daughter, Penny Sue, both
grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren 'and was in tile Field Dept. fdr Sealtest of Owosso; 4 stepchHdren,Mrs. Ronald
and a sister, Mrs. Paul (Mabel) Bent of Dairy, 1940-1948; aftel,' that he was (Loretta) DeVoe, Mrs. Ronald (Wanda)
Lansing. ,,',', engaged in farming. " ,Krusyna, Mrs. John (Virginia) Mrazik
Joseph Norman Wilkiilson-- Survivors include 2 son~, Richard of an9 Burt Spra~ue; 1 grandchild, Ang~l;
.' " 'Carland and Don of OVid; 8 grand- 17 stepgrandchildren; 2 brothers, Walter
Dl~d Monday, Feb. 28, 1983, at Hurley children, 1~ great-grandchildren. He was of Arizona and William of Perry. M;r.
MedicaH1enter preceded 111 death by a son Robert, a Weller was predeceased by 2 children
Funeral services will be held Wed-, brother and a sister. and,2 brothers. 1

nesdayatlp.m. at Sharp Funeral Home,', " . r M'- 'W- '~I AW d d

Swartz Creek. Burial will take place in Leon E~ Wllhtts ' rs. I ma • 00 ar
Greenwo~ Ce~~tery, V.e~no~. Bey: Tim!1 Age 65, of Chesaning died Sun~ay, Age 68, of Kalkaska, MI died, Wed·
Fagan will offiCiate. VISitation WIll be, Sept 18 1983 at The Memorial Hospital, nesday, Sept.' 14, 1983 at Kalkaska
this evening 7 to 9p.m. ,Owo~so: Memorial Hospital.
Infant Wilkinson is the son of Norman; Mr. Willitts was retired from the Funeral services will be held at Wolfe
Jay and Durinda Ray (Jones) Wilkinson. I Midland-Ross Corp. Funeral Home, Kalkaska on Saturday at
Surviving are his parents, Norman and' Funeral services will be held at the 10 a.m. Graveside services will' be
Durinda; grandparents, Betty Munson of Walker~Martin Funeral Home, 'conducted Saturday, 3:30 p.m. at
Durand and Mrs. and Mrs. Willard ';Chesaning on Wednesday at 1 p.m. The Wilkinson Cemetery, Lennon with Larry
Wilkinson of Hadley; also several aunts, Rev. Henry' Busch will officiate with Harden and Kent Strahan officiating.
uncles, and cousins. burial in North Star Cemetery. Friends Mrs. Woodard was born Feb. 21, 1915,
may call at the funeral home after 7p.m. in Shiawassee County the daughter of
CharIes' B,Ward this evening. Allen and Ada (Smith) Brant. She at-
Age 72, ofChesaning died April 6, 1983 'Mr. Willitts was bor~ in Lansing on tended Lennon Schools and Jgraduated
at TlreMemorial aospital, Owosso. Oct. 1,.1917. He ,had reSided the past 25 from Swartz Creek High School. She was
FUIieral'JserVic;!es" will be held at years.m Chesanmg. On July 3, ,1938, he a resident of Kalkaska County.
Walker-Martin Funeral Home andwI!IDa~ethaway.we~emarrled. On 'July 5, 1935 she and Robert
Chesaning, Saturday at 1 p.m. Th~ , ,Survivors mclude his wI.fe; 2 daughters Woodard were married. She was a
Reverend Jack Gladding will officiate and 3 sons, Mrs. Tom (Wilma) ~a~r of member of Excelsior Church of Christ;
with \burial in Wildwood Cemetery. Bell Gardens, CA:, ,Edward WIll1tts of Blue Lake Extension Club; Griffin Park
Friends may call at the funeral hom i Montrose, Paul Willitts of Grand Blanc, Community Club; Coldsprings-Excelsior\
after 4p.m. today. ei Dennis Willitts of Owosso, lV!rs. ~red Taxpayers Assoc.
Survivors include his wife, Edna; 41 (Judy) .Bald~rrama of Sagl~aw,.t6 Survivors include her mother, Mrs.
sons, Gene of Denver, CO, Raymond of grandchildren, 4 great-~randchildren, 4 Ada Brant of Gaylord; 'a fpster son,
Lapeer, Peter of Fenton, Steve at home; stepbroth~r.s and 4stepsisters. Douglas Bershire of Kalkaska; an uncle
7 daughters, Miss Janette (Sue) Ward of Mr. Willitts was predeceased by a and an aunt; several nieces, nephews
Saginaw, Mrs. Dennis (Lois) Reed of grandson. , and cousins.
Owosso, Mrs. Robert (Diana) Houstot\of Arrangements by. Walker-Martm: Memorial contributions may be
Middleton, Mrs., Michael (Kathern) i Funeral Home, Chesamng. directed to the Excelsior Chur~b of
Kemppinen and Mrs. Roger (Rena) ,Christ or American Cancer Society.
Adams both of C,flesaning,c,Miss Kim
Ward of Fenton arid Charlotte Ward at,
home: 25 grandchildren: 1" great-
grandchild and a brother, Rolland Ward
of West Branch.
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1983

Walter YO,ung I held at St. Michael Catholic Church,

Maple Grove on Thursday at 11 a.m. The
Age 89, of Owosso - Corunna! Reverend Father Robert Navarre will
area". passed away Sunday,'1 officiate with burial in St. Michael
.June 19, 1983, at The Memorial, Cemetery. The body rests at Whelpley
Hospital, OWosso. " Funeral Home, New Lothrop. Friends
Funeral services will be held may caIl,after 2 p.m. today. There will be
at the United Methodist Church, a Knights of ColUmbus Rosary this
Harbor Springs, Wednesdl;ly at, evening at 8, an Altar Society Rosary
2 p.m. Burial will ,take place inl Wednesday at 2 p.m. and a Scripture
Lakeview Cemetery, Harborl Service Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. ,
Springs with Rev. Richard! Mr. Yaklin was born in Maple Grove
Matson officiating. The body! Township on Sept. 21, 1902, the son of
rests at Schiller-GiIlian Funeral Joseph and Christine (Keeler) Yaklin.
Chapel, 261 E. Main, Harbor, He resided most .of his life in Maple
Springs. Visitation. will be~ Grove Township. On June 12, 1937 he and
Tuesday 3to 5and 7to 9 p.m. Willie Mae Disllpain were married in
. Mr: Young was born Dec. 12", Grosse Pointe Shores. Mr. Yaklin was a
1893, in Caledonia Township. He member of the St. Michael Catholic
and Myrtie Post were married. Church, Maple Grove, The Holy Name
in November, 1916. She Society and the Knights of Columbus,
preceded him in death. Then hei Chesaning.
and Elizabeth Bixby were Survivors include his wife, Willie Mae;
married in Dec. 1954 and moved 3 daughters, Mrs. Marie Davis of
to Harbor Springs in 1960. She Saginaw, Mrs. Donald (Betty) Hemker
also preceded him in death. of Burt, Mrs. Michael (Lori) Moore of
Then he married Hilda Bolton Otto Yaklin Bay City; 2 sons and daughters-in-law,
In 1974; she died in 1977. He Robert and Nancy Yaklin of Lennon,
moved back to Owosso - Age 80, of Maple Grove Township died Maurice. and Verna Yaklin of Union
Corunna area in Oct.1978. Monday,. June 13, 1983 a t St. Luke's Lake; 14 grandchildren; 2 sisters, Mrs.
Survivors include 4 Hospital,Saginaw.Hehadbeenillforthe Frances Badgero of Detroit, Mrs. Ber-
daughters: Mrs. Edith Rivard past 12 days. netta Graffagnino of Detroit; 2 brothers,
ofTaylor, Mrs. Nellie Nunley 'of Mr. Yaklin was a farmer all of his life Neal Yaklin of TexaS and Ted Yaklin of
Athens, Tenn., Mrs. Beatrice and had been employed at the Chrysler New Lothrop. Mr. Yaklin was
Vajgart of Corunna, and Mrs.' Plant in Detroit for 13 years: He also predeceased by a son and a grand-
Jean Arrtett of OW1SS0' 13 worked at Turnstead .Fisher Body of daughter.
grandchildren; 12 g;eat- i, Flintfor 10 yea~s retiring in 1962: . Arrangements by Whelpley Funeral
grartdchildren; also a sister Funeral serVIces for Mr. Yaklm wdl be Home, New Lothrop.
M•. Rtlby Kilwy. ChcirlesYager
GeOrge Yeoman Age 75 of St. Cloud, Fla~,
formerly of Owosso, died
,4.\ge 69, of 415 Whitley ct., Wednesday, Feb. 9, 1983, in St.
LPnsing passed away. Cloud.
}i'unetaI services will' be held Mr. Yager retired from
.at Jennings-Lyons Chapel on Universal in 1967.
Saturday at 1 p.m: with Rev. FuneraI.services will be held
Charles J. Bamberger of" Tuesday, 2 p.m. at the Yager
ficiating. Burial will be in Oak Funeral Home, Berne, Ind.
Wood ~emetery. Burial will take. place in,
Pleasant Dale Cemetery, near
Berne, Ind. Rev. Larry Ed·
wards will officiate. Visitation
will be after 2 p.m. Monday. i

Mr. Yager was' born inl

Kirkland Twp., Adams Co.,
Ind., June 24, 1907, the son of.
William and Lucinda (Hocker)
Yager. He was a member of the
First United Methodist Church,
St. Cloud, Fla. and a member of
the Masonic Lodge in Owosso.
Survivors include his wife,
Olive; a son, Richard Yager of
Coldwater; 2 daughters, Mrs.
Gregory (Mary) Cooper of
Tucson, Ariz. and Mrs. JOM
(Darlene) Zupko of Flint; 2
brothers and a sister. .
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1983 119

Alex Zsigo , Floyd W. Zimmer, Sr. ' Gene E. Zacharda .

Age 58, of 8847 Goodall Rd., Age 80, of 3316 A~plegate Dr., Age 39, of, 7060 Choctaw Dr., Ben-
Durand, passed away Wed- ZeRhyrhills, Fla. and a fonner resident nington Township, died Friday evening,
nesday evening, March 16, 1983, of Byron died Friday Aug Hi 1983 in June 24,1983, at his home.
at Flint McLaren Hospital of ai Dade City, F l a . ' . , He was a mobile home installer and
sudden apparent heart attack. Mr. Zimmer retired in 1965 from servicer, operating his own business.
Mr.Zsigo was employed atFisher Body Plant in Grand Blanc where Services for Mr. Zacharda will be held
Buick Motor Co., Flint and1he was a tool and die maker. . Monday at 1 p.m. at the First Baptist
involved in fan:ung. . : Funeral services for Mr. Zimmer will Church of Owosso with the Rev, James
Funeral servlCes,,:,dl be held be held at the Small & Streeter Funeral E. Bolin, Jr., officiating. Burial will
at St. ,Mary Catholic ~hurc~,Home, By,ron on Wednesday at 11 a.m. follow 'in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
Saturday at 10 ~.m. BUrial willFastor Richard Utterback will officiate The body will rest atJennings~Lyons
take ~lace in Crestwoodwith burial in Byron Cemetery. Friends Chapel until 11 a.m. Monday when it will
MemorIal Garde!ls, Grandptay c~ll after 6 p.m. this evening ,and be moved to the church. Visitation hours
Blanc: ~athe~ .MItchell Bed-Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.- at the at the chapel are 2 to 4 p.m: and 7 to 9
narski WIll offICIate. The bodY,uneral home. . p.m. today and Sunday; The family
rests at Bellows Funeral Home. suggests memorials to the church or to
There will be a rosary tonight, Martin Zlomak the American Cancer Society.
7:30 at the funeral home. The
family will receive visitors 2 to Age 69, of 1756' E. Lansing Rd., Mr. Zacharda.wasborn in Owosso May
4and 7to 9 p.m. today. Morrice, MI died Sunday, Feb. 27, 1983 at 27, 1944, the son of John and Phyllis
Mr. Zsigo was born. in Len- Lansing Sparrow Hospital. . . (Jones) ·Zacharda. He resided mostof his
non, June 5, 1924, the son of Mr. Zlomak retired as foreman at life in this area and attended schools in
George and Barbara Zsigo. He Gravel Pit. .. ~ C?runna and graduated from Corunna
had resided in Lennon and Fune~al services WIll be held at den- ,High School.
Durand area all his life. He and, nings-Lyons Chapel on Wednesdaya~ 11, He and Karen Ferris were married in
Edith Frances Bennett were' a.m. with Rev. Willard A. King:,~'of- Owosso Oct. 26, 1963. She .owns the
married June 16. 1945, at't ficiating. Burial will pe in West Hl!ven Country Gif~ and Goodies shop in
Durand St. Mary Parish. ' :Cem~tery: Memorials are sugges~oo.: to C?runna which featur~s handcrafted
Survivors include his wife' 5 Morrlce Lions Club or Heart Assoclatic>n. gIfts, homemade candies, and baked
I

sons Dennis of Calif. David' of Visitation will be today and Tue~daygoods.

Dur~nd,Michael of' Florida,from2to4and6to9p.m. " H e was a member of the First Baptist
'Frank and Robert of Durand; a Mr. Zlomak was bom Feb. 17, 191~ in Church of Owo~so. .
daughter Marian of Florida' 4 Maple Grove the son of Joseph and Mary He was an aVId steelhead flshennan.
grandchildren; 3 siste;s, (mo~ak~ Zlomak. He resi~ed in thisfi-ea Mr., Zacharda is survived by his wife;
Margaret Zsigo of Durand, Mrs. all his life. He was ma~rle? to Ant~llia. two children, a daughter, Michele, and
Thresa Chargo of Lennon, Mrs. Skaryd. She preceded ~~ death. :He son, Kirk, both at home; his mother of
Helen Helsius of Flint; 2 was a met;nber of MOrrlce Lions ClUb & Chul,a Vista, Calif., and a brother,
brothers Ernest of' Vernon Conservation Club. . Gordon, and sister Carol Skinner' both
Louie ~f Gaines. He wa~ , Survivors include; a daughter" ~rs. of Mesa. Ariz.'
<

,
preceded in death by a son Jame,s ~Donna) West of Corunnat 3
Alexander, Jdn1967. grandchildre~; a_ srother, Tony of
Owosso; a SIster, Mrs. Julius (Mary)
Ralph Zimmerman Sivak of Higgins Lake; 2 brothers
preceded him in death,"
Age 62, of Alma, fonnerly ?f
Owosso died June ~1, 1983 In
Alma after a lengthy Illness ..
Mr Zimmennan was retired
from' the Detroiter Motor
Home,Alma. ' "
Funeral services willbe held
Thursday, June 23 at 1 p.m.at
the Schnepp, Funeral Home,
Riverdale. Lt. Mark, M~rtsolf
will officiate with bUrlal In Elm
Hall' Cemetery, Elm Hall.
Friends may call at th~ funeral
home until time of servIce.
Arrangements by Schnepp
Funeral Home.