Obituaries
Maria Rita Miele
May 27, 2011
Maria Miele, 79, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Friday, May 27, 2011. A Memorial Mass will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, June 4, at St. Marys University Church in Mt. Pleasant with Father Brian Van Hove presiding. Maria was born Jan. 30, 1932, in Providence, RI, the daughter of the late Joseph and Agatha (Pagano) Pesare. She married Tony...
Kathryn M. Wood
May 21, 2011
Kathryn Wood, 86, of Weidman, MI, passed away Saturday, May 21, 2011, at Woodland Hospice in Mt. Pleasant. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 25, at St. Joseph the Worker Church in Beal City with Father Patrick Jankowiak presiding. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the gathering...
Dorothy Walton
May 13, 2011
Dorothy Walton, 92, of Rosebush, passed away Friday, May 13, 2011, at Central Michigan Community Hospital. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Noon on Tuesday, May 17, at St. Henrys Catholic Church in Rosebush with Father Don Henkes presiding. Burial will be in St. Henrys Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Charles R. Lux Family Funeral...
Virginia B. Lawrence
May 6, 2011
Virginia Ginny Lawrence, 86, of Mt. Pleasant and formerly of Cleveland, OH, passed away Friday, May 6, 2011, at Prestige Centre. Arrangements are pending.
Gracen Maize Jankowski
May 3, 2011
Beautiful angel Gracen Maize Jankowski was born sleeping and called home to God on Tuesday, May 3, 2011, at Central Michigan Community Hospital. He was born at 19 weeks gestation to his loving parents, Nicole and Jonathan Jankowski. While not able to hold or see him for long, he touched the lives of not only his parents, but the rest...
Irena Z. Orzechowska
Apr 26, 2011
Irena Orzechowska, 91, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2011, at Central Michigan Community Hospital. Her funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 1, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Loren Kalinowski officiating. Cremation will follow. The family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to the service. Memorial contributions may be...
Roy L. Moss
Apr 16, 2011
Roy L. Moss, 68, of Mt. Pleasant passed away Saturday, April 16, 2011 at Woodland Hospice with family at his side. A Christian Funeral Service will be celebrated at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 20, 2011, at Charles R. Lux Family Funeral Home with Deacon Larry Fussman officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at...
John "Pete" Merrifield
Apr 13, 2011
John H. Merrifield II, 61, of Mt. Pleasant passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2011 unexpectedly at his home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 20 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Loren Kalinowski presiding. Cremation has taken place and burial of his ashes will be in Calvary Cemetery. The family will receive...
Joseph Roberts
Apr 11, 2011
Joseph Roberts, 89, of Mt. Pleasant and formerly of Detroit, passed away Monday, April 11, 2011 at Central Michigan Community Hospital. Arrangements are pending.
Robert E. Westphal
Apr 5, 2011
Robert Westphal, 67, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2011, at his residence. Arrangements are pending.
Cheryl K. Reen
Apr 1, 2011
Cheryl K. Reen, 51, of Mt. Pleasant passed away Friday, April 1, 2011. A Memorial Service will be held at 1 p.m., Thursday, April 7, at Lintz Funeral Home, 6038 Prospect Rd., Indian River. The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. until the service begins. Memorial contributions may be made to the family. Envelopes are available at Charles R....
Barbara G. Netzley
Mar 30, 2011
Barbara Netzley, 69, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away peacefully Wednesday, March 30, 2011, at home, surrounded by her family. Her funeral will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 2, at Charles R. Lux Family Funeral Home, 2300 S. Lincoln Road. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday from 6-8 p.m. and on Saturday one...
John E. Weber
Mar 30, 2011
John Fuzz Weber, 77, of Beal City, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at Central Michigan Community Hospital. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 2, at St. Joseph the Worker Church in Beal City with Father Patrick Jankowiak presiding. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery. The family will receive friends in...
Denis D. Walterreit
Mar 29, 2011
Denis Walterreit, 72, died March 29, 2011, at Masonic Pathways in Alma, from complications of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. A Memorial Service will be held in Doig Chapel at Masonic Pathways in Alma on Thursday, May 12 at 3:00 p.m. Denis was born and raised in Toledo, OH, son of the late Fred and Irma (Montgomery) Walterreit. He was a graduate...
Kenneth L. Gilbert
Mar 22, 2011
Kenneth Gilbert, 70, of Rosebush, passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2011, at Isabella County Medical Care Facility. Cremation has taken place and his memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 26, at Charles R. Lux Family Funeral Home, 2300 S. Lincoln Rd. with Pastor Jeremy Selvidge of First Church of the Nazarene officiating. The family will receive...
Patrick Charles Bickert
Mar 22, 2011
Patrick Bickert, 80, of Coldwater Lake and formerly of Lansing, passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2011, at Hospice House of Mid Michigan in Lansing. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1:30 p.m. Friday, March 25, at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church in Beal City with Father Patrick Jankowiak presiding. Cremation will follow. The family will receive...
John G. Peters
Mar 20, 2011
John Peters, 77, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Sunday, March 20, 2011, at Central Michigan Community Hospital. His funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 24, at Charles R. Lux Family Funeral Home, 2300 S. Lincoln Rd., with Pastor Jeremy Selvidge officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday from 4-8 p.m. and on...
Joseph Edward Henry
Mar 19, 2011
Joseph Henry, 26, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, March 19, 2011, at his home. His funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 23, at Charles R. Lux Family Funeral Home, 2300 S. Lincoln Road. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday from 3-6 & 7-9 p.m. and on Wednesday one hour...
Thelma M. Walker
Mar 16, 2011
Thelma Walker, 89, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2011, at Woodland Hospice. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 19, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Loren Kalinowski presiding. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Charles R. Lux Family Funeral Home on Friday from...
Edward Tuma
Mar 7, 2011
Edward Tuma of Mt. Pleasant, loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend to many passed away March 7 with his family by his side. Ed left this life peacefully to join the love of his life, Justine Tuma, who predeceased him in 1994. His funeral will take place at 11 a.m. Friday, March 11, at Charles R. Lux Family...

