Obituaries

Thomas Duane Salters

Thomas Duane Salters

Oct 22, 2010

Thomas Salters, 63, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Friday, Oct. 22, 2010, at his residence in Winchester Towers. Cremation has taken place and his memorial service will be held at 9 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 18, at First Church of Christ, 1610 E. Broadway. Memorial contributions may be made to the Mt. Pleasant Soup Kitchen. Envelopes are available at Charles R....

James A. Reid

James A. Reid

Oct 21, 2010

James Reid, 66, of Mt. Pleasant and formerly of Lansing, passed away Thursday, October 21, 2010, at Central Michigan Community Hospital. Cremation has taken place and no services are planned. Jim was born August 13, 1944, in Lansing, the son of the late Debro and Laura (Walker) Reid. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, serving in Vietnam....

Margaret Arlene Epple

Margaret Arlene Epple

Oct 12, 2010

Arlene Epple, 89, of Leaton, passed away Tuesday, October 12, 2010 at Prestige Centre. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Friday, October 15 at St. Henrys Catholic Church in Rosebush with Father Ron Wagner presiding. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Charles R. Lux Family Funeral Home, 2300 S....

Ocie Wilson

Ocie Wilson

Oct 3, 2010

Ocie Wilson, 65, of Mt. Pleasant passed away Sunday, October 3, 2010 at Central Michigan Community Hospital. Cremation has taken place and no services are planned at this time.

Mary Ann Fisher

Mary Ann Fisher

Sep 28, 2010

Mary Ann Fisher, 80, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010, at St. Marys Hospital in Saginaw surrounded by family. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 1, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Loren Kalinowski presiding. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Charles R....

Terry Heinz

Terry Heinz

Sep 26, 2010

Terry Heinz, 55, of Lake Isabella, passed away Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010, at St. Mary's Hospital in Saginaw. Arrangements are pending.

Joseph D. Johnston

Joseph D. Johnston

Sep 25, 2010

Joseph Johnston, 62, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010, at Woodland Hospice. His funeral will take place at 11 a.m. Tuesday Sept. 28, at Charles R. Lux Family Funeral Home with Pastor Brian LaMew of Mt. Pleasant Community Church officiating. Cremation will follow. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday from 4-8 p.m....

Mary Ellen Brandell

Mary Ellen Brandell

Sep 24, 2010

Mary Ellen Brandell died from leukemia at her Mt. Pleasant home, on September 24, 2010, surrounded by her children. She was 76 years old. Her husband Dick Brandell, her brother Tom Sweeney, and her parents Joseph and Elizabeth Sweeney preceded her. Charles R. Lux Family Funeral Home, 2300 S. Lincoln Rd., will hold visitations on Monday, September 27 from 5-8...

James R. Martin

James R. Martin

Sep 22, 2010

James Martin, 83, of Harrison, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010, at Central Michigan Community Hospital. Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held in Flat Rock at a later date.

Francisco "Pancho" Perez

Francisco "Pancho" Perez

Sep 19, 2010

Francisco Pancho Perez, 52, of Mt. Pleasant and formerly of Saginaw, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010, at his home. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, Sept. 22, from 2-6 p.m. at Charles R. Lux Family Funeral Home, 2300 S. Lincoln Rd. No formal services will be held. Cremation will take place following the visitation. In lieu of...

Ernest "Leon" Gass

Ernest "Leon" Gass

Sep 17, 2010

Ernest Leon Gass, 74, of Mt. Pleasant passed away Friday, September 17, 2010 at the Isabella County Medical Care Facility. Cremation has taken place and no services are planned.

Irene A. Theisen Fedewa

Irene A. Theisen Fedewa

Sep 12, 2010

Irene Theisen Fedewa, 98, went home to God surrounded by the deep love of her family, the comforting staff at Tendercare Nursing Home and Heartland Hospice. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 15, at St. Joseph The Worker Church with Father Loren Kalinowski presiding. She will be interred next to her first husband...

Dennis R. Netzley

Dennis R. Netzley

Sep 7, 2010

Dennis Netzley, 69, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010, at home, surrounded by his family. His funeral will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 10, at Charles R. Lux Family Funeral Home, 2300 S. Lincoln Rd., with Pastor George Eagle of Isabella Baptist Church officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home...

Melvin Fredrick Hanover

Melvin Fredrick Hanover

Aug 25, 2010

Melvin F. Hanover, 62, of Mt. Pleasant and formerly of Bay City, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010. A Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 4 at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Bay City. Cremation has taken place. Those planning an expression of sympathy may make memorials to the family. Mel is survived by his beloved...

Helen Loomis

Helen Loomis

Aug 21, 2010

Helen M. Loomis, 85, of Lake Isabella and formerly of Trenton, died Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010, in Hurst, TX. A Memorial Mass is pending at St. Joseph The Worker Church in Beal City. Those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to consider Norval K. Morey Cancer Center online at cmch.org at Central Michigan Community Hospital. Helen was born Nov....

Russell Lee Smith

Russell Lee Smith

Aug 20, 2010

Smith, 75, of Mt. Pleasant passed away Friday, August 20, 2010, at Central Michigan Community Hospital. His funeral will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 25, at the Charles R. Lux Family Funeral Home with Deacon Larry Fussman officiating. Cremation will follow. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. and...

Martha "Lois" Franz

Martha "Lois" Franz

Aug 20, 2010

Lois Franz, 85, of Mt. Pleasant and formerly of LaGrange, IN, passed away Friday, Aug. 20, 2010, at Central Michigan Community Hospital with her family by her side. Her funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 23, at Clinton Frame Church, 63846 County Rd. 35, Goshen IN, with her nephew, Pastor Herman Kauffman officiating. The family will receive...

Louis Z. Joseph

Louis Z. Joseph

Aug 16, 2010

Louis Joseph, 77, of St. Clair Shores, passed away Monday, Aug. 16, 2010, at Gratiot Medical Center in Alma. He is survived by his son, Greg Joseph of St. Clair Shores; and a granddaughter, Sharon (Chris) Warchol.

Dorothy M. "Dottie" Corbin Sweeney

Dorothy M. "Dottie" Corbin Sweeney

Aug 16, 2010

Dottie Sweeney, 88, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Monday, Aug. 16, 2010, at Central Michigan Community Hospital. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 19, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Loren Kalinowski presiding. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Charles R. Lux Family Funeral Home, 2300...

Robert F. Keusch

Robert F. Keusch

Aug 15, 2010

Robert Keusch, 87, of Beal City, passed away Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010, at Woodland Hospice. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 17, at St. Joseph The Worker Church in Beal City with Father Patrick Jankowiak presiding. Burial will be in Chapel Hill Cemetery in Lansing on Wednesday at 11 a.m. The family will...