Obituaries

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...

Cecelia June Schafer

Cecelia June Schafer

Aug 10, 2010

June Schafer, 80, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010, at home, with her loving husband Ken, daughter Melissa, and best friends Don and Sheila House at her side. Per Junes wishes, cremation has taken place. A Memorial Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Loren...

Myles Campbell

Myles Campbell

Aug 7, 2010

Myles Campbell, 85, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010, at Woodland Hospice. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Wed. Aug. 11, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Rick Varner presiding. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Charles R. Lux Family Funeral Home, 2300 S. Lincoln...

Wanda C. Allen

Wanda C. Allen

Jul 27, 2010

Wanda Allen, 75, of Alma, passed away Tuesday, July 27, 2010, at Masonic Pathways in Alma. In following Wandas wishes, cremation has taken place and private family services will be held. She was born July 22, 1935, in Wichita Falls, TX, the daughter of the late Henry and Leona (Williams) Fowler. Wanda spent most of her life in the Mt....

Beverly J. Kruger

Beverly J. Kruger

Jul 27, 2010

Beverly Kruger, 78, of Clare, passed away Tuesday, July 27, 2010, at Mid Michigan Medical Center in Clare. Cremation has taken place and no formal services are planned.

Margaret D. Vallier

Margaret D. Vallier

Jul 21, 2010

Margaret Vallier, 98, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Wednesday, July 21, 2010, at Tendercare in Mt. Pleasant. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 24, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Loren Kalinowski presiding. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to Mass....