Obituaries

Jon Kevin Fortino

Jon Kevin Fortino

Jun 5, 2021

Jon Fortino, 61, of Mt. Pleasant passed away on Saturday, June 5, 2021 at Blodgett Spectrum  Hospital in Grand Rapids surrounded by his loving family.  Jon was born in Mt. Pleasant MI the son of Dr. William and Mary "Ruth" (Merrifield) Fortino.  Jon graduated from Mt. Pleasant High School in 1979 and was employed by Neat and Green Lawn...

Nancy Kay Quick

Nancy Kay Quick

Jun 4, 2021

Nancy Kay Quick, 68, of Cadillac, MI, passed away on June 4, 2021, in Gladwin, MI. She was born on February 20, 1953, the daughter of Lawrence and Dorothy (Ford) Hancock. Cremation has taken place, and no services are planned at this time.  To sign the online guest book or leave a condolence for the family please visit www.CharlesRLux.com....

Karen Nadine Buck

Karen Nadine Buck

Jun 1, 2021

Karen Buck, 82, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Tuesday, June 1, 2021, at MidMichigan Medical Center in Midland. She was born September 26, 1938, in Flint, Michigan, daughter of the late Darl and Oma (Kirkman) Mulanix. A 1956 graduate of Davison High School, Karen married her high school sweetheart, Samuel Buck, on August 17, 1957, at First United Methodist...

Gary Allan Blossey

Gary Allan Blossey

May 31, 2021

Gary A. Blossey, 65, of Beaverton, passed away on May 31, 2021, at Covenant Medical Center of Saginaw. He was born on June 27, 1955, in Bay City,  the son of George and Faye Ann (Nichols) Blossey. Gary enjoyed working on cars, and he was always fixing things. He loved music, fishing, and mowing. One of his favorite places...

Bryan Lee Taylor

Bryan Lee Taylor

May 30, 2021

Bryan Taylor, 60, of Weidman passed away on Sunday, May 30, 2021 at his home with his family by his side.  Bryan was born on October 10, 1960 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.  He enjoyed hunting and fishing.  For many years Bryan enjoyed doing his own taxidermy.  He worked in Waterford, working on construction before moving to Lake Isabella in...

Walter "Duke" Maniteau

Walter "Duke" Maniteau

May 28, 2021

Walter "Duke" Maniteau Jr., 74, of Lake, passed away Friday, May 28, 2021, surrounded by his family, at MidMichigan Medical Center in Midland, Michigan, after a courageous battle with Pulmonary Fibrosis. Duke was born at the Evart Maternity Home in Evart, Michigan, September 23, 1946. He was the sixth child of seven born to Walter Roy and Martha Catherine...

Edna Theresa Rau

Edna Theresa Rau

May 26, 2021

Edna Rau, 99, of Beal City, passed away Wednesday, May 26, 2021, at her home. She was born on November 14, 1921, in Beal City, and was the youngest of 11 children born to Mathias and Mary (Bauer) Fox. On June 14, 1947, she married Harold J. Rau at St. Philomena Church in Beal City. Edna worked at Ferro...

Armoni Donte Ray

Armoni Donte Ray

May 23, 2021

Armoni Ray was born in a hurry alongside his twin brother Damoni on the morning of May 16, 2021.  He was troubled with medical issues from the start and despite all that was done for him by the hospitals of Sparrow and U of M he earned his wings and joined his spirit family on May 23, 2021. He...

Phuong Van Nguyen

Phuong Van Nguyen

May 19, 2021

Phuong Nguyen, 52, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Wednesday, May 19, 2021, at McLaren Bay Region Medical Center in Bay City. He was born November 14, 1968, in Vietnam, son of the late Tieu Van Nguyen and Hoa Nguyen. He has been married to his wife, Trang Nguyen for over 30 years. Phuong moved to the United States in...

Gregory Warren Leiter

Gregory Warren Leiter

May 18, 2021

Gregory Leiter, 71, of Mount Pleasant died at home on Tuesday, May 18, 2021.  Gregory was born on September 28, 1949 in Mount Pleasant, son of the late Warren and Thelma (Loomis) Leiter.  Greg worked as a nurse for many years and then worked as a mechanic.  He loved people and was always upbeat.  He enjoyed joking around and...

Richard Warren Wuolukka

Richard Warren Wuolukka

May 11, 2021

Richard Wuolukka, 81, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Tuesday, May 11, 2021, at Mid-Michigan Medical Center in Midland. Richard was born on July 13, 1939, in Detroit, Michigan, son of the late Uno and Evelyn (Lovaas) Wuolukka. He served in the Navy from 1958 - 1965. Richard worked for the city of Troy as a Civil Engineer, then worked...

Rickey D. Copley

Rickey D. Copley

May 8, 2021

Rickey D. Copley, 66, of St. Louis, passed away on May 8, 2021, at Schnepp's Nursing Home of St. Louis. He was born on June 14, 1954, in Fort Gay, West Virginia, the son of the late Hubert and Ruby (Robinson) Copley. Cremation has taken place, and no services are planned at this time.  To sign the online guest...

Delors I. Durfee

Delors I. Durfee

May 6, 2021

Delors Durfee, 86, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Thursday, May 6, 2021, at The Laurels in Mt. Pleasant, surrounded by her family. She was born April 11, 1935, in Mt. Pleasant, daughter of the late Laurence and Wilma (Imhoff) Durfee. Delors was a former member of Penway Church of God in Lansing and enjoyed painting, word search puzzles, and...

Jeffery Scott Recker

Jeffery Scott Recker

May 2, 2021

Jeffery Recker, 52, of Mt. Pleasant passed away on Sunday, May 2, 2021, at Mid-Michigan Medical Center in Alma. Jeff was born on October 12, 1968, in Alma, son of the late Ronald and Alice (Doerr) Recker.  He loved mud bogging and was well known for his love of his American Spirit Square Body Chevy Mud Truck.  Jeff is...

Michael Wayne Moravy

Michael Wayne Moravy

May 2, 2021

Michael Moravy, 60, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Sunday, May 2, 2021, at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing in the loving company of his brothers and best friend. Mike was born September 14, 1960, in Jackson, Michigan, son of Gerald Jay and Kay (Friesner) Steinke. As an officer of Moravy Trucking and Midwest Pollution Control, Inc. for many years, and...

Beverly Ann Jackson

Beverly Ann Jackson

May 1, 2021

Beverly Jackson, 65, of Weidman, passed away Saturday, May 1, 2021, at McLaren Bay Region Hospital in Bay City. She was born June 20, 1956, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, daughter of the late Perry and Janet Brailey. Her 26-year marriage to Gordon Howard Jackson Sr. was blessed with eight children, Bonnie, Janet, Gordon Jr., Terry, Arthur, Elizabeth, Harry, and...

Kathy Sue Swetz

Kathy Sue Swetz

May 1, 2021

Kathy Swetz, 66, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away on May 1, 2021, at Mid-Michigan Health in Alma.  Cremation has taken place, and no services are planned at this time.  To sign the online guest book or leave a condolence for the family please visit www.CharlesRLux.com .

Diana Laurene Pung

Diana Laurene Pung

Apr 20, 2021

Diana Pung of Beal City passed away on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. Diana was born July 13, 1938, to the late Russell and Esther (Irwin) in Clare, Michigan. At the age of three, she moved with her family to a farm on North Brinton Road in Lake, Michigan. She attended Barryton High School, graduating with the class...

Sharon Kay Mcmichael

Sharon Kay Mcmichael

Apr 16, 2021

Sharon McMichael, 78, of Lake Isabella, died Friday, April 16, 2021, at McLaren Central Michigan.  Sherry was born May 6, 1942, in Sand Lake, Michigan, daughter of the late L. Gaylord and Velma (Manning) Ensley.  She graduated from Greenville High School in 1960.  Sherry married the love of her life, Dennis McMichael, on June 22, 1974, in Greenville. Sherry...

Ronald James Mcdonald

Ronald James Mcdonald

Apr 16, 2021

Ronald James McDonald, 69, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Friday, April 16, 2021, at McLaren Bay Region in Bay City. He was born April 26, 1951, in Mt. Pleasant, son of the late James Francis and Leona June (Reed) McDonald and graduated from Mt. Pleasant High School in 1969. He attended Michigan State University and married Dianna Lee Hutchins...