Obituaries

May 20, 2020

Mathew M. Urban, age 77 of Shepherd, passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at his home. He was born in Detroit, MI on December 11, 1942 to the late Mike and Mary (Trtich) Urban. Mathew is survived by his children, Bridget (Larry) Elkins, Dawn (Mitch) Hackett and Mike Urban; and his grandchildren, Sheila, Tiffany and Mike. Mathew was preceded in...

May 18, 2020

Nancy Theisen, 80, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Monday, May 18, 2020, at The Laurels in Mt. Pleasant. She was born November 10, 1939, in Mt. Pleasant, daughter of the late Victor and Virgie (Reed) Eismann. A 1957 graduate of Mt. Pleasant High School, Nancy married John B. Jack Theisen on August 26, 1961, at Sacred Heart Church. She was...

May 17, 2020

Ann Laraway, 73, of Lake Isabella, passed away Sunday, May 17, 2020 at her home, with her family by her side. She was born March 17, 1947, in Monroe, Michigan, daughter of the late Melvin and Pearl (Gotha) Zimmerman. She graduated from Ida High School in 1965. She met Robert Laraway a year prior to graduation. She was described...

May 15, 2020

Frank Epple, 78, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Friday, May 15, 2020, at McLaren Bay Region in Bay City. He was born December 17, 1941, in Mt. Pleasant, son of the late Philip Richard and Mary Louise (Eisman) Epple. He attended grade school at St. Henry Catholic School in Rosebush before graduating from Sacred Heart Academy in 1959. He...

May 13, 2020

Reva Lois Slyter

Reva Lois Slyter (Armstrong), 92 years old of Edmore went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 13, 2020, surrounded by her loving family.

Reva was born July 23, 1927 in Stanwood, MI. She grew up in the Stanwood area and graduated from Big Rapids High School, graduating with the class...

May 11, 2020

Shirleen Gepford, 83, of Mt. Pleasant and formerly of Rosebush passed away Monday, May 11, 2020, at The Laurels of Mt. Pleasant. She was born March 24, 1937, in Mt. Pleasant, daughter of the late Wilmer and Eileen (Halfmann) Cotter. She graduated from Beal City High School in 1955 and worked for Central Michigan University as a custodian and...

May 8, 2020

For those of you that knew John, you would know that he did things his own way, which always somehow seemed to be the perfect amount of maddening to me. So why should his obituary be any different? In 2015 when John was diagnosed with cancer, he wrote his own obituary. He said he did not want me to...

May 7, 2020

Joan Daphne (Bishop) Reynolds, 93, long time resident of Mt. Pleasant, passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2020, at Springvale Assisted Living in Swartz Creek. Joan was born on June 12, 1926, in Detroit, to Charles F. and Mabel (Keast) Bishop. She graduated from Pershing High School and later married Roy R. Reynolds on March 14, 1953. She worked for...

May 6, 2020

Edwin O. Chaffee

Edwin O. Chaffee, age 81, of Lake passed away on Wednesday, May 6, 2020.

Ed was born in Lansing, MI to Edwin J. & Dorothy (Partridge) Chaffee on June 17, 1938. On August 10, 1962 Ed married the love of his life Marilynn Warn who preceded him in death.

Ed...

May 5, 2020

Bernita Jane (Holm) OConnor, age 89, loving mother, grandmother and sister passed away peacefully Tuesday, May 5, 2020, at Huron Woods Nursing Center in Kawkawlin. A private funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, May 18, at Prince of Peace Parish, Sacred Heart Catholic Church (2510 Fraser Rd., Kawkawlin) with her son, Father Patrick O'Connor, presiding. The...

May 3, 2020

Lois Elaine Traines, 88, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Sunday, May 3, 2020, at Woodland Hospice House in Mt. Pleasant. She was born February 3, 1932, in Clare, Michigan, daughter of the late Leo and Frances (Gorringe) Brown. She is survived by her husband Irwin; children, Steve (Connie) Traines of Melbourne, FL, Deanne (Larry) Blodgett of Mt. Pleasant and...

May 2, 2020

Kevin Malley, 46, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2020, at MidMichigan Medical Center in Alma. He was born July 13, 1973, in Mt. Pleasant, son of the late Russell L. and Constance Connie (Earl) Malley. A 1992 graduate of Beal City High School, Kevin worked for Bandit Industries until his health deteriorated. He enjoyed fishing, fly-fishing,...

Apr 29, 2020

Gerald Burgess, 91, of Alma passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2020, at MidMichigan Medical Center in Alma. He was born in Flint, Michigan son of the late Albert and Minnie (Lohnes) Burgess. Gerald married Donna Louis Groves on November 13, 1948, in Angola, Indiana. He worked in real estate most of his life, owning and operating Burgess Reality. He was...

Apr 28, 2020

Richard Poindexter, 76, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2020, at Bay McLaren Hospital in Bay City. He was born September 22, 1943, in Detroit, Michigan, son of Marvin Boyd and Martha Frances (Cagney) Poindexter. He had been employed by Mid-Michigan Industries since 1978. Richard was an avid Detroit Tigers fan, talented artist and loved oldies rock-n-roll....

Apr 27, 2020

Holly Hinmon, 35, of Mt. Pleasant and formerly of Grand Rapids passed away Monday, April 27, 2020 at her home. Cremation has taken place and a private memorial service will be held on a later date. Holly was born September 26, 1984, in Grand Rapids, the daughter of Anita Hinmon and Alexander Towns. She enjoyed making dream catchers and was...

Apr 26, 2020

Dorcas 'Dee' Schriner, 85, of Harrison, passed away Sunday, April 26, 2020, at MidMichigan Medical Center in Midland. She was born December 31, 934, in Detroit, Michigan, daughter of the late Emil and Florence (Marchner) Schaar. She is survived by her children, Robert Schriner, Roger Schriner, and Monica Hawkens; grandson, Eric Hardy; and great granddaughter, Cadence Hardy. She was...

Apr 26, 2020

Stella Potts Proimos, 80, of Mt. Pleasant passed away Sunday, April 26, 2020, at Medilodge in Mt. Pleasant. She was born June 24, 1939, in Manchester, England, daughter of the late Harry and Clara (Akinson) Steel. Cremation has taken place.

Apr 20, 2020

Gwendolyn Thornton, 88, of Mt. Pleasant, MI and formerly of Overland Park, KS, passed away Monday, April 20, 2020, at Woodland Hospice House in Mt. Pleasant. She was born July 10, 1931 and grew up in Dallas, TX. After graduating from Baylor University, she married William Arthur Thornton on October 11, 1952, in Dallas. She moved to Mt. Pleasant...

Apr 18, 2020

Norma June Oakley

Norma June Oakley, 84 years old of Weidman went to be with the Lord on April 18, 2020 at the Isabella Medical Care Facility. Norma was born June 24, 1935 in Brighton, MI. She grew up in the Fowlerville area and graduated from Fowlerville Community Schools. She was employed by the Hillcrest Center and...

Apr 17, 2020

William Anthony Holmes passed away peacefully on April 17, 2020. William is the Son of Ian S. Holmes Sr. and Bernadette Giannola-Dawson. William is survived by his Mother and a Brother Ian S. Holmes Jr. and a Son Brandon Callahan. William liked working with his Mother hosting karaoke and was blessed with a beautiful voice. William was preceded in death...