Obituaries

Sep 15, 2017

Verna J. Schurr, age 95, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away on Friday, September 15, 2017 at Green Acres in Mt. Pleasant. Verna was born on May 25, 1922 in Bad Axe, Michigan, the daughter of William and Mabel Hungerford Western. On September 18, 1943, she married Donald D. Schurr in San Angelo, Texas. Mr. Schurr died in 1991. Verna had...

Sep 15, 2017

Marilynn J. Chaffee

Marilynn J. Chaffee, age 77, of Lake went to be with the Lord on Friday, September 15, 2017.

Marilynn was born on August 3, 1940 to Clarence and Hazel (Harring) Warn in Lansing, MI. She...

Sep 8, 2017

Kimberly Schafer, 56, of Mt. Pleasant passed away Friday, September 8, 2017 along with her son, Joshua. A Funeral Mass for Kim will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Wednesday, September 13, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Loren Kalinowski as celebrant and Father Donald Henkes as concelebrant. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery with a luncheon concluding at Sacred...

Sep 8, 2017

Joshua Schafer, 19, of Mt. Pleasant passed away Friday, September 8, 2017 along with his mother, Kimberly. A Funeral Mass for Joshua will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Wednesday, September 13, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Loren Kalinowski as celebrant and Father Donald Henkes as concelebrant. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery with a luncheon concluding at Sacred...

Sep 6, 2017

Helen Hartz, 99, of Mt. Pleasant passed away Wednesday, September 6, 2017, at Medilodge of Mt. Pleasant. A Funeral Mass for Helen will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Friday, September 8, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Don Henkes as celebrant. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery with a luncheon to conclude at Sacred Heart Parish Hall. Visitation will...

Aug 29, 2017

Debra Rolston, 60, of Mt. Pleasant passed away Tuesday, August 29, 2017, at MidMichigan Hospital in Midland. She was born July 30, 1957, in Mt. Pleasant, daughter of the late Robert Harold and Anna Jane (Barklay) McFarlane. On May 25, 1977, she married Randy Lee Rolston. Debra is survived by three children, Chad Rolston (Justin Sweeney) of New Hampshire, Tamar...

Aug 23, 2017

William Larry Collins passed away on August 23, 2017. His passing is a great loss to his family, the Mt. Pleasant community that he loved so much, and to the many people around the world who were the beneficiaries of his kindness and selfless generosity. Larry was born in Beloit, Wisconsin on August 12, 1925, the son of William A....

Aug 23, 2017

Virginia Babe Zocher, age 84, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away on Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at McLaren Hospital in Flint. Virginia was born on December 30, 1932 in Detroit, the daughter of Leola Peters. She married Adolph A. Zocher on August 20, 1948. Mr. Zocher passed away on May 8, 1979. Virginia lived in the Mt. Pleasant area for 25...

Aug 21, 2017

Geneive E. Haynes, of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan passed away on Monday, August 21, 2017 at the Isabella County Medical Care Facility. Geneive was born on June 13, 1931 in Charleston, West Virginia, the daughter of Albert and Leona (Recker) Haynes. She was employed as a Manager-Nursing Supervisor at Central Michigan Community Hospital for many years. She enjoyed bowling, and took...

Aug 13, 2017

Carolyn Mae Ashmun Folts, age 69, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away on Sunday, August 13, at McLaren Regional in Bay City. Carolyn was born on February 10, 1948 in Gladwin County, the daughter of Joseph and Evelyn Keezhig Ashmun. Carolyn married Claire Folts who preceded her in death. She was a bus driver for the state home for many years,...

Aug 12, 2017

Waneeta Brower, 88, of Mt. Pleasant passed away Saturday, August 12, 2017, at Medilodge of Mt. Pleasant. Cremation has taken place and no services are currently scheduled. Waneeta was born November 25, 1928, to Daniel and Hazel (Wallaze) Roberts in Lansing Mi. She is survived by four children, and a sister. She was preceded in death by her parents.

Aug 7, 2017

Jason Taylor, 49, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Monday, August 7, 2017, at his home. The family will receive friends at Charles R. Lux Family Funeral Home on Thursday from 4-8 p.m. The funeral and committal service at Riverside Cemetery will be private. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or charity of choice. Envelopes are available...

Aug 6, 2017

Nola Kirk, 72, of Six Lakes, passed away Sunday, August 6, 2017, at her home. Cremation has taken place and no service is planned. Memorial contributions may be made to the wishes of the family. Envelopes are available at Charles R. Lux Family Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant. Nola was born May 7, 1945, in the family home in Shepherd,...

Aug 6, 2017

Neal Tilmann, 63, of Weidman passed away Sunday, August 6, 2017, at home with his family by his side. Neal was born April 7, 1954, in Mt. Pleasant, son of the late Raymond and Irene (Fox) Tilmann. He was employed by Straus Masonry. Some of his favorite pastimes were playing euchre in his garage, golfing with his boys, billiards, and...

Aug 2, 2017

Wayne VanDyke, 78, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Wednesday, August 2, 2017, at home with his family by his side. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday, August 5, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Loren Kalinowski as celebrant. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery with a luncheon to conclude at Sacred Heart Parish Hall. The...

Aug 2, 2017

Maxine Cushing, 83, of Shepherd passed away Wednesday, August 2, 2017, at The Laurels of Mt. Pleasant. Cremation has taken place and her ashes were interred in Kelly Cemetery alongside her late husband, Eldon. She was born December 16, 1933, in Rosebush, daughter of the late Frank James and Mary Loretta (Campbell) Small. She married Eldon Cushing on June 17,...

Aug 2, 2017

Bentley Edward Houghton

Bentley Edward Houghton, age 2 months, of Rosebush passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, August 2, 2017.

Benny Boo was born on June 10, 2017 to Erica J Houghton and Kyle A. Hiskey in Mt. Pleasant....

Jul 31, 2017

Dora Rosalin "Rosie" Warner

Dora Rosalin "Rosie" Warner, age 89, of Weidman went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, July 31, 2017.

Rosie as most of her family and friends called her was born on January 20, 1928 to Floyd B and Muriel E (Shaw) Bush in...

Jul 30, 2017

Ellen Grinzinger, 80, of Mt. Pleasant passed away Sunday, July 30, 2017, at Spectrum Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids with her daughters by her side. She meets her beloved husband, Robert and son, Joe in eternal life. A Funeral Mass for Ellen will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday, August 3, at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church in Beal...

Jul 28, 2017

Thomas Fox, 58, of Beal City passed away Friday, July 28, 2017, at home with his family at his side. A Funeral Mass for Tom will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Tuesday, August 1, at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church with Father Thomas Held as celebrant. A luncheon will immediately follow at the Beal City Knights of Columbus Hall....