Obituaries

Oct 23, 2016

Elizabeth Judge, 59, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Sunday, October 23, 2016, at home, with her family by her side. A Funeral Mass for Elizabeth will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Thursday, October 27, at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Shepherd with Father Fred Kawka as celebrant. A luncheon will immediately follow. Burial will be in St. Leo...

Oct 22, 2016

Gary Jankowsky Sr., 73, of Blanchard, passed away Saturday, October 22, 2016, at the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor. He was born June 29, 1943, in Mt. Pleasant, son of the late Alex and Julia (Smith) Jankowsky Sr. After graduating from Clare High School in 1961, he served in the U.S. Navy for two years. On Feb. 12,...

Oct 16, 2016

Bessie Kalis, 93, of Mt. Pleasant went home to be with the Lord Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016, at Stone Lodge in Shepherd. Her funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19, at Charles R. Lux Family Funeral Home with Gene Kooi of Entrican Bible Church officiating. Burial will be in Union Cemetery in Winn with a luncheon to...

Oct 14, 2016

Nolan Andrew Webster passed away on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016. Nolans parents are Christopher and Wendy (McIntosh) Webster. He leaves behind three siblings, Jakob, Kyleigh, and Lily Methner. Nolan is also survived by his maternal grandparents, Andy and Kim McIntosh of Mt. Pleasant; paternal grandparents, Greg and Lorraine Webster of Loomis; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. A service for...

Oct 5, 2016

Fay McCaul, 79, of Shepherd, passed away Wednesday, October 5, 2016, at home with her family at her side. Fays funeral will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, at Coe Church of Christ, 10152 E. Coe Rd., St. Louis with Phil Smith of Grand Rapids officiating. A luncheon will immediately follow at the church. Burial will be in...

Oct 4, 2016

Frances Veronica Fisher, 69, of Mt. Pleasant, MI passed away on Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at Woodland Hospice. Frances was born on September 22, 1947 in Pontiac, MI, the daughter of Ora and Sarah (Jackson) Jones. On March 9, 1966 in Clare, she married Raymond Fisher. They celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary this year. Frances was a member of the...

Sep 26, 2016

Angelia Irene Moulton, 80, passed away Monday, Sept. 26, 2016, at Schnepp Health Care Center in St. Louis, MI. Cremation has taken place and no service is planned at this time.

Sep 26, 2016

Bob passed away at Woodland Hospice in Mt Pleasant Michigan with his wife of 33 years, Sandy, at his side. Bob is survived by his five children from his marriage to the late Lee Medford. They are David, Gord, James, Allison and Eric Wilson. Bob leaves behind seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Bob is a 1954 engineering graduate of the...

Sep 23, 2016

Hazel May Decator

Hazel May Decator, age 89, of Remus went to be with her Lord & Savior on September 23, 2016 surrounded by her loving family.

Hazel was born to Archie & Dora (Hall) Shields in Mobile,...

Sep 22, 2016

Lois Ann (Barnard) Lemcke, 67, longtime resident of Mt. Pleasant, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, September 22, 2016. Lois was born on February 18, 1949 in Saginaw to Harry and Ella Barnard. During the first year of her life, the family moved Lois and her older brother, Roger, to Scottville, Michigan, where she was raised until graduating...

Sep 18, 2016

Patricia Murphy, 84, of Mt. Pleasant passed away Sunday, September 18, 2016, at Woodland Hospice House. A Funeral Mass for Pat will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Loren Kalinowski as celebrant and Deacon Larry Fussman assisting. A luncheon will immediately follow at Sacred Heart Parish Hall. Burial will be in...

Sep 16, 2016

Michael Schutt, 29, of Mt. Pleasant passed away Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, at his home. His funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21, at Charles R. Lux Family Funeral Home with Pastor Wally Hostetter of Mt. Pleasant Community Church officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Gardens Cemetery with a luncheon following at Deerfield Township Hall. The family...

Sep 11, 2016

John Obuchowski, 79, of Mt. Pleasant and formerly of Saginaw, passed away Sunday, September 11, 2016, at his home. Per Johns wishes, cremation has taken place and no services are planned. John was born November 8, 1936, in Saginaw, MI, son of the late Peter A. and Cora P. (Smith) Obuchowski. He graduated from Holy Family High School in Saginaw...

Sep 4, 2016

Steven Grant Darnell, 50, of Mt. Pleasant, MI passed away on Sunday, September 4, 2016 in Mt. Pleasant. Steve was born Thursday, August 4, 1966 in Mt. Pleasant the son of Floyd Daniel Darnell and Dorothy Marie Smith. Steve was a direct care and maintenance worker for McBrides Quality Care for over 20 years. He spent most of his life...

Aug 31, 2016

William C. Pond of Mt. Pleasant Michigan passed away August 31, 2016 after a long illness. "Bill" Pond was born June 5, 1942 to Rosella and Clifford Pond in Manistique Michigan. He grew up in Kalamazoo Michigan and had many friends there. Bill is survived by his four children: William Ernest Pond, of Marshall; Catherine Pond, of Mt. Pleasant; Andrea...

Aug 28, 2016

Julia Griffin, 15, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016, at Covenant Harrison Hospital in Saginaw. Her funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 2, at First Church of the Nazarene with Rev. John OMalley officiating. The family will receive friends at Charles R. Lux Family Funeral Home on Wednesday from 5-8 p.m. and on Thursday...

Aug 27, 2016

John Leonard Budde Sr., 71, of Weidman, MI, passed away Saturday, August 27, at McLaren Bay Regional Medical Center. John was born in Belleville, IL on Feb 15, 1945, youngest son of the late Leonard and Anna (Schaefer) Budde. An active outdoorsman, there was no river, lake or landscape he wouldnt explore from the Ozarks of southern Missouri to the...

Aug 25, 2016

Walter Walle Traenkle, 78, of Mt. Pleasant and formerly of Newton, NJ, passed away Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016, at his home under the care of Heartland Hospice. A Funeral Mass for Walle will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Loren Kalinowski as celebrant. Immediately following the Mass, a luncheon will be...

Aug 24, 2016

William Mourtzouhos, age 87, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away on Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at Masonic Pathways in Alma. He was born on September 26, 1928 in Greece, the son of Gregory and Sophia Mourtzouhos. William and his wife, Eva, were owners of the Downtown Restaurant and the Chicken Shack in Mt. Pleasant. He was a member of the St....

Aug 18, 2016

Arrangements are pending