Obituaries

Genevieve "Jan" Loomis

Genevieve "Jan" Loomis

Oct 10, 2015

Jan Loomis, 89, of Mt. Pleasant and formerly of Edmonson County, KY, passed away Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, at the Isabella County Medical Care Facility. Jan was born April 21, 1926, in Edmonson County, KY, daughter of the late Rev. Leland W. and Truly (Durbin) Patterson. She owned and operated Jans Flowers in Rose City, MI for 10 years before...

Bonnie K. Dean

Bonnie K. Dean

Oct 9, 2015

Bonnie Kay Dean, age 68, of Mt Pleasant, passed away Friday, October 9, 2015, at The Laurels of Mt Pleasant, after a long battle with kidney disease. Bonnie was born in Ann Arbor, MI, on April 5, 1947, the daughter of Delbert Glenn and Ruth R. (Foster) Sparks. She graduated from Ithaca High School in 1966. Bonnie was married to...

Joan Faye Ruddell

Joan Faye Ruddell

Oct 4, 2015

Joan Ruddell, 77, of Mt. Pleasant and formerly of Shepherd passed away Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015, at home. A Funeral Mass for Joan will be celebrated at 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Loren Kalinowski presiding. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery with a luncheon to follow at Charles R. Lux Family Funeral Home....

Harry 'Hap' Sult

Harry 'Hap' Sult

Oct 2, 2015

On the morning of October 2, 2015, Harry Sult went Home to be with the Lord. He passed surrounded by loved ones and loving caregivers at the Village of Rosebush Manor in Rosebush, MI. Harry was born in Oil City, MI on October 18, 1922, the fourth child of Robert and Pearl. Early on, Harrys sunny disposition and happy demeanor...

Donald Stephen Schumacher

Donald Stephen Schumacher

Oct 2, 2015

Donald Schumacher, 86, of Beal City passed away Friday, Oct. 2, 2015, at MidMichigan Medical Center in Midland, surrounded by his loving family. A Funeral Mass for Don will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 5, at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church in Beal City with Father Thomas J. McNamara presiding. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery...

Betty Jean Figg

Betty Jean Figg

Sep 27, 2015

Betty Figg, 85, of Mt. Pleasant passed away Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015, at Maplewood. A Funeral Mass for Betty will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Friday, October 2, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Loren Kalinowski presiding. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery with a luncheon to follow at Riverwood. The family will receive friends at Charles R. Lux...

Donald James Rise

Donald James Rise

Sep 24, 2015

Donald Rise, 96, of Mt. Pleasant and formerly of Beaverton passed away Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, at his home. His funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, September 28, at Charles R. Lux Family Funeral Home with the Rev. Joe Atchinson officiating. A committal service will be held at Memorial Gardens Cemetery with military honors. Following the cemetery service,...

Mary J. Blubaugh

Mary J. Blubaugh

Sep 22, 2015

Mary Blubaugh, 85, of Mt. Pleasant passed away Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015, at McLaren Central Michigan. Family and friends are invited to a gather at Charles R. Lux Family Funeral Home on Sunday, Sept. 27, from 12-3 p.m. where food and refreshments will be served. Memorial contributions may be made to Woodland Hospice. Envelopes are available at the funeral home....

Cindy Gay Brewer

Cindy Gay Brewer

Sep 22, 2015

Cindy Brewer, 52, of Mt. Pleasant passed away Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015, at her home. A Memorial service for Cindy will be held at 12:00 p.m., Saturday, October 3, 2015 at Charles R. Lux Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant with Reverend Harold Owens officiating. A luncheon will follow immediately at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Mid-Michigan...

Lois Mae Hartzler

Lois Mae Hartzler

Sep 22, 2015

Lois Mae Gearhart Hartzler Lois Mae Gearhart Hartzler died in her home September 22nd, 2015. Her sons Mike and Steve, daughters-in-law Kami and Angie, and grandchildren Sydney and Travis were with her. She is also survived by her grandchildren Tia and James, and great-grandchild Eric. She was preceded in death by her husband Karyl in September, 2011. In 1996, Lois...

Valentina Nikolaevna Mats

Valentina Nikolaevna Mats

Sep 16, 2015

Valentina Nikolaevna Mats, age 75 of Mount Pleasant, MI (previously of Moscow, Russia and Kharkov, Ukraine); passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 16, 2015. Valentina was born on June 7, 1940, the daughter of late Nikolay Mats and Lidia Ladanchuk. Valentina spent her early childhood in soviet arctic naval base at Barents Sea, where her father was a commander at...

Thomas Evans

Thomas Evans

Sep 12, 2015

Thomas Evans, 90, of Kalamazoo and formerly of Mt. Pleasant passed away Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, at Heritage Community in Kalamazoo. A Funeral Mass for Tom will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Don Henkes presiding. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church on...

Joyce Jean Mcdaniel

Joyce Jean Mcdaniel

Sep 10, 2015

Joyce Jean McDaniel Joyce Jean (Hallenbeck) McDaniel, age 87, of Remus passed away on September 10, 2015 at home surrounded by her loving family. Joyce was born on September 11th, 1927 to Harry and Urilla (Hadix) Hallenbeck in Lansing. Joyce married Jim McDaniel on December 20th 1948 in Corinth, Mississippi and they were married 65 years until he passed away...

Anne Elizabeth (Mcconnell) Strauss

Anne Elizabeth (Mcconnell) Strauss

Sep 10, 2015

Anne Elizabeth Strauss, 78, of Mt. Pleasant passed away Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, at Isabella County Medical Care Facility. A Funeral Mass for Anne will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 14, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Loren Kalinowski presiding. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery with a luncheon to follow at Sacred Heart Parish Hall. The...

Gary Lynn Raymond

Gary Lynn Raymond

Sep 9, 2015

Gary Lynn Raymond, Sr. Gary Lynn Raymond, Sr., age 68, of Lake passed away on September 9, 2015 at home surrounded by his loving family. Gary was born on July 22, 1947 to Richard L and Vivian L. (Dennis) Raymond in Mt. Pleasant, MI. He was raised in the Mt. Pleasant area. Gary married Mary M. Ellis in Lansing on...

Floyd 'Bud' Dull

Floyd 'Bud' Dull

Sep 5, 2015

Floyd Bud Dull, 81, of Reed City and formerly of Jackson passed away Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015, at home. His funeral will be held at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13, at Charles R. Lux Family Funeral Home (2300 S. Lincoln Rd.) in Mt. Pleasant with Pastor Dennis Bromley officiating. A luncheon will follow at the funeral home immediately following the...

Raymond Robert Lemm

Raymond Robert Lemm

Aug 30, 2015

Raymond Lemm, 62, of Gaylord and formerly of Mt. Pleasant passed away August 30, 2015, in Gaylord. Cremation has taken place and no arrangements are planned.

Lottie M. Mills

Lottie M. Mills

Aug 27, 2015

Lottie M. Mills, 94, of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, passed away on Thursday, August 27, 2015 at the Laurels of Mt. Pleasant. Lottie was born on November 16, 1920 in Detroit, the daughter of Louis and Katherine (Kryska) Gorski. On September 12, 1945, she married Lealand W. Mills in Detroit. Lealand preceded Lottie in death on April 2, 2009. Lottie was...

Joseph Robert Ulrich

Joseph Robert Ulrich

Aug 27, 2015

Joseph R. Ulrich, 89, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Thursday, August 27, 2015 at The Laurels of Mt. Pleasant. Cremation has taken place.

Christopher Michael Schafer

Christopher Michael Schafer

Aug 25, 2015

Christopher M. Schafer, 28, passed away Tuesday, August 26, 2015. Cremation has taken place.