Obituaries

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.

Barbara Joy Bush

Barbara Joy Bush

Aug 22, 2015

Barbara Joy Bush of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan passed away on Saturday, August 22, 2015 at the age of 97. She was born in Jewell County, Kansas on December 6, 1917 to the late Grace Eloise (Matthews) and George Walter Darwin. Barbara attended a country school, then high school in Guide Rock, Nebraska followed by the Normal School program at the...

Peter Joseph Ellis

Peter Joseph Ellis

Aug 20, 2015

Peter Ellis, 89, of Mt. Pleasant passed away Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015 at Gratiot Medical Center in Alma. His funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 24, at Charles R. Lux Family Funeral Home with Father Tom Held officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery with Military Honors followed by a luncheon at the funeral home. The family...

Coresa Catherine Schohl

Coresa Catherine Schohl

Aug 20, 2015

Coresa Schohl, 72, of Mt. Pleasant passed away Thursday, August 20, 2015. Cremation has taken place.

Joel Samuel Wood

Joel Samuel Wood

Aug 20, 2015

Joel Wood, 19, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015. His funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25, at Charles R. Lux Family Funeral Home with Kevin Chamberlain officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday from 3-9 p.m. and on Tuesday one hour prior to the service. Memorial contributions may...