Obituaries

May 3, 2015

Thomas Tom J. Grubaugh, 64, of Mt. Pleasant passed away Sunday, May 3, 2015, at McLaren-Central Michigan in Mt. Pleasant with his brother-in-law at his side. A Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 7, at Charles R. Lux Family Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant with Father Loren Kalinowski officiating. The family will receive friends one...

May 3, 2015

James Clayton Nietzke, 73, of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan passed away on Sunday, May 3, 2015 at his home. Jim was born on Thursday, August 21, 1941 in Findley, Ohio, the son of John F. and Stella (Beck) Nietzke. Jim was a resident of Mt. Pleasant since 1970. He was employed as the lab manager and as a medical technologist for...

May 1, 2015

Margaret "PeggySue" Edwards Margaret " Peggy Sue" (Wernette) Edwards, age 56, of Weidman passed away on Friday, May 1, 2015. Margaret was born on February 23, 1959 to Daniel and Phyllis (Abbott) Wernette in Mt. Pleasant. Peggy Sue, as how all her friends and family referred to her as, graduated from Chippewa Hills High School in 1977. Her most favorite...

Apr 28, 2015

Jean McCloy, 95, of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at Woodland Hospice near Mt. Pleasant. Jean was born on April 17, 1920 in Great Falls, Montana the daughter of Henderson and Sophia Elizabeth (Lutz) Shaver. On August 2, 1951, she married Wilson D. McCloy in Mt. Pleasant. Wilson passed away on March 2, 2005. Jean...

Apr 28, 2015

Amy Lynette Sandel, 56, of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at her home. Amy was born on February 26, 1959 in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, the daughter of Harry Junior Phelps and Sharon Beatrice McBride. Amy was a homemaker most of her life and live in the area all of her life. She worked for many...

Apr 27, 2015

Betty Nowland, 85, of Mt. Pleasant passed away Monday, April 27, 2015, at Maplewood Assisted Living. Her funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, May 1, at Charles R. Lux Family Funeral Home with Father Thomas Held officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery with a luncheon to follow at the funeral home. The family will receive friends on...

Apr 27, 2015

Vera Neubecker, 96, of Beal City passed away Monday, April 27, 2015, at her home with family by her side. A Funeral Mass for Vera will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 30, at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church in Beal City with her son, Father Bill Neubecker, as celebrant. Burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery. The...

Apr 27, 2015

Julie Ann Martin, 57, of Mt. Pleasant passed away Monday, April 27, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete.

Apr 26, 2015

Gerald Pohl, 87, of Beal City passed away Sunday, April 26, 2015, at MidMichigan Medical Center in Midland. A Funeral Mass for Gerald will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 29, at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church in Beal City with Father Ricky Varner presiding. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery with military honors. The family...

Apr 25, 2015

Dorothy Dotty Marie Darnell, 81, of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2015 at the Isabella County Medical Care Facility in Mt. Pleasant. Dotty was born on Monday, November 6, 1933 in St. Clair, Michigan the daughter of Grant A. Smith and Mary L. (Noble) Smith. She was a resident of the Mt. Pleasant area since 1951....

Apr 24, 2015

Ronald "Jack" Moore Ronald "Jack" Moore, age 80, of Lake, MI went to be with the Lord on Friday, April 24, 2015 at home surrounded by his loving family. Jack was born on July 3, 1934 in Lansing, MI the son of James Robert and Jessie (Conyers) Moore. Jack graduated from Lansing Everett in 1952 and married his classmate, Jeanne...

Apr 22, 2015

Treva Margaret Burke, age 96, of Laughlin, Nevada, formerly of Mt. Pleasant, passed away on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at her home in Laughlin. She was born on October 17, 1918 in Delphos, Ohio, the daughter of William Francis and Hallie Coon Brand. On June 24, 1938, Treva married Basil Lincoln in Midland, Michigan. Mr. Lincoln passed away February 12,...

Apr 18, 2015

William Bill Theunissen, age 89, passed away on April 18, 2015 at Tendercare of Clare. A memorial service will be held at 1st Presbyterian Church of Mt. Pleasant, on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Andrew Miller officiating. The family will receive friends on Monday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at the Rowley Funeral Home. Visitation will...

Apr 15, 2015

Richard Lee Scramlin, 90, of Mt. Pleasant passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2015, at Hospice House of Mid Michigan in Lansing. Lee was born Nov. 6, 1924, in Flint, son of the late Richard and Iva (Carl) Scramlin. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II in both the European and South Pacific Theatres from 1944 until he...

Apr 13, 2015

Arthur Raymond Stelwagen, 95, of Mt. Pleasant, MI passed away on Monday, April 13, 2015 in Mt. Pleasant with his family by his side. Art was born on November 28, 1919 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the son of Henry Dirk and Gertrude (Ros) Stelwagen. On June 22, 1944, he married Irene Edith Edwards in Nash County, NC. Art was a...

Apr 13, 2015

In the early morning of April 13th, Dr. William Forrest Hawkins, known to almost everyone as Bill, died peacefully in the presence of his family. He had just turned 88 years old, and in that span had touched more lives and amassed more accomplishments than could ever be recorded in this brief narrative. Bill, the younger son of James Hawkins...

Apr 12, 2015

Karen Long, 64, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Sunday, April 12, 2015, at University Hospitals in Ann Arbor. A Funeral Mass for Karen will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Friday, April 17, at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Shepherd with Father Thomas Held presiding. Burial will be in St. Leos Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Charles...

Apr 6, 2015

Emmett Edward Houghton

Emmett Edward Houghton, age 85, of Weidman passed away on Monday, April 6, 2015 at MidMichigan Medical Center in Midland surrounded by his loving family.

Emmett was born on June 26, 1929 to Emmett Edward and Alida H. L. (Gutow) Houghten in Farmington, MI. He grew up and...

Apr 6, 2015

Frances Marie Kelley Frances Marie Kelley, loving wife, mother and grandmother, age 60, of Barryton went to be with the Lord on Monday, April 06, 2015 surrounded by her loving family. Fran was born on November 19, 1954 to John A and Lula M (Ward) Dow in Flint. She grew up in the Beecher and Mt. Morris area and graduated...

Apr 2, 2015

Bernard Gene Miller, 79, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Thursday, April 2, 2015 at home surrounded by his family. The family will receive friends on Monday, April 6 from 4-7 p.m. at Charles R. Lux Family Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Woodland Hospice. Envelopes are available at the funeral home. Gene was born...