Obituaries

Richard L. Freeze

Richard L. Freeze

Mar 4, 2015

Richard Freeze, 83, of Mt. Pleasant passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2015, at Tendercare in Mt. Pleasant. His funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, March 9, at Charles R. Lux Family Funeral Home with Pastor Gene Haymaker of Maranatha Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Gardens Cemetery with a luncheon to follow at Maranatha Baptist Church....

Shirley Ann Sheppard

Shirley Ann Sheppard

Feb 27, 2015

Shirley Sheppard, 83, of Mt. Pleasant passed away Friday, Feb. 27, 2015, at Isabella County Medical Care Facility. A Funeral Mass for Shirley will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Monday, March 2, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Loren Kalinowski presiding and Deacon Larry Fussman assisting. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery with a luncheon to follow at Sacred...

Donald Bissell

Donald Bissell

Feb 26, 2015

Donald Bissell, 81, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015, at University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor. A Funeral Mass for Don will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 3, 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...

Vickie Sue Boge

Vickie Sue Boge

Feb 23, 2015

Vickie Boge, 60, of Mt. Pleasant passed away unexpectedly Monday, February 23, 2015, at her home. A Funeral Mass for Vickie will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 27, at St. Joseph the Worker Church in Beal City with Father Thomas Held presiding. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery. The family will receive friends in the gathering room...

Bruce Randal Collins

Bruce Randal Collins

Feb 10, 2015

Bruce Collins, 70, of Mt. Pleasant and formerly of Southgate passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2015, at Woodland Hospice surrounded by his family. His funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, at Charles R. Lux Family Funeral Home with Father Denis Heames officiating. The family will receive friends from 12:30 p.m. until the service begins. After the...

Kathleen Mary Chamberlain

Kathleen Mary Chamberlain

Feb 8, 2015

Kathy Chamberlain, 61, of Mt. Pleasant passed away Sunday, February 8, 2015, at McLaren Central Michigan. The family will receive friends on Saturday, Feb. 21, at Charles R. Lux Family Funeral Home from 4-7 p.m. A time for reflection will begin at 6:30 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Community Cancer Services (P.O. Box 36, Mt. Pleasant MI 48804-0036)...

June Byers

June Byers

Feb 8, 2015

June Byers, 78, of Lake, passed away Sunday, February 8, 2015 at her home.

Frances Defrance

Frances Defrance

Feb 8, 2015

Frances DeFrance Frances DeFrance, 46, of Weidman, passed away on Sunday, February 8, 2015 at home surrounded by her loving family. Frances was born on March 6, 1968 to Frank and Lidia (Hernandez) Williams Jr. in Sandusky, MI. She was raised in the Applegate area and attended from Crosswell-Lexington Schools in Sanilac County. On September 3, 2000 Frances married Chris...

George L. Olsen

George L. Olsen

Feb 6, 2015

George L. Olsen, 80, of Mt. Pleasant passed away Friday, February 6, 2015, at McLaren Central Michigan.

Jimmy Lee Leiter

Jimmy Lee Leiter

Feb 6, 2015

Jimmy Lee Leiter, 68, of Remus passed away Friday, February 6, 2015 at his home. A Memorial Service for Jimmy will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, February 14, at Wheatland Township Hall, 201 S. Sheridan Ave. (M-66), Remus MI 49340.

Cecil John Landon

Cecil John Landon

Feb 5, 2015

Cecil Landon, 72, of Zephyrhills, FL, and formerly of Mt. Pleasant, had his number come up on Thursday, February 5, 2015. For all the nosey people, he passed away from a massive heart attack while in Zephyrhills. He was truly one of a kind. Cremation has taken place and the family will receive friends on Wednesday, Feb. 11, from 2-8...

Charles Joseph Lech

Charles Joseph Lech

Jan 30, 2015

Charles Lech, 84, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Friday, Jan. 30, 2015, at his home. Cremation has taken place and a Funeral Mass for Charles will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, February 14, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Loren Kalinowski presiding. The family will receive friends 30 minutes prior to Mass. Interment of his ashes will be...

Anita Lynn Tinker

Anita Lynn Tinker

Jan 30, 2015

Anita Lynn Tinker, 57, of Mt. Pleasant, MI passed away on Friday, January 30, 2015 at McLaren-Central Michigan. Anita was born on June 6, 1957 in Mt. Pleasant, the daughter of Michael R. and Illa (Graham) Daugherty. She worked as a welder for many years and owned and operated Angels Nest Daycare in Davison for many years. Anita loved flowers,...

Vivian D. Fulk

Vivian D. Fulk

Jan 28, 2015

Vivian D. Fulk, age 92, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away on Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at Tendercare of Mt. Pleasant. Vivian was born on May 21, 1922, in Shepherd, Michigan, the daughter of Claude and Catherine Caszatt Dowling. Vivian was a WAC during WWII and was stationed in Carlsbad, New Mexico, where she met and soon married Charles H. Fulk,...

Paula Evett Shirley

Paula Evett Shirley

Jan 25, 2015

Paula Shirley, 72, of Mt. Pleasant passed away Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015, at Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids with her family by her side. Her funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, January 31, at St. Johns Episcopal Church with the Rev. Wayne Nicholson officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery with a reception to follow at the churchs...

Veronica Trombley

Veronica Trombley

Jan 25, 2015

Veronica Trombley, 96, of Mt. Pleasant, was finally able to reunite with the love of her life, Leo Trombley, on January 25, 2015. It was their 67th wedding anniversary. Veronica was born in Detroit, Michigan on April 2, 1918 to Joseph and Ann Hoffman. She grew up in Detroit with her siblings, Anntoinette, Bernadine, Rose, Ann, Joseph and Frank. She...

Dale L. Sprosty

Dale L. Sprosty

Jan 20, 2015

Dale Sprosty, 84, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Tuesday, January 20, 2015, at Pine River Health Care Center in St. Louis, Michigan. Military Honors will take place at 11 a.m. Friday, January 23, at Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant.

Rita Ann Deni

Rita Ann Deni

Jan 11, 2015

Rita Ann Deni, 82, of Mt. Pleasant passed away Sunday, January 11, 2015, at Woodland Hospice, surrounded by her family. A Funeral Mass for Rita will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, January 14, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Thomas Held presiding. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery with a luncheon to follow at Sacred Heart Parish Hall....

Edward Nickowski

Edward Nickowski

Jan 10, 2015

Edward William Nickowski, age 54, passed away peacefully with friends Saturday, January 10, 2015 at his home in Weidman, Michigan. He was born on September 28, 1960 in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Edward and Dorothy (Brezeski) Nickowski. He lived most of his life in Mt. Pleasant and for many years was employed at Mid-Michigan Industries. He is survived by...

Patricia Mary Dull

Patricia Mary Dull

Jan 9, 2015

Filled with selfless compassion towards everyone she met, Patricia Dull made a significant impact in the lives of everyone she met. She was truly beautiful on the inside and out, and she could always see the good in everyone and everything. A devoted wife and mother, Pat was filled with unspeakable joy to witness her family tree blossom to include...