Obituaries

Hedwig A. Quillen

Hedwig A. Quillen

Dec 15, 2014

Hedy Quillen, 95, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Monday, Dec. 15, 2014 at Woodland Hospice. A Funeral Mass for Hedy will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 18 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. The family will receive friends...

Kenneth G. Kirk

Kenneth G. Kirk

Dec 13, 2014

Kenneth Kirk, 71, of Six Lakes, passed away Saturday, December 13, 2014, at his home. Cremation has taken place and no service is planned. Memorial contributions may be made to the wishes of the family. Envelopes are available at Charles R. Lux Family Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant. Kenneth was born Oct. 15, 1943, in Coleman, son of the late...

Shirley Mae Costello

Shirley Mae Costello

Dec 10, 2014

Shirley Mae Costello, age 78 of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan passed away on Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at her home. Shirley was born Paw Paw County Mi, on Wednesday, December 30, 1936 in Bangor, Michigan, the daughter of Vern and Irene (Hutton) Ely. On November 18, 1954, Shirley Married Allen Costello in Paw Paw, Michigan. She was a graduate of Bangor...

Daniel Gene Worley

Daniel Gene Worley

Dec 8, 2014

Gene Worley, 85, of Farwell, passed away Monday, Dec. 8, 2014, at North Woods Nursing Center in Farwell. A Funeral Mass for Gene will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Thomas Held presiding. The family will receive friends one hour prior to Mass. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery with a...

Bernita Margaret Cuthbert

Bernita Margaret Cuthbert

Dec 4, 2014

Bernita M. Cuthbert Bernita Margaret Cuthbert, age 65, of Sears passed away on December 4, 2014 at home surrounded by her loving family. Bernita was born on October 13, 1949 to Bernard and Margaret (Donald) Jackson in Mt. Pleasant, MI. She was raised in the Mt. Pleasant area and attended Mt. Pleasant area schools. On October 20, 1967 Bernita married...

Karolyn Agnes Merchand

Karolyn Agnes Merchand

Dec 3, 2014

Karolyn Agnes Merchand, age 57, of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan passed away on Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at her home. Karolyn was born on February 14, 1957 in Mt. Pleasant, the daughter of Victor Joseph and Karoline (Kriesche) Merchand. Katie worked for many years at a sheltered workshop in Clare as an assembler. She enjoyed participating in Special Olympics, dancing, music,...

Eileen V. Burtle

Eileen V. Burtle

Nov 28, 2014

Eileen V. Burtle, age 94, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away on Friday November 28 at Maplewood Assisted Living in Mt. Pleasant. Eileen was born on July 30, 1920 in Mt. Clemens, Michigan, the daughter of Claude and Emma Wolper Schneider.Eileen married Raymond E. Burtle on June 7, 1941 in Detroit, Michigan. Mr. Burtle passed away on December 1, 2011. She...

Ronald F. Doerr

Ronald F. Doerr

Nov 26, 2014

Ronald Doerr, 86, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Wednesday, November 26, 2014, at Tendercare of Mt. Pleasant. A Funeral Mass for Ron will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Loren Kalinowski presiding. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Charles R. Lux Family Funeral Home on...

Barbara Jean Mroz

Barbara Jean Mroz

Nov 21, 2014

Barbara Mroz, 73, of Beal City, passed away Friday, Nov. 21, 2014, at home surrounded by her family. A Funeral Mass for Barb will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 24, at Ave Maria Parish St. Denis Church in Lexington MI with Father Don Eppenbrock presiding. Burial will be in St. Denis Cemetery. The family will receive friends at...

Brad Andrew Fuller

Brad Andrew Fuller

Nov 20, 2014

Brad Andrew Fuller Brad Andrew Fuller, age 39, of Lake Isabella, formerly of Lake Odessa went to be with the Lord on November 20, 2014 at Spectrum Health Blodgett Hospital in Grand Rapids. Brad was born to Larry J and Sharon K (Palmatier) Fuller in Lansing on September 24, 1975.Brad graduated from Lakewood High School in 1996. He was an...

Bob A. Hodges

Bob A. Hodges

Nov 16, 2014

Bob Hodges, 87, of Crystal, passed away Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014, at Tendercare in Mt. Pleasant. His funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19, at Lux and Schnepp Funeral Home in Crystal with Pastor Gene Haymaker of Maranatha Baptist Church in Mt. Pleasant officiating. Burial will follow in Entrican Cemetery in Montcalm County. The family will receive...

Calvin Joseph White Pigeon

Calvin Joseph White Pigeon

Nov 15, 2014

Calvin Joseph White Pigeon, age 89, of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, passed away on Saturday, November 15, 2014 at the Isabella County Medical Care Facility in Mt. Pleasant. Calvin was born in Hamilton, Michigan, the son of William and Clara (Rosette) White Pigeon. Calvin worked as a landscaper most of his life. He was a member of the Eagle Clan of...

James Howard Smith, Sr.

James Howard Smith, Sr.

Nov 14, 2014

James H. Smith, Sr. James H. Smith, Sr., age 72, of Alma passed away on November 14, 2014 at Warwick Living Center. James was born to Charles and Pauline (Carrol) Smith in Mt. Pleasant on February 26, 1942. He married the love of his life, Carren A. Magee on September 20, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Jim worked as a...

Marilyn Ann Quillen

Marilyn Ann Quillen

Nov 14, 2014

Marilyn Quillen, 79, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Friday, Nov. 14, 2014, at Isabella County Medical Care Facility. A Funeral Mass for Marilyn will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Thomas Held presiding. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Charles R. Lux Family Funeral Home...

Linda Diane Boge

Linda Diane Boge

Nov 12, 2014

Linda Boge, 64, of Weidman passed away Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014, at McLaren Central Michigan. A Funeral Mass for Linda will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, at St. Joseph the Worker Church in Beal City with Father Ricky Varner presiding. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery. The family will receive friends in the gathering room of...

Patricia Ruth Bail

Patricia Ruth Bail

Nov 11, 2014

Patricia Bail, 82, of Mt. Pleasant and formerly of Fort Washington, PA, passed away Tuesday, November 11, 2014, at Woodland Hospice in Mt. Pleasant. Cremation has taken place and her ashes will be interred in Heavner Cemetery in Buckhannon, WV, along with her husbands ashes. Memorial contributions may be made to Art Reach of Mid Michigan, 111 E. Broadway, Mt....

Louis Hanley

Louis Hanley

Nov 9, 2014

Louis Thomas Hanley, age 59, of Winn, Michigan, passed away on Sunday, November 9, 2014 near Winn. Arrangements are pending with Rowley Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant.

Oliver St. Pierre

Oliver St. Pierre

Nov 9, 2014

Oliver Joseph St. Pierre, Jr., age 88, of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan passed away on Sunday, November 9, 2014 at his home. Oliver was born on Friday, March 19, 1926 in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Oliver and Agnes (McCarthy) St. Pierre, Sr. On August 26, 1960, he married the former Dorothy Elizabeth Foster in East Tawas, Michigan. He was a...

Mary Madison

Mary Madison

Nov 7, 2014

Mary Madison, 72, of Mt. Pleasant passed away Friday, November 7, 2014 at Woodland Hospice. Arrangements are pending.

Eunice G. Yount

Eunice G. Yount

Nov 3, 2014

Eunice Gertrude Yount, 83, of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan died at her home November 3, 2014 after a lengthy battle with ovarian cancer. Eunice was born May 26, 1931 in Bach, MI (Huron County) to Walter and Emma (Schoening) Wiesenauer. Eunice was the ninth of 13 children. During the Great Depression her family endured incredible hardships yet through strong faith and...