Local Obituaries
Garland Glen Root
May 4, 2018
Garland Glen Root, age 78, of Charlotte, passed away Friday, May 4, 2018, at home with his wife by his side. He was born May 15, 1939, in Charlotte to Glen H. and Virginia M. (Eldred) Root. Garland graduated from Charlotte High School with the class of 1958. He went on to serve his country in the US Army,...
Kenneth Allen Patrick
Apr 18, 2018
Kenneth Allen Patrick, age 59, of Nashville, passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2018, at home with his family by his side. He was born March 30, 1959, in Charlotte the son of Kenneth Ray and Carol Ann (Eaton) Patrick. Ken was one of the most giving people one could ever have the privilege of knowing. He always saw to...
James David Cobb
Apr 12, 2018
James David Cobb was born May 31, 1966, in Chaffee, MO and after a long battle with cancer, departed this world on April 12, 2018, in Charlotte, MI with his faithful companion Tacoma by his side. David shared a love of antiques with his wife and his love of classic cars with many people in his life. God had...
Sui Kabuki Shepherd
Apr 7, 2018
Sui Kabuki Shepherd, age 84, of Charlotte, passed away Saturday, April 7, 2018, at her home. She was born August 15, 1933, in Kagashimi-Ken, Japan the daughter of Toda and Hichiro (Watanabe) Kabuki. Sui married the love of her life Thomas L. Shepherd on February, 20, 1954, in Japan. In October of 1957 the family moved to Michigan. Sui...
Mildred M Sampson
Apr 3, 2018
Mildred M. Sampson, age 97, of Olivet, passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2018. She was born December 19, 1920, in Wheeler, MI the daughter of George and Etta Woodcock. Mildred went on to graduate from Lansing Eastern High School with the class of 1937. In June of 1939 she married Fred Sampson and to this union were born 3...
Arlene Rose Schneider
Mar 31, 2018
Arlene Rose Schneider, age 87, of Eaton Rapids, passed away Saturday, March 31, 2018, at the Eaton Community Palliative Care in Charlotte. She was born November 29, 1930, in Clintonville, Wisconsin the daughter of Ernest and Jennie (Craw) Bussian. In her younger years Arlene and her sister Alice sang in a western band called the Melody Mountaineers. They performed...
Jason Michael Bauer
Mar 27, 2018
Jason Michael Bauer, age 38, of Williamston, passed away Tuesday, March 27, 2018, at Burcham Hills in East Lansing with his family by his side. He was born December 17, 1979, in Lansing the son of Dan and Sue (Thelen) Bauer. Jason lived in Williamston his entire life and was proud of his community. He graduated from Williamston High...
Rachel Renee Duncan
Mar 26, 2018
Rachel Renee Duncan, age 25, of Charlotte, passed away Monday, March 26, 2018. She was born May 6, 1992, in Lansing the daughter of Curtis and Gail (Swanson) Duncan. She adored her family and cherished every opportunity she had to be together. Rachel graduated from Charlotte High School with the class of 2010. She enjoyed playing her clarinet in...
Jerry Caudill
Mar 24, 2018
Jerry Caudill was the fourth child born to Arthur and Josie (Bailey) Caudill. He was born in Blackie, Kentucky, on August 31, 1951. He has two older sisters, Maxine and Geraldine, and an older brother, James. Only James survives. Jerry, age 66, died on March 24, 2018, at Sparrow Hospital in the loving company of his family and friends....
Amanda May Pearsall
Mar 19, 2018
Charlotte resident Amanda Pearsall, 86, passed away peacefully March 19 in Charlotte, Michigan. An Upsala College graduate, she moved to Livingston, NJ in 1963 and founded Strawberry Hill Nursery School in 1974. Amanda was a longtime member and senior warden of St. Peters Church in Livingston. She moved to Charlotte in 1988 where she was assistant director of the...
Justine Janiece Snyder
Mar 15, 2018
Justine Janiece Snyder of Charlotte, MI, 94, passed away March 15, 2018. Justine was born July 14, 1923, in Charlotte MI, the daughter of Charles and Bertha (Ward) Malcuit. She graduated from Charlotte High School in the class of `39. On April 11, 1943, Justine and Raymond W. Snyder were married and shared the next 74 years together. Justine...
Bruce E. Sherman
Mar 9, 2018
Bruce E. Sherman, age 80, of Charlotte, passed away Friday, March 9, 2018, at Eaton Community Palliative Care with his family by his side. He was born January 30, 1938, in Charlotte the son of Allen and Barbara Sherman. Bruce graduated from Lansing Sexton High School with the class of 1956. Bruce loved his family with a fierce devotion...
William David Womack
Mar 4, 2018
William David Womack, age 51, of Charlotte, passed away Saturday, March 3, 2018. He was born December 20, 1966 in Pontiac, MI the son of David William and Deanna Kay (Federspiel) Womack. William graduated Suma Cum Laude from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 1995 with a Bachelors of Science degree in Aeronautical Electrical Engineering. William was amazingly gifted and brilliant....
Sandra Jean Robson Zimmer
Feb 25, 2018
Sandra Jean Robson Zimmer, age 77, of Charlotte, passed away Sunday, February 25, 2018, at her home. She was born November 18, 1940, in Detroit, MI the daughter of George and Elsie Robson. Sandra graduated from Belleville High School with the class of 1958. She later attended the University of Michigan. On October 15, 1965, she married Donald E....
Luann Jean Malish
Feb 24, 2018
Luann Jean Malish, age 69, of Charlotte, passed away Saturday, February 24, 2018. She was born February 9, 1949 in Alma. She later graduated from Potterville High School. Luann was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She had a passion for sewing and loved creating many beautiful things throughout the years. Luann was also an active member of the...
Dorothy Jane Inniger
Feb 20, 2018
Dorothy Jane (Toews) Inniger was born on December 3, 1938, to Peter and Ella (Amoth) Toews in Langdon, North Dakota. She quietly passed away on February 20, 2018 at the age of 79. Growing up in North Dakota she attended school, enjoyed her youth, and many adventures with her brothers and sisters. She was baptized into the Church of...
Lon Michael Senko
Feb 20, 2018
Lon Michael Senko, age 69, of Charlotte, passed away Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born October 4, 1948 in Marlette, MI the son of Francis and Betty (Bates) Senko. He graduated from Grand Ledge High School with the class of 1967. He went on to earn a degree in Engineering. Lon...
Joyce Marie Ott
Feb 17, 2018
Joyce Marie Ott, age 83, of Charlotte, passed away Saturday, February 17, 2018, at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing. She was born November 25, 1934, in Olivet, the daughter of Dale and Mildred (Goodwin) Shrontz. Joyce went on to graduate from Olivet High School with the class of 1952. She adored her family and always looked forward to being together....
Robert John Briggs
Feb 15, 2018
Robert John Briggs, age 66, of Charlotte, passed away Thursday, February 15, 2018 at his home. He was born November 17, 1951 in Lansing the son of Benjamin F. and Ruby Briggs. Bob graduated from Charlotte High School in 1969. On October 26, 1987 Bob married Jennifer Beebe in Las Vegas, NV. He worked 30 years at the Charlotte...
Beverly Ruth Trumley
Feb 14, 2018
Beverly Ruth Trumley, age 86, of Charlotte, passed away Wednesday, February 14, 2018. She was born September 17, 1931, in Lansing the daughter of Clark and Wilma (Wood) Greenshields. Bev married Richard Lee Trumley on February 7, 1953, in Charlotte. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. Bev always saw to it that the needs of...
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