Obituaries

Donald Dietrich

Audrey Mitchell

Hudson Warner

Frank Beachnau

L. John Bowerman

Marie Jones

Donald Dietrich

Donald A. Dietrich, 81, of St. Johns, died Feb. 13, 1999. He was born Sept. 23, 1917 in Lansing, the son of Ramson C. and Esther E. (Baker) Dietrich. He lived most of his life in the St. Johns/Ovid area.

Donald retired from Motor Wheel as Division Supt. after 39 years of service. He was a World War II veteran, a representative of the AFL-CIO, belonged to the Clinton County Senior Center, and the Tri-County Office on Aging, and was a member of the Shepardsville United Methodist Church. Donald married Wanda M. Apsey Oct. 11, 1940, in Nashville, and she survives him.

Also surviving are four daughters, Marie Dietrich, Ann (Stephen) Wilson, both of St. Johns, Diana Parker (friend, Gary Munson) of Elsie, and Susan (Steve) Leonard of Lake Odessa; a son, Duane (Nancy) Dietrich of Holt; 10 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren; a brother, Kenneth Jack (Virginia) Dietrich of St. Johns; and two sisters, Dorothy (Earl) Day of St. Johns, and Clarice (Dock) Little of Missouri.

The funeral service was held Feb. 17 at the Osgood Funeral Home in St. Johns with the Rev. Kay Pratt officiating. Burial was at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Owosso.

Hudson Warner

Hudson Sherman Warner, 89, of Corunna, died Feb. 12, 1999. He worked for Consumers Power Company. The funeral service was held Feb. 15 at Smith Funeral Homes, Corunna Chapel.

L. John Bowerman

L. John Bowerman, 70, of Lansing, died Feb. 12, 1999. He was self-employed, owning and operating several businesses. A memorial service will be announced at a later date. Arrangements were made by Smith Funeral Homes, Elsie Chapel.

Marie Jones

Marie E. Jones, 77, of Ovid, died Feb. 14, 1999. She was a homemaker. The funeral service was held Feb. 18 at the Houghton Chapel of the Osgood Funeral Homes, Ovid, with the Rev. Robert Pumfrey officiating. Burial was at Maple Grove Cemetery.

Audrey Mitchell

Audrey Lou Mitchell, 63, of Bath, died Feb. 11, 1999. The funeral service was held Feb. 16 at the Gorsline-Runciman Co., DeWitt Chapel.

Frank Beachnau

Frank J. Beachnau, 66, of DeWitt, died Feb. 12, 1999. The funeral Mass was celebrated Feb. 17 at the Catholic Community of St. Jude, DeWitt. Burial was at Gunnisonville Cemetery, DeWitt. Arrangements were made by the Gorsline-Runciman Co., DeWitt Chapel.