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Jeanne Temple

Paul J. Bohil

Donald Eugene Swagart died Monday, December 27, 2004 at the age of 80. He was born in Bingham Township, Michigan on October 5, 1924, the son of Elmer and Mable (Hulbert) Swagart. He graduated from Rodney B. Wilson High School in the class of 1943 and attended M.S.U. Don was a lifetime dairy farmer, active with the Farm Bureau and Clinton County 4-H programs, Tri-County Electric Cooperative, Greenbush Township Board of Review, Meals on Wheels, First United Methodist Church and Greenbush United Methodist Church. He enjoyed square dancing with the Hoe-Down Club, spending lots of time with his grandchildren and going to all their sporting events. Donald married Rosaline “Rosie” Dunn on May 28, 1950.

He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Rosie Swagart of St. Johns, his children, John (Amy) Swagart of Bannister and Jill (John) Malusek of St. Johns, grandchildren, Michael & Brandon Swagart, Rebecca Cole, Justin & Jordan Malusek and two sisters, Phyllis Rice of St. Johns and Louise (Ronald) Beemer of Grand Rapids. He was preceded in death by his parents.

Memorial Services will be 11:00 A.M. Thursday, December 30, 2004 at the Greenbush United Methodist Church with Pastor Jim Dibbet officiating. The family will receive friends 2-4 & 6-8 on Wednesday at the Osgood Funeral Home and 10:00-11:00 on Thursday at the church. Memorials may be made to Clinton County R.E.S.A.

Mildred D. Rathbun

Mildred D. Rathbun,  93, retired schoolteacher, died Sunday December 26, 2004. There will be no services. Arrangements by Osgood Funeral Home, St. Johns.

Paul J. Bohil

Paul J. Bohil died December 23, 2004, at the age of 88. He was born in Ashley on June 16, 1916, the son of Martin and Mary (Papernik) Bohil. He was a retired farmer and foreman from Saylor-Beall Manufacturing, was a member of U.A.W. Local #925 and the Duplain Church of Christ. Paul married Loretta Rademacher in St. Johns on October 18, 1968 and she survives him.

Also surviving are his children, Helen Marie (Gene) Dunsmore of St. Johns, Sally Postal of Lansing, Alan Bohil of Wyoming, MI and Ginger (Mike) Story of Spring Lake, two step-sons, Jeff (Mary) Thornton of Alto, MI and Everett (Jill) Thornton of St. Johns, thirteen grandchildren, ten great grandchildren and sister, Anna Beno. He was preceded in death by one son, Paul Bohil, Jr., one granddaughter, Natalie Story, brothers and sisters, John, Julia, Joe, Marie, Martin and Michael.

Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, December 28, 2004 at the Osgood Funeral Home, 104 E. Cass St., St. Johns, burial at Mt. Rest Cemetery with Pastors Dan Cameron and Don Ruff officiating. The family will receive friends 2-4 and 6-8 P.M. Monday at the funeral home. Sympathy may be expressed in the form of memorials to Duplain Church of Christ.

Jeanne Temple

Jeanne Isabelle Temple age 84 of St. Johns, Michigan died Wednesday, December 22, 2004 in Sunbury, Pennsylvania.

Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, December 28, 2004 at 11:00 A.M. at Duplain United Methodist Church, Rochester Colony, MI. Pastor Jayme Kendall & Pastor Fred Fisher will officiate with burial at Duplain Township Cemetery, Duplain Township, Michigan. Visitation will be held on Sunday, December 26, 2004 6-8 P.M. and Monday, December 27, 2004 2-8 P.M. at Smith Family Funeral Homes, Elsie Chapel. An Eastern Star Memorial Service will be held Monday, December 27, 2004 at 7:00 P.M. at Smith Family Funeral Homes, Elsie Chapel.

Jeanne was born in Duplain Township, Michigan on June 30, 1920 the daughter of Belford Reeves & Florence ( Acre ) Ewer. She has resided most of her life in Rochester Colony, Duplain Township, MI. She attended and graduated from St. Johns High School, Central Michigan University with a Teaching Certificate and Michigan State University with a Master Degree in Education and Specialist Degree in Special Education. Jeanne married Donald W. Temple on September 7, 1940. He died in 1988. She attended Duplain and Elsie United Methodist Church.

Jeanne was a teacher who touched the lives of many people who passed through her classrooms, both as a rural school teacher (Dennison School, south of Ovid, and others) as well as her many years as a Kindergarten, Special Education and Music teacher at EE Knight Elementary in Elsie and a brief time at the elementary school in Ovid. In addition Jeanne was a gifted pianist and organist who played for the Elsie and Duplain United Methodist churches, countless weddings, funerals and community events and many Eastern Star functions. Jeanne played the piano often at local senior centers, bringing the joy of music to appreciative audiences.

Many, many friends will remember Jeanne as a tireless volunteer with a vast number of community organizations including the Elsie United Methodist Church, the West Michigan Conference of the United Methodist Church, the Elsie Eastern Star Chapter (Worthy Matron and Worthy Grand Organist), Job’s Daughters, the Clinton County Historical Society, The Library Club, Retired School Personnel Association, The Friends of the Historic Church at Duplain, the Rochester Colony School Association, Congregational Church Bible Study Group, and a Hobby Club. Jeanne took on many meaningful projects to document and preserve history including recording oral histories of local residents and photographing and cataloging one-room schoolhouses in Michigan. These are just a sampling of her accomplishments and contributions to the community.

Jeanne is survived by 1 son James & Kathy Temple of Sunbury, PA, 1 daughter Mary Temple of Brighton, MI, 6 Grandchildren; Damian & Molly Casey of Grand Rapids, MI, David & Mabel Casey of Hudsonville, MI, Jeff Temple of Chicago, IL, Andrew Temple of Fort Wayne, IN, Sarah & Rachel Fertig of Brighton MI, and 2 great grandchildren Timothy & Meghan Casey. She is predeceased by her husband, and her daughter, Diane Casey in 2003.

Memorials may be made to: The Friends of the Historic Church of Duplain or the Colony School Association P.O. Box 520, Elsie, Michigan 48831.