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Jamie Renee Ladisky  Jamie Renee Ladisky age
32 of Elsie, Michigan died Saturday, March 25, 2006 at her home. Funeral services will be
held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, Elsie Chapel on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 at 11:00 A.M.
Rev. Fr. Max Frego and Rev. Ed Snook will officiate and burial will take place at
Riverside Cemetery, Elsie, Michigan. Visitation will be on Monday, March 27, 2006 from 2-8
P.M. with family present 2-4 and 6-8 P.M.
Jamie was born in Owosso, Michigan on May 29, 1973 the
daughter of Kim and Deborah ( Sovis ) Butcher, she resided most of her life in the Elsie
area and graduated from Ovid – Elsie High School. She married Corey Ladisky on
September 5, 2000 in Las Vegas, Nevada and worked as a waitress at the Hitching Post
Restaurant in St. Johns, Michigan. She enjoyed canoeing, camping, camp fires and shopping
and especially being with her family.
Survivors include her husband, Corey Ladisky of Elsie,
Michigan, mother, Deborah Butcher of Elsie, Michigan, father, Kim Butcher of Elsie,
Michigan, 2 brothers, Kim and Sonia Butcher St. Johns, Michigan, Chad and Cindy Butcher of
St. Johns, Michigan, grandparents, Joe and Maxine Sovis of Elsie, Michigan, Sharon and
Howard Ruby of St. Johns, Michigan, Ford Butcher of Potterville, Michigan, parents in law,
Sue and Dale Ladisky of Elsie, Michigan, also surviving are aunts , uncles and nieces and
nephews. Memorials may be made to the Sparrow Hospice Program. The family is being served
by Smith Family Funeral
Homes, Elsie Chapel.
Josephine Marie
Follett
 Josephine
Marie (Sipka) Follett age 89 of Ashley, Michigan died on Thursday, March 23, 2006 at
Carson City Hospital after a short illness.
She was born in her parents home in Elba Township, Gratiot County, Michigan on July 11,
1916, she was a first generation born in America, the fifth and youngest child of
Slovakian immigrants John and Katherine (Mindar) Sipka who immigrated to America from
Luborca, Slovenski, Slovakia in 1909 and November 1911.
During her elementary years she walked every day three miles to and from the one room
Lindley School. She was selected to participate in a radio program spelling bee by her
teacher, which was an attribute to her diligent stamina to learn and study, since the
English language was not spoken as a primary language in the home. She told of starting
kindergarten and being so proud of her new school clothes that she told some of the other
kids that she had “new gutsa” (which was the Slovak name for pants) and those
who didn’t understand the language laughed at her. The lunches that she carried to
school each day always consisted of homemade bread or rolls. In her teen years she lost
her father and since all of her siblings were married and gone from home, she took on the
chores of milking cows and field work to keep the family farm in operation to provide a
living for her mother and herself.
She was reluctant about choosing a young man to marry because she wanted someone who would
help her carry on the chores that she had acquired with the death of her father. She found
that person in Howard Follett, a young handsome athletic graduate from Ashley, MI. On
February 11, 1939, she and Howard Lawrence Follett were married at St. Cyril’s
Catholic Church in Bannister, MI and would have celebrated their 45th anniversary when
Howard passed away in November of 1984. They began their life together on her
parents’ farm, lived in Detroit a short time while Howard was employed in a factory
there; they spent a brief time managing a farm in Atlanta, MI. Josephine lived in the
village of Ashley with her two oldest children while Howard was overseas serving with the
United States Army in Germany, and later, when Howard returned from the war, moved to her
present home where her husband was raised, in rural Ashley.
Josephine and Howard were the parents of six children. Lawrence of Howard City, Martha
Miller of Ashley, Daniel “Boone” who was killed in an auto accident in 1992,
Jean Ingersoll of Lapeer, John of Ashley and Colleen Follett of Ashley. She and her
husband also accepted Lawrence Sheedy of Manton, MI, Dan’s Vietnam War buddy, as an
adopted son, plus she mothered many others in the area during her lifetime.
She was a past president of 25 plus years in the Ashley PTA and an officer of the Band
Boosters. She was a substitute cook for the Ashley Schools, a member of the St.
Cyril’s Altar Society, she cooked and served at funeral dinners, was a volunteer for
many years at the Ashley Health Care Center, bringing in prizes and treats for the
residents on Bingo days. Perhaps she was best known for her delicious baked beans and
cookies at church bazaars and family gatherings. She enjoyed her gardening, animals and
kids. She was an avid gardener and by her own labor kept her yardwork and lawn immaculate.
It was not unusual for her to make her favorite foods and deliver them to shut-ins or
families of friends when there was a death in the family. Many people in the community
were recipients of her generous acts of giving. She enjoyed playing bingo, an occasional
trip to the casino, accordion music and polka dancing.
She is survived by her children Lawrence (Sharron), their three children Jeff, Scott and
Shelly; Martha (Richard) Miller, their four children Cathy, Mark, Ann and Matthew;
Dan’s daughters Jennifer, Kate, Danielle, Erin and Laura; Jean Ingersoll and her sons
Tony and Todd; John (Karen) their four sons Josh, Ben, Louis and Caleb; Colleen and her
son Levi. She is also survived by sister-in-laws Mary Fisk of Dimondale, Ardys Kaeppeli of
Salem, Oregon; and one brother-in-law Lawrence Hoffer of Ithaca; 28 great-grand children,
many nieces, nephews and friends.
She was predeceased by her parents, her husband Howard, her son Daniel “Boone”,
a great grand-daughter Sharron Kennedy, two sisters Katherine Swanchara, and Anna
Kravcsik, two brothers Louis and John Sipka and son-in-law John Ingersoll.
Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Monday, March 27, 2006 at 11:00 at St.
Cyril’s Catholic Church in Bannister, Michigan, where Josephine has been an active
parishioner throughout her life. Visitation will be on Saturday from 6-8 P.M. and Sunday
2-8 P.M. at Smith Family
Funeral Homes, Elsie Chapel. A rosary will be prayed on Sunday evening at 5:00 P.M.
and Rev. Fr. Max Frego will officiate and burial will take place at Ford Cemetery, Gratiot
County, Michigan.
William
J. “Bill” Norton
 William J. “Bill” Norton died March 22,
2006 with his wife, Vera at his side, at the age of 62. He was born in Lansing on December
25, 1943, the son of William L. and Bernice (Saunders) Norton. He was employed by Penn
Products Dairy and Lear Corporation as a line worker and welder, was a member of the
American Legion Post #153-St. Johns, the Teamsters and U.A.W. Bill married Vera Koeppen at
Pilgrim United Methodist Church on February 24, 1990.
Surviving are his wife of 16 years, son, William M. Norton of Grand Rapids, daughter,
Wendy (Kyle) Adams of Springport, step daughter, Debbie (Pat) Beck of Dimondale and step
son, Ron Koeppen of St. Johns, five grandchildren, one great grandson and brother, Gary
Norton of North Carolina. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Michael
Norton.
Memorial services will be held 1:00 P.M. Monday, March 27, 2006 at Pilgrim United
Methodist Church, 2965 W. Parks Rd., St. Johns, with the Rev. Kay Pratt officiating. The
family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Sympathy may be
expressed in the form of memorials to the Clinton County Veterans Memorial. The family is
being served by the Osgood Funeral
Home.
Madelyn G. Barnum
 Madelyn G. Barnum age 83 of St.
Louis, Michigan died Sunday, March 19, 2006 at Schnepp Health Care Center St. Louis,
Michigan.
Funeral Services will be held at Twin Cities Seventh Day Adventist , Alma, Michigan on
Tuesday, March 22, 2006 at 11:00 AM. Pastor Rodney Davis and Pastor Ken Micheff will
officiate with burial at Oak Grove Cemetery St. Louis, Michigan. Visitation will be held
on Tuesday, March 21, 2006 from 2-4 and 6-8 P.M.
Madelyn was born in St. Johns, Michigan on May 15, 1922 the daughter of Henry and Grace (
McNaughton ) Adams. She was a life long resident of St. Louis, Michigan and attended
Gratiot County Area Schools. Madelyn married Kenneth Barnum on March 27, 1941 in Mt.
Pleasant, Michigan. He died February 9, 2006. She was a homemaker, and a wonderful mother.
She loved all crafting, gardening, and canning. She loved all children and most of all her
family. Madelyn was a member of Twin Cities Seventh Day Adventist Church.
She is survived by 3 children; Ken and Dianne Barnum Jr. of Eau Clair, Michigan, JoAnn
Cortez of Merced, California, Mary and Tim Goffnett of Alma, Michigan, 7 grandchildren;
Robert Barnum, Sheila Gair, Randy and Tammy Barnum, Michelle and Richard Brooks, Mickey
Cortez, Tim and Jen Goffnett, Karrie Goffnett, 12 great srandchildren, 2 sisters; Jean and
John Mahler of Perrinton, Michigan, Pat Haney of Houghton Lake, Michigan, and 1 brother
Bud Adams of St. Louis, Michigan.
Memorials may be made to 3 ABN, P.O. Box 220 West Frankfort, Illinois 62896. The family is
being served by Smith Family
Funeral Homes, St. Louis Chapel, 117 North East Street, St. Louis, Michigan.
Dennis Ley
 Dennis Ley passed away
Wednesday, March 22, 2006 at the age of 57. He was born February 15, 1949 in St. Johns the
son of Joseph and Dorothy Ley and lived all his life in St. Johns. Dennis was a member of
St. Joseph Catholic Church, a graduate of Rodney B. Wilson High School, St. Johns Class of
1968 and was a retired Fisher Body employee.
Surviving is his wife, Crystal; two daughters, Jacalyn
(Jon) Thomas and Nicole Ley; three grandchildren, Zachary, Sydney, and Brenden; mother,
Dorothy Ley; brother, Douglas (Roberta) Ley; parents-in-law, Mervin and Carrie Rhynard,
brother and sister-in-law, Corrie and Kathy Rhynard all of St. Johns.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be on Tuesday, March 28,
2006, 10:30 A.M. at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Rite of Committal will follow at Mt. Rest
Cemetery. The family will receive friends 2-4 and 6-8 pm Sunday and Monday, with a vigil
service at 7:00 pm Monday at Keck-Coleman Funeral Home, St. Johns 989-224-4422. Memorials may be
made to the American Heart Association, 2140 University Park Dr., Suite 210, Okemos, MI
48864.
Doris May Boog
Doris May Boog, 79, Ransom Fidelity and R.E. Olds
Company officer, died March 1. Services 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Bannister United Methodist
Church. Arrangements by Osgood
Funeral Home, St. Johns.
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