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James Anthony Micka
Surviving is his wife, Margaret; one daughter, Roberta O’Connor of St. Johns, grandchildren, Michelle and Greg Teklinski of West Bloomfield, Brian O’Connor and Michael Malone of Los Angeles and great-grandchildren, Kevin, Mark and Erica Teklinski. He was preceded in death by his son-in-law, J. Michael O’Connor in 1980 and grandson Kevin O’Connor in 1990. A private family burial will take place at his final resting place in Charlotte. Memorial donations may be made to Cristo Rey Community Center or The Lansing Salvation Army. Envelopes are available at Keck-Coleman Funeral Home, 1500 Waterford Pkwy., St. Johns, MI 48879, 989-224-4422.
Surviving are her children, Devon, Melissa, Shania and Hailey Thomas, all of Dansville, mother, Bonnie Lou (John Teems) Forbes of St. Johns, father, Eugene Allen Fraser of Traverse City, brothers, Eugene Allen Fraser, Jr. of St. Johns and Tom (Keri) Law of Traverse City, grandparents, Hiram "Bud" and Helen Sage of St. Johns, several nieces and nephews, many friends. She was preceded in death by her grandmother, Mary Lou Sage (1978) and uncle, Gary Allen Sage (1988). Memorial services will be 1:00 P.M. Thursday, June 1, 2006 at St. John's Lutheran Church with the Rev. George Brinley officiating. Arrangements by the Osgood Funeral Home.
Cyrus was born in Chapin Township, Michigan on September 14, 1923 the son of Chester and Elsie ( Campbell ) Johnson. He resided most of his life in the Elsie / Chapin Township area. He graduated from Elsie High School with the class of 1941 and he was a farmer and enjoyed baseball and had played for the Marion Springs team in his earlier years, he also enjoyed hunting and fishing. He had previously served on the Chapin Township Board. He supported the Chapin United Methodist Church. Survivors include his brother, Frank Johnson of Chapin Township, Michigan, 3 sisters, Erma Criner of Chapin Township, Michigan, Edna Meadows of Roscommon, Michigan, Ellen Waggoner of Roscommon, Michigan, he has many nieces and nephews who also survive him. He was predeceased by his parents and a baby sister. Memorials may be made to the Chapin United Methodist Church, in his memory. The family is being served by Smith Family Funeral Homes, Elsie Chapel.
He is survived by a daughter, Barbara Fruchey of Gowen, a son, Charles (Beverly) Hyler of St. Johns, seven grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren and one great great grandson. Funeral Services will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, May 24, 2006 at the Osgood Funeral Home, 104 E. Cass Street, St. Johns with the Reverend Steve Weinberger officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Rest Cemetery with Military Honors provided by the St. Johns Honor Guard. The family will receive friends at the Funeral Home Monday 6:00 – 8:00 and Tuesday 2:00 – 4:00 and 6:00 – 8:00 P.M. Sympathy may be expressed in the form of memorials to the St. Johns Fire Department Defibrillator Fund. Bernice Hubbell-Lee, 84, fire department (California) secretary, died Wednesday. Memorial services 1 p.m. June 3 at First United Methodist Church of St. Johns. Arrangements by Smith Family Funeral Homes, St. Johns Chapel.
William Lee Beach, 62, of St. Johns died Tuesday May 16, 2006. He was employed at General Motors in Lansing. Services will be held Friday May 19, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. at Gorsline-Runciman, Lansing with burial in Deepdale Memorial Gardens, Lansing, Michigan. Visitation will be held one hour before the services. The family requests that any contributions be made to American Diabetes Association, Greater Michigan Office, Brass Works Building, 648 Monroe Avenue NW, Suite 004, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 in memory of Mr. Beach
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James Anthony Micka age 51 of Elsie,
Michigan died Monday, May 22, 2006 at Harper Hospital Detroit, MI. 
Delores Faye
Kruger age 74 of Dewitt, Michigan died Monday, May 22, 2006 at Edward Sparrow Hospital
Lansing, MI. 
James F. Burke died Tuesday,
January 10, 2006 at the age of 88. He was raised and educated in Charlotte and was an Army
veteran serving during WWII. In 1945 he went to work for Reo Motors in the accounting
department. James married Margaret Hammerschmidt on June 14, 1941 and in 1949 they built
the Burkewood Motel on the west side of Lansing, which they operated for 20 years. Burke
was one of the founding members of the Lansing Motel Assn., which later became the Lansing
Convention and Visitors Bureau. In 1970 he went into sales for Dental Arts Laboratory and
remained there until retiring in 1983. In 2001 the Burkes moved to St. Johns. 
Sherrie Lynn Pitt died May
22, 2006 at the age of 31 as the result of an auto accident. She was born in Lansing on
September 12, 1974.
Cyrus Arthur Johnson age 82
of Elsie- Chapin Township, Michigan died on Sunday, May 21, 2006 at his home. Funeral
services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, Elsie Chapel on Wednesday, May 24,
2006 at 11:00 A.M. Visitation will be on Monday 6-8 P.M. and Tuesday 2-8 P.M. and family
will be present 2-4 and 6-8 P.M. Pastor Billie Lou Gillespie-Brown will officiate and
burial will take place at Ford Cemetery in Gratiot County, Michigan. 
Ronald Hyler, age 89, of St.
Johns died Sunday, May 21, 2006. Born July 1, 1916 in St. Johns, the son of Mitchell and
Nora (Dobson) Hyler, Ronald married Lillian Nemetz on May 18, 1938 and she preceded him in
death on September 14, 1998. Ron, a lifelong resident of St. Johns, was a mail carrier in
St. Johns for over 30 years, a veteran of WW II serving in the U. S. Army and member of
St. Johns V.F.W. Post 4113. Beside his wife, Lillian; Ron was preceded in death by two
stillborn children and four brothers, Kent, Duane, George, and E. O. Hyler. 