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Thomas A. Droste
Tom is survived by his wife of 49 years, Janet (Keilen); 3 sons, Tim of Lansing, Tom (LeAnn) of DeWitt, and Ted (Becky) of Pewamo; Thomas also had 6 grandchildren who were the inspiration of the last several years of his life, Dena and Heidi (children of Tom and LeAnn) and Amber, Olivia, Isabelle, Tyler (children of Ted and Becky); Tom had 3 sisters surviving, Alice (Sam) Donohue, Wilma (John) Schafer and Pat Pung; one brother, Richard (Bernadette) Droste. The Memorial Mass will be celebrated by Rev. Cecilio Reyna at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, June 22, 2006 at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Westphalia. Rite of Committal will take place at a later date in St. Mary's Cemetery. At Tom's request, his body will be donated to Michigan State University for diabetes research. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday and 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Wednesday at St. Mary's Funeral Chapel, 210 N. Westphalia St. The Rosaries will be prayed 8 p.m., Tuesday and 3 p.m., Wednesday. A Scriptural Wake Service will be held at 8 p.m., Wednesday. Arrangements are entrusted to the Schrauben-Lehman Funeral Home, Portland.
Also surviving are 4 children, John Briganti of Wixom, Marie (John) Peterson of Livonia, James(Yoko) Briganti, Nagasaki, Japan, David Briganti, Blacksburg, Va., 5 grandchildren, Taylor and Ellie Peterson, Hiro, Kentaro, and Taiga Briganti, 1 sister, Gemma (Tony) Tornatore, and nieces, Angela (Steven) Carinci, Joanne (Anthony) Campagiorno, grand nieces, Sophia and Emma Campagiorno, an Aunt and many cousins in Italy. The Funeral Mass will be celebrated 10:30 A.M. Thursday, June 22, 2006 at Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Fowler, with Rev. Fr. Timothy E. MacDonald, Rev. Fr. Peter Dougherty, Rev. Fr. Tom McDevitt, and Rev. Fr. Fred Thelen concelebrating. The family will receive friends at their residence, 10130 W. Dexter Trail, Fowler, MI. 48836, from 2-8 P.M. Wednesday, with a vigil prayed at 7 P.M. at their home. In lieu of flowers, the family request that donations be made to The Michigan Peace Team or Loaves and Fishes. The family is being served by the Osgood Funeral Homes. Helen Mary Kapral Pewamo, MI Formerly of Cambridge, WI Helen Kapral, age 91, died Saturday, June 17, 2006 in Mt. Pleasant. She was born October 27, 1914 to James and Mary Prochazka in Clinton County. Helen married John Kapral in 1933 and preceded Helen in death in 1987. She was also preceded in death by her parents; one son, John E. Kapral (1998); three brothers, Jim, Frank, and Robert Prochazka; and one sister Lillian Chaprnka. Helen is survived by three children, William (Nina) Kapral of Rockton, IL, Sharleen Kapral of Pewamo, and Jerry (Carol) Kapral of Olathe, Kansas; 25 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Vivian Hornak of Chesaning and Frances Sadilek of Yale. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Edgerton, WI. Sympathy may be expressed in the form of memorials to St. Pius X Catholic Church, Edgerton, WI. The family is be served locally by Osgood Funeral Home, St. Johns.
Funeral services will be held at Keck-Coleman Funeral Home, 224-4422 on Wednesday, June 21, 2006 at 11:00 A. M. with Msgr. Fedewa officiating. Burial will follow at Westphalia Cemetery. The family will receive friends 2-4 and 6-8 P.M. Monday and Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorial gifts may be made to The American Cancer Society or the charity of the donor’s choice. Roland F. Ordiway
Theda married Nelson Hull August 5, 1966. They both enjoyed their home in DeWitt, their many trips and vacations in the motor home and were members of Gunnisonville United Methodist Church. They loved square dancing with the Maple Twirlers and Bath Shooting Stars square dance clubs. Theda was an avid bridge player and enjoyed crocheting many afghans for family and friends. Theda and Nelson lived in Zephyrhills for a number of years prior to Nelson’s death at which time she moved to Silver Spring, MD to be near grandchildren. Theda is survived by her grandchildren, Mary Lisa (Peter) Pittroff of Laurel, MD, Troy (Vivian) Urban of Flora Vista,NM and Sean (Mary Anne) Urban of Chevy Chase, MD; great grand children, Kerri (Jimmy) Davis of Guam, Angela Urban, Theresa Urban both of Flora Vista, NM, Robert Urban, Julia Urban of Chevy Chase, MD;one brother, Robert L. Underwood of Maple Rapids; two sisters, Maple Upton Hicks of Maple Rapids and Lorraine Wright of Lansing; Sister-in-law, Evelyn Underwood of Maple Rapids and many devoted nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews. Theda was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one son, Duane "Bill" Urban; three brothrs, Acil, Anzel "Dud", and Merwin "Oak" Underwood; two sisters, Reba Craig, Leda "Jack" Husted; sister-in-law, Madge Underwood and brothers-in-law, Verne Craig, Donald Upton, Elston Hicks, Marion"Buck" Husted and Clinton Wright. Funeral Services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 17, 2006 at Congregational Christian Church, Maple Rapids with Pastor Jerry Kissling officiating. Interment will be in Carson City Cemetery. Relatives and friends may call at the Abbott Chapel of Osgood Funeral Homes, 509 E. Main Street, Maple Rapids, Friday from 5:00 – 8:00 P.M. George Elwin Passmore, 79, Peets Packing maintenance employee, died Monday June 12, 2006. Services have been held. Arrangements by Smith Family Funeral Homes, Elsie. Most
Rev. James S. Sullivan |
Thomas A. Droste Westphalia, MI Age 72,
passed away on Monday, June 19, 2006 after a long struggle with diabetes. He was born on
February 7, 1934 in Clinton Co. the son of Aloysius and Elizabeth Droste. Tom was a
lifelong resident of Westphalia and a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Westphalia.
He worked as a salaried employee for General Motors retiring in 1988 and was an active
member of several local organizations, including 12 years on the Pewamo-Westphalia School
Board. He was preceded in death by a sister and brother-in-law, Georgiana (Charles) Clark
and brother-in-law, James Pung. 
Anna C. Maas died June 17,
2006, at the age of 80. Born in Detroit on November 19, 1925, the daughter of William and
Ann (Pickard) Walton. She was commited to the ministry of Jehovah’s Witnesses and had
a sincere interest in people. Anna married Lawrence Maas in Detroit in November 1944. 
John Giovanni Briganti died
June 18, 2006 at the age of 72. He was born in Bel Forte, Italy on June 25, 1933 the son
of Giovanni and Giovanna (Pelligrinelli) Briganti. John was a member of Most Holy Trinity
Catholic Church , Fowler, The International Graphic Arts Education Association and
PaxChristi U.S.A. John married Mary Ellen Wintermute on December 26, 1964 and she survives
him. 
Ardis J. Jegla, 74, died
Saturday, June 17, 2006 at Hazel Findley Country Manor. Ardis was born December 6, 1931 in
Beebe, MI the daughter of Gerald and Crystal Sanders Pinkney. She was a homemaker. On
Auust 9, 1952 she married Robert Jegla in Westphalia. He preceded her in death on Sept. 1,
1982. She enjoyed reading, crocheting and television.
Theda M. Hull, age 99, died
Monday, June 12, 2006 in Silver Spring, MD. Born on the family farm May 10, 1907 to Abe
and Edith (Payne) Underwood, Theda graduated from Maple Rapids High School the Class of
1925. Theda graduated from nursing college at Hackley Hospital, Muskegon, Class of 1928
and employed as a nurse at Howell T. B. Sanitarium during the 1930’s, Clinton
Memorial Hospital during the 1940’s, Carson City Hospital, and some years as a
company nurse in a Wyandotte factory. From there she moved to Boulder City, NV and was a
nurse there for 15 years, returning to Michigan in 1964. 
James Stephen Sullivan's death Monday June 12, 2006
was due to complications from Alzheimer's disease. He was born July 23, 1929, in
Kalamazoo, MI, the son of Stephen and Dorothy (Bernier) Sullivan. He attended St.
Augustine Elementary School in Kalamazoo and attended high school and two years of college
at St. Joseph Seminary, Grand Rapids, MI.