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Herman J. Weber
Also surviving are one daughter, Pat (Dean) Fox-Paseka; one son, Michael (Linda) all of St. Johns; five grandchildren; five great grandchildren; one sister, Virginia Zimmer of Higgins Lake, MI; one brother, Bernard (Marie) Fox of St. Johns. He was predeceased by his parents; two sisters, Agnes Arthur and Margaret Brya; an infant daughter Catherine and a son John Brian. Mass of the Christian Burial will be celebrated 10:00 a.m. Thursday, April 19, 2007 at St. Joseph Catholic Church 109 Linden, St. Johns with the Rev. Fr. Eoin Murphy as celebrant. Rite of Committal will follow at Mt. Rest Cemetery. The family will receive relatives and friends 6-8 p.m. Tuesday and 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at Keck-Coleman Funeral Home, St. Johns 989-224-4422. K of C Rosary will be prayed 7:30 p.m.Tuesday and a Vigil Service will be 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to St. Joseph Educational Trust Fund or Hospice House of Mid-Michigan P.O. Box 30480 Lansing, MI 48909-9986.
After his retirement Richard worked at L and L Food Store in St. Johns for several years. He enjoyed photography and traveling. He is survived by his wife Lois; son, Steven and Sharon
Wadsworth of St. Johns; 2 daughters, LeAnn Voitritter and Shiela Wadsworth both of
Lansing; Funeral services will be held at Keck-Coleman Funeral Home, 989-224-4422 in St. Johns on Thursday, April 19, 2007 at 2:00 P.M. with Rev. Shirley Jones officiating. Burial will follow at Middlebury Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday and Wednesday, 2-4 and 6-8 P.M.Memorials may be given to Avalon Hospice, 2360 Stonebridge Dr., Flint, MI 48532. August N. Dunay
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Herman J. Weber, a beloved
father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother and friend, born in Westphalia Township on
March 16, 1912, the eldest of William and Catherine (Goerge) Weber’s children,
Herman’s spirit passed from this life to the arms of the Lord, Jesus on April 16,
2007. He was a member of Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church, an Honorary Life member of the
Knights of Columbus joining in 1937 and a member of the Fowler Conservation Club. Herman
was a self-employed painter. On April 27, 1938 he married Roberta C. Smith and she
preceded him in death on March 15, 1981. Herm’s joys in life were his family, card
playing, hunting and fishing, including his yearly trip with his fishing buddies to
Drummond Island. 
Robert W. Fox died Monday,
April 16, 2007 at the age of 82. He was born October 17, 1924 in Ovid Township, Clinton
County, MI, the son of William and Teresa (Wacker) Fox and lived his entire life on the
farm he where was born. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and a charter member
of Msgr. Esper Council #3027 Knights of Columbus. Bob was a farmer and spent many hours
puttering in his work shop. He loved watching wildlife and nature. He was an avid deer
hunter and did taxidermy. He enjoyed feeding and watching birds, gardening, raising wild
flowers, was a voracious reader and loved playing cards. On November 28, 1953 he married
Mary Goblirsch and she survives him. 
Richard L. Wadsworth,
72 died Monday, April 16, 2007 at his home. Richard was born April 22, 1934 in Clinton
County, MI the son of Hugh C. and Harriett C. (Nicholas) Wadsworth. He was a 1952 graduate
of Ovid High School and worked at General Motors, retiring in 1987. On April 26, 1980 he
married Lois F. Taylor in Shiawassee County, MI. 
August N. Dunay, age 92, died at home on April 14,
2007 in the arms of his family. He was born October 20, 1914 in Maxwell, PA., the son of
John and Mary (Sakach) Dunay. During the early forties on his father's farm he made his
own arc welder and soon started to repair machinery for his neighbors. In 1946 he
purchased land with a small house on it from the Windfields and built a cement block shop.
He also added more rooms to the house. Consumer Power Co. could not bring him power from
the east at that time. He purchased a 32 volt power plant from Francis Hall. On November
30, 1947 Consumers brought power to him from the west. Farmers came from miles around to
his shop for repairs. He also built grain, corn and hay elevators and wagons from car and
truck axels. Using old manure spreaders he built mint root planters, one of them for a
mint grower near Chatam, Ontario, Canada. He also built three large mint cheese spreaders
for mint growers near St. Johns. In 1962 he closed his shop due to poor health. Later in
1964 he worked as a mechanic for the Temple Co. in Ovid for two years, then one year as a
lathe operator for Dale Hardman in St. Johns. A year later he hired in as a machinist at
Demmer Tool and Die. He worked there for 3 ½ years then at Marsh Pump for four years.
After that he worked as a handy man at Clinton Machine in Ovid and retired from there at
age 64. Augie and Frances took pride in having a nice clean garden. His lawn was always
mowed and trimmed. He even planted walnut trees for the squirrels. Above all he enjoyed
hunting with his son Nickolas and fishing with his whole family at Scalley Lake. Polkas
and waltzes were his favorite music and he enjoyed playing them on his button accordion.
August was a member of the Holy Family Catholic Church and the National Slovac Society. 
Beth May Ernst died April 13, 2007, at the age of 95.
She was born in Clinton County on March 4, 1912, the daughter of George Seaton and Lillie
(Foley) Boak. She was a retired inspector for Federal Mogul, a member of First United
Methodist Church and Big Brothers/Big Sisters. 
Anthony “Tony”
S. Kusnier Sr. age 82 of Elsie, Michigan died Thursday, April 12, 2007 at Ovid Healthcare
Center Ovid, MI.
Margaret L. Boettger
died April 11, 2007, at the age of 81. She was born in St. Johns on March 16, 1926, the
daughter of Edward and Cecilia (Miller) Rademacher. She was a homemaker and a member of
St. John’s Lutheran Church. Margaret married Donald G. Boettger in Angola, Indiana on
April 5, 1943 and he preceded her in death on December 17, 2003.