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Florence E. Hopp
On October 4, 1939 she married Lloyd Hopp and he preceded her in death August 6, 1977. She was also predeceased by five sisters and brothers-in-law, Dorothy (Herman) Pasch, Bertha (Clarence) Light, Edith (Carl) Light, Esther (Maynard) Martens, Verna (Ervin) Marten and brother-in-law Francis Flegler. Surviving are two daughters, Kathleen (Bruce) Bond of Perrinton and Judith (Richard) May of St. Johns, one son, Jerry Hopp of Clawson, MI; eight grandchildren, David and Daniel Hopp of Belding, Darren (Cheryl) May of Howell, Russell Bond and fiancée Nikki Bouchard of Providence, RI, Heidi (Michael) Duvall of Las Vegas, NV, Thomas (Jessica) Bond of St. Johns and Kendall Bond of Perrinton; four great grandchildren; one sister Edna Flegler of St. Johns and one sister-in-law, Jean Heathman of Lansing and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at St. Peter Lutheran Church 8990 Church Rd. St. Johns with Pastor Jeffrey Heimsoth officiating. Interment will follow at St. Peter Cemetery. The family will receive relatives and friends 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Keck-Coleman Funeral Home, St. Johns. Memorials may be made to St. Peter Lutheran Church.Anna Helen (Hrymecki) Lockwood
Anna spent most of her life in the Bannister and Elsie area. She loved to play bingo, dance, and do word search puzzles. She attended Brady Center School. She was married to John Hrymecki for 38 years. John predeceased her in death in 1970. She also lost two sisters, Helen and Alma, three brothers, Joe, Jimmy and Frank and second husband Vayne Lockwood. She was a member of the Elsie United Methodist Church for many years and served in the Elsie Rebecka Lodge. Anna was employed for many years with Redmonds and Strawsigns Manufacture Co. of Corunna, Michigan. Surviving her are three children, Pauline and Larry Christie of Haslett, Michigan, Edward and Carol Hrymecki of Ovid, Michigan, and John and Judy Hrymecki of Owosso, Michigan, 9 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and 24 great-great grandchildren. Also surviving her are three sisters, Mary and Gordon Mead of Elsie, Michigan, Bertha Kuchar of Henderson, Michigan, and Mildred Eberle of Howard City, Michigan. A celebration of Anna's life will be held Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. at Smith Family Funeral Homes, Elsie Chapel. Pastor Edwin Snook will officiate and burial will take place at Riverside Cemetery in Elsie, Michigan. The family will receive friends Monday, June 9, 2008 from 6-8 P.M. and Tuesday, June 10, 2008 from 2-8 P.M. with the family present 2-4 and 6-8 P.M. In lieu of flowers please consider memorial contributions to Elsie United Methodist Church or your favorite charity. The family is being served by Smith Family Funeral Homes, Elsie Chapel.
Also surviving is one daughter, Sue (Jerry) Bishop and one son, Doug (Holly) Merignac all of St. Johns; daughter-in-law, Lynn Merignac of Waxhaw, NC; six grandchildren, Jennifer (David) Luongo of Grayson, GA, Mary (Justin) Pouch of Milford, MI, Michelle (Jeremy) Brook and Ann Bishop all of Grand Rapids, Ryan (Kristy) Merignac of Lansing and Denelle Merignac of St. Johns; seven great grandchildren; one sister, Joyce (Larry) Crosby of St. Johns and one brother, Rollie (Donna) Merignac of Ashley and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a son Lynn, April 23, 2006. Funeral services will be held 2:00 pm Saturday, June 7, 2008 at Keck-Coleman Funeral Home, St. Johns with Pastor Tim Knaus officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Rest Cemetery. The family will receive relatives and friends 2-4 and 6-8 pm Friday and 10:00 am to 12:00 noon on Saturday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church 512 S. US 27, St. Johns, MI 48879.
Also surviving is her brother, Norman (Wilma) Sieb of South Lyon, MI, and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by several brothers and sisters. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, June 7, 2008 at
the First Baptist Church of Elsie with Pastors Ralph Parkin and Murl Eastman officiating.
Burial will be at Maple Grove Cemetery. 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 First
Baptist Church of Elsie or the American Heart Association. Arrangements by the Houghton
Chapel of the Osgood Funeral Homes,
Ovid.
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Florence E. Hopp died Sunday, June 8, 2008 at the age
of 88. She was born October 31, 1919 in Riley Township, Clinton County, Michigan the
daughter of Edward and Emma (Schrader) Luecht. Florence was a life long and active member
of St. Peter Lutheran Church, a member and past president of the St. Peter Church Ladies
Aid, a member of the Farm Bureau, and a former member of the Clinton County Extension. She
was a Gray Lady volunteer at Clinton Memorial Hospital and a member of Michigan
Association of Retired School Personnel. She was a custodian for the St. Johns Public
Schools retiring in 1986. She worked at Riley Elementary and the High School. 
Anna Helen (Hrymecki) Lockwood passed away June 7,
2008 at Ovid Healthcare Center in Ovid, Michigan. She was born October 6, 1914 the
daughter of James and Helen Cermak.
Lawrence A. "Louie" Merignac died
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 at the age of 76. He was born December 18, 1931 in Lansing,
Michigan the son of Alfred and Eva (Brya) Merignac. He was a 1950 graduate of Rodney B.
Wilson High School in St. Johns, a former member of the St. Johns Board of Review and
former member of Clinton Memorial Hospital Board of Directors. Louie was an active member
of First Baptist Church in St. Johns and was a former Plant Superintendent of St. Johns
Federal Mogul, where he retired in 1987 with 37 years of service. On July 24, 1950 he
married Dorothy Magsig, and she survives him. 
Florence
Schmidtmann, died June 4, 2008, at the age of 94. She was born in Lansing on December 1,
1913, the daughter of Charles and Charlotte (Whittaker) Sieb. Florence was a member of the
First Baptist Church of Elsie, played softball in Lansing during the 1930s-'40s, was an
avid reader, loved animals and the Detroit Tigers. Florence married Foster Schmidtman in
Angola, Indiana on September 17, 1949 and he survives her.