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Irene A. Miller Irene A. Miller of Ovid, passed away on the morning of
Sunday, October 05, 2008, at the age of 90. She was born in Tuscola County, MI on August
16, 1918, the daughter of Charles and Clara (Schwartz) Snover. She was a member of Ovid
High School Class of 1937. On December 12 of that year she married Earl Miller in Lansing,
and he survives her. She was a homemaker who enjoyed gardening, sewing, reading and
crosswords. Along with Earl, she was crowned the Queen and King of Ovid Healthcare Center
this past Valentine’s Day. She is also survived by her son, Herb (Pat) Miller and
daughter, Dorine (Lyle) Luft, all of Owosso, 7 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren,
brother, Elmer (Mary) Snover of Millington and several nieces and nephews. She was
preceded in death by her daughter and son-in-law, Virginia and Franklin Lee Luft, and her
brother and sister-in-law, Harold and Lena Snover.Funeral services will be held 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at the Houghton Chapel of Osgood Funeral Homes, 232 E. Oak St., Ovid with the Rev. Clifford Furness officiating. Burial will follow immediately at Maple Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Monday from 2:00 – 4:00 P.M. and 6:00 – 8:00 P.M. and for one hour prior to the service on Tuesday. Sympathies may be expressed in the form of memorial contributions to the charity of the donor’s choice. Paul Eugene Heller He married Anna Witt in July 1957. They had one daughter,
LuAnn and one son Scott. An avid hunter and fisherman, Paul also enjoyed golfing, bowling,
and horse racing. He was a member of the V.F.W., the American Legion, and U.A.W. Local
925. He was preceded in death by both parents, brothers, Roy and Gerald, sisters, Grace,
Ruth, and Dorothy, and first wife Rosemary Patterson.
She is survived by her parents, Curtis Wallace and Dawn Wallace, both of DeWitt, and sister Paige Wallace at home; grandparents, Bob Wallace of Potterville, MI, Fran Snider of Lansing, MI and Janice Vandervest of St. Johns and best friends Emily Udry and Caitlyn Babb. She was preceded in death by her grandfather, Elmer Vandervest. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday October 7, 2008, 1:00P.M. at Pilgrim United Methodist Church, (corner of Parks and DeWitt Rd.) with Pastor Ken Bremer officiating. Burial will follow at DeWitt Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Keck-Coleman Funeral Home on Monday, Oct. 6, 2008, 2-5 P.M. and 6-8 P.M. Memorial contributions may be made to Tatum Wallace Medical Expense Fund, c/o Bank of America, 12990 S. US 27, DeWitt, MI 48820 or Children's Miracle Network.
Elaine is survived by her daughters Sharon Kay Vaudry of Galena, MD and Barbara Joan(Brian)Horton of St. Johns, 3 Grandchildren: Kimberly A, Bradley J., and Kevin D. 2 brothers-in-law Fred Kruger of Grand Ledge and Donald Kruger of Lansing, 2 sister-in-law, Donna Kebler of Eagle and Aileen Hagerman of Grand Ledge. She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years Kenneth, 4 brothers: Robert, Neil, Norman and Howard and sister Frances Cusack. Funeral services will be held Monday, October 6, 2008-2:00 P.M. at the Peters & Murray Funeral Home, Grand Ledge with interment to follow at North Eagle Cemetery Eagle Twp., Clinton County. The family will receive fiends Sunday 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. and Monday 12:00 noon until service time. For those desiring contributions made to the North Eagle Cemetery Society will be greatly appreciated.
Gloria trained and worked within the sales, personal communication and healing fields, and developed wonderful lasting relationships. Gloria developed a spiritual philosophy of "positive thinking," "right action" and "Universal Abundance," which shaped her relationship to the Divine, her thinking and her actions for the rest of her life. During the past 15 years, she spent half living with her daughter, Kathy, in San Diego, and half with her son, Scott, in Florida. These years were filled with many things she loved. She traveled to St. Johns, MI, in 2005 for her 50th High School reunion. She attended the births of several of her grandchildren, rediscovered her love of singing and ballroom dance, had great parties, read great books and engaged in precious "girlfriend" time. She always worked to improve herself. and was always ready for a new experience, a new challenge or a new opportunity to spread her wings and expand. Not only did she want to do more, but she knew that God was not done with her yet. In our hearts, she will certainly live on for many years to come. She passed on July 30, 2008 in San Diego due to complications from Mesothelioma. She is survived by her children, Scott Lappin, Kathy Episcopo, Dan Lappin and Brad Lappin; her 6 grandchildren, Wesley, Parker, Erica, Hunter, Tanner and Cooper; and her 5 brothers and sisters. In her honor, a private rose garden is being created in San Diego.
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Paul Eugene Heller, 83, died October 2, 2008. He was
born to William and Myrtie (Frisbie) Heller on June 13, 1925 in Kunkle, Ohio. He was the
youngest of 8 children and grew up on the family farm. He graduated from Kunkle High
School in 1943. Paul enlisted in the United States Army in October 1943. He served in the
3rd Division as a rifleman in the European Campaign of WWII. He was a recipient of the
Purple Heart and was honorably discharged in 1946. Paul married Rosemary Patterson in 1951
and had one son, Mark. Paul made his career with Federal Mogul Corp. which spanned over 30
years. 
Tatum M. Wallace, 10,
went home to be with her Lord on Saturday October 4, 2008 after a courageous battle with
cancer. Tatum was born in St. Johns on June 1, 1998 the daughter of Curtis and Dawn
(Vandervest) Wallace and was a 5th grader at Herbison Woods School in DeWitt. She loved
fashion, clothes, doing nails, make-up and hair.
Elaine Alta Kruger, age
93, completed her life’s mission as a wife, mother, teacher, and mentor on Thursday
October 2, 2008. She was born the second child of Alta Rosetta Howe Kebler and Nathan
Frederick Kebler on May 30, 1915, on a farm in the Eagle area. Her love for childhood
learning began in a two room rural school. Later after graduating from Grand Ledge High
School, she attended Clinton County Normal for one session to become a certified teacher
for three years. She returned to a rural school to begin her own career. 
Gloria Tait LaBarge,
born Gloria Harriet Tait, in Wayne, MI on February 27, 1937 to Joy Tait and Opal Baker
Tait. She was eldest of 6: Shirley Buehler, Nancy Duvall, Mory, Keith and Max Tait.
Growing up on a farm, she was active in 4-H, Junior Farm Bureau and her church youth
group. She grew sugar beets (she was Junior Sugar Beet Queen of Michigan in 1950) and
raised Hereford cattle (which paid for college). At a 4-H dance, she met and married Ivan
Lappin, father of her 4 children. They moved to Chicago, where her children spent most of
their youth. Divorcing after 20 years, she refurbished their Victorian house and redefined
her life goals. While singing with Chicago's Grant Park Chorus, she met and married
Richard LaBarge, with whom she shared 10 years. They moved to San Diego, CA in 1979. 
Leslie T. Sturgis, known to
his Michigan friends and family as "Tim", passed away Monday, September 29, 2008
in Tucson, Arizona.