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Kenneth W. Goodknecht
He is survived by sons Michael of East Lansing and Carl of Melvin, MI; granddaughter Kelly Goodknecht of Melvin, MI; step daughters, Paula McCormick, Sally (Rich) Taylor both of Ovid, Mary (Bob) Varco of Texas and Tamara (Fred) Heumann of Haslett. MI; step son William (Vonda) Rann of Ovid[ 20 step grandchildren and 23 step great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother Ronald. The family will receive friends at Keck-Coleman Funeral Home, St. Johns on Friday, Jan. 9, 2009, 2-4 and 6-8 P.M. Memorials may be given to Hospice House of Mid-Michigan, Sparrow Foundation, Hospice Services, PO Box 30480, Lansing, MI 48909-9986. Burial will be at a later date at Maple Grove Cemetery, Ovid, MI
Also surviving is one son, Scott of Mt. Pleasant, four sisters, Diane (Jerry) Sharick and Dorothy Cornwell both of St. Johns, Deb (Rick) Louchart of Lakeland, FL, Darlene (Doug) Hufnagel of Ovid; two brothers, Don Evitts of St. Johns and Dale (Judy) Evitts of Middleton; sister-in-law Alma (Ted) Stearns of Pompano Beach, FL and brother-in-law, Steve Barclay of St. Johns and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, sister, Denise "Kit" Barclay, brothers-in-law, Terry Cornwell, Dick Adams, Larry Johnson, Jack Robinson and parents-in-law Earl and Della Johnson. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 7, 2009 at Keck-Coleman Funeral Home, St. Johns with Pastor Ken Bremer officiating. Interment will follow at Chapel Hill Cemetery. The family will receive relatives and friends 6- 8 p.m. Monday and 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to a charity of donor’s choice.
He is survived by wife Esther, daughter Pat (Don) Stoecker of Charlotte, MI, son Clifford (Catherine) Carey of Petoskey, MI and daughter Sharon (Doug) Hildreth of Lansing, step-sons Dan (Linda) Ritter, Les (Rose) and Brian (Linda) Ritter all of St. Johns and step-daughter Sue (Jeff) Spicer of St. Johns, 15 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren and sister Beverly Feldpausch of Eaton Rapids. He was preceded in death by brothers George, Laurence, Dale, Lyle, Raymond and Wayne and sisters Opal Fast and Mildred Frank. Funeral services will be held at Keck-Coleman Funeral Home on Thursday, January 8, 2009 at 11:00 A.M. with Rev. Lori Sykes officiating. Burial will follow at Deepdale Cemetery, Lansing, MI. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009, 6-8 and on Thursday, 10 A.M. until service time. Memorials may be made to the donor’s choice.
He is survived by his wife Emily, daughter, Tammy (Jack) Coffey of Lansing, son, David (Mary) Harsh of NormaL, IL. Grandchildren, Leandra, and Lindsay Coffey, Ian, Evan and Sarah Harsh and his father, Ralph Onstott of Ionia. Funeral services will be held at Keck-Coleman Funeral Home on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 at 1:00 P.M. with Pastor Kathy Leydorf officiating. Cremation will follow. The family will receive friends at Keck-Coleman Funeral Home on Monday, Jan. 5, 2009, 2-4 and 6-8 P.M. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association or American Heart Association.
Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie Chapel on Monday, January 5th at 11:00 am, Mr. Thomas Bradley will officiate. Visitation will be held on Sunday 2-8 P.M.. at Smith Family Funeral Homes, Elsie Chapel. Burial will take place at Ford Cemetery. Lillian was born in Ashley, Michigan on November 9, 1932, the daughter Joe and Beulah (Bovee) Skaryd, she graduated from Ashley High School with the class of 1950. She worked at Michigan Refrigeration, Lansing, Michigan, and Traditions in St. Johns, Michigan. She enjoyed traveling on Charter Bus Line tours, and she enjoyed stopping at the casino and playing the penny slots. Lillian resided most of her life in Bannister, Ashley Flint and St. Johns, she was a member of the ZCBJ Lodge #225, Bannister, Michigan. She is survived by her daughter Penny and John Nieman of Bannister, Michigan, one son Robert Harnick of Bannister, Michigan grandchildren Wade Nieman, Josh and Jill Harnick, Travis and Lurie Nieman, Kristy and Josh Brooks, great grandchildren McKayla Muscott, Hunter Harnick, Dylan, Caven, Devon Brooks, Johnny and Robert Nieman, 1 sister, Shirley and Bruce Hofferbert of Bannister, 2 brothers, Doug and Toni Skaryd of Bannister, and Jim and Joyce Skaryd of Perrinton, Michigan. She was predeceased by her parents, 1 great, grandchild Jazmine, husband George Robert Harnick. Memorials may be made to ZCBJ Lodge Bannister, Michigan. The family is being served by Smith Family Funeral Homes Elsie Chapel Elsie, Michigan.
Surviving are his wife of 48 years, Ruth (Smith) Hengesbach; sons, John, Steven, and Brian Hengesbach of Westphalia, and Glenn (Amanda) Hengesbach of Lansing; daughter, Carolyn (Brent) Henry of Lansing; 6 grandchildren, Kaitlyn, William, Layne, Matt, Abby, and Nick; sister, Marie Schafer of Mecosta; 3 brothers, Donald (Kathy), Mark, and Anthony (Sharon) Hengesbach, all of Westphalia; brother-in-law, Charles Smith of Grand Ledge; 3 sisters-in-law, Janet Hengesbach and Patti Hengesbach of Westphalia, and Kathy Hengesbach of Eagle; several brothers and sisters-in-law. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by the Rev. Cecilio Reyna, Pastor at 11:30 am Tuesday, January 6, 2009 at St. Mary's Catholic Church with Rite of Committal following at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the St. Mary's Funeral Chapel, 210 N. Westphalia Street, Westphalia from 2-4 and 7-9 pm Sunday and Monday. Rosaries will be prayed at 3 and 8 pm Sunday and 3 pm Monday. There will be a Scriptural Wake Service held at 8 pm Monday. Arrangements are entrusted to the Schrauben-Lehman Funeral Home, Portland.
Bud is survived by Phyllis; his two sons, Douglas (Pauline) and Richard (Pamela); his grandsons, Brent (Mary), Scott (Mel), Ryan (Carmen), Matthew (Amanda); and his great-grandchildren, Taylor, Nicholas, Tyler, Derek, David, Zachary, Dylon, Brooklyn and Noah. Bud served in World War II and the Korean War. He worked in the glass business 47 years and owned St. Johns Glass for 10 years. Bud enjoyed camping. snowmobiling, golfing and going on cruises with his family and friends. He and Phyllis spent the last 18 winters in Florida participating in fun activities with their many friends at Winterset Park. Services were held at Winterset Park in Palmetto, Florida. Cremation was handled by Mansion Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. Oscar L. Stockwell died on December 30, 2008 at Banner
Thunderbird Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona. He was 91 years old. He had been living with his
daughter in Arizona for the past 13 months. He was born March 17, 1917 in St. Johns,
Michigan, the son of Leonard and Bessie (Grubaugh) Stockwell. He served in the US Army
during World War II. He worked as a general contractor and later as a cement finisher, and
custodian of St. Johns public schools. Oscar was a member of the First Baptist Church in
St. Johns. On December 13, 1942, Oscar married Sarah Mae Matheson of Columbus, Georgia and
they enjoyed 63 years together.
Surviving is one daughter Barbara (Don) Lewis of St. Johns; five sons, John (Teala), Gary (Judy), and Randy (Caroline) all of St. Johns, Ron (Valerie) of Ovid and Robert D. of Ithaca; 19 grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren; two sisters, Eleanor Jacobs of South Carolina and Ann Wood of Northville, MI. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 3, 2009 at Keck-Coleman Funeral Home, St. Johns with Pastor Tim Knaus officiating. Interment will take place at Maple Hill Cemetery in Cadillac, Michigan. Military honors will be provided by the St. Johns Honor Guard. The family will receive relatives and friends 6-8 p.m. Thursday, January 1 and 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Friday January 2 at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Capital Area Humane Society 7095 W. Grand River Ave., Lansing, MI 48906.
Surviving are his wife of 31 years, Patti Hengesbach; children, Tara, Cole, Haley, and Hanna Hengesbach; brothers, Albin (Ruth) Hengesbach, Donald (Kathy) Hengesbach, Anthony (Sharon) Hengesbach, and Mark Hengesbach; sister, Marie Schafer; sisters-in-law, Janet and Kathy Hengesbach; brother-in-law Charles Smith; mother and father-in-law, Robert and Kathleen Barker; brothers and sisters-in-law, Allan Barker, Shirley Linn, and Lori (Mike) Wieber; several nieces and nephews. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by the Rev. Cecilio Reyna, Pastor at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 3, 2009 at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Westphalia with Rite of Committal following at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the St. Mary's Funeral Chapel, 210 N. Westphalia Street, Westphalia from 7-9 p.m. Thursday and 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Friday. Rosaries will be prayed at 8 p.m. Thursday and 3 p.m. Friday. A Scriptural Wake Service will be held at 8 p.m. Friday. Arrangements are entrusted to the Schrauben-Lehman Funeral Home, Portland.
He was born March 24, 1928 in New Castle, Penn., the son of Emerson and Beatrice Chalmers. Bill was married to Carole Steele June 6, 1953 in New Castle. They lived in Pennsylvania and Ohio until 1966 when the family moved to St. Johns where he was manager of the JC Penney Store in downtown St. Johns. He served as manager of JC Penney Stores for 27 years in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan. He worked at the former Clinton Bank and Trust in St. Johns and for the State of Michigan prior to the couple's relocation to Florida in 1995.During their years in St. Johns, Bill and Carole were active members of the First Congregational Church. Their many friends have fond memories of times spent playing cards, camping and enjoying Bill's cooking and hospitality. Surviving are his wife, Carole S. Chalmers; children, Tracey Chalmers of Holt, and Scott (Renna) Chalmers of Rock Ledge, Fla.; grandchildren, Matthew Dedyne of Clearwater, Fla., Jessica (Jason) Winsor of Spring Lake, and Emily and Sarah Chalmers of Rock Ledge, Fla.; brother and sister-in-law, Thomas (Mary Lou) Chalmers of New Castle, Penn. A memorial service was held Dec. 31, 2008, at the First United Methodist Church of Melbourne with Pastor John Denmark officiating. Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church of Melbourne, 110 E. New Haven Ave., Melbourne, Fla., 32901; or Hospice of Health First, 1900 Dairy Road, Melbourne, Fla., 32904.
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Kenneth W. Goodknecht of Ovid, MI. 86, died
Wednesday Jan. 7, 2009 at Hospice House-Mid Michigan. He was born on April 17, 1922 in
Owosso, MI the son of Frederick W. and Gladys D. (Varco) Goodknecht. Ken worked at
Universal Electric in Owosso for several years retiring in 1986. He married Elizabeth
Chrysler on Jan. 17, 1948. She preceded him in death March 6, 1973. On Nov. 3, 1989 he
married Rita Rann in Owosso, MI. She preceded him in death on March 19, 2008. Ken enjoyed
watching sports, the Detroit Tigers in particular, and music.
Dolores E. Johnson died Sunday, January 4, 2009 at
the age of 56. She was born September 19, 1952 the daughter of Marvin and Ellomae
(Cassady) Evitts. She was a 1970 graduate of St. Johns High School and enjoyed to crochet.
She retired from the Department of Environmental Quality after 37 years of dedicated and
loyal service to the State of Michigan. Dolores always felt fortunate to work with such a
great group of people whose friendship she valued. She married Don Johnson in October 1977
and he survives her. 
Clifford C. Carey, 87 of
St. Johns, MI died Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009 at Clinton Memorial Hospital. Clifford was born on
March 26, 1921 in Lansing, Mi the son of Henry and Grace (Bale) Carey. He was a veteran of
the U.S. Army serving as a flight engineer and worked at General Motors as a skilled
tradesman in small truck repair for 31 years retiring in 1979. In 1944 he married Agnes
Prebes and she passed in 1981. In 1983 he married Esther Ritter in St. Johns, MI.
Lyle E. "Red",
"Cobby", Onstott, 71 of St. Johns, MI died January 3, 2009 at Sparrow Hospital.
Lyle was born on June 13, 1937 in Lansing, MI the son of Ralph and Anna (Sipka) Onstott.
He graduated from St. Johns High School, was a veteran of the U.S. Army and worked at
Federal Mogul, retiring in 1999. On July 17, 1982 he married Emily Gibbs in St. Johns. He
will miss seeing his friends at the "Watering Hole" and will look forward to
seeing them again someday. He enjoyed watching sports on TV, attending High School Sports
and working in his yard. 
Lillian Beulah
Luckhardt, age 76, of St. Johns, MI Died Friday, January 2nd, 2009 in Lansing, Michigan. 
We have lost a
husband, a father, a grandfather, a brother, a friend and a teacher. Albin L. Hengesbach,
age 70, son of Anthony and Marcella (Fedewa) Hengesbach born on December 15, 1938 in
Westphalia Township, passed away on Friday, January 2, 2009. Al lived his entire life in
Westphalia Township. He worked for 23 years for Westphalia Builders as a carpenter. In
1980 he established Albin Hengesbach Carpentry and Custom Cabinets and owned and operated
it for 28 years. He was joined in business by his four sons. He had been a member of
several business organizations, the Westphalia Knights of Columbus St. Jude Thaddeus
Council, TPA, ABC, and an usher for St. Mary's Catholic Church where he was also a member.
As he enjoyed semi-retirement his favorite pastime was his grandchildren, golfing,
gardening, renewing and maintaing old and new friendships with everyone he met. Al was
preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Sharon; sister, Evelyn Smith; brothers,
Charles, Paul, and James Hengesbach; brother-in-law, Clarence Schafer; several brothers
and sisters-in-laws. 
Homer "Bud"
Michels, 80, of St. Johns, MI, went to Heaven Saturday, November 29, 2008 at Blake
Hospital in Bradenton, Florida. Family members were at his side. Bud was a loving husband
and father. He dearly loved his sweetheart, Phyllis. They were married for 62 years. 
Robert W. Moon of St. Johns
Michigan, died Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at the age of 88. He was born June 4, 1920 in
Cadillac, Michigan the son of Morton and Lydia (Brehm) Moon. He was a member of First
Baptist Church in St. Johns and a former Sunday school teacher. Robert was an Army veteran
of WWII an avid hunter and fisherman and a retired drywall contractor. On July 3, 1942 he
married Marion “Jeannie” Yerly and she preceded him in death July 5, 2002. He
was also predeceased by a sister, Dorothy McMullen and a brother Art. 
James C. Hengesbach
Westphalia Age 54, loving husband, father, and brother, passed away on Tuesday, December
30, 2008. He was born on May 7, 1954 in Westphalia the son of Anthony and Marcella
(Fedewa) Hengesbach. Jim farmed his entire life on the farm he was born and raised on and
worked for Albin Hengesbach Trim as a carpenter. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic
Church in Westphalia, the Catholic Order of Foresters and the TPA. He was preceded in
death by his parents; brothers, Charles and Paul Hengesbach; sister, Evelyn Smith;
brother-in-law, Clarence Schafer. 
William Emerson Chalmers, 80, of Melbourne, Fla.,
and formerly of St. Johns, passed away peacefully at home Dec. 27, 2008, with family
members by his side following a lengthy struggle with congestive heart failure.Bill
enjoyed cooking and sharing recipes with family and friends. Ever the jovial host, he
loved entertaining guests and spirited conversation.