{"id":17612,"date":"2010-08-19T20:37:22","date_gmt":"2010-08-20T00:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/miserybay.usanethosting.com\/wordpress\/?p=17612"},"modified":"2010-08-19T20:37:22","modified_gmt":"2010-08-20T00:37:22","slug":"obituaries-70","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/obituaries-70\/","title":{"rendered":"Obituaries"},"content":{"rendered":"

Richard S. “Rick” Anderson, Helen Sipkovsky, Randy Craig, Richard H. Budd, Mary E. Howe, Vernetta E. Price
\nRichard S. Anderson<\/strong>
\nRichard S. Anderson, age 67, died August 15, 2010. He was born June 7, 1943 in St. Johns, MI to Dorr M. and Margaret L. (Nienaber) Anderson, II. Rick graduated from Rodney B. Wilson High School in St. Johns in 1961 and from Michigan State University. He was owner\/operator of Anderson International Travel until 2009.
\nSurviving are two sisters, June (Robert) Cary of Cassopolis, MI and Kay (Jerry) Tiedt of Grand Rapids, MI; one brother, Dorr M. (Danna) Anderson, III of Mexico; 5 nieces; 4 nephews; and several great nieces and nephews.
\nA Memorial Service will be held 4:00 PM Thursday, August 19, 2010, at the Gorsline Runciman Funeral Homes<\/a>, 1730 E. Grand River Avenue, East Lansing, MI. The family will receive friends Thursday at the funeral home from 3-4 PM.
\nContributions may be made in Rick’s memory to the charity of one’s choice.<\/p>\n

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Helen Sipkovsky
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\nHelen Sipkovsky, died August 12, 2010, at the age of 91. She was born in Gratiot County on November 27, 1918, the daughter of Joseph and Mary (Lovas) Chmiko. Helen retired from Clinton Memorial Hospital and was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church is St. Johns. Helen married Steve Sipkovsky, Jr. June 14, 1941 in Bannister. Steve preceded her in death on June 22, 1963.
\nHelen is survived by her sons, Steve (Maryann) Sipkovsky, Robert (Cindy) Sipkovsky and Gary (Sue) Sipkovsky; 12 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. She is also survived by her sisters, Sally Foreit, Thelma Rowan and Carole (Dewey) Custer and brother, John (Nancy) Chmiko. Along with her parents and husband, Helen was preceded in death by sister, Mary Fabus and brothers, Joe and Paul Chmiko.
\nMass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 am Saturday, August 21 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in St. Johns with burial following at Mt. Rest Cemetery with Fr. Ken MacDonald as celebrant. The family will receive friends at the Osgood Funeral Home<\/a> 104 E. Cass St. in St. Johns, 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. on Friday with a vigil service\/rosary at 7 p.m. Memorials may be made in Helen\u2019s name to the St. Joseph Catholic Church.<\/p>\n

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Randy Craig<\/strong>
\nRandy Craig, passed away on August 16, 2010, at the age of 56. Randy was born in Saline, Michigan on June 26, 1954, the son of Gaylord and Delores (Nieman) Craig.
\nSurviving are his father, Gaylord Craig of St. Johns, brother, Rocky (Michelle) Craig of St. Johns, sister , Holly (Ryan Wheeler) Craig of Lansing, nephew, Jeremy Craig, nieces, Nicole (Steve) Hurt, Madison Wheeler and great nephews, Matthew and Carter Craig, stepson, Joe (Tammy) Porubsky. He was preceded in death by his mother, Delores Craig. Randy had a tremendous love of the outdoors and enjoyed fishing, hunting, farming, motorcycles, Nascar and Sunday dinners with family.
\nFuneral Services will be at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, August 19, 2010, at the Abbott Chapel of Osgood Funeral Homes<\/a>, 509 E. Main St. in Maple Rapids, with David Hudgens officiating. The family will receive friends from 10 \u2013 11 a.m. prior to the funeral service.
\nTo learn more about Randy and view his Life Story film, visit his personal webpage at www.lifestorynet.com\/memories\/61375<\/a>, where you can share a memory or photo, and sign his memory book. Contributions may be made in Randy\u2019s name to the Breslin Cancer Center.<\/p>\n

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Richard H. Budd<\/strong>
\nRichard \u201cDick\u201d H. Budd, age 90, died, August 16, 2010. He was born March 19, 1920, in Lansing, the son of Sidney and Julia (Gebow) Budd. Dick graduated from Lansing Eastern in 1938, he served in the Navy during WWII in the Philippines as a Submarine Radar and Sonar Communicator. He worked as a salesman at Budd\u2019s Music House, Shephard Shoes, and was an Insurance Agent and later worked for Eagle Buick in Crystal River, Florida. Dick was a member of Holt United Methodist Church, and a life member of VFW Post #2406 in Charlotte, Michigan.
\nHe is survived by his partner of 33 years, Betty Holcomb of St. Johns, his son, Richard A. Budd of Lansing, daughter, Judy (Bill) Hunt of Holt, sister, Betty (Bill) Griffin of Jacksonville, Florida, 8 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren, many nieces and nephews, the family of Rob and April Phillips, as well as the entire Holcomb family. He was preceded in death by his daughter in law, Nancy Budd.
\nA Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, August 26, 2010, at Holt United Methodist Church, with Rev. Glen Wagner officiating. Contributions may be made in Dick\u2019s memory to Sparrow Hospice at St. Lawrence Campus. The family is being served by, Osgood Funeral Home<\/a> of St. Johns.<\/p>\n

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Mary E. Howe<\/strong>
\nMary Howe “Mrs. Marvin Howe”, died on Tuesday, August 10, 2010, at her home on the farm she and her beloved husband Marvin purchased in 1941. Born on May 6, 1921, graduated from Eastern High School (1939) and Lansing Secretarial College. Mary met Marvin at a dance when she was 17. Both always said it was love at first sight. “We simply recognized each other.” Sweethearts from that moment on, they were married on June 27, 1941. They received a team of horses as a wedding present from his parents, a very useful gift for a young farming couple at that time.
\nMary helped Marvin with the dairy farm and she also worked as a telephone switchboard operator at Oldsmobile in the 1940’s. Later she worked as a secretary of Farm Bureau Insurance and for the Grand Ledge Public Schools. Together they had 61 wonderful years. When Marvin died in 2002 her heart went with him. During this time she spent many hours working as a volunteer for Operation Christmas Child, wrapping hundreds of gift boxes and making necklaces and bracelets to be sent to children overseas. Mary was also an avid reader all of her life. Her mother once told her she had been “born knowing how to read” and in 2008 she composed a “Suggested Reading List” for incoming college students, which is currently in use. She also had a deep appreciation for poetry with Robert Frost’s “Stopping by a Woods on a Snowy Evening” among her favorites.
\nShe is survived by one son, Doug (Joan) Howe of Lima, Ohio; three daughters: Barb (Ron) Hamlin of Webberville, Lynn (Al) Anger of Sanford and Dell (Don) Neumann of Eagle; also 6 grand children and 6 great grandchildren. The family wishes to thank all the nurses at Hospice of Lansing and especially Mary’s primary nurse, Ann, for the professionalism, compassion and expertise in end of life care.
\nAs per Mary’s wishes, there will be no funeral. The family was served by the Peters and Murray Funeral Home<\/a> in Grand Ledge.
\n“Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come.” By R. Tagore<\/p>\n

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Vernetta E. Price<\/strong>
\nVernetta E. Price, died August 11, 2010, at the age of 91. She was born in Essex Twp., on May 14, 1919, the daughter of William and Helen (Freeman) Mueller. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and the Altar Society and resided most of her life in Clinton County.
\nVernetta is survived by her husband Kenneth Price whom she married in St. Johns on April 10, 1940, they recently celebrated 70 years of marriage together. Also surviving are their children, William (Chris) Price, Kenneth (Sandra) Price, Richard Price, James Price, Linda (Gene) Gruzed, Susan (Jerry) Brown and Barbara Watson and friend, Greg, 15 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren, 2 great-great grandchildren, and sister, Beatrice Bozung. She was preceded in death by her parents, daughter, Helen Ann Price, brother, Joseph Mueller, and sisters, Marguerite Mueller and Odella Field.
\nFuneral Mass will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, August 16, 2010, at St. Joseph Catholic Church with Fr. Eoin Murphy officiating, burial at Mt. Rest Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Osgood Funeral Home<\/a>, 104 E. Cass, Sunday evening 6-8 p.m., with a Vigil\/Rosary prayed at 7 p.m. Contributions may be made in memory of Vernetta to St. Joseph Catholic Church or Hazel I. Findlay Country Manor.<\/p>\n

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