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Obituaries<\/strong><\/p>\n

Doris Mildred Swanson<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"Doris Mildred Swanson, age 86, of St. Johns, MI, passed away Thursday, March 21, 2019, at Grace Haven Assisted Living, St. Johns, MI.<\/p>\n

Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes – Osgood Chapel, 104 East Cass Street, St. Johns, MI, on Saturday, March 23, 2019 at 11:00 A.M., with Pastor Andy Croel officiating. Burial will take place at South Bingham Township Cemetery, St. Johns, MI. Visitation will be held on Friday, March 22, 2019 from 2-8 P.M. with family present from 2-4 and 6-8 P.M. at the funeral home.<\/p>\n

Doris was born in Ovid, MI on January 25, 1933, the daughter of Harold and Pauline (Simpson) Coffman. She graduated from of Ovid High School. Doris married Warren Duerr Swanson on June 21, 1958 in Maple Rapids at the Congregational Church. Warren passed away on September 23, 1993.<\/p>\n

Doris had worked at Sealed Power and also worked on the family farm. Later in life she worked at White’s Bakery in St. Johns. Doris and Warren enjoyed playing euchre with the neighborhood card club. She also enjoyed swimming at the HS pool with her friends. Her family was very important to her, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.<\/p>\n

The Swanson Family would like to say a heartfelt thank you to Sparrow Hospice and the staff of Vista Springs Timber Ridge Village, and Grace Haven Assisted Living for the care they gave their mother.<\/p>\n

She is survived by 2 daughters: Marsha Swanson Edington of East Lansing, MI; and Dana Swanson of St. Johns, MI; 2 sons: Jack Swanson of DeWitt, MI; and Wesley and Carrie Swanson of St. Johns, MI; 5 grandchildren: Warren Edington, Casey Compeau, Lacey Swanson, Hailey (Devyn Clark, significant other) Sibley, and Wesley Swanson; 3 great-grandchildren: Karson Swanson, Myah and Amelia Clark; brother John Coffman of DeWitt, MI; sister Linda Schultz of Arab, AL; brother Larry and Mary Coffman of Gratiot County, MI; sister Jane and Dave Swadling of Otter Lake, MI; and several nieces and nephews. Doris was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and siblings: Loretta Ballinger, Georgiana Bradley, Bob Coffman, and Hannah Vitek.<\/p>\n

Memorials may be made to Sparrow Hospice, Grace Haven Assisted Living, St. Johns, MI or Vista Springs Timber Ridge Village, East Lansing, MI. The family is being served by Smith Family Funeral Homes<\/font><\/a> – Osgood Chapel, St. Johns, MI.<\/p>\n

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Sally L. McElroy<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"Sally L. McElroy, age 84 went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, March 17, 2019 at Ovid Healthcare Center. Sally was born on June 9, 1934 in Hillsdale, MI the daughter of Ward and Estella (Roush) Bly. She graduated from Hillsdale High School in 1952 and on March 14, 1953 she married William D. McElroy in Hillsdale. Sally worked for St. Johns Public School as a bus driver for several years. She was a member of Pilgrim United Methodist Church and loved playing the piano and being with her family.<\/p>\n

Survivors are her husband, William; children, Ronald (Sharon) McElroy of DeWitt, John McElroy, Bill (Kathleen) McElroy and Kim (Ben) Swanchara all of St. Johns and Kelly (Larry) Ward of Minnesota; 12 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren and a sister, Nancy Taylor of Hillsdale.<\/p>\n

A memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorials may be made to Pilgrim United Methodist Church. Arrangements by Keck-Coleman Funeral Home<\/font><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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John Minsky<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"John Minsky, 90, of St. Johns Michigan, passed away peacefully at home and surrounded by family. on Saturday March 16, 2019. He was born July 27, 1928 in Berlin, Wisconsin, the son of John J. and Lillian (Spritka) Minsky. John graduated from Berlin High School in 1946 and shortly thereafter joined the U.S. Army, where he was proud to serve in the 511th Parachute Regiment of the U.S. Army in Japan. After leaving the Army he returned to Wisconsin to attend St. Norbert College near Green Bay, where he graduated in 1954 with a B.A. in Business Administration and a minor in Philosophy. He worked for Charmin Paper in Marquette and Cheboygan before turning to teaching, first in Mackinaw City for three years, and then retiring after 27 years at St. Johns Middle School in 1992.<\/p>\n

John was a man of many talents and interests, and rarely did things simply half-way. His shelves were lined with books on a vast range of topics: from politics to health, from history to philosophy, and from nature to culture. When John developed an interest, he pursued it with the passion of the life-long student he was. During his education career, he received a U.S. Patent for teaching the slide rule, which was a source of pride for both John and his family. He was committed to health and wellness throughout his adult years – he read constantly about nutrition and fitness, ran dozens of road races (including a 100-mile marathon in his 40s) and even borrowed boxing gloves in his 80s to try his hand (literally) at a new style of exercise. In retirement, he decided to grow roses, learned all he could (and became an American Horticulture Society Certified Master Gardner in the process) and won a blue ribbon the first year he entered the Greater Lansing Rose Society competition with a single rose. He later served as the Rose Society President and planted a yard full of beautiful flowers. He was also well known in mid-Michigan for his 25 years as an actor at the Lansing Riverwalk Theatre, Lansing Civic Players, and Lansing Community College Theatre Program, as well as the Ledges Playhouse in Grand Ledge. He loved music, politics, nature, and a good laugh. His famous saying and wisest advice was \u201cLife is Good, huh?!\u201d<\/p>\n

He is survived by his wife Arline of St. Johns; sister Mary Christianson of Winchester, VA; children Ken Minsky of Peel, AR, Greg (Donnette) Minsky of Perrinton, Jenny (Frank) Lynn of Grand Rapids, and daughter-in-law Kathy Minsky of St. Johns; step-children Brad (Tami) Rullman of Valparaiso, IN, Brenda (Jim) Julovich of Bloomington, IN, Loren (Allison) Rullman of Ann Arbor; grandchildren Solitaire, Josh, Nick, Danny, Lisa, Michael, Sam, Sarah, Cailey, and Miranda. He was preceded in death by his son Jack and his first wife, Betty Jane Minsky.<\/p>\n

The family would like to thank Sparrow Health System Hospice Service for its special care over the last several months.<\/p>\n

A memorial service to honor John\u2019s life will be held at 2:00 P.M. on May 18 at Keck-Coleman Funeral Home<\/font><\/a> in St. Johns. The family will receive friends and relatives beginning at 1:00 P.M. until service time.Those wishing to make a contribution in John\u2019s honor may do so with Michigan State University Opera Programs by contacting Rebecca Surian, Senior Director of Development at the MSU College of Music, 333 W. Circle Drive, Room 103, East Lansing, MI 48824, (517) 353-9872 or surian@msu.edu<\/font><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Minnie M. Nunemaker<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"Minnie M. Nunemaker died Thursday, March 14, 2019 at the age of 94. She was born May 11, 1924 in Brookfield, GA the daughter of William and Ida (Shirley) Parkerson. Minnie was a member of Bethel Mennonite Church and the Women\u2019s Missionary Sewing Circle. She worked as the librarian for the Maple Rapids Library for 22 years. On November 25, 1944 she married Marvin Nunemaker and he preceded her in death in January of 1993.<\/p>\n

Surviving are two daughters, Margaret Nunemaker of St. Johns and Marvia Nemetz of Maple Rapids; two sons, Samuel E. (Jean) Nunemaker of Winter Haven, FL and Bill (Connie) Nunemaker of Shevlin, MN; five grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren, three great great grandchildren; brother, Henry (Brenda) Parkerson; sister, Faye Tawyzer and sister-in-law, Betty Sue Parkerson all of GA. She was also predeceased by a grandson, Marvin Todd Nunemaker, a son-in-law, Bill Nemetz, a sister, Joanne Hayes and three brothers, James, Albert and Johnny Parkerson.<\/p>\n

Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Monday, March 18, 2019 at Bethel Mennonite Church 9785 S. Bagley Rd. (US 127) Ashley with Pastor Joe Pendleton officiating. Interment will take place at Washington Township Cemetery. The family will receive relatives and friends 2-4 and 6-8 PM Sunday at Keck-Coleman Funeral Home<\/font><\/a> , St. Johns. Memorials may be made to the Maple Rapids Library.<\/p>\n

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Gurk, Christy and Christopher<\/p>\n

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Hunt, Chad-Allen Edward and Brandi Leigh<\/p>\n

Stone, Beth Anne and Jassen Michael<\/p>\n

Miller, Kimberly Ann and Ondrus, Patrick Joseph<\/p>\n

Misiak, Brittany and Tyler<\/p>\n

Schmidt, Katherine and Alan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Obituaries Doris Mildred Swanson Doris Mildred Swanson, age 86, of St. Johns, MI, passed away Thursday, March 21, 2019, at Grace Haven Assisted Living, St. Johns, MI. Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes – Osgood Chapel, 104 East Cass Street, St. Johns, MI, on Saturday, March 23, 2019 at 11:00 A.M., Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3994","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-transitions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/newindy\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3994","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/newindy\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/newindy\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/newindy\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/newindy\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3994"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/newindy\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3994\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/newindy\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/newindy\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3994"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/newindy\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}