All Obituaries

Age 67, of Jonesville, passed away at the Henry Ford Hospice Home Tuesday September 27, 2022. John was born in Jackson, Michigan on Monday, November 1, 1954 to the late John Edward and Virginia Mae (Atzenhoffer) Rudolph.  He is survived by two children; Jessica (Nate) Pepper and Nick (Lindsay) Rudolph, grandchildren; Colton, Reagan and Colby Pepper, Braison and Lainey Rudolph, sister; Kaye (Mike) Chalfant and brother; Steve “Barney” (Rhonda) Rudolph, nephews; James and David...

Age 63, of Liberty Township, passed away September 24, 2022 at his home under the loving care of his family.  Fred was born in Jackson on May 7, 1959. Fred is survived by his beloved family, his wife of 42 years, Robin (VanEpps) Shepherd; daughter, Jacquelyn Shepherd; son, Jacob Shepherd; adored grandson, Colton Shepherd; sister, June (Rodger) Jordan; niece and nephews, Peggy (Tim) Whiting, Scott (Kelly) Jordan and Lee (Amanda) Jordan; many great nieces and nephews, all of the Jackson...

Age 56, of Jackson, passed away in Perry County, Indiana on Saturday, September 24, 2022, the result of a motorcycle accident.  Chad was born in Flint, Michigan on February 2, 1966, the son of Robert and Mary (Liell) Chamberlain.  Chad graduated from Flint’s Kearsley High School and then joined the U.S. Army where he spent 6 years and followed with nearly 31 years with the Army National Guard, retiring as Master Sergeant with the 1461st Transportation Company.  He was a...

Age 81, of Michigan Center, passed away Friday September 23, 2022 at Henry Ford Hospital Jackson.  Lawrence was born in Jackson, Michigan on Saturday, April 5, 1941 to the late Harold Lawrence and Mary Viola (Bristow) Smith. He is survived by his wife of 43 years; Janet I. (Overmyer) Smith, son; Randy A. (Susan) Smith, five step-children; Thomas (Cindy) Williams, Bill (DeLynn) Williams, Donita Wells, Lorraine (Pete) Butler and Phil (Lisa) Williams, 14 grandchildren; many...

Age 70 of Leoni Township, passed away at Henry Ford Jackson on Wednesday, September 21, 2022.  Rick was born in Jackson, MI on Friday, January 25, 1952 to the late Theodore John and Lorraine Flossie Knechtges.  He grew up on Pleasant Lake and graduated from Northwest Schools.  He is survived by three daughters, Vicki (Al) Barto, Kim (John Cochran) Lowe and Nicole (Raymond) Payne; nine grandchildren, Bobbie Jo (Jason) Kilpatrick, Richard (Kira) Barto,  Brandy Ray (Nathan)...

Age 86, formerly of Vandercook Lake, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, September 20, 2022 at the Henry Ford Hospice Home surrounded by her loving family.  Nancy was born in Mendon, Michigan on Thursday, June 25, 1936 to the late Charles Leonard and Orpha Louise (Noble) Lockwood.  She is survived by five children, William (Jill) Kirby, Sheryl (Steve) Wilson, Victoria (Peter) Burgard, Lois (Jim) Taylor and Melissa (Jim) Fitzworth; son-in-law, Ron Gianni; 20...

Age 85, passed away at the Highland Assisted Living Center on Wednesday, September 14, 2022.  Juanita was born in Jackson, Michigan on Tuesday, December 29, 1936 to the late Herbert J. and Ruth E. (maiden-­­­­­Root) Walker.  She is survived by five children; Terry (Therese) Howard, Mike (Patricia) Howard, Gene (Shannon) Howard, Sheila (Larry)  Zakrzewski and Simone (Perry) Adkins, several step-children, many grand and great-grandchildren and her sister;...

Age 69, of Leoni Township, passed away on Monday, September 12, 2022 at his home surrounded by his loving family and under the medical supervision of Henry Ford Hospice-Jackson.  Jeff was born in Jackson, Michigan on Sunday, November 30, 1952 to the late Edwin C. and Margaret E. (Mix) Ives.  He is survived by his wife of 47 years; Patricia Lynn (Murine-Zacharias) Ives, daughter; Melissa Ives-Chambers, grandchildren; Russell (Kerrigan Hutchinson) Chambers II and Hanna Chambers,...

D.D. passed away on September 11, 2022 in Grayling MI after a long illness at the age of 90. She was born September 4, 1932 to Esther (Jewell) and Wayne Dunham in Jackson, Michigan.  She spent her early life in Napoleon, MI; graduating from Napoleon High School in 1950.  She married her husband Bob Lenhart in July of 1950.  They were happily married until his passing February 5, 1975.  Bob and D.D. travelled around the U.S. for Bob’s job; living in California,...

Thomas, Jon Michael “Mike”, of Jackson, formerly of Frederick, MD, age 76 passed away on Sunday, September 11, 2022.   Mike was born in Frederick, Maryland on Thursday, July 18, 1946 to the late Ralph M. and Lois V. (Compher) Thomas Sr. Mike is survived by his wife of 24 years; Janice (VanEpps) Thomas; son Seth (Juliet) Thomas; stepson; Jeffrey (Jennifer) VanEpps; five grandchildren, Grant and Hudson Thomas; Nicholas, Adrianna and Octavia VanEpps, sister-in-law Carol...