Obituaries

Died April 20, 2023 Edward Fredrick Miller, age 67, passed away on Thursday, April 20, 2023, at his home in Rose City, MI surrounded by his family. He was born on August 29, 1955, in Tripoli, Libya to Richard and Evelyn (Katzberg) Miller.

Died April 21, 2023 Robert E. Nagle, age 100, passed away April 21, 2023, at MediLodge of Frankenmuth.

Died April 23, 2023 Clifford “Jake” Lewis Bortle, age 85, passed away on Sunday, April 23, 2023, at his daughter’s home in West Branch, MI surrounded by his family. He was born on January 11, 1938, in Hale, MI to Edward and Viola (Brown) Bortle.

Died April 9, 2023 Thomas Elsworth Conrad, age 82, passed away on Sunday, April 9, 2023, at his home in West Branch, MI surrounded by his loving family. He was born on September 9, 1940, in Ypsilanti, MI to Elsworth and Bertha (Applegate) Conrad.

Ingrid Mary Simpson, age 76, passed away on Friday, April 14, 2023, at MediLodge of Sterling, surrounded by her family. She was born on June 30, 1946, in Kalkaska, MI to Claude and Eva (Shepherdson) Rowley.

Bonnie Lee Temple (Peters), age 83 of Lupton, MI, passed away on April 10, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on November 25, 1940, in South Branch, MI, to the late Sherman and Bernice (Getchel) Peters.

Died April 7, 2023 Morris Arthur “Moose” Murphy, age 68 of Prescott, MI, passed away at his home on April 7, 2023, at 4:23 a.m. surrounded by his wife, Beverly (Grauherr) Murphy, daughter Judy, and son Ben.

Jerry Lee Smith passed away on April 12, 2023, with family by his side. He was born in Owosso, Michigan on September 27, 1952, to the late Alford and Vida (Speerman) Smith.

Died April 8, 2023 Sylvia Marriane Newman, age 84, passed away on Saturday, April 8, 2023, at Maple Lawn Medical Care Facility in Coldwater, MI. She was born on August 13, 1939, in Cleveland, OH.

Died March 26, 2023 Braden Robert Peltier, age 23, passed away tragically on Sunday, March 26, 2023, in Colorado Springs, CO. He was born on April 28, 1999, in Bay City, MI to Jason Peltier and Melissa (Salgat) Samples.