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01/30/2026

Life teaches us that loss is inevitable, and understanding this is key to grasping what it truly means to live.

The incredible progress of modern medicine means we’ve lost the foundational understanding that life is loss. Is that a good thing?

01/29/2026

01/27/2026

NELSON EUGENE HANDY, age 84 years of Hudson, passed away on Monday, January 26, 2026, at Spring Creek Rehab and Nursing Center, Adrian. He was born on May 12, 1941, in Adrian, the son of Perry and Vivian (Vanderpool) Handy.
Nelson married Marjorie A. Raymond on August 25, 1961, in Madison Center. ...

01/25/2026

SOMERSET CENTER— James Duane Smith, age 67, of Somerset Center, passed away on Thursday, January 22, 2026, in the comfort of his home after a yearlong battle with cancer.

He was born on December 4, 1958, and grew up in Hanover where he made lifelong friends with the neighbor kids, Craig and ...

01/22/2026

NOLON LEE HAAG, age 6 years, of Manitou Beach, passed away Tuesday, January 20, 2026, at Michigan Medicine Hospital, Ann Arbor with his loving family at his side. He was born on February 7, 2019, in Jackson, the son of William and Tiffany (O’Kelly) Haag.
Nolon was a 1st grader at Addison Elementar...

01/21/2026

Preplanning relieves your family of that burden and gives them more time and energy to focus on healing and remembrance.

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01/16/2026

Articles: Recently Bereaved 8 Simple Steps to Help Deal with Grief 1. Ask yourself, what was your relationship with the person who died? The biggest indicator of how much pain we are in is the quality of the relationship and how much we loved the person who died. The more important they were in your...

01/07/2026

CHARLES EDWARD FAUSAK, IV, age 48 years of Cement City, passed away accidently on Sunday, January 4, 2026, in Somerset Township, Hillsdale County, Michigan. He was born on March 9, 1977, in Toledo, Ohio, the son of Charles E. and Brenda K. (Curtis) Fausak, III.
Charles worked as a corrections offi...

01/06/2026

Scott Michael Litwicki, age 51, of Cement City, Michigan, passed away on Friday, December 26, 2025, surrounded by his loving family.

Born on November 22, 1974, in Flint, Michigan, Scott was the son of Michael and Elaine (Sullivan) Litwicki. He graduated from Hemlock High School in 1992 an...