Port Huron, Michigan obituary + family action guide
Karrer-Simpson Funeral Home Obituaries: Search the Official Archive, Confirm Services and Handle the Next Port Huron Tasks
Karrer-Simpson Funeral Home obituaries are published by Karrer-Simpson Funeral Home in Port Huron, Michigan. The official obituary archive includes searchable listings, date sorting, alphabetical sorting, older obituary pages, and individual memorial pages that may include service times, cremation notes, church or cemetery locations, flowers, condolences, and arrangement details.
The practical issue is not only finding the name. Families also need to confirm whether the service is at Karrer-Simpson, a church, a cemetery, a future memorial gathering, or another venue in the Blue Water area before they travel, send flowers, request certificates, or start estate paperwork.
Reviewed September 30, 2026Official Karrer-Simpson pages checkedSt. Clair County sources checkedMichigan / federal sources checked
Official obituary archivekarrersimpson.com/obituaries.
Funeral-home address1720 Elk Street, Port Huron, MI 48060.
Main phone(810) 985-9605.
Email shown by official map pageksinfo@karrersimpson.com.
Archive depthThe official search shows more than 2,400 matching obituary items, including older archive pages from the mid-2000s.
Before travelUse the event address inside the memorial, not only the funeral-home address.
Quick workflow:
open the official archive → search the full name → simplify if needed → open the full memorial → verify the person → read every service event → map the exact venue → save the official memorial link.
Official homepage describes service in Port Huron and the surrounding Blue Water area since 1905.
What the official homepage says
Karrer-Simpson describes itself as a family-owned and operated full-service death-care provider offering funeral, cremation and cemetery services for local families.
Do not rely on a third-party obituary result as the final source.
Search sites can help you locate a name, but the official Karrer-Simpson memorial is the safer place to confirm service times, event address, flowers, condolences, cemetery, and arrangement details.
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Official obituary lookup
How to Find a Karrer-Simpson Funeral Home Obituary
Use the official site search or the obituary listing and enter the person’s full published name when you know it.
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Simplify the search if needed
Try last name only, maiden name, married name, nickname, former surname, middle initial, or a spelling variation.
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Use sorting and browsing
The official search result layout supports relevance, date and alphabetical sorting, and paged obituary browsing.
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Open the full memorial
Preview cards can omit service details, flowers, guestbook or arrangement notes. The individual page matters most.
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Confirm the correct person
Compare life dates, city, relatives, service venue, cemetery, military notes and arrangement wording.
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Read every event separately
Visitation, memorial, funeral, graveside service, cremation note and later celebration can appear separately.
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Recheck before travel
Open the live official memorial again close to the service time if date, venue, flowers or cemetery directions matter.
After opening the archive:
search the name → try surname-only if needed → sort by date or alphabetically → open the full memorial → verify event address → share the official link, not a screenshot.
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Dated review snapshot
Recent Karrer-Simpson Obituary Patterns Visible During This Review
The official obituary archive showed current 2026 listings during this review. These examples are included to explain the archive pattern, not as a permanent live obituary feed.
September 25, 2026Joyce I. Schmitt
Shown in the official Karrer-Simpson obituary listing during this review.
September 24, 2026Helen Smith
Shown in the official Karrer-Simpson obituary listing during this review.
September 18, 2026Linda E. White
Shown in the official Karrer-Simpson obituary listing during this review.
August 29, 2026Ashley A. Kilbourne
Shown in the official Karrer-Simpson obituary listing during this review.
This is not a live feed.
Karrer-Simpson can publish newer obituaries after this page is updated. Use the official archive when the newest notice matters.
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Archive troubleshooting
Can’t Find the Karrer-Simpson Obituary?
Try surname onlyUseful when the first name, middle name or nickname is published differently.
Sort by dateHelpful if you know the month or year of death.
Sort alphabeticallyUseful for older family-history searches.
Check older pagesThe official archive includes older obituary pages going back many years.
Very recent death?The obituary or final service schedule may not be posted yet.
Service is soon?Call the funeral home instead of relying on a partial search result.
Call with context:
have the person’s full name, approximate date of death, city, relatives, church, cemetery, and any known event date ready before calling (810) 985-9605.
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Read the full memorial
What a Karrer-Simpson Memorial Page Can Contain
Name and life datesUse these first to verify the correct person.
Obituary textFamily-approved public biography, survivors and personal details.
Service detailsVisitation, funeral, memorial, graveside or future gathering details may appear separately.
Cremation notesSome Karrer-Simpson pages state that cremation has taken place or that arrangements are by the funeral home.
Flowers and condolencesUse only the tools and instructions shown on the official memorial.
Church or cemetery venueThe service may be away from 1720 Elk Street. Read the event line before mapping.
Share the official memorial URL.
A direct official link is safer than copying event details into group chats because family and friends can recheck the current source.
Visitation, Funeral and Cemetery Can Be Different Places
Event 1 — VisitationMay be at Karrer-Simpson, a church, or another gathering venue.
Event 2 — Memorial / funeralCan be at the funeral home, a church, cemetery chapel, or future celebration site.
Event 3 — Graveside / intermentCemetery has its own route and may not be near the funeral home.
Correct person?Match name and dates.
Correct event?Visitation is not always the funeral.
Correct venue?Use the event address.
Correct cemetery?Interment may be separate.
Flowers?Follow family instructions.
Schedule final?Recheck the official memorial.
Do not map 1720 Elk Street automatically.
Use the Karrer-Simpson map only when the memorial schedules the event at the funeral home. If it names a church, cemetery, The River Room, or another venue, map that exact event instead.
Karrer-Simpson’s official pages identify the funeral home as a full-service provider for funeral, cremation and cemetery services. If a death has just occurred or arrangements need to be started, call the funeral home directly at (810) 985-9605.
First callTell the funeral home where the death occurred, who is calling, and whether a prearrangement or cemetery plan exists.
Arrangement choicesAsk about burial, cremation, visitation, memorial service, cemetery coordination, military honors and obituary timing.
Information to gatherFull legal name, date and place of death, next of kin, veteran status, Social Security number when required, and cemetery preference.
Protect private dataSend sensitive information only to the verified funeral home, government office, attorney or institution that needs it.
Do not send private information to this website.
Social Security numbers, insurance details, bank information, death-certificate applications and legal documents should not be submitted to FuneralHomeObituaries.org.
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Funeral price rights
How to Ask for Current Karrer-Simpson Funeral Prices
A current General Price List was not visible in the official pages reviewed for this article, so this guide does not invent package prices. Call Karrer-Simpson and ask for current itemized pricing before authorizing services.
Ask by phoneThe FTC Funeral Rule gives consumers the right to ask funeral homes for price information by phone.
Request the GPLAsk for the current General Price List when discussing arrangements and prices.
Separate categoriesAsk which charges are services, transfer, embalming, cremation, casket, urn, cemetery, obituary, permits, death certificates or cash-advance items.
Keep the statementReview the written itemized statement of selected goods and services before payment.
Call script:
“Can you provide your current General Price List and explain the total for the exact burial, cremation, visitation, memorial, graveside, transfer or direct disposition option we are considering?”
How to Get a Death Certificate After a Port Huron / St. Clair County Death
Death certificates are issued through the vital-records office for the place where the death occurred. A Karrer-Simpson obituary does not replace a certified death certificate.
St. Clair County Clerk / Register of DeedsThe county death-record request page says only death records of individuals who passed away in St. Clair County are available from that office.
County fee shown online$15 for the first copy and $6 for each additional copy of the same record, plus a $5 non-refundable internet processing fee for online requests.
Michigan state routeUse Michigan MDHHS Vital Records when a state-level order is needed or the county route does not fit.
What to prepareFull legal name, date of death, place of death, requester information, delivery address, ID/payment details, and number of certified copies.
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Confirm where the death occurred
Use St. Clair County if the death occurred in St. Clair County. Use another county or Michigan MDHHS when appropriate.
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Gather the record details
Full name, death date, death location, requester information, ID and payment method.
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Choose county or state order route
County can be faster for local deaths; the state route is broader for Michigan records.
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Order the right number of certified copies
Banks, insurers, pensions, probate, Social Security, VA and property matters may each require original certified copies.
Probate and Estate Route for a Port Huron / St. Clair County Estate
St. Clair County Probate Court
201 McMorran Boulevard
Port Huron, MI 48060
Probate phone(810) 985-2066.
Estate roleSt. Clair County says Probate Court may be asked to probate or legally administer a decedent’s estate when a person dies and leaves property.
Other Probate Court mattersThe county also describes probate work involving trusts, guardianships, conservatorships and cases involving mental illness.
Probate depends on residence, property and estate facts.
The funeral home does not appoint a personal representative, issue estate authority or decide which court has jurisdiction.
Before calling or visiting Probate Court:
gather the certified death certificate, original will if there is one, asset/property information, heirs and devisees details, and any urgent bills or estate deadlines.
SSA death reportingSSA says a funeral home usually reports the death. If not, family should contact SSA with the person’s identifying details.
SSA survivor benefitsEligible spouses, divorced spouses, children or dependent parents may qualify for survivor benefits.
VA burial benefitsEligible Veterans may qualify for national-cemetery burial, memorial items, burial allowance, plot allowance or transportation reimbursement.
Keep proofSave funeral, burial, cemetery, transportation, death-certificate and military-service documents when benefits may apply.
Parking / accessibility:
The official map page confirms the address and contact information but does not publish detailed parking instructions in the pages reviewed. If accessible drop-off, winter parking or procession staging matters, call before travel.
Map rule:
Use this map only for services actually scheduled at Karrer-Simpson Funeral Home. If the memorial names a church, cemetery, The River Room at TheBANK, or another venue, map that exact event address.
10 FAQs About Karrer-Simpson Funeral Home Obituaries
1. Where can I search official Karrer-Simpson Funeral Home obituaries?
Use Karrer-Simpson Funeral Home’s official obituary archive at karrersimpson.com/obituaries. Search the name, sort or browse if needed, then open the full memorial.
2. What is Karrer-Simpson Funeral Home’s address?
The official map page lists Karrer-Simpson Funeral Home at 1720 Elk Street, Port Huron, Michigan 48060.
3. What is the Karrer-Simpson Funeral Home phone number?
The official map and directions page lists the phone number as (810) 985-9605.
4. Are all Karrer-Simpson services held at 1720 Elk Street?
No. A memorial can name the funeral home, a church, a cemetery, a future memorial gathering, or another venue. Use the event address shown in the individual memorial.
5. How do I find an older Karrer-Simpson obituary?
Use the official archive’s search and sorting tools. Try surname-only search, date sorting, alphabetical sorting, former names, nicknames and older paged archive results.
6. What should I verify before attending a service?
Verify the person, date, start time, venue name, full address, cemetery or graveside location, flower instructions, public/private wording and any last-minute update on the official memorial.
7. How can I get current Karrer-Simpson funeral prices?
Call Karrer-Simpson Funeral Home and ask for current price information and the General Price List. Review the written itemized statement of selected goods and services before payment.
8. How much is a St. Clair County death certificate?
The St. Clair County death-certificate request page lists $15 for the first copy and $6 for each additional copy of the same record, with a $5 non-refundable internet processing fee for online requests.
9. Where can a Port Huron family start probate after a death?
St. Clair County Probate Court in Port Huron handles decedent estates and the supervision of trusts, guardianships and conservatorships. The county lists Probate Court at 201 McMorran Boulevard with phone (810) 985-2066.
10. Where should Veteran families check after finding an obituary?
Veteran families should review VA burial and memorial benefits for national-cemetery burial, headstone or marker options, burial flag, Presidential Memorial Certificate and possible burial allowance.