Naomi Rupert

Naomi Sue Goodwin-Rupert, age 70, of Cedar Springs, passed away Saturday morning, August 30, 2014 at her home under the loving care of her daughters and Heartland Hospice. The youngest daughter of Wilbur Jay & Thelma Marie (Waldron) Goodwin, she was born on October 29, 1943 in Greenville and was a graduate of Greenville High School. Naomi retired from the former Electrolux Home Products in Greenville, was a skilled quilter and seamstress, and was a member of Cedar Creek Community Church. She was preceded in death by her father, Wilbur J. Goodwin in 1976; a sister-in-law, Rose Goodwin; and a brother-in-law, Art Buckley. Surviving are her mother, Thelma Goodwin of Greenville; two daughters and sons-in-law, Becky & Stephane Lang of Cedar Springs, and Christina & Al Miller of Shipshewana, Indiana; three grandchildren, Stephane Lang, Stephanie Lang, and Tyler Saganski; a great-grandson, Carter Lang; three step-children, Tina & Eugene Burley of Cedar Springs, Steve & Virginia Rupert of Galesburg, and Chris Rupert of Florida; several step-grandchildren; a sister, Alice Buckley of Ovid; three brothers and a sister-in-law, Gilbert & Joan Goodwin of California, David Goodwin of Greenville, and Daniel Goodwin of Rockford; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. Visitation is from 1-2:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014 at Christiansen Cremation & Funeral Care, 511 S. Franklin Street, Greenville, where funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday. Pastor Richard Nichols of Cedar Creek Community Church will officiate and burial will take place privately in Eureka Township Cemetery. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Naomi Rupert, please visit our flower store.