Obituary Listing
Laverne Tudor
Nov 7, 2020
I know everyone thinks that Superman was just a comic book hero but it's not true. He was a man who lived an incredible life filled with ups and downs, crazy decisions, and life-changing events. He was a man who lived with doubts and insecurities but didn't dwell on them as he flew to new heights and moved mountains with...
Wilma Lattimer
Nov 6, 2020
Wilma Jean (Perkins) Lattimer, age 85, of Grand Rapids, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 6, 2020. She was born August 28, 1935, in Montgomery, Alabama to the late Lorraine Perkins. Wilma enjoyed cooking and gardening, and most of all caring for others, especially children. She ran a private day care center for many years out of her home and...
Judy Kirschbaum
Nov 6, 2020
Judy Kirschbaum, age 70, of Hopkins, passed away on Friday, November 6, 2020. She was born on November 30th 1949, in Fall Branch, Tennessee to Ray and Helen (Martin) Hall. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to Michigan Cremation & Funeral Care, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 616-452-3006.
Richard Tessman
Nov 5, 2020
Richard Edwin Tessman, age 83, of Evart, passed away Thursday, November 5, 2020 at home under the loving care of his family and Spectrum Health Hospice. The son of Edwin A. & Inez L. (Jensen) Tessman, he was born on August 25, 1937 in Tustin, Michigan. On October 25, 1957, in Leroy, he married Geraldine Grinnell, and together they enjoyed...
Glenna Cowles
Nov 4, 2020
Glenna Marie Cowles, age 91, of Belding, passed away Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at Hathaway Hills Assisted Living in Greenville. The daughter of George Austin "Doc" & Marie M. (Hall) Godfrey, she was born on May 30, 1929 in Greenville. On June 24, 1950, she married Charles Richard Cowles and together they raised two daughters and enjoyed 47 years of...
William Dods
Nov 4, 2020
Bill Dods (January 21, 1933 - November 4, 2020) William "Bill" Dods, age 87, of Lansing, MI passed away Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at his home in Lansing, MI. Bill was born January 21, 1933 in Sewickley, PA, son of the late Alan and Kathryn (Sheets) Dods. He graduated from Sewickley Valley High School with the Class of 1951. Bill...
Carol Geer
Nov 4, 2020
Carol Ann Geer, 73, of Greenville passed away on November 4, 2020 at Spectrum Health Blodgett Hospital in East Grand Rapids with her family by her side. The daughter of Donald Carl & Betty Rae (Brandt) Styes, she was born on February 11, 1947 in Highland Park. On June 10, 1968, in Brighton, she married David Allen Geer, and together...
Larry Ingalls
Nov 1, 2020
Larry J. Ingalls, age 81, of Charlotte, passed away Sunday, November 1, 2020 at Eaton County Health and Rehabilitation Services. The son of Herbert D. & Mable E. (Craun) Ingalls, he was born on October 12, 1939 in Watertown Township, Michigan, was a 1958 graduate of Grand Ledge High School, and a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He worked as...
Esther Merritt
Nov 1, 2020
Esther M. Merritt, age 99, of New Baltimore, passed away on Sunday, November 1, 2020, fifteen days shy of her 100th birthday. She was born on November 16, 1920, in Royal Oak, to Harry & Elsie (Winn) Simpson. Esther married Thomas R. Merritt on February 14, 1942. He preceded her in death in 2003. Esther and Tom would winter in...
Robert Ostrander
Nov 1, 2020
Robert (Bob) Allen Ostrander, Sr., age 93; of Muskegon went to sleep in his home and woke up in the presence of his precious Lord on Sunday, November 1, 2020. Born on April 29, 1927 in Grand Haven, MI. Bob Ostrander, Sr. being extremely patriotic served in WWII on the USS Lenawee as a Gunners Mate, in the Pacific Theatre....
John Nieboer
Nov 1, 2020
John Herman Nieboer, loving husband, father of 6, grandfather of 7, and great grandfather of 4 passed away peacefully at the age of 87 on November 1, 2020. John had an "appointment with Jesus". John was born March 8, 1933 in Kalamazoo, MI. to Harm and Cornelia (VanElk) Nieboer. After graduating from Kalamazoo Central High School, he served 4 years...
Judy Steig
Nov 1, 2020
Judy Bell Steig, age 77, formerly of Reed City, passed away late Sunday evening, November 1, 2020 at Mission Point of Greenville. The daughter of Ralph Norman & Shirley May (Willis) Jarrett, she was born on August 15, 1943 in Ypsilanti. Judy had worked as a tutor, a waitress and a factory worker but was a true craftswoman in every...
Fernando Gonzalez
Oct 31, 2020
Fernando Gonzalez, age 60, of Grand Rapids, passed away on Saturday, October 31, 2020. He was born on June 2, 1960, in Grand Rapids to Juan and Maria (Cardona) Gonzalez. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to Michigan Cremation & Funeral Care, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 616-452-3006.
Willard Case
Oct 31, 2020
Willard Case, age 56, of Shelbyville, passed away on Saturday, October 31, 2020. He was born on May 18, 1964, in Ludington, to Willard J. & Violet (Meyers) Case. Willard married Debbie Riemersma on November 6, 1982, in Kentwood. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to Michigan Cremation & Funeral Care, Grand Rapids, 616-452-3006.
James Callihan
Oct 30, 2020
James Allen Callihan, age 75, of Lowell, went to his heavenly home on Friday, October 30, 2020 at home under the loving care of his family and Kindred Hospice. The son of Charles LeRoy & Mildred Mae (Looman) Callihan, he was born on June 3, 1945 in Grand Rapids. On September 19, 1964, he married Goldie Faye Tudor and together,...
Michael Shaver
Oct 29, 2020
Michael Carl Shaver, 60, passed away Thursday, October 29, 2020 at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids due to injuries sustained in an accident. The only son to Carl and Florence (Miller) Shaver, Michael was born, a leap year baby, on February 29, 1960 in Pontiac, MI. Michael graduated from Reed City High School in 1978. After school, he worked for...
Phyllis Gehl
Oct 29, 2020
Phyllis Jean (Block) Gehl, age 75, of Grand Rapids passed away unexpectedly after a few years of declining health on October 29, 2020. Phyllis lived her life dedicated to her family and friends and left this world peacefully at home surrounded by her family. She is survived by her husband, Richard, with whom she celebrated 53 years of marriage on...
Kirk Vetter
Oct 28, 2020
Kirk R. Vetter, age 58, passed away Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at Spectrum Health Hospice and Palliative Care in Grand Rapids after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Muskegon, Michigan on February 15, 1962 to Marjorie Jean Vetter and Robert Otto Vetter. On March 24, 1990, he married the former Annette S. Johnson and she survives him....
Wayne Miller
Oct 28, 2020
Wayne Charles Miller, age 76, of Greenville, passed away Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at home under the loving care of his family and Elara Caring Hospice. The son of Lester Elwood & Elizabeth M. (Graham) Miller, he was born on November 3, 1943 in Belding. On November 7, 1964, he married Bonnie Louise Thompson and together, they raised three children...
Karin Bielefeld
Oct 28, 2020
Karin Bielefeld, age 68, of Watervliet, passed away on Thursday October 29, 2020. She was born on April 3, 1952 in Munich, Germany to Rolf and Christiane (Renker) Bielefeld. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to Michigan Cremation & Funeral Care, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 616-452-3006.
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