Obituary Listing

Clyde Gable
Sep 14, 2015
Clyde G. Gable, age 75, of Muskegon, passed away on Monday, September 14, 2015 at Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital. Clyde was born on September 26, 1939 in Detroit, Michigan. Honoring his wishes, cremation will take place. Arrangements are entrusted to Michigan Cremation & Funeral Care.
William Callow
Sep 13, 2015
William R. Callow, aged 92, passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2015 in Grand Rapids. The son of William & Maude (VanDusen) Callow, he was born on April 23, 1923 in Detroit. He graduated from Detroit Redford High School and Wayne State University. William served in the US Army Air Corps from 1943-1946; from there he was employed as an...

Thomas Ruggeri
Sep 12, 2015
Thomas Ruggeri, age 61, of Allegan, passed away on Saturday, September 12, 2015 at Allegan General Hospital. The son of Vincent & Beverly (Haile) Ruggeri, he was born on June 7, 1954 in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan. Honoring his wishes, donation will take place with cremation to follow. Arrangements are entrusted to Michigan Cremation & Funeral Care, Grand Rapids.

Orrin Keep
Sep 11, 2015
Orrin L. Keep, age 74, of Grand Rapids, passed away on Friday, September 11, 2015 at the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans. The son of James & Velma (Brown) Keep he was born on February 17, 1941 in Alma, Michigan. A Memorial Service will take place at the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans at a later date. Honoring his wishes,...

Barbara Sheffler
Sep 11, 2015
Barbara L. Sheffler, age 81, of Kalamazoo, passed away on Friday, September 11, 2015 at Bronson Methodist Hospital. Barbara was born on July 4, 1934 in Camden, New Jersey. Honoring her wishes, donation will take place with cremation to follow. Arrangements are entrusted to Michigan Cremation & Funeral Care, Grand Rapids.

Thomas Thetard
Sep 10, 2015
Thomas P. Thetard, age 58, of Shelbyville, passed away on Thursday, September 10, 2015 at home. The son of Richard & Lorriane (Szymansky) Thetard, he was born on December 31, 1956 in Morris, Illinois. Honoring his wishes, cremation will take place. Arrangements are entrusted to Michigan Cremation & Funeral Care, Grand Rapids.
David Jaksa
Sep 10, 2015
David L. Jaksa, age 64, of Mesick, passed away on Thursday, September 10, 2015 at Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital. The son of Steven & Rose (Pierce) Jaksa, he was born on January 10, 1951 in Saginaw. David retired after many years of working in an auto body repair shop. He was preceded in death by his parents; and two brothers,...

Willie Mcdaniel
Sep 9, 2015
Willie D. McDaniel, age 85, of Hastings, passed away on Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at home. The son of George & Winnie (Grooms) McDaniel, he was born on June 29, 1930 in Greenfield, Tennessee. Honoring his wishes, cremation will take place. Arrangements are entrusted to Michigan Cremation & Funeral Care, Grand Rapids.

Winifred Groth
Sep 9, 2015
Winifred Louise Groth, age 99, of rural Greenville, passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2015. The daughter of Raymond & Ada (Thompson) Shippey, she was born on February 22, 1916 in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. On July 22, 1946, in Greenup, Kentucky, she married Walter L. Groth who preceded her in death on March 14, 1997. She was also preceded in death...

Jylene Moore
Sep 9, 2015
Jylene Y. Moore, age 69, of Grand Rapids, passed away on Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital. The daughter of Jacob & Doris Corbett, she was born on July 13, 1946 in Grand Rapids. Honoring her wishes, cremation will take place. Arrangements are entrusted to Michigan Cremation & Funeral Care, Grand Rapids.

Lillian Vallad
Sep 9, 2015
Lillian E (Duckworth) Vallad, 79, of Woodard Lake, Ronald Township, passed away late Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at Spectrum Health-United Hospital in Greenville. The daughter of Edward & Edith (Taylor) Duckworth, she was born on May 21, 1936 in Eaton Rapids. On June 15, 1954, in Williamston, she married Jack Vallad and they enjoyed 61 years of marriage. Lillian also...

Robert Swartzlander
Sep 8, 2015
Robert J. Swartzlander Sr., age 62, of St. Joseph, passed away on Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at Lakeland Medical Center, St. Joseph. The son of Joseph & Allita (Krieger) SwartzLander, he was born on April 27, 1953 in Watervliet, Michigan. Honoring his wishes, cremation will take place. Arrangements are entrusted to Michigan Cremation & Funeral Care, Grand Rapids.
Larry Prince
Sep 8, 2015
Mr. Larry Lee Prince, age 60, of Grand Rapids, passed away on Tuesday evening, September 8, 2015, at the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans. He was born in Fremont, MI on January 28, 1955, to Marjorie "Marge" L. (Witteveen) & Cornelius "Kelly" Prince and graduated from Fremont High School. He was a highly-decorated U.S. Army Sergeant in Operation Desert Storm...

Richard Brecht
Sep 7, 2015
Richard J. Brecht, age 76, of Grand Rapids, passed away on Monday, September 7, 2015 at Holland Home - Fulton Manor. The son of Roma & Hazel (Dougherty) Brecht, he was born on December 14, 1938 in Quincy, Illinois. Honoring her wishes, cremation will take place. Arrangements are entrusted to Michigan Cremation & Funeral Care, Grand Rapids.

Catherine Napper
Sep 6, 2015
Catherine A. Napper, age 54, of Lowell, passed away on Sunday, September 6, 2015 at home. She was born on April 8, 1961 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Honoring her wishes, cremation will take place. Arrangements are entrusted to Michigan Cremation & Funeral Care, Grand Rapids.

Janet King
Sep 6, 2015
Janet A. King, age 76, of Grand Rapids, passed away on Sunday, September 6, 2015 at Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital. The daughter of John & Burnice (Jones) Alexander, she was born on March 23, 1939 in Bradford, Pennsylvania. Honoring her wishes, cremation will take place. Arrangements are entrusted to Michigan Cremation & Funeral Care, Grand Rapids.

Edward Briggs
Sep 5, 2015
Edward B. Briggs, age 90, of Byron Township, passed away on Saturday, September 5, 2015 at Faith Hospice - Trillium Woods. The son of Leland & Ethel (Bricker) Briggs, she was born on February 25, 1925 in Grand Rapids. Honoring his wishes, cremation will take place. Arrangements are entrusted to Michigan Cremation & Funeral Care, Grand Rapids.

Brian Merren
Sep 4, 2015
Brian Paul Merren, age 61, of Saugatuck, formerly of Greenville, passed away Friday, September 4, 2015 at Mercy Health-St. Mary's in Grand Rapids surrounded by his family. The son of Milton B. & Frances Mae (Silverthorne) Merren, he was born on November 23, 1953 in Greenville. Although born with disabilities, Brian lived a life full of joy and love and...
Julio Amaya
Sep 4, 2015
Julio Ramirez-Amaya passed away on September 4th, 2015 at the age of 55 from medical complications of cryptogenic cirrhosis. Anyone who knew Julio knew that he was a jokester and a charmer, but also a hard and dedicated worker. He was the ultimate do-it-yourselfer, taking great pride in fixing cars, fixing electronics, fixing appliances, landscaping, building decks and sheds, gardening,...
Helen Gray
Sep 3, 2015
Helen Edith Gray, 92, most recently of Georgetown Township, MI, and formerly of Waterford Township, MI, was reunited with her beloved husband, William, on September 3, almost 32 years to the date that he passed on before her. She leaves behind more than 60 years of inspirational guidance and cherished memories for each of her surviving sons -- Michael (spouse...