Obituary Listing
William Duthler
Dec 8, 2013
William J. Duthler, age 71, of Grand Rapids, passed away on Sunday, December 8, 2013 at Spectrum Health Rehab & Nursing Center Kalamazoo. The son of William & Adeline (Williams) Duthler, he was born on September 18, 1942 in Grand Rapids. Honoring his wishes, cremation will take place. Arrangements are entrusted to Michigan Cremation & Funeral Care, Grand Rapids.
Barbara Jorgensen
Dec 7, 2013
Barbara L. Jorgensen, age 87, of Trufant, passed away Saturday, December 7, 2013 at Spectrum Health Rehab & Nursing Center- United Hospital in Greenville. The daughter of Leon & Thelma (Geer) Fox, she was born on March 5, 1926 in Grand Rapids and on June 22, 1946, in Sparta, she married Myron C. Jorgensen. Barb had worked at Wolverine World...
Robert Marks
Dec 7, 2013
"AMERICAN FLAG EMBLEM" ROBERT HUGHES MARKS Lifelong area resident Robert Hughes Marks died December 7, 2013, at his home, with his family by his side, after a brief battle with lung cancer. Robert was born March 21, 1946, at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, to Daniel Hughes Marks (USMC) and Virginia Ruth VanAntwerp Marks, both of whom grew up in Kalamazoo....
Darlene Lovett
Dec 7, 2013
Darlene Faith Lovett, age 72, of Wyoming, went to be with her Savior on Saturday, December 7, 2013. The daughter of George & Violet Bates, she was born on November 9, 1941 in Grand Rapids. Darlene spent her childhood on the northwest side of Grand Rapids and attended Union High School, where she was a majorette in the school band....
Michael Hall
Dec 7, 2013
Michael W. Hall, age 64, of Grand Rapids, passed away on Saturday, December 7, 2013 at home. The son of Frank & Barbara (Henry) Hall, he was born on November 15, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois. Honoring his wishes, cremation will take place. Arrangements are entrusted to Michigan Cremation & Funeral Care, Grand Rapids.
Edmond Gooding
Dec 7, 2013
Edmond "Ed' Gooding, age 82, of Greenville, passed away Saturday morning, December 7, 2013 at Metron of Greenville. The son of Mae Francis (Beckett) and Edmond George Gooding, Sr., he was born on November 3, 1931 in Ann Arbor. A veteran of the Korean War, Ed proudly served as a hospital corpsman in the United States Navy and had been...
Charles Newman
Dec 6, 2013
Charles M. Newman, age 56, of Kentwood, passed away on Friday, December 6, 2013 at Hospice House of Holland. The son of Charles & Louise (Holcomb) Newman, he was born on July 18, 1957 in Ripley, Tennessee. Honoring his wishes, cremation will take place. Arrangements are entrusted to Michigan Cremation & Funeral Care, Grand Rapids.
Aldofo Medina
Dec 6, 2013
Adolfo E. Mazin Medina, age 86, of Kentwood, passed away on Friday, December 6, 2013 at Metro Health Hospital. The son of Adolfo & Teresa (Medina) Mazin, he was born on July 21, 1927 in Tlalpan, Mexico. Honoring his wishes, cremation will take place. Arrangements are entrusted to Michigan Cremation & Funeral Care, Grand Rapids.
Frederick Smith
Dec 6, 2013
Frederick LeRoy Smith, Jr., age 68, of Stanton, passed away Friday, December 6, 2013 at Spectrum Health-United Hospital in Greenville. The son of Willedean (Murphy) & Frederick LeRoy Smith, Sr., he was born on February 28, 1945 in Jackson and was a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War, having proudly served in the United States Navy. Fred retired from the...
Jose Gonzales-Fernandez
Dec 5, 2013
Jose M. Gonzalez-Fernandez, age 84, of Wyoming, passed away on Thursday, December 5, 2013 at Heartland Healthcare - Beltline Avenue. The son of Jose & Aurelia (Fernandez) Gonzalez, he was born on April 25, 1929 in Havana City, Cuba. Honoring his wishes, cremation will take place. Arrangements are entrusted to Michigan Cremation & Funeral Care, Grand Rapids.
Terry Robertson
Dec 5, 2013
Terry L. Robertson, age 60, of Holland, passed away on Thursday, December 5, 2013 at Hospice of Holland. The son of William & Dollie (Grinnell) Robertson, he was born on February 1, 1953 in Cataula, Georgia. Honoring his wishes, cremation will take place. Arrangements are entrusted to Michigan Cremation & Funeral Care, Grand Rapids.
Mariano Ochoa
Dec 5, 2013
Mariano Ochoa, age 92, of Grand Rapids, passed away on Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at Spectrum Health Rehab and Nursing Center. The son of Luis & Maria del Rosario (Carrillo) Ochoa, he was born on December 28, 1920 in Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico. Honoring his wishes, cremation will take place. Arrangements are entrusted to Michigan Cremation & Funeral Care, Grand Rapids.
David Jenkins
Dec 4, 2013
David A. Jenkins, age 35, of Hastings, passed away on Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at Magnum Care of Hastings. The son of Richard & Patricia (Lee) Jenkins, he was born on January 17, 1978 in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Honoring his wishes, cremation will take place. Arrangements are entrusted to Michigan Cremation & Funeral Care, Grand Rapids.
Vance Cole
Dec 4, 2013
Vance David Cole, age 60, of Greenville, Michigan, formerly of Neptune City, New Jersey, passed away Wednesday afternoon, December 4, 2013 at home surrounded by his family and under the care of Spectrum Health Hospice. The son of Clifford & Ethel (Glashan) Cole, he was born on March 16, 1953 in Neptune City, New Jersey, where he graduated from Neptune...
Calvin Madden
Dec 3, 2013
Calvin Maurice Madden of Battle Creek went to be with the Lord on December 3, 2013, with his family by his side. He was born in Lamotte Township, Michigan on March 10, 1924 to Claude and Florence Madden. He retired from Eaton Corporation after 30 years of service. He enjoyed flying his plane. He loved watching the Detroit Tigers, and...
Ronald Hause
Dec 2, 2013
Ronald Warner Hause, age 50, of Kentwood, passed away unexpectedly Monday, December 2, 2013. The son of Ronald & Darlene (Bates) Hause, he was born on April 6, 1963 in Grand Rapids, grew up in in the Alpine Avenue area, and attended Kenowa Hills High School. He worked in the dietary field before going to work for Steelcase. Ron also...
Robert Christiansen
Dec 2, 2013
Robert L. Christiansen, age 70, of Grand Rapids, passed away on Monday, December 2, 2013 at Spectrum Health Nursing & Rehab Center - Fuller Avenue. The son of Robert & Gloria (Wanquist) Christiansen, he was born on June 15, 1943 in Muskegon. Honoring his wishes, cremation will take place. Arrangements are entrusted to Michigan Cremation & Funeral Care, Grand Rapids.
Doris Denison
Dec 2, 2013
Doris V. Denison, age 89, of Holland, passed away on Monday, December 2, 2013 at Hospice of Holland. The daughter of Ernest & Jessie (Staddon) Marks, she was born on February 24, 1924 in Detroit. Honoring her wishes, cremation will take place. Arrangements are entrusted to Michigan Cremation & Funeral Care, Grand Rapids.
George Casper
Nov 28, 2013
George I. Casper, age 60, of Grand Rapids, passed away on Thursday, November 28, 2013 at Spectrum Health Nursing & Rehab Center - Fuller Avenue. The son of George & Valentina (Stankus) Casper, he was born on April 23, 1953 in Dearborn, Michigan. Honoring his wishes, cremation will take place. Arrangements are entrusted to Michigan Cremation & Funeral Care, Grand...
Georgiana Swartz
Nov 28, 2013
Georgiana Reva Peggy Swartz, age 96, of Greenville, passed away early Thursday morning, November 28, 2013 at Spectrum Health Rehab & Nursing Center, Greenville. The daughter of Mahlon J. & Alice L. (Johnson) Fox, she was born on May 8, 1917 in a log cabin in Sylvester. Peggy, as she was known to all, lived in Lakeview until her junior...


