Obituary Listing

Martha Willis
Oct 9, 2011
Martha Ada Willis, age 88, of Dimondale, passed away Sunday morning, October 9, 2011 at Eaton Community Hospice in Charlotte. Honoring her wishes, cremation will take place. Arrangements were entrusted to the Michigan Cremation Company, Grand Rapids. www.MichiganCremation.com

Richard Kurr
Oct 8, 2011
Richard Daniel Kurr, age 70, of Wayland, passed away Saturday, October 8, 2011 at Spectrum Health-Butterworth Hospital, Grand Rapids. Honoring his wishes, cremation will take place. Arrangements were entrusted to the Michigan Cremation Company, Grand Rapids. www.MichiganCremation.com Richard Daniel Kurr, age 70, of Wayland, passed away Saturday, October 8, 2011 at Spectrum Health-Butterworth Hospital, Grand Rapids. Honoring his wishes, cremation...

Richard Marean
Oct 8, 2011
Richard Wayne Marean, age 76, of Grandville, passed away on Saturday, October 8, 2011 at his home under the loving care of his family and Spectrum Health Hospice. He was preceded in death by his parents, Kenneth and Eva Marean. He will be lovingly remembered by his wife, Brenda; daughters, Sarah and Julie; son, David (Connie); and grandchildren Jack, Austin,...

Clarence Eggebeen
Oct 8, 2011
Clarence William Eggebeen, age 90, of Grand Rapids (Standale), passed away Saturday, October 8, 2011 at his home under the loving care of his family and Hospice. Honoring his wishes, cremation will take place. Arrangements were entrusted to the Michigan Cremation Company, Grand Rapids. www.MichiganCremation.com

Betty Rickle
Oct 8, 2011
Betty Jean Rickle, age 85, of Greenville, passed away Saturday morning, October 8, 2011 at Metron of Greenville. The daughter of Lyle George & Leola Belle (Boyce) Emmons, she was born on August 23, 1926 in Greenville. She was a proud graduate of the Class of 1944 of Greenville High School and on September 12, 1945, at her parents home,...
Jane Quick
Oct 7, 2011
Jane D. Quick, age 68, of Wyoming, passed away Friday, October 7, 2011 at her home under the loving care of her family and Heartland Hospice. She was was born on October 29, 1942 in Mt. Pleasant and was preceded in death by her mother, Rose Rapelje; and a son, Timothy Ackerson. She will be missed dearly by her daughters,...

Crecia Sanchez
Oct 4, 2011
Crecia Sanchez, age 83, of Grandville, passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at Spectrum Health Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Grand Rapids. The daughter of Clemente & Andrea (Flatez) Perez, she was born on November 28, 1927 in Los Palos, Cuba and had worked as an Accounting Clerk for Steelcase Inc. She is survived by her husband, Roberto; two sons,...

Raymond Miller
Oct 4, 2011
Raymond D. Miller, age 75, of Greenville, passed away early Tuesday morning, October 4, 2011 at his home under the loving care of his family and Faith Hospice. The son of Ainsworth & Doris May (Jones) Miller, he was born on November 25, 1935 in Greenville. On December 5, 1954, in Greenville, he married Shirley M. Holliday and together they...

Jeanne Carlson
Oct 4, 2011
Jeanne Doris Carlson, age 90, passed away Tuesday morning, October 4, 2011 at her daughter's home under the loving care of her family and Faith Hospice. The daughter of George & Mary (Douiver) Mitchell, she was born on March 8, 1921 in Boston, Massachusetts and had worked as a mortgage banker. Surviving are her daughter, Linda Groves and a granddaughter,...

William Whitehead
Oct 3, 2011
William L. Whitehead, age 84, of Greenville, passed away Sunday evening, October 2, 2011 at The Laurels of Kent in Lowell. The son of John Henry & Agatha M. (Smith) Whitehead, he was born on March 8, 1927 in Lockport, New York and had worked at both Chrysler and the Ford Motor Company. Surviving are a sister, Ruth McIntyre of...

Donna Bennett
Oct 1, 2011
Donna Jean Bennett, age 77, of Grand Rapids, passed away Saturday, October 1, 2011 after a short battle with a sudden illness at Spectrum Health Continuing Care (Kent Community) with her husband by her side. The daughter of Michael & Frances (Goetz) O'Connor, she was born on September 24, 1934 in Sault Ste. Marie and dedicated her life to her...

Marcus Roman
Oct 1, 2011
Marcus Duane Roman, age 52, of Grand Rapids, passed away October 1, 2011 at Spectrum Health Continuing Care Center-Kent Community Campus, Grand Rapids. The son of James & Ruth (Yeager) Roman, he was born on April 22, 1959 in Birmingham, Alabama. Survivors include two sisters, Carol Hartley and Berma Wilson. Honoring his wishes, cremation will take place. Arrangements were entrusted...

Glenn Ryan
Oct 1, 2011
Glenn Forrest Ryan, age 74, of Dorr, passed away early Saturday morning, October 1, 2011 at his daughter's home in Jenison after a long battle with lung cancer. The son of Glenn & Mary (Walker) Ryan, he was born on March 19, 1937 in Grand Rapids and was a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard. He was preceded in death...
Nancy Shumard
Sep 30, 2011
Nancy Shumard, age 64, passed away Friday, September 30th after a two year battle with cancer. Nancy is survived by her husband, Clason; son, Jeffrey (Amy) Mantia; step-daughters, Deidra (Joseph) Drumm, Kathy Michela, and Tiffany Shumard; grandchildren, Steven and William Mantia; and brother and sister, Jerry (Jo) Gilbert and Jill (Jeff) Dimon. Nancy was a member of the 1995 International...

Scott Gunnell
Sep 29, 2011
Scott V. Gunnell, age 56, of Cedar Springs, passed away Thursday afternoon, September 29, 2011 at his mothers home in Trufant under the loving care of his family and Spectrum Health Hospice. The son of Thomas & Judith (Workman) Gunnell, he was born on September 19, 1955 in Greenville. Scott had worked as a welder and was a member of...

Lavonna Kammers
Sep 29, 2011
LaVonna Mae Kammers, age 69, of Muskegon, passed away Thursday, September 29, 2011 at The Bob and Merele Scolnick Hospice House in Muskegon. The daughter of Joseph & Cleo (Shoemaucher) Kammers, she was born on July 22, 1942 in Muskegon. Survivors include two sons, Martin Kammers, and William Kammers; and a brother, Dale Kammers, all of Muskegon. Honoring her wishes,...

Luella Bannon
Sep 29, 2011
Luella Mary Bannon, age 92, of Wyoming, passed away Thursday, September 29, 2011 at Waldon Woods Retirement Community in Wyoming. The daughter of Alexander & Anna (Keenan) Strong, she was born on August 22, 1919 in Detroit. Survivors include a son, Patrick Bannon of Wichita, Kansas. Honoring her wishes, cremation will take place. Arrangements were entrusted to the Michigan Cremation...

Edward Ervin
Sep 28, 2011
Edward Albertus Ervin, age 95, of Sparta, passed away Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at Meadowlark Retirement Village in Sparta. The son of George & Violet (Whitesell) Ervin, he was born on December 24, 1915 in Burket, Indiana. Mr. Ervin retired from the Whirpool Corporation after a long management career. Survivors include two daughters, Mary & Dale Scholten, and Marlene Moroney,...

L. Winchel
Sep 27, 2011
Dr. Ivan L. Winchel, age 73, of Greenville, passed away late Tuesday evening, September 27, 2011 at his home under the loving care of his family and Spectrum Health Hospice following a stroke. The son of Ivan C. & Nettie (Baker) Winchel, he was born on December 11, 1937 in White Cloud. At the age of 8 he started farming...

Hazel Peckstein
Sep 26, 2011
Hazel Peckstein, age 69, of Ludington, passed away Monday, September 26, 2011 at home under the loving care of her family and Harbor Hospice. Survivors include her husband, Karl Peckstein of Ludington. Honoring her wishes, cremation will take place.