Obituary Listing

Elizabeth Amante
Sep 2, 2011
Elizabeth M. Amante, age 75, of Martin, passed away Friday, September 2, 2011 at her home under the loving care of her family and Spectrum Health Hospice. The daughter of Harold & Regina (Marciniak) Schild, she was born on January 3, 1936 in Hastings. Honoring her wishes, cremation will take place.

Delfino Correa
Sep 2, 2011
Delfino Correa, age 54, of Grand Rapids, passed away on Friday, September 2, 2011 at Spectrum Health-Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids. Family prayer services were held at 12:00 Noon on Sunday, September 4, 2011, with cremation to follow. Arrangements were entrusted to the Michigan Cremation Company, Grand Rapids.

John Anderson
Sep 1, 2011
John Anderson, age 88, of Fremont, passed away Thursday, September 1, 2011 at Spectrum Health-Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids. Honoring his wishes, cremation will take place.

Edward Schott
Aug 31, 2011
Edward Robert "Bob" Schott, age 84, passed away early Wednesday morning, August 31, 2011 at Spectrum Health- Blodgett Hospital in East Grand Rapids, MI with family at his side. Born on October 7, 1926 in Grand Rapids, Bob lived his life on the West side of Grand Rapids into adulthood but many of the latter years in Wyoming. Bob was...

Antoinette Ostrowski
Aug 28, 2011
Antoinette Ostrowski, age 63, of Grant, passed away Sunday, August 28, 2011 at Brookhaven Medical Care Facility in Muskegon. The daughter of Francis Anthony & Stella May (Keable) Ostrowski, she was born on February 6, 1948 in Wyandotte and owned Bradford Appraisals. Honoring her wishes, cremation will take place.
Robert Kluiter
Aug 28, 2011
Robert Raymond "Bob" Kluiter, age 73, of Sparta, passed away Sunday, August 28, 2011 at the Sanctuary at St. Mary's Senior Living Community in Grand Rapids and began his greatest adventure, walking with the Lord. The son Jacob & Gertrude (Osterling) Kluiter, he was born on October 22, 1937. Bob grew up in Grand Rapids and retired from Meyerink Trenching,...

Alixandrea Crawford
Aug 27, 2011
Alixandrea Donna-Marie Crawford, age 19, of Lake Ann, passed away Saturday, August 27, 2011 at Spectrum Health-Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids from injuries received in an automobile accident. The daughter of Jennifer (Crawford) & Ross Richardson, she was born on April 17, 1992 in Grand Rapids and worked as a retail clerk at Justice. Survivors include her parents; her maternal...

Roger Bruggeman
Aug 27, 2011
Roger Lee Bruggemans, age 64, of Grand Rapids, passed away Saturday, August 27, 2011 at Spectrum Health Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Grand Rapids. The son of John C. & Virginia M. (Briggs) Bruggemans, he was born on December 21, 1946 in Grand Rapids. Survivors include his sister, Pamela Shook of Grand Rapids. Honoring his wishes, cremation will take place....

Joseph Barney
Aug 25, 2011
Joseph Edward Barney, age 58, of Battle Creek, passed away Thursday, August 25, 2011 at Lifespan Good Samaritan Hospice Residence in Battle Creek. The son of Edward & Verna Barney, he was born on October 15, 1952 in Battle Creek and had worked as a union pump builder. Surviving is his fiancee, Debbie Kilpatrick, also of Battle Creek. Honoring his...
Danny Allen
Aug 25, 2011
Danny Ray Allen, age 58, of Big Rapids and formerly of Detroit, passed away Thursday, August 25, 2011 at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Battle Creek. The son of Daniel & Joanne (Scott) Allen, he was born on December 23, 1952 in Detroit. A U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War, Dan served aboard the U.S.S. Pluck... a mine...
Nila Robinette
Aug 23, 2011
ROBINETTE - Nila F. Robinette, age 71, of Kentwood, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on August 23rd, 2011. Her husband, Claude precedes Nila in death. Nila had been diagnosed with kidney cancer in May of 2010. She leaves behind her son, Steve A. Robinette and wife, Angie of Wyoming, MI and daughter, Rhonda M. Robinette and...

John Musser
Aug 21, 2011
John Larry Musser, age 81, of Hastings, passed away Monday, August 22, 2011 at his home under the loving care of his family and Pennock Home Care & Hospice. The son of Charles and Mabel (Etherington) Musser, he was born on February 5, 1930 in Bay City. Survivors include his wife, Doreen (Heiden) Musser. Honoring his wishes, cremation will take...
Beth Kazma
Aug 19, 2011
Beth Ann Kazma, age 61, of Grant, formerly of Grand Rapids, passed away Friday, August 19, 2011 at her home, under the loving care of her family and Hospice of Michigan. Beth was born November 1949 in Flint, Michigan. Always willing to lend a hand, Beth dearly loved spending time with her family and friends. She was preceded in death...

Omer Messer
Aug 18, 2011
Omer Messer, age 73, of Shelbyville, passed away Friday, August 19, 2011, at his home under the loving care of his family and Wings of Hope Hospice. Mr. Messer was born on May 16, 1938. He is survived by his devoted wife, Carol L. Messer. Honoring his wishes, cremation will take place.

Richard Server
Aug 17, 2011
Richard Edward Server, age 73, formerly of Toledo, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, August 17, 2011, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Battle Creek. The son of William E. & Janettee (Mattais) Server, he was born on March 1, 1938 in Toledo, Ohio. Richard was a proud veteran of the United States Marine Corps, and worked as a Chicago police...
Constance Swets
Aug 15, 2011
Constance Irene Swets, age 66, of Grand Rapids, passed away Monday morning, August 15, 2011 at her home, with her husband by her side, under the loving care of her family and Heartland Hospice. The daughter of Forrest Forddy and Constance (Hollister) Anderson, she was she was born on December 14, 1944 in Kenosha, Wisconsin and worked for many years...

Jack Smith
Aug 15, 2011
Jack Wayne Smith, age 87, of Gowen, passed away Monday, August 15, 2011, at Spectrum Health-United Hospital in Greenville. The son of Carl Wayne & Hazel L (Bunker) Smith, he was born on December 7, 1923 in Grayling. In the 1930s the Smith family came to Greenville where Jack attended school until enlisting in the U.S. Navy. After World War...

Stephen Goodwin
Aug 15, 2011
Stephen Hugh Goodwin, age 70, of Otsego, passed away Monday morning, August 15, 2011 at Wings of Hope Hospice House in Allegan. The son of Maxwell & Irene (Daley) Goodwin (Daley), he was born on November 8, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois and had worked in law enforcement. Honoring his wishes, cremation will take place.

Stephen Goodwin
Aug 15, 2011
Stephen Hugh Goodwin, age 70, of Otsego, passed away Monday morning, August 15, 2011 at Wings of Hope Hospice House in Allegan. The son of Maxwell & Irene (Daley) Goodwin (Daley), he was born on November 8, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois and had worked in law enforcement. Honoring his wishes, cremation will take place. Arrangements were entrusted to the Michigan...

Garry Blum
Aug 12, 2011
Garry Lee Blum, age 61, of Sand Lake, passed away at his home after a brief illness. The son of Wesley Fredrick & Gladys Charlene (Stanton) Blum, he was born on Aug. 7, 1950 in Stanton. A veteran of the U.S. Army, Garry served during the Vietnam era and had worked at Benteler Automotive in Grand Rapids. He enjoyed hunting,...