Obituary Listing
Betty Soule
Oct 20, 2011
Betty Elizabeth Soule, age 80, of Greenville, passed away early Thursday morning, October 20, 2011 under the care of Spectrum Health Hospice. The daughter of Carl Franklin & Daisy (White) Soule, she was born on January 24, 1931 in Gratiot County. After graduating high school, she began a career in a number of office positions at the former Gibson Refrigerator...
Herma Breisach
Oct 20, 2011
Hermas prolonged period of suffering ended on October 25, 2011. Herma was born to Leo and Hermine Pirker on May 1, 1926 in Vienna, Austria, and never lost her affinity for the cosmopolitan life that shaped her. Identified early as a gifted student, she ultimately earned a Ph.D. in History from the University of Vienna. She not only studied history;...
Theresa Narvestad
Oct 20, 2011
Theresa Cecelia Narvestad, age 68, of Harietta, passed away Thursday, October 20, 2011 at her home. The daughter of Emil & Wilhemina (Hodges) Friedl, she was born on November 3, 1942 in Romulus. Surviving are her children, Anthony Narvestad and Stephanie Gibbs. Honoring her wishes, cremation will take place. Arrangements were entrusted to the Michigan Cremation Company, Grand Rapids.
Barbara Hondorp
Oct 18, 2011
Barbara Ann Hondorp, age 81, of Grand Rapids, passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at Spectrum Health-Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids. The daughter of Wesley & Katheryn (King) Poe, she was born on May 31, 1930 in Grand Rapids. Survivors include her husband, Donald Hondorp; son, Rick Donald Hondorp; and daughter, Janice Zagata. Memorial services will be held at 11:00...
Douglas Pabis
Oct 15, 2011
Douglas Michael Pabis, age 58, of Portage, passed away Saturday, October 15, 2011 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. The son of Ernest & Genevive (Johnson) Pabis, he was born on October 6, 1953 in Dearborn and was an auto worker. Survivors include his brother, William Myers of Three Rivers. Honoring his wishes, cremation will take place. Arrangements were entrusted...
Robert Brown
Oct 14, 2011
Robert John Brown, 93, of Muskegon, passed away Friday, October 14, 2011 at the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans. The last surviving child of Lila (Simpson) and Harry Brown, he was born on July 6, 1918 in Muskegon. A veteran of World War II, Bob served in the United States Army at Guadalcanal, assigned to Company B, 873rd Engineer Aviation...
Robert Benner
Oct 14, 2011
Robert John Benner, age 53, of Lansing, passed away Friday, October 14, 2011 at the Hospice House of Mid-Michigan in Lansing. The son of Judith & Troy Wendell, he was born on August 1, 1958 in El Paso, Texas and had worked as a painter. Surviving are his parents, Judith and Troy Wendell. Honoring his wishes, cremation will take place....
William Steele
Oct 12, 2011
William Robert Steele, age 73, of Grand Rapids, passed away Wednesday afternoon, October 12, 2011 at home under the loving care of his family and Spectrum Health Hospice. The son of Charles & Constance (Newbury) Steele, he was born on June 23, 1937 in Detroit. Survivors include his daughter, Cherri Steele of Las Vegas, Nevada, and a son, Charles "Chuck"...
Karl Norton
Oct 12, 2011
Karl Wayne Norton, Jr., age 56, of Grand Rapids, passed away early Wednesday morning, October 12, 2011 at Spectrum Health-Blodgett Hospital in East Grand Rapids. The son of Dorris Lee (Kelly) & Karl Wayne Norton, Sr., he was born on June 11, 1955 in Grand Rapids. A proud veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, he served his country towards the...
Laverne Cook
Oct 11, 2011
Laverne Robert Cook, age 77, of Comstock Park, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at his home. The son of Harry & Martha Cook, he was born on Sept. 29, 1934 in Zeeland and was a proud veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. Survivors include his children, Greg Cook, Robert Cook, and Liz Cook. Committal services, with full...
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...


