Obituary Listing

Keith Ketchum
Apr 7, 2010
Keith A. Ketchum, age 77, of Plainwell passed away, Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at Borgess Health Center in Kalamazoo. Mr. Ketchum was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. Burial, with full military honors, will take place at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, April 12, 2010 at Fort Custer National Cemetery near Battle Creek. Keith A. Ketchum, age 77, of Plainwell...

Jack Vanwyk
Apr 6, 2010
Merlin Jack VanWyk, age 65, of Greenville, passed away Tuesday morning, April 6, 2010 at Metron of Greenville. Honoring his wishes, no services will be held. Arrangements were entrusted to the Christiansen Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Greenville.

Frederick Hoffman
Apr 2, 2010
Frederick L. Hoffman, age 84, of Greenville, passed away Good Friday, April 2, 2010. The son of Lee & Edna (Bonner) Hoffman, he was born on Jan. 26, 1926 in Shelby. Following high school, he enlisted in the U.S Army and was a veteran of World War II. For many years he worked at the former Gibson Refrigerator Company in...

Billy Sexton
Apr 1, 2010
Mr. Billy Sexton, age 74, passed away Thursday evening, April 1, 2010 at Mercy Health Partners-Mercy Campus in Muskegon. Honoring his wishes, cremation will take place.

Virgilene Dales
Mar 29, 2010
Mrs. Virgilene Virginia Dales, age 95, a longtime Greenville resident, passed away Monday morning, March 29, 2010 at Ingham County Medical Care Facility in Okemos. The daughter of George & Ella (Brakins) Harris, Virgilene was born February 19, 1915 in Gowen. On February 13, 1937, at Crown Point, Indiana, she married Robert Bruce Dales. Mother -- A shoulder to cry...

William Cherry
Mar 28, 2010
William M. Cherry, age 74, of Farmington Hills passed away Sunday evening March 28, 2010 at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. Honoring his wishes cremation will take place and no services will be held at this time. William M. Cherry, age 74, of Farmington Hills passed away Sunday evening March 28, 2010 at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. Honoring his...

Robert Woodard
Mar 26, 2010
Robert D. Woodard, age 89, of Marshall passed away Friday, March 26, 2010 at the V.A. Medical Center in Battle Creek. Robert served in the U. S. Army during World War II. Honring his wishes cremation will take place and no services will be held at this time.

Shirley Becker
Mar 24, 2010
Shirley Irene Becker, age 60, passed away Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at home in Kalamazoo. Honoring her wishes, cremation will take place. Shirley Irene Becker, age 60, passed away Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at home in Kalamazoo. Honoring her wishes, cremation will take place.

William Hagen
Mar 20, 2010
Mr. William Hagen, age 64, of Muskegon, passed away Saturday morning, March 20, 2010 at his home under the loving care of his family and Mercy Visiting Nurses Service & Hospice. Arrangements are incomplete at this time.

Averil Macphee
Mar 19, 2010
Mrs. Averil Bessie MacPhee, age 85, of Kalamazoo, passed away Friday morning, March 19, 2010 at her home under the loving care of her family and Hospice Care of South West Michigan. She was born February 10, 1925 in Otsego, MI the daughter of the late R. Lavant and Bessie Harrison. She was preceded in death by a sister, Florence...

Howard Misner
Mar 18, 2010
Howard William Misner, age 75, of Wyoming, was accepted into Heaven on Thursday morning, March 18, 2010 from Spectrum Health Continuing Care Center-Kent Community, Grand Rapids. He joins his parents and brother in God's loving embrace. Survivors include a son, Leonard Misner; three sisters and their families. When the chains that bind you are too strong for you to break,...

May Hallman
Mar 17, 2010
Mrs. May Marie Hallman, age 81, passed away Wednesday evening, March 17, 2010 at Mercy Health Partners-Hackley Campus in Muskegon. She was born in Lakeside, MI at the family home on July 22, 1928 to James and Amelia (Pedersen) Brow, the youngest of six children. She married Wendell Hallman on June 14, 1952. Mrs. Hallman had been employed at CWC...

Max Cesar
Mar 16, 2010
Max D. Cesar, Sr., age 77, of Greenville, passed away Tuesday afternoon, March 16, 2010 at Fred & Lena Meijer Heart Center Spectrum Health-Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids. The son of Elmer & Lura (Fravel) Cesar, he was born on Feb. 18, 1933 in Day Twp., Montcalm County. Max served in the Michigan National Guard until enlisting in the U.S....
Vaughn Jacobs
Mar 15, 2010
Vaughn Jacobs, age 60, of Grand Rapids, went to be with the Lord on March 15, 2010. A Vietnam veteran, he enjoyed being outdoors with family and friends. Surviving are his son and best friend, Justin Brice; daughter-in-law Jessica Ergang; three grandchildren, whome he loved very much, Justin, Jay and Jordan; four brothers and sisters, Russ and Wanda Jacobs, Dave...

Vaugh Jacobs
Mar 15, 2010
Vaughn Jacobs, age 60, of Grand Rapids, went to be with the Lord on March 15, 2010. A Vietnam veteran, he enjoyed being outdoors with family and friends. Surviving are his son and best friend, Justin Brice; daughter-in-law Jessica Ergang; three grandchildren, whome he loved very much, Justin, Jay and Jordan; four brothers and sisters, Russ and Wanda Jacobs, Dave...

Joanne Sanders
Mar 14, 2010
Mrs. Joanne Sanders, age 70, of Grand Haven, passed away Sunday evening, March 14, 2010 under the loving care of her family and Hospice of North Ottawa Community. Honoring her wishes, private family services will be held.

Edward Madsen
Mar 10, 2010
Mr. Edward Lawrence Madsen, age 73, of Battle Creek, passed away Wednesday, March 10, 2010 the V.A. Medical Center in Battle Creek. Born in Battle Creek on Feb. 6, 1937, he was a 1955 graduate of Battle Creek Central High School, and then enlisted in in the U.S. Air Force, serving from 1956 until his honorable discharge as an E-4...

Ava Sipperley
Mar 10, 2010
Mrs. Ava E. Sipperley, age 92, of Greenville, passed away early Wednesday morning, March 10, 2010 at her home under the loving care of her family and Spectrum Health Hospice. The daughter of Charlie & May (Dickinson) Waldron, she was born on September 27, 1917 near Detroit. She lived most of her life in Greenville, where she met and married...

Helen Beckman
Mar 7, 2010
Mrs. Helen Grace Beckman, age 89, passed away Sunday morning, March 7, 2010 at Kairos Dwelling Home. The daughter of Joseph Arthur & Helen Grace (Bowman) Ladd, she was born on January 30, 1921 in Detroit. She retired from General Motors-Delphi, where she worked as a secretary, after 25 years of service. Surviving are her son, Douglas E. Beckman of...

Frances Smith
Mar 4, 2010
Frances Y. (Jarka) Smith, 55, passed away unexpectedly on March 3, 2010. She graduated from Mona Shores in 1973 and later earned her RN degree in Lansing. She married Keith Smith in 1976 and had two children. She later moved to California where she worked at Cedar-Sinai Hospital. She moved back to Mason in 2007 because of health problems. She...