Obituary Listing

Joellen Arnold

Joellen Arnold

Sep 4, 2009

Jo Ellen Arnold, age 57, of Belding, passed away Friday, September 4, 2009 in the emergency room of Spectrum Health-United Hospital, Greenville. The daughter of Murn & Beatrice (Olger) Coston, she was born on Dec. 15, 1951 in Greenville. A graduate of Greenville High School, she earned her Licensed Practical Nursing diploma from Montcalm Community College and worked for many...

Robin Keller

Robin Keller

Sep 4, 2009

Robin Keller, age 54, of Greenville, passed away Friday evening, September 4, 2009 at her home under the loving care of her family and Spectrum Health Hospice. The daughter of Charles & Alice E. Woods, she was born on April 29, 1955 in Greenville. For several years, Robin worked as a teacher at Cornerstone Academy in Sheridan. She was an...

Helen Whitesheep

Helen Whitesheep

Sep 1, 2009

Helen Whitesheep, age 57, a member of the Navajo Nation Native American tribe, passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at Mercy Health Partners-Hackley Campus in Muskegon. Funeral services will be held in Dennehotso, Arizona with burial following at Community Cemetery. Local arrangements were entrusted to the Christiansen Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Greenville.

Eric Andres

Eric Andres

Aug 27, 2009

Eric A. Andres, age 27, formerly of Greenville and Belding, passed away from injuries received in a motorcycle accident on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009 in Walker. The son of Samuel N. & Mary L. (Bozung) Andres, he was born on May 25, 1982 in Grand Rapids. A graduate of Greenville High School, he had earned his associates degree from Grand...

Leroy Vogel

Leroy Vogel

Aug 24, 2009

Leroy James Vogel, age 55, of Grand Rapids, passed away Monday, August 24, 2009 at his home. Cremation has taken place and memorial services are being planned.

William Cooley

William Cooley

Aug 23, 2009

William R. Cooley, Sr., age 81, passed away Sunday evening, Aug. 23, 2009 at Hospice House at Heartwood Lodge, Spring Lake. Honoring his wishes, cremation will take place.

Lawrence Gard

Lawrence Gard

Aug 21, 2009

Lawrence E. Gard, age 61, of Grand Rapids, formerly of Six Lakes, passed away Friday morning, Aug. 21, 2009 at Spectrum Health-Butterworth Hospital, Grand Rapids. He was a veteran who proudly served in the Vietnam War. He was preceded in death by his parents, Herbert and Geraldine Gard. Surviving are two sons, Cody J. Gard of Grand Rapids and Jeremy...

Roger Yates

Roger Yates

Aug 20, 2009

Mr. Roger Yates, age 62, a Vietnam Veteran, passed away Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009 at the V.A. Medical Center in Battle Creek. Honoring his wishes, cremation will take place and interment will be in Bay Pines National Cemetery, Florida.

Hattie Stenberg

Hattie Stenberg

Aug 20, 2009

Mrs. Hattie Stenberg, age 76, passed away Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009 at Bronson Mehtodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. Honoring her wishes, cremation will take place.

Roger Swartout

Roger Swartout

Aug 20, 2009

Mr. Roger D. Swartout, age 78, of Greenville, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 20, 2009 in the Emergency Room of Spectrum Health-United Hospital, Greenville. The son of Alpha J. & Addie M. (Paskins) Swartout, he was born on Aug. 21, 1931 in Lansing. Following high school, Roger enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and...

Richard Genette

Richard Genette

Aug 18, 2009

Mr. Richard C. Genette, age 72, of Greenville, passed away Aug. 18, 2009 at Spectrum Health-United Hospital, Greenville. The son of Eldridge & Dorothy (Enderich) Genette, he was born on Aug. 12, 1937 in Detroit. For most of his life, Richard worked in overhead garage door sales and service, and after moving to Greenville became known as the areas garage...

Karen Field

Karen Field

Aug 16, 2009

Mrs. Karen Field, age 90, of Lansing, passed away Sunday, August 16, 2009. She was born March 20, 1919, in Ishpeming, the daughter of Hilja and Werner Besonen. Karen raised her three daughters in Mason, and retired from the Ingham County Sheriff's Dept. She was a member of the Mason First United Methodist Church and enjoyed working with the children...

Kay Weststrate

Kay Weststrate

Aug 16, 2009

Ms. Katherine "Kay" Weststrate, age 78, of Grand Rapids, went to be with her Lord on Saturday evening, Aug. 16, 2009 from Spectrum Health-Butterworth Hospital, Grand Rapids. She was preceded by her brothers, Robert and James Frary. She is survived by her children, Jerry (Brenda) Weststrate, Lucille (Richard) Martin, Janice Daniels, Terry Holt, Pauline Mullins and Tina (Russell) Griffin; one...

Leonard Zimmerman

Leonard Zimmerman

Aug 16, 2009

Leonard Paul "Lenny" Zimmerman, age 81, of Greenville, passed away Sunday evening, Aug. 16, 2009 at Spectrum Health-Butterworth Hospital, Grand Rapids. The son of Anthony Edward & Pauline Monica (Dukowska) Zimmerman, he was born on June 2, 1928 in Hamtramck. Following his graduation from Belding High School in 1947, he briefly attended Michigan State University before enlisting in the U.S....

Robert Steele

Robert Steele

Aug 15, 2009

Mr. Robert A. Steele, age 89, passed away Saturday evening, Aug. 15, 2009 at Easton Community Hospice in Charlotte. Honoring his wishes, cremation will take place.

Ken Ken

Ken Ken

Aug 13, 2009

Mr. Kenneth Daniel Middling, Jr., age 62, of Gowen, passed away Thursday morning, Aug. 13, 2009 at St. Mary's of Michigan Hospital in Saginaw. The son of June (Blount) and Kenneth D. Middling Sr., he was born March 4, 1947 in Greenville. Ken was preceded in death by a brother, Charles Middling in 1993, and by a sister, Janice K....

Karen Hart-Pringle

Karen Hart-Pringle

Aug 13, 2009

Mrs. Karen Hart-Pringle, age 60, of Greenville, passed away early Thursday morning, Aug. 13, 2009 at Spectrum Health-Butterworth Hospital, Grand Rapids. The daughter of Norris Leonard & Alice Marie (Kitchen) Jury, she was born on Feb. 22, 1949 in Greenville and was a graduate of Greenville High School. Following high school, she began a career as a paralegal first working...

Felix Garcia

Felix Garcia

Aug 13, 2009

Mr. Felix Garcia, Jr., age 71, of Holland, passed away Thursday morning, Aug. 13, 2009 at Spectrum Health-Butterworth Hospital, Grand Rapids. Honoring his wishes, cremation will take place and memorial services are being planned.

Felix Felix

Felix Felix

Aug 13, 2009

Mr. Felix Garcia, Jr., age 71, of Holland, passed away Thursday morning, Aug. 13, 2009 at Spectrum Health-Butterworth Hospital, Grand Rapids. Honoring his wishes, cremation will take place and memorial services are being planned.

Keith Packard

Keith Packard

Aug 12, 2009

Keith A. Packard, Jr., age 50, of Orleans, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009 at Spectrum Health-Butterworth Hospital, Grand Rapids. The son of Lorraine Violet (King) & Keith Arnold Packard, Sr., he was born with special needs on July 2, 1959 in Belding. An innocent child of God, Keith had worked at EBI Breakthrough in Belding and delighted in attending...