Obituary Listing

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...

Loren Fisher

Loren Fisher

Aug 12, 2009

Mr. Loren Willis Fisher, age 82, of Three Rivers, passed away Wednesday morning, Aug. 12, 2009 at Rose Arbor Hospice Residence, Kalamazoo. Honoring his wishes, cremation will take place. Mr. Loren Willis Fisher, age 82, of Three Rivers, passed away Wednesday morning, Aug. 12, 2009 at Rose Arbor Hospice Residence, Kalamazoo. Honoring his wishes, cremation will take place.

Keith Keith

Keith Keith

Aug 12, 2009

Mr. Keith A. Packard, Jr., age 50, of Orleans, formerly of Greenville, 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...

Michael Pointer

Michael Pointer

Aug 11, 2009

Mr. Michael Pointer, age 22, of Grand Rapids, passed away Tuesday afternoon, August 11, 2009 under the loving care of his family and Spectrum Health Hospice. Born on April 6, 1987, in Grand Rapids, he was a brave and strong man who courageously battled cancer the last three years of his life. Michael was an avid NASCAR fan and in...

Betty Jaeger

Betty Jaeger

Aug 9, 2009

Mrs. Betty Jane Jaeger, age 85, of Grand Rapids, passed away Sunday afternoon, Aug. 9, 2009 after a long illness. Mrs. Jaeger retired from the Grand Rapids Police Department, where she worked in administration, and had been a member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Jaeger; and a daughter, Sherry Maesen. Survivors...

Eleanor Adamski

Eleanor Adamski

Aug 9, 2009

Mrs. Eleanor Leona Adamski, age 89, a daughter of God our Father, formerly of Grand Rapids, was called Home to her Heavenly Father on Sunday morning, August 9, 2009 from Spectrum Health Kelsey Hospital in Lakeview. The daughter of Anthony & Carrie (Szkula) Bogaski, she was born on Jan. 17, 1920 in Grand Rapids and was a graduate of Catholic...