Obituary Listing

Scott Pace

Scott Pace

Jul 7, 2007

Mr. Scott M. Pace, age 43, of Trail Creek, Indiana, passed away Saturday, July 7, 2007 due to a drowning accident. There will be no visitation hours, cremation will take place and a Memorial Gathering will be from 5pm till 7pm Thursday, July 12, 2007 in the Ott/Haverstock Funeral Chapel, Michigan City, IN. He was born December 10, 1963 in...

Lona Romine

Lona Romine

Jul 6, 2007

View Video Tribute Lona Maude Romine, age 87, of Lincoln Lake, formerly of Holland, passed away peacefully Friday, July 6, 2007 at her home surrounded by the love of her family. The daughter of Adolph & Maude (Mallett) Sharlein, she was born on Dec. 19, 1919 in Negaunee. For many years she assisted her husband, Harold, in the family business,...

Brian Keech

Brian Keech

Jul 6, 2007

View Video Tribute Mr. Brian Maxwell Keech, age 40, of Stover, Missouri, formerly of Belding, passed away Friday, July 6, 2007, at his home. The son of Evelyne May Orvis and Jack Wayne Keech, Sr., he was born on June 22, 1967 in Belding. Brian had attended Belding Area Schools, and while in high school worked for Red Merritt Auction...

William Joslyn

William Joslyn

Jul 3, 2007

Mr. William A. Bill Joslyn, age 48, of Riverdale, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday morning, July 3, 2007 near Stanton, after colliding with a coyote while riding his motorcycle to work. The son of William C. & Louise (Jones) Joslyn, he was born on Jan. 22, 1959 in Ionia. A graduate of Belding High School, Bill made a career in...

Cherie Despelder

Cherie Despelder

Jul 3, 2007

Ms. Cherie Lee DeSpelder, age 51, of Greenville, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday evening, July 3, 2007 at her home. The daughter of Arlene Zelma (Shambaugh) and Andrew Jackson Jack Frederick II, she was born on Nov. 19, 1955 in Alma. Cherie was raised as a member of the Turk Lake United Methodist Church, was a graduate of Greenville High School,...

William Joslyn

William Joslyn

Jul 3, 2007

William A. "Bill" Joslyn, age 48, of Riverdale, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday morning, July 3, 2007 near Stanton, after colliding with a coyote while riding his motorcycle to work. The son of William C. & Louise (Jones) Joslyn, he was born on Jan. 22, 1959 in Ionia. A graduate of Belding High School, Bill made a career in the...

Edward Benner

Edward Benner

Jun 27, 2007

Mr. Edward N. Benner, age 87, of Greenville, passed away early Wednesday morning, June 27, 2007 at the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans. The son of Francis & Carrie (Flint) Benner, he was born on June 25, 1920 in Riverdale. After graduating from high school, Ed served his country during World War II with the U.S. Army in the Asia-Pacific...

Henry Karczynski

Henry Karczynski

Jun 26, 2007

Mr. Henry Karczynski, age 85, formerly of Westland, passed away Tuesday afternoon, June 26, 2007 at the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans. The son of Charles & Anna (Krupka) Karczynski, he was born on May 7, 1922 in Detroit. A veteran of World War II, Henry proudly served his country in the U.S Navy. Henry had worked as a printer...

Marian Curtis

Marian Curtis

Jun 26, 2007

Mrs. Marian N. Curtis, age 82, formerly of Turk Lake, passed away Tuesday afternoon, June 26, 2007 at Spectrum Health United Memorial-United Campus, Greenville. The daughter of Murl C. & Betty E. (Blucis) Bogert, she was born on March 1, 1925 in Grand Rapids. On Sept. 9, 1955, in Grand Rapids, she married Robert E. Curtis. For many years, she...

Gayle Johnson

Gayle Johnson

Jun 23, 2007

Mr. Gayle Johnson, formerly of Bartonville, Illinois, passed away Saturday afternoon, June 23, 2007 at Whispering Woods Retirement Community, Kentwood. Funeral services will be held next week in Bartonville, Ill. Local arrangements were entrusted to the Brown-Teman & Christiansen Funeral Home, Greenville.

Ellyn Chapman

Ellyn Chapman

Jun 19, 2007

Ellyn Chapman, age 60, died this Tuesday morning, June 19, 2007 at her daughter's home near Alto. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Brown-Teman & Christiansen Funeral Home, Greenville.

David Kosten

David Kosten

Jun 17, 2007

Mr. David C. Kosten, age 74, of rural Greenville, passed away Sunday evening, June 17, 2007 at home under the loving care of his family and Carson Home Hospice. The son of Herman & Cornelia (Brecker) Kosten, he was born on March 24, 1933 in Grand Rapids. After graduating from Stanton Agricultural High School in 1951, he married Dorothy A....

Nancy Gonzalez

Nancy Gonzalez

Jun 7, 2007

Ms. Nancy Gonzalez, age 46, of Wyoming, passed away Thursday morning, June 7, 2007 at St. Mary's Health Center, Grand Rapids. The daughter of Anastacio & Carmen (DeJesus) Gonzalez, she was born on July 22, 1960 in Chicago, Illinois. Private family services were held at the Edward Andersen Funeral Home, Chicago, Illinois, with cremation following at Monarch Crematorium, Franklin Park,...

David Mcnab

David Mcnab

Jun 7, 2007

Mr. David Michael McNab, age 70, of Grattan Township, passed away Thursday morning, June 7, 2007 at his home. The son of Robert & Beatrice (Kent) McNab, he was born on April 26, 1937 in Detroit. David was a veteran of the U.S. Army, proudly serving as a peacekeeper in Korea following the end of the Korean Conflict hostilities. After...

Victor Beal

Victor Beal

Jun 5, 2007

Dr. Victor C. Beal, Jr., age 76, of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, passed away Tuesday evening, June 5, 2007 at Hill Haven Rehabilitation Center in Adelphi, Maryland. The only child of Louise (Murdoch) & Victor C. Beal, Sr., he was born on February 6, 1931 in Greenville and raised on the familys purebred Jersey cattle farm near Stanton. In...

Carol Cox

Carol Cox

Jun 2, 2007

Mrs. Carol Ann Cox, age 50, of Spencer Township, passed away Saturday evening, June 2, 2007 at Spectrum Health-Butterworth Campus, Grand Rapids. The daughter of James M. & Barbara J. (Race) Schultz, she was born on Feb. 4, 1957 in Lakeview. On Aug. 2, 1975, in Greenville, she married Gordon Cox. Carol had worked at the former Gibson Refrigerator Company...

Robin Beck

Robin Beck

May 29, 2007

Mrs. Robin Lynne Beck, aged 37, of Gowen, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday morning, May 23, 2007 at home. Born on Aug. 6, 1969, in Muskegon, she was a graduate of Greenville High School, and worked as a cashier at the Greenville Meijer store. On April 18, 1991 in Gowen, she married Mitchell W. Beck. A devoted wife and mother,...

Joseph Dowe

Joseph Dowe

May 27, 2007

Mr. Joseph Donald Dowe, age 66, of Cadillac, formerly of Six Lakes, passed away early Sunday morning, May 27, 2007 at Mercy Hospital-Cadillac. The son of Clarence & Flora (Finly) Dowe, he was born on Nov. 1, 1940 in Negaunee in Michigans Upper Pennisula. He had worked as a restaurant cook and attended Jesus Non-Denominational Church in Greenville, as well...

Shirley Smith

Shirley Smith

May 24, 2007

Mrs. Shirley Clare Smith, age 83, formerly of Greenville and Edmore, passed away Thursday afternoon, May 24, 2007 at Schnepp Healthcare Center in St. Louis. The daughter of Harold & Dorothy (Luscher) Storey, she was born on Sept. 13, 1923 in Manistee. A graduate of Manistee High School, she married Otto J. Smith on Jan. 31, 1942. Answering the call...

Ken Ken

Ken Ken

May 22, 2007

Mr. Kenneth James Bush, Sr., age 90, of Greenville, passed away late Tuesday morning, May 22, 2007 at Metron of Greenville after a brief illness. The son of James & Edith (Badge) Bush, he was born on his parents farm near Lakeview on Dec. 14, 1916. A graduate of Lakeview High School, he was a veteran of World War II...