Obituary Listing

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...

Mary Cummins
May 16, 2007
Mrs. Mary Lou Cummins, aged 52, of Greenville, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, May 16, 2007 from Spectrum Health United Memorial-United Campus, Greenville. The daughter of Clyde & Erma (Hazzard) Sanborn, she was born on March 12, 1955 in Carson City. She was a graduate of Yankee Road Christian School, near Lakeview, and married Timothy...

Louisa Pattee
May 11, 2007
View Video Tribute Mrs. Louisa Hannah Pattee, age 95, of Blue Lake, Spencer Township, passed away Friday morning, May 11, 2007 under the loving care of her family at home. The daughter of Charles & Phoebe (McDade) Wrench, she was born in Alma. A devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, Louisa found her greatest joy in spending time with her family....