Obituary Listing

Joden Mills
Apr 20, 2006
Joden Alan Mills, returned to Heaven at birth on Thursday afternoon, April 20, 2006 from Spectrum Health United Memorial-United Campus, Greenville. Surviving are his mother, Nora Louise Mills; grandparents, Alan & Pauline Howell; an uncle, Jerry Mills, all of Sheridan; great grandparents, Jerry & Ada Howell of Crystal, Butch Mills of Saranac, and Leona Johnson of Sheridan; a great-great grandmother,...

Harold Moore
Apr 20, 2006
Mr. Harold Lee Moore, age 72, of Belding, formerly of Ionia, passed away Thursday evening, April 20, 2006 at Spectrum Health United Memorial-United Campus, Greenville. The son of Charles H. & Lila May (Osburn) Moore, he was born on June 24, 1933 in Ferris Township, Montcalm County. A proud veteran of the U.S. Army, Harold served in Germany during the...

Fred Kilborn
Apr 20, 2006
Mr. Frederick Earl Fred Kilborn, age 62, of Crystal, passed away Thursday morning, April 20, 2006 at home under the loving care of his family and Carson Home Care & Hospice. The son of Frederick Freeman & Irene June (Heaven) Kilborn, he was born on Aug. 5, 1943 in Belding. A graduate of Belding High School, he drove truck for...

Dorothy Beardslee
Apr 17, 2006
Mrs. Dorothy Margaret Beardslee, age 88, of Greenville, passed away late Monday evening, April 17, 2006 at Metron of Greenville. The daughter of Floyd & Carrie (Larsen) Sutton, she was born on July 31, 1917 in Leslie. On Feb. 3, 1940, she married Wayne Beardslee. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wayne; an infant sister, Grace; her father,...

Helen Raymond
Apr 8, 2006
Mrs. Helen Sylvia Grandma Helen Raymond, age 87, of Greenville, passed away early Saturday morning, April 8, 2006 at Spectrum Health-Blodgett Campus, East Grand Rapids. The daughter of John & Sophia (Bendicksen) Waterman, she was born on June 24, 1918 near Suttons Bay. Helen worked for many years as a housekeeper for Mr. & Mrs. Harry Nelson and Mr. &...

Katherine Shindorf
Apr 5, 2006
Mrs. Katherine G. Shindorf-Dilley, age 85, of Belding, passed away Wednesday morning, April 5, 2006 under the loving care of her family and Hospice at home. The daughter of John W. & Olive Anna (Benedict) Hansen, she was born on Aug. 20, 1920 in Greenville. For 20 years she worked at Jolly Kids in Belding, then at Extruded Metals, and...

Ted King
Apr 3, 2006
Mr. Ted King, 62, of St. Maries, Idaho, formerly of Greenville, passed away Monday, April 3, 2006 at his home. The son of Stanley & Leola (Wilbur) King, he was born on November 1, 1943 in Greenville. Ted grew up and attended school in the Greenville area, enlisting in the U.S. Army in 1961. He was a proud veteran of...

Leo Swartz
Mar 31, 2006
Mr. Leo Irving Swartz, age 95, of Coral, formerly of Langston, passed away Friday evening, March 31, 2006 at Kathys Countryside Adult Foster Care Home, Coral. The son of Irving & Myrtle (Bunnel) Swartz, he was born on July 3, 1910 in Boyne Falls. Although born with dwarfism, among other disabilities, Leo made the most of life and was a...

Gene Snyder
Mar 30, 2006
View Video Tribute Mr. Gene Robert Snyder, age 76, of Grattan, passed away Thursday evening, March 30, 2006 at the Fred & Lena Meijer Heart Center at Spectrum Health-Butterworth Campus, Grand Rapids. The son of Leonard & Clara Bell (Lincoln) Snyder, he was born on Jan. 5, 1930 at home in Oakfield Township. On July 14, 1951, in Greenville, he...

Carl Barber
Mar 24, 2006
Mr. Carl Leigh Barber, age 73, of Naples, Florida, formerly of Grand Rapids and Greenville, passed away Friday morning, March 24, 2006 at Naples Community Hospital. The son of Herbert Barber & Margaret (Devereaux) Barber-VanHorn, he was born on Sept. 15, 1932 in North Star Township, near Ithaca. After graduating from Comstock Park High School, Carl worked in the office...

Carol Stedman
Mar 23, 2006
Mr. Carol Richard George Stedman, age 93, of Greenville, passed away late Thursday morning, March 23, 2006 at Metron of Greenville. The son of James & Jane (Withers) Stedman, he was born on July 18, 1912 in Marshfield, Ohio. George retired from the former Gibson Refrigerator Company in 1974, where he worked as a welder at both the Greenville and...

Helen Augustine
Mar 17, 2006
Mrs. Helen M. Augustine, age 80, of Greenville, passed away late Friday morning, March 17, 2006 at Metron of Greenville. The daughter of Jay & Lena (Hansen) Button, she was born on May 5, 1925 in Greenville. On Dec. 31, 1948, in Belding, she married Russell Augustine. For 18 years she worked at the former Gibson Refrigerator Company, retiring in...

Frank Frank
Mar 15, 2006
Mr. Frank M. Sawdy, Jr., age 84, of Sheridan, passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2006 at Spectrum Health United Memorial-United Campus, Greenville. The son of Frank Monroe and Eva (Howe) Sawdy, he was born on Sept. 4, 1921 in Lansing. A veteran of the U.S. Army, Frank served stateside during World War II. Always wanting to keep busy, Frank worked...

Agnes Torrans
Mar 13, 2006
Mrs. Agnes M. Torrans, age 89, died Monday, March 13, 2006 at her home in Fruitport surrounded by her children. She was born in Chicago, IL on July 8, 1916 and lived in Fruitport most of her life. She was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene and her brother, Werner. Surviving are two daughters, Kathie Torrans of Kalamazoo and...

Linda Bell
Mar 13, 2006
Mrs. Linda Kay Bell, age 56, of Trufant, passed away at home late Monday evening, March 13, 2006 under the loving care of her family and Hospice. The daughter of Howard & Gloria A. (Madsen) Wittkopp, she was born on June 23, 1949 in Greenville. After graduating high school, Linda attended college and later began working at Federal-Mogul in Greenville....

Jeffrey Svendsen
Mar 12, 2006
Jeffrey Lee Svendsen, age 59, of Alma, passed away Sunday morning, March 12, 2006 in the emergency room at Gratiot Medical Center, Alma. The son of Kendall L. and Maxine E. (Paulsen) Svendsen, he was born on May 5, 1946 in Greenville. Although born with many disabilities, Jeff found enjoyment in listening to music, watching fireworks, being outdoors during warmer...

Ida Watts
Mar 11, 2006
Mrs. Ida L. Jones-Watts, age 100, of Greenville, passed away Saturday evening, March 11, 2006 at Spectrum Health United Memorial-United Campus, Greenville. The daughter of Peter & Anna Hill, she was born on Aug. 10, 1905 in Louisiana, and was raised by her grandmother, Minnie. Ida was a long time member of the Greenville Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses and...

Larry Kingsley
Mar 8, 2006
Mr. Larry Allen Kingsley, 70, of Lansing and Mecosta, passed away peacefully Wednesday morning, March 8, 2006 at his sisters home in Lansing. The son of Allen John & Pauline (Hines) Kingsley, he was born on June 30, 1935 in Grand Ledge. After graduating high school, Larry learned the trade of a tinsmith and began a career as a union...

Irene Varney
Mar 8, 2006
View Video Tribute Mrs. Irene Ruth Varney, age 86, of Greenville, passed away Wednesday evening, March 8, 2006 in the Long Term Care Unit of Spectrum Health United Memorial-United Campus, Greenville. The daughter of Bert & Lovina (Ecker) Bauman, she was born on Oct. 20, 1919 in Greenville. She married Freeman Varney on March 9, 1938, in Petoskey. In 1952...

William Hamrick
Mar 6, 2006
Mr. William Ford Hamrick, age 78, of Grand Rapids, died Monday, March 6, 2006 at Metro Health Hospital, Grand Rapids. The son of Quincy Ford & Dolly (Harpold) Hamrick, he was born on Aug. 27, 1927 in Dunbar, West Virginia. A proud veteran of World War II, he served with the U.S. Navy. For many years, William worked at Toms...