Obituary Listing

Florence Switzer

Florence Switzer

Mar 4, 2006

View Video Tribute Mrs. Florence V. Switzer, age 77, of Spencer Township, passed away Saturday evening, March 4, 2006 at Spectrum Health United Memorial-United Campus, Greenville. One of 17 children, she was born on March 6, 1928 in Belding to Silas Edward & Mary (Martin) Thompson. For many years, Florence worked as a seamstress at Jolly Kids in Belding and...

Eleanor Mulnix

Eleanor Mulnix

Mar 3, 2006

Mrs. Eleanor E. Mulnix, age 82, of Greenville, passed away Friday evening, March 3, 2006 at Metron of Greenville. The daughter of Mark & Leonora (Gross) Collins, she was born on Aug. 10, 1923 in Lakeview and raised in the Coral area. On June 20, 1951, in Greenville, she married Clarence L. Mulnix. A caring wife, mother, and grandmother, Eleanor...

Ellen Weber

Ellen Weber

Feb 27, 2006

Mrs. Ellen L. Weber, age 94, of Greenville, passed away Monday evening, Feb. 27, 2006 at the Laurels of Kent, Lowell. The daughter of Dudley & Maude (Cooper) Peterman, she was born on Dec. 20, 1911 in Greenville. In Sept. 2, 1933, in Greenville, she married Frank Weber. A devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, Ellen had also been a member...

Goebel Gibson

Goebel Gibson

Feb 26, 2006

Mr. Goebel Gibson, age 86, passed away early Sunday morning, Feb. 26, 2006 at Crestview Nursing Center, Wyoming. Funeral services will be held in Campton, Kentucky, with arrangements by Porter & Sons Funeral Directors. Local arrangements were entrusted to the Brown-Teman & Christiansen Funeral Home, Greenville.

Dick Bresnahan

Dick Bresnahan

Feb 21, 2006

Mr. Richard J. Bresnahan, age 81, of rural Sand Lake, passed away Tuesday evening, Feb. 21, 2006 at his home. The son of John C. & Catherine M. (Schafer) Bresnahan, he was born on June 3, 1924 in Grand Rapids. A proud veteran of World War II, he interrupted his education and enlisted in the U.S. Army where he served...

Kevin Mcnee

Kevin Mcnee

Feb 18, 2006

Mr. Kevin R. McNee, age 47, of Belding, formerly of Grand Rapids, passed away unexpectedly late Saturday afternoon, Feb. 18, 2006 in the emergency room of Spectrum Health United Memorial-United Campus, Greenville. The son of Richard B. & Ruthe L. (Straw) McNee, he was born on June 30, 1958 in Grand Rapids. Kevin had retired from Baker Furniture in Grand...

Golda Hodges

Golda Hodges

Feb 17, 2006

Golda Vivian Hodges, 68, of Stanton, Michigan, formerly of Tompkinsville, Kentucky, died Friday, February 17, 2006 at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital - Livingston Campus, in Howell, Michigan of natural causes after battling a serious illness for several years. The daughter of Dewey Frank Froedge and Ella Mae (Kerr) Froedge, she was born October 23, 1937 in Tompkinsville, Kentucky. A native...

Patsy Crater

Patsy Crater

Feb 16, 2006

Mrs. Patsy Marie Crater, age 64, of Greenville, passed away Thursday morning, Feb. 16, 2006 at her home. The daughter of George & Viola (Dukes) Parrish, she was born on Nov. 15, 1941 in Adrian. For many years Patsy worked as a care provider at Greenville Acres and Quality adult foster care homes. On May 6, 1995, in Amble, she...

Andrew Tice

Andrew Tice

Feb 14, 2006

View Video Tribute Andrew James Tice, age 20, of Greenville, passed away unexpectedly from natural causes, early Tuesday morning, Feb. 14, 2006 at his home. The son of Robert H. & Michelle A. (Phenix) Tice, he was born on April 30, 1985 in Greenville, and was a 2004 graduate of Greenville High School. Andrew was employed at Lacks Industries in...

Wilma Farrell

Wilma Farrell

Feb 13, 2006

Mrs. Wilma F. Billie (Foley) Farrell, age 94, of Friendship Village, Schaumburg, Illinois, formerly of Greenville, passed away Monday, Feb. 13, 2006 in Schaumburg. Born on August 11, 1911, in Sodus, New York, she was a graduate of Parsons School of Fine Arts in New York City. Although she had worked as an interior designer until her marriage to James...

Ken Dines

Ken Dines

Feb 10, 2006

Mr. Ralph Kenneth Dines, age 88, formerly of Greenville and Baldwin, passed away late Friday morning, Feb. 10, 2006 at Kendallville Manor Nursing Home in Kendallville, Indiana. The son of George Lorenzo & Christine (Dard) Dines, he was born on Oct. 20, 1917 in Rockford, grew up in the Rockford-Belmont area, and graduated from Rockford High School. On Aug. 5,...

Mildred Sturgis

Mildred Sturgis

Feb 10, 2006

Mrs. Mildred Belle Sturgis, of Greenville, passed away on her 93rd birthday, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009 at Spectrum Health United Memorial-United Hospital, Greenville. The daughter of Jess & Lula Sperry, she was born on Feb. 10, 1916 in Fowler. After graduating high school, she married George Benjamin Sturgis on March 24, 1934 in St. Johns. Together, they raised five children,...

Zach Steffes

Zach Steffes

Feb 10, 2006

View Video Tribute Zachariah Lawrence Zach Steffes, age 18, of Trufant, passed away Friday, Feb. 10, 2006 at Spectrum Health-Butterworth Campus, Grand Rapids, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident last Sunday. The son of Bruce L. & Raquel (Christensen) Steffes, he was born on Nov. 25, 1987 in Greenville. As a member of the Class of 2006, Zach looked...

Bill Blanchard

Bill Blanchard

Feb 8, 2006

View Video Tribute Billy Gene Blanchard, age 59, of Trufant, passed away early Wednesday morning, Feb. 8, 2006. The son of Howard H. & Marion E. (Delong) Blanchard, he was born on Oct. 30, 1946 in Kendallville, Indiana and graduated from Hamilton Community Schools in 1965. Billy enlisted with the U.S. Army in 1969 and served in Germany during the...

Bertha Mckenzie

Bertha Mckenzie

Jan 31, 2006

Mrs. Bertha A. McKenzie, age 85, of Gowen, passed away Tuesday morning, Jan. 31, 2006 at her home. The daughter of Cecil & Bessie (Kecker) Clark, she was born on Feb. 6, 1920 in Elmira. On July 13, 1939 she married Donald J. McKenzie. A devoted wife and mother, Bertha lived in the Lansing area until she and Don retired...

Dorothy Glass

Dorothy Glass

Jan 29, 2006

Mrs. Dorothy J. Glass, 81, of Grand Rapids, passed away early Sunday morning, Jan. 29, 2006 at Metron of Greenville. Survivors include her children and their families: Deborah Pranomvanavech of Grand Rapids, Tamara J. Weatherford of Muir, Micheal William Root of Six Lakes, Donald L. Root of Trufant, and Howard C. Whipple of Six Lakes. As Dorothy requested, cremation will...

Sally Templar

Sally Templar

Jan 28, 2006

Miss Sally Elaine Templar, age 42, of Antioch, Tennessee, formerly of Greenville, passed away Saturday, Jan. 28, 2006 at the Summit Medical Center in Hermitage, Tennessee, after a short illness. Sally was a graduate of Greenville High School and Draughtons Junior College in Nashville, Tenn. She, along with her sister Susan, worked at the Whirlpool Corporation manufacturing plant in Lavergne,...

Jack Jewell

Jack Jewell

Jan 22, 2006

Mr. Jack Nelson Jewell, age 76, of Belding, passed away early Sunday morning, Jan. 22, 2006 at his home under the loving care of his family and Hospice. The son of Clare Nelson & Pauline (Belding) Jewell, he was born on Nov. 21, 1929 at his parents farm near Belding. On Sept. 17, 1952, in Belding, he married Laura B....

Gladys Russell

Gladys Russell

Jan 21, 2006

Mrs. Gladys I. Russell, age 90, of Greenville, passed away Saturday evening, Jan. 21, 2006 at Spectrum Health United Memorial-United Campus, Greenville. The daughter of Grant & Myra (White) Parker, she was born on March 16, 1915 in Reynolds Township. Gladys attended and graduated from the Coral School and retired from the former Gibson Refrigerator Company. On Sept. 14, 1940,...

Orris Rich

Orris Rich

Jan 20, 2006

View Video Tribute Mr. Orris Terry Rich, age 75, of Greenville, passed away Friday evening, Jan. 20, 2006 at Spectrum Health-Kent Community Campus, Grand Rapids. The son of Wellington B. & Bernice E. (Terry) Rich, he was born on April 6, 1930 near Wolverton Plains in Montcalm Township. As a teenager, Orris was afflicted with polio and underwent many surgeries...