Obituary Listing
Larenee Tabin
Jun 22, 2022
Larenee Joyce Tabin, aged 86, formerly of Wyandotte, Michigan, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. She was born in Wyandotte on September 1, 1935, the daughter of the late, Walter and Mary (Kuklinski) Bodziak. Larenee went to St. Patrick's High School. In 1957. She married the love of her life,...

George Stout
Jun 22, 2022
George Bernard Stout, age 78, of Pierson, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at his home under the loving care of his family and Spectrum Health Hospice. The son of Bernard & Ruby (Bonner) Stout, he was born at home on October 25, 1943 in Cedar Springs. He retired from Sparta Foundry after many years of faithful service....
Ronald Richter
Jun 20, 2022
Ronald James Richter, aged 79, passed away at home under the loving care of his family and Spectrum Health Hospice, on Monday, June 20, 2022. He was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on March 26, 1943, the son of Leon and Angeline (Cieslewicz) Richter. He will be lovingly remembered by his devoted wife of 58 years. Ron cared deeply for...
Mumtaz Sara
Jun 20, 2022
Mumtaz Sara, age 84, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, June 20, 2022. He was born on June 11, 1938 in Mosul, Iraq to Kamil Sara and Mary Malkoon. Mumtaz a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He started his own business at a young age, he owned the largest three movie theaters in Baghdad, Iraq. He...

Staci Dempkey
Jun 20, 2022
Staci Marie Dempkey, aged 36, passed away in Muskegon, Michigan on Monday, June 20, 2022. She was born in Muskegon, on November 9, 1985, the daughter of Martin and Tina (Hill) Dempkey. Cremation arrangements are entrusted to Michigan Cremation & Funeral Care, Grand Rapids, (616) 452-3006.
Ida Connor
Jun 19, 2022
Ida Annette Connor (Hllabrandt) (Olshack), aged 77, passed away in Greenville, Michigan at the Golden Life Adult Foster Care Home, on Sunday, June 19, 2022. She was born in Ionia, Michigan, on June 12, 1945, the daughter of Willarn John Henry Walter and Mildred Vell (Ward) Olshack. Ida was a crafter and a card player. She especially loved to spend...
Kimberly Bagwell
Jun 19, 2022
Kimberly Ann Bagwell, age 56, of Lowell, passed away Sunday, June 19, 2022 at home in Lowell under the care of her family and Faith Hospice. The daughter of Robert Dean & Janice Marie (Russ) Grames, she was born on October 29, 1965 in Grand Rapids. Kim enjoyed horseback riding and spending time with her three grandchildren. She was preceded...
Kurt Payne
Jun 18, 2022
Kurt D. Payne, aged 59, passed away Saturday, June 18, 2022, at home with his loving family beside him. He was born in Holland, Michigan, on December 7, 1962, the son of Joseph Jr. and Jacquelyn (Timmers) Payne. He was preceded in death by his Father Joseph Payne Jr. and Mother Jacquelyn (Timmers) Payne and father-in-law, Van Trumble. Surviving is...
Willis Cook
Jun 18, 2022
Willis Richard Cook (Cookie), aged 75, passed away in Big Rapids, Michigan, under the loving care of his family and Hospice of Michigan, on Saturday. June 18, 2022. He was born July, 6, 1946, in Big Rapids, the son of Russell and Francis (Alger) Cook. The most important thing to our dad was family; even at the end, he just...
John Kenny
Jun 16, 2022
John Edward Kenny, age 64, of Belding, passed away Thursday, June 16, 2022 at Spectrum Health-United Hospital in Greenville. The son of Robert & Delores (Parks) Kenny, he was born on September 11, 1957 in Greenville. After graduating from Belding High School, he worked at Robroy Industries, then as a supervisor at Michigan Wire, and most recently with the Gus...
Barbara Rood
Jun 16, 2022
Barbara Jean Rood, age 69, of Greenville, passed away Thursday morning, June 16, 2022 at Spectrum Health-Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids. The daughter of Alvin Edward & Evelyn Laurvernon (Ward) Williams, she was born on November 23, 1952, in Belding. Barb retired from Electrolux after thirty-two years. She enjoyed gardening in her flower beds and redecorating her home, but her...
Brian Bowden
Jun 14, 2022
Brian Scott Bowden, aged 57, passed away at home with his children by his side, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. He was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, the son of Kenneth and Sharon (Miller) Bowden. Surviving are his mother, Sharon; two children, Ciera (Abe VanderLaan) Bowden, and Brian (Rebecca) Bowden; step-mother, Pam Bowden; brother Forrest (Lisa) Bowden; and many loved family...
Kock Chee
Jun 13, 2022
Kock Seng Chee, 72, of Grand Rapids, MI, went home to the Lord on the morning of June 13, 2022. Born in Parit Buntar, Perak, Malaysia, Kock Seng was a true citizen of the world. Living on three different continents across the span of his life, he extended the grace and love of God to everyone he met, engaging in...
Leslie Dwyer
Jun 13, 2022
Leslie Ann Dwyer, age 62, of Lansing, passed away Monday evening, June 13, 2022 at her home under the loving care of her family and Sparrow Home Hospice. The daughter of Joseph Richard & Elizabeth Ann (Zolinski) Walczak, she was born on August 1, 1959 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was a graduate of Lansing Community College. Leslie, through the course...
Elnora Lumbard
Jun 12, 2022
Elnora "Ine" June (Holroyd) Lumbard peacefully passed into heaven on June 12, 2022. She was born August 25, 1926 in Kalamazoo, Michigan to Milo and Emma (Bigelow) Holroyd, the ninth of 15 children. Elnora was united in marriage to Lester Ione Lumbard on August 17, 1945. Elnora was preceded in death by her beloved husband, parents, and siblings. She is...
Claude Vanzandt
Jun 11, 2022
Claude Martin VanZandt, age 85, of Trufant, passed away unexpectedly at his home. The only child of Claude Avery & Lillian (Iveney) VanZandt, he was born on May 9, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois. Following his father's service in World War II, they made their home in the Coral and Trufant area until Claude enlisted in the United States Air Force...
Frank Olvera
Jun 11, 2022
Frank L. Olvera, age 53, of Walker, Michigan, passed away peacefully at 1:42 PM on Saturday, June 11, 2022, after a long battle with chronic illness. He was born December 4, 1968, in Bartow, Florida to Estevan L. Olvera and Beatrice Huerta. Frank is survived by his children, Maricela Olvera of Hesperia, Michigan, Esperanza, Mortisha, and Rosalinda Olvera all of...
Carl Pellow
Jun 10, 2022
Carl Edward Pellow, 71, of Greenville passed away peacefully at his home on Friday afternoon, June 10, 2022, under the care of Spectrum Health Hospice and with his family by his side. Carl was born May 28, 1951 in Grand Rapids, Michigan the first of twin sons to Helen (Swan) and Robert Pellow. Carl attended Creston High School in Grand...
James Huntley
Jun 8, 2022
James Alvin Huntley, Jr., age 62, of Six Lakes, passed away early Wednesday morning, June 8, 2022 at his home under the loving care of his family and Spectrum Health Hospice. Wednesday morning The son of Rose Yvonne (Thompson) & James Alvin Huntley, Sr., he was born on March 16, 1960 in Saginaw and had worked as an auto mechanic....
Barbara Ross
Jun 8, 2022
Barbara Jean Ross of Grand Rapids Michigan passed away at home on June 8, 2022. Her medical care was being managed by an incredibly dedicated and compassionate team from Spectrum Health Hospice. Barbara was born on July 30, 1941. The daughter of Dick and Marie Devereaux, she lived most of her early years in St. Johns, MI before marrying Dennis...