Obituaries
Karen I. Legge
Apr 22, 2021
Karen Irene Legge, age 75, of Shawano, died unexpectedly on Thursday, April 22, 2021, at Aurora BayCare Medical Center, in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Karen was born on June 21, 1946, in Nebraska, the daughter of Hugh and Irene (Iossi) Tucker. On September 9, 1972, Karen was united in marriage to Dave Legge in Holton, Michigan. Karen was a homemaker and...
Mark Dennis Telego
Apr 9, 2021
A remarkable human being passed today, April 9th, 2021. Mark Dennis Telego was born on September 27th, 1952 in Youngstown, Ohio. He was the son of Dr. Anthony Joseph and Helen Grybos Telego. Surviving Mark is his brother and sister-in-law Dean Jeffery and Tacy Telego, his former wife and dearest friend Kathy Telego, cousin Cynthia Galmish among his many close...
William '"Bill" E. Strain
Apr 3, 2021
William Edward “Bill” Strain, age 60, of Grand Rapids, formerly of Olive Branch, Mississippi, passed away unexpectedly at home on April 3, 2021. He was born in Des Moines, Iowa on July 9, 1960, son of Claude Edward and Billie Jeanne (Treado) Strain. He graduated from Valley High School in West Des Moines, Iowa, with the class of 1978, then...
Helen Faye Hoover
Mar 3, 2021
Helen Faye Hoover, age 81, of Belding, formerly of Grandville and Wyoming, passed away on Wednesday, March 3, at Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She was born in Grand Rapids, daughter of Albert Lee and Avis Arvilla (Snyder) Little, both of whom preceded her in death. Helen graduated from Sparta High School with the Class of 1957....
Patricia A. "Patsy" Byrne
Mar 1, 2021
Patricia Arlene “Patsy” Byrne, age 77, of Belding, passed away unexpectedly at home on March 1, 2021. She was born on April 28, 1943, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the daughter of Russell N. and Doris E. (Clark) Jourdan, both of whom preceded her in death. She attended Belding High School and worked in health care for many years. She was...
James "Jim" Zwerk
Feb 27, 2021
James Leroy “Jim” Zwerk, age 66, of Belding, passed away unexpectedly at home on Saturday, February 27, 2021. He was born on May 9, 1954, in Ionia, Michigan, son of Raymond and Natalie (Johnston) Zwerk, both of whom preceded him in death. He attended Ionia schools and worked for more than 20 years with the City of Belding’s Department of...
Ida Marie O'Connor
Feb 18, 2021
Ida Marie O’Connor – Janesville, WI / Belding, MI, passed away peacefully on February 18th, 2021 at the Greenville United Memorial Hospital. Ida was born July 28th, 1928 in Oxford, Mississippi. She was the daughter of Elmer C. Ganger and Lena (Gullick) Ganger, the youngest of eight children. She married Arthur Leslie, Jr. on August 10th, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois....
Jacquelyn Lamarte
Feb 17, 2021
Jacquelyn “Jackie” Rae LaMarte, age 70, Alto, passed away at home on Wednesday, February 17, 2021, surrounded by her loving family following a brief battle with cancer. She was born on May 6, 1950, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, daughter of John Cornelius and Mary Louise (Schmid) Vander Roer, both of whom preceded her in death. Jackie graduated from Kenowa Hills...
Patricia "Pat" Ellen Houseman
Feb 1, 2021
Patricia “Pat” Ellen (Lepkowicz) Houseman died at her home in Muskegon, MI on February 1, 2021 at the age of 73 as a result of complications from hereditary end stage renal failure. She was preceded in death by her parents Ray Lepkowicz and Lillian Imbler, her first husband Charles Laukkanen, brother-in-law Wayne Perri, and son-in-law Marco Aguilar. She is survived...
Deborah Ann Miller
Jan 29, 2021
DEBORAH ANN MILLER, age 67, of Grand Rapids, passed away at Select Specialty Hospital in Spectrum Health, Blodgett Campus, after battling a long illness on January 29, 2021. She was brought into this world on June 25, 1953, in Lansing, Michigan to Everett and Dorothy (Glass) Miller. She graduated from Grand Rapids Public High School and worked for the “phone...
Florence "Flo" J. Gustafson
Dec 27, 2020
Florence Julia “Flo” Gustafson, age 83, of Norton Shores, Michigan, passed away Sunday morning, December 27, at home under the care of her family and hospice following a long illness. She was born in Lansing, Michigan, on April 25, 1937, a daughter of Howard Floyd and Sara Irene (Bentley) Davis, both of whom preceded her in death. Flo graduated from...
Dian K. Mierendorf
Dec 26, 2020
Dian Karen Mierendorf, 81, of Rockford passed away peacefully surrounded by family on December, 26, 2020. She was born October 18, 1939 in Bellevue Michigan. She was the daughter of the late Hoyt and Edna Wilson. She was preceded in death by her identical twin sister Dawn Crowley and her husband Ralph John. Dian is survived by her best friend...
Adam Lee Wireman
Dec 24, 2020
Adam Lee Wireman, age 31, of Lake Odessa, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, December 24, 2020, in Greenville, Michigan. He was born in Greenville, Michigan on June 15, 1989, the son of Truman Lee and Tracy Lee (Rood) Wireman, both of whom survive. Adam received his education in South Carolina Schools and then worked in several capacities, including tree trimming...
Geneva L. Dittrich
Dec 15, 2020
Geneva Lavane Dittrich, age 84, of Fenwick, passed away at Mission Point of Greenville Nursing Home on Tuesday evening, December 15, 2020, surrounded by family. She was born on January 1, 1936, in Gaylord, Michigan She graduated from Mancelona Schools and worked in several capacities during her lifetime, including factory assembly positions and serving as a home health care provider....
Steven G. Reynolds
Dec 12, 2020
Steven G. “Pete” Reynolds, age 65, of Orleans, passed away at home on Saturday afternoon, December 12, 2020, following a brief cancer illness, under hospice care, surrounded by his loving family. Steven was born on July 29, 1955, in Ionia, Michigan a son of Kenneth Lee and Anita Kathryn (Beckhorn) Reynolds, both of whom precede him in death. He attended...
Thomas Raymond Kerr
Dec 11, 2020
Thomas Raymond “Tom” Kerr, age 78, of Sheridan, passed away Friday morning, December 11, 2020, at Spectrum Health, United Memorial Hospital in Greenville, following a brief illness. Thomas was born on August 8, 1942, in Dayton, Tennessee, a son of Andrew Valentine and Mary Magdalene (May) Kerr. He graduated from Dayton Schools and then served his country for four years...
Ronald John Doornerweerd
Dec 4, 2020
Ronald John Doornerweerd, age 78, of Belding, passed away at home following a long illness. No services are currently scheduled. Please keep Ronald and his family and friends in your thoughts and prayers. For additional information please contact Mike at the funeral home at (616) 794-1300.
William "Bill" Joseph Nowak
Dec 1, 2020
William Joseph “Bill” Nowak, age 77, of Grand Rapids, formerly of Allen Park, passed away on Tuesday, December 1, 2020. He was born on June 23, 1943 in Trenton, Michigan a son of Peter Joseph and Mabel Rose (Goodwin ) Nowak, both of whom preceded him in death. He graduated from Allen Park High School with the Class of 1961....
Lona Gipson
Nov 28, 2020
Lona Gipson, age 61, of Galesburg, Michigan, passed away at Ascension - Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo following a brief illness. She was born in Lima, Ohio, daughter of Adam and Florence ( WiIliams ) Wireman. She married Earn Gipson and he survives in Lima Ohio. A family memorial service will take place at a future date. For additional information...
Mabel Lois Sullivan
Nov 10, 2020
Mabel Lois Sullivan, age 96, of Orleans, passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2020, under hospice care at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on June 10, 1924, in Lansing, Michigan, a daughter of William Austin and Etta Jane (Campbell) Flanders, both of whom preceded her in death. She graduated from Eastern High School in Lansing with the...
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