Colleen J. Corrigan-Olmstead
CORRIGAN-OLMSTEAD – Colleen J. Corrigan-Olmstead age 51 passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, June 11, 2013. She was preceded in death by her mother, Janet Miswick Corrigan; brother, Thad Corrigan. She is survived by her husband, James Olmstead; children, Shaleena and Matthew Sayilik, Brandon and Adrianne Schmitt, David Olmstead; grandchildren, Taylor, Adriana, Kristen, Bryce; father, Robert II and Jan Corrigan; brother, Robert III and Katherine Corrigan, Keith Corrigan, Scott Corrigan; parents in law, Ardis and Lita Olmstead; several in laws, cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, June 15, 11:00 A.M. at the funeral home with Rev. Dan Akins officiating. Burial of her cremains will be held on July 1, in Brevort Cemetery, west of St. Ignace, MI. Friends may meet the family at the funeral home on Friday, June 14, 7 to 9 P.M. and Saturday, 10 until time of service. Those who wish may make memorial contributions to assist the family with expenses.
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Ilene Lee (Wellington) Post
POST (Belmont) Ilene Lee (Wellington) Post, age 82, went home to be with her Lord on Wednesday, June 5, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard; children, Michael Matthews, Larry Matthews, Judy Stogsdill. She is survived by her daughters, Diane & Chris Drayton, Susan & Bernard Boarts; daughter in-law, Suki Matthews; 15 grandchildren; 29 great grandchildren; 1 great great grandchildren; sisters in-law, Starling Post, June Hunt, Mabel & Travers Roe; several nieces & nephews. Memorial services will be held at Alpine Baptist Church on Thursday, June 13, 2013 at 4:00 P.M. with Rev. Doug Compton officiating. Friends may meet the family at the church on Thursday at 3 pm until the time of the service. Those who wish may make memorial contributions to Alpine Baptist Missions Fund.
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Franklin Eugene Wegal
WEGAL (Kent City) Franklin Eugene Wegal age 85 passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at Faith Hospice Trillium Woods. Franklin was born on December 3, 1927 to Ernest Gustav and Elizabeth Anna Wegal. He served his country during Korea in the U.S. Army. He was born on the family dairy farm that he ran where he and his wife still live. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Evelyn; daughter, Julie and David Johnson; granddaughter, Brittany Johnson and her fiancé, Ryan Hanna; his sister, Mary Anne and Cliff Spangenberg; brother in law, Ward and Delora Johnson; many cousins; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held on Monday, June 10, 11:00 A.M. at the Mamrelund Lutheran Church with Rev. Leonard Dahlgren officiating. Interment in Idlewild Cemetery, Kent City. Friends may meet the family at the Funeral Home on Sunday, June 9, 4 to 7 P.M. and on Monday at the church one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers donations may be made Mamrelund Lutheran Church Memorial Fund.
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Charles Earl Patterson
PATTERSON (Kent City) Charles Earl Patterson, age 83, passed away on Tuesday, June 4, 2013. He is survived by his loving wife, Patricia; children, Casey & Julie Patterson, Kathy & Tom Marks, Jean & Bruce Hawley; grandchildren, Mandy (Charlie) Hornack, Matt ( Desirae) Patterson, Kassie (Andy) Usik, Carisa (Frank) Gallegos, Katie (Derek) Max, Stefanie Hawley, Staci (Dan) Laughlin, Katrina Marks; 15 great grandchildren; sister, Erma Mayers of California; brother in-law, E.J. “Jim” Jr. & Betts Casey; several nieces and nephews. Funeral Services will be held at Mamrelund Lutheran Church on Saturday, June 8, 2013 at 2:00 P.M. with Rev. Leonard Dahlgren officiating. Friends may meet the family at the church at Noon until the time of service. Those who wish may make memorial contributions to Mamrelund Lutheran Church or Grand Rapids Home for Veterans.
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Barth D. Murray
MURRAY (Sparta) Barth Delvin Murray age 82 passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 30, 2013 at the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans with his family at his side. He served his country during Korea in the U. S. Army. He was a local real estate agent for many years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Leo and Marie Murray; sister and brother in law, Wanda and Richard Potes. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Lillian Darlene; children, Angela and Stewart Miyashiro, Jan and Karen Murray, Celesta and Bill Hoover, Deirdre and Steve Alt, Paul Murray; 20 grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren; brother, Doren and Shirley Murray; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, June 4, 11:00 A.M. at the Sparta Baptist Church. Interment in Seaman Cemetery, Casnovia. Friends may meet the family at the funeral home on Monday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. and on Tuesday at the Church 1 hour prior to the funeral service. Those who wish may make memorial contributions to to Alzheimers Disease, Meijer Heart Center, Spectrum Health Hospice, or The Friends of the Michigan Veterans Homes.
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Norma May Cain
CAIN (Sparta) Norma May Cain, age93, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 29, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clare in 1996. Norma is survived by her special children, Doug & Brenda Curtis, Gina & Michael Morgan, Sheri Norton; special grandchildren, Rachel Curtis, Nicholas Curtis, Alisha & Matthew Kent, Mike & Amber Morgan, Kaitlynne Morano; special great grandchildren, Emma and Ava Kent, Caidance and Avery Morgan. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, June 1, 2013 at 1:00 P.M. with Rev. Bryon Schneider-Thomas officiating. Friends may meet the family at the Funeral Home on Saturday 11:00 A.M. until the time of service. Those who wish may make memorial contributions to Metron of Cedar Springs Activity Fund or Hospice of Michigan.
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Eugene Donald Horter
HORTER – Eugene Donald Horter age 76 of Canadian Lakes passed away on Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans. He served his country during the cold war in the U.S. Navy. He retired from General Motors where he was an accountant for the plants. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Bernice Hosmer Horter; daughters, Sandra Callen, Dawn and Ron Walker; son, Dana and Laura Horter; 6 grandchildren; 7 great grandchildren; sisters, Theresa and Carl Eves, Patricia and Gordon Reynolds; several in laws, nieces, and nephews. Funeral services will be held on Friday, May 31, 11:00 A.M. at the Funeral Home with Fr. Peter Vu officiating. Interment in Idlewild Cemetery, Kent City. Friends may meet the family at the funeral home on Thursday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. Those who wish may make memorial contributions to Boys Town.
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Elijah Dean Parmeter
PARMETER (Cedar Springs) Elijah Dean Parmeter age 81 passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, May 25, 2013. He served his country during Korea in the Army National Guard. He retired after 30 years at the Sparta Foundry where he was active in the Union, Workmans Compensation Board and played and coached with the Sparta Foundry Softball Team. He was preceded in death by his parents, William, Clara, and stepmother, Dorothy; his wife, Barbara, in March of 2013; 2 grandchildren. He is survived by his loving daughters, Denise and Wayne Walters, Diane and Larry Hultgren, Danette Hoonhorst, Donna Kelley, Deadra and Michael Salyers; many grandchildren and great grandchildren; several in laws, nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, May 29, 11:00 A.M. at the Funeral Home. Interment in Myers Cemetery, Sparta. Friends may meet the family at the funeral home on Tuesday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. Those who wish may make memorial contributions to Hospice of Michigan.
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Lillian Adrian Hinds
HINDS (Sparta) Lillian Adrian Hinds, age 69, passed away on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Lillian was the Chief Financial Officer for Mary Free Bed and Kent Community Hospitals. She was preceded in death by her sister, Natalie J. Collins. She is survived by her husband, David Lee Hinds; son, Leonard Dale Hinds & George Edward Barker; sister, Edith Ann & Phillip Srokowski; nieces and nephews, David, Darin & Deanna, Aileen & James, Clair & Brian, Lucy & Jason, Anne; several great nieces and nephews. Funeral Services will be held at the Church of Latter Day Saints, 2780 Leonard St., NE, Grand Rapids, on Saturday, May 25, 2013 at 3:00 P.M. Interment Myers Cemetery. Friends may meet the family at the Funeral Home on Friday, May 24 6 – 9 P.M. and one hour prior to the service at the church. Those who wish may make memorial contributions to National Breast Cancer Coalition or American Heart Association.
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Joyce Lynne Youngblood
YOUNGBLOOD (Cedar Springs) Joyce Lynne Youngblood, age 71, passed away on Sunday, May 19, 2013 with family by her side. She is survived by her daughter, Lara & Dan Haggerty; sister, Judy & Dick Helsel; mother, Esther Wilson; several cousins, nieces and nephews. As Joyce had wished cremation has taken place. A private family service will be held at a later date. Inurnment Greenwood Cemetery, Grand Rapids.
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Dewey Jerome VanderVelde
VANDER VELDE (Kent City) Dewey Jerome VanderVelde age 58 passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, May 18, 2013 at his home. He was a long time employee of Blackmer Pump. He was preceded in death by his son, Eric in 1998. He is survived by his daughter, Jamie VanderVelde; sisters, Diane Lewis, Trudy and Terry Wendt, Nancy VanderVelde, Connie and Ron TenWalde; his friend, Bob Rosenberger; several nieces and nephews. As Dewey had wished cremation has taken place. A private family service with inurnment of his cremains in his son’s grave in Garfield Park Cemetery will be held at a later date. Those who wish may make memorial contributions to a charity of one’s choice.
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Mary Letitia (Hawley) Traxler
TRAXLER (Sparta) Mary Letitia (Hawley)Traxler, age 87, passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2013 with her family by her side. Mary was preceded in death by her parents Donna and Stub Hawley. She is survived by her loving husband of 67 years Burton M. Traxler; daughters, Janet (Chuck) Majewski, Marlene (Ron) Overholt, Pamela (Dale) Gender, Priscilla (Lance) Fisher, Gayle (Don) Traxler-Neuman; grandchildren, Wayne (Chasity)Murray, Renae (Bryan)MacKinnon, Paula Crandell, Hudson (Nancy) Overholt, Tiffany (Dan) Hubert, Lindsey Gender, Carley Gender, Letitia Vannatter, Trenton Kik, Aaron Fisher, Travis Neuman, Kersten Neuman; 12 great grandchildren; 1 great great grandchild. Mary graduated from Sand Lake High School and then went to cosmetology school in Grand Rapids, MI. After working for several local companies, she retired from General Formulations in 1987. Mary and Burt loved spending time at their cottage in Big Bend with family and friends. They were also life time members of the Eagles Club. She was very involved with her daughters and grandchildren’s everyday lives. Mary was a strong, understanding and humorous woman. She will be remembered for loving life and always laughing. Our hearts are broken. Funeral Services will be held at the Funeral Home on Friday, May 24, 2013 at 1:00 P.M. with Rev. Darin Penwell officiating. Interment Idlewild cemetery. Friends may meet the family at the Funeral Home on Friday at 11:00 A.M. until the time of the service. Those who wish may make memorial contributions to Paws for a Cause.
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Glenna Rose Brown
Glenna Rose (Towns) Brown age 72 of Cedar Springs, Michigan, left her earthly home on May 22, 2013 and is now in heaven with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. She was preceded in death by her family members, George Towns, June Swett Long, Lola Bradner and Arthur Olson. She is survived by her loving husband of 52 years, Edward; daughters, Sherry & David Brown, Billie & Kirk Freeland; grandchildren, Bethany, Justin, Lauren , Sylvia; aunt, Bernice Cooper; many cousins, nieces, nephews, close friends, and a loving church family at Kent City Baptist Church. After graduating from Kent City High School in 1959, she worked in the offices at Wolverine World Wide for three years. In addition to being a homemaker, she returned to college to earn her elementary teaching degree. Teaching was her passion. She loved her 20 years of teaching at Algoma Christian Schools and continued to stay busy substitute teaching in Kent City and Sparta after her retirement. She enjoyed staying in contact with her former students and being a part of their lives. She also stayed busy with several other hobbies including attending activities of her grandchildren, baking and gardening. She would often pick extra fruit and vegetables to deliver to neighbors and friends. She also loved to travel with her husband including trips to Finland, Portugal, Alaska and Europe. She wasn’t happy unless she was helping others whether it was her family or volunteering with her church. An active part of Kent City Baptist Church her whole life, she volunteered as a Sunday School teacher, Awana Leader, and served on the Missions Committee as well as taking several missions trips with her husband. The family wishes to thank everyone for all their prayers and support during her illness. Friends may meet the family at Kent City Baptist Church on Thurs, May 23, 7-9 pm and Friday, May 24, 2-4 and 7-9 pm. The celebration of her life will be at Kent City Baptist Church on Saturday, May 25, at 11:00 with Rev. Chris Weeks officiating. Interment in Solon Township Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Kent City Baptist Church Missions Fund or Lake Ann Camp.
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Lorene Fay Cook
COOK - Lorene Fay Cook, age 87, went Home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at Pilgrim Manor. She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond; parents, Orville and Frances Havens; sisters, Beatrice and Leland Wilmarth, W. Eloise and Jack Ryan ; brother, Curtis and Loretta Havens; brothers in law, Keith Anderson, Carson Pelton; In laws, Roy and Hazel Cook, Eleanor and Bud Harding, Macil and George Magoon, Gerda and Clare Magoon, Lorene will be lovingly remembered by her daughters, Wendy & Ron Burrows, Jill & Karl Wieck; grandsons, Matthew and Meghan Burrows, Noah Burrows, Kevin Wieck; great granddaughter Morgan Tomaszewski, great grandson Emerson Burrows; twin sister, Dorene Pelton; sister-in-law, Maurie Anderson; special nieces, Gail Brown, Sandy Tice; many other nieces and nephews, great and great great nieces and nephews. The family of Lorene is very grateful for the love and care she received at Meadowlark Retirement Village in Sparta and Pilgrim Manor in Grand Rapids. Funeral services will be held on Monday, April 22, 11:00 A.M. at Mamrelund Lutheran Church with Rev. Dr. Leonard Dahlgren officiating. Inurnment Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may meet the family at the Funeral Home on Sunday, April 21, 4 to 8 P.M. and on Monday 1 hour prior to the service at the Church. Those who wish may make memorial contributions to Mamrelund Lutheran Church Food Pantry, Mamrelund Lutheran Church Adopt a Family, The Pilgrim Manor Foundation, or Sparta Education Foundation.
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