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Harold  Duane Wiltsie

Harold Duane Wiltsie

Mar 27, 2021

Harold Wiltsie, 96, raised in Escanaba, MI and recently of Kinross, MI, passed away quietly on Saturday, March 27, 2021 of natural causes, at home surrounded by family. Harold was married to Joyce Jackson of Sturgeon Bay, Wi for 56 years who preceded him in death. Harold is survived by Charles Wiltsie and his wife Linda, Thomas Wiltsie, and...

Gloria  Jean (Landstra) Rauch

Gloria Jean (Landstra) Rauch

Mar 26, 2021

Gloria Jean (Landstra) Rauch, age 60, passed away peacefully at home Mar. 26, 2021, in Wyoming, MI., following a long battle with pancreatic cancer. She is preceded in death by her parents, Adrian and Fern (Stanton) Landstra; daughter, Sara Blok and half-sister Shirley (VanderMeer) DeBoer. She is survived by her husband of 40 years Randy; daughters, Jennifer Rauch (Bryan...

William  Dale Wilson  Ii

William Dale Wilson Ii

Mar 26, 2021

William "Skip" Wilson lost a battle with cancer on March 26 2021. Skip was a avid outdoorsman. He loved to hunt and fish and loved his dog Ziggy. He was employed at Verplank Trucking, a job he loved. He loved driving his truck and had great friends there. He was born April 15, 1963 in Grand Rapids Michigan. He...

Robert  Dennis Lalonde

Robert Dennis Lalonde

Mar 26, 2021

Robert Dennis LaLonde passed away peacefully in his sleep Friday, March 28 th at sunset at his home after spending the day with people who loved him. Bob grew up in Detroit, MI and moved to Grand Haven after obtaining his first teaching job. He was a 7 th and 8 th grade science teacher but taught much more...

William  Dale Wilson

William Dale Wilson

Mar 26, 2021

William "Skip" Wilson lost a battle with cancer on March 26 2021. Skip was a avid outdoorsman. He loved to hunt and fish and loved his dog Ziggy. He was employed at Verplank Trucking, a job he loved. He loved driving his truck and had great friends there. He was born April 15, 1963 in Grand Rapids Michigan. He...

Ethel  Mae (Lovellette) Schrauben

Ethel Mae (Lovellette) Schrauben

Mar 25, 2021

Ethel Mae Schrauben of Grand Rapids, Michigan, age 88, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 25, 2021. She was born to the late Ernest Lovellette and Robertine Bible, July 23, 1932, in Vincennes, Indiana and had one brother. She married the late John E. Goss in 1948 and together they raised three surviving children: John Goss (Peggy) of Buffalo,...

Richard  Y Ibarra

Richard Y Ibarra

Mar 25, 2021

Richard Y Ibarra, 70, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, was welcomed into his heavenly home on March 25, 2021. Rich was a loving husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, uncle and friend. Rich was a devoted follower of Christ who loved to serve others. He greatly enjoyed spending time with his family, traveling, U of M sports, reading, relaxing at the...

Raymond  John Bosek  Jr.

Raymond John Bosek Jr.

Mar 24, 2021

Raymond John Bosek Jr. of Dorr Michigan passed away to be with the Lord on March 24, 2021. He suffered for over a year and a half with terminally incurable cancer. Raymond resided in the Dorr area his entire life and was a lifelong dairy and crop farmer. He is survived by his 97 years young mother Eleanore Bosek...

Hans  Gunter Liebau

Hans Gunter Liebau

Mar 24, 2021

Hans Gunter Liebau, 86, died peacefully in his home with his beautiful wife and his family by his side, following a battle with colon cancer. He was born in Germany in 1934, and was the youngest of 3 children born to Kurt and Martha Liebau. He endured many years of hardship growing up in a small town during World...

Lambert  Carl Vandermeer

Lambert Carl Vandermeer

Mar 24, 2021

Lambert Carl (Bert) VanderMeer passed peacefully into the arms of his Lord and Savior with his wife by his side on March 24, at age 78. Bert was the proud owner of Top Quality Roofing Company for 35 years. He proudly served his country in the US Army from 1960 to 1963. He was a loving husband, father and...

Raymond  John Bosek

Raymond John Bosek

Mar 24, 2021

Raymond John Bosek Jr. of Dorr Michigan passed away to be with the Lord on March 24, 2021. He suffered for over a year and a half with terminally incurable cancer. Raymond resided in the Dorr area his entire life and was a lifelong dairy and crop farmer. He is survived by his 97 years young mother Eleanore Bosek...

Catherine  Eilene (Milloy) Wolbrink

Catherine Eilene (Milloy) Wolbrink

Mar 23, 2021

Catherine Marie Wolbrink (Milloy) passed away at age 74 on March 23rd, 2021. "Cate" was the oldest child, born to Timothy and Maureen Milloy. She had 2 sisters Maureen and Mary, and one brother, TJ. Cate has three children Amy, Steven, and Margaret. She also has 4 grandchildren Meghan, Courtney, Joshua, and Darrian. Cate was a retired school bus...

Carol  Joan (Spenski) Vance

Carol Joan (Spenski) Vance

Mar 23, 2021

Carol Joan Vance, 82, of Grand Rapids, Michigan passed away on Tuesday, March 23rd, 2021. Carol was born on May 26th, 1938, in Grand Rapids, Michigan to Albert Spenski and Joan Spenski Tarachanowicz. Arrangements have been entrusted to Simply Cremations in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Charles  Earl Chewning

Charles Earl Chewning

Mar 22, 2021

Charles "Chuck" Chewning of Hastings, Michigan, (formerly of West Virginia), age 78, passed away on March 22, 2021. He was born to Arley and Margaret (Blankenship) Chewning on Jan 10, 1943 in Cassity, WV. He was one of 6 children. He is survived by one brother Richard Riggleman of FL. He was preceded in death by brothers Jimmy Blankenship,...

Lee  Clifford Worthington

Lee Clifford Worthington

Mar 22, 2021

Lee Clifford Worthington of Wyoming, Michigan, age 76, passed away on Monday, March 22, 2021. He was born to Clifford and Bernice (Clair) Worthington on September 16,1944, in Allegan, Michigan. Lee was the youngest of three children and had a love for friends and the outdoors. He was a graduate of Western Michigan University and went on to find...

Brian  James Fowler

Brian James Fowler

Mar 22, 2021

Brian James Fowler, 56, of Grand Rapids, Michigan passed away on Monday, March 22nd, 2021. Brian was born on March 15th, 1965, in Fremont, Michigan to Thomas Fowler and Catherine Fowler Zmrzlik. Arrangements have been entrusted to Simply Cremations in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Brian  James Fowler  Sr.

Brian James Fowler Sr.

Mar 22, 2021

Brian James Fowler, 56, of Grand Rapids, Michigan passed away on Monday, March 22nd, 2021. Brian was born on March 15th, 1965, in Fremont, Michigan to Thomas Fowler and Catherine Fowler Zmrzlik. Arrangements have been entrusted to Simply Cremations in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Lula  "Mae" Patten

Lula "Mae" Patten

Mar 21, 2021

Lula "Mae" Patten of Grand Rapids, Michigan, age 96, passed away on Sunday, March 21, 2021. Mae was preceded in death by her husbands, Edward A. Hess and Robert Bruce Patten; daughters Jennifer Webb (Dennis), Leslie Scipioni (Brian) and son Stephen Hess (Sue). She is survived by her daughter Judith Bernard (John) of Columbus, GA, daughter Sharon Berg (Donald)...

Diane  Joan Dehaan

Diane Joan Dehaan

Mar 21, 2021

Diane Joan DeHaan, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, born July 10, 1947 passed peacefully into the arms of her Heavenly Father on March 21, 2021. Preceding her in death were her mother Joan Seib, her father John Seib, her stepmother Catherine Danza, and her beloved brother Bill Seib. She is survived by Mart her husband of 52 years, her dearly...

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