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Victoria Beth Van Patten
Oct 24, 2020
Victoria Beth Van Patten, 71, of West Olive, Michigan passed away on Saturday, October 24th, 2020. Victoria was born on June 1st, 1949, in Elkhart, Indiana to Robert Van Patten and Tura Van Patten Webb. Arrangements have been entrusted to Simply Cremations in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Timothy Ralph Cate
Oct 24, 2020
Timothy Ralph Cate, 66, of White Cloud, Michigan passed away on Saturday, October 24th, 2020. Timothy was born on February 25th, 1955, in Manchester, New Hampshire to Myron Cate and Elsie Cate Coleman. Timothy is survived by his wife, Susan (Patnaude) Cate and his two daughters, Jennifer Lee Cate and Rebecca Cate Campbell. Tim was a homesteader and spent...
Robert Charles Livingston Jr.
Oct 23, 2020
Robert Charles Livingston jr. of Kentwood, age 78, passed away at home on October 23, 2020. He is survived by his daughter Kendra Livingston and son Jason {Sara} Livingston; grandchildren, Grant {Daniel} Philips, Cameron {Elizabeth} Young, Kylee {Luis} Juarez, Logan Slentz {Jenna London}, Madison Slentz, Isaac Livingston and Evan Livingston. As well as his cherished great granddaughter, Eliana Young....
Diane Irene (Pieroni) Ekberg
Oct 23, 2020
Diane Irene Ekberg, age 62, of Grand Haven, MI, went to be with her Lord on Friday, October 23rd, 2020. Diane was a generous person with an infectious laugh. She cared for many animals and was known to have a kind spirit. Surviving are her children, Jamie Andree and Josh Ekberg; her grandchildren, Bree Andree, Addison Andree, Easton Andree,...
Anna Faye Johnson
Oct 23, 2020
Anna Faye Johnson (Creech) was born on May 29, 1934 in Pine Ridge, Kentucky and passed away on Friday, October 23, 2020 at Stanford Lodge Foster Care in Plainwell, Michigan, with her family by her side. Anna Faye's family moved to Bloomingdale, Michigan from Pine Ridge, Kentucky, when she was only 6 years old. Her father came to work...
Robert Charles Livingston
Oct 23, 2020
Robert Charles Livingston jr. of Kentwood, age 78, passed away at home on October 23, 2020. He is survived by his daughter Kendra Livingston and son Jason {Sara} Livingston; grandchildren, Grant {Daniel} Philips, Cameron {Elizabeth} Young, Kylee {Luis} Juarez, Logan Slentz {Jenna London}, Madison Slentz, Isaac Livingston and Evan Livingston. As well as his cherished great granddaughter, Eliana Young....
Tyrone Phillip "Ty" Wauben
Oct 22, 2020
Tyrone "Ty" Phillip Wauben, aged 55, of Caledonia, went to be with his Lord on Thursday, October 22, 2020, after a long, courageous battle with Friedreich's Ataxia. Ty was born to the late Phil Wauben and the late Mim Wauben on November 4, 1964, in Jackson, MI. He attended Kentwood Public Schools and graduated from East Kentwood High School...
Tyrone Phillip Wauben
Oct 22, 2020
Tyrone "Ty" Phillip Wauben, aged 55, of Caledonia, went to be with his Lord on Thursday, October 22, 2020, after a long, courageous battle with Friedreich's Ataxia. Ty was born to the late Phil Wauben and the late Mim Wauben on November 4, 1964, in Jackson, MI. He attended Kentwood Public Schools and graduated from East Kentwood High School...
Phyllis Jean (Darin) Mcgregor
Oct 22, 2020
Phyllis Jean McGregor, 92, of Kentwood, Michigan passed away on Thursday, October 22nd, 2020. Phyllis was born on August 27th, 1928, in Detroit, MI to Peter Darin and Asalin Freeman . Arrangements have been entrusted to Simply Cremations in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
April Lynn Etts
Oct 22, 2020
On Thursday October 22, 2020 April passed away suddenly at the age of 40. April will be forever remembered by her husband and best friend Brad Iler and their two amazing boys Austin and Joseph. As well as her parents, Judy, Andy, and Joyce Etts, and her sister Angila "Angie" Etts. April will forever be remembered by her nieces,...
Robert Orville Demars
Oct 21, 2020
Robert O. DeMars of Byron Center, Michigan, age 85, passed on Wednesday, October 21, 2020. Husband of Caroline R. Eversole DeMars; dear father of four sons-- Neil, Lionel, Mark, and Christopher; and one daughter, Stephanie Jo; ten grandchildren; and three great grandchildren. Bob was employed with the State of Michigan as a Departmental Administrator from April 1, 1977, retiring...
Albertina Galvez
Oct 21, 2020
Albertina Galvez of Kentwood, Michigan, age 99, passed away on Wednesday, October 21, 2020. Albertina was born on September 18th, 1921, in Guatemala City, Guatemala, to Felix Galvez and Bernarda Tejas. The funeral service for Albertina will be celebrated by Pastor Carlos Tapanes at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 24, 2020 at Ofield Funeral Home, 4500 Kalamazoo Avenue SE,...
Andy Tuan Nguyen
Oct 17, 2020
Andy Tuan Nguyen, 49, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, passed away on October 17th, 2020. He passed away in the hospital peacefully with his children by his side after being affected by the ravages of different medical conditions. Andy Tuan Nguyen was born in Tré Vinh, Vietnam to Mother Hoa Kim Phan and Father Luon Van Nguyen on May 6th,...
William Wyatt Wilbur
Oct 15, 2020
William "Bill" Wyatt Wilbur, 63, of Battle Creek, Michigan, passed away on Thursday, October 15th, 2020. Bill was born on February 27th, 1957, in Battle Creek, MI. He is preceded in death by his parents, Forest and Joyce Wilbur. Bill is survived by son Cameron, daughter Michelle, and step-daughter Alia, along with two grandchildren, Cecilia and Preston. Bill was...
Eleanor Ritsema
Oct 15, 2020
Eleanor "Ellie" Ritsema, affectionately known as "Wildfire" by her children and grandchildren, born 10/13/1948 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, passed on 10/15/2020 at home at the age of 72. Ellie attended Grand Rapids Junior College and graduated as a Registered Nurse in 1969. She pursued a career in nursing for 15 years, split between her time living in Michigan and...
Patricia Joan Roberts
Oct 15, 2020
Patricia Joan Roberts, 59, of Grand Rapids, Michigan passed away on Thursday, October 15th, 2020. Patricia was born on May 5th, 1961, in Detroit, Michigan to Philips Roberts and Joan Roberts Beaudoin. Arrangements have been entrusted to Simply Cremations in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Lebertha Robinson
Oct 14, 2020
Lebertha Robinson of Grand Rapids, Michigan (formerly of Shaw, Mississippi), passed away on Wednesday, October 14, 2020, at the age of 96. She was the daughter of James and Gertrude Lidge. She moved to Grand Rapids at the age of 23 and she was married to Belmon Robinson. Lebertha loved to cook, make homemade vanilla ice cream, grill barbecue...
Bobbie Joan Galbraith
Oct 14, 2020
Bobbie Joan Galbraith of Swartz Creek, Michigan, age 76, passed away on Wednesday, October 14, 2020. Bobbie was born to Hartford and Sue (Hodges) Dunn on August 5, 1944, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Her father was killed serving his country shortly after her birth, and she was raised by her mother in the midst of a large and loving...
Kenneth Howard Osborne
Oct 14, 2020
Kenneth Howard Osborne passed away Thursday, October 15, 2020 from complications following a gallbladder removal. Ken resided in the West Michigan area most of his life, having graduated from Ravenna High School. Ken was class president for two of the years he attended high school and also acted in school plays. Ken's working life included being a parts manager...

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