Richard H. Reed
Dec 5, 2019
Richard H. Reed, age 79 of Big Rapids, passed away Thursday, December 5, 2019 at Altercare of Big Rapids. He was born December 18, 1939 in Howell, the son of Raymond and Dorothy Ruth (Hardy) Reed. Richard was a 1958 graduate of Big Rapids High School. He honorably served his country in the United States Navy. Richard graduated from Ferris...
Helen B. Sharp
Dec 3, 2019
Helen B. Sharp, 96 of Mecosta, passed away at her daughters home on Tuesday, December 3, 2019.
Helen was born December 10, 1922 in Grand Rapids.
On December 14, 1941 Helen married Arnold Sharp near Chippewa Lake with her father officiating. Together they raised their family on the farm...
Wayne W. Sarns
Dec 2, 2019
Wayne W. Sarns, age 81 of Morley, passed away Monday, December 2, 2019 at his home. He was born December 29, 1937 in Mt. Clemens, the son of William and Tranna "Dolly" (Campau) Sarns. As a child, Waynes family moved to Morley to run the Sarns Resort that had been owned by his grandparents. Wayne graduated from Morley High School...
Paul D. Hadley
Nov 30, 2019
Paul D. Hadley, 82, of Barryton, passed away at home on Saturday, November 30, 2019. Paul was born on April 27, 1937 in Mt. Pleasant, MI to Hubert and Lillian (Meade) Hadley. He went to school in Barryton and was in the graduating class of 1955. On February 12, 1955 he married Doris M. Bissett in Evart. Together they raised...
John B. Geasler
Nov 29, 2019
John B. Geasler, 98 of Canadian Lakes, passed away at his home on November 29, 2019. John was the 11th of 13 children born to Joseph P. and Myrtle (Haight) Geasler on April 7, 1921. John served in the United States Army Air Corps from 1942 to 1946, stationed in California. In 1945 he married Viola Mae Navarre (preceded in...
Donald F. Darnell
Nov 29, 2019
Donald F. Darnell, age 74 of Morley, passed away unexpectedly while on his farm Friday, November 29, 2019. He was born July 25, 1945, in Barryton and was the son of Cecil and Lillian (Hart) Darnell. Don graduated from Barryton High School in 1963. He attended Ferris State College, earning a degree in criminal justice before entering the Michigan State...
Delores E. Couturier
Nov 27, 2019
Delores Elizabeth Couturier, age 89 of Morley, passed away with her beloved family at her side on Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at her daughter's home in Morley. She was born October 7, 1930 in Suttons Bay, the daughter of Walter and Ellen (Swanson) Stowe. Delores graduated from Suttons Bay High School and later that year, on October 16, 1948, married...
Duane G. Wright
Nov 23, 2019
Duane Gilbert Wright, age 71 of Morley, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, November 23, 2019 in Grand Rapids, MI. He was the oldest son born on June 29, 1948 in Fremont, to Ernest and Delores (Weeks) Wright. Duane enjoyed doing anything with mechanics, traveling and being on the road. He was easy going and laid back. If there was a...
Thaddeus "Ted" J. Rubicz
Nov 20, 2019
Thaddeus J. "Ted" Rubicz, age 76 of Big Rapids, passed away Wednesday, November 20, 2019. He was born December 15, 1942 in Zarszyn, Poland, the son of Edward and Bronislawa "Bernice" (Dudek) Rubicz. Ted and his family moved to Detroit where he met Barbara Haligowski when they were 13 years old. In 1960 he graduated from St. Stanislaus High School...
Charles "Ken" Kenneth Hahn
Nov 19, 2019
Charles Kenneth "Ken" Hahn passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at the Big Rapids Hospital; the same hospital he was born in 89 years earlier. He and his brother Keith were the first set of twins born at the hospital on February 5, 1930. Ken and Keith have always remained close, enjoying their friendship and shenanigans together as the "Hahn...
Homer E. Simons
Nov 19, 2019
Homer E. Simons age 79 of Chippewa Lake, formerly of Lansing, passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2019. He was born May 9, 1940 in Lansing, the son of Homer and Evelyn (Tremont) Simons. Homer graduated from Lansing Eastern High School in 1959. He was a city truck driver for more than 30 years, first with BW Johnson and the Ogden...
Harold "Bud" Mondrella
Nov 18, 2019
Harold J. "Bud" Mondrella, age 95 of Big Rapids, passed away Monday, November 18, 2019 at The Brook of Big Rapids. He was born October 23, 1924 in Big Rapids the son of Jack and Josephine (Kowalczyk) Mondrella. He married Marjorie Nash on August 3, 1946 at St. Marys Catholic Church in Big Rapids. They lived in Grand Rapids for...
Joyce J. Mcshane
Nov 14, 2019
Joyce J. McShane, age 77 of Canadian Lakes, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 14, 2019 at her home, surrounded by her beloved family. She was born December 30, 1941 in Grand Rapids, the daughter of Carl and LaDonna (Schuiling) Still. Joyce worked in food service for many years, generally in the Grand Rapids area. She married Pat McShane and...
Richard Allen Lyons
Nov 14, 2019
Richard Allen Lyons, age 77 of Big Rapids, passed away Thursday, November 14, 2019 in Grand Rapids after a short battle with lymphoma. He was born August 18, 1942 in Altona, the son of John and Marguerite (Bonfoy) Lyons. Richard graduated from Big Rapids High School in 1961. On February 1, 1964 he married his high school sweet heart Susan...
Jefferey L. Reynolds
Nov 13, 2019
Jefferey L. Reynolds, age 69 of Punta Gorda Isles, Florida, passed away Wednesday, November 13, 2019 in Fort Myers, Florida. He was born May 6, 1950 in Lansing, the son of Wilbert W. and Shirley M. (Martin) Reynolds. Jeff graduated from Holt High School in 1968. When the family moved to Rodney Jeff attended Ferris State University. He worked for...
Diana Marie Sewell
Nov 12, 2019
Diana "Dee" Sewell, age 60 of Big Rapids, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, November 12, 2019. She was born July 28, 1959 in Grand Rapids, the youngest child of Francis and Ruth (Forman) Cooper. Dee was raised in Cedar Springs and graduated in 1976. In the 1990's she made her home in Morley where she enjoyed cooking at the Moz-E-Inn...
Catherine Josephine Armstrong
Nov 11, 2019
Catherine Josephine (Spry) Armstrong, 72, of Big Rapids passed peacefully in her sleep on November 11, 2019 after a lengthy illness. She was born on September 4, 1947 in Kansas City, Missouri to Charles (Bill) and Lillian Spry. In her early twenties, she moved to Michigan with her young family. After raising her two children and working various jobs she...
Bonnie J. Marvel
Nov 7, 2019
Our beloved mother and grandmother, Bonnie Jean Marvel, passed away on Thursday, November 7, 2019 in Grand Rapids at the age of 82. She was born in Big Rapids on September 20, 1937 to Parley and Della (Tanner) Ward. Bonnie graduated from school in Hersey in 1955 and married the late Duane Marvel...
Dorothy M. Bartell
Nov 7, 2019
Dorothy M. Bartell, age 71 of Rogers Heights, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, November 7, 2019 at her daughters home. She was born April 18, 1948 in Munising, the daughter of Emil and Virginia (Miller) McCollum. Dorothy graduated from Mather High School in Munising. She married the love of her life Ray Bartell on October 29, 1966 in Au Train and...
Rickey A. "Rick" Eveland
Nov 6, 2019
Rickey A. "Rick" Eveland, age 66 of Paris, passed away Wednesday, November 6, 2019, at his home. He was born January 11, 1953, in Baldwin, the son of Clyde and Gerthene (Cole) Eveland. Rick served his country honorably in the United States Army in Germany during the Vietnam Era. He was united in marriage to Susan Witt at the Woodville...
