Jerry "Joe" Raymond Blodgett
Dec 5, 2018
Jerry Raymond "Joe" Blodgett, age 74 of Farwell, passed away peacefully, at home on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 with family and friends at his side. He was born October 31, 1944 in Mount Pleasant, MI, the son of Earl and Myrle (Strong) Blodgett. Joe married Sandy Battleshaw on December 9, 1988 in Farwell. He was employed at Maeder Brothers in...
John "Jack" A. White
Dec 5, 2018
Local businessman, former owner of WBRN Radio, John White, dead at age 79. John "Jack" Anthony White II, passed away peacefully in his home in The Villages, Florida on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at the age of 79 years. He was formerly of Big Rapids, MI, and Sarasota, FL. He was born on February 28, 1939 in Grand Rapids, MI....
Raymond C. Vansyckle
Dec 3, 2018
Raymond C. VanSyckle, age 92 of Paris, passed away on Monday, December 3, 2018 with his beloved family at his side. He was born September 9, 1926 in Barryton one of 15 children born to Joseph and Edith (Adams) VanSyckle. Raymond married Lorraine M. Benkert-Thompson, October 7, 1948 and together made their home in Hersey until 1967 when they moved...
Marjean L. Kelley
Nov 28, 2018
Marjean L. Kelley, age 75 of Morley, passed away Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at her home with her family by her side. She was born March 4, 1943 in Greenville, the daughter of Louis and Marge (Hatch) Steffensen. Marjean was a 1962 graduate of Greenville High School. She married Kenneth Kelley on January 15, 1966; together they made their home...
Dale Eric Davidson
Nov 27, 2018
Dale Eric Davidson, passed away unexpectedly, at home on Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at the age of 58. He was born in Ypsilanti, MI on September 13, 1960, to Clifford Arnold and Barbara (Shields) Davidson. Dale was raised in Detroit and made his home in the Evart and Barryton areas since 1990. For the last four years he could be...
Inez Rose Swanson
Nov 24, 2018
Inez Rose Swanson, age 96 of Big Rapids, passed away November 24, 2018. She was born February 6, 1922 in Martiny Township, the daughter of Raymond and Della (Willette) Miller. Inez is survived by one son, Shirl (Corinne) Swanson of Barryton, three grandsons, two great-grandsons and one great-great-gransdson.She was preceded in death by her husband Albert; one son, Sherwin and...
Max Clay Szynkowski
Nov 20, 2018
Max Clay Szynkowski, age 20 of Morley, passed away tragically Tuesday, November 20, 2018 due to injuries sustained from a car accident. He was born August 20, 1998 in Grand Rapids, the son of Robert and Lisa (Sebright) Szynkowski. Max was a 2016 graduate from Morley Stanwood High School where he participated in the drama club. Max was a devoted...
Larry Ranshaw
Nov 14, 2018
Larry A. Ranshaw, age 56 of Remus, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, November 14, 2018 with his family at his side. He was born on March 13, 1962 in Lansing to Duane and Martha (Kelly) Ranshaw. Larry graduated from Perry High School. On January 16, 1988 he married Richelle Wright in Lansing and they made...
Richard P. Spedowski
Nov 14, 2018
Richard P. Spedowski, age 76 of Big Rapids, passed away Wednesday, November 14, 2018. He was born November 4, 1942 in Austin Township, Mecosta County, the son of Joseph and Catherine (ONeil) Spedowski. Richard worked on the family farm east of Stanwood, where he was raised and where he continued his lifelong passion. He raised cattle and pigs and eventually...
Ronnie L. "Ron" Little
Nov 12, 2018
Ronnie L. "Ron" Little, age 79 of Rodney, passed away unexpectedly Monday, November 12, 2018 in Grand Rapids. He was born May 16, 1939 in Detroit, the son of Eugene and Hazel (Brown) Little. Ron graduated from Almont High School in 1957. He married Patricia Hampel on November 14, 1958 in Chippewa Lake. Together they made their home and raised...
Daniel M. Kettel
Nov 12, 2018
Daniel M. Kettel age 51, of Barryton passed away at home unexpectedly. Dan was born on December 5, 1966 in Clare, Michigan to Jerome and Maxine (Peavy) Kettel. Dan was raised in Barryton and graduate from Chippewa Hills High School in 1985. He was employed at Bandit Industries as a welder until 2017.Dan was a true outdoorsman and spent every...
Alice R. Bigelow
Nov 9, 2018
Alice R. Bigelow, age 102 of Morley, passed away Friday November 9, 2018. She was born August 30, 1916 near Duluth, MN the daughter of Lawrentz and Margarette (Neilson) Jensen. Alices family was burned out during the Cloquet fire of Minnesota and the family moved to Michigan in 1924. She graduated from Big Rapids High School in 1935. On March...
Betty E. Powell
Nov 8, 2018
Betty E. Powell, age 91 of Morley, passed away Thursday, November 8, 2018 in Grand Rapids. She was born August 17, 1927 in Norwich, England the daughter of Francis and Ellen (Blyth) Barker. Betty married Corporal Ralph Powell in England while he was serving with the United States Army in August 1942. She sailed from England with their son, "Butch",...
Alice I. Earle
Oct 29, 2018
Alice I. Earle, 91 of Barryton, went home to be with her Lord on Monday, October 29, 2018 at The Brook in Big Rapids. She was born on December 26, 1926 in Grand Rapids, Michigan to Irving "Floyd" and Bertha (Gibbs) Bonham. Alice graduated from the Barryton Rural Agricultural High School in 1945. She married her high school sweetheart, Rex...
Gerald "Jerry" Robert Martiny
Oct 25, 2018
Gerald R. "Jerry" Martiny, age 84 of Rodney, passed away Thursday, October 25, 2018 with his loving family at his side. He was born November 8, 1933 in Big Rapids the son of George and Mildred (Seaman) Martiny. Jerry graduated from Barryton Rural Agricultural High School. He married the former Joyce Ann Cox on October 15, 1955 and they made...
Kathleen B. Bender
Oct 24, 2018
Kathleen Betty (Leason) Bender of Big Rapids passed away at home Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at the age of 80. Kathy was born August 14, 1938 in Chicago, Illinois. She married Gerald Bender in Niles, Michigan on August 24, 1955. Kathy retired from Kraft Tube in Reed City. She is survived by her husband of 63 years; her four children,...
Malcolm "Max" Sibole
Oct 24, 2018
Malcolm (Max) Sibole, 88, passed away in his sleep at home on 24 October 2018, in Elizabethtown, KY. He was born January 20, 1930 to Malcolm E. Sibole and Ruth Lyons in Newcomerstown, Ohio. On September 12, 1953 he married Florence Hill in Dearborn, MI. Malcolm enjoyed hunting, fishing and farming. He was an Army Veteran who served during the...
Ronald C. Schuberg
Oct 23, 2018
Ronald C. Schuberg, age 67 of Morley, passed away Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born September 14, 1951 in Big Rapids, the son of Harry and Virginia (Vanderlip) Schuberg. Ron was a 1969 graduate from Morley-Stanwood High School. He married Jane Burden on February 10, 1973 at the Stanwood Free Methodist Church...
Maribel Dings
Oct 22, 2018
Maribel Dings, age 80 of Baldwin, passed away Monday, October 22, 2018. She was born September 22, 1938 in Cass County, the daughter of Hubert and Georgianna (Antisedel) Benson. Maribel enjoyed volunteering in her community; especially with the Lake County Habitat for Humanity, Special Olympics, and the VFW Post 5315. She is survived by four children, James (Kelly) Dumaine of...
Sue A. Totten
Oct 20, 2018
Sue A. Totten, age 80, of Big Rapids, passed away Saturday, October 20, 2018. She was born September 10, 1938 in Fremont the daughter of Frank and Jessie (Lovell) Thompson. She married Meredith Will "Meredy" Totten on June 23, 1956. They made their home in White Cloud where Sue worked as a teachers aide. In 1983 Meredy went into business...
