Obituary Listing

Mar 28, 2018

Geraldine A. "Gerry" Barrett, age 86 of Big Rapids, passed away Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at Altercare of Big Rapids. She was born April 18, 1931 in Grand Rapids, the daughter of Glenn and Francis (Gregg) Blakeslee. Gerry graduated from Kelloggsville High School in Grand Rapids in 1950. She married Harold Edward "Ed" Barrett on June 30, 1951 in Grand...

Mar 27, 2018

Elzie K. Williams, age 67 passed away on Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at his home in Blanchard. Elzie was born on December 13, 1950 in Ionia, MI to Elzie and Verna (Potter) Williams. Following his marriage to Carol Ann Veenstra, on August 6, 1971, he made his home in Lowell before moving to Blanchard in 1990. Elzie was an avid...

Mar 22, 2018

Jerry M. Krum, age 76 of Morley, passed away Thursday, March 22, 2018. He was born June 14, 1941 in Carson City the son of Merle and Cleo (Mangus) Krum. Jerry graduated from Morley Stanwood High School in 1960. He married Donna Sharp at the Higbee Church on October 1, 1960 and they made their home in the Morley area....

Mar 18, 2018

Eleen J. Hall, age 92, a longtime resident of Morley, passed away Sunday, March 18, 2018. She was the daughter of Swan and Philenna (Golder) Anderson. Eleen worked in Grand Rapids and was a very active member of the Morley community. She was a life member of American Legion Post # 554 Ladies Auxiliary of Morley, where she had served...

Mar 17, 2018

Dorothy M. Szparaga, age 88, formerly of Warren, passed away Saturday, March 17, 2018 in Big Rapids. She was born September 1, 1929 in Dearborn the daughter of Hugh and Nellie (McPeak) OHara. She married Arnold Szparaga and they made their home in the Warren area. Dorothy moved to the Big Rapids area in 2012 to be near family. She...

Mar 15, 2018

Rachel M. Myers, age 87 of Big Rapids, passed away Thursday, March 15, 2018. She was surrounded by her family at the Reed City Fields, a caring and loving facility in Reed City. Rachel was born on June 7, 1930 in Pike County, Indiana to Charles and Mabel (House) LeMond. At a young age, her family moved to Michigan. Rachel...

Mar 13, 2018

Sandra K. Bartholomew, age 64 of White Cloud, passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born November 21, 1953 in Dearborn the daughter of Edward and Lena (Chesney) Walch. Sandra moved to Remus as a child. She graduated from Chippewa Hills High School and later earned her Associates Degree in Business...

Mar 12, 2018

Anthony "Tony" LaFata, age 84 of Hersey, passed away Monday, March 12, 2018 at Metron of Big Rapids. He was born December 4, 1933 in Detroit, the son of James and Grace (Maniaci) LaFata. Tony was honorably discharged from the United States Army while serving as a Paratrooper. He was a die setter for Precision Stamping in Howell. After Tony...

Mar 12, 2018

Sally L. Wollos, age 63 of Stanwood, passed away Monday, March 12, 2018 at her home after a four year battle with cancer. She was born May 6, 1954 in Dearborn, the daughter of Glenn and Dorothy (Flewelling) Craw. Sally graduated from Pine River High School. She married Joe Wollos Jr. on October 9, 1993 and together they were members...

Mar 9, 2018

Franklin F. Bissett, age 64 of Sears, passed away on Friday, March 9, 2018 at home with his family by his side. He was born May 3, 1953 in Evart, the son of Fredrick and Helen (Moot) Bissett. Frank married Rose Marie Johnson on December 4, 1972 and they made their...

Feb 28, 2018

Carl B. Borowicz, age 83 of Rodney, passed away Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at his home. He was born February 21, 1935 in Hamtramck the son of Ignatius and Mary Rose (Zawacki) Borowicz. Carl moved to Cheboygan, MI as a small child. He graduated from Cheboygan High School in 1952. Carl entered the United States Army in May of 1956....

Feb 27, 2018

Paul Vincent Pittman, age 88 of Big Rapids, passed away at his home in Rogers Heights on Tuesday, February 27, 2018, following a lengthy illness. He was the son of Martha and Roy Pittman. Paul was preceded in death by his parents and an infant brother.

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Feb 19, 2018

Ernest Lee Caudle, age 69, passed away on Monday, February 19, 2018 in Sarasota, Florida. He was born on January 9, 1949 to the late LaMonne and W. Charlyne (Bowers) Caudle in Detroit, Michigan. The family moved to Garden City in 1950 where he was raised. He graduated from West Senior High in Garden City in 1967.Ernie joined the Navy...

Feb 17, 2018

John Raymond Dennis passed away on Saturday, February 17, 2018 at his home in Mecosta with family at his side. He was born on February 19, 1960 in Lakeview and attended school at Chippewa Hills. Three days shy of graduating he joined the United State Army. He was honorably discharged in 1978. John was a builder in Michigan and took...

Feb 16, 2018

Dolores M. Waurzyniak, age 91, formerly of Big Rapids, passed away on Friday, February 16, 2018 at Grand Traverse Pavilions in Traverse City where she resided the last several years. Dolores was born on December 14, 1926 in Detroit to Zygmund and Clara (Krawczewski) Ochlyski. She married George Waurzyniak and together they raised...

Feb 15, 2018

Dorothy M. Gravelyn, age 90 of Lake Isabella formerly of Chippewa Lake, passed away on Thursday, February 15, 2018 in Mt. Pleasant. She was born December 2, 1927 in Chippewa Twp., Mecosta County, the daughter of Arthur "Earl" and Cleva (Maynard) McCormick. As a young lady she took on most of...

Feb 13, 2018

Arlene E. Bullock, age 83 of Big Rapids, passed away Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at Altercare of Big Rapids. She was born March 30, 1934 in LeRoy, the daughter of Leon and Myrtle (Austin) Crawford. Arlene graduated from Tustin High School in 1952. She was honorably discharged after serving two years in the United States Army. Arlene married Reverend Wayne...

Feb 10, 2018

Vivian I. Ryan, age 95 of Stanwood, passed away Saturday, February 10, 2018 at her home. She was born July 31, 1922 at home in Ensley Center, the daughter of Lloyd and Mary (Streeter) Empie. She married Edward J. Ryan in 1943 in Kent County and together they made their home in the Stanwood area. Vivian was a busy farmers...

Feb 8, 2018

Rodney Lee Munson age 47 of Howard City, MI passed away in his home late Thursday night on February 8, 2018.

Rod was a great man, a jack of all trades and everything he did he took pride in. Rod would always help loved ones...

Feb 7, 2018

Helen Margaret Petz, age 98 formerly of Wyoming, MI, passed away Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at Samaritas in Cadillac where she resided. She was born on January 1, 1920 in Grand Rapids to John and Velma (Laktos) Horvath. Helen married Theodore C. Petz on December 22, 1942. They made their home and raised...