Tony E. Strong
Apr 18, 2015
Tony Edward Strong, age 47, formerly of Vermontville went to be with Lord on Saturday, April 18, 2015 in Ashville, N.C. where he has resided the last 20 years. Tony was born on July 28, 1967 in Lansing and was adopted by Ty and Paulette (Hart) Strong in November of 1975. Tony was strong willed and loved his family. When...
Marlene Irene Gelardi
Apr 15, 2015
Marlene Irene Gelardi, age 79, of Canadian Lakes passed away, unexpectedly, at her home on Wednesday, April 15, 2015. She was born on April 14, 1936 in Detroit to the late Robert and Adelle (Newman) Sellers. Marlene married Gasper J. Gelardi on May 5, 1984 in Canton and they resided in Allen Park and Port Huron. She retired from the...
Russell W. Cousineau
Apr 12, 2015
Russell W. Cousineau, age 80 of Big Rapids, passed away Sunday, April 12, 2015 at Spectrum in Grand Rapids surrounded by his family. He was born March 11, 1935 in Reed City, the son of Charles and Flossie (Jones) Cousineau. Russ grew up in Big Rapids and graduated from Big Rapids High School in 1953. He was honorably discharged from...
Carl W. Getts
Apr 12, 2015
Carl W. Getts, age 80 of Big Rapids, passed away on Sunday, April 12, 2015 at his home. He was born on November 11, 1934 in Ionia, MI, the son of Ralph and Priscilla (Bennett) Getts. Carl married Marlene Joyce Knapp on July 3, 1956 and together they made their home in Big Rapids. He worked for H.J. Heinz for...
Anna Marie Manor
Apr 10, 2015
Anna (Ann) Marie Manor, 90, of Big Rapids, Michigan passed peacefully away on Friday, April 10, 2015 at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan with the comfort of her two daughters at her side. Anna was born on February 5th, 1925 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of Thomas and Grace McDowell. Her husband, Richard Charles Manor, Senior, and...
Cora E. Cottrell
Apr 7, 2015
Cora E. Cottrell, age 94, formerly of Stanwood, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2015 in Lansing. She was born January 8, 1921 near Lansing, the daughter of Charles and Lucille (Aller) Patterson. Cora grew up in the Lansing area and graduated from Lansing Central High School in 1939. She lived and raised her family predominantly in the Kalamazoo area. Cora...
Julia Pickell
Apr 2, 2015
Julia Pickell, age 98 of Big Rapids, passed away Thursday, April 2, 2015 at Altercare of Big Rapids. She was born June 15, 1916 in Chicago, the daughter of John and Antoinette (Jordan) Stuba. Julia was a devout Catholic her entire life. She was employed by Ferris State University working first in food service and later retired as a custodian...
Brenda L. Fellman
Mar 29, 2015
Brenda L. Fellman age 63 formerly of Barryton, went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, March 29, 2015 in Niles, MI. She was born on March 20, 1952 in Alma to Jack and Faye (Becker) Hegle. Brenda will be remembered for her beautiful drawings and, her love of gardening, canning and flowers. Due to early onset dementia Brenda...
William L. "Bill" Buck
Mar 26, 2015
William L. "Bill" Buck, age 70 of Hersey, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2015 at Metron of Big Rapids. He was born November 30, 1944 in Arbyrd, MO, the son of Orville and Wilma (Brown) Buck. Bill was employed by the Sparta Foundry for many years, retiring in 1989. He married Marjorie Anderson in 1986. Bill and Marjorie moved to...
Lynn J. Garchow
Mar 24, 2015
Lynn J. Garchow, age 58 of Chippewa Lake, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at his home. He was born October 24, 1956 in Mt. Pleasant, the son of Delbert and Ila (Stockwell) Garchow. Lynn graduated from Chippewa Hills High School in 1975. He later attended Mid-Michigan Community College for two years. Lynn married Jacqueline Priest in 1995. He...
Michael C. "Mike" Jones
Mar 23, 2015
Michael C. "Mike" Jones, age 63 of Big Rapids, passed away Monday, March 23, 2015 at his home. He was born February 6, 1952 in Lansing, the son of Paul and Mavis (Lovejoy) Jones. Mike was raised in Eaton Rapids where he attended high school. He was employed by General Motors for 32 years until he retired. Mike collected Camel...
Ronald L. Selfridge
Mar 21, 2015
Ronald L. Selfridge of Chippewa Lake, age 76, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2015. He was born November 2, 1938 in Lansing, son of Howard and Eleanor (Nicolai) Selfridge. Ron graduated from Lansing Eastern High School in 1958 and was a member of their three-time state championship cross country team. The 1956 team was inducted into the Lansing Sports Hall...
Emily E. Gallourakis
Mar 16, 2015
Emily E. Gallourakis, age 17 of Big Rapids, passed away unexpectedly Monday, March 16, 2015 in Grand Rapids. She was born November 1, 1997 in Grand Rapids, the daughter of Jeff and Julie (Elliott) Gallourakis. Emily attended the Big Rapids Public Schools. She enjoyed playing sports; softball, basketball, volleyball and her greatest passion was hockey. Emily began playing hockey for...
Lillian M. Spence
Mar 10, 2015
Lillian M. (Leitner) Spence, age 90 of Stanwood, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at her home. Cremation has taken place and there are no services being planned at this time.
Vivian A. Wilson
Mar 10, 2015
Vivian Arlene Wilson (Hart), age 93, went home to be with her Lord, on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at her home in Evart with her daughters, Cindy and Paulette at her side. Vivian was born in Shepherd on November 10, 1921 to Floyd and Louise (Lyman) Black. She married Roger Hart on October 20, 1939 in Isabella County and they...
Marilyn Percy
Mar 9, 2015
Marilyn Percy, age 80 of Mecosta, passed away Monday, March 9, 2015 at Altercare of Big Rapids. She was born November 4, 1934 in Muskegon, Michigan. Marilyn was the daughter of George J. and Victoria (Goresch) Hosko. Marilyn graduated from Muskegon High School. She married Jasper Percy on January 17, 1953 at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church in Muskegon,...
Retta "Iola" Stiles
Mar 4, 2015
Retta "Iola" Stiles, age 93 of Big Rapids, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at her home surrounded by her children. She was born November 5, 1921 in Big Rapids, the daughter of William and Grace (Jenkins) Cady. Iola's life was dedicated to raising children; as a foster parent, along with her husband Loren,...
William A. Swix
Feb 27, 2015
William A. Swix, age 78 of Stanton, passed away Friday, February 27, 2015. He was born March, 26, 1936 in Lansing the son of William V. and Orpha (Hopkins) Swix. Bill graduated from Sexton High School in 1954 . He married Carolyn VanBlaricom and made their home in Lansing. Bill was employed by the City of Lansing , retiring in...
Claude L. Eveland
Feb 25, 2015
Claude Lowen Eveland, age 69 of Big Rapids, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, friend and neighbor, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Wednesday, February 25, 2015. He was born December 22, 1945 to Clyde A. and Gerthene J. (Cole) Eveland in Luther. He graduated from Big Rapids High School in 1964. On June 22, 1968 he...
Arlo James Bentley
Feb 25, 2015
Arlo James Bentley, age 86, of Sears (Barryton) passed away on Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at his home with his family at his side. On, November 30, 1928, Joseph and Floy Bentley welcomed Arlo into their lives. He has resided in the Barryton area the majority of his life. Arlo held various jobs throughout his life which helped mold his...
