Bruce C. Hampel
May 5, 2015
Bruce C. Hampel, age 89, a lifelong resident of Martiny Township, passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at Spectrum Hospital in Grand Rapids. He was born June 6, 1925 in Martiny Township, the son of Theodore and Goldie Marie (Miller) Hampel. Bruce married Evelyn May Maguire on December 23, 1945 and together they made their home on the family farm...
Phillip James Coon
May 4, 2015
Phillip "Phil" James Coon, age 73, lifelong resident of Big Rapids, passed away Monday May 4, 2015 surrounded by family at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids. He was born on November 3, 1941 in Big Rapids to Elma Sample-Rouse Grabowski Coon Eddy and Alfred Grabowski. Phil graduated from Big Rapids High School in 1960. He married Kathleen Lawrence on June...
Mabel M. Horning
May 3, 2015
Mabel M. (Ranshaw) Horning, 95 of Barryton, passed away on Sunday, May 3, 2015. Mabel and her twin sister, Maudie, were born on August 23, 1919 in Stecker, Oklahoma to Elmer and Maude (Ray) Barr. She also had a sister, Inez and a brother, JT. All have preceded her in death. From her marriage to Ilford Ranshaw there were four...
Jeanne Gardiner Simpson
May 1, 2015
On Friday, May 1, 2015, God outstretched His hand and invited Jeanne to join Him is His house forever. She was 98. Jeanne was born on March 12, 1917, to James Duncan Cairns and Mildred Eliza (Gardiner) Cairns in the kingdom of Fife, Scotland. A brother, William ("Bill") Thomson Cairns was born on February 2, 1920, and sister Euphemia ("Effie")...
Daniel M. Mcshane
Apr 28, 2015
Daniel Michael McShane, age 62, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at his home in Big Rapids. He was born on February 20, 1953 in Grosse Pointe, MI to Michael and MaryJane (Pranger) McShane. During delivery MaryJane passed away which led to Daniel being adopted by his grandparents Louis C. and Myrtle I. (Vollbach) Pranger. He was raised...
Annette "Annie" K. Kretz
Apr 28, 2015
Annette K. "Annie" Kretz, was born in Defiance, Ohio, on August 7, 1953, the daughter of Charles Robert and Beverly M. (Mansfield) Rettig. She attended and graduated from Defiance High School in 1971, during which time she loved being a member of the band and, due to her kind and vivacious spirit, was named 1970's Homecoming Queen. She then attended...
Scot Michael Martin
Apr 27, 2015
Scot Michael Martin, age 30 of Stanwood, passed away Monday April 27, 2015. Scot will be forever remembered as a kind and loving man with a good soul. He will be greatly missed by his friends and family including his son, Matthew Allen Hillis of Morley; his devoted parents, Lee Ann and Roger Martin of Stanwood; his brother, Brandon Lee...
Sandra Lee Pratt
Apr 25, 2015
Sandra Lee Pratt, age 69, ended her journey on this earth on Saturday, April 25, 2015 in Grand Rapids. She was born on July 2, 1945 in Grand Rapids to the late Henry and Elaine (George) Kuikstra. She married Marvin Pratt on January 27, 1967 in Big Rapids. Sandy and Marv raised their family in Paris, MI, and moved to...
Virgil Bareham
Apr 20, 2015
Ester Jean (Streeter) Bareham: June 7, 1929 ~ January 29, 2015 Virgil Lee Bareham: October 21, 1925 ~ April 20, 2015 Virgil Lee Bareham was born in Suttons Bay, MI, to Samuel George and Clarabell (Sodergren) Bareham. He was predeceased by two older half-sisters, Jean Youker and Dorothy McIntosh. Virgil (aka Swede) graduated high school in Suttons Bay. He enlisted...
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...
