Arthur G. Kemp
Apr 6, 2022
Arthur G. Kemp, “Art”, age 92 of Cedar Springs, formerly of Kent City passed away Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at Wellspring Lutheran Services, Fairview, MI. Art was born May 20, 1929, in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Arthur and Rose (Carr) Kemp. He was married to his wife, Elizabeth, “Betty”, for 67 years. He served his country in the U.S....
Janet M. Tanner
Apr 5, 2022
Janet Marie Tanner age 80 of Newaygo passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at Spectrum Health Butterworth in Grand Rapids. Janet was born December 26, 1941 in Grand Rapids, MI the daughter of Carl and Helen Parcher. She was educated at St. Andrews Elementary School and graduated from Catholic Central in the Class of 1959. Janet enjoyed being with family...
Brad L. Johnson
Apr 2, 2022
Brad L. Johnson age 58 of Trufant died Saturday, April 2, 2022 at Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital. Brad was born in Grand Rapids on February 22, 1964 the son of Lyle and Shirley (Paepke) Johnson. In his early years, Brad enjoyed bowling, gardening, mowing lawns and hanging out at the lake. He was a member of the Greenville Moose and...
Dorothy M. Rasmussen
Mar 29, 2022
Dorothy M. Rasmussen age 99 passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at Green Acres of Cedar Springs. Mrs. Rasmussen was born May 20, 1922 in Lakeview, MI the daughter of the late Earl and Alma (Mitchell) Stephens. She graduated from Lakeview High School in 1940. She operated a beauty shop in her home in Trufant for over 50 years while...
Aaron S. Porter
Mar 27, 2022
Aaron S. Porter age 92 of Rockford went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, March 27, 2022 at Boulder Creek Assisted Living. Aaron was born June 28, 1929 in Courtland Township, MI the son of Charles and Lula (Holden) Porter. He graduated from Rockford High School in 1947 and married Delores (Dertien) on August 12, 1950. He...
Rose M. Hunter
Mar 25, 2022
Rose M. Hunter age 88 of Cedar Springs, died Friday, March 25, 2022 at Mission Point of Cedar Springs. Rose was born December 25, 1933 in Grand Rapids, MI the daughter of the late August and Mary (Schug) Wesche. She worked at Wolverine World Wide for 36 years retiring in 1996. She was a member of the Cedar Springs Lions...
Charles A. Mcintyre
Mar 25, 2022
Charles A. McIntyre age 90 of Howard City, died Friday, March 25, 2022 at his home. He was born September 2, 1931 the son of George and Beulah (Hunter) McIntyre. He served in the National Guard and worked at the Meijer Warehouse for over 30 years. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping, traveling and spending time with his family. Surviving are...
Clayton Jacob Miles
Mar 25, 2022
Clayton Jacob Miles age 1½ of Lakeview died unexpectedly at his home. Clayton was born September 28, 2020 in Greenville, MI the son of Shelicia (Soles ) Menefee and Daniel Miles. He enjoyed eating his meals and snacking in between. Clayton loved fire trucks, Daniel Tiger and the movie Encantio. He liked waiting for the school bus to bring his...
Janeen R. Baker
Mar 19, 2022
Janeen R. Baker age 82 of Cedar Springs, died Saturday, March 19, 2022 at Green Acres of Cedar Springs. She was born January 22, 1940 in Quincy, IL the daughter of the late Estile and Eva Mae (Shriver) Baker. Janeen loved spending time with her family and playing games with them. She enjoyed reading. Surviving are her children, Jodi DenBesten,...
Betty J. Vogel
Mar 19, 2022
Words that describe Betty Vogel include: sweet, kind, devoted, and generous. Not to mention: stubborn, talkative, and at times, challenging. But also: fun-loving, adventurous, humorous, smart, mischievous, strong, forward-looking, supportive, forgiving, consistent, resilient, and lovely. Betty Jane Mayo was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on May 4, 1929 to Fred & Marion Mayo. Tulsa was a relatively brief stopover for the...
Lawrence "Larry" May
Mar 18, 2022
Lawrence Frederick “Larry” May aged 74 died Friday, March 18, 2022 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born June 25, 1947 at home in Sparta, MI to Fritz and Marcella (Spaulding) May and was raised there along with his siblings, Ronald, Joyce, Bernard, Karen and Freddy. Larry attended Sparta High School. He was in the Air Force...
Robert "Tweet" Mourer
Mar 17, 2022
Robert Alan “Tweet” Mourer age 53 died unexpectedly Thursday, March 17, 2022. Robert was born in Grand Rapids on June 28, 1968 the son of Walter and Helen (Marlett) Mourer. He was a mechanic, handyman and painter. He had a great sense of humor and could fix anything. He painted water towers and Van Andel Arena. Surviving are his mother...
Justin D. Kennedy Nelson
Mar 11, 2022
Justin D. Kennedy Nelson age 17 of Sand Lake, died Friday, March 11, 2022. He was born July 17, 2004 in Atlanta, GA the son of Lucas Nelson and Jillian Kennedy. He was in the 12th grade at Cedar Springs High School. Justin loved music and participated in band from middle school to high school. He loved animals, spending time...
Charlotte A. Mourer
Mar 10, 2022
Charlotte Ann Mourer age 55 of Howard City, died Thursday, March 10, 2022 at Spectrum Health United Memorial Hospital, Greenville. Charlotte was born June 9, 1966 in Fowler, CA the daughter of Leonard and Nina (Englebright) Ybabez. She was very passionate, very kind and never was afraid to speak her mind. She enjoyed all music and loved spending time with...
Edwin R. Rounds
Mar 2, 2022
The service will be live streamed on Cedar Springs Baptist Church's facebook page. Edwin R. Rounds age 85 of Cedar Springs, went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus. Ed was born June 29, 1936 in Laingsburg, MI the son of Ernest and Lela (Hunter) Rounds. He had worked at Keeler Brass...
Richard A. Wesche Sr.
Feb 28, 2022
Richard A. Wesche Sr. age 83 of Sand Lake, died Monday, February 28, 2022 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born March 19, 1938 in Detroit, MI the son of August and Mary (Schug) Wesche Sr. He served in the U.S. Army from 1958 – 1962. Dick worked for several furniture factories and then retired from General...
Janet June Avis
Feb 26, 2022
Janet June Avis passed from this Earth to be with her Savior Jesus on Saturday February 26, 2022. Born on November 19,1934 to parents Norman and Helen Nielsen, in Muskegon Michigan, she lived most of her 87 years in Cedar Springs. Although she suffered from dementia for her last 7 years, she had lived a life filled with the love...
Dawn Marie Battjes
Feb 24, 2022
Dawn Marie Battjes age 52 of Cedar Springs, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, February 24, 2022 at her home. Dawn was born September 7, 1969 in Grand Rapids, MI the daughter of Kenneth and Patricia (Deboer) Nichols. She enjoyed worship music, bird watching, bowling, roller skating and dancing. Dawn brought light and laughter everywhere she went. She...
Helen M. Williams
Feb 23, 2022
Helen M. Williams age 87 of Cedar Springs, passed away Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at her home surrounded by her family. Mrs. Williams was born September 15, 1934 in Osceola County, MI the daughter of John and Lola (McCrimmon) Robinson. She graduated from Marion High School in 1953 where she played basketball and then worked for Riverside Electrical for 10...
Larry R. Smits
Feb 16, 2022
Larry R. Smits age 75 of Cedar Springs, died Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at his home. He was born November 6, 1946 in Grand Rapids, MI the son of Robert and June (Schippers) Smits. He was a financial advisor at General Motors in Wyoming and Delphi in Coopersville. A memorial service will be held Friday, March 4 at 1:00 pm...
