Elsie M. Graham
Mar 28, 2020
Elsie M. Graham age 96 passed away Saturday, March 28, 2020 at Samaritas Senior Living, Grand Rapids. Mrs. Graham was born March 18, 1924 in Newport, MI the daughter of August and Jeanette (Anteau) Brisch. Surviving are her children, Penny VanDenHout, Patricia Engels, Gerald (Paula) Graham; 8 grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; 2 great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death...
Sandra S. Mcewen
Mar 22, 2020
Sandra S. McEwen age 75 of Cedar Springs, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, March 22, 2020 at her home. Sandra was born September 7, 1944 in Gladwin, MI the daughter of Richard and Gladys (McMahon) Sterling. She was an active member of Maranatha Baptist Church and a member of the Cedar Springs and Rockford Garden Clubs. Surviving...
Ann D. Longcore
Mar 17, 2020
Ann D. Longcore age 63 of Sand Lake, died Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at her home. Ann was born June 15, 1956 in Grand Rapids, MI the daughter of Mac and Marjorie (Bird) Bailey. She worked for the U.S. Post Office for over 30 years. She loved mushroom hunting, going to the casino with her brother, Gil and baking. She...
Donald "Duke" E. Ducat
Mar 17, 2020
Donald E. “Duke” Ducat age 89 of Irons passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at his home. Don was born November 11, 1930 in VanWert, Ohio the son of Leonard and Charlotte (Graf) Ducat. He served his country in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. He owned and operated Duke & Son’s Plumbing and Heating and Duke’s Hardware...
Cecil E. Reynolds
Mar 14, 2020
Cecil E. Reynolds age 91 of Cedar Springs, died Saturday, March 14, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family. Cecil was born December 14, 1928 in St. Joseph, MI the son of Irvin and Elva (Wedge) Reynolds. He served his country during the Korean War as a U.S. Marine. He worked at the General Motors Alpine Avenue Plant for...
Joe J. Gould
Mar 11, 2020
Joe J. Gould age 81 of Grand Rapids, passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at home. Joe was born July 27, 1938 the son of Glenn and Lida “Marion” (Starn) Gould. He grew up on the farm just east of Sand Lake. He retired from Michigan Plating after 33 years where he was a welder. Surviving are his wife, Lena...
James R. Haynes
Mar 10, 2020
James R. Haynes age 96 of Cedar Springs, died Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at Spectrum Health – Butterworth Campus. Jim was born July 18, 1923 in Evans, MI the son of Carl and Hattie (Ridgeway) Haynes. He was in the U.S. Marines during World War II serving in the South Pacific. Jim was a founding member of Pilgrim Bible Church...
Joseph Steven Lawrence
Mar 9, 2020
Lt Col Joseph “Joe” Lawrence (USAF Retired) passed away on Monday, March 9, 2020 after a brief illness. Lt Col Lawrence grew up in Grand Rapids Michigan and graduated from West Catholic High School in 1992. After completing his freshman year at Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, Lt Col Lawrence transferred to Oklahoma State University (OSU), earning a degree in...
Nancy A. Pagel
Mar 5, 2020
Nancy Ann Pagel, 82 of Cedar Springs went to be with her Lord on Thursday, March 5, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. She was born November 4, 1937 in Willows, CA the daughter of Ralph and Lillian (Murch) Jones. Nancy was a wife, mother, sister, grandparent and great grandparent. She was full of life. If she wasn’t on the...
Asher William Cunningham
Mar 4, 2020
God gave us the greatest gift on Monday, March 2, 2020, our infant son, Asher William Cunningham. Two short days later, on Wednesday, March 4, 2020, God chose to bring Asher home to Him in Heaven. We do not look at this as a loss because his short life brought us so much happiness & love. Plus, we have the...
John T. Teusink
Feb 29, 2020
John Tillman Teusink age 79 of Cedar Springs, passed away Saturday, February 29, 2020 at his home and leaped into the arms of his Lord and Saviour. John was born May 3, 1940 in Grand Rapids, MI the son of Dr. J. Harvey and Dorothy (Bower) Teusink. John graduated from Cedar Springs High School in 1958. He earned an A.B....
Jack B. Langland
Feb 27, 2020
Jack B. Langland age 81 of Cedar Springs went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, February 27, 2020 at his son’s home. Jack was born February 17, 1939 in East Grand Rapids, MI, the son of Jack and Mary (Yelton) Langland. He enjoyed doing archery, the outdoors, golfing and camping. He still enjoyed golfing last...
Richard Funk
Feb 24, 2020
Richard “Rick” K. Funk age 59 of Cedar Springs died Monday, February 24, 2020 at his home. Rick was born in Grand Rapids, MI the son of Kenneth and Verna Funk. He was a graduate of Cedar Springs High School. He is survived by his children, Ricky Funk, Kim (Maciej) Kozak, Chad Funk, Rachel (Bob) Taylor, Crystal Funk and Natasha...
Susan M. Conran
Feb 22, 2020
Susan May Conran age 67 of Morley left her earthly home to be with her Savior Saturday, February 22, 2020. Sue was born April 24, 1952, in Grand Rapids, MI to John and Donna (McManus) Kaiserlian. She is survived by her loving husband Dale of 48 years; sons, Troy (Sarah), Nick (Laura) and Joshua (Katy); grandchildren, Mallory, Hailey, Ryan, Liam,...
Beverly M. Bowyer
Feb 22, 2020
Beverly M. Bowyer age 83 of Cedar Springs, MI went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, February 22, 2020. Beverly was born April 8, 1936 in Kalamazoo, MI, the daughter of William and Iva (Jenkinson) Mead. She was married to Harry D. Bowyer Jr. on May 14, 1954 in Grand Rapids, MI. Bev spent 29 and a...
Helen J. Heemstra
Feb 19, 2020
Helen J. Heemstra age 89 of Cedar Springs, formerly of Stanwood, MI passed away Wednesday, February 19, 2020. She was born June 2, 1930 in Bellaire, MI the daughter of Horace and Clara (Kooman) Marshall. On June 21, 1947 she married the love of her life, Donald Heemstra. She had a great love of gardening and flowers. She was preceded...
Rissie Anne Haack
Feb 16, 2020
Rissie A. Haack age 58 of Cedar Springs, died Sunday, February 16, 2020 at her home. Rissie was born September 4, 1961 in Dayton, Ohio the daughter of Elmer and Nancy (Michael) Karns. She had worked at Chi Chi’s, Rosie’s Diner and Sam’s Joint for many years and was the office manager at Rockford Ambulance for 10 years. Her passion...
William H. Brooms
Feb 9, 2020
William H. Brooms 82 of Sand Lake, died Sunday, February 9, 2020 at Spectrum Health – Butterworth Campus. Mr. Brooms was born September 10, 1937 in Denver, CO the son of William and Nellie (Newman) Brooms. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, barbequing, and tinkering with cars. He was an avid book reader, especially Westerns. Surviving are his wife, Sally; children, Norm...
Steve F. Lang
Feb 9, 2020
Steve F. Lang 57 of Cedar Springs, died Sunday, February 9, 2020 at his home. Steve was born May 11, 1962 in Angovleme, France. He served his country in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1981 – 1985. He was an electronic technician for the U.S. Post Office working for 38 years. He loved hunting, fishing and his family. Surviving are...
James "Jim" W. Hartman
Feb 8, 2020
James W. Hartman age 78 of Rockford died February 8, 2020 at Meijer Heart Center surrounded by his family. Jim was born September 15, 1941 in Grand Rapids, MI the son of Benjamin and Edna (Stoddard) Hartman. Jim had a great sense of humor and a contagious laugh that kept his family on their toes. He enjoyed being with his...
