Arthur Douglas Hamilton
Oct 15, 2016
Arthur Douglas Hamilton, 57 of Rockford, passed away Saturday, October 15, 2016 at his home. He was born May 6, 1959 in Sandusky, Ohio the son of Roy and Elvin Jeanette (Owens) Hamilton. He was an Electrical Engineer at GE Aviation and a member of the Rockford Sportsman's Club. He enjoyed hunting, skeet and trap shooting, traveling, mountain biking, playing...
Lillian M. Atwood
Oct 15, 2016
Lillian M. Atwood, age 91 of Rockford, passed away Saturday, October 15, 2016 at her home. Mrs. Atwood was born May 18, 1925 in Rockford, MI the daughter of Earl and Lyndia (Bailey) Dunn. She graduated from Rockford High School and was a member of Rockford Baptist Church. Along with her husband, Clifford, she owned and operated a Service Station...
David R. Whitten
Oct 13, 2016
David R. Whitten, 69 of Rockford, died Thursday, October 13, 2016 at his home. David was born October 24, 1946 in Grand Rapids, MI the son of Juel Shelby and Mildred (Brown) Whitten. He graduated from Lee High School and had worked for Steelcase for 25 years. He was a very caring person who would give you the shirt off...
Jerome R. Miller
Oct 7, 2016
Jerome R. Miller, 68 of Cedar Springs, died Friday, October 7, 2016 at Faith Hospice – Trillium Woods. Mr. Miller was born March 5, 1948 in Iowa City, Iowa the son of Fred and Velma (McLaughlin) Miller. He retired from Kool Flow of Kent City. He enjoyed flying RC planes, boating, camping, traveling and jigsaw puzzles. He was a member...
Susan J. Athanon
Oct 6, 2016
Susan J. Athanon, 58 of Grand Rapids, passed away, Thursday, October 7, 2016 at St. Mary’s Mercy Health. Susan was born August 14, 1958 in Grand Rapids, MI the daughter of James and Eileen (Fuller) Sheldon. She graduated Cedar Springs High School in 1976 and worked as a Para-pro at Grandville Public Schools. She was a member of Faith United...
Ruth A. Savage
Oct 4, 2016
Ruth A. Savage, 80 of Coral, MI went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at her home. Mrs. Savage was born February 26, 1936 in Chicago, IL the daughter of Gilbert and Sidonia (Werling) Hahn. She graduated from Antwerp High School and the Lutheran School of Nursing in Fort Wayne. She was a Registered...
Verl E. Mcmanus
Sep 27, 2016
Verl E. McManus, 91 of Wyoming, passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at Spectrum Health – Butterworth Campus. Mr. McManus was born November 10, 1924 in Alba, MI the son of Verl and Eva (Bunker) McManus. He served his country in the U.S. Navy during World War II and was an engineer for ConRail for 40 years. He enjoyed gardening....
Tyler F. Butler
Sep 23, 2016
Tyler F. Butler, 24 of Sand Lake went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, September 23, 2016 due to injuries from an ATV accident. Tyler was born April 10, 1992 in Grand Rapids, MI the son of Timothy and Patricia (Stiller) Butler. He proudly served his country as a Sgt. in the U.S. Marines for four years...
Dennis D. Sherman
Sep 23, 2016
Dennis D. Sherman 63 of Sand Lake, died Friday, September 23, 2016 at his son’s home recovering from a recent heart attack. Dennis was born January 28, 1953 in Grand Rapids, MI the son of the late Clayton and Theresa (Thurner) Sherman. He had worked as an electrician at Electrolux in Greenville. He enjoyed attending local high school football, wrestling...
Sandra L. Morris
Sep 22, 2016
Sandra L. Morris 55 of Rockford, passed away Thursday, September 22, 2016 at her son’s home in the presence of her family. Sandra was born September 9, 1961 in Grand Rapids, MI the daughter of Kenneth R. and Donna Morris. She was a loving mother, daughter, sister and grandmother. She enjoyed spending time on the water, especially Lake Michigan; being...
Winifred L. Ford
Sep 22, 2016
Winifred L. Ford 92 of Cedar Springs, died Thursday, September 22, 2016 at Metron of Cedar Springs. Winifred was born May 13, 1924 in Sparta, MI the daughter of Arvid and Delma (Lauffer) Johnson. She was the Food Service Manager for Cedar Springs Public Schools for 25 years and had volunteered for many years for the Grand Valley Blood Center....
Mark H. Doren
Sep 20, 2016
Mark H. Doren 97 of Cedar Springs passed away at his earthly home Tuesday, September 20, 2016 and was welcomed into his heavenly home by his bride of 77 years, June (Moul) Doren who went before him on February 8, 2016. Mark was born April 23, 1919 in Kent City, MI the son of Charles and Ruth (Carlson) Doren. He...
Judith "Judy" Tysse
Sep 15, 2016
Judith Ann Tysse age 65, of Grand Rapids, passed away on Thursday, September 15, 2016. Judy was born at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, the daughter of Clarence and Kathleen (Prater) Tysse of Cedar Springs. She spent her childhood in Cedar Springs, graduating from Cedar Springs High School in 1969. She went on to receive her BA in Education from...
James David Dunn
Sep 9, 2016
James D. Dunn 77 of Cedar Springs, died Friday, September 9, 2016 at his home. Jim was born December 21, 1938 in Tazewell, Virginia the son of William and Constance (Bauer) Dunn Sr. Cremation has taken place and there will be no services. Arrangements by Bliss-Witters & Pike Funeral Home, Cedar Springs.
Ronald J. Lockman
Sep 8, 2016
Ronald J. Lockman 74 of Newaygo, died Thursday, September 8, 2016 at his home surrounded by his family. Ron was born November 19, 1941 in Muskegon, MI the son of Russell and Helen (Nelson) Lockman. He served his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He loved fishing and formed the West Michigan Walleye Club with his son,...
Loretta E. Lewis
Sep 7, 2016
Loretta E. Lewis 90 of Cedar Springs, died Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at Faith Hospice – Trillium Woods. Mrs. Lewis was born April 8, 1926 in Unionville, MI the daughter of Jasper and Loretta (Rock) Sweitzer. She enjoyed doing word search, spending time with her family and camping. Surviving are her children, Wayne (Patricia) Lewis Jr., Jasper (Sally) Lewis, Raymond...
Hope J. Flasch
Sep 1, 2016
Hope J. Flasch 89 of Cedar Springs, passed away Thursday, September 1, 2016 at Bishop Hills, Rockford. Mrs. Flasch was born June 11, 1927 in Pittsburgh, PA the daughter of William and Anna (Worgul) Kuyat. Surviving are her children, Joyce (Joel) Andrus, Jerry (Vivian) Flasch; grandchildren, Nikki (Wayne) Bugden, Kerry (Charlie) Boyer, Katrina (Justin) Craven, Eric (Tamara) Flasch; 8 great...
Ronald Roger Fisk
Aug 27, 2016
Ronald Roger Fisk, 88 of Cedar Springs, surrounded by his family went to be with his Lord and Savior, on Saturday, August 27, 2016 at Metron of Cedar Springs. Ronald was born on October 24, 1927, the son of Neff & Mamie (Holliday) Fisk in Cedar Springs. On September 27, 1947 he married Evelyn Dingman of Grand Rapids in his...
Walter H. Kilts
Aug 24, 2016
Walter Kilts, 89 of Cedar Springs, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at his home. Walter was born March 2, 1927 in Grand Rapids, MI the son of Howard and Emma (Fisk) Kilts. Walter served his country during World War II in the U.S. Army stationed in Darmstead, Germany. On May 18, 1951 he married...
Richard J. Gratz
Aug 22, 2016
Richard J. Gratz, 85 passed away Monday, August 22, 2016. Mr. Gratz was born August 8, 1931 in River Rouge, MI the son of Edmond and Margaret (Antaya) Gratz. He served in the U.S. Air Force for 4 years and worked for the Detroit Free Press for 40 years. He was an avid pool player, enjoyed karaoke, being outside and...
