David Leon Jasperse
Apr 12, 2016
David Leon Jasperse, age 73 of Hastings, passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at home with wife, Emily. Dave was born on March 13, 1943 in Grand Rapids, Michigan the son of Leon and Crystene (Lenz) Jasperse. He graduated from Ottawa Hills High School in 1961. He attended Grand Rapids Community College and graduated from Ferris State University Pharmacy School...
Eugene "Bud" R. Guernsey
Apr 12, 2016
Eugene "Bud" R. Guernsey, age 69 of Hastings, passed away April 12, 2016 at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Bud was born in Hastings on March 11, 1947, the son of Eugene "Bud" Guernsey, Sr. and Patricia Ann (Tyler) Guernsey. He graduated from Hastings High School in 1965. Bud married Connie Divens on April 14, 1967. Bud held a Journey Man's...
Leona Annette Shriver
Apr 10, 2016
Leona Annette (Johnson) Shriver, age 81 of Hastings, passed away peacefully Sunday, April 10, 2016, at her home. Leona was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on March 7, 1935 the daughter of Leland Johnson and Louise Fernette-Johnson Tracy. Leona attended Hastings High School. She married Richard Shriver on June 28, 1952 and was the proud wife of a navy man. Leona's...
Robert James Koster
Apr 7, 2016
Robert James Koster, age 64 of Belding and formerly of Alaska, Michigan, passed away Thursday, April 7, 2016. Bob was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on December 25, 1951, the son of James and Shirley (Johnson) Koster. He attended Caledonia High School, graduating in 1969. Bob worked at the 4 Star Gas Station on 28th Street in Grand Rapids. He...
Edwin James Dunklee
Apr 7, 2016
Edwin James Dunklee , age 78 of Hastings died Thursday April 7, 2016 at his residence. He was born April 11, 1937 in Allegan , Michigan the son of Ralph and Jessie (DeWitt) Dunklee. He attended Hickory Corners school and later recieved his GED. Ed served 20 years in the United States Army with two tours in Vietnam , he...
Lois Marie Steele
Apr 6, 2016
Lois Marie Steele, age 72 of Freeport, Michigan, passed away Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at Pennock Hospital in Hastings after a lengthy illness. Lois was born in Hastings on July 14, 1943, the daughter of Harvey and Emma (Bryans) Myers. She worked at Hastings Fiberglass from 1966 to 1970 and retired from Bradford White Corporation in 2002, after 30 years...
Jacquelyn Dawn Bachman
Apr 5, 2016
Jacquelyn Dawn Bachman, age 94 of Hastings, passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at Woodlawn Meadows in Hastings. Jackie was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on November 16, 1921, the daughter of Louis and Ida May (Montgomery) Bachman. She graduated from Hastings High School in 1939 and attended Davenport Business School. Jackie worked for the Windstorm Insurance Company for many...
Donald Jack Griffin Sr.
Mar 21, 2016
Donald Jack Griffin Sr. was born April 20, 1941 to Bernard and Evelyn (Parker) Griffin in Kalamazoo, MI. He peacefully passed away March 21, 2016 at his home with family by his side. On November 15, 1958 he married the love of his life, Shirley Ann Meert, in Kalamazoo. Together they raised their family, and dairy farmed in Hastings before...
Robert John Vanderveen
Mar 21, 2016
Robert John VanderVeen, age 83 of Delton, Michigan passed away March 21, 2016 in Bradenton, Florida. Robert was born February 14, 1933, the ninth child of John T. and Ada (VanderWoude) VanderVeen. In 1933 Gilmore's Department Store held a contest for the most beautiful baby. Robert was chosen from the lovely portrait submitted by his mother. Robert attended Schoolcraft Community...
Herbert Ray Burpee
Mar 19, 2016
Herbert Ray Burpee, age 95 of Hastings, passed away on Saturday, March 19, 2016, at Spectrum Health Pennock Hospital. Herbert was born on May 23, 1920 in Dowling, Michigan, the son of Clinton H. and Crystal E. (Card) Burpee. In Herbert's early years he farmed on a rural Barry County farm. In those days, tilling up the land meant walking...
Marvin Kent Verus
Mar 19, 2016
Marvin Kent Verus, age 79 of Hastings, passed away peacefully, Saturday, March 19, 2016 at Bronson Hospital in Battle Creek, Michigan. Marvin was born in Flint, Michigan on May 22, 1936, the son of Leonard Darrell and Josephine Florence (Sedlow) Verus. He attended and graduated from Clio High school in 1954. Marvin married Miss Patsy Lee Havener on November 20,...
Ilene Anna Seeber
Mar 18, 2016
Ilene Anna Seeber Hastings Age 95, Passed away on March 18, 2016 in Middleville, Michigan. She was born on December 21, 1920 to John Charles and Nellie Belle (Bagley) Cappon in Prairieville, Michigan. She loved gardening, playing bridge, or cards of any kind, with family and friends, traveled and did volunteer work at Spectrum Pennock Hospital. She enjoyed walking and...
Jeffrey Scott Spencer
Mar 18, 2016
Jeffrey Scott Spencer, age 48 of Hastings, passed away unexpectedly, Friday, March 18, 2016 in Washington Courthouse, Ohio. Jeff was born on June 17, 1967 in Hastings, Michigan, the son of Donald W. Spencer and Sharon S. (Pierce) Langford. He graduated from Hastings High School in 1986. Jeff worked for Spencer's Towing, and Waste Management and was currently employed at...
Robert Charles Ward
Mar 8, 2016
Robert Charles Ward, age 78 of Hastings, passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Bob was born in Hastings, Michigan on July 17, 1937, the son of Clifford and Frances (Aldrich) Ward. He graduated from Hastings High School in 1955. Bob honorably served in the US Army for 2 years and also served 4...
Mary A. Hoke
Mar 7, 2016
Mary A. Hoke, 82, of Dade City, Florida peacefully passed on March 7, 2016 (surrounded by her loving family). She was excitedly met by her loving husband Glenn and granddaughter Danielle Lynne Hays. Mary was born on July 23, 1933 in McDonald, Ohio (rumor has it – on the kitchen table. Glenn always joked there weren't hospitals back then -...
Leon D. Leedy
Mar 4, 2016
Leon D. Leedy, 82, of Battle Creek and Hastings, died Friday, March 4, 2016 at Spectrum Pennock Hospital. He was born August 27, 1933, in Nashville, MI, the son of Azor and Lela (Frank) Leedy. He entered the Naval Reserves in high school, and graduated from Nashville High School in 1951. He began his career with the Kellogg Company in...
George Conrad Winick
Feb 27, 2016
George Conrad Winick, age 67 of Hastings, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on February 27, 2016, after a short courageous battle with leukemia. He also fought valiantly the past 6 years with Multiple Myeloma Cancer. George was born March 12, 1948 in Hastings, MI, the only son of Myer and Dena (Epstein) Winick. After graduation...
Anna Ruth Bolthouse
Feb 24, 2016
Anna Ruth Bolthouse, age 84 of Hastings passed away February 24, 2016 at Butterworth Hospital and went home to be with her Lord and Savior. Anna was born September 23, 1931 in Empire, Michigan the daughter of George E. and Sarah A. (Wilson) Barber. She graduated from Honor High School in Honor, Michigan in 1949. Anna married Gerald Bolthouse on...
Henry Lubaczewski
Feb 22, 2016
Henry Lubaczewski, 91, passed away from natural causes on February 22, 2016, in Hastings, Michigan.
Born on August 7, 1924, in Detroit, Michigan, Henry was the son of Frank and Martha Lubaczewski. His life spanned over nine decades.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Martha, and his brothers, Wallace B., Casimer Sr., Ladislaus Sylvester, and Theadore. He passed...
Ruth (Zaleha) Lechleitner
Feb 22, 2016
Ruth (Zaleha) Lechleitner, 102, of Hastings passed to her rest peacefully at home surrounded by her family on February 22, 2016. The fourth of 10 children, Ruth was born December 13, 1913 in Bridgeport, Conn. to immigrant parents, Thomas and Anna (Krucovsky) Zaleha from Czechoslovakia. After her 8th grade graduation from the nearby Seventh-Day Adventist Church School, Ruth worked 10...
