Obituary Listing

Mar 10, 2014

Clayton R. (Bud) Hauschild Jr. age 78 of Hastings, passed away Monday, March 10, 2014 at Faith Hospice at Trillium Woods in Bryon Center.

Bud was born on September 10, 1935 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the son of Clayton R. Hauschild Sr. and Murlynne E. (Treace) Roller. He graduated from St. Augustine High School in Kalamazoo in 1954 and received...

Mar 10, 2014

Mary Lou Russell age 65 of Hastings, passed away Monday, March 10, 2014 at her home after a hard fight with cancer.

Mary Lou was born on August 27, 1948 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the daughter of Louis Page and Jeanne (Denner) Page. She graduated from Portage Northern High School, class of 1966. Mary Lou also attended Davenport College, graduating...

Mar 10, 2014

Richard (Dick) Lyle Dean, 85 died at Thornapple Manor after a long illness, March 10, 2014.

Dick was born June 9, 1928 in a house in Hastings to Lyle and Gladys Dean.

Dick graduated from Hastings High School in 1946 and immediately joined the Navy, serving aboard the USS Iowa until his discharge in 1948 in Seattle,...

Mar 5, 2014

Dale Arnold Boersma age 81 of Middleville, passed away March 5, 2014 at home surrounded by family.

Dale was born on March 21, 1932 in Kalamazoo, Michigan the son of Paul Martin and Helen Mae (McMillan) Boersma. He graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School in 1950. Dale then received his bachelors degree from Western Michigan University.

Dale...

Mar 3, 2014

Gordon Lee Chase, age 76, of Hastings, passed away peacefully on March 3, 2014 from Blodgett Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI. He was surrounded by his family as he left to join our Heavenly Father. Gordon was born May 9, 1937 at Pennock Hospital in Hastings, MI, the son of Lawrence & Hildred (Lehman) Chase. Gordon graduated from Woodland High School....

Mar 2, 2014

Russell Leroy Tryon Sr., age 73 of Hastings, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Sunday, March 2, 2014.

He married Patricia Niemeyer on February 5, 1977. Russ lived a full life and enjoyed fishing, camping, bowling and sharing memories. He always looked forward to hunting season and spending time in the woods with his boys. Russ retired from...

Mar 1, 2014

Elizabeth Joan Heidt age 84 of Hastings, passed away Saturday, March 1, 2014 at her residence in Hastings.

Elizabeth was born on February 12, 1930 in Hastings, Michigan the daughter of Henry J. and Elizabeth G. (Baker) Loftus. She graduated from Freeport High School. Elizabeth attended Nazareth College of Nursing and received her Bachelors Degree. She did her post...

Feb 22, 2014

Carl Morden Smith age 49 of Middleville, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, February 22, 2014.

Carl was born in Lansing, Michigan on July 20, 1964, the son of Lowell C. and Dorene J. (Granger) Smith. He graduated from Waverly High School in Lansing, Michigan. Carl also attended Oakland University.

Carl married Nicole Riarsis on March 28, 1999....

Feb 17, 2014

Charlotte Lee Hammond age 66 of Hastings passed away February 17, 2014 at Thornapple Manor in Hastings.

Charlotte was born on December 7, 1947 in Coldwater, Michigan, the daughter of Jesse and Violetta (Saxmon) Batterson. She attended Pennfield High School, graduating in 1966 and later received an Associate's Degree from Kellogg Community College.

Charlotte married Michael Hammond...

Feb 17, 2014

Funeral Mass for Helen Irene Thomas will be held on Saturday, February 22, at 11:00 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. Helen died February 17th at her home surrounded by her husband, all of her children and her sister. She was born in Middleville on September 15, 1929 and graduated from Hastings High School in 1947. Helen was married...

Feb 13, 2014

Bruce D. Wilson age 73 of Hastings, Passed away at home with his family at his side, on Thursday February 13, 2014. Bruce was born February 14, 1940 in Hastings, Michigan, the son of John "Jack" and Lucille (Karmes) Wilson. He graduated from Hastings High School in 1958. Bruce worked for General Motors in Lansing for 41 years and retired...

Feb 12, 2014

Shirley Jean Wendell age 71 of Hastings, died Wednesday February 12, 2014 at Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids. Shirley was born November 22, 1942 in Newton, Kentucky , the daughter of Charles and Onita Jenkins. She was employed at Flex Fab in Hastings from 1979 to 1997. She also worked for several years at Viking Corp. in Hastings....

Feb 4, 2014

Agnes Bedford-Earl age 89 of Hastings went home to our Lord & Savior on Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at Thornapple Manor in Hastings. Agnes was born on November 3, 1924 the daughter of Archie and Margaret (Lester) Cunningham. She attended Hastings High School, graduating in 1942. Agnes has held various positions at the following places: 1957-1963, Middleville Engineering and Manufacturing,...

Feb 3, 2014

Ray Seth Hart, 82, of Hastings, formerly of the DeWitt/Mason/Lansing area, died peacefully at home of Vascular Dementia early Monday morning, February 3, 2014, in the arms of his wife, Mary Lou Gray-Hart. According to his wishes, cremation has taken place.  Visitation will be held on Saturday, February 15th at Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings from 10:30 am to...

Feb 1, 2014

John was born in Grand Rapids Michigan to Ernest and Mary Fehsenfeld on September 16, 1930, died Saturday, February 1, 2014.

John attended St. Mary's elementary school and graduated from Catholic Central High School in 1948. He began his higher education at Grand Rapids Junior College (GRCC), received his B.A. from St. Paul's in Washington, DC, his teaching certificate...

Feb 1, 2014

Lorraine M. Kidder age 61 of Hastings passed away February 1, 2014 at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Lorraine was born on October 17, 1952 in Hastings the daughter of Jack and Sarah (Kellogg) Newington. Lorraine graduated from Hastings High School. She married Harry Kidder on November 26, 1977. Lorraine was a homemaker most of her life. She enjoyed collecting skunk...

Jan 25, 2014

Respecting Edna's wishes, cremation has taken place and no services are being held at this time.

Jan 23, 2014

Clinton Russell Raines age 87 of Hastings passed away January 23, 2014 at Woodlawn Meadows in Hastings.

Clint was born on May 15, 1926 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the son of Russell and Ina (Haagenson) Raines. He attended and graduated from Washington High School in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Clint attended college at the School of Mines in...

Jan 22, 2014

Charles Robert "Bob" Crans , age 83 of Hastings, died on Wednesday January 22, 2014 at Pennock Hospital in Hastings.

He was born June 19, 1930 in Middleville , Michigan, the son of Arthur and Vada (Allen) Mann.

Bob served his country during the Korean conflict from 1950 until he was honorable discharged from the...

Jan 13, 2014

Charles Bernard Poland of Middleville, Michigan was blessed with 90 years on this earth. A beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, great great grandfather, brother, & uncle left this earth on January 13, 2014.

Charles was born in Irving Township, Barry County, Michigan on June 26, 1923. He grew up in Middleville working with his father and brothers in...