Verola Iona Mills
Aug 22, 2024
Verola Iona (Fisher) Mills of Hastings, Michigan, departed this world on August 22, 2024 to join her Savior in everlasting life. Â She was born in Edon, Ohio on Sunday, July 31, 1921 as the oldest child of Wavel B. and Edith Mae (Ball) Fisher. Â Growing up on a farm with an outhouse and travelling by horse and buggy, Verola...
Mary Joan Anger
Aug 18, 2024
Mary Joan Crisler Anger, age 77, quietly passed away on August 18, 2024, at Corewell Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids surrounded by her family.
She was born on May 12, 1947, the youngest daughter of Laurence and Cecilia Crisler, at St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
She attended Grandville High School and Grand Valley...
Wesley Duane Robinson
Aug 18, 2024
Wesley Duane Robinson passed away on August 18, 2024. Â He was born to Maxwell Robinson and Dorothy Sprowl Robinson on December 27, 1937, in Battle Creek, Michigan at Nichols Hospital.
He attended schools in Battle Creek, graduating from Battle Creek Central High School in 1956.
He spent many years at Fine Lake where he was...
Carol Hartke
Aug 17, 2024
Carol Southwell-Hartke went home August 17th, 2024. Â She was born on November 20, 1947, to her parents Donald and Iva (Anderson) Southwell in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
She had three siblings, Linda (Southwell) Sarber, Don and Dan Southwell, and their wives Jan and Kathy.
She married the love of her life, Robert Hartke on October 8th,...
Dorothy Jane Parker
Aug 15, 2024
Dorothy Jane Parker, age 96, passed away in a blaze of glory on the 15th of August, 2024 at American House Senior Living in Kentwood, Michigan.
Born on October 15, 1927, to Valentine and Josephine Varvir in Kalamazoo, Michigan, she grew up on Sheldon Street, one of 11Â children. She attended Catholic schools and graduated from Kalamazoo...
Ronald Eber Hoffman
Aug 6, 2024
Ronald Eber Hoffman passed away on August 6, 2024, at the age of 82. He was born on August 2, 1942, the son of Eber and Dorothy (Dull) Hoffman.
Ron grew up in Nashville, Michigan. For 42 years, he dedicated his professional life to Keeler Brass, where he worked as a Diecast Operator until his retirement in...
Valerie Anne Becker
Aug 3, 2024
Valerie A. Becker, 87, of Naples, Florida; Saginaw, MI; Tawas, MI, passed on August 3, 2024. She is survived by sons Robert T. Jr. (Joan) and John S. (Ellen), daughter-in-law Brenda Becker; nine grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren; and two sisters Mrs. Lorene (Don) Kirby and Mrs. Margaret (Rick) Fantucci, and brother Jim Leverton (Deb). She was preceded in death by...
Vivian Maxine Gates
Aug 3, 2024
Vivian Maxine Gates was born on December 24, 1941, to Flossie and Harry Field. Â She gained her wings on August 3, 2024, as she passed away at Corewell Health Hospital.
Vivian grew up in Greenville, Michigan, where she graduated. Â Vivian met and married Charles Gates on September 19, 1961. He and Vivian resided in Hastings with their...
Richard Wayne Taggart
Aug 3, 2024
Richard Wayne Taggart passed away on August 3, 2024, in his hometown of Hastings, Michigan. He was born in Hastings on February 13, 1935, to George and Iva (Rose) Taggart.
Dick attended Freeport High School and proudly served his country in the US Army. He furthered his education at the Grand Rapids School of Bible and Music....
Pearlie Mae Mosby
Aug 3, 2024
Pearlie Mae Mosby passed away peacefully on August 3, 2024, in Hastings, Michigan. Pearlie was born on May 29, 1939, in Sodus, Michigan, the daughter of Ernest and Bessie (Burris) McGinnis, Sr.
Pearlie's educational journey was marked by her graduation from Benton Harbor High School in 1956, followed by her graduation from Lake Michigan College in 1958....
Alice Lewrene Leclear
Aug 2, 2024
Alice Lewrene LeClear, age 95, passed away peacefully on August 2, 2024, in Hastings, Michigan. She was born on August 5, 1928, in Hinton Township, Mecosta County, Michigan, the daughter of Willard and Ila (Seaton) Woolworth.
Alice graduated from Morley-Stanwood High School in 1947. Â Her passion for education led her to teach in a country school in...
Eva Jean Williams
Jul 29, 2024
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Eva Jean Williams, affectionately known as Meme, passed away peacefully under hospice care with her family by her side on July 29, 2024, in Battle Creek, Michigan. She was born on March 6, 1948, in Hastings, Michigan, the daughter of Lewis and Dorothy (Flewellen) Reid.
Eva attended Hastings High...
Wayne Raymond Paige
Jul 28, 2024
It is with great sadness that the family of Wayne Raymond Paige announce his passing on Sunday July 28, 2024, at home in Bellevue, Michigan at the age of 90.
Wayne was born on May 14, 1934 in Battle Creek, MI. The son of Walter and Lulu (Wilson) Paige.
Wayne graduated from Hastings High School...
Iva Mae Phillips
Jul 27, 2024
Iva Mae Phillips, age 89 of Hastings, MI, passed away July 27, 2024. Â Iva was born on January 1, 1935, the daughter of George and Clara Chapman. She was a member of Thornapple Valley Church. Iva is proceeded in death by her husband, Bob who she shared 59 years of marriage with, her son, Jerry, her parents, brother, Leon,...
Joyce J. Hammond
Jul 25, 2024
Joyce J. Hammond, passed away peacefully on July 25, 2024, in Port Charlotte, Florida, at the age of 95. She was born on April 15, 1929, in Battle Creek, Michigan.
Joyce grew up in the heart of Michigan, where she attended Battle Creek Central High School and graduated with the Class of 1947. Her early years were...
Donald Jack Dutcher
Jul 25, 2024
Donald Jack Dutcher passed away on July 25, 2024, in Freeport, Michigan. He was born on November 4, 1955, in Hastings, Michigan, to Frank Jay and Patricia Norine (Hoyt) Dutcher.
Don married the love of his life, Diane Lynne (Stoepker) Dutcher, on October 20, 1979. Together, they shared 34 years until Diane's passing in 2013. He was...
Ronald James Wilcox
Jul 20, 2024
Ronald "Willy" James Wilcox, of Hastings, passed away, surrounded by his family, on Saturday, July 20, 2024, in Grand Rapids, Michigan at age 65. Ron lost a hard-fought battle with Leukemia. Ron was born on May 31, 1959, in Hastings, Michigan, the son of Fredrick Emery and Donna Kay (Sandbrook) Wilcox. He graduated from Hastings High School in 1977....
Grace Eva Mcknight
Jul 19, 2024
Grace Eva McKnight passed away peacefully on July 19, 2024, in Cleburne, TX. She was born on February 9, 1926, in Ridge, MT, the daughter of Ernest and Reathel (Craft) Cadwell.
Grace's early years were spent in the rolling landscapes of Montana. She graduated from Miles City High School and later from Black Hills State College, setting...
Gerald Joe Bachelder
Jul 18, 2024
Gerald Joe Bachelder passed away on July 18, 2024, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Jerry was born on October 6, 1945, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the son of Glenn (Pete) and Editha (Bobbie) Bachelder.
Jerry's early years were filled with the adventures of a typical 1960's teenager. He had a passion for hot rods, spending countless hours working...
Norma V. Earl
Jul 17, 2024
Norma Violet (Hammond-Gilmore) Earl passed away peacefully on July 17, 2024, at the age of 95 1/2. Born October 16th, 1928, Norma lived a full and vibrant life and inspired the lives of many along the way. As a child, she enjoyed roller-skating, ice-skating, picking strawberries, playing with her older brother, Murl, riding the postal route with her father...
