Obituary Listing

Apr 3, 2012

Gerald  " Abe " Bestrom age 75 of Hastings died Tuesday April 3, 2012. He was born February 27, 1937 in Sparta , Michigan , the son of Lawrence and Hazel (Passage) Bestrom. He attended Caledonia High School . Abe worked at Keeler Brass in Grand Rapids for many years .and Bradford White in Middleville. After a man told...

Mar 30, 2012

Marjorie Lee Bradley age 90 of Hastings , died on Friday March 30, 2012 at Woodlawn Meadows in Hastings. She was born December 26, 1921 at home in Osawatomie, Kansas , the daughter of William Raymond and Ora (Seetin) Eichorn . Marjorie graduated from Osawatomie High School in 1939. She was a home maker most of her life ,...

Mar 21, 2012

Robert Finch "Bob" Stauffer , age 83 of Kentwood , Michigan passed away, Wednesday March 21, 2012 at his residence.

He was born October 6, 1928, the 5 th son of Alcid Christian Stauffer and Lotta (Fairchild) Stauffer on the Kaiser Farm near Alto, Michigan. His father was the herdsman for that farm for a time, and...

Mar 20, 2012

Pauline Rose Converse, age 81 of Delton, Michigan passed away Tuesday, March 20, 2012. She was born April 16, 1930 in Monroe, Michigan the daughter of Paul A. and Rena May (Wickham) Theide.

Pauline graduated from Godwin Heights High School, in Grand Rapids. She moved to Hastings in 1948. Pauline married Clearence Willard Hull in June of...

Mar 19, 2012

Anita E. Curtis, age 84 of Delton, Michigan passed away Monday, March 19, 2012. She was born April 22, 1927 in Barry County the daughter of George and Ivah (Wilson) Brisbin. Anita was one of ten children. She attended Hastings High School, graduating in 1947. Anita married Morris Curtis Sr. on February 12, 1949. They were married for 51...

Mar 10, 2012

Arnold J. (Arnie) Wilson age 83 of Waterford, and formerly of Hastings, passed away March 10, 2012, at his home.

He was born in Battle Creek, Michigan, the son of Charles and Hazel (Malosh) Wilson.

Arnold is survived by his wife of 62 years, Margaret (McKelvey) Wilson; their children: Linda Custer, Victoria (Steve) Widman, and...

Mar 7, 2012

Margaret E. Brasher, age 48 of Hastings passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at Grand Rapids Metro Health hospital.

She was born August 17, 1963 in Chicago, Illinois the daughter of William J. and Marilyn F. (Dalton) Gleason. Margaret graduated from Hubbard High School, Chicago, IL, in 1981. She married Michael Brasher on May 28, 1988. Margaret...

Mar 3, 2012

Robert Earl Weise passed away March 3, 2012 at Spectrum Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan, following an accident.  He was a resident of Middleville, Michigan.

Robert was born June 6, 1931, the son of Earl and Pearl (Mead) Weise.

He is survived by his wife, Charlene (Peck), whom he married in 1955. They have two...

Mar 2, 2012

Warren J. Williams age 90 of Hastings passed away Friday, March 2, 2012 at his residence. He was born October 21, 1921 in Emerson Township, Michigan the son of Walter and Sylvia (Welch) Williams.

Warren attended Alma High School and later Central Michigan University, graduating in 1943. He was a member of the University Choir, track team...

Mar 1, 2012

Donald Paul Werner, age 77 of Hastings passed away Thursday, March 1, 2012. He was born March 3, 1934 in Muskegon, Michigan the son of Leo Werner and Martha (Aberlate) Vanburgen.

Don honorably served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He married Louise (Allard) Werner and later Hazel (Hilton) Werner, both marriages ending in divorce....

Feb 29, 2012

Cheryl Mills, aged 67 of Gun Lake MI succumbed to pancreatic cancer on February 29, 2012. She was born in New London WI and moved to MI where she spent the last several years, living on the lake she loved. Left behind to cherish her spirit are her husband, love of her life, Tom, her...

Feb 29, 2012

Vicki Jean Goodenough-Rutzebeck of Monticello, Iowa and formerly of Hastings, Michigan, passed away unexpectedly on February 29, 2012 at her home. She rests in the hands of her loving savior.

Vicki was born April 17, 1954 the daughter of Gail Ann Herbstreith-Wallace and Richard Harry Goodenough.

Vicki's biggest love was her family, especially her grandchildren....

Feb 22, 2012

Arthur E. Stauffer, age 89, died Wednesday, February 22, 2012.

He was born in Clarksville, Michigan the son of Alcid Stauffer and Lotta (Fairchild) Stauffer. He married Beulah B. (Bush) on May 31, 1949 in Hastings, Michigan.

He is survived by three children: David A. Stauffer of Hastings, MI, Carol C. (Stauffer) and Veryl Fees...

Feb 18, 2012

Harriet (Micki) Mae Gillum age 76 of Nashville, Michigan passed away February 18, 2012. She was born April 10, 1935 in Rimansburg, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Lawson O. McCaskey and Molly Emily Swyers. Micki married Hank Gillum on August 13, 1981. She was a Tupperware sales manager for 15 years. Micki enjoyed driving semi cross country with Hank. She...

Feb 10, 2012

Thomas Winn Thompson, age 63, lifelong resident of Freeport and currently residing in Hastings, passed away Friday, February 10, 2012 at his home. He was born June 10, 1948 in Hastings the son of Frank and Pauline (Moore) Thompson. Tom attended Thornapple Kellogg High School, graduating in 1966.

He honorably served in the US Army, during the Vietnam War....

Feb 10, 2012

Jeanne Eloise Crittenden, 77, of Hastings passed away on February 10, 2012 at home after a prolonged illness. She was born September 17, 1934 in Denton, Texas, daughter of Dr. H. B. and Eloise Masters. Much of her youth was spent traveling with her father throughout the United States, helping him develop and implement youth camps all around the...

Feb 9, 2012

Lucy Anne Jacoby, age 98 of Hastings, passed away on Thursday February 9, 2012 at Carveth Village in Middleville. She was born October 24, 1913 in Putney , Georgia , the daughter of George Christian and Beatrice Cenci (George) Schempp. Lucy graduated from Ithaca New York Public School and then Cornell University in 1925 , she then received a...

Feb 5, 2012

James L. Bower, age 68 of Delton, Michigan passed away Sunday, February 5, 2012 at his residence. He was born June 25, 1943 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the son of Max L. and Opal I. (Sager) Bower. Jim attended Delton High School. He later attended a Sheet Metal Trade School and became a sheet metal journeyman. He worked for Local...

Feb 4, 2012

John Arendson Macqueen, 82, of Hastings, formerly of Holland, joined his heavenly family on Saturday, February 4, 2012.  He was preceded in death by his mother, Harter Macqueen, and sister, Kathrynne Howell.  He will be greatly missed by his wife of 59 years, Shirley, and children David and Mary Macqueen, Jim and Michelle Visser, Michael and Kim Ter Vree, Greg...

Jan 26, 2012

Victor Niles Braendle age 53, of Hastings passed away Thursday, January 26, 2012, unexpectedly. He was born January 9, 1959 in Havana, Illinois the son of Neil and Joan (Ashurst) Braendle. In his early years in Illinois, Victor loved to visit with his doting Grandpa and Grandma Ashurst. Victor went to Cardinal games in St. Louis and became a...