Obituaries – Page 89

No services set for Arlene Prater, 75, of Sandy Pines

April 15, 2021

Arlene Prater died of metastatic pancreatic cancer after celebrating her 75th birthday, and resided in Zeeland, Mich.,and Wesley Chapel, Fla. Throughout her battle with cancer , she worried daily about her Superman, Wayne, the love of her life, above her own pain. This selfless love was one of the amazing...

Services pending for Bill Pavlak, 73, of Hopkins

April 11, 2021

William (Bill) Pavlak, 73, of Hopkins died Saturday. Bill owned and operated his own dumpster business (Chuck It) for the past 20 years. In the winter he was contracted out for snow removal for several areas in Grand Rapids. He will be most remembered for his upbeat personality and crazy...

Services postponed for Craig Wilkinson Bell, 68

April 9, 2021

Craig Wilkinson Bell of Wayland died Monday March 15. He was 68. Craig was born in Ohio on Oct. 12, 1952, to Harry Craig Bell and Jane Kinsman Proctor. He graduated from East Grand Rapids High School in 1970. Nothing mattered more to Craig than his family. He was an...

Jane Cooke’s service slated for Saturday, May 8 in Dorr

April 3, 2021

Jane C. Cooke (Ritsema), 89, died Friday, March 26. Jane’s comfort in life and in death was that she belonged to her faithful Savior, Jesus Christ. Her joy was in God’s gift of family, which often combined with her love of sports and social gatherings. She regularly attended sporting and...

Graveside service is April 20 for Lyman Moored

April 2, 2021

Lyman Ferris Moored, 92 of Jenison, died Friday, March 26, at Metro Health Village in Wyoming. Born April 4, 1928, in Salem Township, the son of the late Lynn and Helen (Ford) Moored and the husband of the late June (Brenner) Moored. Lyman served in the United States Navy and...

Service will be April 1 for Eunice Williams of Martin

March 31, 2021

Eunice Williams died Monday, March 29, at Stanford Lodge in Plainwell. She was 97. She was born Sept. 8, 1923, in Martin, the daughter of John Sr. and Mattie (DenHouten) Bishop. Eunice was a 1941 Martin High School graduate and lifelong resident of the area. She was an active member...

Former Porks grocery co-owner Evelyn Crismon dies

March 30, 2021

Evelyn Crismon, 93, died Saturday, March 27. She was born in England on Oct. 1, 1927, to George and Mabel Fowler. She is survived by her children Shelley (Dave) Holmgren, Georgina "Gigi" (Kevin) Meyer, and Ron (Sharon) Crismon; brother, Edward Fowler; sister, Stella Musspratt; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and many...

Service later this spring for Hank Smoker of Gun Lake

March 28, 2021

Henry "Hank" Smoker, Jr., age 74, died Monday, March 22 at his home at Gun Lake. He was born June 16, 1946, in Coldwater and graduated from St. Charles Catholic school in 1964. He served in the US Army 1966-68. He worked in the vending service field for 31 years...

Service slated Saturday in Dorr for ‘Dottie’ Johnson, 91

March 25, 2021

Dorothy “Dottie” Johnson, age 91, died Tuesday, March 23,. Dorothy graduated from Wyoming Park High School in 1947. For more than five decades she and her high school girlfriends gathered once each year for a reunion luncheon. Besides being a mother and grandmother, she worked outside the home - first...

Monterey Twp. native Jerry Garlock to have no funeral

March 21, 2021

Monterey Township native Jerry Garlock passed away Friday, March 19, at his home in Otsego. He was 93. He was born April 5, 1927 in Monterey Township, the son of William and Susan (Manderfield) Garlock. He served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II. He worked at...

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