Age 81, passed away on Friday, November 25, 2011. She was born on January 27, 1930 in Portland the daughter of Forrest and Mary (Wheeler) Stiffler. Barbara was a member of the First Baptist Church, #324 Operating Retiree Club and the V.F.W. Post #4090 Ladies Auxiliary. She enjoyed traveling, reading,...
Age 84, passed away peacefully on December 5, 2011. He was born on August 10, 1927 in Sunfield the son of Merle and Lila Sayer. John worked for 50 years as a John Deere mechanic at Welch Hardware in Sunfield and then Lich Farm Service in Portland. He enjoyed square...
Age 53, passed away on December 11, 2011. Debra was born on June 13, 1958 in St. Johns the daughter of William and Connie (Farley) Platte. Source link
Age 35, passed away on February 9, 2012. He was born on December 19, 1976 in Grand Rapids, MI the son of Donald and Betty (Wilson) Barker. Joseph enjoyed music, playing in his bands, and liked listening to older music, listening at an early age to Kenny Rogers and Johnny...
Age 83, passed away on February 11, 2012 in Mesa, Arizona. He was born on January 19, 1929 in Sioux Center, Iowa the son of Jacob and Jenny (VanRoukel) Duits. Bob was a member of Velda Rose Methodist Church in Mesa and the Portland United Methodist Church. He enjoyed woodworking,...
Age 53, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and daughter, went to be with the Lord on Monday, February 27, 2012. Carol was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Portland, and enjoyed being a grandmother and working on various crafts. She was preceded in death by her father-in-law, Bill Schrauben;...
Age 72, passed away on February 2, 2012. She was born on May 29, 1939 the daughter of Claude and Hazel Elliott. Patricia was a member of the First Christian Church of Muir and graduated from Ionia High School in the class of 1958. Patricia loved her dog and enjoyed...
Age 99, passed away on Tuesday, April 17, 2012. She was born on January 27, 1913 in St. Louis, MI the daughter of Jean and Edith Smith. Mrs. Beard worked at Fisher Body for years, sewing leather seats, later transfering to the Chrysler Plant. She and her husband, Leland E....
Mrs. William J. Luck, "Lucky", passed away on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 following a battle with cancer. She was 4 months shy of her 90th birthday. Her husband, Bill, preceded her in death in 2007. Lucky is survived by her daughter, Michele Trierweiler and son-in-law, Daniel Trierweiler of Ionia, Michigan;...
Age 86, passed away on Thursday, April 19, 2012. He was born on February 6, 1926 in Eagle the son of Anthony and Gladys (Patrick) Wohlscheid. Along with his wife Verna, he owned and operated Municipal Supply Co. and this year marks it's 50th anniversary. Howard was a veteran of...
Age 69, passed away on Sunday, April 29, 2012. Robert enjoyed hunting, fishing and was a member of the Ionia Hunt and Fish Club. He also loved going to his cabin at Houghton Lake. He was preceded in death by his parents. Surviving are his wife of 49 years, Wilma;...
Born March 17, 1921 in Lancaster, Ohio, the daughter of Cordelia Sarah (Bohlman) Hunter and George William Hunter. Bea graduated from Lancaster High School in 1939. She worked at The Barn (an ice cream shop) where she met her future husband, Thomas Thompson. They moved to Portland in 1947 and...
Age 66, passed away June 30, 2012. He was born on July 3, 1945 the son of Glen and Avis Conroe. Butch grew up in Saranac and graduated from Saranac High School. After graduation he worked for a year in his home town factory - Universal. He then hired into...
Age 48, loving husband and father passed away on July 4, 2012. He was born on June 19, 1964 in Ionia. LeRoy loved to fish, enjoyed being outdoors and being with his family. He enjoyed playing games and playing catch with his daughter, Sharon. LeRoy loved the Nazarene Church as...
Age 79, passed away on Friday, July 20, 2012. She was born on August 12, 1932 in Ionia the daughter of Elmer and Clarabelle (Ward) Zeigler. Shirley enjoyed doing crafts, camping, playing cards, bingo and music. Most of all she loved her family, especially her grandchildren. Shirley was preceded in...
Age 84, passed away on Saturday, July 21, 2012 surrounded by his family. He was born on December 17, 1927 in Danby Twp. the son of A. Burton and Minnie Brown. Weldon was a life long farmer and was a truck driver at Central Soya in Portland for a number...
Age 96, went to be with her Lord on August, 15, 2012. Lucille was born on July 2, 1916 in Mason City, Iowa the daughter of Fred and Mildred Petersen. She loved being a house wife and mother. Lucille was dedicated to her church and was very active at the...
Age 96, beloved mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, passed away on Wednesday, September 12, 2012. She was born on February 23, 1916 in Westphalia, MI the daughter of Mathias and Anna (Fedewa) Hengesbach. Rita was married to Leonard Thelen for 67 years and enjoyed helping him on the farm. He...
Age 82, passed away on Friday, November 9, 2012. she was born on January 12, 1930 in Portland the daughter of Otto and Beatrice (Hitchcock) Schramm. Maxine graduated from Portland High School in 1948 and was an avid sports fan, especially the University of Michigan. She was preceded in death...
Age 70, passed away on Monday, January 7, 2013. He was born October 19, 1942 in Lake Odessa the son of Clark and Doris VanSiclen. Gene was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during the Vietnam War. He loved "old" country music and watching sports, especially the Lions. Gene...
Carl M. Spitzley, age 94, passed away on January 16, 2013 surrounded by his family. He was born March 29, 1918 in Westphalia, Michigan to William and Seraphine (Martin) Spitzley. He married Anna Zimmerman of Westphalia, MI on September 20th, 1943. Carl served heroically in WWII in the Fourth Infantry,...
Age 73, passed away on Saturday, February 23, 2013. He was born on January 26, 1940 in Portland, MI the son of Herman and Matilda (Kowatch) Huhn. Surviving are his children, Loren Huhn, Karla Huhn, and Sheila Bunker. Source link
Rob Westbrook passed away April 12, 2013. He was born in Ionia on December 31, 1953 to Norma (Glossi) Westbrook and the late Robert N. Westbrook. He graduated from Ionia High School in 1972 and in his younger days raced motorcycles, like sailing and collecting antiques. He collected books and...
Age 73, passed away on Thursday, September 26, 2013. She was born on March 20, 1940 in Hartford, CT. the daughter of Edward and Geneveive Capen. Valerie enjoyed researching family history and was proud of her ancestors that came here on the Mayflower. She enjoyed attending Bible study and the...
Age 100, passed away peacefully on November 5, 2013 at Cottage Grove Estate with her caretaker, Mary Bishop at her side and Ma loved her very much. She was born on February 14, 1913 and was always proud to be a Valentine's Day baby. Ma loved to play cards, fishing...
Age 81, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 16, 2013. Betty enjoyed being with people especially loved being with her family. She will be missed by her friends at Independence Village of East Lansing. Betty was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Marvin May....
Marsha M. (Andres) Edgley passed away on Friday, January 17, 2014 at Metron of Belding following a long, courageous battle with Huntington's Disease. Marsha was preceded in death by her parents, Leo P. and Bernita (Simmons) Andres; brother, Rod Andres; sister, Judith L. Andres; step mother, Margaret. Marsha was a...
Age 92, passed away on Saturday, March 8, 2014. She was born on February 13, 1922 in Portland the daughter of Peter and Helen (Fernholz) Gensterblum. Geraldine was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church and the V.F.W. Post #4090 Ladies Auxiliary. Source link
Naomi Phelps, age 92, passed away on Friday, May 16 at Green Acres assisted living facility in Lowell, Mi. where she had lived for the last two and half years. Prior to that she had resided in Ionia. She was born on February 27, 1922, the daughter of Myra Popendick....