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George Grant Leavell
Jul 20, 2012
LEAVELL - George Grant Leavell, age 74, of Comstock Park, passed away on Friday, July 20, 2012. George is survived by his wife, Kathleen (Gregware) of 51 years, son and daughter in-law, Michael and Lori Leavell, sister and brother in-law, Nancy and Jack Fleming of Poulsbo, WA. He is also survived by sisters in-law, Sandy Gregware and Marianne Gregware, two...
Ellen C. (Preston) Lachmann
Jun 14, 2012
LACHMANN - Ellen C. Lachmann (Preston), of Conklin, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, June 14, 2012. She will be celebrating her 85th birthday with her Lord on Tuesday. Ellen was preceded in death by her loving husband, Dale, son in-law, James Morse, and brothers, Richard, Eugene and David Preston. She is survived by her children,...
Curtis W. Johnson
May 23, 2012
JOHNSON - Curtis W. Johnson, age 82, of Alpine Township, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, May 23, 2012. He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Mary of 53 years, in the fall of 2011, also mother, Pearl Johnson and brother, Roger Johnson. Curtis is survived by his beloved children, Annette (Jeff) Burtt, Matt (Julie) Johnson, loving grandchildren,...
Frederick E. Clair
May 21, 2012
CLAIR - Frederick E. Clair, age 74, of Grand Rapids, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, May 21, 2012. He is survived by his wife Diane (Crabb) of 52 years, daughters, Julia (Mike) Moody, Roseann (Brian) Lamore, Carol (Larry) Amidon, son, John Frederick Clair, eleven grandchildren, two great grandchildren, brothers, Bob and Allen, and sister, Nancy...
Mary Hope Visser
May 19, 2012
VISSER - Mary Hope Visser, age 82, of Comstock Park, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, May 19, 2012. Mary was preceded in death by her son, Thomas Visser, brothers, Calvin Youngs and G. Roderick Youngs. She is survived by her husband, Jack M. Visser of 65 years, children, Timothy and Constance Visser, Nancy Visser, grandchildren,...
Kimberly A. Roden
May 19, 2012
RODEN - Kimberly A. Roden (Figueroa-Savage), age 49, of Shelbyville (formerly of Grand Rapids), went to be with her Dad and Jesus Christ on Saturday, May 19, 2012 very unexpectedly. Kim was preceded in death by her father, William "Bill" Savage and first husband, Ted Figueroa. She is survived by her loving husband and best friend, Steve Roden, children, Steven...
William E. Colegrove
May 10, 2012
COLEGROVE - William E. Colegrove, age 61, of Comstock Park (formerly of Moran, MI.), passed away unexpectedly at his home and went to be with God on Thursday, May 10, 2012. Bill is survived by his loving wife, Frances Colegrove, of 44 years, beloved children, Bill Colegrove and Jennifer Brown, grandchildren, Chelsea, Taylor and Josh. Siblings, Jack McPherson, Pat Kasiner,...
Larry J. Kimling
May 3, 2012
KIMLING - Larry J. Kimling, age 70, of Comstock Park, passed away unexpectedly to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, May 3, 2012 at his home. Larry is survived by his loving wife, Karleen Kimling, of 50 years, beloved children, Steven and Kimberly. Sisters, Sally Ball, Mary Ely, Judy Passmore and Vicky Watson, brother, Rick (Jan) Kimling, sister...
Melva Howard
May 3, 2012
HOWARD - Melva Howard, age 85, of Comstock Park (formerly of Warren, Mi.), went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, May 3, 2012. Melva was preceded in death by her husband and childhood sweetheart, Bennie Howard Jr., of Warren, MI. She is survived by her beloved children, Judy (Steve) Story, of Comstock Park, Jack (Gail)...
Tammy Anderson
Apr 29, 2012
ANDERSON - Tammy Anderson, age 41, of Sparta, peacefully passed from this world into the arms of Jesus, her Lord and Savior on Sunday, April 29, 2012 at home surrounded by her loving family, after a long courageous battle from cancer. Tammy is survived by her loving husband, Perry Anderson, beloved children, Brittney and Ryan Scheuneman, Megan and Kaitlin Anderson....
William Mikula
Apr 23, 2012
MIKULA - William (Bill) Mikula, age 56, of Grand Rapids, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, April 23, 2012. He is survived by his loving wife, Joanne Mikula of 36 years, children, Shannon, Scott (Stacy), Adam Mikula, grandchildren, Ireland and Easton, mother, Helen Mikula, brothers, Jim (Donna), Andy (Julie), Mark (Lori) Mikula, Zane Griffin, and father...
Derek Kozlowski
Apr 20, 2012
KOZLOWSKI - Derek, age 24, of Comstock Park, passed away unexpectedly to rejoin his Lord and Savior on Friday, April 20, 2012. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Rose (Anthony) Kozlowski, and D.O. Stuck. Derek is survived by his loving parents, Ronald and Nancy Kozlowski, sister, Megan, brother, Zackary, godparents Tom (Sue) Kozlowski, grandmother Alice Stuck, several aunts,...
David Pienta Sr.
Apr 14, 2012
PIENTA Sr. - David, age 69, of Sparta, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, April 14, 2012 surrounded by his loving family. He was preceded in death by his parents, Walter and Veronica Pienta, and a special friend, Michael J. Feutz. Dave is survived by his beloved wife, Karen Pienta (Rector) of 46 years. Children, Sharon...
Gary Springfield
Apr 13, 2012
SPRINGFIELD - Gary Springfield, age 65, of Comstock Park, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, April 13, 2012 surrounded by his loving family. He was preceded in death by his parents, Christian and Wilma, beloved brother, Gerald, sisters in-law, Fay and Judy Springfield. Gary is survived by his loving wife, Kathleen of 41 years, daughter, Jamie...
James Keech
Apr 3, 2012
KEECH - James (Jim), age 61, of Sparta, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 surrounded by his loving family, after a brief illness. He was preceded in death by his parents, Dorothy and James Jr. Keech and mother in-law, Doris Virginia Lang. Jim is survived by his loving wife, Karen of 39 years, children, Jodi (Jayson) Mikula, James...
Dale Rozema
Mar 25, 2012
ROZEMA - Dale Rozema, age 86, of Comstock Park, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 25, 2012. Dale was preceded in death by his wife, Helen of 50 years, and brother, Jack Rozema. He is survived by his children, Doug (Chris) Rozema, Daniel (Janet) Rozema, Rick (Pam) Rozema; grandchildren, Krystal, Kyle, Stephanie, Courtney, Kirk, Drew, John, Emily, and Jeremiah; great...
William Conner
Mar 16, 2012
CONNER - William (Bill) Conner age 88, of Comstock Park peacefully passed away from this world on Friday, March 16, 2012. Bill is survived by his loving wife, Thela Conner of 59 years. He is also survived by his sister, Shirley Bartlett of Hart, MI., many nieces and nephews and very close dear friends and wonderful care givers, Sharon and...
Veronica Grace (Ritzenhein) Schweitzer
Feb 8, 2012
SCHWEITZER - Veronica Grace Schweitzer (Ritzenhein) age 87, loving wife of Vincent A. Schweitzer, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, February 8, 2012. Veronica will be lovingly remembered by her children; Linda A. Momber, (special friend Rick Pearce), Sharon (Larry) Zahm, William, Susan, Lois, Vincent and Sandra. Sisters: Teresa Beuschel, Gabriel Glowacki, brother; Robert Ritzenhein, sisters...
Evan Clare Karel
Dec 22, 2011
KAREL - Evan Clare Karel age 49, of Comstock Park. Through faith in Jesus, Evan went to his heavenly home on Thursday, December 22, 2011 after a hard fight with cancer. Evan was born on September 29, 1962. He loved God, his family, his church, and his job at Patten Monument, as an artistic etcher. Evan was an Ojibwe speaker...
David Dantuma
Dec 14, 2011
DANTUMA - David Dantuma, age 72, of Howard City went to be with his Peacemaker in Heaven on Wednesday, December 14, 2011. David is survived by his loving wife, Barbara, children, David A. Dantuma, Bill Edney, (fiancee, Bethany Sloan), Lisa (Keith) Weiland, brothers, Edward (Chris) Dantuma, John (Kay) Dantuma, sister, Marilyn Savory, grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews. David enjoyed...
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