Big Rapids – Oscar Raffel, 92, of Big Rapids, went home to be with his Lord on Friday, December 26, 2008, from his residence.
He was born June 24, 1916, in Colfax Township, the son of Fred and Louise (Schmidt) Raffel. Oscar was baptized at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Big Rapids, and attended school [...]
Ronald Lindquist, 47, of Colfax Township passed away Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at his residence. Funeral Visitation 9:00 AM-10:00 AM Saturday, December 27, 2008 at Mohnke Funeral Home. Burial will be at White Chapel Cemetery in Troy, Michigan.
Big Rapids – Ann Louise Warner, 86, of Port Richey, Florida, formerly of Big Rapids, passed away Saturday, December 6, 2008, in Port Richey.
She was born November 19, 1922, in Boston, Massachusetts. Ann loved poetry, and as a young woman she wrote for a local newspaper in Boston.
In 1945, Ann married Walter “Bud” Warner [...]
Canadian Lakes – Rosemary Williams, 78, of Canadian Lakes, passed away Friday, December 05, 2008, at Spectrum Health Butterworth in Grand Rapids.
She was born March 29, 1930, in Detroit, the daughter of Joseph and Rose (Kanikowski) Frederick. For many years, Rosemary worked for the State of Michigan until retiring and moving to Canadian Lakes [...]
Big Rapids – Thomas L. Proefrock, 64, of Grant Township, passed away Thursday, December 4, 2008, at Spectrum Health Butterworth in Grand Rapids.
He was born September 2, 1944, in Detroit, the son of Theodore and Edna (Knauf) Proefrock. As a child, Tom moved with his family to the Reed City area, and graduated from [...]
Big Rapids – Paul Joseph Devlin, 65, died peacefully in his beautiful Historical apartment in downtown Big Rapids on Monday, December 1, 2008.
He was born on September 19, 1943, in Bismarck, North Dakota, son of Robert and Mary (Wallace) Devlin, and lived in Germany as a child.
In 1967, Paul received his Masters of Arts degree [...]