Retired architect Edwin E. “Bud” Meier, 87, of Clear Lake, Big Rapids died Tuesday February 23. He was born in Detroit on Oct 13, 1922, the son of Edwin Sr. and Venus (Erikson) Meier. During WW II he served with the Army Air Corps in Europe. He was a graduate of the University of Detroit [...]
Captain J. Douglas Miller, Supply Corps, U.S. Naval Reserve (ret.)
BIG RAPIDS — Joseph Douglas Miller, a retired Navy captain, completed his last mission at his Big Rapids home on President’s Day, Feb. 15, 2010. Heart failure followed a severe heart attack on Dec. 30. His remains will be buried in Rural Hill Cemetery in Northville, [...]
Big Rapids, Norma Pauline Britton, 88, passed away Wednesday, February 10, 2010.She was born August 2, 1921 in Barton Township, Newaygo County, the daughter of Carl and Ida Gertrude (Schooley) Madison. On February 12, 1947 she married Maxwell E. Britton in Big Rapids. Norma retired after 14 years from the food service department at Ferris [...]
Herbert “Herb” A. Parsons, 84, of Big Rapids, passed away Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at home surrounded by his loving family.He was born August 29, 1925 in Holcombe, Wisconsin, the son of Harry C. and Mary Jane Inez (Aitken) Parsons.He served in the United States Navy during World War II in the Pacific as an [...]
Big Rapids-Gerald R. Bechaz, age 69, of Big Rapids passed away Monday, February 1, 2010 at Spectrum Hospital in Grand Rapids. He was born October 2, 1940 in Big Rapids, the son of Oswald and Jane (Hosier) Bechaz. Gerald retired from Wolverine World Wide Plants C and B after 38 years. He was a 1959 [...]
, 71, of Big Rapids, passed away surrounded by friends and family at Spectrum Butterworth Hospital on January 30, after a recent illness. Katie was born on July 4, 1938 in Freemanville, Alabama to Elnora Davis and Leslie Mims; she was a long time resident of this area. She was a faithful member of the [...]