Barton Township-James Leo Mitchell, age 76, passed away Saturday,March 27, 2010. He was born September 5, 1933 in Paris, Michigan. Jim graduated from Big Rapids High School in 1951. He joined the United States Navy for two years. Following discharge he worked as a Mechant Marine sailing the Great Lakes. Jim worked for the Michigan [...]
Big Rapids, Bastian Cornelius “BC” Bouman, age 90, and lifelong resident of the Big Rapids area, died Friday morning, March 26th, at Altercare of Big Rapids. Bastian, the son of Nicholas and Marie Bouman was born September 16, 1919 in Big Rapids. He was drafted into the United States Army in January 1942, and served [...]
Big Rapids, Teresa F. “Olguin” Dare, age 63, beloved fiancee, mother, sister and friend, went home to be with her Lord on Thursday, March 25, 2010. She was born on May 30, 1946 in Oakland, California, the daughter of Thomas F. and Alicemay (Taylor) Olguin. Teresa is survived by her fiancee Joshua Beatty of Big [...]
Big Rapids, Katherine Marie Parris, age 60, of Big Rapids, passed away March 14, 2010. She was born June 17, 1949 in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of John W. and Mildred (Kolarchick) Bodner. Kathy is survived by one daughter, Lisa (Paul) Geisse of East Liverpool, Ohio, one sister, Cindy (George Nurminen) Bodner of Tawas City [...]
Katherine Kostamo of Farmington, passed away Friday, March 19, 2010. She was thedevoted mother of Marilyn (John) Jablonski, grandmother of Elizabeth Jablonski (Derek Cooper), great grandmother of Elena Cooper and Aunt to many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by Leo, her beloved husband of 52 years, sister, Mary (Art) Mackey, brother, George [...]
Big Rapids- Donald Hawley, age 73, of Big Rapids, died March 22, 2010 atAltercare of Big Rapids of natural causes. Mr. Hawley was born July 2, 1936, in Kalamazoo, Michigan to Kenneth and Carrie Hawley. A long time resident of Comstock, he retired from Humphrey Product in 1998 and in 2005 relocated to Big Rapids. [...]
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Big Rapids, Billie Jean Totten, age 56, of Big Rapids passed away March 17, 2010.She was born May 18, 1953 in Big Rapids the daughter of William and LaVonne (Lee) Totten. She is survived by two brothers Duane (Janet) Totten of Big Rapids, Dewey (Terri) Totten of Mieni, Arkansas, two sisters, Donna Churchhill of Franklin, [...]
Lansing-Sarah M. Ferris, age 101, passed away Sunday, March 21, 2010. She was born October 21, 1908 in Marion, Michigan, the daughter of Ralph W. and Maude L. (Brewster) Lewis. Arrangements are entrusted to Mohnke Funeral Home, Big Rapids
Rodney-Sara Jessie Noller (Fetters) of Rodney, went to be with our lord on March 21, 2010.She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 50 years, Leroy Edmond Noller and 17 brothers and sisters. Sara was born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, daughter to Alvie Louis Fetters and Violia Leveina Sharer on March 22, 1924, where [...]
Bernard T. Hibbard Jr. of Hersey passed away Wednesday, March 3, 2010.He was born in Pontiac, Michigan on June 11, 1923 the son of Bernard T. and Mary (Ryder) Hibbard Sr. Bernard retired after 38 years with Argonaut Division of General Motors in 1980 then moved with his wife to their home on the Muskegon [...]