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 [...]
Big Rapids-Lyle Martin Jorgensen, 83, passed away on Friday, March 5, 2010. He was born December 5, 1926 in Big Rapids, to Einer and Blanche (Borst) Jorgensen. Lyle lived in the Big Rapids area his entire life. He retired in 1988 from the Big Rapids Post Office.
Prior to working at the post office Lyle owned [...]
Bernard Dale Buikema, age 65, of Big Rapids passed away March 3, 2010 after a long hard battle with multiple arterial sclerosis resulting in five strokes.Surviving are wife Dorothy of 46 years, two sons, Brian (Kathy) of Hastings, Michigan,David (Michelle) of Wyoming, Michigan, four grandchildren, Logan, Savannah, Daniel,Tracy and two great grandchildren, Jorden and Cylee. [...]
Big Rapids-Larry S. Ramsey, age 55, of Big Rapids, passed away Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at Mecosta County Medical Center. He was born on September 5, 1954 in Redlands, California, the son of John and Katherine (Binge) Ramsey. Larry is survived by 4 daughters, Teresa (Michael) Mazzini, Erin (Leonard) Butyter, Stacy (Gordon) Ramsey, and Amanda [...]
Big Rapids-Dorothy Isabel Culp, age 92, of Big Rapids passed away Monday, March 1, 2010 at Grand Oak Nursing Home in Baldwin. She was born May 23, 1917 in Aurora, Illinois, the daughter of John R. and Myrtle L. (Frauom) Woolf. Dorothy worked in the food service department at Ferris State University for 10 years [...]
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 [...]