Virginia "June" Medich, age 88, passed away peacefully on June 1, 2026. June was born on May 1, 1938, in Butte, Montana, to John and Zorka Sagin. She was preceded in death by her parents; her brother, Nick Sagin; and her beloved husband, Robert Medich. Raised in Butte, June graduated from Butte High School in 1956. After attending Montana State University, she moved to Seattle, Washington, where she worked for New York Life. While participating in a church choir, she met Robert ...

Martin Joseph Allen, Jr. of Grand Rapids, beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend. He is survived by Susan (Muir) Allen, his wife and best friend of over 60 years, their 3 children: Michael (Amy) Allen, Stephen (Maria) Allen, Kathleen (Robert) Olin, their 6 grandchildren: Jaret (Carly), Kyra and Alex Allen and Jake, Sydney and Ty Olin, and many close relatives. He was lovingly tended to by his caregiver Mel Tar. He was preceded in death by his parents Martin and Zita Allen and sister ...

Marcia Irvine Hammerslag of East Grand Rapids passed away on May 29, 2026, surrounded by her family. She was born to Lila (Seydel) Irvine and Robert Irvine on January 11, 1935 in Alhambra, California. Marcia was preceded in death by her parents, Bob and Lila, and her baby brother James. She is survived by her children, Tom Hammerslag and his wife, Carole, of Grand Rapids and Anne Barnett and her husband, Mike, of Bend, Oregon; her grandchildren, Lydia and William Hammerslag and ...

Dorothy Ann Rieger, age 89, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, May 29, 2026. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 63 years, Gerald Rieger; their daughter, Cheryl; and her parents, Byron and Ada Teaker. Dorothy will be lovingly remembered by her daughters, Susan (James) Snyder and Ruth (Steven) Evilsizor; her grandchildren, Heidi (Albert) Chavez, Andy (Morgan) VanDeusen, Ryan (Mykala) Snyder, Amanda Evilsizor, and Byron (Evita) Evilsizor; and her eight ...

Heidi Hertel was a beloved mother, grandmother and sister as well as a remarkable friend to scores of people from every era of her life and all corners of her hometown and the world. A gifted musician whose truest love was creating community through song, she began her career teaching music at Thornapple Elementary in the Forest Hills Public Schools and over several decades, directed choirs at Mayflower Congregational Church and Park Congregational Church, created music programs for Camp ...

David Cornelius Theule passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at the age of 81. He was born in Grand Rapids on April 3, 1945 to the late Cornelius and Elizabeth Theule.  He will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 60 years, Connie; son, David Theule II; daughters, Melissa Wilkins, Cynthia Lally and Amanda (Mark) Smith; grandchildren: Jessica (Jacob) Guarino, Daniel (Mallory) Smith, Catherine Lally, Josiah (Brianna) Smith, Alexander Wilkins, Levi (Kennedie) Smith, Kayla Wilkins, Isaiah ...

Jeffrey G. Ridings, age 79, of Ada, MI passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2026. Born on October 18, 1946 in Burbank, CA, he was the son of George T. and Jean (Walstrom) Ridings. Jeffrey received his bachelor’s degree and went on to co-own Wolverine Building Group, having built and developed numerous projects throughout West Michigan for decades. He was a lifelong boater, beginning his boating adventures on Spring Lake before moving on to Harbor Springs with many trips to the North ...

Chuck Russell, age 68, died suddenly on May 15, 2026.  Chuck was born on August 10, 1957 in Detroit to Fred and Charlotte Russell.  He graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School, then went on to receive both a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree from Grand Valley State University.  Chuck married Charlene Cove on May 1, 1982.  Char died on March 30, 2005.  They had two children, Drew Russell and Audra (Rob) Geyer.  He later married Sally Harmon. Chuck ...

Walter Lee Lockwood, age 84, passed away peacefully on May 13, 2026. Walter was born in St. Joseph, Michigan on August 2, 1941, to parents Leon and Betty Lockwood. The eldest of six children, he graduated top of his class at South High School before continuing his education at Michigan State University and later at Indiana University. While at MSU, he developed a passion for literature and creative writing which would ultimately shape his life and career. A gifted writer, Walter built a ...

George Nicholas, age 95, joined our heavenly Father with his family beside him on May 9th, 2026.  He is survived by his children Sam Nicholas, Maria (Dick) Roberts; sister Chris Hultzen; grandchildren Alicia Nicholas, Andrew (Rachel) Greiner; great grandchild Sylvie Greiner; several beloved nephews, nieces, grand nephews, grand nieces, sister in laws and brother in laws.  It would not be complete without recognizing that he is survived by 3 very special people that became like his ...