Donald L. Denison passed away on Wednesday January 26, 2022, at the age of 84.  Don was preceded in death by his wife Roberta “Bobbie” Denison in 2017 and his parents, Donald and Vera Denison and sister Arlene Eggleston.  Surviving are his children, Kim (Pat) Powers, Kurtis Denison (Robert Warren), Kipp Denison, Kristin (Tom) Jesser, Mike (Allison) Reed, Christina (Michael) Green, Jon (Courtney) Reed and Donald Denison II, brothers, Jim (Ruth) and Mike (Cora)...

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The obituary is pending at this time.   A Celebration of Jeanne's life will be held Saturday at 4pm in the Metcalf & Jonkhoff Chapel. The family will greet friends two hours prior to the service at the funeral home on Saturday from 2 to 4pm. The family suggests memorial contributions be sent to the American Cancer Society.    

Trudy Fritsma, age 94 went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday January 20, 2022.  Her family will remember her as an amazing mother, grandmother and great grandmother.  Trudy was preceded in death by her husband Edward “Fritz”, parents, three brothers and one sister.  She will be deeply missed by her children, Bruce (Meegan), Barb (Mark) Dobbs, Deb (Rick) Start, 8 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.  She is also survived by her brothers, Frank...

  Lois K. Chadwick, age 100, passed away January 19, 2022. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ed and Alice Klein, her husband, Bob, her sister, Marlyn Hampton, her niece, Lois Hampton and her daughter in law, Lindsay Chadwick. Lois was born on August 6, 1921 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Later, her family moved to Glen Ellyn, Illinois where she attended Glenbard West High School. Following graduation, she attended Beloit College where she met her future husband of 60 years, Bob. She...

Rita (Weixlebaum) Traynor, age 95, of Grand Rapids MI, passed away peacefully on January 16, 2022. She was born in the Bronx, NY and after marrying her husband, Carl Traynor, at the age of 27 moved to Ohio and later to Michigan. Carl passed away at the young age of 52, leaving Rita and her two daughters Amy and Judy far too early. Rita was always thankful that Carl supported her dream of being a teacher, something she always knew she wanted to be but she wasn’t able to earn her college...

Lena Meijer, a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, spouse and partner of the late retailing entrepreneur Fred Meijer, died January 15, 2022 at the age of 102.  Lena was born May 14, 1919 on the family farm near Lakeview, Michigan.  She was the daughter of German immigrants George Rader and Mary Lutterloh Rader.   Lena moved to Greenville, Michigan in 1940, where she was hired by Hendrik Meijer as a cashier in the original Meijer supermarket.  It was...

Stephen B. Wert died at home, in the company of family, in Jenison, MI, on January 13, after a lengthy battle with colon cancer. He was just 52 years old. Steve, the son of John H. and Martha (Stevenson) Wert, was born September 24, 1969, in Royal Oak, Michigan. He graduated from East Grand Rapids High School in 1987 and attended the University of Michigan, from which he earned a B.A. in History in 1991. Steve was employed as an investment advisor for over 20 years. For the past three...

James Howard Ostrander, age 81, passed away on Thursday, January 13th, 2022 at his home in Ada, MI. Jim was born on January 31, 1940 to the late Vinton and Georgina Ostrander. In 1959, he graduated from Almont Highschool where he excelled in sports and was named most athletic and most humorous in his class. In 2017 he was inducted into the schools Hall of Fame. Jim attended the University of Colorado and graduated from Parsons College in Iowa. In 1963 he was recruited by Vince Lombardi to...

On January 12, 2022, Harriet Millicent Engbers (Wissink) passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her loving family.  Harriet was born in Muskegon, Michigan on June 20, 1938, to Reverend Charles and Geraldine Wissink.  As a preacher’s kid, she moved between the west Michigan area and Wisconsin, graduating from Washington High School in Milwaukee.  While in high school she frequently performed on TV and at events as part of a singing trio known as Pur-gold. She then...