Obituaries

Mar 25, 2025

Michael Timothy “Mike” Ross., age 57, of Belding, passed away at Corewell Health – Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, following a brief battle with cancer. He was born on May 16, 1967, in Greenville, Michigan, son of Russell L. and Betty A. (Bruff) Ross, both of whom survive. Mike attended the Lutheran elementary school in Ionia followed by Belding High...

Mar 23, 2025

Marion Lucille (Lyons) Nason, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, sister and friend, passed away peacefully in her home, March 23, 2025, at the age of 86. She was born in Belding on April 14, 1928, daughter of Francis Elwin and Elizabeth Caroline (McCormick) Lyons.

A hard-working entrepreneur, Marion was self-employed for most of her career. She worked as an in-home health...

Mar 19, 2025

Kayleigh Louise Pearl Shoen, age 19, of Belding, passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on March 19, 2025. She was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on December 21, 2005, daughter of Jessica L. Crandell and William M. Shoen. She attended Freedom Acres School in Ionia where she was loved and nurtured by caring and talented teachers and...

Feb 27, 2025

Deanna Emily (Dyell) Gowanlock, age 86, of Orleans, formerly of Leslie, passed away on Thursday, February 27, 2025, under hospice care, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on March 2, 1938, in Detroit, Michigan, one of 13 children born to Maxime and Evelyn (Turpin) Dyell. She married George William Gowanlock in Detroit, and he preceded her in death...

Feb 20, 2025

Feb 19, 2025

Carol Sue (Barker) Roberts, age 60, of Ionia, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family under hospice care on Wednesday morning, February 19, 2025. She was born in Hastings, Michigan, on January 2, 1965, daughter of Marvin Sylvester and Sandra Sue (Shepard) Barker, both of whom preceded her in death. She attended Ionia area schools and worked...

Feb 8, 2025

 

Martin Harold Andres, age 74, passed away peacefully in his home under the loving care of his family on February 8th, 2025.

Martin was born September 29th, 1950, to Harold Henry Andres and Alta Florence Andres, née Heppe. He grew up in Belding, Michigan alongside his older brother Samuel and younger brother David. He enjoyed baseball throughout his early years, playing...

Feb 6, 2025

Richard W. Sloan, age 67, of Hillsdale, formerly of Grandville, passed away on Thursday, February 6, 2025, at Ascension-Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born on February 27, 1957, son of Russell F. and Donna C. (Litesy) Sloan, both of whom preceded him in death. Richard graduated from Bedford High School and worked for 17 years at Kerkstra Cement Products...

Feb 5, 2025

William Allan “Bill” Bileth, age 75, of Belding, passed away peacefully on Feb 5, 2025, following a courageous battle with cancer. 

He was born and raised in Grand Rapids, the fifth of six children, where he attended Ottawa Hills High School. Bill held many jobs throughout his life, but his primary career was in commercial construction. He took great pride in...

Jan 23, 2025

Jan 17, 2025

James John “Jimmy” Ray, age 39, of Belding, passed away, with his parents by his side, at Corewell Health, Butterworth Hospital on Friday, January 17, 2025. He was born on October 3, 1985, in East Grand Rapids, Michigan to John Lee and Christine Ellen (Doran) Ray. James attended St. Jospeh Elementary School in Belding and graduated from Belding High School...

Jan 16, 2025

Joequetta Lee "Jodi" Kridler, age 73, of Hudsonville, formerly of Grand Rapids, passed away peacefully under hospice care at The Laurels of Hudsonville nursing care center late on Thursday, January 16.  She was born near Little Rock, Arkansas, on June 12, 1951, daughter of Elijah an Glinia L. (Dunegan) Gibbs, both of whom preceded her in death.  She worked in...

Jan 11, 2025

Joanne Catherine (Dillenbeck) Holderman, age 88, of Greenville, passed away on January 11, 2025, at Corewell Health-Butterworth Hospital. She was born on June 12,1936, daughter of Abner Joseph and Belma Pearl (Hogan) Dillenbeck, both of whom preceded her in death. She attended Belding Area Schools and married to start her family early in life. She was dedicated to raising her...

Dec 27, 2024

David Charles “Dave” Edmonds, age 85, of Muir, passed away on Friday, December 27, 2024, at home with his family under hospice care. Dave was born on November 6, 1939, in Carson City, Michigan, the son of Ernest Glen and Blanche Luelle (Loudenbeck) Edmonds, both of whom preceded him in death. He attended Lyons High School and worked for 40...

Dec 24, 2024

Linda Lou (Hall) Loper, age 77, of Belding, passed away in the early morning hours of Monday, December 24, 2024, under the tender loving care of her family and hospice. Linda was born on October 4, 1947, daughter of Carol Kenneth and Florence Jean (Spencer) Hall, both of whom preceded her in death. Linda graduated from Belding High School with...

Dec 23, 2024

Neil Joseph Sutherland, age 58, of, of Ionia, passed away unexpectedly at home on Monday, December 23, 2024. He was born in Newport, Kentucky, son of Gary Starr and Joann (Bohlman) Sutherland. Neil worked for much of his life as a self-employed construction and repairs contractor. Health challenges forced an early retirement however he had many hobbies and interests to...

Dec 22, 2024

Thomas Wayne Fagerlin - beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather and friend to all - passed away peacefully Sunday, December 22, 2024 with his wife Barb and children by his side. 

 He was born July 13, 1943, to Harold and Dorothy Fagerlin in Belding, Michigan. He graduated from Belding High School in 1961. He first worked for Greenville Tool and Die....

Dec 21, 2024

Anna Theresa (Zimmerman) Nielsen, age 97, of Belding, Michigan, passed away at home early Saturday morning, December 21, 2024, under hospice care with her caring family at her bedside. Anna was born in Hamtramck December 28, 1926, daughter of Anthony and Pauline (Duk) Zimmerman, both of whom preceded her in death. Anna relocated to Belding while in her youth and...

Dec 10, 2024

Zachery Allen Bailey, age 33, of Sheridan, passed away on Tuesday evening, December 10, 2024, at Corewell Health – Blodgett Hospital in East Grand Rapids. He was born in Hastings, Michigan, on November 19, 1991. Zach graduated from Lakewood High School with the Class of 2010 and has worked at Extruded Metals Corporation in Belding for many years, serving most...

Dec 2, 2024

Amy Lynn (Clifford) Pinks, 47, of Stanton, Michigan, passed away on December 2, 2024, after a long and courageous battle with diabetes, kidney, and heart disease. Amy was born July 1, 1977, in Greenville, Michigan to Frank and Deana (Oberlin) Clifford and grew up in Belding, MI. On May 3, 2003, Amy married Floyd Pinks of White Cloud, and they...