Brandon Scott Allen, age 43, of Marne, passed away Wednesday May 16th, 2018 after injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Brandon was a devoted brother, uncle, and friend to all that were lucky enough to know him.  He will be greatly missed, and remembered by those surviving him, including:  his brother Todd Allen, Nieces Samantha Allen and Sarah (Austin) Allen, with nephew due in September 2018 who will be named in remembrance, Brandon Archer Allen.  Close...

Frederick William Schwallier, age 95, of Marne, passed away at his home Tuesday, May 15, 2018.  He was born at home March 31, 1923 to the late Henry and Viola (Kremer) Schwallier of Coopersville. Fred loved baseball and was a pitcher in his earlier years in the Marne Baseball League and the Coopersville American Baseball League. He was a life-long and active member of St Mary’s Catholic Church in Marne where he served on several committees including the Finance Committee for...

Ellen Jane Eubank (Clayton), of Alpine Twp., left this world the morning of May 10, 2018, surrounded by her three daughters to find eternal peace in God's glorious, heavenly garden.  Ellen was shortly preceded in death by her husband, Curt, and will be forever and immensely missed by her family temporarily left behind: Celeste and Fabian Schoenborn (Jacob, Noah, Audrey), Myra and Ron Kerner ( Trevor, Merissa, Myles, Mia) and Marla Eubank. Ellen is also survived by brother,...

Marlene A. Horling, age 67, of Coopersville, was called home to her Lord and Saviour, Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Marlene was born in Holland, MI., to the late Harold and Nellie (Miedema) Elders. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and family and always looked forward to Christmas with great anticipation. Marlene truly loved Jesus, her Lord and Saviour. It was her life's motto that without Him she could do nothing. She always put others before herself, had a very giving heart and...

Mary Christi Wiltenburg, age 50, of Conklin, passed away unexpectedly at her home Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Mary was preceded in death by her parents Arlo and Barb (Gallup) Wiltenburg. She was employed at Cascade Engineering, was active as a 4-H Leader with Country Dreams 4-H Club and was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Conklin where she assisted as a Sunday School and Youth Group leader. Mary had a very giving heart and was always willing to help others. She loved to spend time with...

Gary G Williams, age 73, of Coopersville, passed away Sunday, April 22, 2018. He was preceded in death by his parents, Al and Maxine (LePard) Williams, sister, Linda Blumberg, father-In-Law, Jim Umlor. Gary is survived by his wife, Annie Williams; his four children, Kelly (Karl) Alber, Gary (Teach) Williams, James Williams, Randy Williams; mother-In-Law, Janet Felker; his siblings, Cathy (Herb) Heft, Phyllis Moored, Tom (Sue) Williams, Robert (Jan) Wiseman, and his beloved nieces and...

Frank Dane Colegrove of Yuma AZ formerly of Coopersville, MI. This is the story of the life of Beloved Frank Dane Colegrove. He was born on May 26, 1929 in Grand Rapids, MI. to Frank and Ella Colegrove. Treasured grandparents John and Gertrude Colegrove were instrumental in raising Frank along with having cherished grandparents Mace and Myrtle Luce in his life... with a beautiful extended family. Frank has three sisters, Connie (June) VanderWagen predeceased, Diane...

Coon Lucille Coopersville, MI.   Lucille Coon, age 96, was called home by her Lord and Savior Monday, April 9, 2018. She was born in Ingham Twp. to the late Harris and Anna (Lovell) Challender. Lucille enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband Floyd Coon on Jan 25, 1997, son-in-law Daniel Cochran, daughter-in-law Sharon Coon, grandson Joseph Coon, 4 brothers Harris, Glen, John and Kenneth and 3 sisters Pauline,...

Miss Frances G. VanOeffelen, age 95, of Conklin, was called home to her Lord and Saviour Thursday, April 5, 2018. She was born in Conklin, to the late Peter and Louise (Schoenborn) VanOeffelen and was a lifelong member of St Joseph Church in Wright. In addition to her parents Frances was preceded in death by her sisters and brothers-in-law, Ida (Ben) Looks, Rose (Donald) Umlor, Martha (William) Wise, Mary (Alfred) Schwallier, Florence Corner and Dorothy VanOeffelen; brothers and...

Daisy Ruth Fuller, 82, beloved mother and grandmother passed away peacefully at home on Sunday morning, April 1, 2018. Born February 12, 1936 to the late Earnest and Gladys (Spicer) Hurley in Bertrand, MO. She lived in Grand Rapids and worked for many years at Bissell Inc. before moving to Coopersville in 1970 to enjoy the country life. She kept busy on the farm gardening and loved cooking and baking for her family, especially overstuffed apple pies. She always said she does not like...