All Obituaries

Martha L. Stuits, 86, of Belding, passed away on Monday August 19, 2019 at Spectrum Health Blodgett Hospital in Grand Rapids. Martha was born December 3, 1932, the daughter of James and Elizabeth (Hoeksma) VanderMoere.  After graduating from Central High School, Martha went on to get her nursing diploma from Blodgett Hospital. She loved to knit, sew, travel to see her family; especially to Alaska to see her son.  She made the trip nine times and enjoyed fishing and camping while...

  Diana L. (Jones) Moorhead 68 of Orleans passed away Sunday morning August 18, 2019 at home under the loving care of family and Kindred Hospice. Diana was born on October 16, 1950 in Greenville, the daughter of Paul and Lena ( Bradley) Jones. She graduated from Belding High School and loved being a mom, grandma and great grandma. Just about every child in Orleans called her mom and she patched many a skinned knee and  paddled a few bottoms when she felt it was needed. Diana...

Shirley E. Freund, 82, of Belding, passed away Friday morning, August 16, 2019 at Laurels of Carson City. Shirley was born on September 30, 1936 in Belding, the daughter of Guy Robert Lake and Elaine Eloise (Johnson) Taylor. She graduated from Belding High School with the Class of 1954. In earlier years she worked as a quality inspection at Wolverine World Wide in Rockford  and later as a clerk at the Rite Aid Pharmacy in Belding for many years. She attended Shiloh Community Church and...

Joyce J. Blasher 89 of Lowell passed away Tuesday morning August 13, 2019 at home under the loving care of her family and Faith Hospice. Joyce was born in Lowell, Michigan the daughter of Winton and Eva ( Hale) Wilcox. She graduated from Lowell High School with the Class of 1951. For many years Joyce drove school bus for Lowell Public Schools. She like to garden, enjoyed horses  and tending the many flowers around her home. She loved her family and always enjoyed attending the various...

Mary Ann Mann, 86, of Long Lake, passed away Monday evening, August 12, 2019 at home under the loving care of her family and Spectrum Health Hospice. Mary was born on June 25, 1933 in Pewamo, the daughter of Leonard and Avis (Lowery) Fedewa. Mary graduated from Pewamo High School with the Class of 1951. She had worked as a parapro for Belding Area Schools. She was a member of the Sheridan VFW Ladies Auxiliary. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting, loved family time and was blessed with a good...

    Howard J. VanDyke 88  of Belding made it home to heaven on Friday afternoon August 9, 2019. Howard was born on December 25, 1930 in Grand Rapids, the son of Gerrit and Hattie ( Brower) VanDyke. As a young man Howard proudly served his country in the United States Army from 1951-1953.  Howard enjoyed  motorcycles and won the state championship for hill climbing in 1954. In earlier years he started first working for the railroad and later in life drove truck....

Leslie B. Treynor 82 of Long Lake passed away unexpectedly Friday August 9, 2019 at home. Les was born on February 15, 1937 in Belding, the son of George and Lizetta (Raby) Treynor. He graduated from Belding High School with the Class of 1955 and retired from Extruded Metals after many years of service. He was a member of the Belding/Greenville Eagles Club. Les enjoyed  wood working and owning the Brookside Grocery Store at Long Lake for several years. Les is loved and survived by his...

Roy A. Tift, 92, of Alma formerly of Belding passed away Sunday August 4, 2019 at MidMichigan Medical Center in Midland. Roy was born on January 2, 1927 in Belding, the son of  Delbert and Maude (Pierson) Tift Sr. He graduated from Belding High School with the Class of 1944 and later proudly served in the US Army during the closing months of WWII in the Pacific Theater and during the Occupation of Japan. After the war he returned home and later worked at Extruded Metals in Belding,...

  Ethel M. Powers, 86, of Orleans, passed away on Friday evening, July 26, 2019 at home under the loving care of her family.  Ethel was born on May 17, 1933 in Howard City, the daughter of Frank H. and Winifred (Allen) Robinson. On June 26, 1950, Ethel married Lawrence Powers and together they enjoyed over 59 years of marriage until his death on October 1, 2009. Ethel was known to love being at home, she enjoyed watching the birds, playing harmonica, fishing, rock collecting,...

Richard S. “Dick” Jones, age 80, passed away Sunday, July 8, 2018 the son of Ledford P. and Maggie M. (Jeffers) Jones. A small gathering to celebrate our Father’s life will be at Greene Cemetery on August 3, 2019 at 10:00 AM. Please bring pictures or memories with you. Memorials may be given to the National Children’s Cancer Society, 3440 Grand Ave., Gurnee, IL 60031. Envelopes will also be available at the funeral home.