All Obituaries

Bruce Edward Howe, Sr., 65, of Belding, passed away at his home on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, under the loving care of his family and Hospice of Michigan.  Bruce was born on November 3, 1956, in Kankakee, Illinois, the son of Kenneth L. and Evelyn D. (Buck) Howe.   The Howe family moved to Belding in 1963.  Bruce graduated from Belding High School with the Class of 1974, and drove semi-truck for several years.  He had a big love of family, and enjoyed time spent with...

Chad W. Snoeyink, 31, of Belding, passed away unexpectedly Friday, January 14, 2022, in Grand Rapids.  Chad was born on April 5, 1990, in Grand Rapids, the son of Marvin J. and Marsha S. (Little) Snoeyink, Jr.  Chad was well known for having two big loves in his life; family and sports  For several years Chad was well known in Belding for coaching youth football and basketball.  He was blessed with the gift of being able to connect well with the many children that he...

With her daughters by her side, Edith Louise (Piselli) Bailey, known by almost everyone as “Dolly”, died peacefully on January 11, 2022, at Country Living Adult Foster Care in Portland. She was born the only daughter of Italian immigrant parents, the late Raffaele Piselli and Mary (Zaffarano) Piselli who settled in Ionia from Cosenza, Italy.  Some may remember the Piselli’s Grocery on W. Lincoln Avenue that the whole family had a role in until it was sold in the mid...

Bonny June Shattuck, 80, of Belding, passed away Sunday, January 9, 2022,  at her home.  The daughter of Morris and Olive (Bauman) Green, she was born on January 23, 1941, in Nashville, Michigan.  Bonny graduated from Saranac High School with the class of 1959.  She was a NASCAR fan, and also enjoyed tubing the Grand River, watching Big Time Wrestling, Perry Mason, and her grandkids play sports, Bonny is loved and survived by her children Sherri (John) Raymond of...

Jane Ann Gallagher, 89, of Orleans Township, Belding, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, January 5, 2022, at Spectrum Health in Greenville.  Jane was born on February 3, 1932, in Saranac, the daughter of Fred C. and Alice (Friend) Bowen.  She graduated from Saranac High School with the class of 1950, and worked at Ionia Manufacturing after graduation.  She was married to Jerry Gallagher on April 7, 1956 in Ada at St. Robert Catholic Church.  She was a longtime member...

Christina Jane Reeves, known affectionately as Janie to her family, passed away at the age of 63 in Belding due to a long battle with Multiple Sclerosis and Dementia. Christina was born on July 7, 1958, in Sheridan, MI to Jesse Kapp and the late Teda Kapp. She will be lovingly remembered by her husband Aaron Reeves of Belding and her daughters Missy (Sean) Black, Mindy (Travis) Earley, Mercedes (Josh) Millard, Madison Reeves and Dominic Beers and grandchildren Dugan Black, Tillie Earley,...

Honesty M. Stevens, 39, of Belding, lost her battle with mental health illness on Tuesday, January 4, 2022.  Honesty was born on August 14, 1982, in Hastings, the daughter of Jesse and Kalene (Shank) Barnhart.  She enjoyed her work as a waitress, and while living in Muskegon loved to take walks and enjoyed collecting rocks along the Lake Michigan shoreline. She is loved and survived by her young sons, Diesel Stevens, and Dax Stevens, her parents, Kalene (Dan) Moll of...

Cornelia Van Zwalenberg, 90, of Grand Rapids, passed away on Sunday, January, 2, 2022 at Mission Point of Belding. Cornelia was born in Sleeuwijk, the Netherlands, on November 22,  1931, the daughter of Lucas (Dora Winans) Van Drunen.  She lived with her family in the Netherlands during World War II, and later in March 1951 the family immigrated to the United States, settling in Holland, Michigan.  As a young woman Cornelia worked as an upholsterer at Baker...

Carol Vereecken, 79, of Grand Rapids, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 26, 2021 at the Oaks of Belmont.  Carol was born February 19, 1942 in Grand Rapids, the daughter of John and Jacoba (DeWitt) Groenleer. Carol was a longtime member of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Grand Rapids. She was friendly and generously kind to whoever she met.  She will be remembered for her bubbly personality, her contagious laugh and beautiful smile.  Carol loved to dance and...

Reta Joyce Staff, 63, of Vicksburg, passed away on December 18, 2021, at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo. Reta was born July 28, 1958, in Oklahoma, the daughter of Katherine Reynolds.  In earlier years she lived in Manistee and always loved the time she spent with her children, her sister, and her mom. Reta is loved and survived  by her children Kristopher D. Staff of Edmore, Jason (Melissa) Staff of Carson City, and Joel Staff of Edmore, nine grandchildren, and her sister Dorothy...