All Obituaries

Janet Louise Van Timmeren passed from this life to the next on August 1, 2020. On March 8 during the record winter of 1936,  Janet was born to Henry and Margaret Modderman. In anticipation of her imminent birth her parents traveled via sleigh from their farm on Johnson Road outside of Lamont to her in-law’s farm on Leonard road during a fierce blizzard. For protection from the bitter cold and wind extreme measures were required for protection from frost bite; a tale Janet would often...

James L. Mays, 46, of Orleans, died unexpectedly Saturday July 25, 2020 in Mason County while riding his motorcycle. James was born on March 15, 1974 in Aberdeen, Maryland, the son of Gregory and Mary ( Eickenroth) Mays. He graduated from Belding High School with the Class of 1993. He was currently working at Mersen  in Greenville. James enjoyed camping, riding motorcycle and having a drink at the many craft breweries around our state. He had a love of family and friends and will be...

  John L. Galloway 70 of Belding died Wednesday evening July 22, 2020 at Mission Point  in Greenville. John was born on December 18, 1949 in Belding the son of Marion and Wilma ( Flowers) Galloway. He attended Belding Area Schools and later proudly served in the US Navy for 20 years.  He served during the Vietnam War and traveled to many countries and ports of call. After serving in the Navy, John continued his love of travel driving semi-truck for 20 years all...

Richard Hannah 70 of Belding died Monday evening July 20, 2020 in Grand Rapids. Richard was born on March 18, 1950 in Lakeview the son of Rollin and Marilyn ( Magee) Hannah. He graduated from Belding High School and later retired from Electrolux after many years of service.  He is survived by his children, his mother a brother and  friends. In keeping with family wish's private graveside services will take place at River Ridge Cemetery, Belding.

    Daniel J. Mier, 36, of Ionia, passed away unexpectedly Sunday July 19, 2020 in Grand Rapids. Daniel was born on January 9, 1984 in Ionia, the son of Dan and Roxanne (Winnie) Mier. Dan attended Ionia High School and enjoyed hunting, fishing and car races. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends. He is loved and survived by his parents; Dan and Roxanne, siblings; Robert (Shannon) Mier of Ionia and extended siblings; Roshanda (Greg) Rashid of Kalamazoo, Sonya...

Betty Weiler 88 of Belding died Sunday July 19, 2020 at Spectrum Health Blodgett Campus. Betty was born on July 31, 1931 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Floyd and Laura (Wright) Butcher. Betty graduated from Belding High School with the Class of 1950. Her first job was working as a telephone operator in Belding. Later she worked at Jolly Kids, Royal Down, The Belding Christian Nursing Home and at Burger King in Belding. Betty had a good spirit about life, had worked hard  and had a big...

Thomas "Tom" J. Wilson, 84, of Ypsilanti, passed away July 16, 2020 in Indianapolis, IN. Funeral arrangements are pending. Please keep Tom's family and friends in your thoughts and prayers.

  Gilbert “Alan” Brainard  69 of Lyons died  Friday evening July 10, 2020 at SKLD in Ionia. Alan was born on July 6, 1951 in Lansing the son of William and Lavonne (Puffer) Brainard. He proudly graduated from Ionia High School with the Class of 1969 and later worked for 35 years at General Motors in Lansing, retiring in 2006.During his years at GM, Alan also served as a prison chaplain at the prisons in Ionia. He believed all men and women deserved a second chance...

Jimmie Allen Roberts, age 63, of Belding, was ushered into heaven and welcomed by his Savior Jesus Christ on July 8, 2020.  Jimmie was born in Greenville on March 4, 1957, the son of Kenneth and Nancy (Smith) Roberts. Jimmie liked to spend time around people, he enjoyed his friends, liked watching the birds, playing cribbage and chess and in his younger years, Jimmie enjoyed riding his bike and was known for his skills as an arm wrestler and always enjoyed when someone would challenge...

Barry Lee McKalvia, age 66, of Ionia, passed away at home on July 7, 2020. Barry was born in Owosso on November 3, 1953, the son of Roswell “Dude” and Wanda May McKalvia Barry enjoyed fishing, all kinds of hunting, dirt track racing, especially at Orleans Raceway and his dogs. Surviving Barry are his children; Barry (Cami) McKalvia Jr and Wanda McKalvia, his two grandchildren Arianna and Chloe, a brother; Patrick McKalvia of Georgia, along with other extended family and...