All Obituaries

Thurland F. Cole  Jr., 56 of Belding passed away Friday November 29, 2019 at Spectrum health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Thurland was born on December 28, 1962 in Belding the son of Thurland F. and Carol (Peterman) Cole Sr. He graduated from Belding High School with the Class of 1981 and later graduated from Hope College with a BA Degree. He had worked for the Amway Corp. in Ada for 30 years retiring in 2017. Throughout his life Thurland enjoyed anything with sports, especially...

Edward L. Sage 49 of Greenville passed away unexpectedly Thursday November 28, 2019 at Spectrum Health-Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Ed was born on March 3, 1970 in Greenville, the son of John and Norma ( Williams) Sage. He graduated from Ionia High School with the Class of 1988 and later graduated from the Nashville Auto/Diesel College in Tennessee. Ed enjoyed anything that involved being outside, especially camping. He was a talented man, especially on any aspect of car engines and...

Jim Scheid, 68, of Lowell, passed away on Thursday, November 28, 2019 at home under the loving care of his family and Spectrum Health Hospice. Jim was born on May 8, 1951 in Belding, the son of Paul and Dolores (Streng) Scheid. He graduated from Belding High School with the Class of 1969. He was a life member of St. Mary Catholic Church, Miriam. Jim enjoyed listening to the blues, fishing trips to Canada, antiquing, gardening, cooking, reading, family time especially with the grandkids and...

Claudeen J. Gay, 82 of Belding passed away Wednesday afternoon November 20, 2019 at Elizabeth’s Assisted Living under the loving care of her daughter and Emanuel Hospice. Claudeen was born on October 28, 1937 in Holly, MI, the daughter of Claude and Elizabeth (Porter) Gay. In earlier years Claudeen worked at Metron and the Belding Hospital. She was a long time member of Belding Free Methodist Church. Claudeen enjoyed word puzzles and was a kind, loving soul, always willing to help...

Edward L. Clark, 58, of Belding passed away Tuesday November 19, 2019 in Belding. Ed is loved and survived by his daughters; Jessica, Heather and Amber. In keeping with his wishes no service or visitation will take place. Please keep Ed's family and friends in your thoughts and prayers.

Nancy F. King 66 of Ionia passed away Saturday morning at home under the loving care of her family and Ionia Area Hospice. Funeral services will be 1:00 PM Saturday November 23, 2019 at the funeral home. Visitation will be one hour before the funeral. Committal prayers will follow in Easton Township Cemetery. Memorials may be given to the family. 

Ivahdell Lake, 90, of Greenville, passed away Saturday morning November 16, 2019 at the Laurels of Carson City. Ivahdell was born on May 31, 1929 in Elsie, Michigan, the daughter of Ervin and Mary ( Harris ) Trumble. In earlier years she attended Palo Community Schools and later retired in 1988  as a housekeeper at the Greenville Care Center. Ivahdell really enjoyed music and taught herself to play the organ and accordion. She enjoyed going to yard and rummage sales, always on the...

Hilda Guadalupe Diaz, 42, of Falmouth, Michigan passed away Thursday morning November 14, 2019 at home under the loving care of her family and Hospice of Michigan. Hilda was born on November 2, 1977 in Teocaltiche, Mexico the  daughter of Jose and Teresa ( Ornelas) Villalobos. Hilda was a happy  person who loved being a wife and mother to her family. She was a  great cook and enjoyed teaching dance to her children. She will be lovingly remembered by all who knew her. She was...

Robert C. “Josh” Joslyn, 89, of Ionia, passed away Monday  November 11, 2019.  Robert was born on August 20, 1930 in Easton Township, Ionia to Hazen and Grace (Castle) Joslyn. In earlier years he proudly served in the US Navy stationed at the Litchfield Naval Air Station. He later worked and retired from General Motors Corporation/Oldsmobile, Lansing. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping and playing cards. Robert is loved by his daughter Teresa (Jim) of MA, his...

Remedios “Mercy” B. Harris, 77, of Belding, passed away unexpectedly Monday morning, November 11, 2019 at Spectrum Health United Memorial Campus in Greenville. Mercy was born on December 26, 1941 in Manilla, the Philippines, the daughter of Roman and Maria (Flores) Ballecer. Mercy grew up in Manilla and was married on March 29, 1967 to a young American soldier;  Dennis H. Harris who was stationed in the Philippines. After his service time they moved to Michigan. Mercy had a...