All Obituaries

Barbara Jo Geiger 64 of Lakeview passed away unexpectedly Wednesday May 12, 2021 in Lakeview. A time of visitation will be Sunday May 16, 2021 from 2-5 PM at the funeral home. A complete obituary will be posted on Thursday afternoon. Please remember Barbara and her family in your thoughts and prayers.

  Sandra K. Minaker, 63, of Orleans, passed away Saturday May 8, 2021 at home. Sandra was born on November 29, 1957 in Cedar Springs, the daughter of Forest and Betty (Main) House. She graduated from Greenville High School with the Class of 1976. In earlier years she had worked at Electrolux and in retirement loved spending time with her family and husband Martin Mull. She is loved and survived by her children; Heath Minaker, Shannon Bowerman, Kenneth Mull, Christina Mull-Fockler,...

Nicci L. Brinker- Kern, 71, of Twin Falls Idaho formerly of the Belding area passed away Wednesday May 5, 2021 at home. Nicci was born on October 8, 1949 in Greenville, the daughter of Richard and Eleanor (Bradford) Kern. She graduated from Belding High School with the Class of 1967 and later graduated from Grand Valley College. She is loved and survived by her husband Kent Brinker of Twin Falls, Idaho and her extended family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents. Interment...

  Diane Kay Graves 69 of Belding passed away Friday afternoon April 30, 2021 at Spectrum Health-Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Diane was born on May 28, 1951 in Belding, the daughter of Ronald and Virginia ( Winnie) Sandbrook. She graduated from Belding High School with the Class of 1970 and had worked in custodial cleaning for several years. She enjoyed scrap booking, taking pictures, family time, rock painting, spending time with her 2 cats, and long bike rides around Belding....

  Freddie ”Fred” L. Williams, 92, of Orleans, passed away Tuesday afternoon on April 20, 2021 at home under the loving care of his family and Spectrum Hospice. Fred was born on December 6, 1928 in Portland , MI, the son of Albert Coon and Hazel F. (Jeffers) Williams. He retired from Extruded Metals in Belding after 40  years of service. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, especially the Two Hearted River in the Upper Peninsula. He also enjoyed camping and traveling in the...

Dorman F. Mason, 83, of Greenville, died Sunday afternoon April 18, 2021 at home under the loving care of his family  and Hospice of Michigan. Dorman was born on January 22, 1938 in Belding, the son of Charles A. and Gladys B. (Jewell) Mason. In earlier years he attended the Dorr Country School. With  the outbreak of World War II all of Dorman’s older brothers had left to fight and Dorman had to quit school and work on the family farm. At a young age he learned the value of...

  Herbert M. Corey Sr. 73 of Grand Rapids, formerly of Ionia,  passed away Tuesday morning April 13, 2021 in Grand Rapids. Herbert was born on August 4, 1947 in Greenville, the son of Flavel and Onalee ( Van Brocklin) Corey. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps. and had retired from the State of Michigan as a corrections officer. Herbert is survived by his children, Herbert Corey Jr., Eric Corey, Chad Corey, Shane Corey, Megan Corey and their families. No public...

Jason H. Blatt 46 of Belding passed away unexpectedly Monday April 5, 2021 at home.  Jason was born on March 2, 1975 in Clare, the son of David H. and Mary V. ( Parker) Blatt. He was a talented painter and most of his painting career was with Dave Cole Decorators. He enjoyed wood working and loved watching football, especially his favorite team, the Pittsburgh Steelers. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends. Jason is loved and survived by his parents, Mary Blatt, David (...

  Ernie P.  Cox, 81, of Fenwick, passed away Tuesday March 30, 2021 at Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Ernie was born on April 17, 1939 in Wilton, Alabama, the son of L.G. and Willie Estella (Smith) Cox. In the 1960’s Ernie along with two of his brothers moved to Grand Rapids like many others looking for work. He became a talented sheet metal worker joining the Sheet Metal Workers Union Local No. 7 and the Sheet Metal Worker International Association....

  Daniel “Dan” E. Jenson, 73, of Venice, Florida formerly of Belding, passed away Sunday, March 28, 2021 at home under the loving care of his family and Tidewell Hospice. Dan was born on July 8, 1947 in Belding, the son of  Ray and Adell (Gleason) Jenson. He graduated from Belding High School with the Class of 1965. After graduation Dan proudly served his country with the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War. In his working years Dan worked for 25 years at...