All Obituaries

Friend F. Sage 86 of Belding died peacefully at home on Saturday May 23, 2020 under the loving care of his family and Heartland Hospice. In keeping with his wish's cremation has taken place and no visitation or funeral will be held. Please remember Friend in your thoughts and prayers.

  Greg Moon 51 of Belding died Thursday evening May 21, 2020 at home under the loving care of his family and help from Spectrum Health Hospice. Greg was born on July 18, 1968 in Belding to Larry Stark and Bonnie Bartholomew. He attended Belding Area Schools and had a lifelong enjoyment and love of anything to do with cars. He was blessed with a talent for building, repairing, painting and redoing all types of automobiles. Greg built many show cars and had received countless awards and...

Glenn Edward Waters, 107, of Greenville Green Acres, went to be with his Lord and Savior on May 17, 2020 after a bout with pneumonia. He was born at home in Ionia County on July 30, 1912, the son of Fred and Grace (Connor) Waters. He and his younger brother spent their childhood hunting, trapping, chopping wood and helping with the family garden. He attended Grove and Haynor country schools and graduated from Ionia High School with the Class of 1933. His track coach/shop teacher advised him...

Rosetta M. Jeffrey, 86, of Belding died unexpectedly Friday morning May 15, 2020 at Spectrum Health-Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Rosetta was born on July 6, 1933 in Belding, the daughter of Homer and Dora (Meyers) Whitney. She graduated from Belding High School with the Class of 1951 and in earlier years had worked at Jolly Kids until she was married. She was always ready to go shopping, she loved camping and fishing at Houghton Lake. She enjoyed sitting on the deck and watching the...

Harold J. Trebian 75 of Lowell formerly of Orleans, died unexpectedly Thursday May 14, 2020 at home. In keeping with his wishes cremation has taken place and no services are planned. Please remember Harold and his family in your thoughts and prayers.

Jack C. Inman 67 of Grattan Township, Belding died Tuesday evening May 12, 2020 at St.Mary Mercy Health in Grand Rapids. In earlier  years Jack had worked for Breimayer Chevrolet and later for Rich Hamming Chevrolet, now  Tinney Automotive in Greenville. In keeping with his wishes no funeral will take place. Burial will be private in Resurrection Cemetery,  Grand Rapids.

Thurland F. Cole, 83, of Smyrna, died Saturday evening May 9, 2020 at home under the loving care of his family and Ionia Area Hospice. Thurland was born in Belding on April 22, 1937, the son of Albert and Laura ( Austin) Cole. He proudly joined the United States Army at the age of 18 and was stationed in Germany.  He was in the 59th Field Artillery Battalion which oversaw the large weapons, specifically one of  the M65 Atomic Cannons, tasked with protecting Germany and Central...

  Jack R. Curtis, 86, of Belding, died Friday evening, May 8, 2020, at Spectrum Health Fuller Campus, under the loving care of Spectrum Health Hospice. Jack was born on November 19, 1933 in Greenville, the son of John and Hazel (Buckner) Curtis. He graduated from Greenville High School and later proudly served in the United States Army. After the Army he worked for and retired from Cedar Springs Tool and Die.  In his retirement years he enjoyed woodworking and proved to be quite...

Judy Kay Benson 72 of Belding passed away Thursday evening May 7, 2020 at Spectrum Health in Greenville. Judy was born on August 12, 1947 in Belding, the daughter of Abner and Belma ( Hogan) Dillenbeck.  She graduated from Belding High School with the Class of 1965. For many years Judy was well known as a hardworking and friendly waitress at the Village Hearth and the Driftway. She always enjoyed being a waitress and the many friends she had made during those working years. Judy...

Patricia L. (Hessler) O’Connor 91 of Belding passed away Sunday May 3, 2020 at Green Acres of Lowell. Patricia was born on August 4, 1928 in Grattan, the daughter of Lyle and Fern (Cranmer) Hessler. She graduated from Belding High School with the Class of 1946 and had attended Aquinas College. During her working years Patricia was an executive secretary at Federal-Mogul in Greenville, owned Bob & Pat’s (Smyrna Bar) and later retired from the Attwood Corp in Lowell....