Category Archives: Obituaries

Beverly Fairbanks, age 83, of Holland, passed away Tuesday, May 11, 2021. Bev was born in Holland to Richard and Bessie (Vandenberg) Ross and attended Holland Public Schools. She and Jim did a lot of ...

Viola "Jean" Westveld, age 89, passed away unexpectedly Monday, May 10, 2021, in Grand Rapids. Jean was a member of Haven Christian Reformed Church. She volunteered at Bibles for Mexico for many years...

Justin Brower, age 87 of Holland, passed away Wednesday, May 12, 2021, at the American House in Holland. Justin was born in Burnips, MI April 17, 1934, to Nicholas and Garrieta Brower. He was a vetera...

Veteran broadcaster Edwin Lee Ver Schure has died. He was 76. Mr. Ver Schure started his career in 1963 at WHTC, moving in 1971 to WGRD and then to WLAV in Grand Rapids in 1972. Almost everyone called...

Timothy Rozema, age 57 of West Olive, passed away on May 7, 2021. Whether it was hayrides, hosting barbeques, or inviting everyone out on the pontoon, Tim was always finding a reason to get his family...

Eloise Stout, 93, of Holland, MI, passed away on Sunday, May 9, 2021, at the Boersma Cottage, where she has been residing since 2015. Eloise was born April 13, 1928, in Berne, IN, the younger child of...

Jeffrey Pollet, loving father, and husband, a whimsical soul, passed away suddenly of a heart attack near his home in West Olive on May 7, 2021, at the age of 61. He was born in Detroit on August 2, 1...

Michael L. Geib, age 59, of Holland, died Saturday, May 8, 2021, at Resthaven Care Center. Michael was a former member of Beechwood Church and Community Church of Douglas. He was employed at Haworth a...

Our hearts are heavy having said goodbye to an incredible man on Saturday, May 8, 2021. Scott Randall Baar, steadfast in his love for his family and friends, led a quiet life grounded in honesty and i...

Neil Ruffner, 62, of Zeeland, passed away peacefully surrounded by his wife and children on Sunday, May 9, 2021, at his home following a long courageous journey with heart failure and two years of pro...