All Obituaries

Sharon Ann Hansen, age 67 of Grand Rapids passed away peacefully surrounded by her husband and children on Tuesday May 14, 2019. She is preceded in death by her father Edward McKellar, mother Jeanette McKellar, sisters Karen (Kinky) Brown, Christine Rowe, and her brother Edward(Mac) Mckellar. She is survived by her husband of 45 beautiful years Lawrence Hansen. Sons Michael (Jennifer) Hansen, Todd Hansen. Daughters, Angie (Dan) Besser, Julie (Nick) Toren, and Kate (Jeff) VanderVeen as well...

Mary Jo Falicki, aged 55 of Grand Rapids, Michigan passed away Monday, May 13, 2019. There will be a Memorial Service for Mary Saturday, May 25, 2019 at 2:00 pm at the Cathedral of St. Andrew, 215 Sheldon Blvd SE, Grand Rapids MI 49503. Family will greet friends one hour prior to the service. Additional information will be posted at a later date.

Margaret Ann Karlek, aged 79 of Grand Rapids, Michigan passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2019. She was preceded in death by her parents, George E Pallas and Adeline R. Pallas; three brothers, Michael P. Pallas, Jan J. Pallas, Charles G. Pallas; sister Suzanne Pallas; and her beloved grandson Tyler Karlek. Margaret is survived by her loving husband of 58 years, Richard T. Karlek; two sons, Kirt A. Karlek, Kris L. Karlek; step daughter Betty (Gary) Berggren; sister Janet Lyons; sister in law...

Richard Anthony Kerr, aged 60 of Grand Rapids, Michigan passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2019. He is survived by his wife Mary Kerr, his step children, Star Juarez, Crystal Johnson, Jacob Ellinger, Simeon Ellinger, Shirley Ellinger, Mikaela Thompson, and Katrina Katzen. Several grandchildren, Alyssa Juarez, Marco Juarez, Leah Tupper, Hunter Thompson, Melody Thompson, Evan Thompson, Tyson Johnson, Ridley Johnson, Olivia Johnson and Raven Evans who was the Joy of his heart. His father William...

Lucas John Palmer (Luke), was our son, brother, relative of every kind, friend. Luke was only 32 years old but in this span of life he touched many hearts. He has had many struggles with health as all of us knowing him would agree. He was raising his 3 year old daughter and living with us because of his health issues. He was an avid racing fan. NASCAR was his favorite and he even raced at Kalamazoo Speedway once and did very well, his brother Josh was Crew Chef. He also was in culinary...

Cerie Jill Sorensen, aged 75 of Grand Rapids, passed away on Saturday, May 4, 2019. An avid gardener, Cerie spent her days caring for her cats, Finn and Jenga, and numerous houseplants that brought light and life into her Michigan home. Cerie worked for many years at Steelcase/Eurest and formed many close friendships with her coworkers over her time there. To her grandchildren, she was a confidant, a supporter, and a friend. Those who remember Cerie remember her kind smile, her dedication to...

John Martin Dryer, age 57, passed into the arms of Jesus on Sunday April 28, 2019. John, born May 29, 1961 was preceeded in death by his parents Richard and Dorothy Dryer. He's survived by his three daughter's Michelle Dryer, Jamie (Nick) Tarrh, and Renee (Russ) Duba; grandchildren Zaden, Taven, Savannah, Donald, Gabby, Dominic, Saige and Laney. He's survived by his siblings Judy (Larry) Hath-Mikulski, Mary (John) Lundell, Mike (Mary) Dryer, Tom (Kim) Dryer, Rich Dryer and his...

Robert Clare Barber II, age 65, passed away into the arms of the Lord on April 28, 2019. After a long battle with cancer, Bob passed peacefully surrounded by his loved ones. He was preceded in death by his father, Robert C. Barber, and his mother, Nancy L. Barber (Blum) and younger brother Daniel R. Barber. He will be greatly missed by his son, Robert Barber III, and beloved grandson, Robert “Bo” Barber IV. He is survived by his five siblings, Joanne (James) Dykstra, Carol...

Marjorie (Marj) Neubig, 93, died peacefully at her home in Grand Rapids, MI on April 25, 2019. She was born in Jackson, Ohio to Hermann and Ernestine (Hunter) Miller on May 17th 1925. She was a graduate of Ohio State University where she obtained Bachelor’s degrees in Accounting and Economics.  While at OSU she was a member of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority and President of the Women’s Self Government Association. She was a life member of the Philanthropic Education...

EISENTRAGER, Lillian, age 92, born to Otto Sulho and Wilhelmina (Jansson) Setala December 1, 1926 in Koppel, PA. went to be with her Lord April 24, 2019.   In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Kenneth, siblings Irma, Maili I, Maili II, Ralf, Anita and Lawrence. She is survived by  sons James (Beth), Ralph, Dean (Helen) and Steve (Sharon), grandchildren Mark (JoAnna) and Joe Eisentrager, Brandon Eisentrager, Ryan (Aubree) Eisentrager and Alicia (Dan)...