Grand River Preparatory High School Michigan Alumni Obituaries

At Wilhelm's Portland Memorial, we have a rich history dating back to 1901 when we became the first crematory west of the Mississippi River, known then as The Portland Cremation Association. Our historic chapel, marked by its cornerstone placed on February 5th, 1901, has stood the test of time. Toda...

Darlene Luverne Keizer was born on April 21 1935 in Prinsburg Minnesota a small farming community a little more than 100 miles west of Minneapolis where she spent her first seven years. She was the only daughter and eldest child of Marvin Devries and Naomi Vanden Hoek Devries. Later after the family...

Brunswick Edward "Ed" Chambers formerly of Acton MA died on August 6 2021 peacefully at Gosnell Hospice in Scarborough ME from pneumonia and spinal trauma following a fall. Ed was born September 281933 in Arnold PA son of Buford an accountant and Elva Trautman Chambers a homemaker. A graduate of Ne...

GRAY On August 21 2017 Teresa Rose Gonzalez Diaz passed away after a long battle with Alzheimers. She had the victory because now without a doubt she is looking down from Heaven on all her family that she has missed for the past several years. She was born November 24 1927 in Clearwater California ...

Frank Frankie Mark MacDonald 78 died July 22 at Rumford Community Home. He was born in Rumford on October 15 1936 the son of James C. and Gladys H. MacDonald. He graduated from Stephens High School in 1954 and enlisted in the US Navy. Frankie worked out of the area in construction for a number of ye...

Edward Leroy Perry lovingfather talented athlete and esteemed educator died peacefully on January 10 at the home of his youngest son Martin Perry in Brunswick Maine where he hadmade his home for the last five years. Edward was born on July 16 1924in Vandergrift Pennsylvania the son of Mabelle Estell...

SCARBOROUGH Reginald Thomas Lombard Jr. 83 Colonel U.S. Army Retired died peacefully in his sleep on March 18 2011 in Scarborough. He was born on Labor Day Sept. 7 1927 at the State Street Hospital in Portland the son of Dr. Reginald T. Lombard and Dorothy Jewett Lombard. Reg graduated from South P...

WOOLWICH Katherine L. Gott age 91 died on January 25 2016 in Woolwich Maine. She was born on July 30 1924 in Arlington Massachusetts. Her parents were Helen Scheib Gott and Chester M. Gott. She graduated from High School in Arlington MA in 1941 and went onto Boston University where she earned a B.S...

NEW GLOUCESTER Forest W. Littlefield died peacefully at his home in New Gloucester on July 10 with his loving wife and son Randy by his side as he wished. He was born July 22 1921 a son of the late Maurice and Florence Littlefield of South Portland. Forest attended South Portland schools and after ...

He was born on May 20 1932 the son of Claude and Josephine Haskell. He graduated from Norway High School as the Valedictorian of the Class of 1950 married his beloved high school sweetheart Judith Esther Klain and attended the University of Maine where he earned his masters degree in chemical engine...

Joycelyn Marie Roux formally Joycelyn M Green peacefully passed away in the presence of her children Kerri Lynn Green of Lewiston and Tony Green of Portland after a long illness. Joycelyn was born March 4 1947 to Dominic Roux and Martha Landry Roux.She grew up in Lewiston ME and graduated from Lewi...

PHIPPSBURG Faye Wells 86 passed away peacefully at her home in Phippsburg Maine on Friday February 2 2018 after a courageous battle against lung cancer. Faye was born on December 23 1931 in Brookline Massachusetts the daughter of Sara Chilloa Ridley Collins and Wyatt "Dutch" Albertson. Faye Wells s...

James Lars Amundsen "Jim" 71 years old passed away on August 1 2025 at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston Maine after a brief illness. Jim was born in Plainfield New Jersey on 951953 and grew up in North Plainfield New Jersey. After graduating from NPHS in 1971 academics were not his plan and...

James (Jim) Sorauf, 94, of Croasdaile Village, Durham, NC passed away peacefully on January 21, 2026. He was born in Milwaukee, WI to the late Mary Norton Sorauf and Frank Joseph Sorauf. He shared 63 years of marriage with Simone, until her death in 2025. Jim is survived by his daughter Christine...

Harold Wayne Sprague 68 of Wills Point Texas passed away on January 15 2026 in Wills Point. Born on March 12 1957 in Grand Saline Texas Harold was raised in Wills Point and remained deeply rooted in the community throughout his life. A proud graduate of Wills Point High Schools Class of 1975 Harold ...

Born April 12 1956 and went home to be with his Lord Savior on the morning of January 27 2026. David was born in Seymour TX and was raised and went to school in Denison Texas. He served in the United States Air Force. He worked for Kaiser Aluminum for 17 years and later worked for Tyson Foods in Sh...

Wilda Bailey Maynor 98 of Huntington passed away peacefully on August 11, 2025She was born September 4,1926 in Cedar Grove, West Virginia to the late Shirley Bailey and Virginia Speck Bailey.Wilda was preceded in death by her siblings Glenna Goodwill, Fred, Joe, and Keith Bailey.She is survived by h...

Erma L. Lammers, 90, of Ravenna, died Thursday, March 13, 2025, at Seneca Sunrise in Ravenna.Services will be at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at the United Methodist Church in Ravenna. Pastor Chuck Squier will officiate. Burial will be in the Pleasanton Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 ...

George Ormiston age 87 of Hettinger ND passed away on Sunday December 28 2025 at the West River Regional Medical Center in Hettinger ND. Burial with Full Military Honors will take place on Wednesday January 7 2026 at 1100 a.m. MT at the Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis SD. George LaVern Or...

Leotta Louise Smith 104 passed away peacefully at Southwest Healthcare Services Hospital in Bowman ND on Sunday December 7 2025. Service of Remembrance will be Saturday December 13 2025 at 1100 a.m. MT at the Hettinger Lutheran Church in Hettinger ND. Rev. Galen Strand and Barb West will officiate. ...

Janet "Jan" was born to Howard Rector Brush and Adelaide May Jorgensen Brush on July 5 1946 in St. Paul MN. She was raised alongside her beloved younger sister Judith Brush Krupich in various communities in Minnesota South Dakota Vancouver British Columbia and Fargo ND as her father worked for the A...

Barbara Joan Smith Besler a beloved pillar of the Besler family and a true daughter of the prairie passed away peacefully on January 6 2026. Barbaras Funeral Service will be Thursday January 15 2026 at 1100 a.m. MT at Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bison SD. Rev. James Schmeling will officiat...

Sharon A. Frantz, age 85, of Town of Rome, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 17, 2026.A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11am on Saturday, January 24, 2026, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Nekoosa, Wis. Father John Swing will officiate. Visitation will be held at the church from...

Jorden Boehm age 22 of Fargo ND formerly of New Rockford ND died Thursday January 1 2026 at Wolverton MN. Jorden Jonathan Boehm was born on December 21 2003 to Jonathan Boehm and Michelle Sanger in Park River ND. Jorden lived in Osnabrock ND until he was 7 at which point his family moved to New Rock...

Dick was born January 20 1947 in Warren to the late William and Norene Konkle Brown. He graduated from Tidioute High School in 1964 and he and his friend Tom Miller joined the United States Navy on a "buddy plan" directly after serving during the Vietnam War from 19651967. He worked at the National ...

John Anderson McMurry age 103 passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Wednesday February 4 2026 at Aspirus Care and Rehab and while under the care of Hope Hospice. John was the last living WWII veteran in Taylor County. He was born June 18 1922 in Wilsall Montana to Wallace and Hazel Ande...

Ronald William Bond, age 66, of Onalaska, WI, formerly of Black River Falls, WI and Rochester, WA, passed away on Sunday, February 1, 2026.He was born on January 15, 1960 in Moses Lake, WA to William and Shirley (Lobe) Bond. He grew up in Wenatchee, WA and attended elementary school there before mov...

Richard B. Althouse of East Rockhill Twp. PA passed away Wednesday December 24 2025 at St. Lukes Hospital Grand View Campus Sellersville PA. He was 84. He was the loving husband of Evelyn M. Effrig Althouse. The couple had celebrated their 62nd Wedding Anniversary on September 7 2025. Born in Selle...

Later in life, Gail Stark, in comforting assurance of meeting again, ended each family farewell by saying, “Good bye for now!” What became her mantra actually serves as an apt metaphor for her eventful life of hellos and goodbyes. Gail said hello to the world in Arkansas City, Kansas on March 27, 1...

With heavy hearts we announce the unexpected passing of John Nicholson 63 of Harwick who passed away at home on January 31 2026. John was born on July 4 1962 in Pittsburgh to the late Dolores Molnar Nicholson and the late Russell Nicholson. John was an avid outdoorsman who found his greatest joy in ...