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Burial monument, Saint Mary of the Woods Catholic Cemetery, Barker Creek, MI

Obituary:
Helen M. Chwastek, 74, of Kalkaska, passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at her home. She was born on December 27, 1934 in Detroit.Helen married Edward Alexander Chwastek on February 11, 1961 in Detroit. They were married for 43 wonderful years when Edward passed away in 2004. Together they raised 3 children. Helen was a member of St. Mary of the Woods Catholic Church. She loved to garden and flowers were her passion. Helen took great pride in her flowerbeds. She was devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and friend and will be deeply missed by all that knew and loved her.Helen is survived by her loving children, Todd Edward (Renee) Chwastek, Linda (Craig) Barrett, and Cyndie Witt, all of Kalkaska; and her four precious grandchildren.Helen was preceded in death by her dear husband, Edward. A memorial service for Helen will be held on Monday, May 4, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Mary of the Woods Catholic Church with Father Peter Eke officiating. Memorials may be given to The American Cancer Society, 525 W. 14th St., Ste. 5, Traverse City, MI 49684 of to Heartland Hospice Care, PO Box 677, West Branch, Michigan 48661.Condolences may be left online at www.wolfeoneill.com.
- Wolfe-O�Neill Funeral Home

Obituary:
Wanda Ann Latta, 69, of Reed City passed away Wednesday, May 23, 2012 in Baldwin. She was born December 15, 1942 in Syracuse, New York to Mabel Hill and Ellison Printup. At age 15 she met her adopted mother Thelma Youngs and settled with her in Hale, Mich. She was employed with the Hollaway Company in Wixom, Mich. as a roller operator and helped build roads and highways throughout Michigan. She had lived in Mancelona and Kalkaska before moving to the Reed City area in 1988. She loved casinos (especially Little River Casino) and enjoyed family, friends, and Yahtzee games. She was known to have a keen sense of humor.
Wanda is survived by her sons, Ernest (Carri) Latta of Kalkaska and Chester Latta of Reed City; daughters, Diane Curtis of Rochester, N.Y., Thelma Lou (Eric) Gaines of Fayetteville, N.C., and Linda (John) Gaffney of Reed City; brother, Tim Printup of Lafayette, N.Y.; sister, Gloria Printup of Tandawanda, N.Y.; ten grandchildren and four great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her sister, Rita Printup, and her adopted mother, Thelma Youngs.
Funeral services were held on Saturday, May 26, 2012 at the Pruitt-Livingston Funeral Home in Reed City with Rev. Doug Bennett officiating.
- The Kalkaskian, June 6, 2012

 

 

 

 

Documents:
Marriage Record, State of Michigan
Burial headstone, Deepdale Memorial Park, Delta Twp, Eaton, MI

Obituary:
Albert J. Archer, 68, died at the home. 135 South Clemens avenue. Sunday evening. He was born in Canada March 20, 1673, and had lived in Lansing for the past 17 years. He was a member of the Masonic lodge and First Presbyterian church. He is survived by the widow, Hannah M.; two sons, Emerson and John. both of Lansing; five daughters, Mrs. Vera VonderHeide of Detroit, Mrs. Ida Pincomb of Flint, Mrs. Minerva Lawrence of Memphis, Mich., Mrs. Mary Steele of Lansing. Mrs. Mar-garet Whiten of Detroit; nine grand-children; two brothers, Thomas Archer of Mt. Pleasant and Lansing Archer of Miami, Fla.; two sis-ters, Mrs. Guy Tyler of Benton Har-bor and Mrs. Earl Riley of Wahpe-ton, N. D. Funeral services will be held from the Gorsline-Runciman funeral home Wednesday afternoon at 1 o'clock. Rev. Peter Monama of the First Presbyterian church will officiate. Interment will be in Mt. Pleasant.
- Lansing Journal, 17 Nov 1941

 

Documents:
Marriage Record, State of Michigan
Burial headstone, Deepdale Memorial Park, Delta Twp, Eaton, MI

Obituary:
Mrs. Hannah M. Archer, 83, 404 S. Lawn, East Lansing, Mich., died Tuesday while vis-iting relatives in Tampa. A na-tive of Canada, she had been a resident of East Lansing for a number of years. She was a member of the First Presby-terian Church of East Lansing. Survivors include one son, John Archer, Lansing; four daugh-ters, Mrs. Frank Steele, East Lansing: Mrs. Vera Vonder Heide, Detroit; Mrs. Ida Pin-comb, Ypsilanti, Mich., and Mrs. Margaret Whiton, Detroit; four sisters, Mrs. Stella Elliott, Mrs. Margaret Raymond and Miss Violet Ried, Mt. Pleasant, Mich., and Miss Lillian Ried, Los Angeles; 16 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
- The Tampa Tribune, 20 Feb 1964

 

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Burial monument, Decker Cemetery, Millbrook, Mecosta, MI
Military Service Marker, Decker Cemetery, Millbrook, Mecosta, MI

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Burial headstone, Chapel Gardens Cemetery, Elwell, Gratiot, MI

Obituary:
Allen D. Ropp, age 94, of Alma, passed away Sunday, November 3, 2013 at Masonic Pathways in Alma.
Allen was born July 5, 1919 in Attica, Michigan the son of David and Hannah (Snyder) Ropp. He served his country as a Sgt in the United States Army during WWII from February 16, 1945 until his honorable discharge on December 16, 1946. On January 10, 1948 he married Wilma Zinn Loomis in St. Louis.
Allen worked for Total Refinery, retiring in 1977 after 29 years of service and was an affiliate of Local Union OCAW for 10 years. He spent over 16 years farming and owned the State Road Building for many years.
Allen was a member of the Lincoln Road United Methodist Church since 1950 and served as chairman to both the Church Administration Board and Finance Committee. He was also a Board Member for United Way, Big Brothers Big Sisters and served as a member of the 8-Cap Job Training Team.
Allen is survived by his children, Louis (Jeanette) Peterman of Alma, Helen Beeson of St. Louis, Kenna Jean Waldie of Zephyrhills, FL, Vicki (Keith) Perkins of Saginaw, Alana (Michael) Quinn of Naples, FL and David Ropp of Naples, FL, 16 grandchildren, 29 great grandchildren and seven great-great grandchildren. Also two sisters-in-law, Verda Ropp and Shirley Ropp of Florida.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Wilma on October 2, 2011, a daughter, Barbara Ropp and son-in-law, William Beeson, four brothers and two sisters.
A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at 11 am at the Lincoln Road United Methodist Church with Pastor George Ayoub officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Lincoln Road United Methodist Church.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Lux and Schnepp Funeral Home, Riverdale.

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Mausoleum plaque, Riverside Cemetery, Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Cascade Township, Kent, MI

Obituary:
Theodore DeBoer, age 90, of Wyoming passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2011. Ted was a veteran and served in WWII. He enjoyed spending time with his family and had a lot of fun with the little ones. Ted was an avid golfer, bowler, fisherman and sports enthusiast. He was preceded in death by his wife, Nellie, daughter-in-law, Jane DeBoer, parents, Sam and Jenny DeBoer, sister, Anna Doorn. He will be lovingly remembered by his children, Zane and Debbi DeBoer, Roy and Pat DeBoer, Val and Gary DeVos, Ted and Judy DeBoer; grandchildren, Harry DeBoer, Chris and Danielle DeBoer, Kari and Darryl Oliver, Tricia and Scott Feenstra, Mark and Michelle Harper, Joel DeBoer; 11 great grandchildren; brother-in-law, Ernie Doorn; sisters-in-law, Trudy Kooistra, Doris Kooistra; many nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral services have previously been held at Lee Street Christian Reformed Church with Rev. Kent Rottman officiating. Those who wish may make memorial contributions to Association for the Blind and Visually impaired. Condolences may be sent online at: www.mkdfuneralhome.com. Matthysse Kuiper DeGraaf
- Grand Rapids Press, Sep. 25, 2011.