All Obituaries

Nancy (Swiftney) Denning, age 85 of Grand Haven, passed away Sunday, February 5, 2023 at a local care facility. She was born on August 29, 1937 in Grand Haven to George and Freida (Hoffman) Swiftney, Sr. Nancy married James “Jim” Denning in 1958. Nancy graduated from Grand Haven High School, raised her children, and was employed as a cashier then greeter (and security expert) at Meijer’s Grand Haven store for many years, finally retiring at age 82. She was a member and...

Rebecca Jean Svaan, age 69 of Grand Haven, passed away on Saturday, February 4, 2023 at Mission Point Care Facility in Big Rapids. She was born on February 2, 1954 in New Haven, CT to the late John and Shirley (Gaerte) Svaan. Rebecca graduated from Bloomington High School North in Indiana. She was a member of the Evangelical Community Church in Bloomington for many years. Rebecca and her cat moved to Ann Arbor in 2012. There, she was a faithful member of Huron Hills Church and an...

Douglas Carl VanderWall, age 80 of Grand Haven, passed away on Saturday, February 4, 2023 at Trinity Health Muskegon Hospital, after a brief illness. He was born on October 17, 1942 in Muskegon, MI to the late Marvin and Ruth (Wentzloff) VanderWall. Doug married Tina Maycroft on August 11, 1984 in Grand Haven.  Doug graduated from Grand Haven High School in 1961, and then Central Michigan University, where he obtained his bachelor’s degree in education and lettered in Baseball....

Donald Chester Worth, age 75 of Spring Lake, passed away on Thursday, February 2, 2023 at home. He was born on June 25, 1947 in Hart, MI to the late Chester and Freda (Forbes) Worth. Donald married Jera Drent on August 9, 2014 in Spring Lake. Donald graduated from Hart High School in 1965, and worked as a mobile home park manager for 30 years before his retirement, and then worked as a maintenance supervisor at a local nursing home. He proudly served his country in the US Army from 1966 to...

Suzanne Madeline Cooper, age 84 of Spring Lake, passed away on Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at a local care facility in Minnesota. She was born on September 7, 1938 in Muskegon, MI to the late Cleo and Ruth (Webb) Cooper. Suzanne was raised in Grand Haven, and graduated from Grand Haven High School, Class of 1956. She went on to work in banking and was an administrative assistant for much of her career. She retired from St. John’s College in Santa Fe, New Mexico where she was the...

George “Skip” J. Schippers, Jr., age 90 of Grand Haven, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Sunday, January 29, 2023. He was born on July 29, 1932 in Grand Haven, MI to the late George and Harriet (Dillenback) Schippers, Sr. Skip met the love of his life, Bonnie Ryder, in 1947 at the age of 15. They were married five years later on January 10, 1953 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Spring Lake, and their marriage was blessed with four children. She preceded...

Edward Molenda, Jr., age 73 of Grand Haven, passed away on Friday, January 27, 2023 at a local care facility in Spring Lake, MI. He was born on July 14, 1949 in Detroit, MI to the late Edward and Buryle (Maynard) Molenda, Sr. After his graduation from high school, Ed went on to earn his degree in Agricultural Economics from Michigan State University. He retired from his career as an Economic Analyst for the State of Michigan Department of Agriculture, and enjoyed writing and making...

Jon William Dykema, age 77 of Holland, MI, passed away on Friday, January 27, 2023, in his home with his wife of 44 years, Carol, at his side. He was born on November 30, 1945, in Kalamazoo, MI to Bill and Lois Dykema. Jon attended Loy Norrix High School, then Howe Military School, and graduated from Hope College. He served his country in the US Army Reserve for six years. In 1978, Jon united in marriage to Carol Napier Gibson, and a year later, they moved to Arizona, where he worked in...

Gail Francis Kowalski, age 79, of Grand Haven, passed away on Thursday, January 26, 2023. She was born on November 28, 1943 in Muskegon, Michigan, the youngest of five daughters, to the late Conrad and Laura ((Martin) Anderson. As a child, Gail helped out at Anderson’s, the family grocery store, founded by her grandfather. She attended Muskegon Catholic schools, graduating from Muskegon Catholic Central in 1961. On September 14, 1962, she married her high school sweetheart, Antone...

Bruce David Rundquist, age 76 of Grand Haven, passed away on Thursday, January 26, 2023 at Poppen House Residence. He was born on July 22, 1946 in Muskegon, MI to the late Swen and Lillian (Holm) Rundquist. Bruce served his country in the US Army from 1965 to 1967, and then graduated from Muskegon High School, home of the “Big Reds,” Class of 1964. He married Janice Spoelma on June 28, 1968 in Muskegon, and started his working career at Sappi Paper Mill, which he worked at for 39 years...