All Obituaries

Elaine Sylvia Schultz, age 91 of Grand Haven, passed away on Saturday, September  22, 2018. A Memorial Service is scheduled for Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. at Klaassen Family Funeral Home, with Rev. John Koedyker officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Interment will be at Lake Forest Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be given to Hospice of North Ottawa Community.  Full obituary to be posted soon.

Christian “CJ” Jerry Brinn, age 22 of Grand Haven, passed away Friday, September 21, 2018. He was born June 20, 1996 in Grand Haven to Jeffrey and Nicole (Shear) Brinn. CJ was most recently employed at the Kirby House and family and friends were most important to him.  He loved music, and was able to attend many shows of all types of music with his father, Jeff. Christian will be lovingly remembered and missed by his parents, Niki Brinn of Richmond, VA and Jeff Brinn of...

Louise “Susie” Marie Reiss, age 90 of Grand Haven, passed away on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at Grand Pines Assisted Living. She was born on May 29, 1928 to the late Tanzy and Rose (Meichels) Davis in West Olive, MI. Susie married Joe Reiss on January 2, 1948 in Grand Haven, and they were married for 69 years before his passing on April 13, 2017. She was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, and was very active in her grandchildren’s lives; she was a wonderful...

Alice C. Amburgey, age 92 of Fruitport, passed away on Monday, September 17, 2018 at Heartwood Lodge. She was born on March 8, 1926 to the late Edward and Dorothy (Burns) Sturgeon in Muskegon. Alice married Buford “Beaut” Amburgey in November of 1947, and he preceded her in death on March 8, 2005. She was a life-long resident of Muskegon and Fruitport, where she worked as a care-giver for Social Services. At one time, she also worked at Sportsman’s (Sporty’s) Bar in...

Edna Ellen Douglas, age 97 of Grand Haven, passed away on Thursday, September 13, 2018 at Riverside Nursing Centre. She was born on February 25, 1921 to the late Ellsworth R. and Edith B. (Wysong) Butz in Union Township, Indiana. After high school, Edna went to Nursing School and became a Registered Nurse. She married Dale Douglas on May 22, 1943 in Davenport, Iowa and he preceded her in death in 1994 after 51 years of marriage. Edna was a member of Fellowship Bible Church, where she was...

A Joyful Life Lived to the Fullest - Keith F. Cole, age 93, passed unexpectedly on September 8, 2018.  He was born in 1924 to Harold and Helen (Smith) Cole of Grand Rapids.  He graduated from Ottawa Hills High School in 1942 and attended Michigan State University prior to enlisting in the Army Air Corps during WWII.  Keith had a very distinguished and decorated military career. During WWII, he served with the 492nd Airborne and the Office of Strategic Service (OSS), which...

  Rudy Roc Heyn, age 67 of Grand Haven, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 5, 2018 surrounded by family. Rudy was born on October 4, 1950 in Grand Haven to Robert and Helen (Graves) Heyn.   Rudy was married to Theresa Clark on June 25, 1977 in Grand Haven. He was employed at Eagle Ottawa Leather Company where he worked for 32 years. Rudy loved to cook, spend time in his garden, as well as hunting, fishing, and camping with his family. ...

Letty Jane Vande Ree, infant daughter of Jamison and Lisa (Aukeman) Vande Ree of Grand Haven, was born into the arms of Jesus on Sunday, September 2, 2018. In addition to her parents, Letty is survived by her grandparents, Thomas (Lori) Aukeman, Howard (Julie) Van Mersbergen, and Brian (Carri) Vande Ree; and several great-grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. A Funeral Service for Infant Letty’s family will be at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, September 7th, 2018 at Klaassen Family...

Arie Floris Boon, age 86 of Grand Haven, passed away Thursday, August 30, 2018. He was born on October 7, 1931 to the late Peter and Agnes (Bouwman) Boon in Hartford, MI. Arie married Joann Noordhof on June 26, 1953 in Grand Haven, and she preceded him in death on January 24, 2018, after 64 years of marriage. He worked for 45 years at the Grand Haven Tribune as a newspaper publication press man, was a member of First Reformed Church in Grand Haven, and served on the Condo Board at Klempel...

Sheron Lea Miller, age 79, passed away Monday, August 20, 2018 after an extended battle with pancreatic cancer. Sheron was born in Grand Rapids on September 29, 1938 to Maurice and Freda Mate.  She was the eldest of 5 children and is survived by her 3 brothers, Richard (Nancy), James, and David, as well as her brother-in-law, David Bush. Her sister Kathleen preceded her in death in 2012.  Sheron married Dale Miller on June 6, 1959. He preceded her in death December 2003....