All Obituaries

Mrs. Shelly Ruth Beck, age 78 of Grand Haven (formerly of Spring Lake), passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2020. She was born April 11, 1942 in Detroit, MI to the late Julius and Rose (Zolkower) Stern. Shelly married Sheldon H. Beck on October 20, 1963 in Detroit, MI and he preceded her in death on July 11, 1995. Shelly graduated from Mumford High School in Detroit and attended the University of Michigan. She ultimately obtained her undergraduate degree from Wayne State University and her MBA...

Robert C. “Boom” Rouwhorst, age 90 of Grand Haven, passed away on Monday, May 25, 2020 at a local care facility. He was born on May 21, 1930 in Grand Haven, MI to the late Charles and Susie (Bolthouse) Rouwhorst. Bob married Mary L. Wallish on March 30, 1986 in Spring Lake, MI. Bob was a hard-working man starting in the celery fields as a teenager. He worked at the skate barn and then went on to Anderson-Bolling as a die-setter and press operator for 24 years, and was also...

Andrew “Andy” Elwyn Ransom, age 41 of Grand Haven, passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2020 at home. He was born on March 25, 1979 in Grand Haven, MI to Douglas Lee Ransom and Carol Ann Mosher. Andy graduated with Honors from Grand Haven High School, Class of 1999. He was a lifelong resident of Grand Haven, and was a very driven individual who achieved many things in his life. Andy was born with the gift of gab, which carved the path for him to become an accomplished public speaker....

Leva William Ray, age 92 of Grand Haven, passed away on Thursday, May 21, 2020 at home. He was born on March 27, 1928 in Hornersville, MO to the late Walter and Ethel (Davidson) Ray. Leva married Caroline Zimmerman on September 24, 1949 and she preceded him in death on October 24, 1998. He then married Marie Pitts on May 19, 2007. Leva was a hard-working, good old southern boy raised on cornbread, watermelon and sweet-tea who loved John Deere tractors and restoring vintage cars. He always...

Leonard R. D’Oyly, age 74 Grand Haven, passed away on Sunday, May 17, 2020. He was born on February 28, 1946 to the late Edwin and Doris (Tatroe) D’Oyly in Grand Haven, MI. Leonard was a member of St. Paul’s United Church and worked for Bastian Blessing Company and was a union official for the carpenters union for 24 years. In 1969, he was a major part of the founding of Robinson Township Fire Department and served as the Charter Fire Chief until 1973. Leonard was the...

Mary Francis Denison, age 73 of Grand Haven, passed away on Sunday, May 17, 2020 at Metro Hospital in Grand Rapids. Private family services to be held. Memorial Contributions may be made to the Harbor Humane Society or the American Cancer Society.  Full obituary to be posted soon.

Lyle E. “Whitey” White, age 89 of Grand Haven, passed away on Friday, May 15, 2020 at home. He was born on January 31, 1931 in Flint, MI to the late Peter and Ruth (Chilcott) White. Lyle married Kathleen Mendel on June 27, 1953. Lyle graduated from Grand Haven High School and worked as a Supervisor for Grand Haven Brass for 50 years before his retirement. He enjoyed snow skiing and water skiing, and traveling to the U.P. to go hunting for white-tail deer up at the cabin with...

Wayne Lee Purchase, age 59 of Grand Haven, passed away on Friday, May 15, 2020 at home. He was born on June 21, 1960 in Grand Rapids, MI to Richard and Virgilene (Baker) Purchase. After moving to the Grand Haven area, Wayne graduated from Grand Haven High School, and went on to serve our country in the US Navy from 1981 to 1985 where he received the Good Conduct Award and Sea-Service Deployment Ribbon. He was a restaurant manager until 1992, past-president of the National Association of RV...

Florine June Sluiter, age 95 of Grand Haven, passed away on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at Grand Pines Assisted Living Center. She was born on March 11, 1925 in Holland, MI to the late Gerrit and Margaret (Scheerhorn) Topp. Flo married her high school sweetheart, Robert (Bob) Hugh Sluiter, on September 27, 1947 in Detroit, MI. They moved to Chicago while Bob finished his optometric degree at Northern Illinois College of Optometry and she worked for the Internal Revenue Service as a bookkeeper....

William “Bill” Fredrick Hanson, age 83 of Grand Haven, passed away on Friday, May 8, 2020 at a local care facility. He was born on June 19, 1936 in Royal Oak, MI to the late Milton and Ethel (Bromley) Hanson. Bill graduated from Dondero High School and worked for as an independent electrician, IBEW Local Union 58 for many years before his retirement. He was a member of the Grand Haven Eagles, FOE #925 and enjoyed boating, motorcycles, and classic cars. Bill was a very religious...