Marjorie (Marge) Jean (Sutherland) Mohrhardt went to be with the Lord in the early morning hours on Thursday January 31, 2019, East Lansing, MI at the age of 92.  Marge was ahead of her time.  A graduate of Woodland High School in 1945, she worked at various jobs and attended business college.  From a line worker at the Lake Odessa Canning Factory, an office worker at Diamond REO, a reporter for the Sunfield Sentinel reporting on the Dow area news and events, a tailor for Dick...

Duane Eldon Snavely Ionia, Michigan Duane Eldon Snavely, 96, formerly of Freeport, MI passed away on February 18, 2019. He was born on December 8, 1922, the youngest child of Ira Calvert and Virginia May Wine Snavely near Wauneta, Nebraska. His father was a minister in the Church of the Brethren, and the family lived in Nebraska, Colorado, Missouri, Indiana and Michigan. Duane graduated from Royerton High School (IN) in 1940. He had an agricultural exemption to the draft and farmed during...

Gary Lynn Gibbs, 77 of Eaton Rapids, MI passed away peacefully on February 14th, 2019 with family by his side, at Veterans Administration housing in Battle Creek, MI.  He was born October 24th, 1941 in Lansing, MI the first child of Leslie and Mary Jane (Jones) Gibbs.  For Gary life began on the Gibbs farm on Gale Road in Eaton Rapids.  He was no stranger to hard work, but eventually had six younger siblings to help in the milking of the cows and doing other farm chores. ...

   Betty Jean Kempf passed peacefully at her home to be with the Lord on February 9, 2019 at the age of 97.  Jean, as she was called by her family and friends, was born to Harvey and Mabel (Hosey) Nye February 6, 1922 as the middle child of five including Dorothy, Helen, Grace and Harvey.  She grew up a country girl having a love for horses, cattle, poultry, flowers and all the wonders and beauty of nature.     Jean met her future husband Henry Richard...

Gerald E. Lade of Sunfield died peacefully the evening of January 17, 2019, in Lakeland, Florida.  He was 87 years old. Jerry was born on March 19, 1931, in Grand Ledge, Michigan, to George and Ina (Hatch) Lade.  He attended school in Grand Ledge.  He was a farmer and heavy equipment operator.  He also worked for a time at Fisher Body in Lansing. Jerry joined the Army in 1948 at age 17.  He was initially stationed in Japan.  When the Korean War broke out his...

Our Heavenly Father called Darwin (Butch) A. Benjamin, Jr., of Sunfield, MI home on Monday, January 14, 2019 in Lansing, MI at the age of 75.   Greatly loved as husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle and friend, he leaves behind many beautiful and treasured memories. Dar blessed Darwin A. and Lulu V. Benjamin, Sr. with his birth on September 28, 1943.  Dar graduated from Sunfield High School in 1961. Dar married the love of his life Diana Kim on April 14, 1979...

 Raymond Maynard Stambaugh, age 87, went home to be with his Savior on January 10, 2019. Raymond was born in Sunfield, Michigan, the only child of Kyle Stambaugh and Lucille (Hoffman) Stambaugh, on May 9, 1931. He graduated from Sunfield High School in 1949 and began working for Hough Brothers, Inc. shortly after. He stayed with the company as a millwright through ownership and name changes until he retired. Due to his strong work ethic, he was eventually promoted to foreman. During his...

Max Edward Kenyon, 74, of Portland, MI passed away unexpectedly at home on December 19th,  2018.  He was born on April 28, 1944 in Portland, MI to Henry and Hilda (Osman) Kenyon.  Max attended school in Portland and in Sunfield.  He was retired from the State of Michigan, Department of Public Health, where he worked as a Machinist and Maintenance Mechanic.  Prior to his job at the Health Department he also worked at Demmer Engineering as a Machinist. Max was a...

   Hilda Ione Kenyon, 96, of Portland, MI passed away on December 12, 2018 at the Portland Assisted Living Facility in Portland, MI.  She was born October 3, 1922 in Mulliken, MI to Alonzo and Eva (Thomas) Osman.  Hilda was a graduate of Portland High School Class of 1940.  She married Henry Kenyon on August 12, 1940 at the Ionia Free Fair Grand Stands.  She retired from the State of Michigan, Department of Public Health, where she worked as a Lab...

Marilee Jeanne (Hough) Steward  1939 - 2018      On the evening of December 7, 2018, our world traveler, Marilee Jeanne (Hough) Steward departed for one final adventure. A crowd of family and friends were waiting on the other side to meet her for a joyous reunion.      Her earthly family was not ready to accompany her to the pearly gates on this trip, but they are all looking forward to a reuniting some day. Larry Steward, husband of 57 years,...