Ray Armock, Esther Barr, Jayla Bozek, Sandra Hartman, Pete Kruer, Betty Wyckoff

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Tamara Deardorff, Spencer Gillis, Ben Halbersma, Rubi Schaub, Tom Sharpe, Marv Weemhoff

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Donna Bottorff, Leah Mawby, Little Betty Swanson

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Barry Bell Jr., Robert Carter, Jim Swanland, Myrtle Troy

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Ed Ault, Marie Ault, Christine Dixon, Kathy Klawieter, Mark Palmer, Suzanne Smoes, Gloria Spalding

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Don Kik, Kris Nylaan

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Louise Campbell, Sue Swanland

Ardyth M. Streeter

Mrs. Ardyth M. Streeter, age 84, of Rockford went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, January 27, 2012.

She was a 1945 graduate of Roosevelt High School in Keego Harbor, Mich. Prior to her marriage, Ardyth worked at Bell Telephone, and she later worked for Lears, McInerney, and General Motors. She was very organized and strived for perfection. Ardyth was a person who thought of others first. She enjoyed all kinds of dancing and was one of the founders and a member of Rockford Country Squares. In her free time, she liked to sew, read, write poetry, and play golf.

Ardyth is survived by her children, Gayle and John Markus, Lori Streeter, Nita and Rich Randall; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas; and her brothers and sisters, Ray Norton, J.C. Norton, Clydy Norton Jr., Drusilla Anthony, and Celestine Coffey.

The service for Mrs. Streeter is Wednesday,

Feb. 1 at 1:00 p.m. at Courtland/Oakfield United Methodist Church with Pastor Robert Eckert officiating. Interment is in Courtland Township Cemetery . Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider Courtland/Oakfield United Methodist Church, 10295 Myers Lake Ave. NE, Rockford, MI 49341, or Faith Hospice, 2100 Raybrook NE, Suite 300, Grand Rapids, MI 49546.

Arrangements were made by Pederson Funeral Home, Rockford.

Earl and Linda Buttleman of White Cloud, together with Louise Wilcox and the late Great Jack Wilcox of Fort Meyers Beach, Fla., are happy to announce the engagement of their children Samantha Buttleman and Don Wilcox.

Don is a 1994 graduate of Rockford High School and is employed by DTE Energy of Grand Rapids.

Samantha is a 2003 graduate of White Cloud High School and studied health care

administration at Baker College. She is employed by Family Health Care.

A May 5, 2012 wedding date is set.

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Linda Berris, Tom Hone, Daniel Nash, Carly Olson, Jack Palazzolo, Bernice Terry

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Maggie Huber, Julie Zalud-Huston

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Andy Fowle, Zachary Grant, Marie Heyboer, Kim Van Dorp, Mason Van Dorp

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Joe Deering, Ayriel Mawby, Luella Wallen

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Joyce Brown, AJ Jesswani, Scott Purcey, Dano Richard

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Betty Basel, Noah Carriere, Denise Davidson, Frieda Gulliver, Eli Thompson

Charles W. Grover Sr., 80, of Tavares, Fla. passed away January 15, 2012.

Charlie is survived by his wife, Shirley; sister, Rebecca Cannady (John) of Camilla, Ga.; six children, Chuck Jr. (Janice) of Grand Rapids, Michael (Mary) of Grand Rapids, Susan Wilson (Jim) of Chippewa Lake; stepchildren, Cathie D’Itri (Ken) of California, Leslie North (Dan) of Florida, Dana Miiller (Kevin) of Florida; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Charlie was born May 15, 1931 in Big Rapids, Mich. Upon moving to Rockford he started grade school. Prior to starting high school, he and a few of his buddies at the age of 14 drove from Rockford all the way to Georgia one summer to visit his father.

After graduating in 1949 from Rockford High School, Charlie served as a sergeant in the Armed Forces during Korean War. After his return from the war, he worked for Lear Seigler for several years. Charlie then owned and operated his own body shops for many years, including Grover’s Body Shop in downtown Rockford and another shop located on Northland Drive. His body shops were always a popular place where his friends liked to stop by and talk about their cars, work and families. Chuck also worked for Chevy dealerships as their body shop manager for several years before moving to Florida to somewhat retire. But his love for restoring old cars kept him busy up until the age of 79. There is no doubt he loved not only working on cars but teaching others the trade as well.

Charlie was a past Mason and Shriner during his years in the Rockford area. He served part time for the Rockford City Police Department and was instrumental in starting the Rockford Ambulance Service back in the mid 1960s when he was an EMT volunteer for several years. He was a member of the Golden R Club at Rockford High School. Most every year he would plan his summer vacation with his daughter Sue and her husband to attend the reunion and visit with classmates, friends and family.

Charlie made many friends over the years. He was always willing to offer a helping hand and good sound advice for those who asked and a lot of time even if they didn’t.

Many will remember the home that he purchased for $1 from Pederson’s Funeral Home and moved from Monroe Street to the corner of Lincoln and Courtland. He was amazed that three drywall screws placed on a window sill, standing on their heads, never fell over during the over eight-hour move down the street and set on the new foundation. He was a man of many talents, who took great pride in finishing and restoring this old home as his own.

Charlie was passionate about restoring street rods. He was a past and present member of several car clubs in Grand Rapids and in Lake County, Fla. and was an NSRA member. He was honored to have pictures of two cars he completely restored featured in Rodder’s Digest car magazine. We will all remember Charlie as a generous person who never met a stranger who didn’t end up as his friend.

A celebration of life will be held on Sunday, Jan. 29 at the American Legion Hall, 300 Northland Dr., Rockford, from 2 to 4 p.m. Interment will be in Rockford Cemetery.

Aubrey Lee Voss

Marie (DeRegnaucourt) and Nick Voss, of DeWitt, Mi announce the birth of their daughter, Aubrey Lee Vos. Aubrey was born November 17, 2011 at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing. She weighed 7.2 pounds and was 21 inches long. Grandparents are Jeff and Debbie DeRegnaucourt, of Rockford, MI and Galen and Pat Voss of Mt. Pleasant, MI.

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Alekzandr Corvers, Sam Luft, Anne Mawby, Margie Nash, Jessi TenBrink, Julie Anne Long

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Trish Cutler

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Fran Bartlett, Lila Giddings, Mercedes Greenland, Vivian Hood, Gretchen Stein

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Lisa Danielski, Tootie Hathaway, Emily Laage, Steve Lachniet, Bill Throckmorton, Wilma Throckmorton, Gordon Weiland

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Harriet Jewell

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Thom Arends, Courtney Klinger, Casey Lenon, Greg Main, Mary Rose Mawby, Howard Shanken, Louise Swiatek

Mr. Frederick C. Bartlett, age 92, of Rockford passed into the presence of his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, January 11, 2012.

He served his country in the U.S. Navy during WWII. Fred was a long-time teacher at Rockford Public Schools and was very instrumental in the advancement of the agricultural program. For over 60 years he was a member of Rockford Baptist Church.

Fred is survived by his daughters, Carol Isaacs of Ft. Wayne, Ind., and Lois and Stephen Wier of Comstock Park; grandchildren, Melinda (Jason) Horst and Amanda (Mark) Ogden; great-grandchildren, Tobias Horst and Amelia Horst; nieces and nephews; stepchildren, Cynthia (Glen) Perry, Russell (Sarah) Gray, and Anita Gray and their families. He was preceded in death by his wife of 54 years, Edith; his wife of eight years, Frances Gray; great-grandchild, Logan Horst; sister, Dorothy Hill; and brother, Arnold.

The service of praise and thanksgiving for the gift of everlasting life through Jesus Christ for Mr. Bartlett was Saturday at 1:00 p.m. at Rockford Baptist Church with Pastor Paul Bartlett officiating. Interment was in Blythefield Memory Gardens. Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider Pine Ridge Bible Camp, 8415 17 Mile Road, Cedar Springs, MI 49319, or the Memorial Fund at Rockford Baptist Church, 221 Courtland St., Rockford, MI 49341.

Arrangements were made by Pederson Funeral Home, Rockford.

He served his country in the US Army during WWII and was the honored recipient of the Bronze Star, Combat Infantry Badge, American Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal with 4 Bronze Stars, Phillipine Liberation Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, Phillipine Presidential Unit Citation. Steve was in the first graduating class of Rockford High School Adult Ed in 1969. For 40 years he worked for Consumers Power Company as the sub station operator (area operator), retiring in 1986. Steve was proud to be a life member of the 32nd Infantry Div., Company K of the Red Arrow serving in the South Pacific during WWII. He was also a member of the Grand Rapids Red Arrow Club, Ushers Club at Assumption BVM Catholic Church, Bishop Kevin M. Britt Council Knights of Columbus, Grand Rapids Concertina Club, and volunteered for the Food Commodities.

He is survived by his loving wife, Helen (Barszewski) whom he married on May 29, 1948.  He was preceded in death by his grandson, Stephen J. May.  Also, he is survived by his children, Karen and Art Swartz, Patricia Hogberg and Dick Wiebe, Barbara and Mark Jackson, Mary and Robert Wismer, Gerilyn and Jamie May, Julie and Jeff Forbes, Stephanie and Stuart Cohen; proud “Dziadzi” of his grandchildren: Kara and Jason Schab and their children, Nathan and Addie, Michael Swartz and his daughter, Hayden Marie, Trapper Hogberg (fiancée Kim), Will Wismer (fiancée Jenna), Brett May, Stephen May, Dylan Wiebe, Layne Wiebe, Lindsay Cohen, and Adrienne Cohen.

The Mass of Christian Burial for Mr. Janicki will be offered on Friday at 11:00 a.m. at Assumption BVM Catholic Church, 6390 Belmont Ave. , Belmont , with The Rev. Peter Vu presiding. Military honors will be under the auspices of the Kent County Veterans Honor Guard with interment in Assumption Cemetery . The Rosary will be prayed on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the funeral home. Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider Carmelite Sisters, 4300 Mt. Carmel Dr ., NE , Ada , MI 49301 or the Consolata Sisters, 6801 Belmont Ave. , NE, PO Box 371 , Belmont , MI 49306 . Relatives and friends may meet with the family at the Pederson Funeral Home on Thursday from 1 to 3 and 6 to 9 p.m. and prior to the Mass at the church.

Arrangements were made by Pederson Funeral Home, Rockford

Ralph’s wife is Marjorie Loveless, and his children are Evelyn and Tom Bearss and Dave and Elaine Loveless.