Grand Rapids Obituaries

Local obituary notices in Grand Rapids, MI

• Thursday May 16 | via MLive.com 

  Roses presented in solemn Police Memorial Day ceremo...

  Heather Breen of Grandville honors her dad, Grand Rapids police officer Daniel Duyst, as Grand Rapids police officer Todd Butler salutes during the 2013 Police Memorial Day service at Rosa Parks Circle on Thursday, May 16.

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• Thursday May 16 | via MLive.com 

  Funeral tonight in Grand Rapids for Kevin O'Brien, k...

  Friends are asked to bring a favorite photo or memory in writing to share to when they attend services Thursday or a memorial gathering Sunday for Kevin Richard O'Brien, 36, who died May 13, following a fall at the B.O.B. entertainment venue in Grand Rapids.

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• Wednesday May 15 | via Northwest Herald 

  Kilgore, Charles A.

  Charles A. Kilgore, 68, of Summerfield, Fla., a former 35-year resident of Union, passed away Friday, May 10, 2013, from injuries received in an automobile accident.

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• Tuesday May 14 | via MLive.com 

  Rising number of police calls at The B.O.B., police ...

  The number of police responses to The B.O.B. during the last four years have risen slightly, city records show The number of police calls logged for complaints at The B.O.B. were provided by the Grand Rapids Police after a request by MLive, The Grand Rapids Press and other media.

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• Tuesday May 14 | via MLive.com 

  'Acute ethanol intoxication' listed as factor in Apr...

  A death certificate shows that "acute ethanol intoxication" played a role in the April 14 death of Zachary Bunting after he fell from a staircase at The B.O.B. His death was the first of two deadly alcohol-related falls inside the building at 20 Monroe Ave.

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• Tuesday May 14 | via Detroit Free Press 

  Man dies after fall at Grand Rapids club where 2 die...

  Grand Rapids police say a man has died following a fall down a four-story staircase at a nightclub where two men died in similar accidents.

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• Monday May 13 | via MLive.com 

  Blessed Bikers founder Reggie Wilde, killed in Fruit...

  Wilde combined the two when he founded Blessed Bikers, an informal, non-denominational group of Muskegon-area motorcyclists, a couple of years ago.

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• Sunday May 12 | via Detroit Free Press 

  Man critical after fall at Grand Rapids nightclub wh...

  Grand Rapids police say a man was critically injured in a fall down a four-story staircase at a nightclub where two men died in similar accidents.

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• Sunday May 12 | via WZZM-TV Grand Rapids 

  Second man in 2 months falls from The B.O.B.

  A Wyoming man is the second person in just two months to fall four stories inside a stairwell at the B.O.B. in downtown Grand Rapids.

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• Friday May 10 | via Ludington Daily News 

  Andrew H. Wright

  Andrew H. Wright, 46, met his Savior face to face on May, 6. He was born August 31, 1966, in Ludington, to William H. and Ila L. Wright.

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• Friday May 10 | via Northern Michigan News 

  Lorraine Cecil Platz

  Lorraine Cecil Platz, of Cadillac, passed away on Tuesday, May 7, 2013, at Mercy Hospital in Cadillac after battling long-term health issues.

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• Tuesday May 7 | via MLive.com 

  Visitation and funeral set for Jeff Looman, beloved ...

  Visitation will be held Thursday and the funeral held Friday for Jeff Looman, the beloved music teacher who died Sunday after being struck by a car while riding his bicycle.

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• Monday May 6 | via Patch.com 

  Obituary: Elsie Marie (nee DeGroot) Schilt

  Elsie Marie Schilt, has completed life's journey and has gone home to be with Jesus.

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• Sunday May 5 | via News & Record 

  Smith, Mary Dark

  Funeral Services celebrating her life will be held 2:00 PM Tuesday May 7, 2013 at Main Street United Methodist Church with Pastor Dr.

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• Sunday May 5 | via Fox Point 

  Regina R. Olejniczak

  Regina R. Olejniczak of Milwaukee Catholic Home, formerly of Shorewood, died Aug.

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• Thursday May 2 | via Rockford Squire 

  Miller

  Brenda is survived by her mother and stepfather, Sandra and James Wiersma of Belmont and her brother, Ernest Ray White of Phoenix, AZ.

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• Thursday May 2 | via MLive.com 

  Latest victim dies after 4-story fall at The B.O.B. ...

  Kevin Richard O'Brien, 36, died Monday evening of injuries sustained in a four-story fall early Sunday at The B.O.B. in Grand Rapids, police confirmed.

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• Saturday Apr 27 | via Troy Daily News 

  Jack E. Gheen

  Jack E. Gheen, 68, of New Carlisle, died on Tuesday, April 23, 2013. He was born on April 21, 1945 in Troy, to the late Orville Ray and Erma A. Gheen.

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• Saturday Apr 27 | via MLive.com 

  Obituaries today: Monica Jalowiecz, 91, former Widdi...

  Growing up on the West Side during the Depression, Jalowiecz worked after school in a tavern her mother owned on Bridge Street.

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• Apr 15, 2013 | via MLive.com 

  Police reports: No security cameras in open stairwel...

  Detectives investigating two fatal falls in the last month at The B.O.B. have been unable to review security video because the interior staircase where the falls happened is not covered by cameras, police reports show.

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