LaFayette Sun Obituaries

Obituary: Mrs. Sylvia Ann (Tucker) Vines

Mrs. Sylvia Ann (Tucker) Vines, 76, of Lanett (formerly of LaFayette) died Monday, September 4, 2023, at Piedmont Health Care-Midtown, Columbus, GA. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 9, 2023, at Vines Funeral Home Chapel at 2:00 p.m. (CST) with Rev. Darrin Spence officiating. Interment will be in Handy cemetery, LaFayette. The remains Read More…

Courier-Leader & Paw Paw Flashes Obituaries

Obituary: Richard Edward Healy

Richard Edward Healy passed away peacefully at his Ackley Lake home in Paw Paw, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. Richard was born in Chicago on Nov. 1, 1930, son of the late Edward Richard Healy and Esther C. (Atwater) Healy.At a very young age his father, a Chicago police officer, unexpectedly passed away in the line Read More…

Courier-Leader & Paw Paw Flashes Obituaries

Obituary: George Roger Crouse

            George Roger Crouse was born March 27, 1940, in South Haven, MI, to George Russell and Evelyn (Myers) Crouse.  He graduated from South Haven High School and married Ruth Elizabeth Thomas on Oct. 25, 1958. George served in the Michigan State Police from 1963 to 1987.  As a trooper, he was assigned to the Read More…

Courier-Leader & Paw Paw Flashes Obituaries

Obituary: Rusty A. Ritsema

Rusty A. Ritsema passed away at his home, Aug. 27, 2023, after a long battle with cancer. He was born March 3, 1959, in Paw Paw, to Mildred (Compton) Ritsema and the late Benjamin Ritsema. Rusty graduated from Paw Paw High School in 1977. He owned and operated Ritsema’s Septic Service and worked for the Read More…

Allegan County News & Union Enterprise Obituaries

Obituary: Mary Louise Babbitt

Mary Louise Babbitt, 74 of Allegan, MI, passed away on September 8, 2023, at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo. Born September 6, 1949, in Allegan, Michigan, she was the daughter of the late Elizabeth F. Russell. Mary was loved by her family as well as by her dear friends at Harmony Brook. She will be Read More…

Allegan County News & Union Enterprise Obituaries

Obituary: Deb S. Smalla

Passed away Monday, September 4, 2023 in Kalamazoo. Deb was born November 21, 1955 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of James and Diane (Kopp) Nelson. Deb was a 1974 graduate of Otsego High School and had worked for Perrigo for 41 years retiring in 2017. She enjoyed trips to the casino, she especially loved spending time Read More…

Allegan County News & Union Enterprise Obituaries

Obituary: Donald J Carra

Donald J Carra, age 62 of Allegan passed away peacefully on September 6th, 2023, surrounded by family and friends at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. Heartfelt gratitude goes out to the amazing ICU medical and nursing staff, as well as those that were with him during his final days, both by his side, and through Read More…