Category: Obituaries
How to share a loss with the Michigan Conference.
Death notices will be sent on behalf of the Michigan Conference by the Communications Staff via e-blast for active and retired clergy, clergy spouses, clergy dependents and members to the annual conference when requested and with permission from a family member. Recipients are local churches and anyone who has subscribed to the death notice/prayer request database. To subscribe, go to the Subscription page.
The annual conference memorial service honors those who we have lost up to March 1st and for whom we have received notice by March 13th. Anyone received after the March 1st deadline will be recognized the following year at Annual Conference.
Read MoreAnnouncements include:
- Clergy, including part-time and full-time local pastors.
- Retired clergy as defined above.
- Spouses and surviving spouses of active and retired clergy.
- Dependent children of clergy [this includes stepchildren] still living in the parsonage.
- Diaconal ministers.
- Lay members of the previous annual conference.
- Laypersons of the conference support staff and ministry team, past or present.
- Missionaries related to the conference.
When death of a person in one of the above categories is known:
- The person reporting the death should provide the information to the district office where the deceased resided or attended a local church if known or provide the information to the to the conference office
- Information must include
- the name of the individual
- date of death
- relationship to the conference/clergy member
- history when available
- visitation and funeral information
- where condolences can be sent
- photographs are appreciated
- Death notices for extended relatives (parents, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc.) will be sent out as a monthly summary by the Communications Office and may be posted immediately by any individual on the Michigan Conference Facebook group page
- We encourage these types of announcements also be sent out by district email when deemed appropriate. Please note, there is a formatted design for these announcements in the MailChimp system that can be adapted and utilized.
- Death notices for any immediate or extended family of a staff member will be sent to the All Staff e-blast list and also included in the month summary e-blast sent to the death notice database.
Have more questions?
Please contact Kristen Gillette
Jack E. Johnston
March 10, 1952 – February 28, 2024 Pastor Jack Johnston, 71, Williston, ND, passed away Wednesday, February 28, 2024, at Trinity Hospital. Jack was born March 10, 1952, the son… Continue Reading Jack E. Johnston
Doris Crocker
April 18, 1936 – February 26, 2024 Pastor Doris Crocker passed away on February 26, 2024 at the age of 87. She was born April 18, 1936 in Hutton Henry,… Continue Reading Doris Crocker
Lynn A. DeMoss
December 25, 1934 – February 25, 2924 Rev. Dr. Lynn Allyn DeMoss, age 89, died on February 25, 2024, at Clark Retirement Community in Grand Rapids after a short illness.… Continue Reading Lynn A. DeMoss
Donna H. Francis
September 12, 1925 – February 21, 2024 Donna Hoover Greenman Francis died on February 21, 2024 in Traverse City, Michigan at the age of 98. She was born at home… Continue Reading Donna H. Francis
William A. Hertel
April 12, 1939 – February 18, 2024 Pastor William “Bill” A. Hertel, age 84, of Traverse City, Michigan went to be with the Lord on February 18, 2024. He was… Continue Reading William A. Hertel
Jane A. Berquist
October 10, 1936 – January 30, 2024 Rev. Jane A. Berquist – At 12:24 a.m. on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, the Rev. Jane Ann Berquist—Mom, Ahma, Granny, and Ma—left her… Continue Reading Jane A. Berquist
Marshall G. Dunlap
April 16, 1958 – January 29, 2024 Pastor Marshall Grant Dunlap, 65, of Farmington Hills. MI, peacefully passed away on January 29. 2024 at home, after a long battle with… Continue Reading Marshall G. Dunlap
Donald C. Schark
January 3, 1950 – January 9, 2024 Donald Christian Schark, 74 of Menominee, MI entered eternal rest on Tuesday January 9, 2024 at Aurora Medical Center – Bay Area in… Continue Reading Donald C. Schark
Joyce A. Mitchell
October 3, 1956 — January 3, 2024 Wife of Pastor Mark Mitchell, Joyce Ann (Pearcy) Mitchell, 67 of Lakeview, Michigan, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, January 3, 2024. Joyce was born… Continue Reading Joyce A. Mitchell
Ruth P. Cooper
March 28, 1931 – December 29, 2023 Wife of Rev. Dr. O. William “Bill” Cooper Jr., Ruth Paula Cooper passed away on December 29, 2023, in Fort Collins, Colorado. She… Continue Reading Ruth P. Cooper