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Middleville, MI 49333

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Good Shepherd

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908 W. Main Street, Middleville

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Lead Pastor: Pastor Ryan Kimmel
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6950 Cherry Valley Rd., Middleville, MI 49333
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Helen Rose (Visser)
Nobel passed away March
13, 2024, nine days shy of
her 91st birthday. Helen was
born in South Dakota to
Tony and Ruth Visser. She
married the love of her life,
Bernie Nobel, on August 24,
1951 at her parents’ home in
Hawarden, Iowa.
In 1953, Helen and Bernie
started their family in Iowa
where they lived for a year
before they moved to Grand
Rapids, MI in 1954 because
Bernie didn’t want to be a
farmer. He ended up working
in construction and later
became a union ironworker.
In 1966 they built a house on
Duncan Lake in Caledonia,
Michigan and enjoyed many
years on the lake. Weekends
were filled with square danc-
ing and hanging with family
and friends.
Helen was a very talented
woman, she made all of her
clothes and her daughters’
clothes with a pedal sewing
machine. She even made her
square-dancing dresses with
the full slip on that machine!
Helen later bought an elec-
tric sewing machine and
continued sewing. She also
would make things from
resin molds, cards from
pressed flowers, taught her-
self how to play the accordi-
on, and played a pump
organ. She was also the
go-to Avon lady in the
neighborhood!
Then in 1985 Helen and
Bernie moved to Florida and
lived in a 42 ft fifth wheel
for five years. A few years
later they bought a house
trailer in LaBelle, FL and
property in the Florida
Everglades. They dynamited
a pond on the property and
added a house trailer; living
off grid using solar panels
and a generator for power.
Then in 2006, when
Bernie and Helen sold the
Everglade property, they
moved to Fort Denaud, FL,
where they lived for 10
years. In 2016 they moved
to Cobb Lake, in Wayland,
MI to be closer to their fam-
ily. They then enjoyed many
Helen Rose Nobel
years of lake living, includ-
ing fishing, pontoon boat
rides, and turtle hunting with
the grandchildren.
Helen is survived by her
sisters, Evelyn Huenink and
Betty (Tim) Jackes; brother,
Bill (Christy) Visser and sis-
ter-in-law, Dorothy VerHey;
her loving children, Beverly
(Bob) Middleton, John
(Cathy) Nobel, David
(Kimberly) Nobel; grandchil-
dren, Jennifer Middleton, Bob
(Sarah) Middleton, Tracie
(Jason) Makowski, Angela
(Kurt) Nobel, Tyler Nobel,
and Zach Nobel; great-grand-
children, Erikka, Everest,
Ava, Korben, Madison,
Mitchell, Lizzie, Callie,
Brian, Alexxandria, and
Liam.
She was preceded in death
by her beloved husband,
Bernie; parents, Ruth and
Tony Visser; baby, Bernie Jr.;
brother Arthur and sister,
Jean.
Helen’s family will
receive friends on Saturday,
March 16, 2024 from 2-
p.m. at the Beeler-Gores
Funeral Home, where her
funeral service will be con-
ducted at 3 p.m. Private
burial will take place next to
her beloved husband in
Coman Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers please
consider a donation to St.
Jude Children’s Hospital.
Please visit http://www.goresfu-
neralservice.com to share a
memory or leave a condo-
lence message.
Christine A. Keyes, age
56, of Middleville, MI,
passed away unexpectedly
on March 11, 2024. Born on
March 3, 1968, in Hudson,
MI, Christine was a beacon
of kindness and compassion
throughout her life.
During her 25-year ten-
ure at Southpoint Dental
Care, Christine’s warm
smile and thoughtfulness
brightened the days of both
colleagues and patients.
Her love for life was evi-
dent in her passion for the
outdoors, where she found
joy in the simple pleasure
of boat rides around Barlow
Lake. A friend to all crea-
tures, her Chocolate Labs
held a special place in her
heart, and visits to the zoo
were among her cherished
moments.
Christine will be lovingly
remembered by her husband
of 20 years, Bill Keyes; her
mother, Bonnie Ames, and
stepdad, Dennis Ames; her
sisters, Judy (Kevin) Derr,
Melanie (Dan) Stob, and
Debbie (Dave) Evink; broth-
er-in-law, Scott Keyes; as
well as her parents-in-law,
Mike and Linda Keyes.
Christine’s family
received friends on Friday,
March 15, 2024 at Beeler-
Gores Funeral Home, where
her funeral service will be
held on Saturday, March 16,
2024 at 11 a.m. Burial will
take place at Coman
Cemetery.
Memorial contributions
Barry County Humane
Society will be appreciated.
Please visit http://www.beeler-
goresfuneral.com to share a
memory or leave a condo-
lence message for Christine’s
family.
Christine A. Keyes
Turning the big 7-
Pictured are the four
trustees on the
Thornapple Township
Board. They all turn 70
years old in the next
month or so. From left to
right are Ross DeMaagd
(birthday March 17), Kim
Selleck (April 26), Sandy
Rairigh (March 15) and
Curt Campbell (March
14). The four were hon-
ored after Monday’s
board meeting, complete
with a birthday cake.
(Photo by Greg Chandler)