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Leland Keith Lanning of The Villages, Florida went home to be with the Lord April 12, 2024. He was born to the late Rosco and Mildred (Ouderkirk) on October 23, 1933 in Petoskey, Michigan. Leland, or Keith - as he liked to go by - grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan. His father, Rosco, opened the Humpty Dumpty restaurant in 1941, which Keith and his brother later became partners of in 1952. The restaurant would later be renamed Lanning's Restaurant until they sold the business in 1966. The new owners kept the name until the restaurant eventually closed. Keith later retired as sales manager of a food distribution company in 1993. Keith also loved working with wood and built several things...

Gladys May (Gernaat) Alferink, age 78, passed away at her home in Kentwood, MI and entered into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. She passed away from cancer. Originally from McBain, Michigan, she grew up on a dairy farm. Gladys moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan to attend Davenport College and graduated in 1963. She went on to work part time for the US Department of Labor Consumer Price Index as a field representative for nearly 15 years. Gladys met her husband, L. Dale Alferink, at Holland State Park and they were married in 1966 - residing in Grandville, MI for 50 years. They had two children Jefferson Alferink of Holland, MI, and Sally Alferink Tez of Portland, OR....