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Nurse Tributes: Honoring the Legacy of Nursing

I have answered a sacred call to serve my community as part of the nurse honor guard. I have stood in silent tribute and reverence at the tribute wall of honor to honor the fallen, upholding the nursing legacy that inspires us all.

I AM A GUARDIAN OF LEGACY.

I will never let a nurse's service go forgotten as part of the nurse honor guard. I will never forget the hands that healed and the lives that were changed through the dedication of nurses. If a family grieves, I will bring solace in their time of need. If a nurse leaves us, I will honor their memory on the tribute wall of honor. I will recognize the accomplishments of every nurse who serves, ensuring that their nursing legacy is upheld. I will support my fellow Honor Guard members, and I will uphold the legacy of nursing with compassion, dignity, and respect. They are my sisters and my brothers. Their legacy is now mine to carry.

I AM A NURSE HONOR GUARD.

"Nurses dispense comfort, compassion, and caring without even a prescription, embodying the spirit of the nursing legacy that lives on through their dedication. This commitment to care is honored by initiatives like the nurse honor guard and celebrated on the tribute wall of honor." --Val Saintsbury

Tribute Wall of Honor

2021

2021

2021

Melanie D. Walicki, 51, Pentwater (7/1) Vivian Simonelli, 92, Muskegon (7/23)

Ronna Lynne Kennison, 61, Muskegon (8/14) 

Cheryl Sladick, 69, Muskegon (9/15)

Linda Jablonski, 65, Spring Lake (9/17) 

Sharon Alviar, 64, Twin Lake (9/17)

Marcia Jelier, 78, Spring Lake (10/8)

Eleanor Wiewiora, 81, West Olive (11/26) Doris Borgman, 94, Ravenna (12/27)

2022

2021

2021

RoseMary Simpkins, 82, Spring Lake(1/19)

Mary Lou Christian, 81, Muskegon (1/29) Esther Gray, 90, Spring Lake (2/28)

Jennifer Johnson, 48, Spring Lake (3/19) Gunhild McPherson, 95, Grand Haven(4/8)  Vicki Tawney, 69, New Era (5/3)

Nancy Jean Mastee, 80, Muskegon (6/24) Martha McKay Muir, 87, Grand Haven(6/30)

Dawn Waycaster, 62, Mears (7/3)

Carol Jean Hudson, 86, Spring Lake (8/22) Maureen Campbell, 84, Spring Lake (8/25) Shirley Grammel, 87, Muskegon (9/14) 

Beverly Vivian, 93, Grand Haven (9/15) Thomas Kull, 70, Montague (10/4)   

Wilma Bourdon-Morton, 96, Muskegon(10/8) Lois Sullivan, 91, Hart (11/1) 

Kathy Owens, 70, Shelby (11/2) 

Deborah Davis, 66, Ludington (11/17) 

Virginia Hotz, 91, Muskegon (11/21) 

Janice Ruiz, 81, Muskegon (12/12)

2023

2021

2023

Luanne Luick, 69, Muskegon (5/6)

Katherine "Kitty" Geitzen, 76, Muskegon(5/10) Michelle Schoon, 53, Ludington (5/17) Judith Beckman, 70, New Era (5/20) 

Evelyn Dahlstedt, 94, Muskegon (5/25) 

Jane Alderson, 83, Holton (5/31) 

Diane Richardson, 69, Grand Haven (7/14) Diane Weesies, 73, Montague (7/15) Janice Weessies, 81, Muskegon (7/21)

Alma Bays, 89, Montague (7/22)

Paula Vanderstelt, 96, Muskegon (8/2) Marjorie Kane, 87, Fruitport (8/9) 

Beatrice Rose, 92, Grand Haven (8/31)

Mary Lombard, 89, Montague (9/7)

Debra L. Arnold, 70, Muskegon (9/9) Lorna Williams, 59, Muskegon (10/8) 

Patricia Rush, 83, Montague (10/13) 

Nancy MacLachlan, 73, Grand Haven(10/28) Rhodora Sloan, 92, New Era (11/10) Jeanne Hyma, 83, Muskegon (12/1)

2024

2024

2023

Barbara Wygant, 75, Hesperia (1/2)

Shirley K. DeVries, 86, Muskegon (1/26)

Boneta Radakovitz, 82, Muskegon (2/2) 

Pamela Ann Matthews, 47, Muskegon (2/24)

Shirley Swifney, 88, Grand Haven (3/2)

Lorraine Hamilton, 96, Traverse City (3/4)

Thomas D. Baker, 83, Fremont (3/23) 

Stuart C. Smith, 97, Muskegon (3/23) 

Kathy Van Bronkhorst, 76, West Olive (5/4)

Beverly J. Kersting, 86, Muskegon (6/7)

Karolynn Ruth King, 64, Muskegon (6/12) 

Dolores "Dee" Ruth Whalen, 86, Shelby (6/14)

Jo Ann Wortman, 87, Grand Haven (6/27)

Donna C. Fuller, 84, Newaygo (7/15)

Carol L. Marcil, 82, Muskegon (7/17) 

Kimberly Ann Keeton, 40, Muskegon (7/24) 

Lois Arlene McAllister, 92, Muskegon (8/4)

Mary Frances Santarelli, 90, Muskegon (8/9)

Kathleen E. Hansen, 69, Muskegon (8/16) 

Linda Ann Barnes, 71, Muskegon (8/17)

Jacquelyn L. Serrano, 70, Muskegon (9/17)

David M. Szymasm, 61, Grand Haven (9/20)

Patricia J. Camp, 87, Muskegon (11/1)

June Mary Schmelzer, 97, Montague (11/2) 

Shirley Kay Balentine, 84, Wolf Lake (12/12)

LuAnn Vanderstelt, 71, Muskegon (12/27)

2025

2024

2025

Marilyn Joan Hansberger, 71, Ludington (1/10)

Sharon Leone Morse, 76, Muskegon, (1/18)

Arlene Mae Corsiglia, 91, Spring Lake (1/24)

Susan K. Stone, 80, Muskegon (2/13)

Amanda J. Locke, 44, Muskegon (2/13)

Beverly Lorenz, 88, Montague (2/24)

Linda Lou Herbert, 86, Muskegon (4/5)

Donna Jean Clark, 88, Spring Lake, (4/17)

Muskegon CC pinning, 37 graduates (4/24)

West Shore CC pinning, 24 graduates (5/1)

Virginia Betty Mensink, 96, Grand Haven (5/16)

Mary Ann Haak, 75, Muskegon (5/30)

Samantha Ann Genung, 39, Muskegon (6/5)

Amanda Lynne Cihak, 44, Muskegon (6/20)

Barbara Blanchard, 86, Spring Lake (6/26)

Leona Ruth Trowbridge, 85, Grand Haven (7/8)

Lynn Shannon Bromley, 83, Walkerville (7/11)

Ellen Ruth Hoos, 95, Montague (8/7)

Muskegon CC pinning, 35 graduates (8/7)

Debra Sue Teuling, 66, Muskegon (8/21)

Madonna Bogner, 97, Muskegon (8/21)

Donna Ann Veeneman, 93, Montague (8/22)

Delores Lucille Baynum, 90, Spring Lake (8/23)

Elizabeth Thompson, 86, Grand Haven (8/23)

Mary B. Hornby, 89 Grand Haven (10/14)

Randy James Knapp, 74, Muskegon (10/17)

Evelyn Fanny Morford, 89, Spring Lake (10/21)

Sherry Rees-Campbell, 86, Grand Haven(11/4)

Ann Marie Marinelli,103, Muskegon (12/5)

Annette Ramirez, 87, Grand Haven (12/13)

2026

2024

2025

Dorothy Marie Burch, 89, Big Rapids (1/26)

Barbara L. Lauretti, 95, Norton Shores (1/31) 

Charlotte Marie Betka, Ludington (2/14)

Barbara J. Burke, 88, Spring Lake (4/17)

The Muskegon CC pinning (4/23)

Yvonne R. Kramer, 94, Grand Haven (4/24) 

Baker College pinning (4/30)

West Shore CC pinning (4/30)

Heather "Jean" McCann, 81, Spring Lake(5/16)

Margaret Baker, 86, Grand Haven (5/22)

2027

2027

2027

2028

2027

2027

2029

2027

2029

2030

2030

2029

2031

2030

2031

2032

2030

2031

Group of women dressed as nurses in white uniforms with red and navy blue capes posing indoors.
Group of nurses dressed in vintage uniforms with red capes posing outdoors.


Group of nurses in blue capes and white uniforms posing outdoors in a cemetery.

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