Funeral Homes in Rockford, MI

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: Joe Staley (american football player), and Jeremy Britt (banker).

Rockford is a city in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 5,719. It is on the Rogue River and is only 14 miles north of Grand Rapids.

Rockford Obituaries

It was revealed on October 31st, 2019 that Lauren Meredith Markel (Ballema) passed on in Cleveland, Tennessee.  Ms. Markel was 39 years old and was born in Rockford, MI.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Lauren Meredith's life.

It was disclosed on March 12th, 2018 that Richard M "Dick" Turner died in Troy, Ohio.  Turner was 88 years old and was born in Rockford, MI.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Richard M "Dick"'s life.

It was disclosed on December 9th, 2017 that Elizabeth Jane "Bette" Klimek (Rowell) died in Rockford, Michigan.  Ms. Klimek was 88 years old and was born in Philadelphia, PA.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Elizabeth Jane "Bette"'s life.

It was disclosed by Kalamazoo Gazette on March 6th, 2016 that Paul Edward Wilson perished in Rockford, Michigan.  Wilson was 73 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Paul Edward's life.

It was noted by The Daily Tribune on January 27th, 2016 that John Scott Brissette passed on in Rockford, Michigan.  Brissette was 65 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor John Scott's life.

It was reported on October 16th, 2014 that Bernard Ralph Oldenkamp died in Hinckley, Minnesota.  Oldenkamp was 71 years old and was born in Rockford, MI.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Bernard Ralph's life.

It was noted on October 16th, 2014 that Bernard Ralph Oldenkamp passed away in Hinckley, Minnesota.  Oldenkamp was 71 years old and was born in Rockford, MI.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Bernard Ralph's life.

It was written by Flint Journal on March 28th, 2013 that Janet M Lewis (Silver) died in Rockford, Michigan.  Ms. Lewis was 78 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Janet M's life.

It was noted by Tampa Tribune on February 8th, 2012 that Gordon Wayne Rector passed on in Zephyrhills, Florida.  Rector was 84 years old and was born in Rockford, MI.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Gordon Wayne's life.

It was noted by Oakland Press on January 29th, 2012 that Ardyth M Streeter (Higgins) died in Rockford, Michigan.  Ms. Streeter was 84 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Ardyth M's life.

History

By 1865 the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad Company had begun a railroad extending northward through the village. The railroad had been advising the residents to adopt a shorter name, and when a newly arrived resident from Rockford, Illinois Illinois proposed the name of his former town, the new name was narrowly approved. Hunter gave Lapham of land on the east side of the Rogue for his trouble, and Lapham stayed there for the rest of his life. There have not been archeological finds of Native American settlements in the Rogue River valley, but their trails branched through the area and were noted by early surveyors. Rockford is a city in Kent County, Michigan County in the US state of Michigan.