Grand Rapids, Michigan
04/16/1936 - 02/02/2026
Mary Ellen Patterson-Happel, age 89, passed away quietly on February 2, 2026, with family by her bedside. She was the oldest of four children born to Dale and Lucile (Fitzsimmons) Collins in Fremont, Michigan on April 16, 1936. Her mother was a Savings and Loan associate and her father was the...
Read MoreI am grateful for her patience with us rambunctious kids in Sparta in the early 70s. She worked hard to hammer some English and French into our foolish brains. God bless her.
Douglas Taylor-Weiss
February 05, 2026 | School
