Brenda Lee Ridgeway

Brenda Lee Ridgeway, age 64, of Stanton, Michigan, passed away on Saturday, October 18, 2025 at the Sheridan Community Hospital. The daughter of Harry J. & Margaret L. (Gillespie) Wickham, she was born on July 29, 1961 in Greenville.

Brenda was a graduate of Central Montcalm High School in Stanton and had attended Montcalm Community College in Sidney.

She was always up for a good road trip, adventures, 420 activities, and loved spending time with family and friends. She enjoyed camping, bonfires, listening to music, attending concerts; and in her younger years she loved bowling and bartending. All of her grandchildren kept her on her toes but she truly enjoyed her time spent with them. Brenda also spent most of her Thursdays at the Trufant Flea Market and weekends at craft shows.

Brenda was preceded in death by her parents, Harry & Margaret Wickham; a son, Barry Ridgeway; a daughter, Danielle Wickham; and a son-in-law, Michael DePue.

Surviving are her children, three children, Amber DePue of Greenville, Jeff & Kara Ridgeway of Davison, and Monica Ridgeway & Dillon Ferens of Stanton; nine grandchildren, Decemberlynn DePue, Paige DePue, Renae Houseman, Karley DePue, Shelby Ridgeway, Isaiah DePue, Bryson Ridgeway, Carter Ridgeway, Asher Ferens; all other family and many wonderful friends.

A Celebration of Life will be held on November 22nd from 1-5pm at the Greenville Church of Nazarene, 10087 SW Greenville Rd, Greenville, MI 48838.

To send a message of sympathy to the family, sign Brenda’s online guest book, or to share a favorite memory, please visit: www.MichiganCremation.com

Cremation arrangements are entrusted to Christiansen’s Michigan Cremation & Funeral Care, Grand Rapids, 616-754-5638.