Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Esman, Kristjan "Chris" William Mason September 29, 2013 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Nan Wheaton wheaton1624@yahoo.com November 18, 2014, 12:51 pm Greenville Daily News - Wed. Oct. 2, 2013 Belding- Kristjan "Chris" William Mason Esman, 50, of Belding, passed away Sunday evening Sept. 29, 2013, at Spectrum Health Blodgett Campus in Grand Rapids. Kristjan was born on June 30, 1963, in Norway House, Manitoba, Canada, the son of Buddy and Yvonne (Taylor) Esman. Chris graduated from Belding High School with the class of 1984. During high school, he played football and ran cross country. He enjoyed sports and collecting sports cards and sports memorabilia. Chris was proud of his Cree Indian heritage. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends. Chris is loved and survived by his sons, Wayne Esman and Dakota Esman; his parents; brothers and sisters, Henry, Howard, Brian (Jamie), Elaine, Norma and Rosemary. Chris was preceded by his brother, Wayne. Graveside services will be 3 p.m. Thursday at Otisco Township Cemetery in Belding, with Native American spiritual leader Stacey Gibson officiating. Visitation will be one hour before the service at the cemetery. Memorials may be given to the family or the B Foundation. Funeral care has been entrusted with Johnson-Feuerstein Funeral Home in Belding. Messages of condolence may also be given at www.jffh.com. Additional Comments: Otisco Cemetery File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/e/esman29125nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb