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 Marie Antoinette (McDonald) (Griffin) Marazas
Visitation: Thursday, June 4, from 10 - 11 AM, prior to the service at Stroo Funeral Home
Service: 11 AM, Thursday, June 4, at Stroo Funeral Home, 1095 68th St. SE, Grand Rapids, 49508

Cemetery: Rest Lawn Memorial Park
Memorials: Olivia's Gift  5040 Cascade Rd SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546  https://www.oliviasgift.org/ or Emmanuel Hospice  401 Hall St SW, #263, Grand Rapids, MI 49503  https://emmanuelhospice.networkforgood.com/

Marie Antoinette (McDonald) (Griffin) Marazas, age 95, of Grand Rapids, MI passed away on Saturday, May 30, 2026.  Tonie graduated from high school in Junction City, KS.  She enjoyed sewing and loved making special, very pretty quilts including the "English Garden" with little houses.  Tonie volunteered and was very active with the Widow's Organization; she was also a former employee for the State of MI.  She was preceded in death by her first husband, Gordon Griffin; her second husband, Richard "Dick" Marazas; her sons, Gilbert "Gib", Garrick, and Geoffrey Griffin; granddaughter, Megan Swanberg; brothers, Robert, Edward, and Richard McDonald; sister, Margaret Willett.  She is survived by her three children, Gregory W. (Cathy) Griffin; Glenn Griffin, Julie M. (Robert) Powney; daughter-in-law, Paige (Ken) Gilette; grandchildren, Heather (Charlie) Zigler, Katie (Nathan) Monk, Tyler Griffin, Alicia Benedict, Noah Griffin, Danielle Swanberg, Matt (Traci) Gilette; 12 great-grandchildren; brother, Michael (Judy) McDonald; several nieces, nephews and friends.  Visitation will be held on Thursday, June 4, from 10 - 11 AM at Stroo Funeral Home, 1095 68th St. SE, Grand Rapids, 49508, prior to the service. The funeral service will follow at 11 AM.  The service will be live-streamed and can be viewed by clicking on the red “Watch Live” tab on our website.  Interment will be in Rest Lawn Memorial Park.  Memorial contributions may be made to Olivia's Gift or Emmanuel Hospice. 

STROO FUNERAL HOME
1095 68TH ST SE
GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49508 

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Sept22websiteStroo Funeral Home began operating in 1972 when John K. Stroo and his wife, Elaine, along with their young family moved to Cutlerville. With the experience that came from working in two Grand Rapids area funeral homes, John and Elaine desired a business of their own where they could provide personalized, compassionate service within a small town atmosphere.

Cutlerville provided the perfect place for this. The community did not have a funeral home, and its small town atmosphere appealed to the Stroo’s as a great place to raise their children and to become personally involved in the life of the church, school, and community.

Through the years the community has grown and expanded considerably. With that growth the funeral home continued to grow also, and additional facility space became necessary. In 1986, the chapel was enlarged and the entire facility was redecorated. In 1998, the Stroo family moved from their funeral home residence to a condominium. Shortly after that move the residence was converted into additional funeral home space and a large addition was made.

Along with the need for additional facility space, there was the need for additional staff members to serve the families who called upon Stroo Funeral Home. Mike Vos joined John as his first full time licensed funeral director in 1993, followed in 1999 by Laurie Beute as the first full time office administrator. Licensed funeral director Ken Speyer was added to the full time staff in 2000, followed by John and Elaine’s son, Bob Stroo, also a licensed funeral director, in 2002. Following years of steady growth, Amy Middendorf joined the staff as a prearrangement counselor in 2014. The funeral home is blessed to have a part-time support staff made up of several dedicated individuals who help out on a regular basis.

2018 brought an exciting change to Stroo Funeral Home. After 45 years of owning and managing the funeral home, John Stroo decided to take a lesser role and sold his portion of the business to Bob Stroo and Mike Vos, who now assume shared responsibility as the two co-owners of Stroo Funeral Home. They, along with all of the dedicated staff members, are committed to caring for the needs of each family they are privileged to serve with personalized, compassionate service.

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Founded in 1972 by John K. and Elaine Stroo, Stroo Funeral Home, Inc. has established a reputation for providing personalized, compassionate service offered at a reasonable price, a reputation that Bob Stroo and Mike Vos strive to maintain.

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