Resources

Categories



 

Resource name


Helpful Links

Social Security

www.ssa.gov


Dept. of Veteran Affairs

www.va.gov


Documents

 

Death Notification Checklist

Download checklist


Florists

Order Flowers

 

Eastern Floral & Gift Shop
2836 Broadmoor Ave. SE
Grand Rapids, MI
616-949-2200
Kennedy's
4665 Cascade Rd SE
Grand Rapids, MI
800-258-1340
616-956-6474
Molesta Floral
2960 Madison SE
Grand Rapids, MI
616-245-1165
Sunnyslope Floral & Gift
4800 44th St. SW
Grand Rapids, MI
616-457-5531

 

 

 

 


Hotels

 

Local Hotels

Amway Grand Plaza
187 Monroe Ave. NW
616-774-2000
800-253-3590
Best Western Midway Hotel
4101 28th St. SE
616-942-2550
Crown Plaza
5700 East 28th St, SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546
Hotel Front Desk: 616-957-1770
Hotel Fax: 616-957-0629
Days Inn
310 Pearl NW
616-235-7611
Fairfield Inn By Marriott
3930 Stahl Dr. SE
616-940-2700
Holiday Inn Select
3000 Lake Eastbrooke Blvd. SE
616-464-3200
Howard Johnson
2985 Kraft SE
616-940-1777
Quality Inn Terrace Club
4495 28th St. SE
616-956-8080
Radisson Hotel Grand Rapids East
3333 28th St. SE
616-949-9222
Sleep Inn
4284 29th St. SE
616-975-9000

Restaurants

 

Local Restaurants

 

Applebee's
4955 28th St. SE
Arnie's Restaurant
3561 28th St.
616-956-7901
Bennigan's
5039 28th St. SE
616-949-3582
Bonefish Grill
1100 East Paris SE
616.949.7861
Carrabba's
4061 28th St. SE
616-940-9865
Damon's Grill
4515 28th SE
616.956.1211
Grand Rapids Brewing Co.
3689 28th St. SE
616-285-5970
Great Lakes Shipping Co.
2455 Burton St. SE
616-940-9440
Macaroni Grill
5525 28th St. SE
616-949-8430
Olive Garden
3883 28th St. SE
616-940-1632
Outback Steakhouse
3650 28th St. SE
616-957-7932
Red Lobster
3920 28th St. SE
616-949-9190
Rock Fire Grille
1144 East Paris Ave SE Suite 9
Grand Rapids, MI 49546
Phone: 616-977-9900
Rose’s On Reeds Lake
550 Lakeside Dr. SE
616.458.1122
Sayfee’s
3555 Lake Eastbrook Blvd. SE
616.949.5750
Smokey Bone’s BBQ
4875 28th St. SE
616.956.5398

 

 


Hospitals

 

Local Hospitals

Metro Health Hospital
www.metrohealth.net
1-800-968-0051
5900 Byron Center Ave. SW
Wyoming, Michigan 49509

Spectrum Health Blodgett Campus
1840 Wealthy SE
616-774-7444

Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus
100 Michigan St. NE
616-391-1774

Spectrum Health Hospitals

St. Mary's Health Care
200 Jefferson St. SE
Grand Rapids, MI
616-752-6090

Social Support & Grief Resources

 

Grief Resources

The Comfort Place
303 Crescent St. NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
616-456-7667

The Comfort Place provides a safe supportive and nurturing environment for all who are mourning the loss of loved ones. Comfort Place is especially dedicated to children.

Compassionate Friends
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
135 North Division Ave.
218-327-3303

Compassionate Friends is a self-help organization offering friendship and understanding to bereaved families. Its mission is to assist families with the positive resolution of grief following the death of a child and to provide information to help others be supportive.

Widowed Persons Service
4211 Clyde Park SW
Grandville MI, 49418
616-538-0101

Originally formed by AARP Widowed Persons Service offers supportive services to the newly widowed in the Grand Rapids community. Trained volunteers provide comfort, support, and understanding through individual counseling and programs that address the many needs of the widowed.

Growth House

This site addresses issues of hospice care, dying with dignity, terminal illness, grief and bereavement.

Death and Dying Grief Support
This site provides a wide range of grief related topics, ask the expert, teen loss, after loss, pet loss forum, terminal illness, legal issues, chat room and message board as well as links to related web sites.

WidowNet
An information and support resource for and by widows and widowers. Topics covered include grief, bereavement, recovery, and other information helpful to those who have suffered the death of a spouse.

MADD
Mothers Against Drunk Driving

American Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Institute

Parents of Murdered Children
Provides self-help groups to support persons who have lived through the murder of a child.

GriefNet
For those in mourning

Crisis, Grief and Healing

Gilda's Club Grand Rapids
1806 Bridge St NW
616-453-8300
800-426-1419

Hospice of Michigan
989 Spaulding SE
Ada, MI 49301
888-247-5701

Hospice of Holland Home
2100 Raybrook Dr. SE, Ste. 300
616-235-5113

Visiting Nurse Association of West Michigan
1401 Cedar St. NE
616-486-3900
800-774-2702

Pine Rest Christian Health Services
Jan Jasperse, MSW,CSW
300 68th St. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49501
616.455.5000 x-2170