Jaimes “Baj” Michael Ward

Jaimes “Baj” Michael Ward, aged 27 of Grand Rapids, passed unexpectedly into the arms of his Lord and Savior on Saturday, February 4, 2017. He was preceded in death by his sister, Qwanda; grandma, Diane Carpenter; and great-grandparents, Melburn and Maxine Carpenter. Jaimes is survived by his mother, Valerie (Timothy) Lee; brother, Jeremy Ward; girlfriend, Jennifer Diederiks and her children, Jayla and Javid; grandpa, Roger Carpenter; aunts and uncles, Bev (Fred) Rittersdorf, Mert (Pat) Danielski, Jim (Donna) Carpenter, Melburn Carpenter Jr., Janet (Raymond) Benard, Melissa Carpenter, Danny (Jody) Carpenter, Chris (Kim) Carpenter, Tim (Pam) Carpenter, Aunt Rusty, Glenn (Sue) Carpenter; cousins, Roger, Casey, Tiffany, Morgan, Mandy, Tye, Heather; and many more family and friends. Jaimes was an employee at MBI Automotive. Funeral services will be held on Friday at 1:00 pm at Grace Fellowship Church, 735 Buth Drive NE, Comstock Park, with Pastor John Campbell officiating. Relatives and friends may meet the family on Thursday from 2-4 pm and 6-8 pm at Matthysse Kuiper DeGraaf Funeral Home, 4031 Clyde Park SW, Wyoming. A Go Fund Me page has been set up by the family of Jaimes to help defray funeral expenses. If interested please visit https://www.gofundme.com/funeral-expenses-for-jaimes-baj.