EXHIBIT 24

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

          The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer of Chemical Financial Corporation, does hereby appoint DAVID B. RAMAKER and LORI A. GWIZDALA, his or her attorney or attorneys with full power of substitution to execute in his or her name, in his or her capacity as a director or officer, as the case may be, of Chemical Financial Corporation, a Form S-8 Registration Statement of Chemical Financial Corporation for the Chemical Financial Corporation Plan for Participants in the O.A.K. Financial Corporation 1999 Stock Compensation Plan, and any and all pre-effective or post-effective amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Date:  April 16, 2010	/s/ Gary E. Anderson
	Print Name:  Gary E. Anderson

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

          The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer of Chemical Financial Corporation, does hereby appoint DAVID B. RAMAKER and LORI A. GWIZDALA, his or her attorney or attorneys with full power of substitution to execute in his or her name, in his or her capacity as a director or officer, as the case may be, of Chemical Financial Corporation, a Form S-8 Registration Statement of Chemical Financial Corporation for the Chemical Financial Corporation Plan for Participants in the O.A.K. Financial Corporation 1999 Stock Compensation Plan, and any and all pre-effective or post-effective amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Date:  April 19, 2010	/s/ J. Daniel Bernson
	Print Name:  J. Daniel Bernson

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

          The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer of Chemical Financial Corporation, does hereby appoint DAVID B. RAMAKER and LORI A. GWIZDALA, his or her attorney or attorneys with full power of substitution to execute in his or her name, in his or her capacity as a director or officer, as the case may be, of Chemical Financial Corporation, a Form S-8 Registration Statement of Chemical Financial Corporation for the Chemical Financial Corporation Plan for Participants in the O.A.K. Financial Corporation 1999 Stock Compensation Plan, and any and all pre-effective or post-effective amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Date:  April 16, 2010	/s/ Nancy Bowman
	Print Name:  Nancy Bowman

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

          The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer of Chemical Financial Corporation, does hereby appoint DAVID B. RAMAKER and LORI A. GWIZDALA, his or her attorney or attorneys with full power of substitution to execute in his or her name, in his or her capacity as a director or officer, as the case may be, of Chemical Financial Corporation, a Form S-8 Registration Statement of Chemical Financial Corporation for the Chemical Financial Corporation Plan for Participants in the O.A.K. Financial Corporation 1999 Stock Compensation Plan, and any and all pre-effective or post-effective amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Date:  April 19, 2010	/s/ James A. Currie
	Print Name:  James A. Currie

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

          The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer of Chemical Financial Corporation, does hereby appoint DAVID B. RAMAKER and LORI A. GWIZDALA, his or her attorney or attorneys with full power of substitution to execute in his or her name, in his or her capacity as a director or officer, as the case may be, of Chemical Financial Corporation, a Form S-8 Registration Statement of Chemical Financial Corporation for the Chemical Financial Corporation Plan for Participants in the O.A.K. Financial Corporation 1999 Stock Compensation Plan, and any and all pre-effective or post-effective amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Date:  April 16, 2010	/s/ Thomas T. Huff
	Print Name:  Thomas T. Huff

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

          The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer of Chemical Financial Corporation, does hereby appoint DAVID B. RAMAKER and LORI A. GWIZDALA, his or her attorney or attorneys with full power of substitution to execute in his or her name, in his or her capacity as a director or officer, as the case may be, of Chemical Financial Corporation, a Form S-8 Registration Statement of Chemical Financial Corporation for the Chemical Financial Corporation Plan for Participants in the O.A.K. Financial Corporation 1999 Stock Compensation Plan, and any and all pre-effective or post-effective amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Date:  April 14, 2010	/s/ Michael T. Laethem
	Print Name:  Michael T. Laethem

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

          The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer of Chemical Financial Corporation, does hereby appoint DAVID B. RAMAKER and LORI A. GWIZDALA, his or her attorney or attorneys with full power of substitution to execute in his or her name, in his or her capacity as a director or officer, as the case may be, of Chemical Financial Corporation, a Form S-8 Registration Statement of Chemical Financial Corporation for the Chemical Financial Corporation Plan for Participants in the O.A.K. Financial Corporation 1999 Stock Compensation Plan, and any and all pre-effective or post-effective amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Date:  April 14, 2010	/s/ Geoffery E. Merszei
	Print Name:  Geoffery E. Merszei

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

          The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer of Chemical Financial Corporation, does hereby appoint DAVID B. RAMAKER and LORI A. GWIZDALA, his or her attorney or attorneys with full power of substitution to execute in his or her name, in his or her capacity as a director or officer, as the case may be, of Chemical Financial Corporation, a Form S-8 Registration Statement of Chemical Financial Corporation for the Chemical Financial Corporation Plan for Participants in the O.A.K. Financial Corporation 1999 Stock Compensation Plan, and any and all pre-effective or post-effective amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Date:  April 20, 2010	/s/ Terence F. Moore
	Print Name:  Terence F. Moore

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

          The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer of Chemical Financial Corporation, does hereby appoint DAVID B. RAMAKER and LORI A. GWIZDALA, his or her attorney or attorneys with full power of substitution to execute in his or her name, in his or her capacity as a director or officer, as the case may be, of Chemical Financial Corporation, a Form S-8 Registration Statement of Chemical Financial Corporation for the Chemical Financial Corporation Plan for Participants in the O.A.K. Financial Corporation 1999 Stock Compensation Plan, and any and all pre-effective or post-effective amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Date:  April 19, 2010	/s/ Aloysius J. Oliver
	Print Name:  Aloysius J. Oliver

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

          The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer of Chemical Financial Corporation, does hereby appoint DAVID B. RAMAKER and LORI A. GWIZDALA, his or her attorney or attorneys with full power of substitution to execute in his or her name, in his or her capacity as a director or officer, as the case may be, of Chemical Financial Corporation, a Form S-8 Registration Statement of Chemical Financial Corporation for the Chemical Financial Corporation Plan for Participants in the O.A.K. Financial Corporation 1999 Stock Compensation Plan, and any and all pre-effective or post-effective amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Date:  April 14, 2010	/s/ Larry D. Stauffer
	Print Name:  Larry D. Stauffer

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

          The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer of Chemical Financial Corporation, does hereby appoint DAVID B. RAMAKER and LORI A. GWIZDALA, his or her attorney or attorneys with full power of substitution to execute in his or her name, in his or her capacity as a director or officer, as the case may be, of Chemical Financial Corporation, a Form S-8 Registration Statement of Chemical Financial Corporation for the Chemical Financial Corporation Plan for Participants in the O.A.K. Financial Corporation 1999 Stock Compensation Plan, and any and all pre-effective or post-effective amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Date:  April 14, 2010	/s/ William S. Stavropoulos
	Print Name:  William S. Stavropoulos

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

          The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer of Chemical Financial Corporation, does hereby appoint DAVID B. RAMAKER and LORI A. GWIZDALA, his or her attorney or attorneys with full power of substitution to execute in his or her name, in his or her capacity as a director or officer, as the case may be, of Chemical Financial Corporation, a Form S-8 Registration Statement of Chemical Financial Corporation for the Chemical Financial Corporation Plan for Participants in the O.A.K. Financial Corporation 1999 Stock Compensation Plan, and any and all pre-effective or post-effective amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Date:  April 20, 2010	/s/ Franklin C. Wheatlake
	Print Name:  Franklin C. Wheatlake