Ausma I. Lanka, age 80 of White Cloud, formerly of Spring Lake, passed away peacefully at her home in White Cloud on Sunday, April 26, 2020. Ausma was born on November 14, 1939 in Jelgava, Latvia to Janis and Alise (Krumbergs) Perkons and immigrated to the United States at an early age. Ausma worked as a Newspaper Publisher for the Norton Shores Examiner and later worked as a Corporate Relocation Director for the Westdale Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Agency. Ausma retired and lived in Spring Lake for a period of time and then moved to White Cloud in 2002. Ausma enjoyed riding and raising horses up until just recently in her life, enjoyed flower and vegetable gardening, baking and cooking, painting, was avid in quilting and knitting and enjoyed all her animals, especially her dogs. Ausma is survived by her sons, Karl (Cynthia) Lanka and their children, Anna, Mara, Alyse, Brody, Parker, and Ellie; Erik (Mary) Lanka and their children, Zackary, Joshua, Trevor; her sister, Dzintra Stille of Spring Lake. Following her wishes, a private memorial gathering will be held at the family home later in the summer of 2020. Friends may consider memorial contributions to Bellwether Harbor P O Box 475 Fremont MI 49412 or Hospice of Michigan 400 Perry Street Big Rapids MI 49507 in memory of Ausma. Private Services Monday, April 27, 2020