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Cliff  Leo Loonsfoot

Cliff Leo Loonsfoot

Dec 25, 2015

Cliff L. Loonsfoot, age 29, of White Cloud passed away on December 25, 2015, at University Of Michigan Health Systems in Ann Arbor. Cliff was born on July 14, 1986, in big Rapids to Robert Leo and Sandra Elaine (Rollenhagen) Loonsfoot and worked for Trees Inc. for several years. Cliff enjoyed movies, bowling, traveling with his family, and spending...

Addie  M. Christenson

Addie M. Christenson

Dec 25, 2015

Addie M. Christenson, age 90 of Fremont, passed peacefully away Friday, December 25, 2015 at the Bronson at Home Hospice Residence in Battle Creek. Addie was born on March 3, 1925 in Fremont to Louis and Addie (Britton) Miller and married Thomas Christenson on May 4, 1946. Thomas preceded her in death on January 26, 1986. Addie loved nature...

Kenneth "Sonny" E. Partlow

Kenneth "Sonny" E. Partlow

Dec 24, 2015

Kenneth E. Sonny Partlow Jr., age 77 of Fremont, passed away Thursday, December 24, 2015 at his home. Sonny was born on January 26, 1938 to Kenneth E. and Leona M. (Vanderstraten) Partlow and had been a lumber harvester for many years. Sonny had served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. Sonny is survived by his...

Robert  R. Johnson

Robert R. Johnson

Dec 23, 2015

Robert R. Johnson, age 57 of Holton, passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at the Spectrum Health Continue Care Facility in Grand Rapids. Robert was born on January 18, 1958 in Muskegon to Homer and Alice I. (Ransom) Johnson and graduated from Holton High School. Robert has been a longtime resident of the Holton area. Robert had worked as...

Gordon Valkier

Gordon Valkier

Dec 20, 2015

Gordon L. Valkier, age 79 of White Cloud, passed away Sunday, December 20, 2015 at the Fountain View Retirement Village in Grant. Gordon was born on April 28, 1936 in Grand Rapids to Neal Jacob and Martha (Pentinga) Valkier and later married Nanette Marie Christian on September 12, 1959 in Coopersville. Nanette preceded him in death on April 30,...

Geraldine "Geri" Lucille Shanahan

Geraldine "Geri" Lucille Shanahan

Dec 19, 2015

Geraldine L. Shanahan, age 95, of Fremont passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2015, at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Geri was born on August 28, 1920, in Muskegon to Glenn Floyd and Phyllis Amanda (Dickerson) Shaw and married Donald George Shanahan on September 27, 1940 in Fremont. Geri was a Registered LPN graduating from Muskegon General...

Jamie  Marie Vanderstelt

Jamie Marie Vanderstelt

Dec 18, 2015

Jamie Marie Vanderstelt, age 52, of Fremont passed away on December 18, 2015, at her home. Jamie was born on December 22, 1962, in Fremont and was a customer service associate at Optical Supply Inc. in Grand Rapids. Jamie enjoyed knitting , crocheting, TV, and card games with her family. Jamie is survived by her mother, Novella Johnson; sisters,...

Frederick Geigle

Frederick Geigle

Dec 18, 2015

Frederick Edward Geigle, age 92 of Fremont, passed away Friday, December 18, 2015, at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Fred was born on March 28, 1923, in Grand Rapids to Fred and Lydia (Schultz) Geigle and married Lorraine Leslie Jennings on April 24, 1948, in Grand Rapids. Fred was a mail carrier in Grand Rapids and had...

Dolly  A. (Bryan)  Kirwin

Dolly A. (Bryan) Kirwin

Dec 16, 2015

Dolly A. (Bryan) Kirwin, age 77 of Hesperia, passed away, Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at the Leila & Cyrus Poppen Hospice Residence in Muskegon. Dolly was born on February 2, 1938 in Hesperia to Albert and Pauline (Otterson) McGill and has been a longtime resident of the Hesperia area. Dolly married Verlus R. Bryan on August 29, 1953 in...

Dorothy  Ann Brookman

Dorothy Ann Brookman

Dec 13, 2015

Dorothy Brookman, age 64, of Newaygo passed away on Sunday, December 13, 2015, at her home. Dorothy was born on November 20, 1951, in Hartselle, Alabama to Junior Claudie and Helen Jewel (Roberson) Boger and married Paul Stanley Brookman on August 5, 1988 in Rockford, Michigan and was trained as an electronics technician at Nunnally Technical College. Dorothy served...

Mary  Ann Koster

Mary Ann Koster

Dec 11, 2015

Mary Ann Koster, age 83 of Rockford, formerly of Fremont and Cedar Springs, passed away Friday, December 11, 2015 at the Bishop Hills Elder Care Community in Rockford. Mary Ann was born on April 25, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois to John and Mary (Ronan) Piklor and later married John Louis Lou Koster on September 22, 1951 in Chicago. Lou...

Dennis Martin

Dennis Martin

Dec 10, 2015

Dennis Martin, age 57, of Brohman passed away on Thursday, December 10, 2015, at his home. Dennis was born on November 13, 1958, in Fremont to J.B. and Mary B. (Mabry) Martin and had been a mechanic. Dennis served in the Marine Corp. and enjoyed hunting, fishing, football, and NASCAR. Dennis is survived by his children, Ben Martin, Andrew...

Jay  Jacob Ball

Jay Jacob Ball

Dec 6, 2015

Jay Jacob (Bulson) Ball, age 25, of Holton passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2015. Jay was born on July 30, 1990, in Lakeview to Joel Scott Bulson and Yvette Yvonne Tanner. Jay enjoyed music, camping, hunting, and being outdoors. Jay is survived by his children, Gate Nathanel Ball, Hunter Jacob Ball, and Ryder Jaymes Ball; father, Joel (DeAnna)...

Mary Gorski

Mary Gorski

Dec 4, 2015

Mary S. Gorski, age 93 of White Cloud, formerly of Harper Woods, Michigan, passed away Friday, December 4, 2015 at the Metron Nursing Center in Big Rapids. Mary was born on March 28, 1922 in Detroit to Anthony and Annacletta DiDomenico and later married Stanley J. Gorski on May 30, 1942 in Detroit. Stanley preceded her in death on...

Ora  Lee Mumford  Jr.

Ora Lee Mumford Jr.

Dec 3, 2015

Ora Lee Mumford Jr., age 84, of Grant passed away on Thursday, December 3, 2015, at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Ora was born on March 2, 1931, in Bogota, Tennessee to Ora Lee and Myrtle (Taylor) Mumford and married Carol Halbig on October 6, 1951, in Chicago. Ora had worked as a machinist at E G...

Charles  L. Nichols

Charles L. Nichols

Dec 2, 2015

Charles L. Nichols, age 62 of Muskegon formerly of Bridgeton, passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at his home following a short illness. Charles was born on January 13, 1953 in Cincinnati, Ohio to Francis and Peggy (Winchel) Nichols and had been a longtime resident of the Bridgeton area. Charles had been a Journeyman at Bil Mar Foods in...

Paul  D. Becker

Paul D. Becker

Dec 2, 2015

Paul D. Becker, age 63 of White Cloud, passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at his home. Paul was born on June 28, 1952 in Vicksburg, Michigan to Clayton Clarence and Catherine Rose (Nichols) Becker and has been a longtime resident of the White Cloud area. Paul married Joyce Jansen on June 8, 2008 at the family home in...

Shirley Catherine Harmon Stroven

Shirley Catherine Harmon Stroven

Dec 1, 2015

On Tuesday, December 1, 2015, Shirley Harmon Stroven of Palm Harbor, Florida and Fremont, Michigan moved along to the other side of the grave to be with her Heavenly Father. She was born Shirley Catherine Larsen in Grant, Michigan on March 15, 1924. Shirley was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years Lloyd Harmon and then her...

James  W. Burgess

James W. Burgess

Dec 1, 2015

James W. Burgess, age 77 of White Cloud, formerly of Wyoming, Michigan, passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at the Battle Creek VA Medical Center. James was born on May 6, 1938 in Barboursville, West Virginia to Lonnie Jackson and Sarah (Henderson) Burgess and later married Joyce A. Callicoat on November 21, 1955 in Russell, Kentucky. Joyce preceded him...

Margaret  Ann Kamrowski

Margaret Ann Kamrowski

Nov 22, 2015

Margaret Ann Kamrowski, age 67, of Hart passed away on Sunday, November 22, 2015, at the Oceana Medical Care Facility in Hart. Margaret was born on July 22, 1948, in Hart to George William and Georgia Fern (Morgan) Morningstar and married Donald E. Kamrowski on July 26, 1968, in Terre Haute, Indiana. She had been a school bus driver...

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