Edith K. Spurgeon
May 6, 2016
Edith K. Spurgeon, age 100 of Fremont, passed away Saturday, May 6, 2016 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Edith was born on February 6, 1916 in McClure, Ohio, the oldest of 11 children born to Garn and Frances (Morris) Middleton and later married Lewis Buzz Spurgeon on June 9, 1933 in Ohio. Lewis preceded her in...
Brownie Norkus
May 4, 2016
Brownie Norkus, age 94 of Fremont, passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont following a short illness. Brownie was born on October 22, 1921 in Hartshorne, Oklahoma to William and Rose (Bellevich) Norkus. The family moved from Oklahoma to Michigan prior to World War II, buying a farm outside of Fremont just...
Donald L. Conkle Sr.
May 3, 2016
Donald L. Conkle Sr., age 73 of White Cloud, passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at the Spectrum Health Blodgett Campus in Grand Rapids following a short illness. Don was born on July 2, 1942 in Muskegon to Wesley and Gertrude (Lesky) Conkle and has been a resident of the White Cloud area since 2005 when he moved from...
Ray Charles Frodey
Apr 29, 2016
Ray Charles Frodey, age 92, of Fremont passed away on Friday, April 29, 2016, at his home. Ray was born on September 6, 1923, in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, to Charles and Carolyn (Mering) Frodey and married Arlene on January 8, 1982. Ray proudly served his country as a pilot in the Army Air Corp. during WWII. Ray was an organic...
Ralph Marvin Horrocks
Apr 28, 2016
Ralph Marvin Horrocks, age 89, of Fremont passed away on Thursday, April 28, 2016, at his home. Ralph was born on June 14, 1926, in Ionia County to Alfred Van and Irma Lillian (Martin) Horrocks and married Elizabeth Henning on September 8, 1950 in Detroit. Ralph was a meat inspector for the State of Michigan retiring in 1981 after...
Jeanette M. Grant
Apr 27, 2016
Jeanette M. Grant, age 79 of White Cloud, passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at her home following a lingering illness Jeanette was born on September 29, 1936 in Sparta to Fred Richard and Ella Mabel (Hile) Longcore. Jeanette has been resident of the White Cloud area for the past 10 years and enjoyed reading, puzzle and word search...
Larry Jay Lovell
Apr 26, 2016
Larry Jay Lovell, age 74, of White Cloud passed away on Tuesday, April 26, 2016, at Holland Lakeside Vista Assisted Living. Larry was born on July 6, 1941, in Grand Rapids to Clyde and Marjorie (Dorgan) Lovell and retired from the City of Grand Rapids after over 20 years as an investment analyst. Larry enjoyed hunting, proudly served in...
Esther J. Willson
Apr 25, 2016
Esther J. Willson, age 80 of White Cloud, passed away following a short illness at her family farm in Wilcox Township on Monday, April 25, 2016 surrounded by her family. Esther was born on February 7, 1936 in Wilcox Township to William A. and Lenora I. (Bartz) Kerstein and later married Emery C. Willson on April 27, 1957 in...
Jeanette P. Schmidt
Apr 20, 2016
Jeanette P. Schmidt, age 87 of White Cloud, passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Jeanette was born on January 25, 1929 in Chicago to Harold Henry and Minnie (Braatz) Payne and later married Kenneth Schmidt on August 6, 1949 in Hinsdale, Illinois. Kenneth preceded her in death on March 1,...
Ida Mae Beattie
Apr 20, 2016
Ida Mae Beattie, age 78, of Holton passed away on Wednesday, April 20, 2016, at her home. Ida was born on June 15, 1937, in Hart to Earl Edward and Ella Lillian Blanche (Clark) Pider and married John "Jack" G. Beattie on December 31, 1973. Ida worked on the farm most of her life and enjoyed crocheting, gardening, and...
John G. Kremmel
Apr 19, 2016
John George Kremmel, age 79, of Hesperia passed away on Tuesday April 19, 2016, at his home. John was born on October 31, 1936, in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, to John Joseph and Florence (English) Kremmel. He married Dorothy Chambers on January 14, 1956, and later married Janet Anderson on October 29, 1988, in Fruitport. John retired from CWC Textron after...
Mary Kay Burkle
Apr 18, 2016
Mary Kay Burkle, age 76 of Fremont, passed away Monday, April 18, 2016 at the Poppen Hospice Residence in Muskegon following a short illness. Mary was born on May 9, 1939 in Fremont to Leo Joe and Kathryn L. (Rosema) Smith and graduated from Fremont High School in 1957. Mary later married Dale W. Burkle on December 6, 1958...
Joan E. Anderson
Apr 18, 2016
Joan E. Anderson, age 85 of Fremont, passed away Monday, April 18, 2016 at her home. Joan was born on May 20, 1930 in Marquette, Michigan to Toivo and Mabel (Swanson) Aho and later married Charles H. Anderson on August 9, 1952 in Marquette. Charles preceded her in death on March 16, 2015. Joan graduated from Michigan State University...
Arlene L. Murat
Apr 15, 2016
Arlene L. Murat, age 87 of Twin Lake, passed away Friday, April 15, 2016 at the Poppen Hospice Residence in Muskegon. Arlene was born on November 20, 1928 in Muskegon to Eugene and Alvena (Brammer) Forton and graduated from St. Jean Catholic School in 1946. Arlene later met and married Edward Murat on October 28, 1950 in Muskegon. Ed...
Nancy Lou Blain
Apr 12, 2016
Nancy Lou Blain, age 74, of Fremont passed away on Tuesday, April 12, 2016, at Spectrum Health Services Blodgett Campus in Grand Rapids. Nancy was born on November 21, 1941, in Muskegon to Phillip P. and Betty M. (Cady) DeVries and married Frank L. Blain on August 26, 1960 in Muskegon. Nancy was an LPN at Gerber Memorial Hospital...
Bruce Bowers
Apr 10, 2016
Bruce F. Bowers, age 81 of Grant, passed away Sunday, April 10, 2016 at the Metron Nursing Center in Big Rapids. Bruce was born on July 28, 1934 in Grand Rapids to Fred and Daisy (Alexander) Bowers and graduated from Kelloggsville High School in 1953. Bruce had been a painter in the building trades for many years until his...
Beth A. Wawsczyk
Apr 9, 2016
Beth A. Wawsczyk, age 52 of White Cloud, passed away Saturday, April 9, 2016 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Beth was born on October 3, 1963 in Saginaw to Ron and Coral (Luplow) Chrcek and graduated from Bridgeport High School. Beth met and later married Ron Wawsczyk on October 17, 1991 in Saginaw and they...
John Eli Donley
Apr 8, 2016
John Eli Donley, age 61, of White Cloud passed away on Friday, April 8, 2016, at Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus. John was born on April 6, 1955, in Bakersfield, California to William Stanley and Carol Joyce (Redman) Donley and was raised in California. He enjoyed motorcycle riding in the desert with his father and siblings. He worked as a...
Bruce E. Sullivan
Apr 7, 2016
Bruce E. Sullivan, age 71 of Croton, passed away Thursday, April 7, 2016 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids following a short illness. Bruce was born on December 12, 1944 in Fremont to Bertram and Norma (Mosher) Sullivan and graduated from Newaygo High School in 1963. Bruce later married Doris Dosch on February 5, 1965 in...
Jacqueline Joan Grabinski
Apr 5, 2016
Jacqueline J. Grabinski, age 80, of Fremont passed away on April 5, 2016, at Mercy General Health Partners in Muskegon. Jacqueline was born on February 1, 1936, in Detroit to George Carl and Julia (Kitze) Marks and married James V. Grabinski on September 27, 1958, in Detroit. Jacqueline is survived by her sons, James Phillip Grabinski of Fremont and...
