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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Walter L. Boho
Nov 22, 2015
Walter L. Boho, of Cedar Springs, age 91, passed away November 22, 2015 at the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans. Walter was a veteran of WW II where he served at the Battle of the Bulge. Walter had been a teacher at Ferndale High School and retired to Croton Township, Michigan. In summers following his retirement, he and his...
Clyde E. Morton
Nov 21, 2015
Clyde E. Morton, age 94 of Fremont, passed away Saturday, November 21, 2015 at his home. Clyde was born on May 18, 1921 in Fremont to Herbert and Jessie (Hills) Morton and later married Effie Mae Price on October 12, 1946. Mae preceded him in death on May 13, 2004. Clyde had worked as a machinist at the Gerber...
Richard J. Kopach Sr.
Nov 16, 2015
Richard J. Kopach Sr., age 71 of White Cloud, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, November 16, 2015 at his home. Richard was born on October 12, 1944 in Chicago to Samuel and Mary A. (Hannak) Kopach and married Thomasine "Judy" Johnston on July 24, 1965 in Chicago. Richard had been a salesman for Successful Farming for many years and...
