Carolyne Key
Feb 19, 2016
Carolyne Key, age 82 of White Cloud, passed away Friday, February 19, 2016 at her home following a short illness. Carolyne was born on February 3, 1934 in Perrington, Michigan to Olen C. and Herma (Keifer) Smith and later married Virgil Key Jr. on May 2, 1958 in Hubbardston, Michigan. Virgil preceded her in death on February 8, 1998....
Roger Brian Hewer
Feb 14, 2016
Roger B. Hewer, age 68, of Twin Lake passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2016, at Mercy Health Partners Mercy Campus in Muskegon. Roger was born on April 6, 1947, in Sault St. Marie to Frank Jacob and Thelma G. (Hughes) Hewer and married Connie Walton on September 26, 2015. Roger taught math at Oakridge High School until his...
Floyd E. Baskin
Feb 13, 2016
On Saturday morning, February 13, 2016, Floyd Everett Baskin joined his one true love Mary Ann as he entered through the gates of Heaven and was welcomed into the comforting arms of our Lord and Savior. Floyd was an outstanding husband and father, always working hard to provide for his wife and 5 boys. He was so protective that...
Betty Jane Sokolowski
Feb 12, 2016
Betty Jane Sokolowski, age 90, of Bitely passed away on February 12, 2016, at her home. Betty was born on November 16, 1925, to Alfred and Susan (Green) Smith and married Frank Sokolowski on September 27, 1945, in White Cloud. Betty enjoyed reading, crossword puzzles, bird watching and gardening, but especially loved her time spent with her grandchildren. She...
Arthur E. Wunsch
Feb 10, 2016
Arthur Wunsch, 98, of White Cloud passed away at home on February 10, 2016. Mr. Wunsch, the son of Louis and Regina Wunsch, was born on September 9, 1917 in Detroit, the city where he was raised. He was a 1935 graduate of Detroit Pershing High School. Mr. Wunsch was preceded in death by Virginia Wunsch, his wife of...
James Jeffrey Hughes
Feb 8, 2016
James J. Hughes, age 15, of White Cloud passed away on February 8, 2016. James was born on June 9, 2000, in Detroit, the son of Jeffrey Kenneth and Margaret Sue (Jenkins) Hughes and was a student at White Cloud High School. James enjoyed fishing, hunting, video games, and basketball. James is survived by his father, Jeff of White...
Sadie E. Westgate
Feb 1, 2016
Sadie Elizabeth Westgate, age 104 of Big Prairie Township, passed away Monday, February 1, 2016 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Sadie was born on January 7, 1912 in Big Prairie Township to William and Edith (Munson) Aishe and later married Edgar A. Eddie Westgate on November 4, 1931 in Big Prairie Township. Eddie preceded her in...
Norma G. Beckett
Feb 1, 2016
Norma G. Beckett, age 83 of White Cloud, passed away Monday, February 01, 2016 at her home. Norma was born on January 16, 1933 in McKenzie, Tennesee to David Patrick and Hazel (Smith) Turner. Norma married Donald E. Beckett in June 1978 and Donald preceded her in death on December 31, 1999. Norma had worked as a sewer at...
Evelyn L. Morrison
Jan 31, 2016
Evelyn L. Morrison, age 91 of Holton, passed away Sunday at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Evelyn was born on May 2, 1924 in Holton to Fred and Winnie (Tietsort) Hendrickson and graduated from Holton High School. Evelyn met and later married William Morrison on April 22, 1944 in Holton and he preceded her in death on...
Virginia "Ginny" M. Purcey
Jan 28, 2016
Virginia Ginny M. Purcey, age 80 of Fremont, passed away Thursday, January 28, 2016 at the Spectrum Health Blodgett Campus in Grand Rapids following a short illness. Ginny was born on January 5, 1936 in Lincoln Township and has been a lifelong resident of the Newaygo County area having moved to Fremont from White Cloud in 2013. Ginny married...
Leonard B. Kruszynski
Jan 20, 2016
Leonard B. Kruszynski, age 89 of Holton, passed away Wednesday, January 20, 2016, at his home. Leonard was born on November 9, 1926, in Holton Township to Bernard and Josephine (Truschke) Kruszynski and has been a longtime resident of the Holton area. Leonard started working at Bennett Pump in Muskegon at the age of 20 until his retirement as...
Michael Brickey
Jan 16, 2016
Michael Howard Brickey, age 60 of Hesperia, passed away Saturday, January 16, 2016 at his home following a long term illness. Michael was born on September 23, 1955 in Fremont to Herbert F. and Evelyn Alice (Ryker) Brickey. Michael attended Hesperia Schools where he was an outstanding football player and graduated in 1973. Michael met and later married Sandra...
Pauline "Betty" Elizabeth Jacobus
Jan 15, 2016
Betty Jacobus, age 84, of Fremont, passed away on Friday, January 15, 2016, at Spectrum Health Services – Gerber Memorial. Betty was born on August 12, 1931, in Wilmington, Massachusetts to Augustus Venter and Pauline Elizabeth (Todas) Blaisdell and married Duane L. Jacobus on November 27, 1949 in Wilmington. Duane preceded her in death on August 30, 2014. Betty...
Ward K. Pekel
Jan 15, 2016
Ward K. Pekel, age 74, of Fremont passed away on Friday, January 15, 2016 at Transitional Health Services in Fremont. Ward was born on May 31, 1941. Services are pending at this time. Friends may share memories and condolences online at www.crandellfh.com.
Bruce L. Manasco
Jan 14, 2016
Bruce L. Manasco, age 49 of White Cloud, passed away Thursday, January 14, 2016 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Bruce was born on October 20, 1966 in Fremont and has been a lifelong resident of the White Cloud area and married Kelly Parminter on January 7, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Bruce had worked as...
Gladys L. Tinkham
Jan 7, 2016
Gladys, L. Tinkham, age 87 of Hesperia, passed away Thursday, January 7, 2016 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Gladys was born on September 11, 1928 in Bitely to Claire and Nora (Batchelder) Crandall and later married Mernard N. Tinkham Sr. June 26, 1948 in White Cloud. Mernard preceded her in death on August 3, 2014. Gladys...
Howard Earl Loss
Jan 6, 2016
Howard Earl Loss, age 89, of Newaygo passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at Spectrum Health Services – Gerber Memorial. Howard was born on May 28, 1926, in Muskegon to Ernest and Lillian (Sourwine) Loss and married Agnes Sarah Hillard on July 15, 1950. Howard enjoyed going to auctions and Flea Markets. Howard is survived by his loving...
Robert William Mcdonald
Jan 4, 2016
Robert William McDonald, age 64, of Fremont passed away on January 4, 2016, at his home. Bob was born on November 28, 1951, in Grand Haven to James Alfred and Violet Mae (Kenyon) McDonald and married Deborah Ann Cook on June 13, 1979 in Grant. Bob worked at Linear Osco in Casnovia for many years. He enjoyed mushroom hunting,...
Karen R. Hull
Jan 3, 2016
Karen R. Hull, age 58 of Fremont, passed away Sunday, January 3, 2016 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Karen was born in Chicago, Illinois on October 24, 1957 and has been a longtime resident of the Fremont area. Karen graduated from Fremont High School in 1976 and later married Tim Hull on September 17, 1983...
Freddie George Taylor
Jan 2, 2016
Freddie George Taylor, age 80, of Hesperia passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2016, at his home. Freddie was born on August 17, 1935, in Claremont, New Hampshire to George and Ruth (Dawson) Taylor and had been an electrician at S.D. Warren Paper Mill in Muskegon. Freddie married Dorothy Ann Bosse on July 16, 1982, in Muskegon and had...
