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...
Ted Wilbur Smith
Nov 13, 2015
Ted W. Smith, age 92, of Hesperia passed away on Friday, November 13, 2015, at Transitional Health Services in Fremont. Ted was born on August 29, 1923, to Jesse W. and Eva D. (Stark) Smith and married Alice May Harris on February 25, 1957, in Muskegon. Alice preceded him in death on July 12, 2011. Graveside services will be...
Freida M. Howe
Nov 12, 2015
Freida W. Howe, age 79 of Fremont, passed away Thursday, November 12, 2015 at her home following a short illness. Freida was born on August 26, 1936 in Fremont to James and Louise (Pratt) Wright and has been a lifelong resident of the area. Freida had been a nurse's aide in the home health care field for many years...
Patrick M. Fetterley
Nov 11, 2015
Patrick M. Fetterley, age 60 of Montague, passed away Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at his home following a short illness. Pat was born on April 8, 1955 in White Cloud to Orlo W. and Edith M. (Mirkle) Fetterley and has been a longtime resident of the area. Pat had worked at Briggs Lumber Company for many years and also...
Lori M. Vargas
Nov 9, 2015
Lori M. Vargas, age 37 of Grand Rapids, formerly of Hesperia and Elmhurst, Illinois, passed away Monday, November 9, 2015. Lori was born on January 6, 1978 in Elmhurst, Illinois and graduated from York High School. After graduation, Lori moved to the Hesperia area and where she has been resident for the past 18 years. Lori became a paramedic...
Dolores Iona Mccastle
Nov 9, 2015
Dolores I. McCastle, age 83, of Holton passed away with her family by her side on Monday, November 9, 2015, at Spectrum Health Zeeland Community Hospital. Dolores was born on March 3, 1932, in Chicago to Charles Frederick and Elsie Emma (Schaeffer) Schroeder and married George Arthur McCastle on July 31, 1948, in Holton. Dolores enjoyed taking care of...
Robert J. Brown
Nov 9, 2015
Robert J. Brown, age 90 of Hesperia, passed away Monday, November 9, 2015 at his home following a lingering illness. Robert was born on November 8, 1925 in Carlton, MI to Foster and Pearl (Beatty) Brown and later married Donna L. Fairchild on March 22, 1947 in Muskegon County. Donna preceded him in death on April 9, 1998. Robert...
Autherine "Catherine" Richardson
Nov 6, 2015
Autherine Catherine Richardson, age 80 of Grand Rapids, passed away November 6, 2015 at the Spectrum Health Blodgett Campus in Grand Rapids. Autherine Richardson, who later changed her name to Catherine and was affectionately known as Cat Momma to some, was born on May 6, 1935 in Mobile, Alabama to the later Ebenezer and Josephine Richardson. Autherine worked as...
Charles Grams
Nov 4, 2015
Charles L. Grams, age 66, of Hesperia passed away on Wednesday, November 4, 2015, at his home. Charles was born on December 8 , 1948, to Lloyd and Joyce (Ring) Grams and married Linda Jean Taylor on October 12, 1968, in Newaygo. Charles was a die setter and faithfully served his country in the United States Army. He was...
Lila G. Rynberg
Nov 2, 2015
Lila G. Rynberg, age 97 of Fremont, passed away Monday, November 2, 2015 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Lila was born on August 1, 1918 in Big Prairie Township to Floyd and Iva (Lahman) Wilbur and graduated from Newaygo High School in 1936. Lila married John W. Rynberg on January 2, 1941 in Muskegon and John...
Robert "Bob" Hekkema
Nov 1, 2015
Robert "Bob" Hekkema, age 80 of Twin Lake, passed away Sunday, November 1, 2015 at his home following a lingering illness. Bob was born on February 9, 1935 in Muskegon to Reinard and Elsie (Ystema) Hekkema and later married Rozetta Goodwin on October 14, 1961 in Villa Park, Illinois. Bob was self-employed at B & B Auto Sales at...
Lila M. Ramey
Nov 1, 2015
Lila M. Ramey, age 92 of Fremont, passed away Sunday, November 1, 2015 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Lila was born on June 14, 1923 in Fremont to C.L. and Mary (Jones) Britton and later married C.E. Al Ramey on February 20, 1943 in Fremont. Al preceded her in death on their 66 wedding anniversary on...
