Ralph Edward Smith
Feb 24, 2015
Ralph E. Smith, age 74, of Newaygo passed away on Tuesday, February 24, 2015, at his home. Ralph was born on January 2, 1941, in Big Rapids to LaVerne Oscar and Marie Gladys (Fisher) Smith and married Christina ONeil on November 12, 2004. Ralph had worked at Keebler in Grand Rapids for over 30 years. Ralph is survived by...
Nancy Ann Gordon
Feb 23, 2015
Nancy A. Gordon, age 76, of Hesperia passed away on Monday, February 23, 2015, at her home with her family by her side. Nancy was born on November 9, 1938, in Muskegon to Albert and Magdaline (Cunningham) Lee and married Edsel Gordon on January 7, 1956, in Bitely. Nancy enjoyed gardening, feeding the birds, and spending time with her...
Ann S. Neibarger
Feb 23, 2015
Ann S. Neibarger, age 75 of Fremont, passed away Monday, February 23, 2015 at her home following a lingering illness. Ann was born on August 10, 1939 in Dowagiac to Cleo and Ida (Cutler) Warner and has been a lifelong resident of the Newaygo County area. Ann had been a dairy farmer for many years and later worked as...
George W. Carson
Feb 21, 2015
George W. Carson, age 79 of Rothbury, formerly of Hesperia, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, February 21, 2015. George was born on December 19, 1935 in Hesperia to George and Gertrude (Roberson) Carson and married Lillian Howe on June 22, 1957 in Twin Lake. George has been a lifelong resident of the area where he had worked at Gerber...
Marion Genevieve Hogan
Feb 18, 2015
Marion G. Hogan, age 93, of Holton passed away on Wednesday, February 18, 2015, at her home. Marion was born on April 30, 1921, in Chicago, Illinois to Harry and Gladys (Curl) Klingenhagen and married Albert T. Hogan on April 30, 1944. Marion had been a clerk at K-Mart for many years and was a member of the Laura...
Cynthia Visser
Feb 17, 2015
Cynthia Sue Visser, age 55 of White Cloud, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at her home. Cindy was born on August 10, 1959 to Russell and Patricia F. (Opel) Chrisman in Laona, Wisconsin and graduated from White Cloud High School in 1977. Cindy married Lee Visser on January 14, 1978 in White Cloud and has been...
Myrna L. Eckert
Feb 16, 2015
Myrna L. (Dougan) Eckert, age 70 of Fremont, passed away following a short illness on Monday, February 16, 2015 at her home. Myrna was born on July 10, 1944 in Muskegon and later moved to Sturgis where she graduated from Sturgis High School in 1962. Myrna later graduated from Western Michigan University with a teaching degree and taught in...
Benjamin E. Nottingham
Feb 12, 2015
Benjamin E. Nottingham, age 89 of Hesperia, formerly of Nunica, passed away Thursday, February 12, 2015 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Benjamin was born on January 26, 1926 in Wyandotte, Michigan to Fay and Rosa (Kalbfleisch) Nottingham and later married Jacqueline Jackie A. Paquette on October 8, 1955 in Wyandotte, Michigan. Jackie preceded him in death...
Lulu Belle Harvey
Feb 10, 2015
Lulu Bell Harvey, age 86 of White Cloud passed away on Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at Spectrum Health Services Gerber Memorial. Lulu was born on December 8, 1928, in Goodwell Township to William and Pearl (McCaman) Fetterley and married Robert Harold Harvey on September 27, 1947, in Grand Rapids. Lulu enjoyed reading, visiting with her friends and family, bow...
Stanley L Pfeiffer
Feb 8, 2015
Stanley L. Pfeiffer, age 80 of Fremont, passed away Sunday, February 8, 2014 at his home following a short illness. Stan was born on December 28, 1934 in Muskegon to Royal E. and Ione (Stark) Pfeiffer and later married Sandra Buresh on March 29, 1969 in Richmond, Michigan. Sandra preceded him in death on April 21, 2004. Stan has...
Gwendolyn M. Brahic
Feb 5, 2015
" Gwendolyn "Gwen" M. Brahic, age 97, passed away on Thursday, February 05, 2015 at the Transitional Health Services in Fremont, Michigan. Gwen was born on November 7, 1917 in Oak Park, Illinois to Christopher T. and May Ruth (Thomas) Stott. She met her first husband, Herbert Watson, in 1945 and moved with him to California after his service...
Betty J. Gilbert
Jan 30, 2015
Betty J. Gilbert, age 87 of Greenville, formerly of Hesperia, passed away Friday, January 30, 2015 at her granddaughters home in Greenville. Betty was born on November 6, 1927 in Crystal Valley to Louis Grant and Bertha Lavina (Hughes) Cole and later married Olin J. Gilbert on May 13, 1960 in Byke, Minnesota. Olin preceded her in death on...
William Herbert Truman
Jan 29, 2015
William H. Truman, 88, of White Cloud went home to be with his Lord on Thursday, January 29, 2015. William was born on August 19, 1926, in Battle Creek to Merrill and Eunice (Griffith) Truman and married Florence Isabelle Brubaker on March 23, 1952, in Petoskey. William was a baker for Keebler for 36 years and served in the...
Alan J. Mather
Jan 29, 2015
Alan J. Mather, age 56 of White Cloud, formerly of Grand Blanc, passed away Thursday, January 29, 2015 at his home. Alan was born on October 5, 1958 to Kendall L. and Isabel M. (Heenan) Mather and later married Susan Anderson on June 24, 1977 in Grand Blanc. Alan started work at the General Motors Fisher Plant in 1977...
Sally Ann Evans
Jan 28, 2015
Sally Ann Evans, age 58, of Fremont passed away on Wednesday, January 28, 2015, at Spectrum Health Services Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Sally was born on July 26, 1956, in Shelby to Joseph and Joyce Zaverl and married Robert Wayne Evans on September 4, 1976 in Shelby. Sally worked in the printing department at Gerber Products Company for...
Stanley Theodore Jensen
Jan 27, 2015
Stanley T. Jensen, age 63, of Bitely passed away on Tuesday, January 27, 2015, at his home. Stanley was born on January 23, 1952, in Muskegon to Norman and Dorothy (Holub) Jensen and was a self-employed mobile home set up specialist. He married Melanie Ruth Kartes on August 8, 1975 in Muskegon and enjoyed farming, cooking, and hunting. Stanley...
David Joesph Brunelle
Jan 24, 2015
David J. Brunelle, age 34, of White Cloud passed away on Saturday, January 24, 2015, at home with his loving family by his side. David was born on July 26, 1980, in Worcester, Massachusetts to Justina L. Brunelle and enjoyed his time at home watching TV and being with his family. David attended Ken-O-Sha Park School and then Lincoln...
Mary Katherine Meulenberg
Jan 23, 2015
Mary K. Meulenberg, age 101, of Newaygo passed away on Friday, January 23, 2015, at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Mary was born on December 3, 1913, in New Haven, Connecticut to Anthony and Catharine (Bielawski) Kline and married Cornelius Meulenberg in 1931. Mary was a seamstress and tailor in the area for most of her life...
Frances Labonna Erway
Jan 23, 2015
Frances L. Erway, age 67, of Bitely passed away at her home on Friday, January 23, 2015. Frances was born on April 4, 1947 in Plainwell, Michigan and married Lyman Berl Erway on July 20, 1979. Frances was an administrative assistant for the Allegan County Health Department, former member of the Merrill Township Fire Dept. She served as a...
George G. Powell
Jan 21, 2015
George G. Powell, age 76 of Holton, passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids following a short illness. George was born on September 11, 1938 in Greenwood Township to Gordon John and Mary Josephine (Rupar) Powell. George married Kathy Miner on June 12, 1982 in Fremont and has been a longtime...
