Rosemary H. Geeting
Nov 14, 2014
Rosemary H. Geeting, age 97 of Fremont, passed away Friday, November 14, 2014 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Rosemary was born on October 15, 1917 in Blue Island, Illinois to Joseph Francis and Clara (Jaglowitz) Gerdes and moved to Fremont in 1943 from Blue Island, Illinois. Rosemary married Paul C. Geeting in 1959 in Fremont. Paul...
Carl A. Stender
Nov 11, 2014
Carl A. Stender, age 86 of Hudsonville, formerly of White Cloud and Jenison, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014 at his home. Carl was born on Feb. 21, 1928 in Iron Hill, Iowa to Lawrence C. and Nellie M. (Ross) Stender. Carl joined the US Army Air Corp in 1946 and served as a Sgt. during W.W. II. Following...
Stella Arlene Dagen
Nov 7, 2014
Stella Arlene Dagen, age, 66 of Holton, passed away Friday, November 7, 2014 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Stella was born on October 2, 1948 in Muskegon to James A. and Margaret F. (Wilson) Rushing and has been a lifelong resident of the area. Stella had been a worked at several greenhouses in Fremont and...
Bernice "Corky" Marie Torrie
Nov 6, 2014
Bernice Marie "Corky" Torrie, age 74 of Newaygo, passed away Thursday, November 6, 2014 at her home following a short illness. Bernice "Corky" was born on April 8, 1940 in Muskegon to Glen and Minnie Love and later married Jack Torrie on December 8, 1956 in Muskegon. Bernice "Corky" has been a resident of the Newaygo area for over...
Walter Leroy Bush
Nov 6, 2014
Walter Leroy Bush, age 78, of Hesperia went home to be with his Lord on Thursday, November 6, 2014, at Mercy Health Partners Mercy Sherman Campus. Walter was born on March 22, 1936, in Hesperia and married Dorothy Phillips in 1956 in Shelby. Walter owned and operated his logging business in the Hesperia area most of his life. He...
Frank L. Favre
Nov 5, 2014
Frank L. Favre, age 80 of Newaygo, passed away Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at the Transitional Health Services in Fremont. Frank was born on January 2, 1934 (1-2-34) in Periasc, Ayas, Valle dAosta, Italy to Lino and Albina (Obert) Favre and moved to Chicago, Illinois at an early age. Frank joined the United States Army and was stationed in...
Pauline "Betty" Elizabeth Swenson
Nov 4, 2014
Pauline Betty Elizabeth Swenson, age 94, of Holton passed away on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, at Sanctuary Of The Oaks in in Muskegon. Betty was born on March 2, 1920 in Muskegon to Louis and Mary (Murphy) Ruprecht and had been a teacher and librarian Holton. Betty is survived by her children, Steven Buck Swenson of Holton, Mary Jo...
Robert J. Torrie
Nov 2, 2014
Robert J. Torrie, age 60 of Manistee, passed away Sunday, November 2, 2014 at his sisters home in Newaygo. Robert was born on December 5, 1953 to Jack and Aurelia Ann (Stone) Torrie. Robert worked for the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians in Manistee and had also been a tour guide at the SS Milwaukee in Manistee for...
Wilma Jean Champion
Nov 1, 2014
Wilma J. Champion, age 85, of White Cloud passed away on Saturday, November 1, 2014, at Alter Care of Big Rapids. Wilma was born on November 14, 1928, in Muskegon to Henry Joseph and Lillian R. (Huffman) Fortin and had been active in the Eastern Star. Wilma is survived by her children, Judy (Ken) Thomas of White Cloud, William...
Walter Ernest Dummer
Nov 1, 2014
Walter Ernest Dummer, age 91 of Muskegon, passed away Saturday, November 1, 2014 at the Sanctuary at the Park in Muskegon. Walter was born on December 9, 1922 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was the second of eight children born to Walter Peter and Helen (Mucha) Dummer and spent his early years in Milwaukee, Ludington, Muskegon and Fremont. Walter graduated...
John David Peake
Oct 31, 2014
John D. Peake, age 55, of Holton passed away on Friday, October 31, 2014 at his home after battling cancer. John was born on October 30, 1959, to Leroy J. and Sharon E. ( DeMille) Peake and married Christine Elizabeth Stevens on July 6, 1995, in Grand Rapids. John was a graduate of West Ottawa High School and worked...
Michael A. Converse
Oct 28, 2014
Michael A. Converse, age 66 of Fremont, passed away Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at his home following a long battle with Lewy Body Dementia. Mike was born on June 18, 1948 in Hart and grew up and graduated in Lansing. After graduation, Mike enlisted in the United States Air Force, stationed at McClellan Air Force Base in Sacramento, California...
Lavern Eugene Holy
Oct 24, 2014
Lavern E. Holy, age 42, of Hesperia passed away on Friday, October 24, 2014, at his home. Lavern was born on January 4, 1972, in Muskegon to Clyde and Ondra (Senegal) Holy and enjoyed fishing and fixing computers. Lavern is survived by his children, Douglas William Holy, Jessica Renee Holy, and Karissa Laverne Holy, and their mother Cari Hart;...
Elisabeth "Liz" Halbower
Oct 23, 2014
M. Elisabeth "Liz" Halbower, age 87 of Holton, passed away Thursday evening, October 23, 2014 at the Great Lakes Specialty Hospital in Muskegon. Elisabeth was born on October 21, 1927 in Holton to Otto Benjamin and Margaret Belle (Noble) Syers and graduated from Holton High School. Elisabeth later graduated from Mercy Central School of Nursing in Grand Rapids in...
Karen M. Towne
Oct 21, 2014
Karen M. Towne, age 74 of Newaygo, passed away Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids following her battle with cancer. Karen was born on February 29, 1940 in Newaygo to Ray and Dorothy (Heffron) Millard. Karen was born on a leap year and thus only had 18 birthdays. Karen graduated from Newaygo...
Stella Norkus
Oct 17, 2014
Stella Norkus, age 86 of Fremont, passed away Friday, October 17, 2014 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont following a lingering illness. Stella was born on October 29, 1927 in Hartshorne, Oklahoma to William and Rosa (Bellevich) Norkus and moved to the Fremont area in 1940. Stella graduated from Fremont High School in 1946 and had worked...
Robert Douglas Taylor
Oct 16, 2014
Robert D. Taylor, age 61, of Hesperia passed away at his home on Thursday, October 16, 2014. Robert was born on December 22, 1952 in Fremont to Frances Raymond and Marian Ilene (Funk) Taylor and married Darlene E. Taylor on October 2, 1981 in White Cloud. Robert had been a Logger in the area and did appliance repair. Robert...
Chase D. Curtice
Oct 6, 2014
Chase D. Curtice, age 22 of Brookhaven, Mississippi, formerly of Fremont, passed away Monday evening following a work related accident. Chase was born on September 19, 1992 in Fremont to Kurt A. and Erin M. (Conley) Curtice. Chase graduated from Fremont High School in 2011 where he had excelled in several sports including, basketball, football, baseball and cross country....
Dorothy "Dottie" M. Haines
Oct 5, 2014
Dorothy M. Dottie Haines, age 90 of White Cloud, passed away Sunday, October 5, 2014 at her home following a lingering illness. Dottie was born on June 23, 1924 in Chicago to Peter Olaf and Inga Marie (Stone) Lynnes and moved to the White Cloud area at an early age. Dottie met and married George Haines on March 7,...
Mary Brigman Vanderhyde
Oct 1, 2014
Mary Elizabeth Brigman Vanderhyde, age 69 of Newaygo, Michigan and Oldsmar, Florida, passed away Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids following a long battle with heart disease. Mary was born on May 9, 1945 in Stanton, Virginia to Vincent Eugene and Pauline (Parker) Brigman. Mary met and later married Ken Vanderhyde on...
