Obituary Listing

Apr 30, 2014

Richard F. "Rick" Werts, age 81 of Newaygo, passed away Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at his home following a short illness. Rick was born on February 5, 1933 in Frankfort, Indiana to Carlos L. and Martha C. (Forry) Werts. Rick later married Sandra Schuitema on April 18, 1964 in Grand Rapids. Rick and Sandra were the founders and original...

Apr 25, 2014

Graham J. Nader, age 67, of Comstock Park passed away on Friday, April 25, 2014 at Spectrum Health Services- Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Graham was born on May 8, 1946 in Detroit to Abraham Ernest and Laura Emma (Graham) Nader and had been a computer field technician for Honeywell International and Entre computer Services. Graham enjoyed motorcycling and...

Apr 18, 2014

Ronald A. Meister, age 61 of Grant, passed away unexpectedly and peacefully at his home on Friday, April 18, 2014. Ron was born on February 7, 1953 in Muskegon to Alvin B. and Ila (Moore) Meister and graduated from Fremont High School in 1971. Ron later married Cindy Strohmier on March 13, 1974 in Grand Rapids. Ron had been...

Apr 15, 2014

Raymond E. Knight, age 82 of Fremont, formerly of Brunswick, passed away Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at his home following a short illness. Ray was born on March 8, 1932 in Holton to Denzil and Alice (Hysell) Knight and later married Margaret Monette on June 20, 1953 at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Brunswick. Ray had been a crane...

Apr 9, 2014

Larry A. Street, age 66, of Hesperia passed away on Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at Spectrum Health Services – Butterworth in Grand Rapids. Larry was born on February 2, 1948 in Muskegon to John A. and Beulah L. (Leis) Street and retired from Nestle (Gerber Products Co.) in Fremont. Larry enjoyed raising and training horses and proudly served his...

Apr 7, 2014

Mary J. Knapp, age 80 of Hesperia passed away on Monday, April 7 2014 at her home. Mary was born on July 24, 1933 in Grand Rapids to Perry and Kathryn Freeman and had worked at Bissell in Grand Rapids for over 25 years. She was a member of the Hesperia American Legion Auxiliary and enjoyed bowling, fishing, golfing,...

Apr 4, 2014

Charles H. Rose, age 85 of Hesperia, passed away Friday, April 4, 2014 at the Transitional Health Services in Fremont following a short illness. Charles was born on March 12, 1929 in Muskegon to Clayton and Lela Iris (Alexander) Rose and has been a lifelong resident of the Hesperia area. Charles had been a an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed...

Apr 1, 2014

Randall "Randy" R. Bell, age 62 of Howard City, formerly of Midland, passed away Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Ann Arbor following a short illness. Randy was born on October 11, 1951 in Saginaw to Norman and Beatrice (Bell) Bell and later graduated from Saginaw Valley University. Randy had worked at...

Apr 1, 2014

Judy Corey, age 68, of White Cloud went home to be with her Savior on Tuesday, April 1, 2014. Judy was born on April 24, 1945 in Elkhart, Indiana to Gayle Day and Audra Jean (Brown) Grove and married Alvin R. Corey on June 29, 1991 in Kalamazoo. Judy was a Chaplain for Hospice and had degrees from Western...

Mar 31, 2014

Sharon Yvonne Pierce, 74, of Grand Rapids, went home to her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ March 31, 2014. She born April 25, 1939 to Martha and Wallace Pierce in Flint MI. She fought a long and courageous battle against cancer and has won the fight! She is healed, happy and whole at the feet of Jesus.

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Mar 31, 2014

Marion Jeff Hensley, age 66 of White Cloud, passed away Monday, March 31, 2014 at his home following a short illness. Jeff was born on February 4, 1948 in Hyden, Kentucky to William and Iva Lee (Begley) Hensley and later married Joanne Fredenburg on July 18, 1981 in Nappanee, Indiana. Jeff moved to the White Cloud area in 1984...

Mar 28, 2014

Donald Lee Owens, age 65 of White Cloud, entered into his eternal home on Friday, March 28, 2014 at his sister Carrie's home. Donald was born on October 20, 1948 in McComb, Mississippi, the third eldest of eight children born to Hollis and Mary Lillian (Baker) Owens. The family moved from Mississippi to Chicago, Illinois when Donald was two...

Mar 27, 2014

Allen J. Lovell, age 68 of White Cloud, passed away Thursday, March 27, 2014 in Grand Rapids following declining health. Allen was born on September 27, 1945 in Goodwell Township to Lyle R. and Martha (Timmreck) Lovell, graduated from White Cloud High School and later received a Bachelor's degree in civil engineering. Allen married Cornelia "Connie" VandenBerg on November...

Mar 24, 2014

Earl H. Page, age 80, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Monday morning in a local hospital. Mr. Page was born in Bitely, Michigan and he was the son of the late Florence Alice Conklin Page and John D. Page. His wife, Evelyn Craigmyle Page, his brother, John Albert Page and his brother in law, Ray McGhan also preceded...

Mar 19, 2014

Dorothy E. Wolgamott, age 71, of Bitely passed away on Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at Mercy Health in Muskegon. Dorothy was born on January 29, 1943 in Lilley Township to William L. and Anna M. (Longcore) Krise and married Guy Nathaniel Wolgamott on January 31, 1976 in Bitely. Dorothy took special pride in her family and loved spending time...

Mar 19, 2014

Wanda G. Kline, age 58, of Big Rapids passed away on March 19, 2014 in Indiana. Wanda was born on September 30, 1955 in Big Rapids to Ralph and Sachi (Yuda) Kline and had been a law enforcement dispatcher. Wanda enjoyed arts and crafts and had served in the US Army.

Wanda is survived by her mother,...

Mar 18, 2014

Robert Lynn Gibson, age 84 of White Cloud, passed away Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at the Spectrum Health Big Rapids Hospital. Lynn was born on July 24, 1929 to Donald and Hilda (Samels) Gibson in Williamsburg, Michigan and has been a longtime resident of the White Cloud area. Lynn graduated from White Cloud High School in 1947 and worked...

Mar 17, 2014

Chester E. Pfishner, age 88 of Croton, passed away Monday, March 17, 2014 at the Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial Health Services in Fremont. Chet was born on November 16, 1925 in Boyne City to Albert and Bessie (Phillips) Pfishner and later married Jackie Schmiedeknecht on June 30, 1950 in Scottville. Chet has been a lifelong resident of the Newaygo...

Mar 14, 2014

Donley "Peach" L. VanderLeest, age 77 of Hesperia, passed away Friday, March 14, 2014 at his home following a lingering illness. Don was born on June 28, 1936 in Muskegon to Joseph and Tressie (Radar) VanderLeest and graduated from Hesperia High School. Don joined the United States Navy after high school and after his return from the service, started...

Mar 11, 2014

Janet Lea Hartranft, age 79 of White Cloud, formerly of Kalamazoo, passed away Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Janet was born on August 7, 1934 in Kalamazoo to Douglas Wayne and Louise (Meyers) Wilson and later married Ed Hartranft in 1953 in Kalamazoo. Ed preceded her in death in 1967. Janet had...