Merle Frees
Jan 10, 2014
Merle Frees, age 95 of Hesperia, passed away Friday, January 10, 2014 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Merle was born on July 6, 1918 in Jackson, Michigan to Charles and Gladys (Spooner) Alexander and later married Lowell Frees on September 7, 1935 in Indiana. Lowell preceded her in death in 1979. Merle has been a lifelong...
Sharon L. Mcdowell
Dec 20, 2013
Sharon L. (Puffpaff) McDowell, age 73 of White Cloud, passed away Friday, December 20, 2013 at her home. Sharon was born on January 30, 1940 to Alfred and Patricia (Vancouvering) Leahy and later married Michael McDowell on February 29, 2008 in Apopka, Florida. Sharon had been a homemaker and was a member of the Croton American Legion Ladies Auxiliary....
Margaret A. Ditlow
Dec 18, 2013
Margaret A. Ditlow, age 80 of Grant, passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at the Fountain View Retirement Village in Grant. Margaret was born on July 25, 1933 in White Cloud to Harry and Elsie (Knauss) Stuthard and graduated from White Cloud High School. Margaret later married Doran Ditlow on November 10, 1962 in White Cloud and had been...
Donald Wayne Waldron
Dec 16, 2013
Donald W. Waldron, age 71, of Newaygo passed away on Monday, December 16 2013 at his home with his family at his side. Don was born on April 16, 1942 in Chicago to Willard J. and Flora M. (Lehmann) Waldron and spent most of his childhood at Angel Guardian Orphanage in Chicago. Don married Janette I. Shelest on June...
Kathryn Jane Vandyke Hansen
Dec 12, 2013
Kathryn Hansen, age 77, of Fremont passed away on Thursday, December 12, 2013 at Transitional Health Services in Fremont. She was born on May 24, 1936, in Oceana County (MI) to Teunis J. and Ila B. (Andrews) VanDyke and moved to the Fremont area as a young child. Kathryn graduated from Fremont High School with the class of 1954...
Patricia Reed Miller
Dec 11, 2013
Patricia R. Miller, age 88, of Fremont and formerly of Carrollton, a suburb of Dallas, Texas, passed away on December 11, 2013 at her home from Acute Leukemia. Patricia was born in Winona, Minnesota on April 14, 1925 to Lawrence and Juanita (Reed) Lilly and in 1929, with her parents, moved to the Rio Grand Valley in Texas. The...
Steven E. Walzak
Dec 7, 2013
Steven E. Walzak, age 82 of Newaygo and formerly of Lansing, passed away Saturday, December 07, 2013 at the Transitional Health Services in Fremont. Steve was born on November 3, 1931 in Lansing, Michigan to John and Maria (Sosnowski) Walzak. Steve enlisted in the United States Army where he served in the Korean War and met and married his...
Edwin R. Haase
Dec 6, 2013
Edwin R. Haase, age 66 of Hesperia, formerly of Byron Center, passed away Friday, December 6, 2013 at the Grace of Douglas Nursing Center in Douglas. Ed was born on Decmeber 19, 1946 in Grand Rapids to Charles and Catherine (Miller) Haase and had worked for Country Fresh Dairy for 41 years until his retirement as a hi-lo driver...
Roslyn K. Vantrease
Dec 5, 2013
Roslyn K. VanTrease, age 74 of White Cloud, formerly of Charlotte, Michigan and Las Vegas, Nevada passed away Thursday, December 5, 2013 at her home following a short illness. Roslyn was born on August 25, 1939 in Ludington to Oliver Doc and Lucille H. (Brzezniak) Willis. Roslyn graduated from Grand Valley State College with a Bachelors Degree. Roslyn moved...
Heidi R. Phleeger
Dec 3, 2013
Heidi R. Phleeger, age 15 of Fremont, passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at her home. Heidi was born on February 4, 1998 in Grand Rapids to LaNay and Paul Phleeger and has been a lifelong resident of the Fremont. Heidi was a sophomore student at Fremont High School and enjoyed listening to music, taking walks, her 2 cats...
Kathy L. Kirk
Dec 1, 2013
Kathy L. Kirk, age 48 of White Cloud, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, December 1, 2013. Kathy was born on January 3, 1965 in West Virginia to James and Linda (Pennington) Coleman and has been a longtime resident of the White Cloud area. Kathy had been a homemaker and treasured the time she spent with her grandchildren. Kathy is...
Shirlee Arlene Stover Lewis
Nov 30, 2013
Shirlee A. Stover Lewis, age 75, of Holton passed away on Saturday, November 30, 2013 at her home. Shirlee was born on October 3, 1938, in Charlotte, Michigan to Carl H. and Bernita J. (Herrington) Clum and later married H. William Lewis on February 1, 2003 in Bradenton, Florida. Shirlee was the Director at the Newaygo County Council for...
Roger A. Trapp
Nov 28, 2013
Roger A. Trapp, age 62 of White Cloud, passed away Thursday, November 28, 2013 at the Great Lakes Specialty Hospital in Muskegon. Roger was born on May 30, 1951 in Grand Rapids to Charles J. and Norma L. (McCarty) Trapp and later married Linda J. Bowman on August 13, 1977 in Ludington. Roger had been a tool and die...
Michael Jess Poling
Nov 28, 2013
Michael Jess Poling, 41, of Twin Lake passed away Thursday, November 28, 2013 at Spectrum Health Services Gerber Memorial. Mike was born on April 4, 1972 in Muskegon to Dan Lee Poling and Karen Elaine Pedersen and graduated from Fremont High School in 1990. He worked at Autocam Corporation in Grand Rapids. Mike is survived by his children, Aaron,...
Virginia Mae Fowler
Nov 26, 2013
Virginia Mae Fowler, 89, of Jenison, and formerly of Fremont, passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at Oak Crest Assisted Living Center in Jenison. She was born on October 22, 1924 in Fremont to Andrew W. and Thirza (Ackley) Anderson and married Nelson E. Fowler on September 3, 1949 in Fremont. She had worked at Gerber Products Company until...
Charles E. Rider
Nov 26, 2013
Charles Bud E. Rider, age 87 of the Hardy Dam area, passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at the Metron Nursing Center in Big Rapids. Charles was born on July 20, 1926 in Kennan, Wisconsin to Thomas and Myrtle Lillian (Hickock) Rider and later married Donna Aspinall on June 2, 1944 in Besemer, Michigan. Donna preceded him in death...
Susan May Fredenburg
Nov 25, 2013
Susan May Fredenburg, age 93 of White Cloud, passed away Monday, November 25, 2013 at her home following a well lived life. Susan was born on December 21, 1919 in White Cloud to Eli P. and Elizabeth Viola (Chupp) Kuhns and later married Joseph H. Fredenburg on July 20, 1941 in White Cloud. Joseph preceded her in death on...
Wanda Marie Vandermolen
Nov 24, 2013
Wanda M. VanderMolen, age 62, of Fremont was called home to be with her Savior on Sunday, November 24, 2013. Wanda was born on March 8, 1951, in Grand Rapids to Raymond and Verna (McCarty) Bekkering and married Raymond VanderMolen on June 14, 1969 in Byron Center. Wanda enjoyed working in her yard and spending time with their horses....
David S. Fredenburg
Nov 21, 2013
David S. Fredenburg, age 71 of Twin Lake, passed away surrounded by his family, after a short battle with cancer on Thursday, November 21, 2013 at the Leila & Cyrus Poppen Hospice Residence in Muskegon. David was born on June 30, 1942 in White Cloud to Sylvester and Clara (Kuhns) Fredenburg. David had been employed at Weesies Brothers in...
F. Lester Cady
Nov 19, 2013
F. Lester Cady, age 79 of Bitely, passed away on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at Spectrum Health Services Gerber Memorial. Lester was born on April 12, 1934 in Toledo, Ohio to Francis J. and May (Landis) Cady and was a machinist and gunsmith. Lester is survived by his children, Christy Ann (Jay) Loyselle, Michael S. Cady, and Scott Cady;...
