Dakota Dean Murphy
May 11, 2014
Dakota Dean Murphy, age 16 of Holton, passed away Sunday, May 11, 2014 following a car accident. Dakota Dean was born on August 1, 1997 in Clearwater, Florida to Shawn and Buffy (Gregory) Murphy and moved to the Fremont area in 1999. Dakota Dean was a junior at Fremont High School where he was active in theater program, has...
Beatrice Lily Mills
May 9, 2014
Beatrice Lily Mills, age 77, of Newaygo passed away at her home on Friday, May 9 2014. Beatrice was born on October 13, 1936 in Grand Rapids to Clarence and Ethel (Parrish) VanderPan. Beatrice is survived by her children, Susan (Edward) Domine of Newaygo, Rhomas Ainsworth of Ionia, MI and Robert Ainsworth of Angola, Indiana; 5 grandchildren; 5 great...
Charles Thomas Carter
May 8, 2014
Charles T. Carter, age 79, of White Cloud passed away on Thursday, May 08, 2014 at his home with his wife by his side. Charles was born on August 28, 1934 in Jackhorn, Kentucky to Jesse and Sadie (Hilton) Carter and married Betty on July 12, 1968. Charles was a truck driver and served his country in the Army....
Mary Geraldine Wright
May 3, 2014
Mary G. Wright, age 93 of White Cloud went to be with her Lord on Saturday, May 3, 2014 with her family by her side. Mary was born on February 4, 1921, in Upshur County West Virginia to Jesse and Tilda Tenney and married Dale O. Wright on November 25, 1943. She enjoyed painting, fishing, and being outdoors. Mary...
Evelyn L. Hult
May 2, 2014
Evelyn L. Hult of White Cloud went home to be with her Lord on May 2, 2014 following a brief illness. She was born August 10, 1922 on the family farm of Leo and Ethel (Middleton) Elliott, northeast of White Cloud. She attended White Cloud Public Schools, graduating in 1939. Following graduation, she moved to Grand Rapids, enrolled in...
Sam Russell Stenberg
May 1, 2014
Sam R. Stenberg, age 67, of Hesperia passed away on Thursday, May 1, 2014 at Great Lakes Specialty Hospital in Muskegon. Sam was born on March 24, 1947 in Muskegon to Richard Douglas and Junbelle (Cripe) Stenberg and married Pamela Japenga on September 13, 1968 at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Sam was in the Navy and served his Country in...
Richard "Rick" Werts
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...
Graham Joseph Nader
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...
Ronald A. Meister
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...
Raymond Knight
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...
Larry Albert Street
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...
Mary Jane Knapp
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,...
Charles H. Rose
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...
Randall "Randy" R. Bell
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...
Judith Grace Corey
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...
Sharon Yvonne Pierce
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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Marion Jeff Hensley
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...
Donald Lee Owens
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...
Allen J. Lovell
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...
Earl H. Page
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...
