Charles "Chaz" B. Wilbur Jr.
Oct 3, 2012
Charles B. Chaz Wilbur Jr., age 48 of Muskegon, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at his home. Chaz was born on October 9, 1963 in Muskegon to Charles B. and Sally (Vanderzile) Wilbur Sr. and graduated from Orchard View High School where he enjoyed pole vaulting. Chaz later married Rhonda Jensen on May 25, 1994 in...
Foster G. Dunham
Oct 3, 2012
Foster G. Dunham, age 92 of White Cloud, passed away Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at his home following a lingering illness. Foster was born on March 8, 1920, in Toulon, Illinois to George and Sadie Lucille (Grabill) Dunham and married Gladys I. Miller on April 14, 1945 in White Cloud. Foster has been a longtime resident of the White...
Dale E. Cole
Oct 2, 2012
Dale Eugene Cole, age 71 of Bridgeton, passed away Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at his home following a short illness. Dale was born on October 18, 1940 in Grant to Ernest Grant and Bernice Ellen (Brown) Cole and later married Sandra Taylor on October 21, 1968 in Newaygo. Dale has been a lifelong resident of the area where he...
Evelyn Rose Dore
Oct 2, 2012
Evelyn Rose Dore, age 79 of White Cloud, passed away Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at the Grand Oaks Nursing Home in Baldwin. Rose was born on August 19, 1933 in Walkerville to Henry Aaron and Hazel Irene (Milner) Mead and later married Charles A. Dore on June 1, 1957 in Holton. Charles preceded her in death on May 18,...
Marjorie Mae Jackson
Oct 1, 2012
Marjorie Mae Jackson, age 87, of Holton, passed away on Monday, October 1, 2012, at the Leila & Cyrus Poppen House Residence in Muskegon. Marjorie was born on April 28, 1925, in Holton, to William and Emma (Anderson Fox) Swenson and married Karl W. Jackson on January 19, 1946, in Kalamazoo. Marjorie was a homemaker and teacher in the...
Lyle "Bud" Burmeister
Sep 30, 2012
Lyle Bud Burmeister, age 74 of Fremont, passed away Sunday morning, September 30, 2012 at his home following a lingering illness. Bud was born on December 23, 1937 in Muskegon to Ernest and Clarissa (Feltner) Burmeister and has been a lifelong resident of the Muskegon and Newaygo County area. Bud joined the United States Navy and served during the...
Robert "Rob" L. Stickney Jr.
Sep 28, 2012
Robert L. Rob Stickney Jr., age 47 of Holton, passed away Friday, September 28, 2012 at his home. Rob was born on November 24, 1964 in Muskegon to Robert and Sheila (Shull) Stickney Sr. and has been a longtime resident of the area. Rob graduated from Grant High School in 1982 and has worked the metal stamping industry for...
Glenda L. Mchenry
Sep 22, 2012
Glenda L. McHenry, age 75 of White Cloud, formerly of Wyoming, Michigan, passed away Saturday, September 22, 2012 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids following a short illness. Glenda was born on August 28, 1937 in Wyoming to Glenn and Florence (Peck) Hughes and later married Leonard McHenry on October 4, 1957 in Wyoming. Glenda moved...
James "Russ" Strait
Sep 18, 2012
James Russell Russ Strait, age 77 of Fremont, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at his home. Russ was born on July 11, 1935 to Earl and Eva Mae Strait and moved to the Fremont area as a young boy. Russ married Marian Hagen on June 10, 1978 in Fremont and had worked at Deur Chevrolet in...
Nancy Cotton
Sep 17, 2012
Nancy Cotton, age 81 of Fremont, passed away peacefully at her daughters home on Rainbow Lake, in Perrinton, Michigan on September 17, 2012 following a 5 month illness. Nancy was born on February 19, 1931 to Glenn and Lila (Wilson) Titus and later married W. Eugene Cotton on June 21, 1952 in Jackson. Rev. Gene Cotton preceded her in...
George A. Rosenberg
Sep 15, 2012
George A. Rosenberg, age 86 of White Cloud, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday morning, September 15, 2012. George was born on April 5, 1926 in Fremont to Getty Lee and Zella Mae (Mills) Rosenberg. George graduated from White Cloud High School and immediately joined the United States Navy where he served during World War II. After...
William "Terry" T. Slayton
Sep 10, 2012
William Terry T. Slayton, a lifelong resident of Muskegon Michigan, and lately of Rockford Michigan, died September 10, 2012, at the age of 86. Terry was born in Benton Harbor, on January 3, 1926, to Willis F. and Kathleen (Murphy) Slayton. He is survived by his brother Dennis (Jan) Slayton of Brainerd, Minnesota. When 19, Terry was awarded a...
Sheila A. Lord
Sep 9, 2012
Sheila Ann Lord, age 57 of White Cloud, passed away Sunday, September 9, 2012 at the Metron Nursing Center in Big Rapids following a short illness. Sheila was born on July 26, 1955 in Muskegon to Fay Sonny and Ruby Susie (Symons) Huntley and has been a longtime resident of the White Cloud area. Sheila had been a devoted...
Darrin L. Krise
Sep 8, 2012
Darrin L. Krise, age 46 of Bitely, passed away Saturday, September 8, 2012 at his home. Darrin was born on February 24, 1966 in Hart to Lloyd Bill and Delores A. (Conklin) Krise and graduated from Hesperia High School in 1984. Darrin has been a lifelong resident of the Bitely area where he had been a logger all his...
James T. Ray
Sep 4, 2012
James Theodore Ray, age 60, of Fremont passed away on September 4, 2012, at his home. Jim was born on December 26, 1951, in Chicago, to James O. and Kathleen J. (Wilke) Ray and was a greens keeper at Ramshorn On The Lakes. Jim is survived by his wife, Kim Fleese-Ray of Fremont; step-son, Dennis (Kayte Klawikowski) Ray, and...
Barbara Richards
Sep 3, 2012
Barbara E. Richards, age 84 of Holton, passed away Monday, September 3, 2012 at Sanctuary at McAuley in Muskegon. Barbara was born on January 10, 1928 in Holton to William R. and Neva (Homan) Syers and married Eugene A. Richards on March 21, 1947 in Muskegon. Eugene preceded her in death on April 10, 2002. Barb had been a...
Valerie Bernick
Sep 3, 2012
Valerie Ann Vale Bernick, age 96 of White Cloud, passed away Monday, September 3, 2012 at her home. Valerie was born on January 6, 1916 in Chicago, Illinois to Joseph Alexander and Falicia (Zelgiewicz) Mitrius and later married Albert Bernick on July 10, 1943. Albert preceded her in death in 1986. Valerie has been a resident of the White...
Margaret Ann Matthews
Aug 31, 2012
Margaret Ann Matthews, age 79, of Hesperia, passed away on Friday, August 31, 2012 at her home surrounded by her family. Margaret was born on August 26, 1933 in Chicago to Karl and Eulalia (Grier) Miesen and married Wayne F. Matthews on March 9, 1950, in Fremont. Margaret worked as a telephone operator in Fremont in the early days,...
Kenneth Marvin Burns
Aug 28, 2012
Kenneth Marvin Burns, age 71 of White Cloud, passed away Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Ken was born on June 22, 1941 in Manistee County to Bert Edward and Grace Eleanor (Thomas) Burns and later married Clarice Kiekover on March 12, 1966 in Grand Rapids. Ken moved to the White Cloud...
Zoey Ray Acosta
Aug 28, 2012
Zoey Ray Acosta, infant daughter of Krystle (Cole) and Jorge Acosta, passed away Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at the Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial Health Services in Fremont. Zoey is survived by her parents, Krystle (Cole) and Jorge Acosta of Hesperia; her brothers and sister, Aaron Davila, Logan Davila, Taylor Davila and Elana Acosta all of Hesperia; maternal grandmother, Yvonne...
