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Rose  M. Yarrington

Rose M. Yarrington

Jun 14, 2012

Rose M. Yarrington, age 54 of White Cloud, passed away Thursday, June 14, 2012 at the Spectrum Health Blodgett Campus in Grand Rapids following a short illness. Rose was born on January 19, 1958 in Fremont to William and Pearl (Jordan) Doering and graduated from White Cloud High School in 1976. She later married Harold Yarrington in January 1992...

Joseph  Michael Skowron

Joseph Michael Skowron

Jun 13, 2012

Joseph M. Skowron, age 56, of Grant passed away on June 13, 2012, at his home. Joseph was born on August 3, 1955, to Joseph Robert and Geraldine (Smith) Skowron and married Carol Morris on December 4, 1976. Joseph worked at Sun Chemical in Muskegon enjoyed hunting and fishing, and was a Navy veteran. Joseph is survived by his...

Lena  M. Shull

Lena M. Shull

Jun 11, 2012

Lena M. Shull, age 57 of Walkerville, passed away Tuesday, June 11, 2012 at her home. Lena was born on April 21, 1955 in Gladwin and moved to the Walkerville area in 2005 from Fremont. Lena had been a clerk at Wesco and various retail stores in the area. Lena enjoyed sewing and making quilts and pillows. She also...

Keola  J. (Peterson)  Convertini

Keola J. (Peterson) Convertini

Jun 10, 2012

Keola J. Convertini, age 92 of Newaygo, passed away Sunday, June 10, 2012 at the Transitional Health Services in Fremont following a short illness. Keola was born on April 22, 1920 in Newaygo to Ernest and Gladys (Aiken) Brown and graduated from Newaygo High School. She married Allen Peterson Sr. on September 7, 1941 and he preceded her in...

Thomas  Bernard Cloft

Thomas Bernard Cloft

Jun 10, 2012

Thomas B. Cloft, age 70, of Alpena, passed away on Sunday, June 10, 2012, at his daughters home in Hesperia. Tom was born on April 11, 1942, in Alpena to Bernard and Audrey (Kennedy) Cloft and has been a life long resident of the area and retired from Fletcher Paper Company in Alpena. Tom enjoyed hunting and fishing and...

Robert "Bob" L. Sherman

Robert "Bob" L. Sherman

Jun 9, 2012

Robert L. Bob Sherman, age 52 of Holton, passed away Saturday, June 09, 2012 at his sister's home in Holton. Bob was born on July 29, 1959 in Black Hawk, South Dakota to Richard and Dorothy (Cunningham) Sherman and moved to the Holton area from Muskegon in 2006. Bob had been a production worker at Wagenmaker Farms for several...

Noramae Walker

Noramae Walker

Jun 7, 2012

NoraMae Walker, age 87, of Fremont passed away on Thursday, June 7, 2012, at Transitional Health Services in Fremont. Nora was born on June 2, 1925, in Muskegon to Henry and Gertrude (Boeduim) Bosse and married Cleon LeRoy Walker on June 25, 1949, at St. Johns Claybanks in Montague. NoraMae was a foster grandparent and loved volunteering her time...

Brendon  P. Guzman

Brendon P. Guzman

Jun 7, 2012

Brendon P. Guzman, age 20 of Fremont, passed away Thursday, June 7, 2012 at the DeVos Childrens Hospital in Grand Rapids following a lingering illness. Brendon was born on January 11, 1992 in Grand Rapids to Paul and Kelly (Krill) Guzman. Brendon graduated from Fremont High School, Class of 2012 and was an avid Detroit Pistons and Detroit Tigers...

Rev. Kenneth D. Marzell

Rev. Kenneth D. Marzell

Jun 6, 2012

Rev. Kenneth D. Marzell, age 93 of Newaygo, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, June 6, 2012 following a lingering illness. Ken was born on October 13, 1918 in Savanna, Illinois to Frederick D. and Marie (Robel) Marzell and later married Cora Marie Beverwyk on July 1, 1938 in Hastings. Cora, his wife of 72 years, preceded...

Elen  M Mitrius

Elen M Mitrius

May 28, 2012

Elen Marie Mitrius, age 61 of White Cloud, passed away Monday, May 28,, 2012 at Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial in Fremont. Elen was born on April 18, 1951 in Joliet, Illinois, to Paul and Virginia ( Lewansowski) Mitrius and was an administrative assistant in the health care industry in California prior to moving to White Cloud. Elen was a...

Tanya  Ann Montegna-Butler

Tanya Ann Montegna-Butler

May 17, 2012

Tanya Ann Montegna-Butler, age 52 of Hesperia, passed away Thursday, May 17, 2012 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids following a short illness. Tanya was born on January 8, 1960 in Fremont to Bruce and Kathleen (Clark) Lindsay. Tanya moved with her family to Hampton, Virginia in 1975 and graduated from Bethel High School in 1978....

Thomas  W. Cooley

Thomas W. Cooley

May 15, 2012

Thomas W. Cooley, age 62 of Fremont, passed away unexpectedly at his home at the HGA Rex Street Home on Tuesday, May 15, 2012. Tom was born on December 13,1949 in Newaygo County to Noah Edward and Helen Lucille (Hirsch) Cooley and had been a longtime resident of the Fremont area where he enjoyed riding on the golf cart...

Emma Deweerd

Emma Deweerd

May 9, 2012

Emma DeWeerd, age 94 of Coopersville, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at the Spectrum Health Blodgett Campus in Grand Rapids. Emma was born on May 28, 1917 in Evanston, Illinois to John and Mary (Lukaart) Wilholt and later married Warren DeWeerd on June 10, 1944 in Grand Rapids. Warren preceded her in death on April 9,...

Lavern  Ernest Baker

Lavern Ernest Baker

May 7, 2012

Lavern E. Baker, age 67, of White Cloud, passed away on Monday, May 7, 2012, at Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial. Lavern was born on May 29, 1944, in Ludington to Carl and Pearl (Kelly) Baker and married Angela Marie Nagle on August 25, 2007, in Reno, Nevada. Lavern was a real estate agent and along with having many other...

Gladys  Julia Baker

Gladys Julia Baker

May 5, 2012

Gladys J. Baker, age 85, of White Cloud and formerly of Cambridge, Maryland, died Saturday, May 5, 2012, at Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial in Fremont. Gladys was born on July 6, 1926, in Cambridge, to Thurman and Lilly (Crosby) Robbins and was a public school teacher in Modesto, California until her retirement. She was president of the AARP for...

Mary  W. Smith

Mary W. Smith

Apr 30, 2012

Mary W. Smith, age 94 of Newaygo, passed away Monday, April 30, 2012 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Mary was born on July 7, 1917 in Detroit to Lyle and Sarah (Conners) Edwards and moved to the Newaygo area at an early age. Mary graduated from Newaygo High School in 1935 and later married Lamont W....

Stanley  J. Gorski

Stanley J. Gorski

Apr 29, 2012

Stanley J. Gorski, age 91, of White Cloud passed away on Sunday, April 29, 2012, at Metron in Big Rapids. Stanley was born on February 2, 1921, in Detroit, to Stanley and Theresa (Zawacki) Gorski and married Mary DiDomenico on May 30, 1942, in Detroit. Stanley worked as a technician for Ford Motor Company and retired from the plant...

Lori  Beth Coles

Lori Beth Coles

Apr 29, 2012

Lori Coles, age 50, of Grant, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, April 29, 2012, at her home. Lori was born on June 30, 1961, in Grand Rapids, to Frank and Joan (Van Dyke) Carpenter and married Daniel Coles on October, 20, 1990 in Grand Rapids. Lori was a janitor at the Grant Public Schools, enjoyed scrapbooking and crocheting, coaching...

Arline  L. Sevener

Arline L. Sevener

Apr 28, 2012

Arline L. Sevener, age 69 of White Cloud, passed away Saturday, April 28, 2012 at her home following a lingering illness. Arline was born on November 5, 1942 in Detroit to Stanley and Frances (Kuczewski) Ciupak and graduated from the Dearborn High School. Arline later married David Sevener on April 3, 1961 in Dearborn. Arline had been a bus...

Clyde  E. Reene

Clyde E. Reene

Apr 25, 2012

Clyde E. Reene, age 72 of White Cloud, passed away Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at the Transitional Health Services in Fremont following a short illness. Clyde was born on June 22, 1939 in Custer, Michigan to Dewey and Della (Flora) Reene and later married Roseanna Hill on June 13, 1969 in Muskegon. Clyde has been a resident of the...

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