Almer Maat
Jan 26, 2012
Almer Maat, 82 of Fremont, passed away Thursday, January 26, 2012 at Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial Health Services in Fremont. Almer was born on September 13, 1929 in Fremont to Albert and Fannie (Weiden) Maat. Almer married Shirley DeLong on February 19, 1955 in Hesperia and has been a lifelong resident of the Fremont area where he had been...
Virginia Pearl Lafay
Jan 26, 2012
Virginia Pearl LaFay, age 66, of Hesperia passed away on Thursday, January 26, 2012 at Spectrum Health - Gerber Memorial. Virginia was born on October 24, 1945, in Muskegon to Carl Edward and Virginia Elinor (Becklin) LaFay and was a nurse at University Park A Living Center Nursing Home in Muskegon. She attended The White Cloud Church. Virginia is...
Andy T. Demogola
Jan 25, 2012
Andy T. Demogola Sr. age 66 of Hesperia and formerly of Melstrand, passed away Wednesday evening, January 25, 2012 at his home following a short illness. Andy was born on September 17, 1945 in Melstrand, Michigan to the late Steven Casper and Ida Christina (Dolbeck) Demogola. Andy attended William B. Mather Middles School and joined the United States Army...
Geraldine Moore
Jan 19, 2012
The life of Geraldine Moore began on December 1, 1932, in Chicago, Illinois to Lillie Balim and Johnny Croft who preceded her in death. Geraldine was the third child of four children. She grew up in the heart of Chicago, which we called (Jew Town). She attended Smith Elementary School. She later worked as a shirt finisher in the...
Josephine A. Luchies
Jan 18, 2012
Josephine A. Luchies, age 96 of Holland, formerly of Fremont, passed away Wednesday at the Freedom Village Inn in Holland. Josephine was born on Feb. 13, 1915 in Fremont to Albert and Jennie (VanHemert) Luchies. Josephine started working at the Old State Bank in Fremont in 1940, shortly after graduation from high school and after several years became the...
Robert "Bob" E. Rake
Jan 18, 2012
Robert Bob E. Rake, age 84 of Grant, passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at his home. Bob was born on June 9, 1927 in Solon Township, Kent County to Edward and L. Helen (Hanna) Rake and graduated from Newaygo High School. Bob later married Hildur E. Carlson on January 30, 1954 at the Casnovia Reformed Church. Bob served...
Hilda M. Cooper
Jan 18, 2012
Hilda M. Cooper, age 84 of Newaygo, passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at the Altercare Nursing Center in Big Rapids following a lingering illness. Hilda was born on June 7, 1927 in Remus, Michigan to Carl and Alice (Decker) Weeks and has been a lifelong resident of the Newaygo area. Hilda married Clifford Cooper and he preceded her...
Beatrice E. Hickman
Jan 15, 2012
Beatrice Hickman, age 94 of White Cloud, passed away Sunday, January 15, 2012 at the Grand Oaks Nursing Home in Baldwin. Beatrice was born on March 15, 1917 in Cadillac, Michigan to Nelson and Emma (McIntyre) Burnette and later married Forrest E. Hickman on October 16, 1943 in Hart, Michigan. Forrest preceded her in death in 1962. Beatrice had...
Judy Mae Maynard
Jan 13, 2012
Judy Mae Maynard, age 72 of Holton, passed away Friday, January 13, 2012 at her home following a lingering illness. Judy was born on July 26, 1939 in Fremont to Clair and Theo (Yeagle) Bennett and later graduated from Fremont High School in 1969. Judy married Donald Maynard on September 1, 1956 in Troy, Michigan and Donald preceded her...
Arthur "Pete" D. Kroepel
Jan 12, 2012
Arthur Pete D. Kroepel, age 87 of Hesperia, passed away Thursday, January 12, 2012 at his home. Pete was born on December 22, 1924 in Hesperia to Dayton and Mary (Morse) Kroepel and later married Ida Grace Fox on January 26, 1946 in Hesperia. Ida preceded him in death on July 6, 2009. Pete has been a lifelong resident...
Ward Simpson
Jan 11, 2012
Ward Simpson, age 94, of Fremont passed away on Wednesday, January 11, 2012, in Fremont. He was born on December 24, 1917, in Fremont to James A. and Addie (Giddings) Simpson. He graduated from Fremont high School in 1935 and married Betty Smith on October 17, 1943. He was an active member of the Fremont Christian Church where he...
Jan R. Pfishner
Jan 7, 2012
Jan R. Pfishner, age 57 of Newaygo, passed away Saturday, January 07, 2012 at her home following a short illness. Jan was born on December 6, 1954 in Grand Rapids to Chester and Jackie (Schmiedeknecht) Pfishner and has been a lifelong resident of the Newaygo area. Jan had worked at White Cloud High School in the janitorial department and...
Donna Hall
Jan 6, 2012
Donna M. Hall, age 76 of Fremont, passed away Friday, January 6, 2012 at her home following a terminal illness. Donna was born on March 3, 1935 in Ludington to Justice B. and Marie Annette (Tyler) Wigren and later moved to the Muskegon area. Donna graduated from Muskegon Heights High School in 1953 and later married Kenneth J. Hall...
Beatrice Sollars
Jan 3, 2012
Beatrice Sollars, age 72 of Mt. Sterling, Ohio died January 3, 2012 in Newaygo County near White Cloud, Michigan as the result of a house fire. She was born January 28, 1939 in Pickaway County, Ohio. The daughter of the late Floyd and Josie (Funk) Bennett. Also preceding her in death is husband, Edwin Sollars; brother Floyd Melvin Bennett....
Barbara Betten
Jan 2, 2012
Barbara Betten, age 78 of Fremont, passed away Monday, January 02, 2012 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Barbara was born on June 5, 1933 in Fremont to John and Grace R. (Roelofs) Betten and has been a lifelong resident of the Fremont area where she had been a dietary aid at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility...
Chad E. Paulsen
Jan 1, 2012
Burial and celebration for Chad will be held on Saturday, May 19, 2012.2:00pm.. 1030 N. Poplar, White Cloud MI 49349 After the burial, there will be a gathering at the family cabin. (the family cabin and the family cemetery are walking distance apart.) Everyone is invited. Please bring your own chair and beverage. DIRECTIONS: M-37 North of Grand Rapids...
Betty Jane (Biegalle) Wunderlin
Dec 31, 2011
Betty Jane (Biegalle) Wunderlin, age 72 of Newaygo, passed away Saturday, December 31, 2011 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Betty was born on August 20, 1939 in Fremont to Dale L. and Lucile (Fitzsimmons) Collins and graduated from Fremont High School. Betty married James Wunderlin on May 16, 1986 in Fremont and Jim preceded her...
Vernon Dennis
Dec 31, 2011
Vernon Dennis, age 81 of White Cloud, passed away Saturday, December 31, 2011 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Vernon had been a laborer in the agricultural industry.
William Alfred Sleaford
Dec 31, 2011
William A. Sleaford, 87, of Hesperia passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2011, at Transitional Health Services in Fremont. He was born on June 20, 1924, to Clarence and Madge (Grewette) Sleaford and married Bonnie Lou Anne Huntoon on August 16, 1947, in North Muskegon. Bill was an Air Force Veteran of WWII and member of the Hesperia-Arcana Masonic...
Susan Kay Drew Billings
Dec 29, 2011
Susan Kay Drew Billings, age 67, of White Cloud passed away on Thursday, December 29, 2011, at Transitional Health Services in Fremont. Susan was born on June 12, 1944 in Grand Rapids to Alvin and Norma Dawn (Edwards) Drew and was the long time companion of Russell Billings. She was a member of the St. Bartholomew Catholic Church in...
