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Larry "L.G." Gene Adams

Larry "L.G." Gene Adams

Nov 30, 2011

Larry L.G. Gene Adams, age 72, of White Cloud, passed away on Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial in Fremont. L.G. was born on April 27, 1939 in Lima, Ohio, to Delmar Waldo Jacob and Edythe Laverne (Eyer) Adams and married Sherry Fetterley on October 11, 1962 in White Cloud. L.G. had worked for the Newaygo...

Helen  L. Sheppard

Helen L. Sheppard

Nov 28, 2011

Helen L. Sheppard, age 91 of Fremont, passed away Monday, November 28, 2011 at the Mercy General Health Partners in Muskegon. Helen was born on October 6, 1920 in Lincoln Township to George and Minnie (Seymour) Hoyt and later married Kenneth Sheppard on September 5, 1952 in Fremont. Kenneth preceded her in death on January 7, 1978. Helen graduated...

Eloise  M. Jones

Eloise M. Jones

Nov 26, 2011

Eloise M. Jones, age 87 of Holton, passed away Saturday, November 26, 2011 at the Lakewood Nursing and Rehab Center in Muskegon. Eloise was born on October 28, 1924 in Greenwood Township to Robert and Ida (Woodring) Walsworth and graduated from Fremont High School. Eloise later married Charles L. Jones on April 11, 1946 in Holton and Charles preceded...

Raymond  R. Vanover

Raymond R. Vanover

Nov 26, 2011

Raymond R. Vanover, age 85 of Holton, passed away Saturday, November 26, 2011 at his home following a lingering illness. Raymond was born on November 22, 1926 in Ubank, Kentucky to Earl and Elsie (Pumpfrey) Vanover and later married Eileen Pat Hill on July 23, 1977 in Muskegon. Ray has been a resident of the Holton area for the...

Christopher  Lee Lemons

Christopher Lee Lemons

Nov 19, 2011

Christopher L. Lemons, age 29, of Fremont, passed away on Saturday, November 19, 2011, at his home. He was born on March 10, 1982, in Cheyenne, Wyoming, to Robert L. and Pamela (Urquidez) Lemons and married Melissa VanDerVegte on November 9, 2007, in White Cloud. Chris enjoyed the outdoors and spending time with his children. Chris is survived by...

Harold  G. Clark

Harold G. Clark

Nov 18, 2011

Harold G. Clark, age 79 of Newaygo, passed away Friday, November 18, 2011 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Harold was born on June 12, 1932 in Bronson, Michigan to Warren Jay and Goldie Mae (Scott) Clark and has been a longtime resident of the Newaygo Area. Harold married Nancy Davis on June 19, 1982 in...

Betty "Betty Boop" June Brown

Betty "Betty Boop" June Brown

Nov 13, 2011

Betty June Betty Boop Brown, age 78 of Muskegon, passed away Sunday, November 13, 2011 at the Harbor Hospice Poppen Residence in Muskegon. Betty was born on June 1, 1933 in Muskegon to Henry and Gertrude (Green) Johnston and later married Madison Brown. Madison preceded her in death in 1986. Betty was a member of the Fraternal Order of...

Lois  Ann Heykoop

Lois Ann Heykoop

Nov 12, 2011

Lois A. Heykoop, age 69 of Fremont, passed away Saturday, November 12, 2011 at the Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial Health Services in Fremont. Lois was born on February 14, 1942 in Muskegon, Michigan to Francis Lyle and Hannah Alida (Crawford) Scott. Lois married David A. Touzel and he preceded her in death. She later married David L. Heykoop and...

Lucille Dukes

Lucille Dukes

Nov 12, 2011

Lucille Dukes, age 76 of White Cloud, passed away Saturday, November 12, 2011 at her home following a lingering illness. Lucille was born on March 24, 1935 in Scotts, Mississippi to Will and Rosie (Jones) Edwards and later married Rev. Hiram Dukes on July 8, 1977 in Chicago. Rev. Hiram preceded her in death on March 4, 2002. Lucille...

Alice  Jean Schneider

Alice Jean Schneider

Nov 11, 2011

Alice J. Schneider, age 66 of Holton, passed away Friday, November 11, 2011 at her home following a short illness. Alice was born on March 9, 1945 in Manistee to Alva and Edna May (Sikorski) Rinard and has been a resident of the Holton area since 1979 when she moved from Lakewood, Michigan. Alice had been a nurses aid...

Robert "Robby" Jason Terbeek

Robert "Robby" Jason Terbeek

Nov 7, 2011

Robert Robby J. TerBeek, age 23 of Fremont, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, November 7, 2011 at his home. Robby was born on April 11, 1988, in Kalamazoo, the son of, Ronald J. Skip and Berta J. (Morgan) TerBeek and graduated from White Cloud High School. Robby is survived by his children, Zachariah and Aubrianna TerBeek and their mother,...

Joyce  C. Maat

Joyce C. Maat

Nov 5, 2011

Joyce C. Maat, age 84 of Fremont, passed away Saturday, November 5, 2011 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Joyce was born on June 5, 1927 in Buchanan, Michigan to Ralph David and Helen (Nieboer) Wheat and moved to Grant at the age of 5. Joyce later married John Maat on January 24, 1948 in Fremont and...

Wayne  Gillies Smith

Wayne Gillies Smith

Nov 4, 2011

Wayne G. Smith, age 74, of Newaygo, Passed away on Friday, November 4, 2011, at Transitional Health Services in Fremont. Wayne was born on December 22, 1936, to Forrest Allan and Catherine Margaret (Gillies) Smith and married Sue Ellen LaVigne on October 17, 1964, in Hamler, Ohio. Wayne received his Bachelors Degree from Ferris State University and was a...

Rosemary Snook

Rosemary Snook

Nov 1, 2011

Rosemary Snook, age 68, of White Cloud, died Tuesday, November 1, 2011, at Spectrum Health Blodgett Campus in Grand Rapids. Rosemary was born on January 1, 1943, to Wilson H. and Lucille R. (Passenier) Snook and had worked in the hospitality industry. Rosemary is survived by her brother and sisters, Arthur W. Snook, Nancy L. (Gerald) Zissler, Helen M....

Betty  M. Taylor

Betty M. Taylor

Oct 29, 2011

Betty M. Taylor, age 88 of Fremont, passed away Saturday, October 29, 2011 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Betty was born on April 18, 1923 in White Cloud to William O. and Myrtle (Teetor) McIntyre and has been a resident of the area since 1943. She had been a school teacher and homemaker and enjoyed reading,...

Helen Stankus

Helen Stankus

Oct 29, 2011

Helen Stankus, age 94 of White Cloud, passed away Saturday, October 29, 2011 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Helen was born on February 15, 1917 in Chicago to Michael and Frances (Rejowski) Dzialo. She married Frank G. Stankus on July 31, 1954 in Chicago, who preceded her in death on October 4, 1997. They moved to...

Fred  C. Borkowski

Fred C. Borkowski

Oct 28, 2011

Born on Mothers Day, 1936, Fred C. Borkowski passed away at home on October 28, 2011, following a short battle with cancer. Fred was employed by the Newaygo County Road Commission for 42 years prior to his retirement ten years ago. Dedicated to his job, he was known to work 16 hour days, 16 days in a row often...

Duane  A. Mater

Duane A. Mater

Oct 26, 2011

Duane A. Mater, age 82 of Fremont, passed away Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Duane was born on September 15, 1929 in Applegate, Michigan to Arnold and Ina (Powell) Mater and later married Lottie Hill on February 2, 1957 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Duane had worked in the asbestos industry in...

Harold Gene "Johnny" Tackett  Sr.

Harold Gene "Johnny" Tackett Sr.

Oct 25, 2011

Harold Johnny Gene Tackett, age 78, of White Cloud passed away on Tuesday, October 25, 2011, at Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus. Johnny retired from Clark Equipment Company in Battle Creek and enjoyed working on cars, hunting, and fishing. Johnny is survived by his children, J.R. (Sandra) G. Tackett Jr. of Otsego, Brenda (Jonathan) Thompson of Indianapolis, Indiana, Joseph E....

Christine Fowler

Christine Fowler

Oct 24, 2011

Christine Fowler, age 93, of Fremont, passed away on Monday, October 24, 2011, at Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial in Fremont. Christine was born on February 14, 1918, in Muskegon, to John and Anna (Nacas) Hiza and married Donald Fowler on May 26, 1939, in Muskegon. Christine had retired from Gerber Products and enjoyed bingo, puzzles, and crafting. Christine is...

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