Loren Silman
Jun 3, 2010
Loren R. Silman, age 74 of White Cloud, passed away Thursday, June 3, 2010 at his home following a short illness. Loren was born on December 1, 1935 in Talapoosa, Missouri to Auther and Pauline (Barnes) Silman and later married Twila Frakes on June 20, 1965 in Reno, Nevada. Loren moved to the White Cloud area in 1974 from...
James Richard Flanery
Jun 3, 2010
James Richard Jim Flanery, age 50 of Walkerville, passed away Thursday, June 3, 2010 at the Gerber Memorial Health Services in Fremont following a short illness. Jim was born on August 3, 1959 in Hart to Robert and Patricia (Brimmer) Flanery. Jim graduated from Walkerville High School in 1977. Jim married his high school sweetheart, Karen Warmuskerken on August...
Russell Dale Billings
Jun 3, 2010
Russell Dale Billings, age 72, of White Cloud, passed away Thursday, June 3, 2010.Russell was born on September 28, 1937, in Eau Claire, Michigan and was an avid hunter and outdoorsman. Russell was a member of St. Bartholomew Catholic Church in Newaygo Russell is survived by his wife of Susie of White Cloud, Kyle Brown, Dan McCumber, and many...
Gale Welsh
Jun 3, 2010
Gale W. Welsh, age 80, of Hesperia passed away on Thursday, June 3, 2010, at Lakeshore Community Hospital in Shelby. Gale was born on March 26, 1930, in Fremont to James and Lethel Ethel (Dow) Welsh and married Barbara Kushmaul on January 4, 1949 in Hart. In his younger years, he along with his friends, started the Klondyke Rodeo...
Robert Vandermolen
May 31, 2010
Robert M. VanderMolen, age 70, of Fremont passed away on Monday, May 31, 2010, at Transitional Health Services in Fremont. Bob was born on January 14, 1940, in Grand Rapids to Robert M. and Dorothy (Finger) VanderMolen Sr. and married Joyce Berends in 1962 in Grand Rapids. Robert had been a supervisor at Plastic Plate in Grand Rapids. Robert...
Ralph "Bud" Jones
May 31, 2010
Ralph Bud Jones, 71 of White Cloud died Monday, May 31, 2010, at his home after a short bout with cancer. Bud was born on July 23, 1938, at home in Ensley Center to Ralph and Marian (Tawney) Jones and had lived most of his life in the White Cloud/Newaygo area. Bud married Rose McCue and they had 3...
Neal Diekema
May 27, 2010
Neal Diekema, age 83, of Hesperia passed away on Thursday, May 27, 2010, at his home in Hesperia. Neal was born on February 27, 1927, in Jenison to John and Dena (Holstege) Diekema and worked as a self employed tile layer. He married Betty Breuker-Long on July 27, 2000, and was a member of the Hesperia Presbyterian Church. Neal...
Edward Stankus
May 27, 2010
Edward A. Stankus, age 64 of Fremont, formerly of Grand Rapids and White Cloud, passed away Thursday, May 27, 2010 at his home following a short illness. Ed was born on December 24, 1945 in Chicago, Illinois to Frank G. and Antoinette Stankus. Antoinette passed away when Ed was 10 years old in 1955. Ed grew up in White...
Sally Delia
May 23, 2010
Sally Delia, age 68 of Hesperia, passed away Sunday, May 23, 2010 at the Gerber Memorial Health Services in Fremont. Sally was born on Sept. 4, 1941 at Beaver Island, MI to Charles and Marion (McGuiness) Martin and later married Michael Delia on Sept. 2, 1961 on Beaver Island. Michael preceded her in death on March 3, 2004. Sally...
Dean Hills
May 20, 2010
Dean Hills, age 44 of Fremont, formerly of Newaygo and Grand Rapids, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday at his home. Dean was born on Aug. 13, 1965 in Grand Rapids to Larry and Fran (Pitsch) Hills and graduated from Union High School in 1983. Dean married K.C. Newington on June 20, 1997 in Grand Rapids and had been a...
Carl R Hult
May 17, 2010
Carl R. Hult of White Cloud went to be with his Lord on Monday, May 17, 2010 following a brief illness. He was born on August 4, 1921 on the family farm of Henning and Ruth Erickson Hult which was just East of White Cloud on the White River. He attended White Cloud Public Schools, graduating in 1939. Following...
J. Dewitt Shearer Jr.
May 14, 2010
J. DeWitt Shearer Jr., age 85 of White Cloud, passed away on Friday, May 14, 2010 at his home surrounded by his family. DeWitt was born on July 12, 1924 in Grand Rapids to J. DeWitt and Jennie (Mieras) Shearer Sr. and married Violet Welch on June 1, 1946 in Grand Rapids. DeWitt had been a milk delivery man...
Richard Allen Putt
May 12, 2010
Richard Allen Putt, age 55, of Hesperia passed away on Wednesday, May 12, 2010, at his home in Hesperia. Rick was born on February 19, 1955, in Grand Rapids to Raymond and Rogene (Cederholm) Putt and graduated from Newaygo High School. In his earlier years, Rick was an EMT for Gerber Hospital and worked for Standard Lumber in Fremont....
Charles "Bud" Thatcher
May 11, 2010
Charles W. Bud Thatcher, age 83 of White Cloud, passed away Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at his home following a short illness. Bud was born on April 4, 1927 in Ina, Illinois to Charles and Clara (Boham) Thatcher and graduated from Moline High School in 1945. Bud joined the United States Army immediately after graduation and served during World...
Glenn Hymer
May 7, 2010
Glenn H. Hymer, age 87 of Fremont, passed away at his home surrounded by his family on Friday, May 7, 2010. Glenn was born on May 8, 1922 in Chicago, Illinois to John Henry and Ethel Caroline (Shaffer) Hymer. Glenn joined the United States Navy where he served as a medic on the U.S.S. Haven which was the first...
Kenneth Alan Jones
May 5, 2010
Kenneth A. Jones, aged 69, of Newaygo, passed away on Wednesday, May 5, 2010, at his home. He was born November 21, 1940, in Newaygo to Ralph and Marian L. (Tawney) Jones and married Delight Rolf on September 26, 2003, in Grand Rapids. He was an electrician and worked for many electrical contractors including Kline Construction. Ken enjoyed hunting,...
Mona F. Morton
May 5, 2010
Morton, Mona F. Mona F. Morton, age 86 of Hesperia, passed away Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont following a long illness. Mona was born on June 6, 1923 in Muskegon to Ewart and Elizabeth (Carpenter) Hart and later married Norman J. Bud Morton on February 27, 1943 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Bud...
Lois Ann Smith
Apr 30, 2010
Lois Ann Smith of Fremont, aged 81, passed away peacefully at home after a lengthy illness on April 30, 2010 with her immediate family by her side. She was born October 31, 1928 in Grand Rapids to Russell Knowles Friend and Beth Pierce Friend, graduated from Lake Odessa High School in 1946, married Raymond C Smith Jr. in 1949,...
Pauline "Polly" J. Walker
Apr 29, 2010
Walker, Pauline Polly J. Hart (formerly of Hesperia) Pauline Walker, age 94, of Hart, passed away on Thursday, April 29, 2010, at the Oceana County Medical Care Facility in Hart. Pauline was born on October 23, 1915, in Illinois, to Ernest and Margaret Stanfield and was a homemaker. Pauline loved spending time with her family and gardening. Pauline is...
George H. Sutphen
Apr 25, 2010
Sutphen, George H. George H. Sutphen, age 70, of Fremont passed away on Sunday, April 25, 2010, at his home in Fremont. George was born on October 26, 1939, in Newark, New Jersey to George H. and Marie (Biss) Sutphen Jr. and married Carole Graves on August 15, 1964, in New York. George was a granulator specialist for SPI...
