William Westcomb
Oct 31, 2009
William A. Westcomb, age 58 of White Cloud, passed away Saturday, October 31, 2009 at his home following a long illness. William was born on January 21, 1951 in Muskegon to Leonard A. and Kathryn (Giddings) Westcomb Sr. and graduated from White Cloud High School. William later married Rhonda Houghton on December 15, 1979 in Grand Rapids and had...
Winona Weiler
Oct 29, 2009
Winona E. Weiler, age 84,of Twin Lake, passed away on Thursday, October 29, 2009. She was born on Januaray 13, 1925, in Grant to Boyd and Ardis (Keiler) Wolfe and had been a waitress in the Muskegon area. She is survived by her children, Ernest (Jane) Scheel of Holton; Kenneth (Vickie) Scheel of Grant; Melodie Jean Boersma of Twin...
Walter Slowik
Oct 27, 2009
Walter L. Slowik, age 90 of Holton, passed away Tuesday at the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans. Walter was born on June 15, 1919 in Muskegon to Francisco and Helena (Wysocka) Slowik and moved to the Holton area at an early age. Walter married Margaret Miller on Nov. 29, 1941 in Brunswick and Margaret preceded him in death on...
Arthur Lee Schotts
Oct 25, 2009
Arthur Lee Schotts, age 69 of Holton, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2009, at his home. Arthur was born on March 9, 1940, in Holton to Sam and Ruth (Eimans) Schotts and married Margaret Burkett on April 25, 1959, in Fremont. He had worked at Brunswick Corporation in Muskegon for over 44 years prior to his retirement in 2003....
Christine Kole Deweerd
Oct 25, 2009
Christine Kole DeWeerd, age 103 of Fremont, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2009 at the Transitional Health Services in Fremont. Christine was born on October 7, 1906 in Fremont to Cornelis and Nelltji (Hoekman) Kole and later married Gerrit DeWeerd on August 26, 1936 in Fremont. Gerrit preceded her in death on June 29, 1966. Christine graduated from the...
Lois Scheer
Oct 21, 2009
Lois R. (Recknagel) Scheer, age 84 of Fremont, entered Heaven and the loving embrace of her Lord on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at Mercy Hospital in Muskegon. She was happily reunited with her soul mate and husband of 57 years, Rev. William R. Scheer. Lois was born on August 1, 1925 in Conklin to Arnold and Marie (Ulmer) Recknagel...
Virginia Peets
Oct 20, 2009
Virginia L. Peets, age 92 of Fremont, passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Virginia was born on September 15, 1917 in Muskegon to Glenn and Phyllis (Dickerson) Shaw. Virginia married Howard Peets on March 15, 1940 in Fremont and Howard preceded her in death on January 11, 1995. Virginia was one...
Linda Sue Devore
Oct 19, 2009
Linda Sue DeVore, age 65 of White Cloud, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, October 19, 2009 at her home. Linda was born on December 16, 1943 in White Cloud to Nelson and Nora (Sutherland) Flinton. Linda has been a lifelong resident of the area where she was a homemaker. Linda married Gordon G. DeVore on December 31, 1971 in...
Benjamin Hall
Oct 17, 2009
Benjamin No Lie Hall, age 82 of Bitely, passed away Saturday, October 17, 2009 at the Spectrum Health Blodgett Campus in Grand Rapids following a lingering illness. No Lie was born on January 6, 1927 in Detroit to Mack and Catherine (Stevenson) Hall and had worked as a worker on the Great Lakes Freighters stationed in Detroit. He leaves...
Leon Cousineau
Oct 17, 2009
Leon F. Cousineau, age 86 of Fremont, passed away Saturday, October 17, 2009 at his home. Leon was born on July 22, 1923 in Home Township, north eastern Newaygo County to Fred and Hettie (Schermerhorn) Cousineau and has been a resident of the Fremont area for the past 60 years. Leon joined the United States Army and served in...
John Lanore
Oct 17, 2009
John P. LaNore, age 62 of Fremont, passed away Saturday, October 17, 2009 at his home. John was born on February 12, 1947 in Fremont to Harry and Flossie (Keith) LaNore and has been a lifelong resident of the Fremont area. John joined the United States Navy and served in the United States Armed Forces during the Vietnam War...
Mary Wolever
Oct 13, 2009
Mary J. Wolever, age 48 of Newaygo, passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids following a long battle with cancer. Mary was born on December 30, 1960 in Grand Rapids to James and Alice (Ritzema) Willingham and has been a longtime resident of the White Cloud and Newaygo area. She had...
Louie Brochu
Oct 13, 2009
Louie Brochu, age 55, of Newaygo, passed away on Tuesday, October 13, 2009, at Spectrum Health Services in Grand Rapids. Louie was born July 5, 1954, in Grand Rapids, to Gerald D. and Laverle Jean Brochu and was a floral designer for many years. He attended St. Bartholomew Catholic Church in Newaygo. Louie is survived by his brothers, Gerald...
Marian Walker Westgate
Oct 11, 2009
Marian Walker Westgate, age 99 of Fremont, passed away Sunday, October 11, 2009 at Fountain View of Fremont. Marian was born on June 23, 1910 in Dayton Center, the oldest child of Charles Vincent and Lottie Bly (Lewis) Walker. Marian attended Doud School, graduated from Fremont High School in 1930 and studied pharmacy at Ferris Institute in Big Rapids....
Lynne Lindsey
Oct 11, 2009
Lynne Lindsey, age 60, of Newaygo, passed away at Gerber Memorial Health Services in Fremont. Lynne was born April 1, 1949, in Muskegon, to Albert E. and Ida Mae (Barnett) Burns and married Leslie Dean Lindsey on August 11, 2000. Lynne was an insurance agent and had worked at Gerber Life Insurance and State Farm Insurance in Fremont. She...
John Gerald Spack
Oct 11, 2009
John Gerald Spack, age 69 of White Cloud, formerly of Grand Rapids, passed away Sunday, October 11, 2009 at his home following a short illness. John was born on August 29, 1940 in Lansing to John Victor and Lela Laura (Wagner) Spack. John joined the United States Navy and served from 1957 1961. John married Alice Riley on March...
Grace Sturgis
Oct 10, 2009
Grace Sturgis, age 95 of Fremont, went to her eternal home on Saturday, October 10, 2009 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Grace was born on April 15, 1914 in Muskegon to John and Gertrude (VanMaastricht) Koster. Grace graduated from Muskegon Christian School and had been a homemaker her entire life. Grace married Chancey A. Sturgis on...
Larry Geeting
Oct 8, 2009
Larry W. Geeting, age 88 of Fremont, passed away Thursday, October 8, 2009 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Larry was born on May 26, 1921 in Fremont to Harry Otis and Leah (Hollowell) Geeting. Larry graduated from Fremont High School in 1939 and had been a state qualifier in track and field. After graduation, Larry joined...
Charles Scott Hopkins
Oct 5, 2009
Charles Scott Hopkins, age 53 of Eureka Springs, Arkansas, and formerly of Fremont, passed away Monday, October 5, 2009 in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Charles was born on November 2, 1955 in Lake Charles, Louisiana to Charles Chuck and Ruth (King) Hopkins and later graduated from Fremont High School 1974. Charles had been a chef in the food service industry...
Matthew John Bushen
Oct 2, 2009
Matthew John Bushen, age 28 of Ithaca, New York, formerly of Fremont, passed away Friday, October 2, 2009 at the SUNY Upstate Medical University Hospital in Syracuse, New York following injuries received in an automobile accident. Matt was born on April 16, 1981 in Fremont to Edward and Kathy (Joling) Bushen and graduated from Fremont High School in 1999....
