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June Wolfsen-Deeds Maat
Jun 5, 2009
June (Wolfsen-Deeds) Maat, age 91 of Fremont, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, June 05, 2009 at the Mercy General Health Partners in Muskegon. June was born on May 10, 1918 in Muskegon to Guy and Ethel (Morningstar) Webster. June met and later married Richard Wolfsen on October 22, 1937 and he preceded her in death. She later married Charles...
Carl David King
Jun 1, 2009
Carl David King, age 86 of Newaygo and formerly of Springfield, Michigan, passed away Monday, June 1, 2009 at his home. Carl was born on July 13, 1922 in Edgerton, Ohio to Benjamin Lawrence and Ethel May (Bowersox) King. Carl married Betty Jane Mapes and she preceded him in death in 1948. He married Helen Mary Sass McCormick and...
Janice M Vickers
May 30, 2009
Janice M. Vickers, age 68 of White Cloud, passed away Saturday, May 30, 2009, at Gerber Memorial Health Services in Fremont. Jan was born on November 17, 1940, in Big Rapids, to John Michael and Anna (Schmidt) Hunt and married Thomas H. Vickers on October 26, 1991, at the Big Prairie Community Church in White Cloud. She retired from...
Emily I Ranger
May 28, 2009
Emily I. Ranger, age 93 of Newaygo, passed away Thursday, May 28, 2009 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Emily was born on November 11, 1915 in Kent County to Leemon Elsworth and Anna J. (Pyard) Hiler and married Claude Ranger on November 23, 1937 in Newaygo. Claude preceded her in death on February 20, 1982. Emily...
Thomas E Wenstrom
May 26, 2009
Thomas E. Wenstrom, age 52 of White Cloud, passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at his home following a long illness. Tom was born on October 15, 1956 in Fremont to Carl Edward and Minnie Olive (Larsen) Wenstrom. Tom graduated from White Cloud High School in 1974 and later graduated from Ferris State University with an Associates Degree in...
Lillian C Dunnaway
May 26, 2009
Lillian C. Dunnaway, age 86 of Holton, passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at the Transitional Health Services in Fremont. Lillian was born on October 23, 1922 in Muskegon to Richard John and Christine Rose (Truschke) Patelski and has been a lifelong resident of the Holton area. Lillian graduated from Holton High School in 1940 and was the Valedictorian....
Marie E Boston
May 26, 2009
Marie E. Boston, age 96 of Fremont, passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at the Mercy General Health Partners in Muskegon. Marie was born on July 18, 1912 in Mooreland Township to Charles and Irene (Jibson) Larsen and graduated from Ravenna High School and later from Muskegon Business School. Marie married Carol Ferguson who preceded her in death. She...
Denny L Hamlin
May 25, 2009
Denny L. Hamlin of Newaygo, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, May 25, 2009 at his home. Denny was born on February 7, 1943 in Kalkaska, Michigan to Clark and Ellie (Henderson) Hamlin and met and later married Kathy Dolan on November 18, 1979 in Grand Rapids. Denny and Kathy moved to the Newaygo area in 1980 and have been...
Benjamin J Harmsen
May 20, 2009
Benjamin J. Harmsen, age 85 of White Cloud, formerly of Grand Rapids, passed away Thursday, May 20, 2009 at his home in White Cloud. Ben was born on August 12, 1923 in Lamont, Michigan to Henry and Gertrude (Bouwkamp) Harmsen. Ben grew up in Lamont, graduated from Coopersville High School and attended the University of Chicago before he joined...
Bruce Scott Bernick
May 19, 2009
Bruce S. Bernick, age 52 of White Cloud, passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at his home with his family by his side. Bruce was born on August 15, 1956, in Chicago, to Albert Victor and Valerie (Mitrius) Bernick and married Deborah Eichhorn on November 8, 1980, in Bridgeview, Illinois. Bruce was a building engineer in Chicago and worked...
Raymond A Brickey
May 16, 2009
Raymond A. Brickey, age 81 of Wayland, formerly of Fremont and Hesperia, passed away Saturday, May 16, 2009 at his daughters home in Wayland following a long illness. Ray was born on November 14, 1927 in Hesperia to Herbert W. and Ferne (Frink) Brickey and graduated from Hesperia High School in 1946. Ray met and later married Linda Kirchenbauer...
Robert M Babcock
May 16, 2009
Robert M. Babcock, age 83 of White Cloud, passed away Saturday, May 16, 2009 at his home following a long illness. Bob was born on January 22, 1926 in Bay City, Michigan to Robert D. and Florence (Whalen) Babcock and moved to the White Cloud area at an early age. Bob met and later married Jeannette McDonald on February...
Wilhelmina Gillette
May 15, 2009
Wilhelmina Gillette, age 92 of Newaygo, passed away Friday, May 15, 2009 at her home following a short illness. Wilhelmina was born on October 3, 1916 in Oak Park, Illinois to Johanes Marinus and Marie (VanTottenhoven) Ridderikhoff and moved to the Newaygo area in 1937. Wilhelmina met and later married Rex William Gillette on July 28, 1941 in Fremont...
Nelda Bell Powers
May 14, 2009
Nelda Bell Powers, age 88 of Fremont, passed away Thursday, May 14, 2009 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Nelda was born on January 14, 1921 in Dayton Township to C.L. and Mary S. (Jones) Britton and graduated from Fremont High School in 1940. Nelda has been a lifelong resident of the Fremont area where she...
Arlington "Junior" French
May 7, 2009
Arlington J. Junior French, age 83 of Fremont, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2009 at the Transitional Health Services in Fremont. Junior was born on April 13, 1926 in Muskegon to Arlie and Bertha (Newburn) French and has been a lifelong resident of the area. Junior had been a production worker at Sheldon Manufacturing for several years. He is...
Bonnie G Patrick
May 6, 2009
Bonnie G. Patrick, age 85 of White Cloud, passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Bonnie was born on August 2, 1923 in Hazard, Kentucky to John Riley and Barbara Ann (Baker) Mullins. Bonnie has been a resident of the White Cloud area for the past 15 years when she moved...
Florence Fruhwirth
May 5, 2009
Florence A. Fruhwirth, age 93 of White Cloud, formerly of Chicago, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 05, 2009 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Florence was born on January 15, 1916 in Chicago to Joseph and Martha (Jagla) Pawlak and had been a lifelong resident of Chicago until she moved to White Cloud to live...
Douglas L Bush
May 5, 2009
Douglas L. Bush, age 51 of Hesperia, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at his home. Doug was born on April 13, 1958 in Shelby, Michigan to Walter Leroy and Dorothy (Phillips) Bush and has been a lifelong resident of the Hesperia area. Doug had been a production worker at Kurdziel Foundry in Rothbury for several years...
Joey Wyant
May 2, 2009
Joey R. Wyant, age 45 of Hesperia, passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2009 at his home. Joey was born on February 15, 1964 in Muskegon to Calvin Wyant Sr. and Marinda Rushing and has been a longtime resident of the Hesperia area. Joey graduated from Hesperia High School in 1982 and had an outstanding wrestling career during his...
Alice Zerlaut
May 1, 2009
Alice K. Zerlaut, age 93, of Muskegon and formerly of Holton, passed away on Friday, May 1, 2009, at Golden Years Personal Care Home in Muskegon. Alice was born on December 3, 1915, in Ashland, MI., to Walter Rome and Hattie Mae (Stamper) Adkins and had owned and operated Cedar Creek Adult Foster Care for many years. Alice married...
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