Nancy Dore
Apr 11, 2009
Nancy D. Dore, age, 70 of Fremont, passed away Saturday, April 11, 2009 at the Gerber Memorial Health Services in Fremont. Nancy was born on September 28, 1938 in Hesperia to Angelo and June (Longley) Hills and graduated from Hesperia High School in 1957. Nancy met and later married Peter Dore Sr. on July 6, 1957 in Brunswick, Michigan....
Carole Balcom
Apr 10, 2009
Carole Ann Balcom, age 71, of Hesperia, passed away on Friday, April 10, 2009, at the Poppen House in Muskegon. She was born Carole Ann James on July 10, 1937, in Muskegon, the daughter of David and Marie Cousineau and was raised by Henry and Ruth James. She married Wayne Sweet Balcom on June 20, 1970, in Muskegon and...
Don Miller
Apr 7, 2009
Don A. Miller, Sr, age 61 of Fremont, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at his home following declining health for the past several years. Don was born on January 23, 1948 in Hart to Roy Ellsworth and Mabel Iva (Frees) Miller and grew up in the Ferry area. Don graduated from Shelby High School in 1966 and continued...
Dolores Barnhill
Apr 4, 2009
Dolores (Dee) Barnhill, born on March 2, 1940, in White Cloud and married Jack R. Barnhill on June 22, 1957, in White Cloud. I leave behind my loving husband, Jack, thank you for your love and the joy I had in raising our family and also for being in the Air Force where I got to see so much...
Robert Smith
Apr 3, 2009
Robert J. Smith, age 52 of White Cloud, passed away Friday, April 3, 2009, at Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. He was born on October 9, 1956 in Benton Harbor to Neal and Esther (Timmons) Smith and had worked in the Benton Harbor School Systems prior to his military service. Robert loved his animals and was an...
Marianne Deehan
Apr 1, 2009
Marianne M. Deehan, age 76 of Newaygo, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at her home. Marianne was born on March 11, 1933 in Lansing, Michigan to Howard and Alice (Carleton) Lownsbery and met and later married Harold C. Deehan Jr. on March 8, 1952 in Lansing. Harold preceded her in death on July 16, 2007. Marianne...
Donald Vanauken Jr.
Mar 30, 2009
Donald E. VanAuken Jr., age 64 of White Cloud, passed away Monday, March 30, 2009 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Don was born on October 26, 1944, in Vermontville, Michigan to Donald and Altea VanAuken Sr. and married Kathy Ellen on September 12, 1980, in Grand Rapids. Don was a truck driver and Navy Veteran...
Carl Arrasmith
Mar 27, 2009
Carl A. Arrasmith, age 41 of Hesperia, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, March 27, 2009. Carl was born on June 3, 1967 in Shelby to Carl N. and Linda Lou (Smith) Arrasmith and has been a lifelong resident of the Hesperia area all his life where he graduated from Hesperia High in 1985. Carl had been a commercial welder...
George Brown
Mar 26, 2009
George W. Brown Sr., age 70, of Hesperia, passed away on Thursday, March 26, 2009, at Gerber Memorial Health Services in Fremont. George was born on August 15, 1938, in Highland Park, MI, to Samuel and Clara Jean (Hagni) Brown and married Maxine Jones on January 23, 1969, in Muskegon. George worked at Sealed power in Muskegon for many...
Linda Bush
Mar 26, 2009
Linda L. Bush, age 67 of White Cloud, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2009 at her home following a short illness. Linda was born on February 4, 1942 in Hart, Michigan to Claude E. and Minnie A. (Markillie) France and graduated from Shelby High School in 1960. Linda later met Stanley Bush Sr. in Lincoln, Nebraska and they were...
John Young Jr.
Mar 24, 2009
John Young Jr., age 77 of White Cloud, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. John was born on October 16, 1931 in Avoca, Michigan to John and Elizabeth (Mesarosh) Young Sr. and grew up in Sandusky, Michigan. John moved to Algonac, Michigan where he was a Master Mechanic and owned...
Virginia Millenheft
Mar 24, 2009
Virginia Millenheft, age 86 of White Cloud and formerly of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at the Gerber Memorial Health Services in Fremont. Virginia was born on August 17, 1922 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin to Andrew and Mary (Podgurdna) Levchenko and had been a lifelong resident of the Sheboygan area where she had been a homemaker and...
Tina Nichols
Mar 19, 2009
Tina Nichols, age 92, of Punta Gorda, Florida, and formerly of Holton (Bobs Barn), passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2009, at Life Care Center in Punta Gorda. Tina was born on August 1, 1916, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Edward and Mary Ann (Wrobel) Swierczynski and married Robert Calvin Nichols on September 29, 1930, in Waukegan, Illinois. Tina had...
Ethel Adair
Mar 14, 2009
Ethel M. Adair, age 87 of Fremont, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2009 at the Gerber Memorial Health Services in Fremont. Ethel was born on August 10, 1921 in Fremont to Charles L. and Wava D. (Craven) Bowman. Ethel graduated from Fremont High School in 1939 and later graduated from Western Michigan Teachers College in Kalamazoo. Ethel met and...
Esther Beaudry
Mar 10, 2009
Esther M. Beaudry, age 62 of Muskegon, passed away Tuesday at the Mercy Health Partners in Muskegon. Esther was born on April 2, 1946 in Sitka to Joseph and Rose (Deblock) Hagen and graduated from Fremont High School in 1964. She met and later married Ben Beaudry on September 24, 1966 in Brunswick and has been a resident of...
Laverne Hollowell
Mar 9, 2009
LaVerne A. Hollowell, age 79, of Hesperia passed away on Monday, March 9, 2009, at Gerber Memorial Heath Services. He was born on July 10, 1929, in Fremont to Cecil William and Beatrice (Miller) Hollowell and married Lillian Rhoads on May 15, 1948, in Fremont. Vern had a working farm his whole life and also worked at Brennemans in...
Brian Lee Weesner
Mar 9, 2009
Brian Lee Weesner, age 50 of White Cloud, passed away unexpectedly on March 9, 2009 at his home. Brian was born on November 14, 1958 in Jackson, Michigan to Leroy John and Betty Lou (Lent) Weesner and later married Linda Hazelton on May 30, 1998 in Jackson, Michigan. Brian moved to the White Cloud area in 1999 from Jackson...
Evelyn Geeting
Mar 9, 2009
Evelyn M. Geeting, age 87 of Fremont, passed away Monday, March 9, 2009 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Evelyn was born on Aug. 21, 1921 to Harry and Nellie (Garlough) Canniff and married Lawrence Geeting on Aug. 10, 1945 in Fremont. Evelyn had worked as a telephone operator in Fremont, a secretary at Consumers Power and...
Joseph Vermilyea
Mar 6, 2009
Joseph E. Vermilyea, age 66 of Holton, passed away Friday, March 6, 2009 at his home following a lingering illness. Joe was born on November 12, 1942 in Muskegon to Lester Paul and Maude May (Trowbridge) Vermilyea Sr. and graduated from Holton High School in 1961. Joe met and later married Jacqueline Lee Rasmussen on September 5, 1964 at...
Jean Johnson
Mar 6, 2009
Jean G. Johnson, age 84 of White Cloud, passed away Friday, March 06, 2009 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Jean was born on July 20, 1924 in Sublette, Illinois to Arthur and Fern (Miller) Purdy and later married Victor F. Johnson on July 20, 1946 in Downers Grove, Illinois. Victor preceded her in death on May...
