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Elizabeth Ann Howell
Mar 4, 2009
Elizabeth Ann Howell, age 50 of Fremont, passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at her home following a lingering illness. Elizabeth was born on February 14, 1959 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Robert William and Margaret Joyce (Peterson) Bradley and later married John Howell. John preceded her in death. Elizabeth has been a resident of the Newaygo County area for...
Donald "Dutch" Koewers
Feb 27, 2009
Donald J. "Dutch" Koewers, age 95 of White Cloud, passed away Friday, February 27, 2009 at the Gerber Memorial Health Services in Fremont. Dutch was born on December 25, 1913 in Zeeland, Michigan to Henry and Estella (Cameron) Koewers. Dutch has been a resident of the White Cloud area for the past 30 years and had been a roofer...
Victor Allen Kulczyski Jr
Feb 27, 2009
Victor Allen Kulczyski Jr., age 47 of Twin Lake, passed away Friday, February 27, 2009 at the Mercy General Health Partners Hospital in Muskegon. Allen was born on April 19, 1961 in Muskegon to Victor and Rose (Orcutt) Kulczyski and has been a lifelong resident of the area. Allen had been a microwave antenna installer in southwest United States...
Tom Elliott
Feb 27, 2009
Tom Elliott, age 61, of Fremont, passed away on Friday, February 27, 2009, at his home. Tom was born on May 24, 1947, in Howell, Michigan to George H. and Agnes (Glonka) Elliott and married Shirley Anderlohr in Fremont on April 16, 1988. Tom was a postal carrier and member of the Fremont Fire Department for many years. He...
Diane Ball
Feb 24, 2009
Diane F. Ball, age 64 of Newaygo, passed away Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Diane was born on July 16, 1944 in Grand Rapids to Joseph and Gracie (Russo) Russo and later met and married Gerald Ball Sr. on September 25, 1961 in Newaygo. Diane has been a resident of the...
Walter Morris
Feb 22, 2009
Walter Ed Morris, age 73 of Fremont, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, February 22, 2009 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Ed was born on April 12, 1935 in Copemish, Michigan and raised by his parents, Clyde & Dewey Fern (Cady) Morris. Ed graduated from Copemish High School and soon joined the United States Air Force....
Sheilah Dykstra
Feb 21, 2009
Sheilah Anne (Newberry) Dykstra was born March 31, 1962, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She was a loving mother, who woke up in heaven Saturday morning, February 21, 2009. Sheilah was preceded in death by her brother, Greg Lee Newberry and her father, Howard Lee Newberry. She will be lovingly remembered by her daughter, Ryann Marie Dykstra and her son,...
Kathleen Westbrook
Feb 21, 2009
Kathleen Kay Westbrook, age 78 of Fremont, was called home to be with Jesus on Saturday, February 21, 2009 at her home. Kay was born on October 12, 1930 in Fremont to John and Grace A. (Roelofs) Betten and has been a lifelong resident of the Fremont area. Kay graduated from Fremont High School in 1948 and married Clyde...
C. E. Ramey
Feb 20, 2009
C. E. Al Ramey, age 90 of Fremont, passed away Friday, February 20, 2009 at the Transitional Health Services in Fremont. Al was born on July 29, 1918 in Otto Township to Forest E. and Alice (Gillian) Ramey and graduated from Shelby High School. Al later met and married Lila Britton on February 20, 1943 in Fremont. Al started...
Steven Findlay Crowe
Feb 20, 2009
Steven Findlay Crowe, age 50 of White Cloud, passed away Friday, February 20, 2009 at the Spectrum Health Blodgett Campus in Grand Rapids. Steven was born on June 6, 1958 in Fremont, Michigan to Findlay and Ruth L. (Earle) Crowe and has been a resident of the Morgan Street Home in White Cloud for several years. Steven enjoyed his...
Justus "Jud" Balcom
Feb 19, 2009
Justus Jud Marion Balcom, age 78, of Detroit and formerly of Hesperia, passed away on Thursday, February 19, 2009, at Detroit Receiving Hospital. Justus was born on March 19, 1930, in Muskegon, to Earl M. and Ruth Charlotte (Taylor) Balcom Sr. and was a baker for many bakeries in Muskegon, including Coles Bakery. Justus was proud to be an...
Roy Marshall
Feb 18, 2009
Roy E. Marshall, age 80 of Cedar Creek Township, passed away Wednesday evening, February 18, 2009 at his home following a short illness. Roy was born on June 5, 1928 in Muskegon to Earl and Lula (Syers) Marshall and met and later married Bonnie McQueen on Oct. 6, 1951 in South Bend, Indiana. Roy has been a lifelong resident...
Ronald Sartwell
Feb 17, 2009
Ronald E. Sartwell, age 67, of Fremont passed away on Tuesday, February 17, 2009, at his home in Fremont. Ron was born on August 15, 1941, in Fremont, to Ronald and Burnetta (Doud) Sartwell and married Charlene Fairchild Rumsey on August 8, 1986. Ron had worked at Sealed Power in Muskegon for over 30 years and was a member...
Hope Cross
Feb 17, 2009
Hope Mercedes Johnson Booher Cross, age 86 of Hesperia, passed away Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at the Gerber Memorial Health Services in Fremont. Hope was born on April 22, 1922 in Greenland, Michigan to Everette and Mabel (Johnson) Johnson. When Hope was 2 years old her father passed away and her devoted stepfather, Clarence Pletcher raised Hope. Hope attended...
Gerrit "Jim" Scripps
Feb 16, 2009
Gerrit Jim Scripps, age 94 of Hesperia, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, February 16, 2009. Jim was born on May 25, 1914 in Grand Rapids to Jerry and Jana (Witvoet) Scripps and met and later married Dorothy Myra Robinson on August 31, 1935 in Grand Rapids. Dorothy preceded him in death on March 9, 2006. Jim...
Margaret Evelyn Mortland
Feb 16, 2009
Margaret Evelyn Mortland of White Cloud passed away February 16, 2009 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Following her wishes, cremation has taken place and no visitation or services will be held. Friends may consider the charity of the donors choice in memory of Evelyn for memorial contributions.
Ada Pipok
Feb 11, 2009
Ada A. Pipok, age 90 of White Cloud, passed away Wednesday, February 11, 2009 at the Oceana Seniors Adult Foster Care Home in Hart. Ada was born on October 28, 1918 in Ecourse, Michigan to John Harris and Minnie (Olver) Hill and met and later married Frank Pipok on November 26, 1936 in Detroit. Frank preceded her in death...
Bonnie Ingram Ingram
Feb 9, 2009
Bonnie J. Ingram, age 83 of Holton, passed away Monday at Heartland of Whitehall Nursing Home following a short illness. Bonnie was born on Nov. 9, 1925 in Muskegon to Merle and Olive (Harold) Ballard and later married Roy Ingram on May 20, 1944 in Muskegon. Roy preceded her in death on March 3, 2005. Bonnie has been a...
Opal Hays
Feb 5, 2009
Opal L. Hays, age 92, of Bradenton, Florida and formerly of Fremont, passed away on Thursday, February 5, 2009, at Blake Medical Center in Florida. Opal was born on July 25, 1916, in Coshocton, Ohio to George and Barbara (Strouse) Taylor and married Reese Laughlin on October 16, 1934, in Ohio. She later married William E. Hays on September...
Ruth Irene Sherman
Jan 25, 2009
Ruth Irene Sherman, age 86 of Fremont and formerly of Muskegon, passed away Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009 at the Transitional Health Services in Fremont. Ruth was born on November 29, 1922 in Holton to Arthur A. and Millie (McClouth) Gale and graduated from Fremont High School. Ruth met and later married Ovid Sherman on June 7, 1941 in Indiana....
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