Mary Johnson
Jan 21, 2009
Mary E. Johnson, age 62, of Holton passed away on Wednesday, January 21, 2009, in Holton. Mary was born on May 30, 1946, in Stanbaugh, Michigan, to Floyd and Genevieve May (Welton) Strong and married Homer Johnson on September 16, 1972. Mary had worked at Valspar in Fremont for over 15 years and loved to sew blankets for her...
Robert Baldwin
Jan 21, 2009
Robert Bob Mitchell Baldwin, age 76, of White Cloud passed away on Wednesday, January 21, 2009, at Spectrum Health Services Butterworth Campus. Bob was born on July 31, 1932, in Evansville, Indiana, to George and Elizabeth Berniece (Mitchell) Baldwin and married Genevieve Kutchey on October 22, 1955, in Lowell Michigan. Bob served 2 terms as Mayor of the City...
Lillian Japenga
Jan 20, 2009
Lillian Avah Japenga, age 83, of Hesperia passed away on Tuesday, January 20, 2009, at Mercy Health Partners Hackley Campus in Muskegon. Lillian was born on July 19, 1925, in Shelby, to Norman and Florence (Croff) Wambaugh and married James Japenga on December 17, 1945. Lillian loved quilting and had been a school bus driver for the Fruitport School...
Sandra Shananaquet
Jan 13, 2009
Sandra J. Shananaquet, age 64, of Baldwin, passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at Grand Oaks Nursing Center in Baldwin. Sandra was born on July 22, 1944 in Lansing to Floyd and Ila (Landenberg) Price and had been an inspector for Wolverine . She is survived by her children, Sherri (Charles Joseph) LaRocque, Trisha Price, and Tracey Redmann; brothers,...
Jason Mielke
Jan 13, 2009
Jason Charles Mielke, age 28 of Newaygo passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2009. Jason was born on January 11, 1981, in Grand Rapids to Theodore and Shirley Mielke. Jason had worked construction and loved hunting, cutting wood, and spending time with his family. He is survived by his father, Theodore Chuck (Rhonda) Mielke of Newaygo; mother Shirley A. Mielke...
Mae Moore
Jan 13, 2009
Mae L. Moore, age 88 of White Cloud, formerly of Indiana, passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at her granddaughters home in White Cloud following a long illness. Mae was born on April 13, 1920, in Tupelo, Mississippi to William and Amanda Pinky (Ryan) Jones and met and later married Lewis Allen Moore who preceded her in death. Mae...
Doris Cunningham
Jan 12, 2009
Doris Jane Cunningham, age 53 of White Cloud, passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2009 at her home following a short illness. Doris was born on April 9, 1955 in Grand Rapids to Edward and Margaret (Peacock) Barry and met and later married Glen Cunningham on May 1, 1973 in Grand Rapids. Doris had worked at the DURA Automotive Company...
Ralph Ross
Jan 10, 2009
Ralph I. Ross, age 88 of White Cloud, passed away Saturday, January 10, 2009 at his home following a short illness. Ralph was born on August 17, 1920 in Sable, Michigan to Charlie Benjamin and Leona (Lamunion) Ross and has been a resident of the White Cloud area for the past 56 years. Ralph met and later married Aouda...
Elaine Gabrion
Jan 6, 2009
Elaine A. Gabrion, age 82 of White Cloud, passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2009 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Elaine was born on September 23, 1926 in Grand Rapids to George and Gertrude (Vanderhoff) Jenkins and met and later married Marvin Gabrion Sr. on February 5, 1944 in Grand Rapids. Elaine has been a longtime...
Owen Coffell Sr.
Jan 6, 2009
Owen Dale Coffell Sr., age 74 of Holton, passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2009 at his home following a long illness. Owen was born on January 14, 1934 in Farwell, Michigan to Roy Alfred and Leora Vera (Blakley) Coffell and has been a longtime resident of the Holton area. Owen met and later married Avalon Huhnke on October 12,...
Lloyd Carey
Jan 5, 2009
Lloyd W. Junior Carey Jr. age 50 of White Cloud, formerly of Holland, passed away on Sunday, January 5, 2008 at his home near White Cloud. Junior was born on June 6, 1958 in Newberry, Michigan to Lloyd William and Geraldine (Cook) Carey Sr. and had been a roofing installer in the commercial construction industry. Junior enjoyed researching his...
Karen Rumsey
Jan 2, 2009
Karen L. Rumsey, age 67 of Hesperia, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, January 2, 2009 in Arizona. Karen was born on September 15, 1941 in Muskegon to Samuel and Mabel (Dipple) Wildfong. Karen graduated from Fremont High School and met and later married Bill Rumsey Sr. on August 20, 1960 in Hesperia. Karen has been a lifelong resident of...
Teresa Dubois
Jan 2, 2009
Teresa Kay DuBois, age 54 of Holton, passed away Friday, January 02, 2009 at Mercy Hospital in Muskegon following a long illness. Teresa was born on October 12, 1954 in Fremont to Francis and Mary Jane (Bulson) DuBois. Teresa has been a lifelong resident of the Holton area where she was a homemaker. Teresa enjoyed creating things, especially crafts...
Irene Hunt
Dec 31, 2008
Irene L. Hunt, age 89 of Hesperia, passed away Sunday, December 31, 2006 at the Fountain View Retirement Village in Fremont. Irene was born on June 13, 1917 in Walkerville to Robert E. and Elsie (Gleason) Clemens and graduated from Walkerville High School in 1936. She has been a lifelong resident of the Hesperia area where she had been...
Ronald Mollett
Dec 27, 2008
Ronald D. Mollett, age 75 of Fremont, passed away Saturday, December 27, 2008 at the Gerber Memorial Health Services Fremont. Ron was born on February 15, 1933 in Toledo, Ohio and moved to the Fremont area at an early age. Ron met and later married Debra Sue Briggs on February 14, 1987 in Fremont and Debra Sue preceded him...
Joseph Hagen
Dec 26, 2008
Joseph J. Hagen, age 89 of Muskegon, passed away Friday at the Sanctuary of the Shores Nursing Center in Grand Haven. Joseph was born on March 7, 1919 on the Hagen family farm to Paul and Mamie (Miller) Hagen and graduated from Fremont High School in 1938. Joe met and later married Rose Deblock on April 19, 1941 at...
Hannelore Frazier
Dec 26, 2008
Hannelore M. Frazier, age 78 of Hesperia, passed away Friday, December 26, 2008 at her home following a short illness. Hannelore was born on November 20, 1930 in Berlin, Germany to Helmut R. and Paula (Schwill) von Cotzhausen and graduated from high school in Germany. Hannelore grew up in Germany during World War II and through her upbringing and...
David Hunt
Dec 26, 2008
David W. Hunt, age 54 of White Cloud, passed away Friday, December 26, 2008 at his home following a short illness. David was born on June 2, 1954 in Grand Haven to Howard William and Luetta Jean (Voelker) Hunt and later moved to the White Cloud area. David had been a truck driver for several years and enjoyed watching...
Gene Parrish
Dec 22, 2008
Gene A. Parrish, age 74 of White Cloud, passed away Monday, December 22, 2008 at his home following a lingering illness. Gene was born on August 4, 1934 in Grand Rapids to Arlie Adrian and Cecelia F. (Siedlecki) Parrish. Gene met and later married Jan Bruin on March 8, 1958 in Grand Rapids and moved to the White Cloud...
Donald Lambert
Dec 20, 2008
Donald C. Lambert, age 74 of White Cloud, passed away Saturday, December 20, 2008 at his home. Don was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, and great great grandfather to many. Don was born on August 17, 1934 in Detroit, Michigan to Alexander Joseph and Margaret (Trombley) Lambert and met and later married Carolyn Dunbar on June 6,...
