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....
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...
