Phyllis Mae Francis
Nov 13, 2008
Phyllis Mae Francis passed away November 13, 2008 at Lenoir Woods in Columbia, Missouri following a short illness. Phyllis was born February 28, 1927 at the family farm in Ovid, Michigan to Thelma Laureatte (Loy) and James C. Warren. On November 22, 1950, she married William H. Francis who preceded her in death on July 7, 1988. They moved...
Frances Ciupak
Nov 12, 2008
Frances B. Ciupak, age 91 of Hesperia, passed away Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at her daughters home in White Cloud. Frances was born on December 28, 1916 in Detroit to Ignatius and Lucille (Zdunczyk) Kuczewski and later married Stanley Ciupak on January 17, 1937 in Detroit. Stanley preceded her in death on April 19, 1990. Frances moved to the...
Don “Chip” Groenendal
Nov 9, 2008
Don T. Chip Groenendal, age 65 of Grant, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, November 9, 2008 at his home. Don was born on April 23, 1943 in Fremont and was raised by Elmer and Margaret (Jones) Olson. Don graduated from Fremont High School in 1962 and was later drafted into the United States Army where he served during the...
David Peterson
Nov 7, 2008
David L. Peterson, age 73 of Newaygo passed away Friday, November 7, 2008, at Gerber Memorial Health Services in Fremont. David was born on July 4, 1935 in Grand Rapids to Harold and Eva (Kenny) Peterson and married Patricia Shier on November 20, 1966, in Cadillac. He was a conductor for Conrail Railroad until his retirement in 1994. He...
Donna Bruckner
Nov 6, 2008
Donna M. Bruckner, age 89 of Fremont, passed away Thursday, November 6, 2008 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Donna was born on October 5, 1919 in Fremont to Don and Fern (Millard) Dickinson. Donnas mother, Fern, passed away when Donna was 2 years old. Don, her father, met and later married Lois (Maynard) Dickinson and together...
Terry Alan Westfield
Oct 30, 2008
Terry Alan Westfield, age 65, of White Cloud passed away on Thursday, October 30, 2008, at Spectrum Health Services - Blodgett Campus in Grand Rapids. Terry was born on September 6, 1943, in Detroit, to Gerald and Lillian Westfield and married Janet Ollebeck on June 17, 1987, in Grand Rapids. Terry was service manager at Gezon Mitsubishi in Grand...
Harold Harmon
Oct 30, 2008
Harold D. Harmon, age 76 of Newaygo, passed away Thursday, October 30, 2008 at his home following a short illness. Harold was born on April 3, 1932 in Breman, Ohio to Charles and Edna (Brown) Harmon and met and later married Ada Ruth Kern on March 31, 1951 in Lancaster, Ohio. Ada preceded him in death on December 6,...
Violet Nadeau
Oct 29, 2008
Violet E. Nadeau, age 97 of Fremont, passed away Wednesday, October 29, 2008 surrounded by her loving family at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Violet was born on February 1, 1911, in Stanton, Michigan to David M. and Dora (Goodenough) Baddis. She met and later married W.J. Doug Nadeau on February 25, 1933 in Millbrook, Michigan. Doug...
Tracey Dee Rosario
Oct 24, 2008
Tracey Dee (Kolonich) Rosario, age 39 of Chicago, passed away Friday at the West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, Illinois. Tracey was born on August 23, 1969 in Lansing and later moved to the Chicago area. Tracey had owned and operated a real estate company in Chicago for several years and truly loved her daughter Ashley. Tracey is...
Joyce Ann Burgess
Oct 23, 2008
Joyce Ann Burgess, age 68 of White Cloud, passed away Thursday, October 23, 2008 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus following complications from surgery. Joyce was born on July 17, 1940 in Huntington, West Virginia to Hugh and Arlena (Hodges) Callicoat and met and later married James W. Burgess on November 21, 1955 in Russell, Kentucky. Joyce has been...
Cheryl Lee Brock
Oct 21, 2008
Cheryl Lee (Blanksma) Brock, age 63 of White Cloud, passed away Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at her daughters home following a lingering illness. Cheryl was born on October 17, 1945 in Grand Rapids to James and Marguerite (Brown) Blanksma and has been a lifelong resident of the White Cloud area. Cheryl enjoyed crocheting, knitting, crafts, kittens, and tracing her...
E. Ann Green
Oct 20, 2008
E. Ann Green, age 81 of White Cloud, passed away Monday, October 20, 2008 at her home following a short illness. Ann was born on May 24, 1927 to Ralph and Mildred (Gleason) Thompson. Ann graduated from Hesperia High School in 1945 and moved to the Muskegon area. She met and later married John Ed Green on August 17,...
Archie Robert Welch
Oct 18, 2008
Archie Robert Welch, age 50 of Hesperia, passed away Saturday following injuries received in a motorcycle accident near his home. Archie was born on Dec. 5, 1957 in Manistique, MI to Archie H. and Ruth Arlene (Bancroft) Welch and has been a lifelong resident of the Hesperia area. Archie had worked as a millwright for Howmet Corp. until a...
Marjorie Ann Phillips
Oct 18, 2008
Marjorie Ann "Margie" Phillips, age 60 of Fremont, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, October 18, 2008 at the Gerber Memorial Health Services in Fremont. Marjorie was born on July 12, 1948 in Georgia to Leonard H. and Willie (Huitt) Hawkins and grew up in Wyandotte, Michigan. Marjorie moved to Fremont from Wyandotte in 1971 and worked as a medical...
Dallas Gene Bergakker
Oct 15, 2008
Dallas Gene Bergakker, age 50 of White Cloud, passed away Wednesday morning, October 15, 2008 at his mothers home in White Cloud following a short illness. Dallas was born on September 10, 1958 in Grand Rapids to Mervin and Kathy (Ellen) Bergakker. Dallas moved to the White Cloud area from Three Rivers in 1999 where he had been a...
Sandra Elaine Loonsfoot
Oct 12, 2008
Sandra Elaine Loonsfoot, age 54 of White Cloud, passed away Sunday, October 12, 2008 at the Metron Nursing Center in Big Rapids. Sandra was born on June 30, 1954 in Grand Rapids to Glenn Martin and Mary (Bergstrom) Rollenhagen. She has been a lifelong resident of the Newaygo County area and graduated from Newaygo High School in 1972. Sandra...
Merlyn Porter
Oct 4, 2008
Merlyn A. Porter, age 81 of Fremont, passed away Saturday, October 4, 2008 at the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans in Grand Rapids. Merlyn was born on January 16, 1927 in Grant, Michigan to Dr. Albert C. and Marcella (Bengtsson) Porter. Merlyn graduated from Fremont High School in 1944 and later joined the United States Army where he served...
Raelynn Marie Crawford-Griffith
Oct 4, 2008
Raelynn Marie Crawford-Griffith, infant daughter of Cherish Crawford and Jonathan Griffith passed away at birth at the Gerber Memorial Health Services in Fremont. Raelynn is survived by her parents, Cherish and Jonathan; maternal grandparents, Bruce and Joddie Crawford of Fremont; paternal grandparents, Charles and Diane Griffith of Fremont; maternal great grandmother, Sandra Neibarger of Fremont; paternal great grandmother, Donna...
Harriet Elaine Webster
Sep 30, 2008
Harriet Elaine Webster, age 87, and long time resident of Fremont, passed away on Tuesday, September 30, 2008, in Lamont, Michigan. Elaine was born on April 18, 1921, in Hesperia, to Robert Gordon and Altha Violia (Moon) Jones and married Cloyce L. Webster on January 20, 1946. Elaine was a member of the Hesperia United Methodist Church. She also...
Tami Jo Anible
Sep 27, 2008
Tami Jo Anible, age 43 of Grant and Newaygo, passed away Saturday, September 27, 2008 at her home. Tami was born on September 29, 1964 in Muskegon to Eugene and Linda (Church) Wilks. She later married Danial Anible in 2006 and has been a longtime resident of the Newaygo area. Tami graduated from Fremont High School in 1983 and...
