Clifford Ralston
Sep 26, 2008
Clifford E. Ralston, age 90 of White Cloud, passed away Friday, September 26, 2008 at the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans in Grand Rapids. Clifford was born on November 25, 1917 in Grand Rapids to Clyde and Almeda (Wiggins) Ralston and met and later married Elizabeth Starr on November 12, 1941. Elizabeth preceded him in death on November 19,...
Owen Zachary Deam
Sep 23, 2008
Owen Zachary Deam, infant son of Robert and Pascha Deam, passed away shortly after birth at the Mecosta County Medical Center in Big Rapids on Tuesday, September 23, 2008. Owen is survived by his parents, Robert and Pascha Deam of White Cloud; his sister, Zoey and brother, Kyan; maternal grandparents, Dale & Judy Wenz of Sand Lake; paternal grandparents,...
Alburn Schaefer
Sep 22, 2008
Alburn Schaefer, age 100 of White Cloud, passed away Monday, September 22, 2008 at the Transitional Health Services in Fremont following surgery. Alburn was born on March 10, 1908 in Chicago and later married Mildred Katusky. Mildred passed away on July 8, 1993. Alburn had been a truck driver at Gilliland Transfer in Fremont until his retirement. He is...
Armendia “Mindy” Smith
Sep 20, 2008
Armendia Mindy Smith found her rest on September 20, 2008, and was born on July 15, 1930, in Mississippi to the late Houston and Pearlee White. Mindy was the youngest of ten children and accepted Christ at an early age. As a young girl Armendia moved to White Cloud, Michigan with her dad and family in the 1940s. As...
Thelma Eyer
Sep 16, 2008
Thelma E. Eyer, age 90 of White Cloud, passed away Tuesday, September 16, 2008 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Thelma was born on February 5, 1918 in DuPont, Ohio to Cleve and Claire (Miller) Adams and later met and married Wilbur Eyer Sr. on August 1, 1936 in Kalida, Ohio. Wilbur preceded her in death on...
Rufus Monroe Spillman
Sep 15, 2008
Rufus Monroe Spillman, age 75 of White Cloud, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, September 15,2008, at Gerber Memorial Health Services. Rufus was born on June 30, 1933, in Cape Girardeau, MO., to Rufus Marcus (Daisy) Spillman and married Ruth Johnson on April 1, 1960. Rufus worked as a mechanic for Michigan Bell Phone Company for 30 years until his...
Connie Cook
Sep 15, 2008
Connie Cook, age 84 of Fremont, passed away Monday at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility. Connie was born on June 15, 1924 in Muskegon to Floyd and Lula (Goodrich) Alger and moved to Fremont in 1960. She married Charles Cook on Sept. 3, 1960 and he preceded her in death in 1992. Connie owned and operated Artiste Coiffeur Beauty...
Mickey Miller
Sep 12, 2008
Mickey L. Miller, age 43 of Newaygo, passed away Friday, September 12, 2008 at the Gerber Memorial Health Services in Fremont. Mickey was born on January 10, 1965 in Grand Rapids to Dale and Joyce (Blodgett) Miller and graduated from Newaygo High School in 1983. Mickey has been the general manager at Daves Towing in Fremont for the past...
Barbara “Betty” Hunt
Sep 11, 2008
Barbara Betty Hunt, age 86 of Hesperia, passed away Thursday, September 11, 2008 at the Gerber Memorial Health Services in Fremont. Betty was born on March 24, 1922 in Niederstraubing, West Germany to Lorenz and Ursula Sedlmaier and came to the United States as a World War II bride in June 1947. Betty and Harold married on July 12,...
Tommy Lee Clay
Sep 9, 2008
Tommy Lee Clay, age 63 of Fremont, passed away Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids following a short illness. Tommy was born on April 3, 1945 in Los Angeles, California to Willie Lee and Mandy (Gilmore) Walker. Tommy moved to the Fremont and White Cloud area from Detroit in 1959 and graduated...
Charles “Chuck” Carr
Sep 9, 2008
Charles E. Chuck Carr, age 47 of Muskegon and White Cloud, passed away Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at the Mercy General Health Partners Hackley Campus in Muskegon. Chuck was born on January 2, 1961 in Muskegon to Edmund and Bernice Jean (Thompson) Carr and has been a lifelong resident of the White Cloud and Muskegon area. Chuck grew up...
Louise Cosens
Sep 7, 2008
Louise Cosens, age 80 of Belding, formerly of Fremont, passed away Sunday, September 7, 2008 at Metron of Belding nursing center. Louise was born on July 17, 1928 in Dayton Center to Edward Mortimer and Elizabeth (Pelkey) Howard and graduated from Fremont High School in 1946. Louise met and later married Raymond H. Cosens on December 7, 1946 in...
Richard Eichenberg
Sep 7, 2008
Richard D. Eichenberg, age 75 of White Cloud, passed away Sunday, September 7, 2008 at the Mercy Hospital in Muskegon following a short illness. Richard was born on October 2, 1932 in Hawkins, Michigan to Lester and Beatrice (Youngs) Eichenberg and met and later married Frances Yost on January 22, 1955 in Reed City. Richard and Frances moved to...
Edward Olewinski
Sep 2, 2008
Edward Olewinski, age 82 of Newaygo and formerly of Greenville and Grand Rapids, passed away September 2, 2008 at his home. Edward was born on April 11, 1926 in Grand Rapids to Frank and Celia (Lenzski) Olewinski. Cecelia preceded him in death when Edward was 7 years old. His father, Frank later married Elma Lampie and together they raised...
Dorothy Vivian Fenske
Sep 1, 2008
Dorothy Vivian Fenske, age 87 of Grant, passed away Monday, September 01, 2008 at My Fathers House Adult Foster Care Home in White Cloud. Dorothy was born on March 3, 1921 in Grand Rapids to Howard and Augusta (Isenhart) Braybrook and later met and married Harold Fenske on June 30, 1942 in Grand Rapids. Harold preceded her in death...
Virginia Marian Mcdonnell
Aug 31, 2008
Virginia Marian (Jaskus) McDonnell, age 87 of Twin Lake, passed away Sunday, August 31, 2008 at her great granddaughters home in Twin Lake. Virginia was born on January 19, 1921 in Cheboygan, Michigan to Peter and Lyda (Blank) Koviak and has been a resident of the Twin Lake area most of her life where she was a homemaker, member...
Raymond Eaton
Aug 28, 2008
Raymond B. Eaton, age 61 of White Cloud, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, August 28, 2008 near his home. Ray was born on May 30, 1947 to Peter Raymond and Cleo B. (Bidelman) Eaton in Grant and soon joined the United States Navy. Ray served in the United States Navy for over 23 years stationed at various Naval Bases...
Clifford Nordin
Aug 26, 2008
Clifford J. Nordin, age 62 of Hesperia, passed away Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at the Spectrum Health Blodgett Campus in Grand Rapids following a lingering illness. Cliff was born on June 4, 1946 in Superior, Wisconsin, the son of Nicanor L. and Marjorie (Gould) Nordin Sr. and graduated from Brown City High School in 1964. After graduation, Cliff joined...
Mildred Borton
Aug 25, 2008
Mildred D. Borton, age 80 of Newaygo and formerly of White Cloud, passed away Monday, August 25, 2008 at the Mercy General Health Partners Mercy Campus following a long illness. Mildred was born on October 20, 1927 in East Lansing, Michigan to Henry Matthew and Cora Belle (Zoss) Button and later married Joseph Borton on October 18, 1969 in...
Ralph Kent
Aug 24, 2008
Ralph R. Kent, age 75 of Fremont, passed away Sunday, August 24, 2008 with his loving children at his side at the Spectrum Health, Kent Community Hospital in Grand Rapids following a long illness with diabetes. Ralph was born on April 15, 1933 near Vernonia, Oregon in a logging camp to Robert Edward and Ila Gertrude (Olsen) Kent. Ralph...
