Martha Choquette
Dec 2, 2008
Martha Choquette, 86, died peacefully at her Muskegon home with her daughters present on December 2, 2008. She was preceded in death by her husband, The Rev. Henry Choquette, and a daughter, Marita Elizabeth Choquette. She is survived by her daughters Ann (Charles) Myers of Los Gatos, CA and Paula (Robert) Rachal of Greensboro, NC and grandchildren Peter Myers,...
Homer Marshall
Dec 1, 2008
Homer J. Marshall, age 75 of Twin Lake, passed away Monday at the Mercy Hospital in Muskegon following a short illness. Homer was born on March 17, 1933 in Cedar Creek Township to Earl and Lula (Syers) Marshall and has been a lifelong resident of the Twin Lake area. Homer married Bonnie Davis and she preceded him in death...
Robert Wisner Jr.
Nov 26, 2008
Robert A. Wisner Jr., age 42 of Fremont, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 at his home. Rob was born on January 11, 1966 in Fremont to Robert Arthur and Carole Ann (Wauchope) Wisner Sr. and had been a lifelong resident of the Fremont and Newaygo areas. He graduated from Fremont High School in 1984 and was...
Robert Wisner Jr
Nov 26, 2008
Robert A. Wisner Jr., age 42 of Fremont, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 at his home. Rob was born on January 11, 1966 in Fremont to Robert Arthur and Carole Ann (Wauchope) Wisner Sr. and had been a lifelong resident of the Fremont and Newaygo areas. He graduated from Fremont High School in 1984 and was...
Howard Rea
Nov 25, 2008
Howard N. Rea, age 68 of White Cloud, formerly of Pontiac, passed away Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at his home. Howard was born on April 8, 1940 in Royal Oak, Michigan to Howard and Phyllis (Penney) Rea. Howard had worked as a supervisor in the computer division of the Ford Motor Credit Corporation for 30 years until his retirement....
Fred Charles Hawkey
Nov 25, 2008
Fred Charles Hawkey, 57, of Newaygo, passed away on November 25, 2008, at Spectrum Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids after a two year battle against cancer. He was born in Fremont, Michigan on December 16, 1950, the son of Ruth and Charles Hawkey, and moved to his home in Newaygo in 1974. In earlier years, Fred was a licensed...
Kenneth Yates
Nov 21, 2008
Kenneth Yates, age 69 of Hesperia, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, November 21, 2008 at his home. Ken was born on September 9, 1939 in Fargo, North Dakota to John Gerald and Nancy Grace (Draves) Yates. Ken met and later married Vera Fairfield on March 17, 1960 in Minneapolis, Minnesota and later moved to Muskegon and eventually moved to...
Thomas Moorman
Nov 21, 2008
Thomas W. Moorman, age 76 of Fremont and formerly of White Cloud, passed away Friday, November 21, 2008 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Tom was born on July 28, 1932 in Grand Rapids to W. Thomas and Marjorie E. (Bettes) Moorman and met and later married Marilyn J. Boettner on January 5, 1952 in Grand...
George Mccann
Nov 20, 2008
George G. McCann, age 82 of Fremont, passed away Thursday, November 20, 2008 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont following a short illness. George was born on April 12, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois to Daniel and Grace (Spiers) McCann and later moved to the Fremont area in 1948. George met and later married Harriet June Betten on...
Alan Joppich
Nov 16, 2008
Alan Joppich died peacefully in his home in Hesperia, Michigan on November 16, 2008, surrounded by his family. Born in Ocqueoc, Michigan on November 13, 1942, Mr. Joppich was a lifelong resident of Onaway, having relocated to Hesperia upon his retirement to be nearer to his children and grandchildren. He is survived by his loving wife, Barbara, his sons...
Joseph Freiburger
Nov 16, 2008
Joseph R. Freiburger, age85 of Fremont, passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2008 at the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans in Grand Rapids. Joseph was born on May 11, 1922 in Grand Rapids to Joseph Anthony and Olive (Boonstra) Freiburger and later married Virginia Bush on June 10, 1945 in Allegan. Virginia preceded him in death on December 3, 1994....
William Long
Nov 15, 2008
William T. Long, age 73 of White Cloud, passed away Saturday, November 15, 2008 at the Gerber Memorial Health Services in Fremont. Bill was born on April 6, 1935 in Redford Township, Michigan to Harold and Irene (Covell) Long. Bill has been a resident of the White Cloud area for the past 36 years when he moved from the...
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...
