Ivalene Mae Manahan
May 6, 2008
Ivalene Mae Manahan, age 95 of Fremont, formerly of Big Rapids, passed away peacefully on May 6, 2008 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Ivalene was born on July 11, 1912, the daughter of Luther Charles and Mabel Lillian (Hurst) Riggs in Reed City, Michigan. She met and later married Maurice Joseph M.J. Manahan in 1934 in...
Lettie Quick
May 4, 2008
Lettie L. Quick, age 90 of Bitely, passed away Sunday, May 4, 2008 at the Gerber Memorial Health Services in Fremont. Lettie was born on April 23, 1918 in Walkerville, Michigan to Alfred and Susan (Green) Smith and met and later married Clarence Richard Quick on July 18, 1937 in Volney. Clarence Richard preceded her in death on February...
Roman Joseph Halasinski
May 2, 2008
Roman Joseph Halasinski, age 67 of Fremont, passed away Friday, May 2, 2008 at his home following a long illness. Roman was born on March 23, 1941 in Muskegon to Roman and Frances Helen (Swiatek) Halasinski. He met and later married Marilyn Boutell on November 27, 1965 in Muskegon and had been an auto mechanic and later retired as...
Estelle Pekarik
May 1, 2008
Estelle B. Pekarik, age 94 of LaGrange, Georgia, passed away Thursday, May 1, 2008 at the Florence Hand Nursing Home in LaGrange, Georgia. Estelle lived in Chicago until 1976 and then moved to Florida until 2000 when she moved to Denver, Colorado to live with her daughter Linda. She later moved back to LaGrange, Georgia with her daughter Elizabeth....
Dale Hansen
Apr 27, 2008
Dale F. Hansen, age 69 of Fremont, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday morning, April 27, 2008 at the Gerber Memorial Health Services in Fremont. Dale was born on August 5, 1938 in Stanton, Michigan to Clarence and Anita (Austin) Hansen. He met and later married Joyce Parsons on February 9, 1963 at the Free Methodist Church in Evart, Michigan....
Martin Louis Debats
Apr 25, 2008
Martin Louis DeBats, age 81 of Fremont, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2008 at his home. Martin was born on July 5, 1926 in Royal Oak, Michigan to Charles and Florence (Pratt) DeBats and married Betty Lou Jansma on May 17, 1946 in Grand Rapids. Martin served in the United States Army during World War II and was a...
Marilyn June Keiper
Apr 22, 2008
Marilyn June Keiper, age 66 of Fremont, passed away Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at her home. Marilyn was born on March 12, 1942 in Lincoln Township, Newaygo County to Dwight Allen and Grace Myrtle (Thompson) Phillips and grew up White Cloud. She met and later married John Keiper on June 24, 1961 in White Cloud and John preceded her...
Joyce Gray
Apr 21, 2008
Joyce Gray, age 83 of Newaygo, passed away Monday, April 21, 2008 at her home following a short illness. Joyce was born on January 8, 1925 in Hart, Michigan to McKinley and Florence (Rickman) Schrumpf and graduated from Pentwater High School and later completed her Lab Tech training in Indianapolis. She met and later married Jack Gray on September...
Betty Lou Head
Apr 20, 2008
Betty Lou Head, age 86, of Fremont and Green Valley, Arizona, passed away on Sunday, April 20, 2008. Betty Lou was born on September 26, 1921 in Canton, Ohio and her family soon moved to San Mateo, California where she attended and graduated from San Mateo Junior College. Betty Lou met and later married Floyd Head on May 26,...
Margaret Eleanor Jibson
Apr 19, 2008
Margaret Eleanor Jibson, age 93 of Sitka, passed away Saturday, April 19, 2008 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont following a long illness. Margaret was born on March 24, 1915 in Newaygo, Michigan to Frank and Lillian (Anderson) Anderson and met and later married Lloyd Jibson on September 17, 1938 in Frankfort, Michigan. Lloyd preceded her in...
Margie Stender
Apr 17, 2008
Margie L. Stender, age 74 of White Cloud, formerly of Jenison, passed away peacefully at her home following a long illness on Thursday. Margie was born on Aug. 20, 1933 in Jackson County, Iowa to Ernest and Letha (Barkley) Bickford and met and later married Carl Stender on Nov. 12, 1952 in Maquoketa, Iowa. Margie moved to White Cloud...
Helena Dalziel
Apr 16, 2008
Helena M. Dalziel, age 97 of White Cloud, passed away Wednesday at the Transitional Health Services in Fremont. Helena was born on May 22, 1910 in White Cloud to Jacob and Minnie Ethel (Grabill) Allers and has been a lifelong resident of White Cloud. Helena had been a school teacher at a country school and was a homemaker. She...
Beverly Delong
Apr 14, 2008
Beverly W. DeLong, age 84 of White Cloud, passed away Monday at the Spectrum Health Kent Community Campus in Grand Rapids. Beverly was born on July 22, 1923 in White Cloud to Rowland G. and Alice (Scharphorn) Hawley and met and later married Thomas Ted DeLong on Oct. 11, 1956 in White Cloud. Ted preceded her in death in...
Earl Smalligan
Apr 14, 2008
Earl Smalligan, age 88, of Fremont, passed away on Monday, April 14, 2008 at Transitional Health Services in Fremont. He was born on November 24, 1919, in Fremont to Jake and Jennie (Lambers) Smalligan and married Irene Hoekman in 1942 and later married Jenny Tubergen and Carol Cygeirt. Earl was a farmer, Harvestor salesman, and lifelong resident of Fremont....
Ada Lovisa Ulrey
Apr 13, 2008
Ada Lovisa Ulrey, age 96 of White Cloud, passed away Sunday, April 13, 2008 at the Gerber Memorial Health Services in Fremont. Ada was born on September 4, 1911 in Hesperia to Charlie and Allie (Sabin) Knapp. Ada met and later married William H. Barney Barnhill in 1931 in Indiana and he preceded her in death in 1950. She...
Maxine Johnson
Apr 13, 2008
Maxine Steene Johnson, age 55 of White Cloud, passed away Sunday, April 13, 2008 at the Spectrum Health Kent Community Campus in Grand Rapids. Maxine was born on May 29, 1954 in Gunnison, Mississippi to Levi and Rosie (Jones) Johnson. Maxine moved to the White Cloud area in 1974 to live with her sister, Mrs. Lucille Dukes and enjoyed...
Winifred Carlson
Apr 12, 2008
Winifred A. Carlson, age 90, of Newaygo passed away on Saturday, April 12, 2008, at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility. She was born on September 12, 1917, in Iowa and married Vernon Carlson on January 20, 1935 in Newaygo. Winifred is survived by her husband, Vernon; sons, Charles (Wanda) Carlson of Scottsburg, Indiana, and Michael Carlson of Coral, Michigan;...
Bryce Edward Plotts
Apr 12, 2008
Bryce Edward Plotts, age 1 of White Cloud, passed away on Saturday, April 12, 2008 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Bryce was born on October 4, 2006 in Fremont to Chad and Natasha (Fout) Plotts. Bryce loved spending time with mom and dad and his sister, Alexzandra. Bryce is survived by his parents, Chad Plotts...
John Maddox
Apr 12, 2008
John H. Maddox, age 56 of Brohman, passed away Saturday, April 12, 2008 at his home following a long illness. John was born on December 17, 1951 in Grand Rapids, Michigan to James George and Doris Doreen (Moomey) Maddox. He later met and married Joyce Beenen on June 26, 1976 in Grand Rapids. John had been a deputy at...
Faye Anton
Apr 10, 2008
Faye Anton, age 50 of Newaygo, passed away Thursday, April 10, 2008 at her home in Newaygo following a long illness. Faye was born on February 14, 1958 in Charlotte, Michigan to Robert and Wilma (Decker) Worden and moved to the Newaygo area in 1966 from Eaton Rapids. Faye had worked at C & J Laundry in Newaygo for...
