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Zoe Elizabeth Marie Storms
Jun 7, 2008
Zoe Elizabeth Marie Storms, infant daughter of Erin Jean Brown and Andrew Curtis Storms of Fremont, passed away shortly after birth on Saturday, June 7, 2008 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Zoe is survived by her parents, Erin Brown and Andrew Storms of Fremont; her maternal grandparents, Annette & Ronald Brown of White Cloud; paternal...
Trudene “Trudy” Pence
Jun 5, 2008
Trudene Trudy Pence, age 56 of Newaygo, passed away Thursday, June 05, 2008 at her home following a lingering illness. Trudy was born on May 9, 1952 in Pontiac, Michigan to James and Flossie (Watkins) McIntosh and graduated from Walled Lake High School. She met and later married Daniel Pence on February 19, 1972 in Wolverine Lake, Michigan and...
Lee Ray Mccauley
Jun 5, 2008
Lee Ray McCauley, age 83, of Fremont, formerly of Adrian, passed away on Thursday, June 5, at Transitional Health Services. He was born on May 23, 1925, in Detroit to Guy L. and Mable (Drew) McCauley Sr.. Lee was a WWII veteran serving with distinction in both the Navy and the Army in the 82nd Airborne Division, and was...
Angela Kurtz
Jun 3, 2008
Angela Angie M. Kurtz, age 32 of Hesperia, passed away Tuesday, June 3, 2008 at the Hackley Hospital in Muskegon following a lengthy battle with breast cancer. Angie was born on May 2, 1976 in Muskegon to Jim and the late Marianne (Dufon) Franckowiak and met and later married Troy Kurtz on May 22, 1999 in Muskegon. Angie graduated...
Anita Mcnutt
May 31, 2008
Anita L. McNutt, age 67 of Elberta, Alabama, passed away May 31, 2008 in Elberta following a lengthy illness. Anita was born on August 19, 1940 in Hesperia had worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse in Michigan and Florida for several years. She is survived by her sons, Kevin Leverence and Daniel (Sherri) Robart of Michigan; her daughter, Shelly...
Judith Isabelle Westcott
May 27, 2008
Judith Isabelle Westcott, age 66, of Newaygo passed away on Tuesday, May 27, 2008, at home following a long illness. She was born on July 5, 1941, in Grant to Allen and Lila (Brown) Sheldon and married Arthur H. Westcott on June 5, 1959, at the Methodist Church in Newaygo. Judith is survived by her husband, Art of Newaygo;...
Dolores Videtich
May 26, 2008
Dolores I. Videtich, age 77 of Hesperia, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, May 26, 2008 at her home. Dolores was born on September 26, 1930 in Lomira, Wisconsin, to Martin and Helen (Blake) Fritz and moved to the Hesperia area at an early age. Dolores graduated from Hesperia High School in 1948, met and later married Leo Videtich in...
Agnes Albright
May 17, 2008
Agnes Albright, age 90 of White Cloud passed away unexpectedly on Friday, May 17, 2002 at her home. She was born on November 17, 1911 in Vejle, Denmark. She married James Riley and he preceded her in death on October 8, 1949, and later married Floyd G. Albright on June 5, 1951, in Muskegon. Floyd preceded her in death...
Shari Owczarzak
May 13, 2008
Shari Owczarzak, age 47 of Holton, passed away Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at the Gerber Memorial Health Services in Fremont. Shari was born on May 7, 1961 in Wheeling, WV to James and Patricia (Stillon) Barcus and met and later married Tom Owczarzak on May 24, 1986 in Moundsville, WV. Shari moved to the Fremont area in 1991 from...
Jack Leroy Smith
May 13, 2008
Jack Leroy Smith, age 72 of Fremont, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus Heart Center in Grand Rapids. Jack was born on March 30, 1936 in Grayling to Roy and Emma (Hendrickson) Smith and met and later married Jean Haskin on July 22, 1967 in Ann Arbor. Jack started work at...
Howard Leverence
May 9, 2008
Howard J. Leverence, age 88 of Elberta, Alabama; passed away May 9, 2008 in Elberta. Howard was born February 8, 1920 in Chicago, Illinois to William and Marie Leverence and later moved to Twin Lake and Gulf Shores, Alabama. Howard had been a truck driver at Gerber Products Company in Fremont for many years and then started work at...
Chester "Chet" Davis
May 8, 2008
Chester Chet O. Davis, age 84 of Croton, passed away Thursday, May 8, 2008 at Metron of Big Rapids Nursing Home in Big Rapids. Chet was born on October 8, 1923 in Davidson, Michigan to Dorsey and Lucy (Toffery) Davis and has been a longtime resident of the Newaygo area. Chet joined the United States Navy and served during...
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...
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