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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...
Jay Charles
Apr 9, 2008
Jay H. Charles, age 95 of Muskegon, passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at the Brookhaven Nursing Home in Muskegon. Jay was born on March 27, 1913 in Fremont to Lawrence and Rosa (Dornbush) Charles and graduate from Fremont High School. He met and later married Martha Marie Crawford on December 22, 1936 in Muskegon and Martha preceded him...
Anna Baker
Apr 9, 2008
Anna Baker, age 93 of White Cloud, passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Anna was born on August 27, 1914 in Thomaston, Connecticut to Walter and Pauline (Balogalbick) Myk. She met and later married Ray Glen Baker on May 19, 1934 in Chesaning, Michigan and together they moved to the Goodwell...
Lila Lee Weaver
Apr 4, 2008
Lila Lee Weaver, age 73 of Fremont, passed away Friday, April 04, 2008 at the Transitional Health Services following a illness. Lila was born on May 22, 1934 in Sherman Township to Carl B. and Eva (Moore) Jones and graduated from White Cloud High School. She met and later married Leland Weaver on September 3, 1953 in Fremont and...
Robert “Frenchie” Follett
Mar 29, 2008
Robert C. Frenchie Follett, age 72 of Hesperia, passed away Saturday, March 29, 2008 at the Hackly Hospital in Muskegon. Frenchie was born on February 20, 1936 in Muskegon County and had been a truck driver for Intra-city Dispatch in Muskegon for many years. Frenchie served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict. He was a member...
Robert Froehle
Mar 28, 2008
Robert B. Froehle, age 80, of Fremont passed away on Friday, March 28, 2008, at South Bay Hospital in Sun City, Florida. He was born on May 2, 1927, in Cambridge, Ohio, to Bernard and Marie (Gillig) Froehle and served in the United States Navy during WWII.. Bob owned and operated the Ben Franklin store in downtown Fremont prior...
Betty Lou Debats
Mar 28, 2008
Betty Lou DeBats, age 81 of Fremont, left this life on Friday, March 28, 2008 at the Gerber Memorial Health Services in Fremont. Betty was born on February 10, 1927 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Fred and Grace (Freeman) Jansma and was preceded in death by 2 brothers. Betty has been a resident of the Fremont area since 1975. She...
James Britt
Mar 27, 2008
James W. Britt, age 66 of White Cloud, passed away Thursday, March 27, 2008 at his home following a long illness. Jim was born on August 26, 1941 in Grand Rapids to Raymond and Clara (Precop) Britt and has been a resident of the White Cloud area for the past 40 years. Jim met and later married Maribel Lopez...
Raymond Meyer
Mar 26, 2008
Raymond F. Meyer, age 99 of Venice, Florida, formerly of Fremont passed away on Wednesday, March 26, 2008. Ray was born on June 24, 1908 to Henry and Bertha (Erhorn) Meyer in Goodwell Township, Newaygo County. Ray attended and graduated from White Cloud High School in 1927 and attended Michigan State University briefly in 1927 and 1928. Ray started...
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