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James Towne

James Towne

Feb 5, 2008

James K. Towne, age 72 of Newaygo, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 5, 2008 at his home. Jim was born on November 21, 1935 in Newaygo to Leon and Marguerite (Shick) Towne and later married Karen Millard on March 15, 1958 in Newaygo. Jim joined the United States Army where he was stationed in Germany. Jim started work...

Nancy West

Nancy West

Feb 1, 2008

Nancy K. West, age 69 of Bitely and formerly of Greenville, passed away Friday, February 1, 2008 at the Eaton Community Hospice in Charlotte, Michigan. Nancy was born on January 29, 1939 in Big Rapids and was raised by Leo J. and Florence M. (Cox) Parker. Nancy grew up in the Lansing area and later started work as a...

Edith Smith

Edith Smith

Feb 1, 2008

Edith L. Smith, age 87 of Holton, passed away Friday at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Edith was born on June 14, 1920 in Lake City, MI and later married Frank Smith on March 31, 1939 in White Cloud. Frank preceded her in death on Oct. 31, 2001. Edith had worked as a dietician at Gerber Hospital...

Ruth  Evelyn Woodruff

Ruth Evelyn Woodruff

Jan 29, 2008

Ruth Evelyn Woodruff, age 82, passed away at Heartland Health Care Center in Ann Arbor on Tuesday, January 29, 2008. She was born on March 24, 1925, in Detroit to John and Anna (Slaggard) Blunden and married Charles Woodruff on May 29, 1943, in Detroit. Ruth was currently a member of the United Methodist Church in Troy, Michigan. Ruth...

Deborah Taylor

Deborah Taylor

Jan 29, 2008

Deborah L. Deb Taylor, age 41 of Fremont, passed away Tuesday, January 29, 2008 at the Mercy Hospital in Muskegon. Deb was born on August 17, 1966 in Moline, Illinois to Robert and Janet (Norris) Buehl. She attended Hamilton, Illinois schools where she was in the choir, flags, received a nurses aid certification in her junior and senior year...

Richard  James Warfield

Richard James Warfield

Jan 27, 2008

Richard James Warfield, age 78 of Newaygo, passed away Sunday, January 27, 2008 at his home in Newaygo. Richard was born on March 23, 1929 in Grand Rapids and has been a resident of the Newaygo area for the past 3 years and a longtime resident of the West Michigan area. Richard had been a farmer and handyman for...

William Mcmenamy

William Mcmenamy

Jan 21, 2008

William Big Bill A. McMenamy, age 46 of White Cloud, passed away Monday, January 21, 2008 at his home. Bill was born on February 15, 1961 in Garden City, Michigan to Charles John and Virginia Mae (Carriveau) McMenamy and graduated from Woodhaven High School. He moved to the White Cloud area in 1987 and had worked as a mechanic...

Wanda Macdonald

Wanda Macdonald

Jan 18, 2008

Wanda J. , age 78 of Fremont, passed away Friday, January 18, 2008 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Wanda was born on January 14, 1930 in Muskegon to Floyd B. and Una (Gruver) Moore and has been a lifelong resident of the Fremont area. Wanda graduated from Fremont High School and later married Paul MacDonald...

Julie Terwillegar

Julie Terwillegar

Jan 18, 2008

Julie Terwillegar, age 45 of Lake Butler, Florida and formerly of Fremont; passed away January 18, 2007 in Lake Butler following a battle with cancer. Julie was born on Dec. 15, 1962 in Fremont to Joseph and Anita (Leverence) Robart. She is survived by her loving daughter, Nicole Robart of Muskegon; her mother, Anita McNutt of Elberta, Alabama; her...

Howard Meell

Howard Meell

Jan 17, 2008

Howard E. Meell, age 88 of Fremont, passed away Thursday, January 17, 2008 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Howard was born on June 18, 1919 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Charles and Isabel (Woods) Meell and later met and married Frances Jeannette Hartman on January 26, 1943 in Elkton, Maryland. Howard moved to the Fremont area in...

Barbara  Critz Cassidy

Barbara Critz Cassidy

Jan 16, 2008

Barbara Critz Cassidy, age 86 of Fremont, Michigan formerly of Monticello, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2008. Barbara was born on January 27, 1921 in Kansas City, Kansas to Critz and Marjorie (Morrison) Brown and later married Dr. Donald Cassidy on March 15, 1948 in St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Donald Cassidy preceded her in death in 2002. Barbara...

Mary Miner

Mary Miner

Jan 15, 2008

Mary M. Miner, age 93 of Fremont, passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Mary was born on February 4, 1914 in Fremont to Amon and Jane (Rookledge) McDonald and later graduated from Fremont High School in 1932. She met and married Orrin Bode Miner on July 19, 1939 in Holly, Michigan...

Richard Graham

Richard Graham

Jan 10, 2008

Richard J. Graham, age 75 of Fremont, passed away Thursday, January 10, 2008 at his home following a short illness. Richard was born on May 4, 1932 in South Haven, Michigan to Samuel Robert and Ora L. (Belcher) Graham and moved to the White Cloud area at an early age. Richard has been a longtime resident of the area...

Ruth Hopkins

Ruth Hopkins

Jan 9, 2008

Ruth E. Hopkins, age 74 of Fremont, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008 at the Mercy Hospital in Muskegon. Ruth was born on April 15, 1933 to Ralph and Mary (Hixon) King in Hart, MI and later married Charles "Chuck" Hopkins on April 14, 1954 in Lake Charles, LA. Charles preceded her in death on Feb.19, 1995. Ruth had...

Barbara Gastfield

Barbara Gastfield

Jan 9, 2008

Barbara V. Gastfield, age 90 of Fremont, passed away Wednesday, January 9, 2008 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Barbara was born on May 23, 1917 in Denver Township to Andrew J. and Julia V. (Townsend) Bird and attended Aetna Country School. She later married Charles L. Charlie Gastfield, on October 30, 1937 in Michigan City, Indiana....

Gene Archer

Gene Archer

Jan 8, 2008

Gene H. Archer, age 87, of Hesperia, passed away on Tuesday, January 8, 2008. He was born on May 23, 1920, in Muskegon to Allen and Florence Archer and married Betty Harald in 1982, in Fremont. Gene was a member of the Loyal order of Moose and the Eagles Lodge in Muskegon. Gene was an avid reader and a...

Larry Johnson

Larry Johnson

Dec 30, 2007

Larry L. Johnson, age 47 of Hesperia, formerly of Muskegon, passed away Sunday, December 30, 2007 at his home following a short illness. Larry was born on April 12, 1960 in Shelby, Michigan to Earl and Margaret (Hanson) Johnson. Larry had been a auto mechanic and repaired electronics for several years and enjoyed fishing, listening to music, drawing, collecting...

Del Williams

Del Williams

Dec 27, 2007

Williams, Delmon Del Williams, age 80, of Fremont passed away on Thursday, December 27, 2007, at home. He was born on March 8, 1927, in Tennessee to Jerry and Rosa (Carter) Williams and married Alzona Christine Culp on December 1, 1945. He worked at Ingersoll-Rand in Livonia prior to his retirement to the Fremont area and was a member...

Del William

Del William

Dec 27, 2007

Williams, Delmon Del Williams, age 80, of Fremont passed away on Thursday, December 27, 2007, at home. He was born on March 8, 1927, in Tennessee to Jerry and Rosa (Carter) Williams and married Alzona Christine Culp on December 1, 1945. He worked at Ingersoll-Rand in Livonia prior to his retirement to the Fremont area and was a member...

Eloda Scanlon

Eloda Scanlon

Dec 24, 2007

Scanlon, Eloda C. Eloda C. Scanlon, age 80 of Holton, passed away Monday morning, December 24, 2007 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Eloda was born on October 16, 1927 to Arthur and Ruth (Noble) Syers in Holton and grew up in the home of Harrison and Viola Cregg and later married Eugene Paul Scanlon on June...

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