Verna Purcey
Jan 1, 2006
Purcey-Zike, Verna Verna Purcey-Zike, age 75 of Fremont, passed away Sunday, January 1, 2006 at her winter home in Winter Haven, Florida. Verna was born on January 10, 1930 in Grand Rapids to Vernon Floyd and V. Aileen (Drowne) Caldwell and married Clair R. Purcey on April 22, 1948 in Cedar Springs. Clair preceded her in death on March...
Betty Jo Deuling
Dec 30, 2005
Deuling, Betty Jo Betty Jo Deuling, age 49 of Newaygo, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 30, 2005 at her home following a house fire. Betty was born on April 26, 1956 in Fremont to Burt and Patricia Ann (Grandon) Sullivan and married Patrick Deuling on October 14, 1977 in White Cloud. Betty attended Newaygo Public School and graduated...
Hazel Aka Rosella Evelyn Groh Adkins
Dec 30, 2005
Adkins, Hazel aka Rosella Evelyn Groh Hazel Adkins, aka, Rosella Groh, age 85 of White Cloud, passed away Friday, December 30, 2005 at the Metron Nursing Center in Big Rapids. Hazel was born on July 13, 1920 in Ishpeming, Michigan to Wesley Earl and Ida (Dalbeck) Bower and later moved to the Ecourse and River Rouge area of Michigan....
Lula D. Moore
Dec 29, 2005
Lula D. Moore Lula D. Moore, age 92 of White Cloud, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2005 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Lula was born on October 11, 1913 in Brohman to Frank Albert and Stella Blanch (Wolfe) Jackson and later married Virgil Moore on May 25, 1935 in Newaygo County. Virgil preceded her in death...
Emma Christina Fox
Dec 28, 2005
Fox, Emma Christina Emma Christina Fox, age 91 of White Cloud, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2005 at her home. Emma was born on June 18, 1914 in Chicago, Illinois to Thorvald and Asta (Jensen) Morgensen and moved to the White Cloud area at the age of 4 and later graduated from White Cloud High School. She met and...
Margaret Burdi Blurton
Dec 27, 2005
Blurton, Margaret Burdi Margaret Burdi Blurton, age 79 of Fremont, passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2005 at her sons home following a short illness. Margaret was born on September 2, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois to Andrew J. and Katherine A. (Miller) Burdi and later married James J. Blurton on October 28, 1950 in Fremont. James preceded her in death...
Loyd Ives
Dec 24, 2005
Ives, Loyd Loyd Ives, age 51 of Bitely, passed away Saturday at the Transitional Health Services in Fremont. Loyd was born on November 15, 1954 in Grand Rapids to Albert and Neva (Murphy) Ives and had been a maintenance supervisor. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and spending time with his grandson. He is survived by his daughters, Alica Hollenands of...
Constance "Connie" M. Henning
Dec 24, 2005
Henning, Constance Constance Connie M. Henning, age 56 of Fremont, formerly of Twin Lake, passed away Saturday, December 24, 2005 at the Transitional Health Services in Fremont. Connie was born on November 29, 1949 in Fremont to William and Vera (Hiltunen) Carr and has been a longtime resident of the area. Connie graduated from the Mercy School of Nursing...
Paul Ryan Wilson
Dec 21, 2005
Paul Ryan Wilson Paul R. Wilson, age 80, of Holton passed away Wednesday morning at Mercy Hospital in Muskegon following a short illness. Paul was born on January 23, 1925, in Muskegon to John E. and Teresa (Wierstra) Wilson. He was a veteran of WW II and a member of the Holton American Legion Cobb Trygstad Anderson Post #...
Charlotte Dudley
Dec 21, 2005
Dudley, Charlotte Charlotte Dudley, age 87 of Frederic, Wisconsin, formerly of Fremont, passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2005 following a long illness. Charlotte was born on March 1, 1918 in Detroit, Michigan to Archie and Louise (Curtis) Hall and later attended Olivet College where she studied in the business department. She later married Robert Dudley on February 27, 1954...
Deborah Lynn Strait
Dec 19, 2005
Strait, Deborah Lynn Deborah Lynn Strait, age 47 of White Cloud, passed away Monday, December 19, 2005 at her home. Deborah was born on November 15, 1958 in Fremont to John and Margaret (Dutcher) Kosla and graduated from White Cloud High School. She has been a lifelong resident of the White Cloud area and married James Strait on November...
Lavon M. Elliott
Dec 19, 2005
Elliott, LaVon M. LaVon Mae Elliott, age 78 of White Cloud passed away unexpectedly on Monday, December 19, 2005 following injuries received in an auto accident. LaVon was born on October 10, 1927 in Wyoming, Michigan and later married James G. Elliott on January 18, 1947 in Coloma, Michigan. James preceded her in death on January 22, 1997. She...
Norma L. Mapletoft
Dec 17, 2005
Mapletoft, Norma L. Norma L. Mapletoft, age 72 of Holland, formerly of White Cloud, passed away Saturday, December 17, 2005 at her home in Holland. Norma was born on March 12, 1933 in Arkansas and later married Ernest Mapletoft on May 31, 1955 in Anchorage, Alaska. Ernie preceded her in death on September 22, 1997. Norma moved to White...
Michael "Mo" H. Packingham
Dec 10, 2005
Packingham, Michael H. "Mo" Michael H. Mo Packingham, age 56 of Holton, passed away Saturday, December 10, 2005 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Mo was born on June 28, 1949 in Fremont to Donald Robert and Hermine L. (Huntoon) Packingham and married Diane (Firestone) Short on November 1, 2002 in Indiana. He has been a...
Richard "Dick" F. Frodel
Dec 8, 2005
Frodel, Richard "Dick" F. Richard Dick F. Frodel, age 57 of Newaygo, formerly of Grand Rapids, passed away Thursday, December 8, 2005 at his home. Dick was born on September 23, 1948 in Grand Rapids to Edward F. and Eileen M. (Guenther) Frodel and grew up in Belmont and later graduated from Rockford High School. He was a member...
Doris M. (Schurkamp) Hansen
Dec 7, 2005
Hansen, Doris M. (Schurkamp) Doris M. (Schurkamp) Hansen, age 81 of Fremont, passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2005 at her home in Fremont. She was born on August 29, 1924 in Twin Lake to Grover and Florence (Trowbridge) Townsend and married Avert Schurkamp on January 3, 1940 in Twin Lake. Avert preceded her in death in 1979. She later...
Edward J. Grasiewicz
Dec 6, 2005
Grasiewicz, Edward J. Edward Grasiewicz, age 82 of White Cloud, formerly of Sparta, passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2005 at the Transitional Health Services in Fremont. Ed was born on May 23, 1923 in Grand Rapids to Constantine and Mary (Biedron) Grasiewicz and later married Mary Westphal in 1979 in Grand Rapids. He had been a painter at General...
Gary L. Nadeau
Dec 4, 2005
Nadeau, Gary L. Gary L. Nadeau, age 63 of Fremont, passed away with his family at his side on Sunday, December 4, 2005 at his sisters home in Fremont. Gary was born on December 15, 1941 in Edmore, Michigan to W.J. Doug and Violet (Baddis) Nadeau and has been a lifelong resident of the Fremont area. Gary enjoyed spending...
Leonelle "Lee" M. Jackson
Nov 26, 2005
Jackson, Leonelle "Lee" M Leonelle Lee M. Jackson, age 84 of Twin Lake, passed away Saturday, November 26, 2005 at her home. Lee was born on April 23, 1921 in Holton to William and Emma (Andersen) Swenson. Her father, William passed away when Lee was 8 years old and Emma later married John C. Fox who raised Lee until...
Leonard S. Burdziak
Nov 25, 2005
Burdziak, Leonard S. Leonard S. Burdziak, age 68 of White Cloud, formerly of Ypsilanti, passed away Friday, November 25, 2005 at his home in White Cloud. Leonard was born on September 2, 1937 in Detroit, Michigan to Wasyl and Eleanor (Daniel) Burdziak and later married Geraldine Bates in 1983 in Ypsilanti. He had worked in the skilled trades department...
