Carl F. Wydeck
Jul 10, 2005
Wydeck, Carl F. Carl F. Wydeck, age 84 of Hesperia, formerly of Grand Haven, passed away Sunday, July 10, 2005 at his home following a short illness. Carl was born on May 18, 1921 in Detroit to Otto Henry and Dorothy (Hunt) Wydeck and later married Sylvia Schoolcraft on November 5, 1945 in Onaway, Michigan. Carl had worked for...
Ellen B. (Mccarty) Baker
Jul 6, 2005
Baker, Ellen B. (McCarty) Ellen Belle McCarty Baker, age 88, passed away very peacefully Wednesday, July 6, 2005 at her home in Fremont, Michigan. Ellen was born on April 18, 1917 in Fremont to Cornelius and Zaida (Renouf) McCarty. A graduate of Fremont High School, her first job was snipping beans on the bean line at Gerber Products Company,...
Maxwell Kempf
Jul 1, 2005
Kempf, Maxwell Maxwell Kempf, age 91, of Lakeview passed away on Friday, July 1, 2005, at his daughters home. He was born on February 7, 1914, in Newaygo County to Raymond and Maude Lee (Wilcox) Kempf and married Crystal June Schroeder on November 13, 1937, at the Sitka United Methodist Church. He was a graduate of Holton High School...
William Frank Halbower
Jul 1, 2005
Halbower, William Frank William Frank Halbower, age 79 of Holton, passed away Friday morning at his home. Bill was born on May 16, 1926 in Muskegon to Karl O. and Eupha (Patterson) Halbower and moved the Holton area in 1949 from Muskegon. He had been a production worker at Campbell Wyant Cannon in Muskegon for several years until his...
Lavonna M. Hefner
Jun 29, 2005
Hefner, LaVonna M. LaVonna M. Hefner, age 81 of Fremont, passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2005 at the Stonebridge Manor in Grand Rapids following her lingering illness with Alzheimer's. LaVonna was born on April 4, 1924 in Stanton to Sherman and Ethel (Pritchard) Gillespie and was raised in the Cedar Springs area. She later married Frank Hefner on March...
Barbara Ann Penland
Jun 22, 2005
Barbara Ann Penland Barbara Ann Penland, age 69, of White Cloud passed away on Wednesday June 22, 2005 at the Mercy General Hospital in Muskegon. Barbara was born on December 7, 1935 in Hesperia to Charles & Martha (Barnhard) Fessenden and married Wesley E. Penland on September 12, 1953, in White Cloud. Barbara loved to fish, hunt, and camp....
Alma Klein Dawson
Jun 15, 2005
Dawson, Alma Klein Alma Klein Dawson, age 91 of White Cloud, passed away Wednesday at the Fountain View Retirement Village in Fremont. She was born on October 29, 1913 in White Cloud to Nicholas and Thecla (Zabel) Auw and later married Dan Klein on June 10, 1936 and he preceded her in death on April 6, 1982. She later...
David R. Christensen
Jun 12, 2005
Christensen, David R. David R. Christensen, age 55 of Newaygo and his father, Dean R. Christensen passed away Sunday, June 12, 2005 in Ontario, Canada following injuries received in an automobile accident while on their annual fishing trip. David was born on Sept. 20, 1949 in Greenville to Dean R. and Betty (Parsons) Christensen and married Vicki Jacobsen on...
Kenneth L. Baldwin
Jun 6, 2005
Baldwin, Kenneth L. Kennneth Lewis Baldwin, age 81 of Hesperia, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, June 06, 2005 at his home. Ken was born on May 4, 1924 in Grawn, Michigan to J.C. and Una Baldwin and later moved to the Muskegon area. He had been a production worker at Teledyne Continental Motors Company for over 30 years until...
John W. Brock, Jr.
Jun 5, 2005
Brock Jr., John W. John W. Brock Jr., age 58 of Fremont, passed away Sunday, June 5, 2005 at his home. John was born on November 27, 1946 in Fremont to John W. and Pauline A. (Waters) Brock Sr. and has been a lifelong resident of the Fremont area. John started work at the Gerber Products Company in Fremont...
Richard R. Bordeaux
Jun 5, 2005
Bordeaux, Richard R. Richard R. Bordeaux, age 78 of Fremont, passed away Saturday at his sons home in Fremont. He was born on January 22, 1927 in Muskegon to Romuald Joseph and Irene Rosetta Mae (Smith) Bordeaux. Richard married Helen McVicker on February 3, 1945 and she preceded him in death in 2003. Richard has been a self employed...
Harold E. Thatcher
Jun 4, 2005
Thatcher, Harold E. Harold E. Thatcher, age 76 of White Cloud, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, June 4, 2005 at the St. Marys Hospital in Grand Rapids. Harold was born on March 28, 1929 in Moline, Illinois to Charles and Clara (Boham) Thatcher and later married Barbara A. Goyings on June 26, 1954 in Moline, Illinois. Harold was a...
Uneta Belle Johnston
May 30, 2005
Johnston, Uneta Belle Uneta Belle Johnston, age 89 of Fremont, formerly of Muskegon, passed away Monday, May 30, 2005 at the Gerber Memorial Health Services in Fremont. Uneta was born on June 24, 1915 in Norwich Township, Missaukee County to Henry B. and Hazel (Force) Kern and later married Ginter V. Johnston in 1932. Ginter preceded her in death...
Julius "Jupe' E. Rottman
May 24, 2005
Rottman, Julius E. Julius Jupe E. Rottman, age 83, of Fremont passed away on Tuesday, May 24, 2005 at Gerber Memorial Health Services in Fremont. Jupe was born on February 17, 1922 in Fremont to George and Sena (Freye) Rottman and married Theresa Herring on June 10, 1989. He owned and operated Rottman Auto Service until retirement. He served...
Gordon G. Devore
May 21, 2005
DeVore, Gordon Graves Gordon Graves DeVore, age 65, of White Cloud passed away on Saturday, May 21 2005, at home following a long illness. He was born on October 9, 1939, to Louis J. Dorothy (Ray) DeVore in Hoopeston, Illinois, and married Linda Sue Flinton on December 30, 1971, in Hesperia. He was a carpenter and wood craftsman. Gordon...
Ruth L. Larkin
May 19, 2005
Larkin, Ruth L. Ruth L. Larkin, age 81, of Alma, formerly of Hesperia, passed away Thursday, May 19, 2005 at the Michigan Masonic Home in Alma. Ruth was born on March 29, 1924 in Lobelville, Tennessee to Charles and Sallie (Leeper) Burns and married Ord Wesley Larkin on June 8, 1948 in Detroit. Ord preceded her in death on...
Timothy John Saum
May 18, 2005
Timothy John Saum, age 44 of Fremont, passed away Friday, March 18, 2005 at his home following a short illness. Tim was born on October 22, 1960 in Fremont to Jacob J. and Karlene (Odell) Saum and graduated from Fremont High School in 1979. He had worked in the maintenance department at Howmet Corporation in Whitehall and was affiliated...
Carol Sekula
May 12, 2005
Sekula, Carol Carol Sekula, age 93 of White Cloud, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2005 at her home. Carol was born on October 2, 1911 in White Cloud, Michigan to George Wesley and Clara Belle (Cole) Pierce and later met and married Stanley A. Sekula on May 30, 1942 in Flint. Stanley preceded her in death on September 28,...
Max Raymond Dietz
May 11, 2005
Dietz, Max Raymond Max R. Dietz, age 83, of Fremont passed away on May 11, 2005, at Spectrum Health United Memorial Hospital in Greenville, Michigan. He was born on September 24, 1921, in Lansing to Frederick E. and Edna Marie (Baker) Dietz and married Betty Ann Kennedy on January 9, 1944, in Lansing. Max was Director of Research For...
Thomas Cordle
May 10, 2005
Cordle, Thomas Thomas Cordle, age 80 of Newaygo, completed his last long haul on Tuesday, May 10, 1005 at the Gerber Memorial Health Services in Fremont. Thomas was a lifelong Teamster of which he was extremely proud, and he was equally proud of his record of millions of highway miles without an accident. Tom was born on December 15,...
