Brian Derks
Aug 13, 2005
Derks, Brian Specialist 4th Class Brian Keith Derks, age 21 of White Cloud, passed away from injuries he received while serving his country in the United States Army stationed with the Fox Group Second Squadron of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment in Iraq. Brian was born on July 12, 1984 in Fremont to Keith and Peggy (Willson) Derks. Brian...
Dorla J. Sodders
Aug 12, 2005
Sodders, Dorla J. Dorla J. Sodders, age 45 of Brohman, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday at the Mecosta County General Hospital in Big Rapids. Dorla was born on October 29, 1959 in West Virginia to James and Linda (Pennington) Coleman and moved to the Brohman area in 1985 from Indiana. Dorla had been a homemaker and enjoyed fishing, spending...
Grace Nelson
Aug 11, 2005
Nelson, Grace Grace Wealtha (Eldred) Nelson, aged 90 of Grand Rapids, formerly of White Cloud, died Thursday August 11, 2005. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Maurice (Mose) Eldred and Joe Nelson. She will lovingly be remembered by her daughters, Patricia (John) Gustin of Newaygo and Maureen Rice of Grand Rapids; grandchildren, Mike Gustin, Mary Foster, Jim...
Donald Berry
Aug 9, 2005
Berry, Donald Donald Berry, age 56, of Hesperia passed away on Tuesday, August 9, 2005, at home. He was born on December 11, 1948, in Kent City to Leo and Jesse (Hattus) Berry and was carpenter in commercial construction. He was a hunter, fisherman, veteran of the Vietnam Era, and a member of the Hesperia American Legion. Surviving are...
Smith Shearer
Jul 30, 2005
Shearer, Smith Smith Shearer, age 83 of Newaygo, passed away Saturday at his home. Smith was born on February 20, 1922 in Alabama to Willie and Betty (Booth) Shearer and had been a shoemaker for many years. He was a member of the New Bethel Baptist Church in Cleveland, Ohio. He is survived by his daughter, Shirley C. (Donald)...
Arlene O. Hoffman
Jul 27, 2005
Hoffman, Arlene O. Arlene O. Hoffman, age 80 of Fremont, passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2005 at her home following a short illness. Arlene was born on January 24, 1925 in Chelsie, Oklahoma to Odis and Pearl (Gordon) Gambel. Arlene assisted in the family trucking and farm business before owning and operating her own beauty shop in Midland for...
Arrol F. Boltz
Jul 23, 2005
Boltz, Carrol F. Carrol F. Boltz, age 63 of White Cloud, passed away Saturday at the Transitional Health Services in Fremont. Carrol was born on March 3, 1943 in Hesperia to Elmore and Katie M. (Hargrove) Boltz and graduated from Fremont High School in 1961. She later attended Michigan State University where she was a fine arts major. She...
Cristie Anne Mccumber
Jul 22, 2005
McCumber, Cristie Anne Cristie Anne McCumber, age 20 of Cedar Springs, formerly of White Cloud, passed away Thursday following injuries received in an automobile accident. Cristie was born on September 13, 1984 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Brad and Marina (Mayorga) McCumber. Cristie grew up in White Cloud and graduated from White Cloud High School in 2002. She was...
Julia Timmer Vanvoorthuysen
Jul 20, 2005
Julia Timmer VanVoorthuysen Julia J. Timmer VanVoorthuysen, age 92, of Holland formerly of Fremont, went home to join her Lord on July 20, 2005. She was preceded in death by her dear husband, Andrew VanVoorthuysen; her sister and brother-in-law, Greta and Albert Zagers; brother-in-law, Herm Deiters; and her nephew, Paul Deiters. She was deeply loved and will be greatly...
Larry N. Miller Sr.
Jul 16, 2005
Miller Sr., Larry N. Larry N. Miller Sr., age 65 of White Cloud, formerly of Comstock Park, passed away Saturday, July 16, 2005 at his home. Larry was born on February 18, 1940 in Grand Rapids to Bill and Mabel Miller and later met and married Raita Randy Miller on July 25, 1981 in Comstock Park. He had been...
Lucious Wooten
Jul 11, 2005
Lucious Wooten Lucious Wooten, age 108 of South Haven, formerly of White Cloud, passed away Monday, July 11, 2005 at the South Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in South Haven. Lucious was born February 8, 1897 in Coldwater, Mississippi, to the late Mr. & Mrs. Pinkney and Minnie Wooten, the sixth of nine siblings, 2 brothers and 7 sisters....
W. Louise Coburn
Jul 10, 2005
Coburn, W. Louise W. Louise Coburn, age 86 of Fremont, passed away Sunday, July 10, 2005 at her home. Louise was born on December 28, 1918 in Fremont to William Daniel and Florence Margaret (Page) Smith and graduated from Fremont High School in 1936 and then attended Howells School of Business in Muskegon. She joined the United States Navy...
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...
