Susan White Cooper
Jan 21, 2003
Susan White Cooper, age 95, of Fremont passed away on Tuesday, January 21, 2003 , at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility. She was born on August 1, 1907 , in Fremont to Milo A. and Eloise (Brinkman) White and married John S. Cooper, Sr. on November 11, 1939 , in Fremont . She was a faithful wife and homemaker...
Paul Caniff Jr.
Jan 20, 2003
Paul Caniff Jr., age 77 of Newaygo, passed away Monday, January 20, 2003 at his home. He was born on April 18, 1925 in Carmel , Illinois to Paul and Bertha (Wells) Canniff and married Katherine Cora on April 17, 1951 in Indiana . Paul has been a resident of the Newaygo County since 1979 when he retired and...
Evelyn R. Kartes
Jan 18, 2003
Evelyn R. Kartes, age 74, of Hesperia died on Saturday, January 18, 2003 , at Heartland Health Care Center in Whitehall . She was born on July 17, 1928 , in Lincoln Township to Clarence and Mabel (Allers) Horton. She was a graduate of Butterworth School of Nursing and worked as a Registered Nurse at Gerber Memorial Hospital until...
Andy W. Anderson Iii
Jan 17, 2003
Andy W. Anderson III, age 58, of Fremont died on Friday, January 17, 2003 , at Gerber Memorial Hospital in Fremont . He was born on February 12, 1944 , in National City , California , to Andy T. and Doris Ann (Thomas) Anderson and married Kristine M. Seyferth on July 28, 1973 , in Wyoming , Michigan ....
Bonnie A. Smith
Jan 15, 2003
Bonnie A. Smith, age 93, of Fremont , passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2003 at her home. She was born on January 17, 1909 in Fremont to Harry John and Mary (Schott) Graham and married Milo Smith on October 25, 1930 in Newaygo. Milo preceded her in death on March 23, 1985 . Bonnie has been a resident of...
Florence "Betty" (Shineldecker) Giddings
Jan 14, 2003
Florence Betty (Shineldecker) Giddings, age 77 of Bitely, passed away Tuesday at her daughters home in Muskegon . She was born on June 26, 1925 in Beaver Township to Ethro and Goldie (McGahan) Shineldecker and married Frank Elmer Giddings of Feb. 6, 1946 in Muskegon . Frank preceded her in death on April 18, 1994 . She has been...
Audrey Lee Folkema
Jan 13, 2003
Audrey Lee Folkema, age 66 of Fremont , passed away Monday, January 13, 2003 at the Transitional Health Services in Fremont following a short illness. She was born on July 8, 1936 to Clyde and Anna Leone (Burt) Fisher and married Elmer Folkema in January 1957 in Fremont . Elmer preceded her in death on December 13, 1990 ....
Barbara M. Longstreet
Jan 7, 2003
Barbara M. Longstreet, age 85, of Fremont passed away on Tuesday, January 7, 2003 , at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont . Barbara was born on April 9, 1917 , in Ann Arbor the daughter of John and Nettie Ensing. John preceded her in death on June 16, 1955 and Nettie preceded her in death on October...
Kathleen M. Follett
Jan 7, 2003
Kathleen M. Follett, age 61 of Hesperia, formerly of Ludington, passed away Tuesday at the Mercy Hospital in Muskegon. Kathleen was born on July 16, 1941 to Herman F. and Marie (Jensen) Bentz. She was born and raised in Ludington and graduated from Ludington High School in 1959. She later married Robert C. Follett on April 7, 1967 in...
Jack C. Griffin
Jan 2, 2003
Jack C. Griffin, age 97, of Fremont passed away on Thursday, January 2, 2003 , at home. Jack was a full Texan born on February 4, 1905 , in Stamford , a small town in West Texas , to Thomas and Olin (Carnohan) Griffin . His grammar school years were spent in Cleburne high school in Dallas , then...
Velma Pierson
Jan 1, 2003
Velma Pierson, age 94 of White Cloud, passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2003 at the Gerber Memorial Health Services in Fremont . She was born on March 17, 1908 in South Haven, Michigan to Charles and Bertha Funk and later married Dr. Evert Pierson. Dr. Evert preceded her in death. Velma was a member of the White Cloud United...
Thomas M. Boerma
Dec 29, 2002
Thomas M. Boerma, age 55 of White Cloud, formerly of Morley, passed away Sunday, Dec. 29, 2002 at the Gerber Memorial Health Services in Fremont . He was born on December 28, 1947 in Lakeview to Franklin and Jane Louise (Evans) Boerma Sr. and married Linda Bessie Frazier on April 27, 1979 in Big Rapids. Linda Bessie preceded him...
Floyd J. "Jay" Shaft
Dec 28, 2002
Floyd J. Shaft, Jay, age 54, of Fremont passed away on Saturday, December 28, 2002 , at home following a long illness. He was born on August 7, 1948 , in Grand Haven to Floyd Junior and Betty Jane (Teegardin) Shaft. He married Lillie Wilbur on December 20, 1996 , and was a forklift driver at Gerber Products Company....
Dorothy I. Gill
Dec 26, 2002
Gill, Dorothy I. Dorothy I. Gill, age 83 of White Cloud, formerly of Long Beach, California passed away Thursday, December 26, 2002 at the Gerber Memorial Health Services in Fremont. Dorothy was born on February 10, 1919 in Long Beach to John Wesley and Mary (Brown) Marshall and married Robert Gill on July 8, 1949 in Long Beach, California....
Isolde De (Ilse) Groot
Dec 21, 2002
De Groot, Isolde (Ilse) Ilsode "Ilse" DeGroot, passed away Dec. 21, 2002 after a long battle with cancer. She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, William C. DeGroot. She will be sadly missed by her 2 sisters in Austria, Inge Jesser & Traude Schramm; her children, Gloria (Ed) Kasper; William (Sue) DeGroot; Ingrid (Chuck) Mannisto;...
Frank Alex Pipok
Dec 20, 2002
Pipok, Frank Alex Frank Alex Pipok, age 91 of White Cloud, passed away Friday, December 20, 2002 at the Nelsons Adult Foster Care Home in White Cloud. Frank was born on January 8, 1911 in Detroit to Charles and Julia (Levay) Pipok and married Ada Hill on November 26, 1936 in Detroit . Frank had worked for the General...
Karl A. Eldred
Dec 19, 2002
Eldred, Karl A. Karl A. Eldred, age 91 of White Cloud, passed away Thursday, December 19, 2002 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont . He was born on February 9, 1911 in Traverse City , Michigan to Harry and Cora (Fuller) Eldred and moved to White Cloud at age 3. He graduated from White Cloud High School...
Adam David Scott
Dec 15, 2002
Scott, Adam David Adam David Scott, age 18 of White Cloud, passed away Sunday morning following injuries he received in a bull riding accident at a rodeo in Burt , Michigan on Saturday evening. Adam was born on April 11, 1984 in Big Rapids to Charles A. and Lori L. (Hepinstall) Scott and graduated from White Cloud High School...
John Wesley Hespinstall
Dec 13, 2002
Hepinstall, John Wesley White Cloud John W. Hepinstall, age 96, of White Cloud passed away on Friday, December 13, 2002 , at Nelsons Adult Foster Care in White Cloud. He was born on October 5, 1906 , in Wilcox Township to John Wesley and Margaret (Anible) Hepinstall. He married Flossie Fay Fowler on August 27, 1926 , in White...
Stephanie Simkus
Dec 12, 2002
Simkus, Stephanie Stephanie Simkus, age 93 of South Bend , Indiana formerly of White Cloud, passed away Thursday, December 12, 2002 at the Regency Place Nursing Home in South Bend . Stephanie was born on July 11, 1909 in Cicero , Illinois to John and Eleanor (Dzesulski) Gadams and married Dr. John Simkus D.D.S.S. in 1935 in Chicago. Dr....
