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Frank Wimmer

Frank Wimmer

Nov 18, 2001

Frank Wimmer, age 87, of White Cloud and formerly of Muskegon, passed away Sunday, November 18, 2001, at home. He was born on February 22, 1914, in Muskegon to Franklin Issac & Cleo (Riley) Wimmer and married Carrie Akerman on December 15, 1945, in Muskegon. He loved to play music. He retired from the Mona Shores Schools System in...

Russell Gilbert

Russell Gilbert

Nov 17, 2001

Russell H. Gilbert, age 61, of White Cloud passed away Saturday, November 17, 2001, at Gerber Memorial Health Services in Fremont. He was born on October 23, 1940, in Grand Rapids to Ralph D. & Bertha (Steringa) Gilbert and married Annette Droog on March 20, 1959, in Grand Rapids. He was a member of the White Cloud United Methodist...

Janet Schilling

Janet Schilling

Nov 13, 2001

Janet E. Schilling, age 67, of White Cloud passed away on Tuesday, November 13, 2001, at Spectrum Health Services Downtown Campus in Grand Rapids. She was born on November 7, 1934, in Baldwin to Elzie Leo & Nellie Francis (Sleeper) Sellon and married Daniel Patrick Schilling on April 17, 1987, in Grand Rapids. She was an active member of...

Ellyn  Sue Jones

Ellyn Sue Jones

Nov 12, 2001

Ellyn Sue Jones, age 50, of Fremont, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, November 12, 2001 at her home. She was born on January 21, 1951 in Tyler, Texas to Robert and Annie (Steele) Jenkins and has been a resident of the area for the past 25 years where she enjoyed quilting and crocheting. She is survived by her children,...

Dorothy  Maxine Howard

Dorothy Maxine Howard

Nov 10, 2001

Dorothy Maxine Howard, age 82, of Fremont passed away on Saturday, November 10, 2001, at Spectrum Health Services Downtown Campus. She was born on May 11, 1919, in Kansas City, Kansas, to Chase and Ora (Maze) French and married Charles Howard on July 15, 1943 in Watertown, New York. She retired from Gerber Products Company where she worked in...

Arlene  Jean Skuse

Arlene Jean Skuse

Nov 2, 2001

Arlene Jean Skuse, age 65, of Holton passed away on Friday, November 2, 2001 at her home following a long illness. She was born on July 6, 1936 in Ludington to Frank & Florence (Barry) Beeman and married Donald Skuse on October 15, 1981 in Muskegon and had been a homemaker. She is survived by husband, Donald of Holton;...

Vida Mast

Vida Mast

Nov 2, 2001

Vida L. Mast, age 86 of Newaygo, passed away Friday, November 2, 2001 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. She was born on October 6, 1915 in Arcadia, Michigan to James and Erna (Kazinski) Paulson and married Wilbur James Mast on June 17, 1934 in Benzonia, Michigan. Wilber James preceded her in death on December 27, 1984....

Carol  Jean Maat

Carol Jean Maat

Nov 2, 2001

Carol Jean Maat, age 51 of Fremont, passed away Friday, November 2, 2001 at her home. She was born on October 14, 1950 in Fremont to John M. and Joyce (Carolyn) Wheat and had been a production worker in manufacturing. She graduated from Fremont High School and later from Muskegon Community College. She is survived by her parents, John...

Frank Smith

Frank Smith

Oct 31, 2001

Frank H. Smith, age 89 of Holton, passed away Wednesday, October 31, 2001 at his home following a short illness. He was born on April 5, 1912 in Woodville, Michigan to William Alfred and Emma (Cairns) Smith and married Edith Horton on March 31, 1939 in White Cloud. He has been a lifelong resident of the area where he...

Georgianna  Kay Nelson

Georgianna Kay Nelson

Oct 31, 2001

Georgianna Kay Nelson, age 61 of Twin Lake, passed away Wednesday, October 31, 2001 at her home following a lingering illness. She was born on November 29, 1939 in Belding to George Dudley and Zora Adel (Whittier) Irwin and married Victor "Terry" Nelson on March 26, 1962 in Brohman. Victor preceded her in death on July 18, 1997. Georgianna...

Dorothy  Marie Beisiegel

Dorothy Marie Beisiegel

Oct 30, 2001

Mrs. Dorothy Marie Beisiegel, age 87 of Newaygo passed away Tuesday, October 30, 2001 in Fremont. She was born on June 4, 1914 in Midlothian, Illinois to David and Eva (Bastian) Lash and married Lester Beisiegel on June 14, 1936 in Indiana. Lester preceded her in death on December 30, 1965. She was a faithful member of Kingdom Hall...

Ruth Parks

Ruth Parks

Oct 30, 2001

Mrs. Ruth Parks, age 75, passed away Tuesday, October 30, 2001 at Nelsons Adult Foster Care Home in White Cloud. She was born on July 18, 1926 in Flint, the daughter of William and Wilma McCartney. Ruth joined Wayne Parks in marriage and together they had 2 daughters, Kathy (David) Fisk of Cedar Springs and Mikalee (Dale) McCastle of...

Hazel  Elizabeth Eib

Hazel Elizabeth Eib

Oct 24, 2001

Hazel Elizabeth Eib, age 100 of Fremont, passed away Wednesday, October 24, 2001 at the Transitional Health Services in Fremont. Hazel was born on July 10, 1901 in Jackson Township, Illinois to Alexander and Caroline (Relf) Keir and married James Dwight Eib on October 1922 in Illinois. James preceded her in death in 1963. Hazel had been a homemaker...

Madeline Nelsen

Madeline Nelsen

Oct 23, 2001

Madeline E. Nelsen, age 70, of Fremont, passed away Tuesday, October 23, 2001 at her home. She was born on August 30, 1931 in Eckford, Michigan to Chester and Pauline (VanderPolder) McCreary and married Eugene Ray Hathaway on June 26, 1948 in Fremont and Eugene preceded her in death on April 29, 1969. She later married James I. Nelsen...

Debra Ann Barnhill Chupp

Debra Ann Barnhill Chupp

Oct 23, 2001

Debra Ann (Barnhill) Chupp, age 43 of Newaygo, passed away Tuesday, October 23, 2001 at her home following a short illness. She was born on March 15, 1958 in Fremont to Jack and Dee (Phillips) Barnhill and married Moses Chupp on March 15, 1979 in White Cloud. Debra has been a resident of the area since 1974 where she...

James Blurton

James Blurton

Oct 18, 2001

James Blurton, age 74 of Fremont, passed away Thursday, October 18, 2001 at the Mercy Hospital in Muskegon. James was born on February 7, 1927 in Fancy Creek, Illinois to John and Lillian (Maples) Blurton and married Margaret Burdi on October 28, 1950 in Fremont. James had been employed at the Gerber Products Company in Fremont until his retirement...

Anna  Laura Bulson

Anna Laura Bulson

Oct 18, 2001

Anna Laura Bulson, age 88 of White Cloud, passed away Thursday, October 18, 2001 following a lingering illness at her home. She was born on October 9, 1913 in Hesperia to Ransom Delbert and Eliza Jane Fesenden and married Charles G. Bulson on March 11, 1929 in Muskegon. Charles preceded her in death on November 4, 1999. She has...

Rinda  Catherine Boerma

Rinda Catherine Boerma

Oct 13, 2001

Rinda Catherine "Cathy" Boerma, age 62, of Fremont and formerly of Grand Haven, passed away Saturday, October 13, 2001, at her home following a long illness. She was born on November 27, 1938, in Cookeville, Tennessee to Benton and Billie (Wilson) Grimes and was a graduate of Grand Haven High School. She married Marvin Boerma on December 23, 1993...

Lorine Kesteloot

Lorine Kesteloot

Oct 13, 2001

Lorine A. Kesteloot, age 81 of Las Cruces, New Mexico and formerly of Fremont, passed away Saturday, October 13, 2001 at the Gerber Memorial Health Services in Fremont. She was born on March 20, 1920 in Chicago, Illinois to Mathias H. and Pauline (Miller) Risch and married Vernon M. Kesteloot on May 4, 1946 in Chicago. She moved to...

Randall  Lewis Sams

Randall Lewis Sams

Oct 12, 2001

Randall Lewis Sams, age 43, of Fremont and formerly of Reed City, passed away on Friday, October 12, 2001 in Texas. He was born on May 15, 1958 in Canton, Ohio to Lewis Edward and Kathleen (Carver) Sams and married Polly Hinton on January 13, 1989 in Muskegon. He had been a Deputy Sheriffs Officer in Stark County, Ohio;...

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