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Claudine Littich
Jun 17, 2002
Claudine Littich, age 84 of White Cloud, passed away Monday, June 17, 2002 at her home. She was born on April 30, 1918 in Laredo, Texas to Jose and Elvira Silva and married Earl O. Littich in April 1945 in Laredo, Texas. She moved to White Cloud in 1954 from Texas has been a homemaker. She was a member...
Alice Grace Dunlap
Jun 13, 2002
Alice Grace Dunlap, age 92, of Grant passed away on Thursday, June 13, 2002 at Transitional Health Services in Fremont. She was born in Jamestown, Michigan, on May 31, 1910 to Albert and Savanah Cook and married Vernon K. Dunlap on February 14, 1931. She is survived by her son, Walter Dunlap of Grant, 3 granddaughters and 2 great-grandchildren....
Faith Unity Stark
Jun 12, 2002
Faith Unity Stark, 7 day old infant daughter of Jennifer Vanderwall and Rod Stark Jr. passed away Wednesday evening at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. She is survived by her parents, Jennifer Vanderwall and Rod Stark Jr. of Grant; maternal grand parents, Susan & Robert Gilliland of Hesperia; James & DeeDee Vanderwall of Fremont; paternal grandparents,...
Toni Lee Bulson
Jun 4, 2002
Toni Lee Bulson, age 28 of Muskegon passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday in Muskegon. Toni was born on February 10, 1974 in Muskegon to Jack A. and Susan Kay (VanCamp) Hirsch and graduated from Fremont High School. She had been a manager at Pizza Hut in Muskegon for several years. She is survived by her husband, John Bulson of...
Laura Alma Harris
Jun 3, 2002
Laura Alma Harris, age 92, of Holton, passed away on Monday, June 3, 2002, in Muskegon. She was born on January 12, 1910, in Swatara, Minnesota, to James and Anna (Rodrick) Strong and had worked at the Gerber Products Company for many years. She is survived by her daughter, Anne (Tommie) Thomas of Allegan; 3 sons, Bruce (Lou) Harris...
Delores Splitstone
Jun 3, 2002
Delores F. Splitstone, age 71 of White Cloud, passed away Monday evening, June 3, 2002 at the Spectrum Health Services Dowtown Campus. She was born on June 15, 1930 in Grand Rapids to William J. and Grace M. (Gigot) Hall and married Max C. Splitstone on June 26, 1948 in Fremont. Max preceded her in death on January 17,...
Richard Noel Evans
Jun 2, 2002
Richard Noel Evans, age 79 of Peachtree City, Georgia and formerly of Zephyrhills, Florida and White Cloud, passed away Sunday, June 2, 2002 at Atlanta, Georgia. He was born on December 7, 1922 in Big Prairie Township to Oscar and Florence (Bristol) Evans and married Martha Mudget on November 3, 1951 in White Cloud. Martha preceded him in death...
Wayne Locke
May 31, 2002
Wayne A. Locke, age 56 of Grand Rapids formerly of White Cloud, passed away Friday, May 31, 2002 at the Metropolitan Hospital under Hospice of Michigan care following a lingering illness. He was born on August 26, 1945 in Lakeview, Michigan to Wayne A. and Dorothy Jean (Sedore) Locke and graduated from White Cloud High School in 1963. Wayne...
Clara Fredenburg
May 30, 2002
Clara I. Fredenburg, age 81 of Twin Lake, with her family by her bedside, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, May 30, 2002 at the Gerber Memorial Health Services in Fremont. She was born on March 24, 1921in Ramona, Michigan, near Diamond Lake, Newaygo County to Eli and Elizabeth (Chupp) Kuhns and married Sylvester Fredenburg...
Mark Duke
May 28, 2002
Mark E. Duke, age 46 of Indianapolis, Indiana and formerly of White Cloud, passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2002 at his home in Indianapolis. He was born on July 21, 1955 in Tokyo, Japan to Leslie and Maxine (Goodman) Duke and later graduated from White Cloud High School. He had bee a machinist in the automotive industry for several...
Graydon Sherman
May 27, 2002
Mr. Graydon E. Sherman, age 88, passed away Monday, May 27, 2002, surrounded by his adoring family. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 57 years, Virgine and his brother Glendon. He will be sadly missed by his sons Gary (Judy) Sherman of Whitehall, Dick (Leslie) Sherman of Fremont, Jim (Jackie) Sherman of Comstock Park, daughter...
Mary Anna Kosla
May 25, 2002
Mary Anna Kosla, age 60 of Grand Rapids and formerly of White Cloud passed away Saturday at the St. Marys Hospital in Grand Rapids. She was baptized at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in White Cloud and later moved to the Grand Rapids Area. She has been a lifelong member of the Catholic Church. She is survived by her...
Charles Knapp
May 13, 2002
Charles Forest Knapp, age 69 of Newaygo, passed away Monday, May 13, 2002 at his home. He was born on July 10, 1932 in Utica, New York to Theodore T. and Mildred M. (Roberts) Brown and married Lou Beisiegel on May 10, 1969 in Havey, Illinois. He has been a resident of the Newaygo area since 1971 when he...
Barbara Bode
May 11, 2002
Barbara Bode, age 79 of Muskegon, passed away Saturday, May 11, 2002 at the University Park Mercy Living Center in Muskegon. She was born on June 16, 1922 in Fremont to Henry and Reka (Rozema) Bode and had been a nurses aid at the Hackley Hospital in Muskegon for many years. She was a member of the Fellowship Reformed...
Gerald Booher
May 10, 2002
Gerald J. Booher, age 83 of Hesperia, passed away Friday, May 10, 2002 at the Gerber Memorial Health Services in Fremont. He was born on October 2, 1918 near Huber, Michigan to James H. and Manilla (Gleason) Booher. Gerald graduated from Hesperia High School in 1936 and had worked at the Howmet Corporation until his retirement 1981. He was...
Gertrude Smalligan
May 9, 2002
A very special sister and aunt left this world on Ascension Day to sing with the angels. Gertrude Smalligan passed away at Transitional Health Services late in the evening on Thursday, May 9, 2002. Gertrude was born on the family farm south of Fremont on February 23, 1911 to Nellie (Goeman) and Leonard Smalligan. Before moving to THS this...
Lewis Ellis Kemp
May 9, 2002
Lewis Ellis Kemp, age 40, passed away on Thurday, May 9, 2002, at Spectrum Health Services Downtown Campus. He was born on December 9, 1961, in Detroit to Robert and Dorothy (Love) Kemp. Lewis was a construction worker. Lewis is survived by his mother Dorothy Kemp of Newaygo; sisters, Sharon (Phranschar) McPherson and children Felicia (Jamie Ward) & Chanda,...
Ethel Denney
May 5, 2002
Mrs. Ethel Marie Denney, age 71, of Fremont passed away on Sunday, May 5, 2002, at home following a long illness. She was born on February 1, 1931, in Brookside (now a part of Fremont) to "Daddy" Clair and Gladys (Smith) Shively and married Joseph C. Denney on June 12, 1948, in Fremont. She was a life-long resident of...
Jeanette Anderson
Apr 30, 2002
Jeanette (Jean) Anderson, age 92, of Fremont passed away on Tuesday, April 30, 2002, at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. She was born on October 4, 1909, in Fremont to David and Minnie (VanGoor) Wyngarden and married Carl Anderson on June 19, 1931, in Fremont. She was a fruit farmer, taught school near Grant in her early...
Dolores Mccracken
Apr 25, 2002
Dolores D. McCracken, age 70 of Brohman formerly of Sparta, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, April 25, 2002 at the Gerber Memorial Health Services in Fremont. She was born on June 23, 1931 in Sparta to John and Hazel (Rolston) Dake and married Richard McCracken on August 18, 1950 in Sparta. Dolores moved to the White Cloud area in...
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