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Doris Griffen

Doris Griffen

Feb 20, 2001

Doris Griffen, age 90 of Fremont, passed away Tuesday, February 20, 2001 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility. She was born on April 12, 1910 in East Jordan, Michigan to David and Clara (Davis) Davis and married Leo Griffin on March 8, 1941 in Benton Harbor. Leo preceded her in death on November 17, 1986. She has been a...

Fred Truschke

Fred Truschke

Feb 18, 2001

Fred V. Truschke, age 61 of Holton, passed away Sunday, February 18, 2001 at his winter home in Florida. He was born on June 10, 1939 in Holton to Victor and Margaret (Perdew) Truschke and has been a lifelong resident of the Holton Area where he had been a nationwide truck driver for the Robinson Cartage Company. He married...

Linda  Louise Lewis

Linda Louise Lewis

Feb 16, 2001

Linda Louise Lewis, age 55 of White Cloud, passed away Friday, February 16, 2001 at the Mercy Health Partners Sherman Campus following a short illness. She was born on July 5, 1945 in Bradford, Arkansas to Raymond L. and Wanda (Palmer) Christopher and later married Donald L. Lewis. Donald preceded her in death. She has been a homemaker. She...

Mary  Jane Ruthven

Mary Jane Ruthven

Feb 13, 2001

Mary Jane Ruthven, age 62, of Kentwood passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 13, 2001, at home. She was born on March 2, 1938, to Mary and Henry Sweers in Grand Rapids and married Daniel A. Ruthven on October 10, 1953, in Coopersville. She and her husband owned Dans IGA for 9 years in Fremont and White Cloud. She...

Gilbert Petty

Gilbert Petty

Feb 8, 2001

Gilbert Petty, age 74 of Hesperia passed away Thursday, February 8, 2001, in Grand Rapids. He was born on May 2, 1926, in Besmer Alabama, to Thomas and Classie (Pippins) Petty. He retired from Cambell Wyant Cannon after 32 years and was a veteran of WWII. He is survived by his children Lori (Randy) Petty of Grand Rapids, grandchildren...

Berneice Hoffman

Berneice Hoffman

Feb 6, 2001

Berneice Hoffman, age 85, of Iron River and formerly of Lansing passed away on Tuesday, February 6, 2001, in Iron River. She was born on July 14, 1915 in Lansing to Frank Alexander and Edith (Farr) Mix. She was married to Maurice Hoffman on April 30, 1942 and he preceded her in death on May 27, 1997. Surviving are...

John  Alfred Ludy

John Alfred Ludy

Feb 4, 2001

John Alfred Ludy (Luty), age 94 of White Cloud, passed away Sunday, February 4, 2001 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. He was born on September 25, 1906 in the Indian Territory, now known as Hayden, Oklahoma to Samuel and Josephine (Ross) Luty. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1942 and served in the United...

Joseph Andrejczak  Sr.

Joseph Andrejczak Sr.

Feb 4, 2001

Joseph Andrejczak Sr., age 87 of Palm Desert, California and formerly of Newaygo, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 4, 2001 in Palm Desert, California. He was born on October 9, 1913 and had been employed by the Michigan Bell Telephone Company for many years until his retirement. He is survived by his wife of 19 years, Pauline and...

Geraldine Rauch

Geraldine Rauch

Feb 1, 2001

Geraldine E. Rauch, age 53 of White Cloud, passed away Thursday, February 01, 2001 following injuries received in a fire. She was born on December 9, 1947 in Huntington, West Virginia to Joseph Sanz and Geraldine Erie (Wilkes) Valdes. She has been a resident of the Newaygo County since 1983 where she had worked at the Newaygo County Services...

Robert Steele

Robert Steele

Jan 26, 2001

Robert H. Steele, age 84, of White Cloud passed away Friday, January 26, 2001, at his home following a short battle with cancer. He was born on March 3, 1916, in Detroit to Carl John and Lelah (VanPatten) Steele and attended the University of Michigan. He married Ruth Meggitt and had two sons Jeffery E. and Gregory L. Steele...

Carl  Dean Anderson  Sr

Carl Dean Anderson Sr

Jan 25, 2001

Carl Dean Anderson Sr., age 56 of White Cloud passed away Thursday, January 25, 2001 at his home. He was born on January 23, 1945 in Greenfield, Texas to Robert and Vivian (Pitts) Anderson and married Verelene Copeland on January 17, 1965 in White Cloud. He had been a barber at Curtis Barber Shop in Phoenix, Arizona for 12...

Mereta Cregg

Mereta Cregg

Jan 24, 2001

Mereta W. Cregg, age 87 of Holton, passed away Wednesday at the Gerber Memorial Health Services in Fremont. She was born on March 16, 1913 in Holton to Fred and Winnie (Tietsort) Hendrickson and married Raymond Cregg on May 25, 1935 in Holton. Raymond preceded her in death on June 26, 1984. She has been a lifelong resident of...

John Wells

John Wells

Jan 24, 2001

John E. Wells, age 89 of White Cloud, passed away Wednesday, January 24, 2001 at the Transitional Health Services in Fremont. He was born on June 3, 1911 in Lincoln Township to Orren Paris and Alice J. (Wiser) Wells and married Jennie Snieder on May 10, 1934 in Newaygo. Jennie preceded him in death on December 19, 1999. He...

Alberta Colwell

Alberta Colwell

Jan 15, 2001

Alberta J. Colwell, age 72 of Holton, passed away Monday, January 15, 2001 at the Gerber Memorial Health Services in Fremont. She was born on September 1, 1928 in Sault Saint Marie, Michigan to Albert and Velma (Moore) Stringer and married Leonard Colwell on October 7, 1946 in Muskegon. She has been a resident of the Holton Area for...

Beulah Landers

Beulah Landers

Jan 14, 2001

Beulah C. Landers, age 94 of White Cloud, passed away Sunday, January 14, 2001 at the Nelson Adult Foster Care Home in White Cloud where she had been a resident for the past 6 years. She was born on March 2, 1906 in Warsaw, Poland to John and Anastia Boston and married Edward Kintz on August 15, 1925 in...

Robert Hoges

Robert Hoges

Jan 13, 2001

Robert H. Hodges, age 46 of White Cloud, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, January 13, 2001 at the Gerber Memorial Health Services in Fremont. He was born on July 17, 1954 in Trenton, Michigan to Frederick J. and Jean (Lathrop) Hodges and has been a lifelong resident of White Cloud where he worked at Utility Contracting in Sparta. He...

Beverly Hartman

Beverly Hartman

Jan 10, 2001

Beverly C. Hartman, age 63 of White Cloud and formerly of Muskegon, passed away Wed. at her home. She was born on April 29, 1937 in Muskegon to C. Frank and Cornelia (Berghuis) Bowman and had been a waitress at the Getty Inn in Muskegon and later at the M & L Caf in Fremont until her retirement. She...

Mary  Anna Betten

Mary Anna Betten

Jan 10, 2001

Mary Anna Betten, age 70 of Whitehall and formerly of Fremont, passed away Tuesday at her home. She was born on May 13, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois to Harold and Elizabeth Zone and had been a Produce Manager for Dell Foods in Whitehall for many years until her retirement. She had also worked for Eberhard Foods in Muskegon as...

August Carey

August Carey

Jan 10, 2001

August Carey, age 78 of White Cloud, passed away Wednesday at the Metron Nursing Center in Big Rapids. He was born on April 1, 1922 in White Cloud to Thomas J. and Lena (Galer) Carey and married Jane W. Pluta on July 20, 1963 in White Cloud. Jane preceded him in death on Oct. 11, 1990. He has been...

Beatrice Boulerice

Beatrice Boulerice

Jan 9, 2001

Beatrice Boulerice, age 96 of Bridgeton, passed away Tuesday, January 9, 2001 at her home. She was born on May 26, 1904 in Springfield, Massachussetts, Beatrice Shea and married Albert E. Boulerice on January 14, 1962 in Connecticut. Albert preceded her in death on September 1, 1993. She has been a resident of Bridgeton since 1993 and had been...

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