James Edward Murphy
Oct 16, 2000
James Edward Murphy, age 77 of Newaygo, passed away Monday, October 16, 2000 at the Select Specialty Hospital in Muskegon. He was born on June 16, 1923 in Glendale, California to George Henry and Emma (Schafer) Murphy and married Dorothy Laisure on July 10, 1982 in White Cloud. He has been a resident of Newaygo since 1983 and had...
Stanley Stroven
Oct 15, 2000
Stanley H. Stroven, age 90, of Fremont, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, October 15th in Zephyrhills, Florida. He was born April 9, 1910, in Fremont. A life long resident of Fremont he was an active civic community leader and member of the Fremont United Methodist Church. Stan had been active in 4-H, United Way, Boy Scouts, was a charter...
Beth Tanis
Oct 8, 2000
Beth Tanis, age 85, of Fremont, passed away at home on Sunday October 8, 2000. She was born on April 10, 1915, in Chicago, Illinois, to Harry and Alice (Sutherland) Miner. She came to Newaygo County at age 14 and graduated from Grant High School. Beth worked for many years as a clothing buyer for Mattie Reber, Shoecrafts, and...
Marie Weaver
Oct 6, 2000
Marie Wever, age 81 of Fremont, passed away Friday Oct. 6, 2000, at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. She was born on January 31, 1919, in Fremont to Ben and Anna (Hall) Westra and married Harvey Wever on October 23, 1941, in Fremont. Harvey preceded her in death on December 19, 1970. She was a member of...
William Phillip Annis
Oct 6, 2000
William Phillip Annis, age 68 of Fremont, passed away Friday at home following a short illness. He was born on January 1, 1932, in Puyallup, Washington to Phillip Ezra and Illa Mae (Handy) Annis and married Maxine DeLong on April 19, 1952 in Muskegon. He was a quality control supervisor at Gerber Products Company, a veteran of the Korean...
Bernie Wierengo
Oct 4, 2000
Miss Bernie Wierengo, 91, of Fremont passed away Wednesday morning October 4, 2000, at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. She was born May 21, 1909, in Fremont to Charles and Mary C. (Clock) Wierengo and was an electrical technician for Brunswick Corporation. She was member of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church. She is survived by 2 sisters Miss...
Martha Roland
Sep 28, 2000
Martha Roland, age 84 of White Cloud, passed away Thursday, September 28, 2000 at the Gerber Memorial Health Services in Fremont. She was born on April 24, 2000 in Red Grass, Mississippi to George and Sally (Roseman) Sherley and was the 15th of 18 children. She married Coleman Roland in 1937. Coleman preceded her in death on December 10,...
Jennie Wabeke Curtice
Sep 23, 2000
Jennie Wabeke Curtice, age 94, of Fremont, passed away Saturday, September 23, 2000 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. She was born on April 17, 1906 in Holland, Michigan to John and Christine (Marlink) Wabeke and had been a nurse at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont for many years until her retirement in 1968. She...
Henry J. "Stub" Vanderlinde Sr
Sep 13, 2000
Henry J. "Stub" VanderLinde Sr., 69, of White Cloud passed away Wednesday morning September 13, 2000, at home. He was born February 11, 1931, in Grand Rapids to James and Mary (Dewigetins) VanderLinde. He was a diesel mechanic and a member of the Teamsters Local #406. He is survived by his wife Carol Saulis VanderLinde of White Cloud; daughters...
Alice Wilkinson
Sep 10, 2000
Alice Wilkinson, age 90, of Marne and formerly of Fremont passed away Sunday, September 10, 2000, at the Birchwood Care Center in Marne. She was born on June 15, 1910, in Oceana County to Arthur J. and Ermina ( Lillie) Howard. She worked at Ben Franklin Variety Store in Fremont for many years and was a former member of...
Jerri Hewitt
Sep 9, 2000
Jerri Hewitt, age 79, of Fremont, passed away Saturday, September 9, 2000, at the Heartland Health Center in Battle Creek. She was born on March 16, 1921, in Hesperia to John F. and Ida (Dake) Maynard and married Frank Hewitt in Fremont on March 25, 1949. She was a Tupperware Saleswoman and a member of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church....
Rev. Orville Wells Babcock
Sep 2, 2000
Rev. Orville Wells Babcock, age 90 of White Cloud, passed away Saturday, September 2, 2000 two weeks short of his 91st birthday. Orville was born on the family homestead near North Loop, Nebraska on Sept. 14, 1909 to Rolla and Estella Babcock. Upon graduation from Scotia High School he attended Milton College, Milton, Wisconsin where he was editor of...
Juan C. "John" Ortiz
Sep 2, 2000
Juan C. "John" Ortiz, age 72 of White Cloud, passed away Saturday, September 2, 2000 at Hackley Hospital in Muskegon. He was born on July 22, 1928 in Mercedes, Texas to Brautia Ortiz and Juana (Consino) Ortiz. He came to White Cloud in 1950. He was married to Margaret McClain (Crofoot) in White Cloud on June 3, 1980. John...
Dick Taylor
Sep 2, 2000
Dick Taylor, age 76 of Newaygo, passed away Saturday, September 2, 2000 at his home. Harry M. Taylor was born March 3, 1924 in Newaygo to John Roy and Florence May (Dillon) Taylor. As a young man he worked as a fishing guide on the Muskegon River and was well known as a skilled fisherman and hunter. In 1943...
Fredrick Harold Long
Aug 29, 2000
Fredrick Harold Long, age 62, of White Cloud passed away Tuesday, August 29, 2000, at the Mecosta County Hospital in Big Rapids. He was born on November 19, 1937, in Livonia, Michigan to Harold H. & Irene (Covell) Long and was construction heavy equipment operator. He is survived by his brothers William (Claudia) Long and Thomas Long, both of...
Charles Thomas Dodge
Aug 27, 2000
Charles Thomas Dodge, age 84, of Fremont passed away Sunday, August 27, 2000, at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility. He was born on March 24, 1916, in Newaygo to Charles A. and Mary Elizabeth (Vile) Dodge. He was a life long area farmer. He is survived by several cousins. He was preceded in death by his brother Richard A....
Dorene E. (Evans) Patrick
Aug 24, 2000
Dorene E. (Evans) Patrick, age 75, of Spring Lake and formerly of White Cloud passed away Thursday, August 24, 2000. She was born on May 9, 1925, in Kent County to Royal and Grace (Gigot) Hill. She worked for many years as a cook and restaurant worker. She is survived by daughters Donna Jean Phelps of Spring Lake, Doris...
Lyle Robert Mcgrady
Aug 21, 2000
Lyle Robert McGrady, age 80 of Fremont passed away Monday, August 21, 2000. He was born on April 25, 1920, in Ravenna to Sam and Pearl (Steig) McGrady and married Marjorie Bassett on May 7, 1949. He was member of the U.A.W. Teamsters Union and drove for Gilliland Transfer Company until his retirement in 1977. He is survived by...
Robert Lewis Kemp
Aug 19, 2000
Robert Lewis Kemp, age 63, of Newaygo and formerly of Detroit passed away Saturday, August 19, 2000, at Spectrum Health Services Downtown Campus in Grand Rapids. Robert was born on April 29, 1937 in Mobile, Alabama to George and Carrie (Bell Tillmon) Kemp and married Dorothy Love on June 23, 1959, in Detroit. He was a veteran of the...
Lulah Mccarty
Aug 19, 2000
Lulah L. McCarty, age 95, of White Cloud passed away Saturday, Aug 19, 2000, at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Lulah was born on July 20, 1905, in Fennville, Michigan, to Frank G. and Jossie E. (Foster) Crane and married James H. McCarty on December 2, 1924, in Fennville. Frank preceded her in death on October 17,...
