Mary Lysakowski
May 6, 2023
Mary Lysakowski was called home by our Lord and Savior on Saturday, May 6, 2023. Mary was born on April 5, 1938, in Kirkland Lake, Ontario, to David and Sara (Brisson) Dumais and named Marie Reine` Dumais. Mary married Donald Stanley Lysakowski in Ontario on September 18, 1954, and moved to the United States where she became a citizen and...
Anita Marie Scott
May 6, 2023
Anita Marie Scott, age 88, of Fremont went home to be with her Savior on Saturday, May 6, 2023, at Trinity Health Mercy in Muskegon. Anita was born on December 22, 1934, in Muskegon to Wallace Wendell and Leona (Castle) Inman and married Harold Maynard Scott on June 16, 1956, in Muskegon. Anita was a licensed Cosmetologist and also had...
Betty Mae Trapp
May 3, 2023
Betty Mae Trapp, age 96 of White Cloud, passed away Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at the Fountain View Retirement Village in Fremont. Betty was born on May 23, 1926 in Cleveland, Ohio to Joe Hoogerhyde and Helen Kienstra and later met and married Donald Paul Trapp on October 31, 1945 in Grand Rapids. Betty moved to the White Cloud area...
Zane Raymond Jones
May 1, 2023
Zane Raymond Jones, age 82 of Bridgeton, passed away Monday, May 1, 2023 at his home following a short illness. Zane was born on April 4, 1941 in Bridgeton Township to James Raymond and Dolores (Harris) Jones and graduated from Fremont High School. Zane met and later married Myra Myrtle Parrott on December 24, 1960 in Fremont and Zane has...
Robert "Bob" Glen Vanalstine
Apr 30, 2023
Robert "Bob" Glen Van Alstine, age 83, of White Cloud passed away on Sunday, April 30, 2023, at Regency at Fremont. Bob was born on March 24, 1940, in Webberville, Michigan to Glen Warren and Verna Ernestine (Launsberry) Van Alstine and later married Margaret "Maggie" L. Gottschalk on June 21, 1991, in Ohio. Bob had been a construction worker for...
Rev. Roland "Beau" Bob Minton
Apr 28, 2023
Rev. Roland "Beau" Bob Minton, age 89 of Hesperia, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 28, 2023 at his home surrounded by his family. Roland was born on November 18, 1933 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina to William Robert and Nellie Victoria (Johnson) Minton. Roland met and soon married Mazie Anderson on December 19, 1955 in Wilkesboro, North Carolina and...
Randy "Hot Dog" Lee Brown
Apr 27, 2023
Randy Lee "Hot Dog" Brown, age 74 of Newaygo County, passed away Monday, April 27, 2023. Hot Dog was born on July 21, 1948 in Muskegon to Alger "Al" and Lillian Marie (Tozer) Brown. Hot Dog served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War where he received the Bronze Star. Hot Dog enjoyed, hunting, fishing, camping, traveling &...
Kenneth Roy Craigmyle
Apr 25, 2023
Kenneth Roy Craigmyle, age 83 of Brohman, passed away surrounded by his family on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Ken was born on November 25, 1939 in White Cloud to Grover Roy and Florence (Ringler) Craigmyle and graduated from White Cloud High School. Ken had worked at Federal Mogul Foundry for many years where he was a molder and mechanic until...
Richard "Dick" Ivan Chesley
Apr 24, 2023
Richard Ivan Chesley ("Dick"), age 77 of Croton/Hardy Dam, passed away unexpectedly (heart attack) on April 24, 2023. Dick was born on September 11, 1945 in Jackson, Michigan to George Ivan and Gualia Marietta (Horr) Chesley He graduated from Leslie High School and Ferris State College then worked for as a pharmacist for 22 years at Butterworth Hospital in Grand...
Patricia Jane Pierce
Apr 23, 2023
Patricia Jane Pierce, age 71 of Fremont, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Sunday, April 23, 2023 at the Newaygo County Compassion Home in Fremont. Patricia was born on May 16, 1951 in Baldwin to George Lloyd and Echo Joyce (Culver) Krise. Patricia met and later married Elbert Pierce on April 20, 1990 in Rockford and Elbert preceded...
Karen Sue Garrow
Apr 22, 2023
Karen Sue Garrow, age 65 of the Fremont area, passed away Saturday, April 22, 2023 at the Morgan Street Adult Foster Care Home in White Cloud. Karen was born on October 31, 1957 in Cadillac to Harold Elwood and Joyce Ellen (Ingersoll) Garrow and later graduated from Fruitport High School. Karen was a free spirit and enjoyed painting, drawing, knitting...
Robert W. Gibson
Apr 20, 2023
Robert W. Gibson, age 88 of Fremont, passed away Thursday, April 20, 2023 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Robert was born on August 31, 1934 in Grant, Michigan to Lawrence Ray and Mable Pauline (Ackley) Gibson and graduated from Grant High School. Shortly after high school graduation, Robert was drafted into the United States Army where he...
Patricia Marie Taylor
Apr 18, 2023
Patricia Marie Taylor, age 67 of the Newaygo area, passed away April 18, 2023. Patricia was born on July 8, 1955 in Fremont to John Samuel and Shirley Jean (Freier) Taylor, the youngest of four children. Pat had worked as a nurse's aide for several nursing facilities and had also worked in the food service industry until her retirement. Pat...
Pastor Rosswell "Lucky" Fulton
Apr 13, 2023
Pastor Rosswell "Lucky" Fulton, age 93 of Bitely, passed away peacefully at his home with his family at his side on Thursday, April 13, 2023 following a decline in his health. Pastor Lucky was born on December 23, 1929 in Plymouth, Michigan to Arthur and Violet (Patterson) Fulton. Lucky joined the United States Army where he served during the Korean...
Helen Marcia Bell Reefman
Apr 11, 2023
Helen Marcia Bell Reefman, age 95 of Fremont, passed away Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at the Laurels of Coldwater. Helen was born on December 11, 1927 in Morley, Michigan to Herbert and Hazel Viola (Willmer) Rice. Helen later graduated from Litchfield High School in 1945 where she was Salutatorian. She had been active in the Girl Scouts where she was...
Thomas Allen Fiala
Apr 10, 2023
Thomas A. Fiala, age 41 of White Cloud, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, April 10, 2023 in Fremont. Thomas was born on July 6, 1981 in Alpine, California to Roger and Sheryl Lynn (Cuddeback) Fiala and moved to White Cloud at the age of 5 years old. Thomas has been a longtime resident of the White Cloud area and had...
Christopher John Apps
Apr 9, 2023
Christopher John Apps, age 45, of Fremont passed away on Sunday, April 9, 2023, at Regency at Fremont. Christopher was born on December 12, 1977, in Owosso to Steven John and Carol Ellen (Tanner) Apps. Christopher enjoyed music and played drums in a band with his father. He was a "people" person an avid TV watcher and followed professional wrestling....
Sonja Kay Keith
Apr 8, 2023
Sonja Kay Keith, age 69, of Fremont passed away on Saturday, April 8, 2023, at Corewell West Butterworth in Grand Rapids. Sonja was born on May 10, 1953, in Muskegon to Niles and Ann Jansson and later married Michael George Keith in Muskegon. Sonja loved horses and was a licensed Equine Massage Therapist. Sonja and Mike shared a passion for...
Lois G. Van Dyke
Apr 8, 2023
Lois G. Van Dyke, age 86 of Fremont, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, April 8, 2023 following a short decline in her health. Lois was born on November 17, 1936 in Holton Township to Sigfrid and Leona (Buck) Hendrickson and graduated from Fremont High School. Lois married William "Bill" Van Dyke on December 10, 1954 in Fremont...
Paula Lynn Evans
Apr 7, 2023
Paula Lynn Evans, age 65, of White Cloud passed away Friday, April 7, 2023 at her home in White Cloud. Paula was born on December 17, 1957 in Fremont to Robert H. and Dorene Emily (Hill) Evans and graduated from White Cloud High School. Paula has been a lifelong resident of the White Cloud area where she had been a...
