Agnes Christine Rhoads
Dec 11, 2022
Agnes Christine Rhoads, age 99 of Muskegon, formerly of Holton, went to be with Jesus and her heavenly family on December 11, 2022. Agnes was born on April 2, 1923 in Mears, Michigan to Hiram and Annie (Kemmell) Staples. She attended a one room country school house and later graduated from Hart High School. She later met her future husband,...
Floyd Allen Towne
Dec 10, 2022
Floyd Allen Towne, age 88 of White Cloud, went to be with our Heavenly Father on Saturday, December 10, 2022 at his home surrounded by his family. Floyd was born on September 5, 1934 in Big Prairie to Eugene Albert and Mary Ida (Aishe) Towne and has been a lifelong resident of the White Cloud area. At the age of...
Betty L. Bushaw
Dec 9, 2022
Betty L. Bushaw, age 92 of Fremont, passed away Friday, December 9, 2022 at the Newaygo County Compassion Home in Fremont. Betty was born on November 30, 1930 to George and Creta Welkome and later married Robert "Bob" Bushaw on July 30, 1952 in Fremont. Betty and Bob had been married for 61 years when Bob passed away on March...
Patricia "Pat" Kay Bisard
Dec 9, 2022
Patricia Kay Bisard "Pat", of Fremont, Michigan, passed away peacefully on Friday December 9th, 2022. She was surrounded by family as well as the thoughts and prayers of countless others. Pat was born on March 23rd, 1958, to Elmer Jr. and Betty (LaVasseur) Bisard of Muskegon. Pat had an unmatched love for her children, grandchildren, and great grandson. She was...
Ray Syers
Dec 8, 2022
Donald Ray Syers, age 89 of Fremont, formerly of Holton, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 8, 2022 at the Corewell Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial Hospital in Fremont. Ray was born on October 15, 1933 in Holton Township to Otto Benjamin and Margaret Belle (Noble) Syers and graduated from Holton High School in 1951. Ray was drafted in the United...
David Charles Paul
Dec 7, 2022
David Charles Paul, age 68 of New Era, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at his home. David was born on August 19, 1954 in Hesperia to Charles O. and Anna Lavona (Daly) Paul and graduated from Hesperia High School. David served in the United States Army and later the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War...
Bessie "Rene" Lorene Leiter
Dec 5, 2022
Bessie Lorene "Rene" Leiter, age 87 of Fremont passed away on Monday December 5, 2022, at Mission Point in Big Rapids. Rene was born on May 27, 1935, in Seebree, Kentucky, to Bennie Franklin and Margaret May (Buttram) Thomas and married Delbert Thomas Leiter "Tom" on February 28, 1975, in Mount Clemens, Michigan. She had worked as an office manager...
Robert "Mike" Michael Alexander
Dec 5, 2022
Born Robert Michael Alexander, his friends knew him as "Mike". He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert Robinson Alexander and Ann Irene Jancewitz, along with a sister, Roberta Follrath. Mike was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend. Born in Muskegon, Michigan, he lived his life in Muskegon until he retired and moved to Hesperia in 1996....
Judy Mae Fein
Dec 2, 2022
Judy Mae Fein, age 79 of White Cloud, passed away peacefully with her children by her side on Friday, December 2, 2022 at her home. Judy was born on September 22, 1943 in Muskegon to Edmund and Bernice (Thompson) Carr and has been a lifelong resident of the White Cloud area. Judy married Robert Fein on August 15, 1992 in...
Jacob Allen Futch
Nov 28, 2022
Jacob Allen Futch, age 8,of El Paso Texas, passed away on November 28th 2022 in the city of El Paso. Jacob was born on November 11, 2014 in Savannah, Georgia to Dominique Angeline (Kuhns) Bouffard and Nicholas Eric Bouffard. Jacob was a very bright and happy child. He loved his family, school, and his animals. He loved playing with his...
Georgiana "Jo" Clary
Nov 26, 2022
Georgiana "Jo" Clary, age 88 of White Cloud, passed away Saturday, November 26, 2022 at Regency of Fremont. Jo was born on March 31, 1934 in Beaver Township to Elijah I. and Leona (McGahan) Smith and graduated Valedictorian in 1953 from Walkerville High School. Jo later married Donald F. Clary on January 28, 1956 at the Bitely Community Church where...
Tony J. Harris
Nov 25, 2022
Tony J. Harris, age 53 of White Cloud, passed away Friday, November 25, 2022 at the Corewell Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Tony was born on March 10, 1969 in Big Rapids to Orvie and Sonya (Nelson) Harris and has been a lifelong resident of the White Cloud area. Tony had been a cement truck driver for several...
James Richard Tenbrink
Nov 25, 2022
James Richard TenBrink, age 75 of Muskegon, passed away Friday, November 25, 2022 at the Corewell Gerber Memorial Health Services in Fremont. James was born on November 19, 1947 in Muskegon to Gerrit and Ethel M. (Tomorski) TenBrink and joined the United States Marine Corps at the age of 17 where he served during the Vietnam War until his honorable...
Richard "Rick" A. Balkema
Nov 22, 2022
Richard "Rick" A. Balkema, age 59 of Grand Rapids, formerly of Hesperia, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at the Trinity Health St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Rapids. Rick was born on November 12, 1963 in Shelby to Richard H. and Carole L. (Fogg) Balkema. Rick graduated from Hesperia High School in 1982 and later graduated from Northwood...
Tina Marie Arends
Nov 19, 2022
Tina Marie Arends, age 38 of Nunica, formerly of White Cloud, passed away Saturday, November 19, 2022 at the Corewell Spectrum Blodgett Hospital in Grand Rapids following her battle with cancer. Tina was born on December 2, 1983 in Fort Worth, Texas to Danny and Carol (Plotts) Robeck and later moved to White Cloud where she graduated from high school...
Diana Westray Boggs
Nov 18, 2022
Diana Westray Boggs, age 60, of Fremont passed away on Friday, November 18, 2022. Diana was born on April 4, 1962, in Chandler, Arizona, to James Barry and Westray H. Hick and had worked as an insurance agent for United Life Insurance and Gerber Life Insurance. She enjoyed reading, watching TV, and spending time with her friends. Diana is survived...
Carl Ray Ball
Nov 18, 2022
Carl Ray Ball, age 48 of Newaygo, passed away peacefully with his family at his side on Friday, November 18, 2022 at the Corewell – Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids following a stroke. Carl was born on June 27, 1974 in Fremont to Ronald Dale and Shirley (Aishe) Ball Sr. and graduated from Newaygo High School in 1992....
Louise A. Fisher
Nov 17, 2022
Louise A. Fisher, age 64 of White Cloud, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 17, 2022 at her home. Louise was born on August 13, 1958 in Detroit to Chester Joseph and Virginia Wanda (Coseano) Malkowski. Louise received training in radiography and became a Registered Radiographer and was a member of the American Society of Radiologic Technologies. She worked as...
Cynthia Marie Jordan
Nov 14, 2022
Cynthia Marie Jordan, age 48 of Newaygo, passed away Monday, November 14, 2022 at her home following her battle with cancer. Cynthia was born on December 8, 1973 in Fremont to Charles LeRoy and Judy Darlene (Green) Bulson and graduated from White Cloud High School in 1991. Cynthia was proud to be a machinist at Bucher Hydraulics in Newaygo where...
Verlin Harold Cregg
Nov 11, 2022
Verlin Harold Cregg, age 79, of Grand Rapids passed away on Friday, November 11, 2022, at home. Verlin was born on June 18, 1943, in Holton to Verlin Lewis and Doris E. (Cobb) Cregg and had worked at General Motors and Gerber Products in Fremont. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and yard work in his younger years but was most passionate...
