Joan L. Johnson
Oct 21, 2022
Joan L. Johnson, age 90 of Monument, Colorado, formerly of White Cloud, passed away Friday, October 21, 2022 at her home in Monument, Colorado. Joan was born on November 2, 1931 in Fremont to Herbert O. and Alvina (Milarch) Eggerstedt and graduated from Scottville High School. Joan met and married her true love, Gene E. Johnson, and they were married...
Rose Ley Anderson
Oct 19, 2022
Rose Ley Anderson, age 59, of Hesperia passed away on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at the Newaygo County Compassion Home in Fremont. Rose was born on July 13, 1963, in Muskegon to Morris William and Lois Louise (Scarbough) English and married Jon Macara Anderson on May 17, 2002, in White Cloud. Rose had worked several jobs in the area but...
Patricia Ann Miller
Oct 18, 2022
Patricia Ann Miller, age 87 of Blue Lake Township, passed away on Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at her home. Patricia was born on March 16, 1935 in Traverse City, Michigan to William and Gladys (Lanham) Strahan and grew up in the Traverse City area. Patricia later attended Layton School of the Arts in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where she became a lifelong...
Laura "Lori" Jean Thompson
Oct 18, 2022
Laura "Lori" Jean Thompson, age 73 of Hesperia, passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Lori was born on October 26, 1948 in Fremont to Gerald J. and Crystal (Johnson) Booher and graduated from Hesperia High School. Laura has been a lifelong resident of the Hesperia area and married Raymond C. Thompson on...
Bonnie J. (Eitniear-Robinson) Arvizu
Oct 17, 2022
Bonnie J. (Eitniear-Robinson) Arvizu, age 80 of Hesperia, passed away Monday, October 17, 2022 at her daughter's home in Hesperia. Bonnie was born on December 9, 1941 in Hesperia to Frank and Edith (Webster) Eitniear and graduated from Hesperia High School. Bonnie later married Isidro Arvizu. Bonnie had been a homemaker and enjoyed baking and making bread but especially treasured...
Dr. Norman L. Pedelty
Oct 8, 2022
Dr. Norman L. Pedelty, age 95 of Newaygo, passed away Saturday, October 8, 2022. Norman had been a family practice physician in Fremont for many years and served in the United States Army as a doctor in the Army of Occupational Forces in Germany during the Korean War. Norman is survived by his wife, Dr. Alicia A. Pedelty and his...
Gail John Tatrow
Oct 8, 2022
Gail John Tatrow, age 85 of Fremont, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, October 8, 2022. Gail was born on June 19, 1937 in Garden, Michigan to Andrew and Della (Farley) Tatrow and later met and married Phyllis C. Swanson on November 3, 1962 in Muskegon. Phyllis preceded him in death on November 14, 2021. Gail has been...
Matthew George Bills
Oct 7, 2022
Matthew George "Woodchuck" Bills, age 71, of Bitely passed away on Friday, October 7, 2022, at Spectrum Health Services Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Matt was born on March 14, 1951, in Grand Rapids to Harry and Cora Elizabeth (Lowden) Bills and was an accomplished handyman in the area. Matt enjoyed fishing, gardening, being outdoors, and proudly served in the...
Cheryl Channon Christopher
Oct 5, 2022
Cheryl Channon Christopher, age 61, of White Cloud passed away on Wednesday, October 5, 2022, at home in White Cloud. Cheryl was born on November 17, 1960, in Muskegon, the daughter of James and Donna (Pfhistner) Christopher. Cheryl enjoyed gardening, puzzle books, cooking, family, and spending time with her grandchildren. Cheryl is survived by her children, Chelsea (Ryan) Cummings of...
Naomi Ruth Goldston
Oct 4, 2022
Naomi Ruth Goldston, age 86 of White Cloud, passed away peacefully with her family at her side on Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at her home. Naomi was born on April 23, 1936 in White Cloud to Claude and Erma (Watley) Scott and graduated from White Cloud High School in 1954. She married Ronald W. Goldston Sr. on September 28, 1953...
Gene E. Johnson
Sep 22, 2022
Gene E. Johnson, age 90 of Monument, Colorado, formerly of White Cloud, passed away Tuesday, September 20, 2022 in Colorado Springs following a short decline in his health. Gene was born on July 27, 1932 in White Cloud, one of four children, born to Chester and Frieda (Moore) Johnson. Gene graduated from White Cloud High School in 1950 where he...
Paul Ray Perryman
Sep 21, 2022
Paul Ray Perryman, age 53 of Middlebury, Indiana, formerly of Newaygo County, passed away Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at his daughters home in Cedar Springs following his battle with cancer. Paul was born on July 23, 1969 in Florence, Alabama to Betty Ann Platz and attended Stocking High School. Paul later lived in the Newaygo County area, Grand Rapids area...
Rosemary Ann Balczak
Sep 11, 2022
Rosemary Ann Balczak, age, 79, of Manistee passed away on Sunday, September 11, 2022, at Munson Hospital in Cadillac. Rosemary was born on July 12, 1943, in Grand Rapids to Reynold and Bernice (Saller) Zerfas and had worked as a social worker for the State of Michigan in the Grand Rapids and Manistee offices for over thirty years. Rosemary enjoyed...
Margaret Ann Schotts
Sep 2, 2022
Margaret Ann Schotts, age 79, of Holton passed away on Friday, September 2, 2022, at home. Margaret was born on September 1, 1943, in Muskegon County to Ernest Virgil and Geraldine (Pratt) Burkett and married Arthur Lee Schotts on April 25, 1959. She had worked as a nurse's aide in the area for many years and enjoyed playing the slots,...
Donna Lee Berg
Aug 31, 2022
Donna Lee Bert-Fisshel, age 80 of Lansing, formerly of Montague, passed away Wednesday, August 31, 2022 at the Mission Point Nursing and Physical Rehabilitation Center in Holly, Michigan following lingering battle with Alzheimer's. Donna was born on March 26, 1942 in Shelby to Kline and Jeannette (Morin) Robbins and later married Roger Berg on September 30, 1961 and he preceded...
William Fries Sr.
Aug 31, 2022
William Fries Sr., age 93 of Tulsa, Oklahoma and formerly of Fremont passed away on Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at home in Tulsa. Bill was born on August 4, 1929, in Joliet, Illinois to Stansfield and Sophia S. (Magnuson) Fries and married Audrey Virginia Mandel on September 6, 1952. Bill later married Janet Sandra Boggs on October 3, 2017, in...
Patsy Lou Thompson Schondelmayer Long
Aug 30, 2022
Patsy Lou Thompson Schondelmayer Long, age 88, of White Cloud, passed away on August 30, 2022. She was born April 23, 1934 in Fremont, Michigan, to Frank and Jessie (Lovell) Thompson. Pat married Richard J. Long in Shelby, Montana, on August 12, 1986. Pat's passion was writing. She was an artist and an author. During her childrearing years she penned...
Susan J. (Stettnisch) Wolf
Aug 30, 2022
Susan J. (Stettnisch) Wolf, age 76 of Twin Lake, formerly of Fremont, Michigan; several cities in California; Portland, Oregon and Missouri, left the planet on Tuesday, August 30, 2022. Susan was born on February 11, 1946 in Fremont to Charles and Rosemary (Gerdes-Geeting) Stettnisch and graduated from Fremont High School and then attended beautician school and worked as a cosmetologist...
Charles "Chuck" J. Scott
Aug 28, 2022
Charles "Chuck" Jay Scott, age 89 of Fremont, passed away Sunday, August 28, 2022 at the Newaygo County Compassion Home in Fremont. Chuck was born on February 8, 1933 in Bridgeton Township to Roy Jay and Ethel (Hansen) Scott and later married Helen Edna Koonsman on April 7, 1951 in Holton. Chuck had worked at Brunswick Corporation in Muskegon for...
Kenneth Lee Haggart
Aug 26, 2022
I have fought the good fight. I have finished the race. I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7-8 Kenneth Lee Haggart, age 60, of Fremont, Michigan, passed away peacefully in the hope of Eternal Life with his loving wife, Nancy, by his side at the Newaygo County Compassion Home on August 26, 2022, after a courageous battle with glioblastoma....
