Steven Richard Drake
May 28, 2022
Steven Richard Drake, age 67, of Fremont passed away on Saturday, May 28, 2022, at Spectrum Health in Big Rapids. Steve was born on April 24, 1955, in Fremont to Gerald Oscar and Maureen (Gibson) Drake and married Janet Lynn Warner on August 9, 1980, in Fremont. Steve had worked at Howmet in Whitehall and served in the United States...
Mona Fern Tase
May 26, 2022
Mona Fern Tase, age 79, of Newaygo passed away on Thursday, May 26, 2022, at her home. Mona was born on September 12, 1942, to Leonard Tase and Lola Mae Littlejohn. Mona enjoyed painting, reading, fishing, hunting, mushroom hunting, and had a special love for family gatherings. Mona is survived by her children, Darrel (Rhonda) Arney of Newaygo, Bradley (Denise)...
Raymond C Smith Jr
May 26, 2022
Raymond C Smith Jr of Fremont, age 95, passed away peacefully at his home on May 26, 2022 with his immediate family by his side. He was born on April 27, 1927 in Hastings, Michigan to Raymond C Smith and Ella Lura Smith, was a graduate of Lake Odessa HS and Albion College, a WWII US Navy Reserve Veteran and...
Penny Jo Randall
May 22, 2022
Penny Jo Randall, age 53 of White Cloud, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, May 22, 2022 at her home. Penny was born on December 14, 1968 in Grand Rapids to James Allen and Violet May (Brown) Welch and has been a lifelong resident of Michigan. Penny had traveled to several states throughout the United States for season work opportunities and...
Linda Mae Topping
May 21, 2022
Linda Mae Topping, age 83 of Bitely, formerly of the Grand Rapids and Reed City area, passed away Saturday, May 21, 2022 at her home. Linda was born on August 16, 1938 in Grand Rapids to Sidney and Martha (Wierenga) Sytsma and later met and married Raymond Clyde Topping. Linda and Raymond had celebrated 62 years of marriage until Raymond...
Richard H. Smith Jr.
May 20, 2022
Richard Henry Smith Jr., age 29, of Holton passed away on Friday, May 20, 2022. Richard was born on April 10, 1993, in Muskegon to Richard Henry Smith Sr. and Karen Rae Sanford and enjoyed hunting, fishing, and riding motorcycles. Richard is survived by his son, Richard H. Smith III of Holton; father, Richard H. (Racheal Ring) Smith Sr. of...
Beverly Lynn Davis
May 20, 2022
Beverly Lynn Davis, age 58, of Cedar Springs passed away on Friday, May 20, 2022 at Spectrum Health Services – Blodgett Campus in Grand Rapids. Beverly was born on August 30, 1963, in Cincinnati, Ohio, and was the daughter of Frankie Spradlin and Betty L. (Estepp) and Charles T. Carter. She worked as a surgical technician and had been a...
Susan Ann Hall
May 12, 2022
Susan Ann Hall, age 76, of Twin Lake passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2022, at home with her family by her side. Sue was born on July 20, 1945, in Muskegon to Charles Edward and Anna Sophia (Erickson) Lothschutz and married Ken Merne Hall on June 20, 1968, in North Muskegon. Sue was a cosmetologist and worked at Designer's...
Patricia Jean Royce
May 9, 2022
Patricia Jean Royce, age, 80, of White Cloud passed away on Monday, May 9, 2022, at the Newaygo County Compassion Home in Fremont. Pat was born on July 17, 1941, in Muskegon to Joseph Edward and Beulah Marie (Overley) Norwood and had been an upholsterer for many years. Pat enjoyed sewing and had been active in 4-H training leader dogs...
Sharon Kay Bower
May 9, 2022
Sharon Kay Bower, age 76, of Bitely passed away on Monday, May 9, 2022, at Spectrum Health Services – Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Sharon was born on September 4, 1945, in Fremont to Jacob and Ethel Janet (Osborn) Berwald and had worked as a bartender and Certified Nurses Aide. Sharon enjoyed traveling, making diamond art, and spending time with...
Wilmer "Buckshot, Wil" Nelson Combs Iii
May 4, 2022
Wilmer Nelson "Buckshot, Wil" Combs III, of Goose Creek, South Carolina, formerly of Bitely, Michigan passed away peacefully after a 6 month battle with cancer on May 4 2022 at a hospice center in Summerville, South Carolina. Wil was born on February 25, 1974 in Fremont, Michigan, the first son of Wilmer Jr and Doris (Wilson) Combs. He attended Walkerville...
Norma Jean Weselo
May 3, 2022
Norma Jean Weselo, age 80 of Twin Lake, formerly of Muskegon and Walkerville, passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at the Harbor Hospice Leila & Cyrus Poppen Hospice Residence in Muskegon. Norma was born on April 10, 1942 in Muskegon to William and Lois (Hunt) Davis and graduated from Muskegon Heights High School. Norma later met and married Robert "Bob"...
Patricia Mae Fisher
May 3, 2022
Patricia Mae Fisher, age 91, of Fremont went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, at Regency at Fremont. Pat was born on August 8, 1930, in Sodus, New York, to Hulon and Ruby (Allen) Lester and married Harold A Fisher on October 9, 1979. Pat retired as a Senior Account Clerk at the Wayne County...
Jackalyn "Jackie" J. Yob
Apr 30, 2022
Jackalyn J. "Jackie" Yob, age 83 of Fremont, formerly of Hesperia, Ada, and Kalkaska, passed away peacefully with her husband by her side on Saturday, April 30, 2022 at the Green Acres Assisted Living Center in Fremont. Jackie was born on August 20, 1938 in Clawson, Michigan to Maurice and Dorothy (Darke) Krepps and graduated from Kalkaska High School in...
Jennifer Kay Smith
Apr 25, 2022
Jennifer Kay Smith, age 64 of Clinton Township, Michigan, passed away April 25, 2022 at Harper University Hospital in Detroit. Jennifer was born on July 4, 1957 in Fremont to Leonard and Dorothea Smith and graduated from White Cloud High School in 1975. Jennifer had been a Medical Transcriptionist for many years. The Divine Mercy Center was a large part...
Dirk E. Vanzanten
Apr 24, 2022
Dirk E. VanZanten, age 48 of White Cloud, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, April 24, 2022 at his home. Dirk was born on July 6, 1973 in Butler, Pennsylvania to Dirk C. and Judith (Naruszkiewicz) VanZanten and has been a lifelong resident of the White Cloud area. Dirk had been a construction worker at Utility Contracting and Mid State Utilities...
Lorraine Leslie Geigle
Apr 24, 2022
Lorraine Leslie Geigle, age 96 of Fremont, passed away Sunday, April 24, 2022, at the Newaygo County Compassion Home in Fremont. Lorraine was born on August 8, 1925, in Grand Rapids to Leslie Prescott and Laura Lorraine (Bell) Jennings and married Frederick Edward Geigle on April 24, 1948, in Grand Rapids. She was a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church...
Lester D Mcclure
Apr 23, 2022
Lester D McClure, age 94 of Brohman, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 23, 2022 at his home following a gradual decline in his health. Les was born on February 5, 1928 in Rome Township, Lenawee County, Michigan to William Jennings and Elizabeth Ilo (Cattel) McClure. Les joined the United States Navy at 17 years of age and was on...
Gregory E. Culp
Apr 23, 2022
Gregory E. Culp, age 72 of Hesperia, passed away Saturday, April 23, 2022 at the Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial Hospital in Fremont. Greg was born on April 16, 1950 in Fremont to Earl and Beth (Miller) Culp and has been a longtime resident of the Hesperia Area. Greg had been a welder with Iron Workers Local 25 for 30 years...
Eileen J. (Clark) Nelson
Apr 19, 2022
Eileen J. (Clark) Nelson, age 91 of Hesperia, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at the Seminole Shores Assisted Living Center in Muskegon. Eileen was born on August 1, 1930 in Muskegon to Earl W. and Nettie Marie (King) Clark and later married Raymond E. Nelson. Raymond preceded her in death on August 23, 2005. Eileen has been...
