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...
Douglas P. Arbogast
Apr 19, 2022
Douglas P. Arbogast, age 73 of Hesperia, passed away peacefully on April 19, 2022 in White Cloud. Doug was born on July 20, 1948 in Muskegon to Glenn Edward and Chrystal Dorothy (Segar) Arbogast. Doug served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War and had served as a medical corpsman. Doug married Josen Royo Desoasido on May 13,...
Donald Richard Kotila
Apr 18, 2022
Donald Richard Kotila, age 87, of Fremont, passed away on Monday, April 18, 2022, at Fountain View Retirement Home in Grant. Don was born on February 26, 1935, in Detroit, to Carl Oscar and Elizabeth (Hall) Kotila and had married Marilyn Louise Cooper on July 3, 1965, in Berkley, Michigan. Don had been a laboratory technician at Grace Hospital in...
Jacqueline Esther Hill
Apr 18, 2022
Jacqueline Esther Hill, age 85, of White Cloud went to be with her Lord on Monday, April 18, 2022. She was born in Lansing to Stanley and Berneice (Mix) Reed and married Billy Arthur Hill on April 14, 1955. Jackie and Bill were married for sixty-four years. Jackie went to Germany with Bill while he was in the United States...
Ryan N. Lummen
Apr 9, 2022
Ryan Neil Lummen, age 40 of Twin Lake, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, April 9, 2022. Ryan was born on April 20, 1981 in Fremont to Mark Henry and Laura Lee (Harris) Lummen and graduated from Reeths Puffer High School in 2000. Ryan has been a resident of the Twin Lake area for the past 34 years and had been...
Ralph Edwards
Apr 8, 2022
Ralph Edwards, age 72, of Holton passed away at his home. Ralph was born on December 28, 1949, in Muskegon to Donald S. and Cena Louise (Sproat) Edwards and had worked as a metal fabricator for Lift-Tech for many years. Ralph enjoyed woodworking, collecting automobiles, and motorcycle riding. Ralph is survived by his sons, Samuel (Ashley) Edwards of Hudsonville and...
Michael Aris Vander Ploeg Jr.
Apr 8, 2022
Michael Aris Vander Ploeg Jr., age 60, of White Cloud passed away on Friday, April 8, 2022, at Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial in Fremont. Mike was born on February 26, 1962, in Grand Rapids to Michael A. and Doris Marie (Baughn) Vander Ploeg and had retired from Spectrum Health Services in Fremont as a dietary technician. Mike's patriotism and faith...
Paul Edward Williams
Apr 5, 2022
Paul Edward Williams, age 61, of White Cloud, went to his special place on Tuesday afternoon, April 5, 2022. Paul was born on December 9, 1960,12/09/1960 at Gerber Memorial Hospital in Fremont, Michigan, a son of Ray John and Carol Ann (France) Williams. Paul attended White Cloud High School and graduated in 1979. Paul was an exceptional mechanic and...
Erwin G. Paulsen
Apr 2, 2022
Erwin G. Paulsen, age 84 of White Cloud, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 2, 2022 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Erwin was born on September 24, 1937 in White Cloud to Harry C. and Hazel C. (Redmann) Paulsen and attended White Cloud Schools. Erwin married Mable Scholz on June 22, 1974 at the Christ Lutheran Church...
