Anna Priscilla Clark
Sep 3, 2021
Anna Priscilla Clark earned her rest on September 3, 2021. Born Anna Christenson to Elmer "Chistie" and Frieda Christenson on September 1, 1950, at Gerber Hospital in Fremont, Michigan, Anna was the fifth of seven children. Anna graduated from White Cloud Highschool and went on to attend Muskegon Junior College and Western Michigan University, were she earned a bachelors of...
Joan French
Sep 1, 2021
Joan French, age 86 of Fremont, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 1, 2021 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Joan was born on February 1, 1935 in Muskegon Heights to Arlie and Bertha (Newburn) French. Joan graduated from Muskegon Heights High School and has been a longtime resident of the area. Joan had been a homemaker and...
Gary Lee Van Duinen
Aug 30, 2021
Gary Lee Van Duinen, age 69, of White Cloud passed away on Monday, August 30, 2021, at his home. Gary was born on January 2, 1952, in Grand Rapids to Ralph and Marion Louise (Vander Weide) Van Duinen and had been a self-employed master carpenter. Gary enjoyed hunting, fishing, remote controlled jet and airplane shows, estate sales, camping trips. Gary...
Barbara E. Thatcher
Aug 30, 2021
Barbara E. Thatcher, age 90 of White Cloud, passed away Monday, August 30, 2021 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont following a long battle with dementia. Barb was born on April 30, 1931 in Fremont to Lawrence and Ruby (Cole) Purcey and attended Hesperia Public Schools. Barb married Charles "Bud" Thatcher on October 20, 1951 in Hesperia and...
Larry Cook
Aug 27, 2021
Larry Cook, age 68 of Fremont, passed away Friday, August 27, 2021 at the Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial Health Services in Fremont. Larry was born on May 20, 1953 in Carbon Hill, Alabama to Amon and Ruby (Paire) Cook and moved to the Fremont area in 1993 from Carbon Hill, Alabama. Larry married Sharon Westbrook Cook in June 1995. Larry...
Waliyyuddin "Wali" Shakir
Aug 25, 2021
Waliyyuddin "Wali" Shakir, age 87, of Brohman passed away on Wednesday, August 25, 2021, at his home. Wali was born on July 24, 1934, in Holly Grove, Arkansas, to John and Phenoy (Smith) Carter and had worked for the C & O / Chesey System Railroad for many years. Wali married Ziyadah Plaut on December 28, 1972, in Grand Rapids....
Kerry Bristol Thomas
Aug 21, 2021
Kerry Bristol Thomas, age 66 of South Haven, formerly of Freeland, Michigan, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, August 21, 2021 at her home. Kerry was born on August 26, 1954 in Three Rivers to Robert D. and Joyce Ellen (Deisch) Bristol and graduated from Fremont High School in 1972. Kerry later graduated from Central Michigan University with a Teaching Degree....
Robert C. Ward Sr.
Aug 19, 2021
The world lost Robert C. Ward Sr. on Thursday, August 19, 2021. Bob recognized Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior and loved Jesus and tried to do his work on Earth. Bob was born on September 7, 1936 in Dubuque, Iowa to Clement and Catherine (Bever) Ward. Bob achieved a Bachelor of Science Degree from Western Michigan University where...
Dennis Duane Dubois Sr.
Aug 19, 2021
Dennis Duane DuBois, Sr., age 64 of Holton, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, August 19, 2021 at the Mercy Health Partners Mercy Campus in Muskegon. Dennis was born on February 23, 1957 in Fremont to Francis "Sonny" and Mary Jane "Janie" (Bulson) DuBois and has been a longtime resident of the Holton area. Dennis had been a lineman and splicer...
Clotilda "Tillie" M. Ruskowsky
Aug 18, 2021
Clotilda "Tillie" Ruskowsky, age 78 of White Cloud, passed away Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at her home following her battle with cancer. Tillie was born on August 10, 1943 in Knott County, Kentucky to William Matteson and Virgie (Conley) Hollon. Tillie married Ernest G. "Ernie" Ruskowsky in 1980 and Ernie preceded her in death. Tillie moved to the White Cloud...
Ronald Henry Dagen
Aug 16, 2021
Ronald Henry Dagen, age 87 of Bridgeton Township, passed away on Monday, August 16, 2021 at the Mercy Health Partners Sherman Campus in Muskegon. Ron was born on December 8, 1933 in Bridgeton Township to Harold and Ruth (Smith) Dagen and attended Fremont High School. Ron met and married Delores Halverson on May 30, 1959 in Grant. Ron worked as...
Russell William Daniels
Aug 14, 2021
Russell William Daniels, age 54 of Newaygo, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, August 14, 2021 at his home. Russell was born on August 20, 1966 in Grand Rapids to Gerald Oliver and Sharon Lee (Heyboer) Daniels and later married Cindy Young on June 13, 2012 in at the Hardy Dam Recreational Park in Newaygo. Russell had been a long-haul truck...
Frank "Bud" Darwin Spaulding
Aug 11, 2021
Frank "Bud" Darwin Spaulding, age 87, of Newaygo passed away on Wednesday, August 11, 2021, at his home. Bud was born on January 12, 1934, in Hesperia to Cecil Gardner and Cora (Brown) Spaulding and married Marilyn Joan Bobel on May 7, 1955. He had worked at the Sparta Foundry, Nelson's Farm Market, and was a driver for many local...
Moses Chupp
Aug 8, 2021
Moses Chupp, age 90, of Newaygo passed away Sunday, August 8, 2021, at his daughter's home in Arkansas. Moses was born on April 27, 1931 in White Cloud to Clarence Edward and Elfia (Morris) Chupp. Moses had worked as a Die Setter for Brunswick Corporation in Muskegon, enjoyed fishing, and was an avid archer. Moses is survived by his children,...
Kayla Dawn Foster
Aug 7, 2021
Kayla Dawn Foster, age 32 of Sevierville, Tennessee and White Cloud, Michigan passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, August 7, 2021 at the Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial Health Services in Fremont. Kayla was born on June 24, 1989 on the Clark Air Base in the Philippines to Rick and Arlene (Whelan) Foster Jr. and later graduated from White Cloud High School...
Joan Adele Knox
Aug 7, 2021
Change in location for Joan's services. Because of a power outage at the Nazarene Church, all services will be held at the Crandell Funeral Home in Fremont. Joan Adele Knox, age 85, of White Cloud went home to be with her Savior on Saturday, August 7, 2021. Joan was born on November 6, 1935, in Dowagiac to Cleo Francis and...
Timothy L. Nyreen
Aug 5, 2021
Timothy L. Nyreen, age 67 of White Cloud, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, August 5, 2021 at his home. Tim was born on January 15, 1954 in San Diego, California to Donald and Rosalie (Wright) Nyreen and met his wife, Janet (Griffith) in a horse barn and they were later married on July 13, 1974 in Grand Rapids. Tim served...
Carl Morton Sprout Jr.
Aug 2, 2021
Carl Morton Sprout Jr., age 78, of White Cloud passed away on Monday August 2, 2021, at the Newaygo County Compassion Home in Fremont. Carl was born on June 9, 1943, in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, to Carl M. and Helen (Gundrum) Sprout Sr. and married Ruth Ann Bucher on September 21, 1979, at the Christ Lutheran Church in White Cloud. Carl...
John Samuel Gilmore
Jul 26, 2021
John Samuel Gilmore, age 71, of Fremont went home to be with his Lord on Monday, July 26, 2021. John was born on July 15, 1950, in Detroit to Cleave and Henrietta (Szabo) Gilmore and had worked at NARCO in White Cloud for over 25 years before his retirement. John loved music, played guitar and sang in several bands, and...
Kaylee Ann-Marie Leguire
Jul 22, 2021
Kaylee Ann-Marie Leguire, age 18 of White Cloud, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, July 22, 2021 following injuries received in an automobile accident. Kaylee was born on Christmas Day, December 25, 2002 in Battle Creek to Nevin and Heidi (Spurgeon) Leguire and graduated from White Cloud High School in 2021. Kaylee was planning to attend Ferris State College in the...
