Clifford Donald Newsted
Jul 21, 2021
Clifford Donald Newsted, age 80, of White Cloud passed away on Wednesday, July 21, 2021, at Fountain View of Coopersville. Clifford was born on July 13, 1941, in Onaway to Wallie Norman and Ruth (Preston) Newsted and married Ilah Minnie Wellesley on April 11, 1959, in Onaway. He had worked for General Motors as a truck driver and loved the...
Marlene Dawn Lane
Jul 20, 2021
Marlene Dawn Lane, age 85 of Holton, formerly of Florida, passed away Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at the Mercy Health Partners – Mercy Campus in Muskegon. Marlene was born on April 11, 1936 in Lansing, the daughter of William Charles and Nettie Anna (Scott) Gould. Marlene had been a waitress for several years until her retirement. Marlene loved all types...
Nancy Wade
Jul 16, 2021
Nancy Wade, age 96 of Colorado Springs, Colorado, formerly of Hesperia, passed away Friday, July 16, 2021 in Colorado Springs. Nancy was born on July 28, 1924 in Cleveland, Ohio to Steph and Marcella (Standish) Slivinski and later moved to Kalamazoo. On June 30, 1971, Nancy married Rex Wade in Kalamazoo and they moved to Hesperia in 1982. Rex preceded...
Verena May Leone
Jul 13, 2021
Verena May Leone, age 78, of Hesperia passed away on Tuesday, July 13, 2021, at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Verena was born on September 27, 1942, in Muskegon to Carl Bernard and Ruth Ida (Wambaugh) Golden and married John Leone in 1965. Verena enjoyed painting, crocheting and sewing, drawing, and visiting with friends and family. Verena is...
William "Bill" E. Cross Ii
Jul 12, 2021
William Edward "Bill" Cross II, age 98, of White Cloud, passed away on Monday, July 12, 2021, at Mission Point Nursing Home in Big Rapids. Bill was born on September 20, 1922 in Burlington, Iowa, to William E. and Verna (Moyer) Cross and had worked construction with Geocon Inc. in Grand Rapids for over 30 years. Bill married Dorothy Weaver...
William Joseph Maher
Jul 12, 2021
William Joseph Maher, age 78, most recently from Comstock Park, MI, passed away on July 12, 2021, after a recent cancer diagnosis. His greatest enjoyment came from creating opportunities and participating in family togetherness. He was predeceased by his wife Mary Jean (Witte) Maher, and his sister Marianne (Maher) McDonald; he is survived by his daughters Kelly (Sean) Berrie of...
Keith B. Aslakson
Jul 12, 2021
Keith B. Aslakson, age 69 of Twin Lake, was greeted with open arms by his parents, Walter and Myrtle (Anderson) Aslakson, after losing a brief battle with cancer. Keith was born on October 21, 1951 in Muskegon to Walter and Myrtle (Anderson) Aslakson and later graduated from Grand Valley State College with a Bachelors Degree. Keith has been a lifelong...
Harry "Captain Mack" Richard Mcgahan
Jul 9, 2021
Harry "Captain Mack" Richard McGahan, age 87 of Brohman, passed away Friday, July 9, 2021 at the Spectrum Health Big Rapids Hospital following a short illness. Mack was born on January 29, 1934 in Walkerville, Michigan and graduated from Hart High School. Harry joined the United States Marine Corps where he served in the Korean War and received 2 Purple...
Janice A. Morrison
Jul 9, 2021
Janice Arvilla Morrison, a sweet loving soul departed this earth on July 9 2021 at the age of 69. In spite of her limitations, Janice lived a life filled with fun outings. Shopping was one of her favorites things to do at the Mall or Dollar Stores, as well visiting local parks, McDonalds for french fries, Big Apple Bagel for...
Lee "Chuck" Charles Paris
Jul 8, 2021
Lee Charles "Chuck" Paris passed away suddenly on Thursday, July 8, 2021 at his home in Fremont, Michigan. He was the oldest of four boys, born on September 24, 1958 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He spent most of his childhood in Fremont where he played catcher on the varsity baseball team and at one time held the game and single...
Joyce E. Bristol
Jul 7, 2021
Joyce E. Bristol, age 94 of South Haven, Michigan, formerly of Fremont, passed away Wednesday, July 7, 2021 at the Bronson South Haven Hospital. Joyce was born on August 2, 1926 the only child of Mildred K. (Wiedenbeck) and Donald Deisch in Three Rivers, Michigan. Joyce graduated from Three Rivers High School as valedictorian in 1944 and later graduated from...
Scott Lewis Harding
Jul 6, 2021
Scott Lewis Harding, age 56, of Rockford passed away on July 6, 2021, at Spectrum Health Services – Blodgett Campus in Grand Rapids. Scott was born on July 21, 1964, in Lansing and was the son of Ronald E. and Judy K. (McCumber) Klammer. Scott was a motorcycle mechanic, loved riding, and looked forward to the Blessing of the Bikes...
Dale D. Van Dyke
Jul 5, 2021
Dale D. Van Dyke, age 57 of Fremont, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 5, 2021 at his home. Dale was born on February 8, 1964 in Muskegon to William W. and Lois G. (Hendrickson) Van Dyke and graduated from Fremont High School in 1982. Dale had owned and operated Dutch Rain Irrigation in Fremont for many years until his...
Margaret Karen Moon
Jul 4, 2021
Margaret Karen Moon, age 77, of Rockford and formerly of Holton, passed away on July 4, 2021, at Boulder Creek Assisted Living in Rockford. Margaret was born on August 9, 1943, to Martin and Louise (Jorgensen) Moon. She earned a Master's Degree in Library Science from Eastern Michigan University and worked at Baker College in Muskegon where she was in...
Dennis William Trowbridge
Jul 4, 2021
Dennis William Trowbridge, age 66, of Bitely passed away on Sunday, July 4, 2021. Dennis was born on August 24, 1954, in Grand Rapids to Richard James and Barbara Jean (Clay) Trowbridge Sr. and enjoyed fishing, gardening, and spending time with friends and neighbors. He liked doing anything in Michigan's Outdoors and was always there to volunteer for community projects....
Frank "Butch" N. Walker Jr.
Jul 2, 2021
Frank "Butch" N. Walker Jr. age 78 of Fremont, formerly of Muskegon, passed away Friday, July 2, 2021 in Fremont. Frank was born on January 24, 1943 in Muskegon to Frank Nicolas and Beatrice (Grinnewald) Walker. Frank met and married Peggy Marie O'Rear on January 15, 1966 in Muskegon and Peggy preceded him in death on May 10, 2018. Frank...
Robert J. Lascko
Jun 29, 2021
Robert J. Lascko, age 83 of Holton, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, June 29, 2021. Bob was born on May 22, 1938 in Muskegon to Julius and Jeannette (Wolski) Lascko and graduated from Muskegon Heights High School and then later attended Western Michigan University. Bob later married Pam Monette on October 16, 1965 in Brunswick and has...
Nancy Carolyn Campbell
Jun 27, 2021
Nancy Carolyn Campbell, age 89 of Walkerville, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, June 27, 2021. Nancy was born on May 7, 1932 in Adrian to Robert Lee and Ethel (Snow) Hough and graduated from Sand Creek High School in 1950 and married her high school sweetheart, Joel Campbell on June 8, 1957. Joel preceded her in death...
Ellen Byle
Jun 27, 2021
Ellen Byle, age 64, of Hesperia passed away on Sunday, June 27, 2021, at Spectrum Health Services – Butterworth Campus. Ellen was born on August 15, 1956, in Grand Rapids to Sherman and Lucille (Hackworth) Prater and used her time on earth to lovingly care for her family and friends. Ellen loved hummingbirds, wind chimes, reading, and was a wonderful...
Daniel J. Homan
Jun 23, 2021
Daniel J. Homan, age 71, passed away peacefully on June 23, 2021 surrounded by his beloved wife, Eileen, and his daughters. Dan was born and raised in Hesperia, Michigan where he was a transformational leader, coach, teacher and mentor to thousands of students over three decades of community service always with his 'Queen' Eileen by his side at every step....
