James "Jim" Macklyn Fowler
Jan 28, 2021
Jim Macklyn Fowler, age 80 of White Cloud, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, January 28, 2021 in White Cloud. Jim was born in Syracuse, New York and adopted by Robert B. and Eleanor M. (Powell) Fowler. Jim served in the United States Army until his honorable discharge and he started a musical tour then led him to Canada and then...
Sara "Sally" Ledora (Duckworth) Carlson
Jan 27, 2021
Sara "Sally" LeDora (Duckworth) Carlson, age 88 of White Cloud, Michigan, formerly of Benton Harbor, MI passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial in Fremont, MI. Sally was born October 14, 1932 in Norristown, Pennsylvania to Paul and Erla (Clegg) Duckworth. She was a 1950 graduate of Doylestown High School where she met and later married...
Jane F. Scheel
Jan 26, 2021
Jane F. Scheel, age 75 of Holton, passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at the Mercy Health Partners Mercy Campus in Muskegon following a short illness. Jane was born on April 5, 1945 in Twin Lake to Emmaet Walter and Grace Elaine (Underwood) Cooper. Jane has been a lifelong resident of the Holton area and met and married Ernest "Skip"...
Aiden Michael Schmidt
Jan 24, 2021
Aiden Michael Schmidt, age 7 months of Fremont, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, January 24, 2021 at his home. Aiden was born on May 26, 2020 in Muskegon to Jessica Williams and Andrew Schmidt. Aiden enjoyed playing with his baby yoda, paw patrol, being tickled behind his ears, having his feet kissed and getting and giving rasberries. Aiden was always...
Kathleen E. Bradley
Jan 24, 2021
Kathleen Ethel Bradley, age 67 of White Cloud, formerly of Bridgeton, passed away Saturday, January 24, 2021 at her home in White Cloud. Kathleen was born on April 17, 1953 in Chicago to Charles and Corraine (Hargis) Moebius Jr. and married Stanley J. Bradley on May 9, 1974 in Chicago. Stanley preceded her in death on February 16, 2008. Kathleen...
Carol Tresch Maddox
Jan 23, 2021
Carol Tresch Maddox (née Carol Yvonne Tresch) passed away peacefully on January 23, 2021 in Fremont, Michigan. Carol fought a courageous battle in recent years, following two below-knee amputations and the onset of dementia. Carol was born December 16, 1937 in Petaluma, California, a fifth-generation native Californian. Her parents, Albert Henry Tresch and Kathryn E. (Carroll) Tresch, raised Carol and...
Barbara Jo Martin
Jan 23, 2021
Barbara Jo Martin, age 78 of Twin Lake passed away on Saturday, January 23, 2021 at the SKLD Nursing Center in Whitehall. Barbara was born on January 14, 1943 in Ludington, Michigan to Harold "Jeff" and Margaret "Eleanor" (Murphy) Gustafson and married George Junior Martin on July 4, 1964 at St. Jean's Catholic Church in Muskegon. Barbara had been a...
Leland L. Ralston
Jan 15, 2021
Leland L. Ralston, age 91 of White Cloud, passed away Saturday, January 15, 2021 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Leland was born on November 8, 1929 in Ionia County to Leland and Marion (Ward) Ralston and later married Una Luella Reynolds on November 23, 1951 in Angola, Indiana. Una preceded him in death on December 2, 1990....
James B. Dickinson
Jan 15, 2021
James B. Dickinson, age 72 of White Cloud, formerly of Ionia, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, January 15, 2021. James was born in Ionia, Michigan where he attended a one-room schoolhouse in his early life. He graduated from Ionia High School in 1966. Thereafter, James briefly worked at the Chrysler Trim Plant in Lyons, Michigan. In 1967, he began his...
Paul Alan Root
Jan 14, 2021
Paul Alan Root, age 56 of Big Rapids, passed away Thursday, January 14, 2021 at the Spectrum Health Blodgett Campus in Grand Rapids. Paul was born on December 11, 1964 in Grand Rapids and later moved to the Big Rapids area. Paul had worked as a sales clerk at Tobacco Outfitters in Big Rapids for several years and had enjoyed...
Brian Keith Mobley
Jan 14, 2021
Brian Keith Mobley, age 41, of White Cloud passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2021, at his home. Brian was born on March 31, 1979, in Grand Rapids to Kimberly Jean Mobley and an unknown father of Lake City and had worked construction in the West Michigan area. Brian loved the out-doors and snowboarding, BMX biking, fishing, playing guitar, and...
Thomas Robert Kaye M.D.
Jan 14, 2021
Thomas Robert Kaye, MD, aged 63, formerly of Fremont, Michigan passed away Thursday, January 14, 2021 in Caldwell County, NC. He was born July 27, 1957 in Dade County, Florida to the late Edwin James and Marilyn Marie Boshoven Kaye. He was preceded in death by his sister, Jane Soloman. Dr. Kaye practiced as a family physician for more than...
Helen Elizabeth Vande Maele
Jan 11, 2021
Helen Elizabeth (Miller) Vande Maele, age 75 of Bitely, formerly of Portage and Mattawan, passed away peacefully in her sleep with her husband by her side at her home. Helen was born on March 6, 1945 in Portage and grew up in Portage, Michigan with her sisters, Elaine and Linda and her brothers, Gary, Chuck, Wesley and Vernon. In 1962,...
Lois Ruby Hunt
Jan 10, 2021
Lois Ruby Hunt, age 82 of Hesperia and Fremont, passed away Sunday, January 10, 2021at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Lois was born on April 28, 1938 in Muskegon to Leslie John and Lillian (Klomprens) Wills and graduated from Holton High School. Lois met and married Carl H. Hunt on October 13, 1956 in Muskegon and Carl preceded...
Charles E. Gunnoe
Jan 9, 2021
Charles E. Gunnoe, age 77 of Hart, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 9, 2021 at his daughter's home in White Cloud. Charles was born on June 3, 1943 in Harrisonburg, Virginia to Honnie Beacher and Blanche Vada (Moyers) Gunnoe and moved to the Muskegon area at the age of 23, then to Grand Rapids and in 1990 settled in...
Terry David Good
Jan 9, 2021
Terry David Good, age 75, of White Cloud passed away on Saturday, January 9, 2021, at his home. Terry was born on August 11, 1945, in Grand Rapids to Oliver and Samantha Dolores (Kucera) Good and had worked at Ridgeview Industries in Walker. Terry loved the outdoors and camping, was a scuba diving instructor, and was a pilot. Terry is...
Gary Lee Alderton
Jan 6, 2021
Gary Lee "Spider" Alderton, age 69, of White Cloud passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, at his home. Gary was born on July 21, 1951, in Reed City and had worked at Vansingel Farms Produce Marketing in Grant. Gary enjoyed art, music, playing guitar, cards with his friends, motorcycling, and his dog "Titan." Gary is survived by his sons,...
Dustin Robert Welch
Jan 3, 2021
Dustin Robert Welch, age 35 of Hesperia, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, January 3, 2021 in Hesperia. Dustin was born on February 4, 1985 in Muskegon to Archie and Julie (Dutcher) Welch and graduated from Hesperia High School in 2003. Dustin had worked as a production worker for several years and enjoyed being in the Michigan Outdoors, riding Harley Davidson...
Phyllis "Phyl" R. Wallis
Jan 2, 2021
Phyllis (Phyl) Reyburn Wallis, age 91, passed away on January 2, 2021 at the home of her daughter in Oxford, North Carolina. She was born in Kent County Michigan to the late George Clare Reyburn and Bernice Margaruite Ransom. Phyllis graduated from Butterworth Nursing School, Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1950. She was a dedicated Registered Nurse who spent over 40...
Henry Junior Deyoung
Jan 1, 2021
Henry Junior DeYoung, age 63 of White Cloud, passed away Friday, January 1, 2021 at the Newaygo County Compassion Home in White Cloud following a battle with cancer. Henry was born on June 25, 1957 in Grand Rapids to Willard and Fern (Kargt) DeYoung and moved to the White Cloud area over 30 years ago from Grand Rapids. Henry had...
