Thomas John Nowak Jr.
Dec 31, 2020
Thomas John Nowak Jr, age 62, of White Cloud passed away on Thursday, December 31, 2020, at his home. Tom was born on July 8, 1958, in Chincoteague, Virginia, to Thomas J. and Beverly (Banish) Nowak Sr. and was a machinist at Pinnacle Tool Inc. in Grand Rapids. Tom loved music and poetry and was an accomplished guitar player and...
Harold S. Myers
Dec 28, 2020
Harold S. Myers, age 93 of Newaygo, passed away peacefully with his family at his side on Monday, December 28, 2020 at his home. Harold was born on January 22, 1927 in Bear Lake Township, Manistee County, Michigan to Silvester and Hattie (Harthun) Myers. Harold joined the United States Navy where he served until his honorable discharge during World War...
Elsie Louise Pykonen
Dec 25, 2020
Elsie L. Pykonen, age 91 of White Cloud, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, December 25, 2020. Elsie was born on January 26, 1929 in Detroit to John and Olive (Embree) Garry and married Raymond A. Pykonen on April 2, 1948 in Detroit. Raymond preceded her in death on May 18, 2001. Elsie moved to the White Cloud...
Robert "Bob" Benjamin Crofoot
Dec 22, 2020
Robert "Bob" B. Crofoot, age 80 of White Cloud, passed away on Thursday, December 22, 2020 at his home. Bob was born on January 6, 1940 in White Cloud to Benjamin H. and Marzieanna (Dutton) Crofoot and graduated from White Cloud High School in 1958 and married his high school sweetheart, Janet Grose on August 20, 1960 in White Cloud....
Lisa Ann Ross
Dec 21, 2020
Lisa Ann Ross, age 55 of White Cloud, passed away Monday, December 21, 2020 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Lisa was born on August 6, 1965 in Fremont to Ralph I. and Aouda Ione (Storms) Ross and has been a lifelong resident of the White Cloud area. Lisa had been a friend of the Big Prairie Community...
Gaynor Pauline Mahoney
Dec 21, 2020
Gaynor Pauline Mahoney, age 88 of Grant, formerly of Lakeside and Twin Lake, passed away Monday, December 21, 2020 at the Mercy Health Partners – Sherman Campus in Muskegon. Gaynor was born on March 17, 1932 in Big Rapids to Lawrence and Alice (Moore) O'Neil and graduated from Big Rapids High School. She later met and married Donald Mahoney on...
Patsy Ruth Race
Dec 19, 2020
Patsy Ruth (Riffe) Race, 93, of Fremont passed away on December 20, 2020 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility. Patsy was born on December 11, 1927 in Houston, Texas to George Lee Riffe and Elsie Marie (Drinkwater) Riffe. She had many fond memories of spending summers at her grandparent's farm along the Trinity River near Crockett, Texas. Patsy moved to...
Gerald M. Doody
Dec 18, 2020
Gerald M. Doody, age 85 of Fremont, formerly of Bitely and Detroit, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, December 18, 2020 at the Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial Hospital in Fremont. Gerald was born on September 29, 1935 in Detroit to Hugh and Sophie (Kania) Doody and later met and married Polly Melton on July 16, 1960 in Detroit. Gerald had worked...
Wayne H. Chrystler
Dec 17, 2020
Wayne H. Chrystler, age 60 of Fremont, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2020 at the Spectrum Health Blodgett Campus in Grand Rapids. Wayne was born on November 24, 1960 in Fremont to Harold L. and Thelma (Nordwall) Chrystler and graduated from Fremont High School in 1979. Wayne married Lori Luchies on November 26, 1983 in Fremont and has been a...
Debra J. Eaton
Dec 17, 2020
Debra J. Eaton, age 54 of White Cloud, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2020 at her home following a extended illness. Debra was born on July 8, 1966 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania and moved to the White Cloud area in 1980. Debra met and married Ronney Lee Eaton on October 18, 1986 in White Cloud. Debra had worked at the White...
Leo "Red" James Hornbrook
Dec 17, 2020
Leo James "Red" Hornbrook, age 87 of Hesperia, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2020 at his home. Red was born on September 4, 1933, in Hesperia to Lloyd and Cleora (Wilcox) Hornbrook and has been a lifelong resident of the Hesperia area. Red enjoyed hunting, camping, and horses. In his younger years, he rode in many of the local rodeos....
Henry Robert "Bob" Carbine
Dec 16, 2020
Henry Robert "Bob" Carbine passed away on December 16, 2020, near Holland, MI, from complications of COVID-19, his beloved wife and daughter were by his side. Bob was born in Muskegon, Michigan, to Henry B. and Helen (Andrews) Carbine on February 11, 1931. After attending Brunswick Grade School and graduating from Fremont High School in 1949, he worked on their...
Alice Marie (Buttleman) Maike
Dec 16, 2020
Alice Marie (Buttleman) Maike, 59, of White Cloud, passed away peacefully at her home with her family by her side on Wednesday, December 16, 2020, after her short battle with cancer. Alice was born in Hart, Michigan to Jack and Ellen (Getz) Buttleman on August 30, 1961 and was a lifelong White Cloud resident. She married Thomas J. Maike on...
Richard "Dick" Lee Plotts
Dec 14, 2020
Richard "Dick" Lee Plotts, age 76 of White Cloud, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Monday, December 14, 2020 at his home. Richard was born on January 3, 1944 in Fremont to Wilbur F. and Anna J. (Mongar) Plotts and married Cheryl Cross on November 3, 1962 in White Cloud. Dick had worked at Geocon Construction...
Wanda Rae Brannam
Dec 12, 2020
Wanda Rae Brannam, age 83 of Holton, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2020 at the Mercy Health Partners – Mercy Campus in Muskegon. Wanda was born on June 8, 1937 in Muskegon to Raymond and Mereta (Hendrickson) Cregg and has been a lifelong resident of the Holton area. Wanda graduated from Holton High School and later graduated from Western Michigan...
Raymond C. Thompson
Dec 12, 2020
Raymond Charles Thompson, age 81 of Hesperia, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2020 at this home following a short illness. Raymond was born on April 18, 1939 in Fremont to Roy and Eva (Fairchild) Thompson and graduated from Hesperia High School. Ray met and married Laura Jean Booher on August 9, 1983 in Fremont. Ray had owned and operated his...
Derrick Dixon "Dee Dee"
Dec 11, 2020
Derrick Duane Dixon, affectionately known as Dee Dee, was born in Detroit, Michigan on January 22, 1958 to the late Gus and Doris Dixon. One brother, Gus Jr. preceded him in death. Dee Dee received his early education in the Highland Park school system. He later attended St. Martin de Porres High School in Detroit. He had a strong passion...
Robert "Bob" Lee Rathbun
Dec 11, 2020
Robert "Bob" Lee Rathbun, age 75, of Fremont passed away on December 11, 2020, at Spectrum Gerber Memorial Hospital in Fremont with his family by his side. Bob was born in Flint, MI on July 16, 1945, to Stanley and Esther (Irwin) Rathbun and later married Ruby Lee Hall on June 1, 1968 in Hixson, TN. Bob and Ruby met...
Dolores Charlotte Delong
Dec 10, 2020
Dolores Charlotte DeLong, age 90 of Fremont, formerly of White Cloud, passed away Thursday, December 10, 2020 at Regency of Fremont. Dolores was born on October 25, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois to Otto and Tillie (Lipkeman) Andelohr and later married Roy DeLong on February 18, 1950 in White Cloud. Dolores had worked at the White Cloud Public Schools as a...
Loretta P. Moon
Dec 7, 2020
Loretta Pauline Moon, age 93 of Hesperia, passed away on December 7, 2020 at the Agape Home assisted Living in Muskegon. She was born on March 1, 1927 in Chicago, IL to Joseph and Adeline Dorr who were immigrants from Germany. When she was 16 years old, she found her calling to become a nun and she moved to Wisconsin...
