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...
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...
