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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...
Charlotte "Char" Ann Bier
Dec 7, 2020
Charlotte Ann Bier, age 59 of White Cloud, passed away peacefully but unexpectedly on Monday, December 7, 2020 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Char was born on August 14, 1961 in Muskegon to Charles Wayne and Judith Jean (Maitland) Hawkins and moved to the White Cloud area in 1983 from Wolf Lake. Char met and later...
John "Jack" Curtis Dutcher
Dec 6, 2020
John "Jack" Curtis Dutcher, age 77, of Hesperia passed away on December 6, 2020, at his home with his loving wife and daughters by his side after suffering from a long illness. Jack was born in Muskegon on October 30, 1943, to William and Helen (Ford) Dutcher and later married Lois Hornbrook on October 17, 2012. Jack graduated from the...
Cynthia Dawn Dore
Dec 5, 2020
Cynthia Dawn Dore, age 62 of Fremont, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2020 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Cyndi was born on March 24, 1958 in Fremont to Peter G. and Nancy D. (Hills) Dore. She graduated from Fremont High School in 1976. Cyndi was a clerk and cashier with Walmart in Fremont for over 20...
Peggy Jane Randolph
Dec 4, 2020
Peggy Jane Randolph, age 80 of Hesperia, passed away Friday, December 4, 2020 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Peggy was born on November 3, 1940 in Fremont to John B. and Faye (Kalman) Fairchild and graduated from Hesperia High School in 1959. Peggy married Stephen Randolph on June 7, 1959 in Hesperia and has been a...
Daniel Alvin Frantz
Dec 4, 2020
Daniel Alvin Frantz, age 78, formerly of White Cloud, passed away on Friday, December 4, 2020, in Belding, Michigan. Daniel was born on March 14, 1942, in White Cloud to Raymond Albert and Anna Mae (Clary) Frantz. Dan enjoyed a career in construction and continued as a self-employed contractor. He also enjoyed working on cars, visiting with friends and family,...
Nancy L. Novak
Dec 2, 2020
Nancy L. Novak, age 79 of White Cloud, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at her home. Nancy was born on March 3, 1941 in Traverse City, the daughter of Bayne and Henrietta "Tiny" Hoyt and married Russell S. Novak on September 7, 1957 in Fremont. Russ preceded her in death on June 24,...
Harold Wayne Bevans
Dec 2, 2020
Harold Wayne Bevans, age 88 of Muskegon, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at his home. Wayne was born on August 16, 1932 in Scottville, Michigan to Harold E. and Muriel L. (Parker) Bevans and later moved to Hesperia where he graduated from Hesperia High School in 1950. Wayne joined the United States Air Force shortly after graduation...
John E. Battjes
Dec 1, 2020
John E. Battjes, age 77 of Fremont and formerly of Bailey and Grand Rapids, passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at Regency at Fremont, formerly Transitional Health Services. John was born on January 7, 1943 in Jenison to Everett and Johanna (VanBeek) Battjes. John moved to the Fremont area in 2005 from Bailey and had spent most of the rest...
Susan L. Cunningham
Nov 28, 2020
Susan L. Cunningham, age 71 of White Cloud, passed away Saturday, November 28, 2020 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Susan was born on February 19, 1949 in Plymouth, Michigan to Joseph and Lillian (Weltzer) Fulton. Susan married Ralph Cunningham on December 31, 2002 in Woodville and Ralph preceded her in death on October 19, 2017. Susan...
Allen Paul Fairchild
Nov 28, 2020
Allen Paul Fairchild, age 68, of Hesperia passed away on Saturday, November 28, 2020, at Spectrum Health – Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Allen was born on April 5, 1952, in Fremont to Paul Jr. and Arlene Kay (Kirwin) Fairchild and married Diane Marie Bryan on April 3, 1976, in Hesperia. Allen worked at the Double JJ Resort in Rothbury...
Randall "Randy" L. Root Sr.
Nov 28, 2020
Randall L. "Randy" Root Sr., age 81 of Fremont, formerly of Muskegon, passed away Saturday, November 28, 2020 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Randy was born on January 4, 1939 in Kalamazoo to Robert and Jessie (Wilson) Root. Randy married Patricia Lee in 2013 and she preceded him in death. Randy had been a crane operator at...
George R. Arnold
Nov 28, 2020
George R. Arnold, age 82 of White Cloud, passed away peacefully with his family at his side on Saturday, November 28, 2020 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. George was born on May 8, 1938 in New Brunswick, New Jersey to John Russell and Ruby I. (Widden) Arnold. George met and married Mary Lou Plotts on July 22,...
Larry Jay Terveen
Nov 27, 2020
Larry Jay TerVeen of White Cloud passed away on November 27, 2020. Larry loved life and lived it fully. He loved having a beer with friends new and old, building big bonfires, driving his '69 convertible caddy, watching birds, fishing, driving around the lake on the pontoon, and towing tubers into the biggest waves. But most of all he loved...
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