Tara A. Mcfarlin
Sep 4, 2020
Tara A. McFarlin, age 43 of Grant, passed away on Friday, September 4, 2020 following a short illness. Tara was born on April 2, 1977 in Muskegon to William and Linda (Clark) Pearson and graduated from Fruitport High School in 1995. Tara then continued her education and became a Medical Assistant for 20 years and currently worked at Spectrum Health...
Brian N. Finch
Sep 4, 2020
Brian Nelson Finch, age 41 of Hesperia, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, September 4, 2020 following injuries received in a motorcycle accident. Brian was born on May 30, 1979 in Shelby to Daniel and Jean (Kroepel) Finch and has been a lifelong resident of the Hesperia area. Brian graduated from Hesperia High School in 1997 where he had been a...
Leona "Lee" M. Johnson
Sep 2, 2020
Leona "Lee" May Johnson, age 93 of Fremont, passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at her home following a slow decline in her health. Lee was born on May 12, 1927 in Muskegon to Leonard and Wilhemina "Minnie" (Visscher) Tanis and moved to the Fremont area at an early age where she graduated from Fremont High School in 1945. Lee...
Brad Lee Winchel
Aug 30, 2020
Brad Lee Winchel, age 53 of Fremont, passed away peacefully at his home. Brad was born on April 30, 1967 in Fremont to Allen C. and Lorraine (Fry) Winchel and graduated from Fremont High School in 1985. Brad married Joyce Page on April 13, 1984 in Fremont. Brad had been the founder and co-owner of Winchel Irrigation in Grand Rapids...
Scott Ellis Smith
Aug 30, 2020
Scott Ellis "The Widdler" Smith, age 56 of Hesperia, passed away Sunday, August 30, 2020 at his daughter Cheyanne's home surrounded by his family. Scott was born on March 5, 1964 in Shelby to George Ellis and Margaret Elaine (Pider) Smith and later married Wendy Smith on July 12, 1985 in White Cloud. Scott has been a lifelong resident of...
Evelyn "Evie" Mae Mater
Aug 28, 2020
Evelyn Mae "Evie" Mater, age 85 of Sparta, formerly of Fremont, passed away on Friday, August 28, 2020 following a short illness at the Spectrum Health Blodgett Hospital in Grand Rapids. Evie was born on January 3, 1935 in Fremont to George William and Leona Marie (Martin) Carrier and later married Dalton "Delty" Mater on January 3, 1953 in Fremont....
Michael L. Smith
Aug 27, 2020
Michael Lynn Smith was born on March 4, 1949 in Muskegon, Michigan. After spending his childhood in Fremont Michigan and later years around the map, he settled down in White Cloud, Michigan, where he lived on the White River for the last 32 years. He passed away on August 27, 2020 at home, surrounded by family. He is preceded in...
Rick L. Poore
Aug 24, 2020
Rick L. Poore, age 63 of White Cloud, formerly of Grand Rapids, passed away peacefully at his home on August 24, 2020. Rick was born on June 29, 1957 in Paragould, Arkansas to Junior and Nancy (Harson) Poore and later moved to the Grand Rapids area and eventually moved to the White Cloud area. Rick had been a self-employed carpenter...
Jean Herin
Aug 24, 2020
Iva Jean Herin (nee Spoon), age 97 of Hesperia and Hart, passed away Monday, August 24, 2020 at the Oceana County Medical Care Facility in Hart. Jean was born on February 3, 1923 in Hesperia to Reve and Lena (Nelson) Spoon and married Everett Herin on October 24, 1942 in Shelby. Everett preceded her in death on December 26, 2012....
Kelly David Merryman
Aug 22, 2020
Kelly David Merryman, age 65 of Fremont, passed away Saturday, August 22, 2020 at his home following a short decline in his health. Kelly was born on February 18, 1955 in Grand Rapids to Raymond and Ethel (Udell) Merryman and graduated from Sparta High School in 1973. Kelly then attended auctioneer school where he became an auctioneer. Kelly met and...
Roy Charles Grove
Aug 21, 2020
At 12:12 August 21, 2020 in Grand Rapids, MI our treasured Roy Charles Grove slipped the surly bonds of earth to go touch the face of God. A lifelong Michigander, Roy was born on the 20th of May, 1938 in Fremont Michigan. Roy's elegant dance on this planet was filled with grace, humor, intellect and a penchant for penny-pinching. Roy's...
Marlene Lorraine Reed
Aug 20, 2020
Marlene Lorraine Reed, age 76 of White Cloud, passed away Thursday, August 20, 2020 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids following her declining health. Marlene was born on May 17, 1944 in Fremont to Lyle Ellsworth and Joyce Lorraine (Devold) Slocum and graduated from Hesperia High School. Marlene later married Kenneth Reed in 1972 in Hesperia and...
Arthur "Art" Faber
Aug 19, 2020
Arthur Faber, age 92 of White Cloud, formerly of Jenison, passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids following a slow decline in his health. Art was born on July 5, 1928 in Doone, Iowa to Frank W. and Antonia (Bonestra) Faber and later met and married Virginia "Ginny" K. Meeter on December...
Jamie Lynn Wachter
Aug 16, 2020
Jamie Lynn Wachter, age 50 of White Cloud, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, August 16, 2020 following injuries received in an automobile accident. Jamie was born on August 10, 1970 in Ann Arbor, Michigan and grew up in the Bellville, Michigan area and graduated from Calvary Christian Academy in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Jamie has been a resident of the White Cloud...
Fred Boltz
Aug 14, 2020
Guy Fred Boltz, age 68, of Muskegon passed away on Friday, August 14, 2020, at Mercy Health Partners – Sherman Campus in Muskegon. Fred was born on October 2, 1951, in Fremont, to Elmore Frederick and Katie May (Hargrove) Boltz and had worked as a security guard for Consumers Energy Company. Fred was a supporter of Paws For A Cause...
Paul Wilson
Aug 10, 2020
Paul Wilson, age 40 of Muskegon, formerly of Ionia and White Cloud, passed away unexpectedly on Monday morning, August 10, 2020 at his home in Muskegon. Paul was born on December 14, 1979 in Lansing to James and Marilyn (Wolters) Wilson. Paul met and married Deandre Brian Smith on October 3, 2015 in White Cloud. Paul was currently the Regional...
Floyd Wayne Schnell
Aug 5, 2020
Floyd Wayne Schnell, age 83, of Fremont, Michigan, passed away on Wednesday, August 5, 2020, at the Newaygo County Compassion Home in White Cloud. Floyd was born on September 12, 1936 in Niagara Falls, New York, to Walter G. and Helen (Howatt) Schnell. Floyd graduated from Lewiston Porter Central School in Youngstown, New York, in 1953. In 1955 he graduated...
Michael Ray Addis
Aug 3, 2020
Michael Ray Addis, age 26 of White Cloud, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, August 3, 2020 in Clinton County. Michael was born on March 3, 1994 in Big Rapids to Dale L. and Theresa Lynn (Berry) Addis and graduated from White Cloud High School in 2012. Michael had been a machinist and had won several awards at the Newaygo County...
Samuel L. Moore
Aug 1, 2020
Samuel L. Moore, age 63 of Hesperia, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, August 1, 2020. Sam was born on March 12, 1957 in Muskegon to Samuel Finley and Marjorie Ila (Miller) Moore and has been a lifelong resident of the Hesperia area. Sam married Shirley Clark on June 24, 2006. Sam graduated from Hesperia High School in...
Kyle James Konkel
Jul 31, 2020
Kyle James Konkel, 56, of Fremont, died at home of pancreatic cancer on July 31, 2020. He was born April 2, 1964 at Gerber Hospital in Fremont, attended Fremont Public schools, and graduated with the FHS Class of 1983. While in high school, he also completed two years of electronics instruction at the Newaygo County Vocational Center. Kyle entered the...
