Kathryn A. Bennett
Oct 31, 2020
Kathryn A. Bennett, age 85 of Fremont, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 31, 2020 at the Trillium Woods – Faith Hospice in Byron Center. Kathryn was born on November 13, 1934 in Grand Rapids to Cornelius and Mary Katherine (Kline) Meulenberg. Kathryn received her Licensed Practical Nurses Degree from Jordan College in Grand Rapids and had worked at Ball...
Annette Smith
Oct 30, 2020
Annette C. Smith, age 80 of White Cloud, passed away Friday, October 30, 2020 at the Newaygo County Compassion Home in White Cloud. Annette was born on September 15, 1940 in Chicago to Omar and Mildred (Meyers) Dakin and moved to the White Cloud area at an early age and has been a lifelong resident of the area. Annette started...
Robert Kenneth Slate
Oct 20, 2020
Robert Kenneth Slate, 39, of Denver Colorado and formerly of Fremont, passed away unexpectedly October 20, 2020. Robert was born on September 11, 1981, to Dan and Lori (Dean) Slate in Ludington, Michigan. Robert graduated from Fremont High School and attended Western Michigan University where he received his Bachelor's degree. After working as the manager of an audio-visual company in...
Catherine Elaine Pence
Oct 20, 2020
Catherine Elaine Pence, age 71, of White Cloud went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at her home. Catherine was born on September 5, 1949 in Northville to Bill Cecil and Edna Millicent (Willett) Pence and moved to the Newaygo County area at an early age with her parents. Catherine had worked at Thermo Disc...
Jewell Anderson
Oct 19, 2020
Jewell Anderson, age 77, of Newaygo passed away on Monday, October 19, 2020, at her home. Jewell was born on January 17, 1943, in Townley, Alabama, to Amon Wesley and Ruby Jane (Pair) Cook. Jewell is survived by her children, Vicky Marie (Jeffrey) Smith, Pamela Sue Beerman, and Mark William Anderson; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; brother, Larry (Sharon) Cook; and...
Sandra L. Kinzer
Oct 18, 2020
Sandra L. Kinzer, age 76 of White Cloud, passed away on her 76th birthday, October 18, 2020 at the Mission Point Nursing Home in Big Rapids. Sandra was born on October 18, 1944 in Muskegon to George and Dorothy (Warren) Burrows and later graduated from Kelloggsville High School and Baker College in Grand Rapids. Sandra married Donald F. Kinzer on...
Leon Chester Atkins
Oct 18, 2020
Leon Chester Atkins, age 77, of White Cloud, passed away on Sunday, October 18, 2020, at home with his family by his side. Leon was born on April 20, 1943, in Harvard, Michigan, to Bernard and Anna (Merznick) Atkins and later married Barbara Jean Diemer on September 7, 2002, in Kent City. Leon was a tool and die maker for...
Ann E. Davis
Oct 15, 2020
Ann E. Davis, age 92 of Fremont, formerly of Grand Rapids, passed away Thursday, October 15, 2020 at the Regency Nursing Home (formerly Transitional Health Services) in Fremont following a 6 year illness with Alzheimer's Dementia. Ann was born Annabelle Weimer on July 29, 1928 in Morgantown, West Virginia to Edgar and Ruby (Holland) Weimer. She later changed her name...
James Ernest Pyman
Oct 13, 2020
James "Jim" Ernest Pyman, age 63, of White Cloud passed away on Tuesday, October 13, 2020. Jim was born on November 24, 1956, in Alma, Michigan, to Donald Eugene and Henrietta Margaret (Swartz) Pyman and was a painter at Dave Cole Decorators in Sparta. Jim had served in the National Guard, enjoyed fishing and camping, building, NASCAR, and was a...
Marie Peggy Collar
Oct 12, 2020
Marie Peggy Collar, age 93 of White Cloud, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 12, 2020 at her home. Peggy was born on October 20, 1926 in Springfield, Illinois to Harry A. and Marie (Thomas) Goble. Shortly after her birth, Peggy's mother passed away and she was raised by her uncle and aunt, Edward Franklin and Barbara Marie (Petrak) Goble....
Patricia Grayce Blaine
Oct 10, 2020
Patricia Grayce Blaine, age 94, passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2020, at Mission Point Nursing Home in Big Rapids. Patricia was born on November 16, 1925, in Florida to Alvin Ray and Grace (Shaw) Blaine. Patricia retired from Gerber Products Company in Fremont and loved to travel. Graveside services were held on Thursday October 22, 2020, at White Cloud...
Joyce M Hamilton
Oct 10, 2020
Joyce M. Hamilton, age 82 of Fremont, formerly of Muskegon and Arizona, passed away Saturday, October 10, 2020 at the Mission Point Nursing Center in Cedar Springs. Joyce was born on December 19, 1937 in Muskegon to Ralph and Wilhelmina (VanZanten) Hinman and later married John Hamilton in March 1960 in San Fernando California. Joyce later moved to Arizona where...
Myrna E. Martin
Oct 9, 2020
Myrna E. Martin, age 83 of Hesperia, passed away Friday, October 9, 2020 at her home following a short illness. Myrna was born on October 30, 1936 in Walkerville to Vern and Ruby (Smith) Wright and has been a lifelong resident of the Hesperia area. Myrna had been a waitress in Hesperia at the various restaurants until her retirement and...
Kenneth "Kenny" A. Miller
Oct 6, 2020
Kenneth A. "Kenny" Miller, age 59 of White Cloud, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at his home. Kenny was born on August 8, 1961 in Big Rapids to Kenneth Gordon "Dutch" and Barbara Elaine (Sedore) Miller. Kenny married Linda Kay Burton on August 28, 1993 in White Cloud. Kenny has been a lifelong resident of the White...
Carl H. Hunt
Oct 5, 2020
Carl H. Hunt, age 87 of Hesperia, passed away Monday, October 5, 2020 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont following a short illness. Carl was born on April 8, 1933 in Newfield Township, Oceana County to George Henry and Edna Pearl (Herin) Hunt and later graduated from Hesperia High School. Carl was drafted into the United States Army...
Lorena G. (Haligus) Rehder
Oct 4, 2020
Lorena Gay (Haligus) Rehder, age 55 of Evart, formerly of Barryton, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, October 4, 2020 at the Meijer Heart Center in Grand Rapids. Lorena was born on April 9, 1965 in Ohio to Wesley and Neva (Sweet) Williams. Lorena married Randy Rehder on November 6, 2009. Lorena had been a supervisor at Premier Precision for several...
Lynn D. Rumsey
Oct 3, 2020
Lynn D. Rumsey, age 83, of Hesperia passed away at Fountain View Retirement Village of Fremont. Lynn was born on May 31, 1937, to Harry Earl and Irene Mae (Lynn) Rumsey. He received his Master's Degree at the University of Michigan and was a teacher in the Hesperia Public School Systems for many years. Lynn was an avid reader and...
Debra Ann Cygeirt
Oct 1, 2020
Debra Ann Cygeirt, age 59, of Holton passed away on Thursday, October 1, 2020, at Mercy Health Care in Muskegon. Debra was born on April 28, 1961, in Muskegon to Clarence and Wanda Rae (Cregg) Brannam and married Brian Lynn Cygeirt on May 4, 1991, at the Holton Evangelical Lutheran Church in Holton. Debra was a logistics operator for Northland...
Kenneth Wayne Rumsey
Sep 27, 2020
Kenneth Wayne Rumsey, age 65, of Hesperia passed away on Sunday, September 27, 2020, at his home following a long battle with cancer. Ken was born on November 29, 1954, in Fremont to Billy and Marjorie (McGahan) Rumsey and later married Peggy Ann Hunt in 1983. Ken retired from the Oceana County Road Commission and was a skilled mechanic and...
Joshua Andrew Baumgartner
Sep 24, 2020
Joshua Andrew Baumgartner, age 35 of Clare, formerly of Brohman, passed away Thursday, September 24, 2020 following injuries he received in a motorcycle accident. Joshua was born on October 1, 1984 in Fremont to Philip Andrew and Cathy (VanLiew) Baumgartner and had attended White Cloud High School and later graduated from Gillette, Wyoming. Joshua has been a resident of the...
