Roberta "Bobbie" D. Deater
Jan 8, 2020
Roberta "Bobbie" D. Deater, age 87 of Bridgeton, passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility following a lingering illness. Bobbie was born on September 9, 1932 in Sioux City, Iowa to Lester Isaac and Audrey Marland (Swanson) Forsberg and later married Donald Deater on April 8, 1961. Donald preceded her in death on December 7,...
Hawk Connor Maddox
Jan 2, 2020
Hawk Connor Maddox, age 16 of Hawkins, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, January 2, 2020 at his home. Hawk was born on September 10, 2003 in Grand Rapids to Cheryl Sterling and Gregory Lee Maddox and was a 9th grade student at Reed City Public Schools and formerly a student at Crossroad Charter Academy. Hawk enjoyed hunting, fishing, video gaming,...
Scott A. Latsch
Jan 2, 2020
Scott A. Latsch, age 31 of Newaygo, passed away following injuries he received in an automobile accident on January 2, 2020. Scott was born on August 1, 1988 in Fremont to William "Bill" and Kathleen "Kitt" (Patton) Latsch and graduated from Newaygo High School in 2006. Scott has been a lifelong resident of the Newaygo area and had been a...
Carol Sue Sherman
Jan 2, 2020
Carol Sue Sherman, age 73, of Lakeview passed away on January 2, 2020, at Spectrum Health Services – Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Carol was born on October 6, 1946, in Grand Rapids to Russell John and Hazel (Dulyea) Smith and married Charles Alfred Sherman on March 27, 1965, in Howard City. Carol enjoyed baking, sewing, knitting, puzzles, and flower...
Donald F. Maxson
Jan 1, 2020
Donald F. Maxson, age 93 of White Cloud, passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2020 at his home following a lingering illness with Alzheimer's dementia. Don was born on September 8, 1926 in Fremont to John and Elizabeth (Hutchinson) Maxson and later married Mary Marie Paulson on April 3, 1947 in Dalton Township. Mary Marie preceded him in death on August...
Beverly Jean Ray
Dec 27, 2019
Beverly Jean Ray, age 80, of Hesperia passed away on Friday, December 27, 2019, at the Oceana Medical Care Facility in Hart. Beverly was born on May 9, 1939, to Andrew and Dorothy Rosetta (Armstrong) Paul and married John T. Ray on May 1, 1976, in Lansing. Beverly had worked as an executive housekeeper at the Harley hotel in Lansing...
Betty Lou Mcgahan
Dec 24, 2019
Betty Lou McGahan, age 93, of Fremont and formerly of Nikiski, Alaska, passed away on Tuesday, December 24, 2019, at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Betty was born on February 24, 1926, in Hart, Michigan, to Glen and Meta (Russell) Link and married Floyd Keith McGahan in May of 1944, in Aiken, South Carolina. Betty returned to school...
Audrey J. Kemmerling
Dec 24, 2019
Audrey J. Kemmerling, age 91 of Newaygo, passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2019 at the Transitional Health Services in Fremont. Audrey was born on September 22, 1928 in Newaygo to Arthur and Hazel (Barker) Overley and graduated from Newaygo High School in 1947. Audrey has been a lifelong resident of Newaygo County where she had been a nurse's aide at...
John H. Rynberg
Dec 24, 2019
John H. Rynberg, age 71 of Fremont, passed away on Tuesday, December 24, 2019 at the Newaygo County Compassion Home in White Cloud following a battle with Glioblastoma Cancer. John was born on January 19, 1948 in Fremont to John and Lila (Wilbur) Rynberg and graduated from Fremont High School in 1966. John joined the United States Marine Corps and...
Edmund W. Duchemin
Dec 22, 2019
Edmund W. duChemin, Sr. age 90 of Croton, passed away Sunday, December 22, 2019 at his home following a short illness. Ed was born on July 7, 1929 in Battle Creek to Albert Whitford and Esther (Cromack) duChemin and later graduated from Newaygo High School in 1947. Ed joined the United States Army where he served during the Korean War....
Frank L. Blain
Dec 22, 2019
Frank L. Blain, age 78 of Fremont, passed away Sunday, December 22, 2019 at the Mercy Health Partners Sherman Campus in Muskegon. Frank was born on June 12, 1941 in Fremont to Carl James and Leora Ann (Ream) Blain and graduated from Fremont High School in 1959. Frank later married Nancy L. DeVries on August 26, 1960 in Muskegon. Nancy...
Ann Peterson Jeannero
Dec 19, 2019
In December, 2019, after four years of courtship and nearly seventy years of marriage, our parents, Ann Peterson Jeannero and Douglas Marshall Jeannero, formerly of Fremont, Michigan, both passed away. Contrary to Mom's very clear instructions, Dad left us first on December 4, and Mom followed on the 19th. We can imagine him receiving an earful upon their reunion since...
Jerry L. Miller
Dec 17, 2019
Jerry L. Miller, age 73 of Fremont, passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at the Fountain View of Fremont following a battle with glioblastoma cancer. Jerry was born on December 7, 1946 in Dumont, Iowa to Robert Gene and Virginia Mae (Harrald) Miller and moved to Fremont at an early age. Jerry graduated from Fremont High School in 1965 and...
John T. Ray
Dec 16, 2019
John T. Ray, age 70, of Hesperia passed away on Monday, December 16, 2019, at Mercy Health Partners - Sherman Campus in Muskegon. John was born on September 11, 1949, and married Beverly Jean McSkulin on May 1, 1976, in Lansing. John proudly served in the United States Marine Corp. during the Vietnam War. John had been a truck driver...
Carol Jean Mcallister
Dec 16, 2019
Carol Jean McAllister, age 80 of Fremont, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 16, 2019 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Carol was born on June 8, 1939 in Fremont to J.C. and Dora (Kolk) Dykman and graduated from Fremont High School in 1957. Carol later married David F. McAllister on October 7, 1967 in Hesperia and Dave...
Kathryn "Dolly" E. Voss
Dec 15, 2019
Kathryn E. "Dolly" Voss, age 99 of White Cloud, passed Sunday, December 15, 2019 at her daughter's home in Howell, Michigan. Dolly was born on October 6, 1920 in Lincoln Township to Ellis "Roy" E. and Kathryn "Katie" (Matthews) Twing Sr. and later graduated from Davenport Business College. Dolly married Louis M. Goode on June 1, 1940 in Grand Rapids...
Sheila Marie Gibson
Dec 15, 2019
Sheila Marie Gibson, age 81, of Fremont passed away on Sunday, December 15, 2019, in Fremont. Sheila was born on December 11, 1938, in Fremont to Joseph and Mary M. (Feller) Purcell and married Robert William Gibson on March 20, 1956, at St. Bartholomew Catholic Church in Newaygo. Sheila had worked at General Motors for over 15 years and also...
Bonnie Martin
Dec 14, 2019
Lavon Jane "Bonnie" Martin, age 82, of Fremont passed away on Saturday, December 14, 2019, at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Bonnie was born on July 20, 1937, to Lowell Edward and Edith Merle (Alexander) Frees and spent her life caring for others and raising her family. She was active in the Foster Grandparent Program in Newaygo County...
Barbara Jean Cooper
Dec 13, 2019
Barbara Jean Cooper, age 88, of Fremont passed away on Friday, December 13, 2019, at StoryPoint Nursing Home in Rockford. Barbara was born on April 17, 1931, in Kalamazoo to Martin and Roza (Czekely) Bedecs and Married Wesley Verne Cooper on November 22, 1951, in Kalamazoo on the campus of Western Michigan University. Barbara enjoyed gardening, sewing, and was an...
George Junior Martin
Dec 12, 2019
George Junior Martin, age 81 of Twin Lake, passed away Thursday, December 12, 2019 at the SKLD Nursing Center in Whitehall. George was born on May 20, 1938 in Hastings, Michigan to George Allen and Marian (Marion) Martin and married Barbara Gustafson on July 4, 1964 at St. Jean's Catholic Church in Muskegon. George was veteran of the Korean War...
