Ernestine J. Bradley
Jan 21, 2020
Ernestine J. Bradley, age 81 of White Cloud, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at her home. Ernestine was born on May 12, 1938 in Grand Rapids to John Joseph and Lucille Ann (Sprague) Bieschke and graduated from Wyoming Park High School in 1953. Ernestine later married Ray Bradley on October 16, 1970 and Ray preceded her in...
Philip Andrew Baumgartner
Jan 19, 2020
Philip Andrew Baumgartner, age 58, of Brohman passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2020. Philip was born on July 20, 1961, in Petoskey, to Thomas H. and Shirley M. (Fuller) Baumgartner and married Cathy Lee VanLiew on October 10, 1981 in Brohman. Philip was a hunter and fisherman and enjoyed building and re-purposing just about anything. He was a mechanic...
Ellen L. Johnson
Jan 18, 2020
Ellen L. Johnson, age 71 of White Cloud, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, January 18, 2020 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Ellen was born on July 7, 1948 in White Cloud to Donald and Emma E. (Eldred) Johnson and graduated from White Cloud High School in 1967. Ellen has been a lifelong resident of the White...
Jay Ivan Grove
Jan 15, 2020
Jay Ivan Grove, age 76, of Fremont passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2020, at Mercy Health Partners – Sherman Campus in Muskegon. Jay was born on February 22, 1943, in Fremont to Orville Emmanuel and Martha Cleo (Johnson) Grove married Diane L. Dunning on June 25, 2005, in Fremont. Jay sold farm equipment for many years, enjoyed hunting and...
Charles "Chuck" T. Myers
Jan 13, 2020
Charles "Chuck" T. Myers, age 73 of Fremont, formerly of Newaygo; passed away Monday, January 13, 2020 at the Mercy Health Partners – Sherman Campus in Muskegon following a lingering illness. Chuck was born on September 21, 1946 in Detroit and grew up in the Brohman area and graduated from White Cloud High School. Chuck married Vicki Reed on September...
Lillian L. Brown
Jan 13, 2020
Lillian L. Brown, age 82 of White Cloud, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 13, 2020 at the Transitional Health Services in Fremont. Lillian was born on August 12, 1937 in Grand Rapids to Leroy and Elnora (Smith) Taylor and later married George F. Brown on January 26, 1957 in Grand Rapids. George preceded her in death on March 24,...
Sue Kay Beluzar
Jan 13, 2020
Gladys "Sue" Kay Beluzar, age 77, of Twin Lake passed away on Monday, January 13, 2020, at home. Sue was born on July 10, 1942, in Muskegon to Harold W. and Edna M. (Bean) Jones and was a member of the Cedar Creek Alliance Chapel in Twin Lake. Sue is survived by her children and step-children, Colleen Barnes of Twin...
Donald J. Hopper
Jan 11, 2020
Donald J. Hopper, age 90 of Fremont and White Cloud, passed away Saturday, January 11, 2020 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility following a short illness. Don was born on August 20, 1929 in White Cloud to Donald George and Gladys Viola (Burkett) Hopper and graduated from White Cloud High School in 1948. Don had worked in the CCC camps...
Angela "Angie" E. Ward
Jan 9, 2020
Angela "Angie" E. Ward, age 47 of Fremont, formerly of Hesperia, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, January 9, 2020 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Angie was born on June 11, 1972 in Hart to Elliot "Andy" and Margaret "Marge" (Hunter) Slocum and graduated from Hesperia High School in 1991. Angie married Robert Ward on September 26,...
John Douglas Talbott
Jan 9, 2020
John Douglas Talbott, age 77, of White Cloud passed away on Thursday, January 9, 2020, at his home in White Cloud. John was born on July 18, 1942, in Shelby, Michigan, to Frances M. and Merle L. (Johnson) Talbott and married Linda R. Witherell on March 10, 1979, in Fremont. John was a highly respected truck driver hauling for several...
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....
