Georgina Ann Layne
Apr 6, 2019
Georgina Ann Layne, age 45, of Joliet, Illinois, passed away unexpectedly at Silver Cross Hospital in Illinois. Georgina was born on April 28, 1973, in Grand Rapids, Michigan to Ronald Eugene and Judy Kathryn (McCumber) Klammer. She was originally from the West Michigan area and enjoyed music and dancing. Georgina is survived by her lifelong partner, Vernon Thomas and husband,...
Marlain Margaux Tenbrink
Apr 5, 2019
Marlain Margaux TenBrink, age 40 of Racine, Wisconsin and formerly of Fremont and Grand Rapids, passed away Thursday, April 5, 2019 in Mt. Pleasant, Wisconsin. Marlain was born on September 24, 1978 in Grand Rapids to James Richard and Theresa Marie (Sikanas) TenBrink. Marlain had attended St. Peter and Paul and St. Alfonsus Catholic Schools in Grand Rapids and played...
Joyce Louise Deurloo
Apr 3, 2019
Joyce Louise Deurloo, age 91 of Spring Lake and formerly of Fremont and Hesperia, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at the American House in Spring Lake following her declining health. Joyce was born on November 4, 1927 in Hart to Ormal and Gladys Viola (Miller) Campbell and moved to the Fremont area at an early age. Joyce attended Doud...
Marvin D. Cruzan
Apr 3, 2019
Marvin D. Cruzan, age 91 of White Cloud, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Marvin was born on October 12, 1927 in White Cloud to Ira and Ruth (Babcock) Cruzan and graduated from White Cloud High School in 1945. Marv joined the United States Air Corps after graduation and later reenlisted...
Neil David Page
Apr 1, 2019
Neil David Page, age 80 of White Cloud, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, April 1, 2019 at his home. Neil was born on July 6, 1938 in Ypsilanti to David and Clara (Kittle) Page and after high school graduation joined the United States Marine Corps. Neil later married Faye Irene Ansley on July 11, 1981 in Whitmore Lake, Michigan. Faye...
Jervis Frank Gritzner
Apr 1, 2019
Jervis Frank Gritzner, age 77 of Fremont, passed away Monday, April 1, 2019 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids following a short illness. Jervis was born on February 8, 1942 at Hess Lake near Grant to Charles Fredrick and Laura (Chamberlain) Gritzner II and has been a longtime resident of the Fremont area. Jervis had worked at...
Delores Carson
Mar 31, 2019
Delores M. Carson, age 87 of Hesperia, passed away Sunday, March 31, 2019 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Delores was born on May 22, 1931 to Dean and Cornelia (Wolfsen) Cripe of Delphi, Indiana and later moved to Fremont in June 1949 and in 1950 she met her husband Marvin on a blind date. She married Marvin...
Norman L. Bulson
Mar 30, 2019
Norman L. Bulson, age 81 of White Cloud passed away Saturday, March 30, 2019 at the Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial Health Services in Fremont following a short illness. Norman was born on August 8, 1937 in Muskegon Heights to Glenneth Leroy and Mildred Leone (Rumsey) Bulson and has been a lifelong resident of Newaygo County. Norman married Ruby Westley on...
Phyllis L. Pasch
Mar 26, 2019
Phyllis L. Pasch, age 90 of Saginaw, formerly of White Cloud and East Lansing, passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at the Hoyt Nursing and Rehab Center in Saginaw. Phyllis was born on August 23, 1928 in Lansing to Franklin Albert and Beatrice Edna (Smith) Serrels and later met and married Donald T. Pasch on October 5, 1946 in Stanton,...
Leonard E. Plank
Mar 25, 2019
Leonard E. Plank, age 82 of Walkerville, formerly of Coopersville and Muskegon, passed away on Monday, March 25, 2019 at his home following a short illness. Leonard was born on July 29, 1936 in Charlotte, Michigan to George E. and Bernice Viola (O'Neil) Plank and graduated from North Muskegon High School in 1954. Following graduation, Leonard married Elsie Bushee on...
Virginia A. Smith
Mar 25, 2019
Virginia A. Smith, 94, of Sarasota, Florida, formerly of White Cloud passed away March 25, 2019 in Sarasota, Florida. Virginia was born on February 19, 1925 in White Cloud to Stanley J. and Edna Mae (Brawner) Thompson and owned and operated Foster's Bakery in White Cloud, Michigan from 1960 until 1965. Virginia later became a LPN and moved to Florida...
Janie Marie Even
Mar 24, 2019
Janie Marie Even, age 70 of Fremont, formerly of Farmington, Michigan and Tamarac, Florida, passed away Sunday, March 24, 2019 following a short illness at the Hillcrest Nursing Center in Muskegon. Janie was born on October 19, 1948 in Detroit to Joseph and Irene (Sabo) Paladino and had been a homemaker. Janie moved from Farmington to Tamarac, Florida for a...
Sandra Kay Cole
Mar 23, 2019
Sandra Kay Cole, age 67 of Bridgeton, passed away Saturday, March 23, 2019 at Spectrum Health Services – Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Sandy was born on October 27, 1951 in Grand Rapids to Leroy Mansfield and Elnora Adelia (Smith) Taylor and later married Dale Cole on October 21, 1968 in Newaygo. She enjoyed sewing, crafts, cooking, and especially enjoyed...
Terrence Richard Thomas
Mar 22, 2019
Honorable Terrence Richard Thomas, age 78, of Newaygo passed away on Friday, March 22, 2019, at the Newaygo County Compassion Home. Terry was born on September 4, 1940, in Windsor, Canada, to Lorne Burton Brien and Daisy Rosellen (Allen) Thomas and married Clifann Joyce Sage on September 21, 1963, at St. Margaret's Catholic Church in Otsego. Terry graduated from Assumption...
Leroy Allen Phillips
Mar 19, 2019
LeRoy Allen Phillips, age 75, of White Cloud passed away on Tuesday March 19, 2019, at Spectrum Health Services – Blodgett Campus in Grand Rapids. LeRoy was born on August 9, 1943, in Newaygo to Dwight Allen and Grace Myrtle (Thompson) Phillips and later married Mary Grace Jones on June 9, 1975, in White Cloud. LeRoy enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping...
Axel J. Shavalier
Mar 18, 2019
Axel J. Shavalier, age 70 of Newaygo, formerly of White Cloud, passed away, Monday, March 18, 2019 at his home following a short illness. Axel was born on September 14 1948 in Ravenna Township to Axel and Helen Margaret Dell-Fisher. Axel had been a truck driver for R & C Redi Mix in Ensley Center, Briggs Lumber Company and Karnemaat...
Jerry Robert Mumper
Mar 17, 2019
Jerry Robert Mumper, age 84, of Belding passed away on Sunday, March 17, 2019, at Metron of Belding. Jerry was born on September 12, 1934, in White Cloud to James and Frances (Ritter) Mumper and married Mamie Ethel Hyde on October 12, 1963, in Fremont. Jerry was a machinist at Sealed Power in Muskegon for over 31 years and served...
Nancy A. Clark
Mar 17, 2019
Nancy Adelia Clark, age 71 of Newaygo, passed away Sunday, March 17, 2019 at the SKLD Leonard Nursing Home in Grand Rapids after a long battle with dementia. Nancy was born on July 17, 1947 in White Cloud to Chauncey and Virginia (Davis) and has been a longtime resident of the Newaygo Area. Nancy married the love of her life,...
Roger Dale Wemple
Mar 15, 2019
Roger Dale Wemple, age 60, died unexpectedly late Friday night March 15th, 2019. Roger was born on July 12, 1958 in Muskegon to Jerry Lou and Mildred I. (Klingler) Wemple Sr. and attended Hesperia schools. Roger later married Rebecca Marie Knight on November 2, 1979 in White Cloud. Roger began his career in the army medical specialist division. Roger went...
George Ang Guy Se (Gue) Chuan)
Mar 15, 2019
"…Our family has been through a lot. Ups and downs…remember some of our struggles, some of our fights, some of our victories…keep the faith, work for the good, aim for the high…" (from George's StoryCorps interview recorded at the San Francisco Public Library on August 27, 2015) George Ang Guy (Gue Se Chuan), age 85 of Fremont, passed away on...
