Roger D. Wambaugh
Aug 17, 2019
Roger D. Wambaugh, age 80 of Hesperia, passed away Saturday, August 17, 2019. Roger was born on July 6, 1939 in Bitely to Ornan John and Hilia Adeline (Jones) Wambaugh and graduated from Fruitport High School. Roger met Irene Michaud and they were married on January 15, 1958 in Canada. Roger had served in the United States Air Force until...
Evan Richard Yonker
Aug 15, 2019
Evan Richard Yonker, age 28, of Twin Lake and formerly of Fremont passed away on Thursday, August 15, 2019. Evan was born on December 18, 1990, in Evanston, Illinois, to Chris A. and Diana J. (Vermeer) Yonker and married Heather Lynn Gillette on July 23, 2016, in Fremont. Evan had worked for Anderson's Home Work Inc. in Fremont. Evan enjoyed...
Miguel Angel Rodriguez
Aug 13, 2019
Miguel Angel Rodriguez, age 59, of White Cloud passed away on Tuesday, August 13, 2019. Miguel was born on May 31, 1960, in Jalisco, Mexico, to Gilberto Rodriguez Sanchez and Ma De los Angeles Corona Ortiz. Miguel married Shawn Kay Skinner in 1995 in Baldwin and was a heavy equipment operator for Tooley Creek Lumber Yard in White Cloud. He...
Lanny J. Viilo
Aug 11, 2019
Lanny J. Viilo, age 68 of Twin Lake, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, August 11, 2019 at the Mercy Health Partner – Mercy Campus in Muskegon following hip surgery. Lanny was born on April 6, 1951 in Marquette, Michigan to Wilford and Adele Leone (Hanes) Viilo and later graduated from Ravenna High School. Lanny had been a carpenter for David...
Sarah Ann Vantrease
Aug 7, 2019
Sarah Ann VanTrease, age 57 of White Cloud, passed away Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids following her battle with Multiple Sclerosis. Sarah was born on December 11, 1961 in Heidelberg, Germany to John Thomas "JT" and Roslyn K. (Willis) VanTrease and moved to the White Cloud area in October 2013. Sarah had...
Rev. Dorothy Marie Ritchie
Aug 7, 2019
Rev. Dorothy Marie Ritchie, age 83 of Grand Rapids, formerly of White Cloud, passed away Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at the Spectrum Health Blodgett Campus in Grand Rapids following complications from a surgery. Dorothy was born on July 3, 1936 in Grand Rapids. Dorothy owned and operated Dorothy's Happy Hair in White Cloud and Munising for 18 years and had...
Tammy Lynn Berens
Aug 6, 2019
Tammy Lynn Berens, age 54, of Virginia Beach, Virginia went home to be with the Lord following her long battle with cancer. Tammy was a long time resident of Fremont and a manager for Family Dollar in Fremont and Hart for many years. Tammy loved being outdoors, traveling, time with her friends, and cherished her family especially her grandchildren. Tammy...
Betty Jane Davis
Aug 3, 2019
Betty Jane (Peterson) Davis, age 86 of Newaygo, passed away Saturday, August 3, 2019 at the Mercy Health – Sherman Campus in Muskegon. Betty was born on January 6, 1933 in Ludington to Emil and Gertrude Ann (Thornell) Peterson and graduated from Baldwin High School in 1952. Betty met and later married Chet Davis on November 29, 1975 and Chet...
Walter Lambert Bridges
Aug 1, 2019
Walter Lambert Bridges, age 82 of Fremont and St. James City, Florida, passed away Monday, August 1, 2019 at the Mercy Health - Hackley Hospital in Muskegon following a short illness. Walt was born on September 25, 1936 in Wilcox Township, Newaygo County, Michigan – the seventh of 8 children born to Scott and Elsie (Chaney) Bridges. At the age...
Norman Ochs
Jul 18, 2019
Norman L. Ochs, age 79 of White Cloud, passed away Thursday, July 18, 2019 at the Grand Oaks Nursing Center in Baldwin following his battle with cancer. Norm was born on November 20, 1939 in Muskegon to Arnold and Helen (Fuller) Ochs and graduated from Muskegon Catholic Central High School and later graduated from Ferris State College. Norm met and...
Joyce M. (Mueller) Hill
Jul 15, 2019
Joyce M. (Mueller) Hill, age 80 of Fremont and formerly of Muskegon, passed away Monday, July 15, 2019 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Joyce was born on January 16 1939 in Muskegon to Owen and Ruby (Akom) Nelson and graduated from Muskegon High School. Joyce later graduated from Hackley School of Nursing in 1960 and started work...
Patricia Lynn Slater
Jul 13, 2019
Patricia Lynn Slater, age 79, of Holton passed away on Saturday, July 13 2019 at her home. Patricia was born on April 12, 1940, in Munising to Hilding Carl and Magdalene (Fox) Olson and had been cook for the Holton Public Schools, and Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. She had also worked at Gerber Products Company in the customer service...
Marguerite "Marge" F. Peets
Jul 7, 2019
Marguerite F. "Marge" Peets, age 105 of Fremont, passed away Sunday, July 7, 2019 at the Green Acres Nursing Center in Fremont. Marge was born on July 23, 1913 in Chicago to Charles L. and Eda (Klein) Peterson Jr. and later married Floyd E. Peets on May 28, 1937 in Bay City, Michigan. Floyd preceded her in death on January...
George O. Klein
Jul 3, 2019
George O. Klein, age 86 of Hesperia, passed away Wednesday, July 3, 2019 at the Transitional Health Services in Fremont. George was born on August 4, 1932 in Transylvania to George and Maria (Luft) Klein and later married Jessie Flowers on October 19, 1963 in Chicago. Jessie preceded him in death on April 26, 2008. George had been a laborer...
Harlow W. Redding Jr.
Jul 3, 2019
Harlow W. Redding Jr., age 81 of Ada, formerly of Fremont, passed away Wednesday, July 3, 2019 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Harlow was born on June 16, 1938 in Flint to Harlow W. "Pete" and Maurine (Sorenson) Redding. Harlow graduated from Western Michigan University with a Bachelor's Degree and Master's Degree in Business Administration. While...
Ronald J. Champion
Jul 2, 2019
Ronald J. Champion, age 72 of White Cloud, passed away Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at his home following a 1 year illness with cancer and Ron has now "just sailed away". Ron was born on June 3, 1947 in Fremont to Roland G. and Mary V. (Petrocelli) Champion and graduated from White Cloud High School in 1965. Ron joined the...
Carol Jean Hunt
Jun 30, 2019
Carol Jean Hunt, age 87 of Hesperia, passed away Sunday, June 30, 2019 at the Oceana County Medical Care Facility in Hart. Carol was born on July 5, 1931 in Muskegon to Carl Henry and Viola Anne (Stanley) Homan and graduated from Muskegon High School. Carol later met and married Donald Garth Hunt on March 19, 1953 in Muskegon and...
Dan Gerald Graham
Jun 28, 2019
Dan G. Graham, age 68 of Hesperia, formerly of Ensley Center, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, June 28, 2019 at his home. Dan was born in Grant to James G. and Alice C. (Taylor) Graham and later received his associated degree from Ferris State University. Dan had been an electrician at Feyen Zeylstra until his retirement. Dan met and married...
Virginia Lee Dekubber Smith
Jun 27, 2019
Virginia Lee DeKubber Smith, age 78, of Newaygo passed away on Thursday, June 27, 2019. Virginia was born on July 23, 1940, in Grand Rapids and was preceded in death by her parents James Scott and Carrie Edna (Lewis) DeKubber. Virginia enjoyed watching the birds, was a wonderful cook, and worked for many restaurants in the area. Her greatest accomplishment...
Walter Paul Coon
Jun 27, 2019
Walter Paul Coon, age 79 of Twin Lake, passed away Thursday, June 27, 2019 at his home. Walter was born on March 7, 1940 in Dalton Township to William F. and Hazel F. (Rasmussen) Coon and joined the United States Army before his high school graduation. Walter then served the next 21 years in the Army stationed at various locations...
