Ursula Dill
May 7, 2019
Ursula Dill, age 95, of Fremont passed away on Tuesday, May 7, 2019, at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Ursula was born in Germany on January 19, 1924, to Lorenz and Ursula (Kremser) Sedlmaier and moved to the United States in 1950 from the Munich area. She married Leeman Dill on February 11, 1955. Ursula had worked at...
John O. Wells
May 6, 2019
John O. Wells, age 83 of Fremont, passed away Monday, May 6, 2019 at the Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial Health Services in Fremont following a lingering illness. John was born on July 5, 1935 to John Elmer and Jennie (Snieder) Wells in Lincoln Township and graduated from White Cloud High School in 1953 and later served in the Michigan National...
John L. Vandam
May 2, 2019
John L. VanDam, age 77 of Newaygo, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, May 2, 2019 at the War Memorial Hospital in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. John was born on March 12, 1942 in Grand Rapids to John and Anne (Wagner) VanDam and graduated from Grandville High School. John later married Mary Goodrich on March 23, 1960 in Grand Rapids. John...
Yvonne Payne
May 2, 2019
Mrs. Yvonne Payne, age 79, of Santa Rosa Beach, Florida passed away May 2, 2019. Yvonne was born September 21, 1939 to Basil Barry and Esther McCarthy and was Catholic by faith and a member of Christ The King Catholic Church in Freeport. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Yvonne is survived by her four sons,...
Bill D. Richardson
May 1, 2019
Bill D. Richardson, age 49 of Fremont, formerly of Dallas/Forth Worth, Texas, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at his home. Bill was born on September 2, 1969 in Dallas to Lloyce and Sherry Richardson and moved to the Fremont area in 2015. Bill met and married Merridith (Peets) Hesse on February 14, 2017 in Fremont. Bill had...
Rick A Walker
Apr 30, 2019
Rick A. Walker, age 53 of Eaton Rapids, formerly of Hesperia, passed away Tuesday, April 30. 2019 at his home in Muskegon. Rick was born on July 23, 1965 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to Ernest and Beverly Marlene (Spaulding) Walker and moved to the Hesperia area at the age of 10. Rick graduated from Hesperia High School in 1984 and later...
Betty R. Gustman
Apr 30, 2019
Betty R. Gustman, age 81 of White Cloud, passed away Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at the Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial Hospital in Fremont. Betty was born on March 5, 1938 in Toledo, Ohio to Herbert and Margaret (McLain) Price and moved to White Cloud at the age of 5. Betty graduated from White Cloud High School and had worked at...
Charles Frank Doran
Apr 30, 2019
Charles Frank Doran, age 53, of Bitely passed away on Tuesday, April 30, 2019, at his home. Charlie was born on August 31, 1965, in Grand Rapids to Thomas Peter and Janet Carol (Smith) Doran and later married Kathy Jo Chase. Charlie had been a foreman for Allied Roofing in Grand Rapids and enjoyed motorcycling and "collecting stuff." Charlie is...
Viola "Vi" Marie Dummer
Apr 29, 2019
Viola "Vi" Marie Dummer, age 88 of Fremont, passed away Monday, April 29, 2019 at the Gerber Memorial Health Services in Fremont following a short illness. Vi was born on December 21, 1930 in Muskegon Heights to Evart and Jenny Drost and later married James "Jim" Dummer on July 20, 1957 in Fremont. Vi had been an x-ray technician and...
Robert "Bob" Deshetler
Apr 28, 2019
Robert "Bob" DeShetler of Fremont, Michigan peacefully passed away on Sunday, April 28, 2019 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Bob was born on February 8, 1921 in Toledo, Ohio to Frederick and Isabelle (Beer) DeShetler and fully enjoyed his 98 years of life. He grew up in Toledo and graduated from the University of Toledo. Bob married...
Brenda Lee (Walters) Hardy
Apr 21, 2019
Brenda Lee (Walters) Hardy, age 60 of White Cloud, formerly of Newaygo and Fremont, passed away Sunday, April 21, 2019 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Brenda was born on February 23, 1959 in Grand Rapids to Clare and Patricia E. (Kubicek) Walters Jr. and has been a lifelong resident of the Newaygo County Area. Brenda had...
Janice Joy Koning
Apr 19, 2019
Janice Joy Koning, age 78 of Newaygo, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Friday, April 19, 2019 at the Transitional Health Services in Fremont with her daughters by her side. Janice was born on May 24, 1940 in Grand Rapids to Ilo Ray and Velda Louise (Fetterhoff) Koning and grew up in the Grand Rapids area. Janice worked...
Robert Lloyd Weersing
Apr 15, 2019
Robert Lloyd Weersing, age 93, of Hesperia passed away on Monday, April 15, 2019, at his home with his family by his side. He was born on April 25, 1925, in Toledo, Ohio to the late James and Clara Weersing. He later married Sue Ann Biggart-Newville on December 20, 1995, in Hesperia. Bob proudly served in the U.S. Navy in...
Margaret F. Green
Apr 13, 2019
Margaret F. Green, age 90 of Newaygo, passed away Saturday, April 13, 2019 at The Brook in Newaygo following a lingering illness. Margaret was born on September 16, 1928 in Lincoln Park to Ben Carl and Mildred Edna (Ward) Cato and later married Jack Earl Green on July 4, 1947 in Muskegon. Jack preceded her in death in 2008. Margaret...
Sharon "Sherry" L. Adams
Apr 8, 2019
Sharon "Sherry" L. Adams, age 77 of White Cloud, passed away Monday, April 8, 2019 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Sherry was born on July 22, 1941 in White Cloud to Milo Lavern and Marjorie Nellie (Waller) Fetterley and graduated from White Cloud High School. Sherry later graduated from Central Michigan University and had been a...
Shirley R. Barends
Apr 7, 2019
Shirley R. Barends, age 88 of Fremont, passed away Sunday, April 7, 2019 at the Fountain View Retirement Home in Coopersville. Shirley was born on October 20, 1930 in Pennsylvania to David and Rosella Olive (Hite) Fritz and later moved to the Fremont area. Shirley had been a homemaker and worked as an accountant at Longstreet Plumbing and Pyles Floorcovering,...
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...
