Sue Dailey
Nov 29, 2018
On November 29, 2018, surrounded by her family, Eileen Sue "Sue, Suzy, Suza" Dailey completed her final journey. In a moment of laughter, she chose to leave us and let that sound lift her up and set her free. Sue was born on January 6, 1957 in Fremont to James and Sandra (Parketon) Dailey and graduated from Fremont High School...
Donna J. Conklin
Nov 29, 2018
Donna J. Conklin, age 91 of Grand Rapids and Fremont, passed away Thursday, November 29, 2018 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Donna was born on August 18, 1927 in North Muskegon to Ellis S. and Billie L. (White) Seymour and graduated from Fremont High School in 1945. Donna later married Paul Conklin on June 16, 1974...
Charlene F. Veldheer
Nov 27, 2018
Charlene F. Veldheer, age 71 of Hesperia and formerly of Zeeland, passed away Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at her home following a short illness. Charlene was born on September 2, 1947 in Grand Rapids to Charles and Mary Ann (Jarmolinski) Chernis and later married Joseph Veldheer on March 14, 1974 in Grand Rapids. Charlene moved to the Hesperia area in...
Edward August Maleski
Nov 27, 2018
Edward August Maleski, age 69, of White Cloud passed away on Tuesday, November 27, 2018, at Spectrum Health Services – Butterworth Campus. Edward was born on January 4, 1949, in Traverse City to Edward and Rose Mary (Ance) Maleski and served in the Merchant Marine, sailing in the Great Lakes. Edward was a member of the Eagles in White Cloud...
Janet A. Keehl
Nov 27, 2018
Janet A. Keehl, age 80 of Fremont, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Janet was born on November 2, 1938 in Grant to John Elmer and Jennie (Sneider) Wells and graduated from White Cloud High School in 1957. Janet married Paul F. Keehl on October 10, 1958 in Grant...
Lois Jane Witham
Nov 25, 2018
Lois Jane Witham, age 80 of Hesperia, passed away Sunday, November 25, 2018 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Lois was born on January 24, 1938 in Muskegon to Raymond "Mike" and Dorothy "Dottie" Marie (Hanson) Reynolds and later graduated from Muskegon Heights High School in 1956. Lois married her high school sweetheart, Allen Grant Witham on...
Marion Ruth Krouse
Nov 25, 2018
Marion Ruth Krouse, age 93, of Fremont passed away on Sunday, November 25, 2018, at Fountain View Retirement Village in Grant. Marion was born on March 24, 1925, in Plymouth, Indiana to John Newton and Evaline (Kelley) Davies and married Parker A. Krouse on June 17, 1944, in South Bend. Marion and Parker owned and operated Parker's Restaurant in Hesperia...
Carolyn H. Scott
Nov 24, 2018
Carolyn H. Scott, age 78 of White Cloud, passed away Saturday, November 24, 2018 at the Meijer Heart Center in Grand Rapids. Carolyn was born on September 23, 1940 in Grand Rapids to Leroy and Evelyn (Eastman) Young and later met and married Richard Scott on September 28, 1957 in Grand Rapids. Carolyn had been a school bus driver at...
Violet R. Shearer
Nov 23, 2018
Violet R. Shearer, age 92 of White Cloud, passed away Friday, November 23, 2018 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Violet was born on June 28, 1926 in Grand Rapids to Elmer and Jennie (Vangesell) Welch and later met and married J. Dewitt Shearer Jr. on June 1, 1946 in Grand Rapids. Dewitt preceded her in death on...
Ila M, Jones
Nov 22, 2018
Ila Mary Jones, age 77 of White Cloud, passed away Thursday, November 22, 2018 at her home. Ila was born on July 21, 1941 in White Cloud to Edward D. and Cleo B. (Nusbaum) Jones and graduated from White Cloud High School in 1960. Ila had been a teacher in Mexico, worked for Mennonite Publishing and then returned to White...
Joseph R. Gerdes
Nov 20, 2018
Joseph R. Gerdes, age 83 of Hesperia, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, November 20, 2018. Joseph was born on December 12, 1934 in Midlothian, Illinois to Joseph Otto and Christine Josephine (Beck) Gerdes and later moved to Fremont from Chicago and then to Hesperia. Joseph married Anna Lee Fox in February 1954 and she preceded him in...
Vera L. Kempf
Nov 19, 2018
Vera L. Kempf, age 85 of Holton, passed away Monday, November 19, 2018 in Muskegon. Vera was born on March 23, 1933 to Harris Edwin and Frances Elizabeth (Swenson) Cregg and later married Alvin Kempf on September 9, 1950 at the family home in Holton. Alvin preceded her in death on November 22, 2005. Vera graduated Valedictorian from Holton High...
Ralph Robert Maybee Jr.
Nov 19, 2018
Ralph Robert Maybee Jr., age 52 of Newaygo passed away on Monday, November 19, 2018, at his home. Ralph was born on March 8, 1966, in Pontiac, Michigan, to Ralph R. and Ruth Ann (Williams) Maybee Sr. and later married Tamara Suzanne Chamberlain on May 23, 2015, in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. He enjoyed watching movies and his family. Ralph was a...
Richard Jack Dix
Nov 16, 2018
Richard Jack Dix, age 84, of Hesperia, passed away on Friday, November 16, 2018, at his home. Richard was born on May 22, 1934, in Garfield Township to David and Etta (Weber) Dix, was a graduate of Fremont High School, and received a Master's Degree at the University of Maryland. Richard married his childhood sweetheart, Beryl Kay Clemens on June...
Allan Lamar Wenger
Nov 15, 2018
Allan L. Wenger, age 85 of White Cloud, formerly of Newburg, Pennsylvania, passed away Thursday, November 15, 2018 at his home. Allan was born on May 27, 1933 in Newburg, Pennsylvania to Theodore Noah and Mabel P. (Franklin) Wenger and later married Deborah Gipe on July 19, 1985 in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. Allan was a veteran of the Korean War where...
Clarence W. Williams
Nov 13, 2018
Clarence W. Williams, age 96 of Hesperia, formerly of Birmingham, Alabama and Pueblo, Colorado, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, November 13, 2018. Clarence was born on September 1, 1922 in Cheyanne, Wyoming to Clarence Abner and Lena Ivera (McKay) Williams. Clarence joined the United States Navy where he served during World War II and met his future...
Sharon Lee Daniels
Nov 13, 2018
Sharon Lee Daniels, age 77 of Newaygo, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at her home. Sharon was born on December 2, 1940 in Grand Rapids to William Russell and Hazel Mildred (Timmons) Heyboer and later married Gerald Oliver Daniels on September 5, 1966 in Grand Rapids. Gerald preceded her in death on February 14, 2017. Sharon had...
Neil Keller
Nov 7, 2018
Neil Keller, age 90 passed away in Las Vegas, NV due to cardiac arrest. Neil had worked at Gerber Products Company starting in Oakland, California and later transferred to Fremont for several years until his retirement and then he moved to Las Vegas, Nevada. Neil was a veteran of United States Navy. Following his wishes, Neil was cremated and his...
Mildred "Mickey" Marie Tyler
Nov 6, 2018
Mildred "Mickey" Marie Tyler, age 82, of Fremont passed away on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Mickey was born on March 24, 1936, in Fremont to Aden John and Ruth (Barnette) Kerns and married Clare Lewis Tyler on August 16, 1980, in Fremont. Mickey worked at Gerber Products for many years and was...
Robert Eugene Billings
Nov 5, 2018
Robert E. Billings, age 83 of Newaygo, passed away Monday, November 5, 2018 at the Transitional Health Services in Fremont. Robert was born on December 31, 1934 in Grand Rapids to Chester and Leone (Taber) Billings and later met and married Elaine Joyce Dunlap on November 23, 1957 in Newaygo. Robert has been a lifelong resident of the Newaygo area...
