Mary Antoinette Martin
Aug 8, 2018
Mary A. Martin, age 86 of Hesperia, passed away Wednesday, August 8, 2018 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Mary was born on June 27, 1932 in Dearborn, Michigan to Pasquale and Antoinette (Amato) Delia. Mary had been a school teacher in Grand Rapids for several years and later retired from Midwest Components. Mary has been a longtime...
Lester Donald Hutchinson Sr.
Jul 28, 2018
Lester Donald Hutchinson Sr., age 69, of White Cloud passed away on Saturday, July 28, 2018, at his home. Lester was born on August 8, 1948, in Grand Rapids to R.D. and Mary Martha (York) Hutchinson. Lester was a cab driver for many years and enjoyed fishing, hunting, and the Michigan outdoors. Lester proudly served in the United States Army...
Marian B. (Hagan) Strait
Jul 28, 2018
Marian B. Strait, age 78 of Fremont, passed away Saturday, July 28, 2018 at the Leila & Cyrus Poppen Hospice Residence in Muskegon following a short illness. Marian was born on June 12, 1940 in Fremont to Charles and Mary Catherine (Deblock) Hagen and graduated from Fremont High School in 1958. Marian later graduated from the University of Michigan, School...
Lorita Joyce Fernanders
Jul 21, 2018
Lorita Joyce Fernanders was born on April 19, 1957, in Gary, Indiana. She was the second child and only daughter of Royal William Holston Sr. and Irma Jean Rooks. Lorita received Christ at an early age at Pilgrim Baptist Church. Lorita moved to White Cloud, Michigan and worked for the Newaygo County Sheriff's Department for 27 years and retired in...
Kenneth R. Dare Sr.
Jul 16, 2018
Kenneth Ralph Dare Sr., age 84 of Fremont, passed away Monday, July 16, 2018 at his home. Kenneth was born on April 6, 1934 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania to William and LaVerne (Titus) Dare. Ken grew up in Wilkes-Barre and at the age of 14 left home and started working at a gas station where he slept on a cot at...
Carl Ebenstein
Jul 12, 2018
Carl Owen Ebenstein, age 83 of White Cloud, passed away peacefully at his home following a short illness on Thursday, July 12, 2018. Carl was born on August 22, 1934 in Fremont to Charles Edward and Elva L. (Gibbs) Ebenstein and later graduated from White Cloud High School in 1952. After high school, Carl worked at Teledyne Continental Motors in...
Marilyn Kay Halasinski
Jul 9, 2018
Marilyn Kay Halasinski, age 71 of Fremont, passed away Monday, July 9, 2018 at her home following a short battle with cancer. Marilyn was born on August 15, 1946 in Muskegon to Floyd Marvin and Mary (Hiza) Boutell and graduated from Ravenna High School. Marilyn later met and married Roman Joseph Halasinski on November 27, 1965 in Muskegon. Roman preceded...
Jennifer Vanderboegh
Jul 3, 2018
Jennifer Vanderboegh, age 38 of Holton, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 4, 2018 at the Mercy Health Partners Sherman Campus. Jennifer was born on May 25, 1980 to Jack C. and Julie (Kempf) Vanderboegh and graduated from Holton High School. Jennifer enjoyed painting and writing poems. She was also an avid reader and loved animals. Jennifer is survived by...
Donna Joyce Carlson
Jul 2, 2018
Donna Joyce Carlson, age 86, of White Cloud passed on Monday, July 2, 2018, at Metron of Big Rapids. Donna was born on March 24, 1932, in White Cloud to Osee Orson and Viola (Nelson) Waybill and married Kenneth Ray Carlson on July 30, 1949. Donna is survived by her children, Sheryll Carlson, David Carlson, Joyce (Martin) Crotser, Sandra Bishop,...
Eric Scott Harper
Jul 1, 2018
Eric Scott Harper, age 53 of White Cloud, passed away peacefully with his family at his side at his home on Sunday, July 1, 2018 following a long battle with Lou Gerhigs Diseases. Eric was born on March 14, 1965 in Fremont to Harry W. and Helen Jannette (Bitson) Harper and graduated from White Cloud High School, Class of 1983....
Walter Louis Washburn Sr.
Jun 27, 2018
Walter Louis Washburn Sr., age 74 of White Cloud, passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2018 at his home following a short illness. Walter was born on January 19, 1944 in Grant to Orville and Mildred (Harper) Washburn and grew up in the Grant area. Walter started driving trucks at age 14 and had been a truck driver for over 50...
Marilyn Janette Gervenak
Jun 26, 2018
Marilyn Janette Gervenak, age 73, of Fremont passed away on Tuesday, June 26, 2018, at Spectrum Health – Blodgett Campus in Grand Rapids. Marilyn was born on August 10, 1944, in Chicago, Illinois to Charles Marion and Vera LoDeima (Mason) Spencer. Marilyn married John David Mottashed in 1964, and later married Daniel John Gervenak on June 15, 1991. Marilyn graduated...
Raymond "Ray" D. Shinew
Jun 20, 2018
Raymond "Ray" D. Shinew, age 82 of Fremont, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at the Sanctuary at the Park in Muskegon. Ray was born on December 29, 1935 in Grand Rapids to Gladys W. (Geise) Shinew and graduated from Fremont High School in 1954. Ray met and later married Louise Ann Zerlaut on June 23, 1956 in...
Candice Kay Applegate
Jun 19, 2018
Candice Kay Applegate, age 67, of Holton passed away on Tuesday, June 19, 2018, at Mercy Health Partners – Sherman Campus. Candice was born on January 4, 1951, in Fremont to Homer D. and Alice Irene (Ransom) Johnson and married William "Bill" A. Applegate on July 11, 1987, at the Cornerstone Free Methodist Church in Holton. Candice was a teacher...
Lorene Sue Rumsey
Jun 17, 2018
Lorene Sue Rumsey, age 75 of Hesperia, passed away Sunday, June 17, 2018 at her home following a lingering illness. Lorene was born on January 27, 1943 in Flint to Harold T. and Mary Lorene (Williams) Goodman and later graduated from Fremont High School in 1961. Lorene married Joseph Rumsey on September 1, 1962 in Fremont and soon moved to...
Linda Eve Titus
Jun 16, 2018
Linda E. Titus, age 74 of Hesperia, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, June 16, 2018. Linda was born on May 21, 1944 in Chicago to Henry Charles and Estelle (Evans) White and later married Carl Edward Titus on September 29, 1961 in Fremont. Carl preceded her in death on March 24, 1999. Linda has been a longtime...
Alva John Rinard
Jun 12, 2018
Alva John Rinard, age 68 of Holton, passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at the Grand Oaks Nursing Center in Baldwin following a short illness. Alva was born on November 19, 1949 in Traverse City to Alva and Edna M. (Sikorski) Rinard and graduated from Holton High School. Alva joined the United States Army after graduation and served during the...
Susan Jean Straub
Jun 12, 2018
Susan J. Straub, age 69 of White Cloud, formerly of Holton, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, June 12, 2018. Susan was born on July 6, 1948 in Muskegon to Jack and Margaret (Cato) Green and later graduated from Holton High School in 1966. Susan has been a longtime resident of the White Cloud area where she owned...
Stephen W. Karp
Jun 12, 2018
Stephen W. Karp, age 59 of Fremont and formerly of Croton and Lowell, passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at his home. Stephen was born on April 22, 1959 in Coloma, Michigan and graduated from Coloma High School. Stephen had been a self employed electrician for several years and enjoyed fishing - especially ice fishing, following Nascar, had been a...
Leroy Henry Eitniear
Jun 12, 2018
LeRoy Henry Eitniear, age 79, of Holton passed away on Tuesday, June 12, 2018, at his home. LeRoy was born on March 25, 1939, in Oceana County and had worked as a boilermaker most of his life. LeRoy married Deborah Paulson on August 30, 1987, in Fayette, Michigan, and enjoyed guns, dirt track racing, and motorcycling. He was a retired...
