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...
Richard Douglas Martin
Nov 4, 2018
Richard Douglas Martin, age 69, of Muskegon, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Sunday November 4, 2018. Richard was born on December 19, 1948 in St. Joseph County to Richard Morris and Ruby (Martin) Martin and has been a resident of the Muskegon area for the past 35 years. Richard met Nancy Ralston and they have been together since...
John Wesley Lynn
Nov 2, 2018
John Wesley Lynn, age 55, of Le Roy, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, November 2, 2018. John was born on December 27, 1962, in Flint to Robert Lawrence and Iva Mary (Gorton) Lynn and was a graduate of Waterford Township High School. John worked at Dyer's Sawmill in Le Roy for over 17 years and had been a longtime resident...
Mari Jo Lavin
Oct 28, 2018
Mari Jo Lavin, age 54 of Hesperia, passed away Sunday, October 28, 2018 at her home following a yearlong battle with cancer. Mari Jo was born on August 19, 1964 in Fremont to Maurice and Inez (Rumsey) Dutcher and graduated from Hesperia High School in 1982. Mari Jo met and later married Jim Lavin on May 6, 1995 in Hesperia....
Francis Louis Kanniainen
Oct 27, 2018
Francis Louis Kanniainen, age 79, of Baldwin passed away on Saturday, October 27, 2018, at Transitional Health Services in Fremont. Francis was born on April 12, 1939, in Houghton County, Michigan to Emil and Hilda Marie (Ruohoniemi) Kanniainen and married Lucille Ann Harrower on June 2, 1962, in Dearborn, Michigan. Francis was a glass-man for Ford Motor Company and retired...
Douglas E. Earl
Oct 25, 2018
It is with great sadness that the family of Douglas Edward Earl announces the passing of Doug. Douglas Edward Earl, age 58 of Bowling Green, Kentucky, formerly of Fremont and Hesperia, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, October 25, 2018 at the Park Ridge West Hospital in Jasper, Tennessee. Doug was born on March 21, 1960 in Fremont to Roger and...
Edwin L. Cregg
Oct 25, 2018
Edwin L. Cregg, age 83 of Fremont, passed away Thursday, October 25, 2018 at the Hillcrest Nursing Center in Muskegon. Ed was born on December 15, 1934 in Holton to Harris Edwin and Frances Elizabeth (Swenson) Cregg and graduated from Fremont High School in 1954. Ed met and later married Betty Ann Peacock on June 23, 1956 in Holton. Ed...
Mandy Croff
Oct 23, 2018
Mandy Sue Croff, age 37 of Muskegon, passed away Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at the Leila & Cyrus Poppen Harbor Hospice Residence in Muskegon following a short battle with cancer. Mandy was born on August 21, 1981 in Muskegon to Bruce and Blinda (Morey) Croff and has been a lifelong resident of the Muskegon area. Mandy enjoyed scrapbooking, listening to...
Susan Jane Lavigne
Oct 23, 2018
Susan Jane LaVigne, age 69 of Fremont, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 following a long battle with cancer. Susan was born on June 16, 1949 in Muskegon to Robert and Ruth Mary (Fraser) Vanderwest and has been a resident of the Fremont area since 1976. Susan graduated from Grand Valley State University with a...
Dorothy Z. James
Oct 22, 2018
Dorothy Z. James, age 98 of White Cloud and formerly of Berwyn, Illinois, passed away peacefully at her daughters home in White Cloud. Dorothy was born on December 6, 1919 in Chicago to Clarence and Alice (Carroll) Zaabel and later married Wilbur A. James in 1946 in California. Wilbur preceded her in death in 1995. Dorothy was a lifelong resident...
Gilbert Tanis Jr.
Oct 21, 2018
Gilbert Tanis Jr., age 85, of Fremont passed away on Sunday, October 21, 2018, at Transitional Health Services in Fremont. He was born on July 27, 1933, and married Marjorie Bergklint on August 28, 1953, in Hesperia. Gil had worked for Art DeKuiper hauling milk then went to work driving semi for Gilliland Transfer which changed to Grabill Trucking. His...
Jeannette H. Meell
Oct 19, 2018
Jeannette H. Meell of Fremont passed away Friday, October 19, 2018, at the age of 98. Jeannette was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She is survived by her children, Howard Meell (Marilyn), Lee Meell, and Ann Peebles (Ted); her grandchildren, Kelly Beuten (Bucky), Kimberly VandenBerg (Thor), Teddy Peebles, and Blake Peebles (Shannon); and eleven great grandchildren, Brayden...
