Joseph Wszolek
Aug 26, 2018
Joseph Wszolek, age 81, of Hesperia passed away on Sunday, August 26, 2018, at his home with his family by his side. Joseph was born on March 16, 1937, in Detroit to Andrew and Theresa (Niemiec) Wszolek and married Patricia Ustupsky on May 26, 1962, in Detroit. Joseph was a warehouse supervisor for F. B. Wright & Hose Specialty/Capri and...
Orlo H. Carrier
Aug 25, 2018
Orlo "Sonny" "Shorty" Carrier died peacefully at home, surrounded by family, on Saturday, August 25, 2018. Orlo was born on September 10, 1928 in Muskegon to George Leo and Gertrude (LaNore) Carrier and married Betty Becklin on November 9, 1951. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Betty and their six children: Sheryl Carrier of Grand Rapids, Dee...
Claude E. Hendrie
Aug 23, 2018
Claude E. Hendrie, age 77 of Fremont, passed away on Thursday, August 23, 2018 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Claude was born on August 23, 1941 in Fremont to Maver Guy and Beatrice Lucille (Howard) Hendrie and graduated from Fremont High School – Class of 1959. Claude joined the United States Army shortly after graduation where...
Fredrick George King
Aug 21, 2018
Fredrick "Fred" George King, age 61, of Fremont passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, August 21, 2018. Fred was born on February 19, 1957, in Muskegon to Raymond William and Roycine Cynthia (Rawdon) King Sr. and is a graduate of Muskegon Catholic Central High School. Fred worked for many years at Herman Miller Corporation, enjoyed hunting and fishing, was a huge...
Pat Hitts
Aug 21, 2018
Flora "Pat" Hitts, age 79, of White Cloud, joined her daughter Jilayne (Hitts) Parks in heaven on August 21, 2018, one day before Jill, 31 years later. Pat was born on October 21, 1938, in Newaygo to William L. and Emma Jane (Tatrow) Culver. Pat (as she preferred to be called) had been a life time resident of Newaygo County...
Raymond J. Smith
Aug 19, 2018
Raymond J. Smith, age 85 of Fremont, passed away Sunday, August 19, 2018 at the Transitional Health Services in Fremont following a short illness. Raymond was born on October 1, 1932 and graduated from Fremont High School in 1950. He married his high school sweetheart Marvel I. Dickinson on July 27, 1951 in the front yard of Ed Fox residence...
Marcia Kay Schmidt
Aug 16, 2018
Marcia Kay Schmidt, age 61, of Hesperia passed away on Thursday, August 16, 2018, at her home following a long battle with cancer. Marcia was born on October 31, 1956, in Grant to Thornton George and Carol Jane (VanBergen) Gillette and married Thomas Lee Schmidt on September 12, 1997. Marcia was a graduate of Holton High School and retired from...
Russell B. Deurloo
Aug 16, 2018
Russell B. Deurloo, age 88 of Fremont and Hesperia, passed away Thursday, August 16, 2018 at the Transitional Health Services in Fremont. Russell was born on April 27, 1930 in Detroit to Milton Edward and Mable Lucille (Carlisle) Deurloo. Russell met and married Joyce Louise Campbell in 1989 in Fremont and was a member of the Redeemer Lutheran Church. Russell...
Norma Louise Wilkinson
Aug 15, 2018
Norma Louise Wilkinson, age 81 of Walkerville, passed away Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Norma was born on August 20, 1936 in Bitely to Maurice Owen and Enid Irene (Jones) Lowe and later married Cecil Wilkinson on May 6, 1955 in Reed City. Cecil preceded her in death on September 19, 2006....
Brian Scott Herin
Aug 14, 2018
Brian Scott Herin, age 50 of Kalamazoo, formerly of Hesperia, passed away Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at the Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo. Brian was born on April 9, 1968 in Fremont to Randy Scott and Cheryl Ann (Buchanan) Herin and graduated from Hesperia High School in 1987. Brian has been a resident of the Kalamazoo area for the past 12...
Mitchell D. Mcclintic
Aug 13, 2018
Mitchell D. McClintic, age 58 of White Cloud, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at his home. Mitchell was born on June 1, 1960 in Kalamazoo to Gene Duane and Sharon Margaret (Frizzell) McClintic. Mitchell had worked at Challenge manufacturing in Holland for several years and had been a self-employed roofer. Mitchell had moved to the Diamond Lake...
Janette Webster Dunham Deur
Aug 12, 2018
Janette Webster Dunham Deur passed away peacefully in her sleep on August 12, 2018 at her home. The angels came and carried her to her home in Heaven to meet "Jesus" who she loved so very much. Heaven became extra precious to us that day. Janette was born on September 26, 1929 to Ralph and Louise (Dustin) Webster in the...
Sue Ann Willcutt
Aug 11, 2018
Sue Ann Willcutt, age 69, of Holton passed away on Saturday, August 11, 2018. Sue was born on June 7, 1949, in Muskegon to Clifford and Joyce Virginia (Beadle) Hanke and had retired from Howmet Corporation in Whitehall. Sue enjoyed genealogy, quilting, scrapbooking, working in her yard, her grandchildren, and was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution....
Megan N. Gilmore
Aug 11, 2018
Megan N. Gilmore, age 30 of White Cloud, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, August 11, 2018. Megan was born on July 7, 1988 in Fremont to Joanne Gilmore and Lowell "Dean" Frees and graduated from Newaygo Quest in 2008. Megan has been a lifelong resident of the White Cloud area. She had been a "mirror assembler" and a "Team Coodinator"...
Harry Martin Hull
Aug 9, 2018
Harry Martin Hull, age 94, of Fremont passed away on Thursday, August 9, 2018, at Transitional Heath Services in Fremont. Harry was born on September 4, 1923, in Herrick, South Dakota, to Harry J. and Irene (Mckenna) Hull and married Anne Marie Lezdauski on February 7, 1951. Harry had been a union carpenter for Alstrom Corporation for many years. Harry...
Geneva Mable Reed
Aug 8, 2018
Geneva Mable Reed, age 92 of Fremont, passed away Wednesday, August 8, 2018 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Geneva was born on October 8, 1925 in Woodville to Frank Dewitt and Laura Belle (Wilder) Leady and later married Roland Reed on October 23, 1944 in Fremont. Roland preceded her in death on March 21, 2011. Geneva had...
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...
