William Brooks
Oct 29, 2017
William H. "Hank" Brooks, age 82 of Hesperia, passed away Sunday, October 29, 2017 at the Transitional Health Services in Fremont. Hank was born on December 12, 1934 in Muskegon to Robert R. and Corinne (Evans) Brooks. Hank joined the United States Army where he served during the post Korean Era until his honorable discharge. Hank then started working...
Doyle E Stroop
Oct 27, 2017
Doyle E. Stroop, age 70 of Bitely, passed away Friday, October 27, 2017 at his home following a short illness. Doyle was born on January 29, 1947 in Kalamazoo to Henry Rodger and Virginia Ruth (Potter) Stroop and later moved to Holland where he graduated from Holland High School. Soon after his graduation, Doyle joined the United States Navy...
Nina M. Shaw
Oct 26, 2017
Nina Marie Shaw, age 92 of Spring Lake, formerly of Fremont, passed away Thursday, October 26, 2017 at the North Ottawa Community Health Services Heartwood Lodge in Spring Lake. Nina was born on May 17, 1925 in Grand Rapids to Edward B. and Lela A. (Myers) Travis and later married Theos A. Shaw on March 1, 1952 in Muskegon....
Marvel I. Smith
Oct 25, 2017
Marvel I. Smith, age 85 of Fremont, passed away Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at the Transitional Health Services in Fremont. Marvel was born on October 8, 1932 to Don M. and Lois (Maynard) Dickinson in Denver Township and graduated from Fremont High School in 1951. Marvel married her high school sweetheart, Raymond Smith on July 27, 1951 in the...
Leonard "Lenny J. Smith
Oct 24, 2017
Leonard "Lenny" J. Smith, age 88 of White Cloud, passed away peacefully with his family at his side on Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at the Grand Rapids Home for Veteran's. Lenny was born on November 6, 1928 in Chicago, Illinois to Charles S. and Anna C. (Danto) Smith and later moved to the White Cloud area in 1931. Lenny...
Donna Jean Lamb
Oct 23, 2017
Donna Jean Lamb, age 87, of Bitely passed away on Monday, October 23, 2017, at Grand Oaks Nursing Home in Baldwin. Donna was born on August 2, 1930, in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada to William E. and Camilla M. (Shineldecker) Shaddock and married Alton "Spike" D. Lamb on May 12, 1950. Donna was a seamstress and enjoyed gardening, fishing, reading...
Ralph Louis Cunningham Jr.
Oct 19, 2017
Ralph Louis Cunningham Jr., age 76, of Brohman passed away on Thursday, October 19, 2017, at his home. Ralph was born on July 13, 1941, in Muskegon to Ralph L. and Alice Olive (Grant) Cunningham and later married Susan Louise Jackman on December 31, 2002, in Woodville. Ralph had been an insurance agent and enjoyed fishing, hunting, old time...
Donald M Gerber
Oct 16, 2017
Donald M. Gerber, age 56 of White Cloud, passed away Monday, October 16, 2017 at the Spectrum Health Mecosta Medical Center in Big Rapids. Donald was born on September 17, 1961 in Chicago and grew up in the White Cloud area where he graduated from White Cloud High School. Donald had worked as a production worker for several years...
Gerald Walker
Oct 14, 2017
Gerald C. Walker, age 71 of Fremont, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Saturday, October 14, 2017. Gerald was born on November 20, 1945 in Muskegon to James and Pearl (Smith) Walker and graduated from Fremont High School in 1964. Gerald soon joined the United States Air Force where he served during the Vietnam War and met his...
Carol Ann Hesting
Oct 10, 2017
Carol Hesting, age 58, of White Cloud, passed away on Tuesday, October 10, 2017, at Spectrum Health Services – Blodgett Campus in Grand Rapids. Carol was born on February 21, 1959, in Fremont to Robert Harry and Eileen Ann (Fagnant) Nagel and married Dale Robert Hesting on September 17, 1977, in Fremont. She worked for Wolverine World Wide in...
Anita Mae Bradshaw
Oct 10, 2017
Anita Mae (DeWitte) Bradshaw was born on March 2nd in the same year the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed, 1920. She loved God and church, family and country, but also gave her heart to politics: census taker, poll worker, devoted Republican, champion for American Decency. Her tiny figure was always "on the go" for town halls,...
Robert "Rob" Osborne
Oct 6, 2017
Robert "Rob" W. Osborne, 71 of White Cloud, Michigan, passed unexpectedly on October 6, 2017. Rob was born on August 9, 1946 to Robert N. and Edith H. Osborne in Monroe, Michigan. Rob enlisted in the United States Marines and served two tours of duty during the Vietnam Conflict until his honorable discharge. Rob was very proud of his...
Earl Edward Kasper Jr.
Sep 29, 2017
Earl Edward Kasper Jr., age 68, of White Cloud passed away on Friday, September 29, 2017, at Transitional Health Services in Fremont. Earl was born on June 18, 1949, in Grand Rapids to Earl E. and Erta (Vossen) Kasper and later married Gloria Joan DeGroot. Earl had been a truck driver for many years and enjoyed hunting and fishing....
Rita Marie Lucas
Sep 29, 2017
Lucas, Rita Marie (Wolford) 12/17/1933 - 9/29/2017 Rita Marie Lucas, 83, passed away on Friday, September 29, 2017. Born in Grand Rapids, MI, Rita attended Catholic Central High School (1952) where she met and later married William Lucas. The couple shared 62 years together and had 12 children.
Rita is survived by her son, Bill (Ginger) Lucas...
Wesley Quinn Booher Sr.
Sep 28, 2017
Wesley Quinn Booher Sr., age 85 of Fremont, passed away Thursday, September 28, 2017 at his home following a lingering illness. Quinn was born on July 9, 1932 in Hesperia to James Henry and Manilla Vera (Gleason) Booher and has been a lifelong resident of the area. Quinn had been a supervisor at Gerber Products for many years until...
Larry Lynn Fowler
Sep 28, 2017
Larry Lynn Fowler, age 75, of Newaygo passed away on Thursday, September 28, 2017, at his home with his family at his side. Larry was born on October 3, 1941, in White Cloud, to Orren and Lucille (Sorden) Fowler. Later in life Larry married Marcia Rae Archbold. Larry retired from a long full career at Steelcase in 1997 after...
Mary E. Snow
Sep 27, 2017
Mary E. Snow, age 62 of Grant, passed away Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at her home following a short illness. Mary was born on February 24, 1955 in Port Huron, Michigan to Richard E. and Dorothy E. (Cunningham) Sherman and has been a resident of the Grant area for the past 40 years. Mary married Don Snow in 2001...
Tony L. Baldwin
Sep 27, 2017
Tony L. Baldwin, age 73 of Howard City, passed away Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at his home following a short illness. Tony was born on July 10, 1944 in Grayling to Winfred L. and Mary Catherine (Fletcher) Baldwin and later married Patricia Bellinger on November 27, 1965 in Williamston. Tony had worked at Buick Motor Company in Flint in...
Richard Allan Young
Sep 23, 2017
Richard Allan Young, age 65, passed away at his home in White Cloud. Rich was born on April 22, 1952, in Columbus, Ohio, and had worked in manufacturing most of his life. Rich later married Dawn Millering on November 12, 2004 in Cheboygan and was a member of the New Life Assembly Church in White Cloud. Rich enjoyed fishing,...
Larry James Thomas
Sep 22, 2017
Larry James Thomas, age 60, of Fremont passed away on Friday, September 22, 2017, at his home with his family by his side. Larry was born on December 24, 1956, in Muskegon to Gerald Gene and Sonja Marie (Shinew) Thomas and was a self-employed carpenter. Larry later married Judith Marie Hanes on April 4, 1992, in Las Vegas and...
