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Elaine Marie Sherman
Aug 29, 2017
Elaine Marie (Palm) Sherman, age 95, of Hesperia passed away on Tuesday, August 29, 2017, at her home. Elaine was born on May 10, 1922, in Lakeview, Michigan to Gustaf Arthur and Mae V. (Faling) Palm and graduated from Lakeview High School and attended Davenport Institute in Grand Rapids in 1942. She came to Fremont in 1943 to work...
Nancy Mae Dickinson
Aug 28, 2017
Nancy M. Dickinson, age 83, of White Cloud passed away on Monday, August 28, 2017, in Muskegon surrounded by her family. Nancy was born on October 6, 1933, in Fremont to Gordon and Ester (Ford) Kingsford and married William "Bill" Ray Dickinson on August 7, 1954. Nancy worked at the Newago Medical Care Facility as an aide and was...
Lavonne Morsaw
Aug 23, 2017
Lavonne Iris Morsaw, age 51, of White Cloud went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, August 23, 2017, with her family by her side. Lavonne was born on July 26, 1966, in Fremont to Carl Lee and Carolyn Kay (Lewis) Breuker. She married Donald Ray Morsaw on September 12, 1992, in Newaygo and took great...
Beverly J. David
Aug 22, 2017
Beverly June David, age 76 of Hesperia, passed away Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at the Specialty Hospital at Mercy Health Partners Hackley Campus. Beverly was born on September 18, 1940 in Muskegon to Jay Henry and Martha Marie (Crawford) Charles and graduated from Reeths Puffer High School. She later married Dennis J. David on August 16, 1958 in Muskegon...
Molly Varboncoeur
Aug 21, 2017
Molly A. Varboncoeur, age 74 of Hesperia, passed away Monday, August 21, 2017 at the Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial Hospital in Fremont. Molly was born on March 6, 1943 in Fremont to Robert Mac and Pauline Pearl (Gleason) Brake and later graduated from Hesperia High School. Molly married Alan Varboncoeur on May 21, 1982 in White Cloud and has...
Alicia Hernandez Andrade
Aug 18, 2017
Alicia Hernandez Andrade, age 81, of Muskegon went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, August 18, 2017. Alicia was born on March 30, 1936, in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico, to Gilberto and Maria Eugenia (Olivares) Hernandez. Alicia married John Martinez Andrade on December 9, 1967, in Hart, Michigan, and dedicated her life to raising and loving...
Henry James Labelle Jr.
Aug 13, 2017
Henry James LaBelle Jr., age 77, of White Cloud and formerly of Howard City, passed away on Sunday, August 13, 2017, at his home. Henry was born on January 16, 1940, in Webberville, Michigan, to Henry J. and Juanita V. (Wolever) LaBelle Sr. and married Dorothy Jane Schaub on July 27, 1996, in White Cloud. Henry had worked as...
Marion I. Vanlue
Aug 13, 2017
Marion I. VanLue, age 81 of Holton, passed away Sunday, August 13, 2017 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Marion was born on April 9, 1936 in Cedar Creek Township to Earl and Lula (Syers) Marshall and graduated from Holton High School. Marion later graduated from Western Michigan University with a Bachelor's Degree and became a teacher...
Joyce Ann Schubert
Aug 12, 2017
Joyce Schubert, age 65 of Hesperia, passed away Saturday, August 12, 2017 at her home. Joyce was born on March 31, 1952 in Trenton, Michigan to Meford and Betty Lou (Graves) Miskell and later married Charles A. Schubert on March 2, 1971 in Detroit. Charles preceded her in death in 2007. Joyce later moved to the Hesperia area and...
Ronald R. Crisler
Aug 8, 2017
Ronald R. Crisler, age 81 of Newaygo and White Cloud, passed away Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at the Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial Health Services in Fremont. Ron was born on June 11, 1936 in White Cloud to Bernard A. and Margaret (Kalsbeek) Crisler. Ron attended White Cloud Public Schools and joined the United States Navy where he served during...
Mary M. Monette
Aug 8, 2017
Mary (Slater) Monette, 100, of Brunswick, passed away August 8, 2017 at Fountain View Retirement Village in Fremont. Mary was born on July 1, 1917 to John L. and Mary A. (Schmitt) Slater and married Lyle C. Monette on October 12, 1935 in Brunswick. Lyle preceded her in death in 1991. She was an active, lifelong member of St....
Marvin Elwin Beeman
Aug 5, 2017
Marvin E. Beeman, age 58, of Holton passed away on Saturday, August 5, 2017, at Hackley Hospital in Muskegon. Marvin was born on December 31, 1958, in Shelby to Marvin Edwin and Geraldine (Henry) Beeman and later married Terry A. Michniewicz on December 23, 1986, in Muskegon. He had worked for Bob's Roofing in Whitehall. Marvin enjoyed fishing, camping,...
Burnetta F. Bulson
Aug 3, 2017
Burnetta F. Bulson, age 89 of White Cloud, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 3, 2017 at the Transitional Health Services in Fremont. Burnetta was born on June 1, 1928 in White Cloud to Earl and Fern (Hayes) Stevens and has lived her entire life in the White Cloud area with a couple of short stints in the Muskegon...
Margo Lynnn Okke
Jul 29, 2017
Margo Lynn Okke, age 76, of White Cloud passed away on Saturday, July 29, 2017, at her home. Margo was born on August 20, 1940, in Traverse City to Glenn and Dorothy (Decker) Hensel and was a LPN for Spectrum Health Services and many other health care offices throughout her career. Margo married Thomas Lee Okke in 1994, and...
Lawrence "Larry" D. Taylor
Jul 22, 2017
Lawrence "Larry" D. Taylor, age 73 of Ferrysburg, passed away Saturday, July 22, 2017 at his home following a year long illness. Larry was born on March 10, 1944 in Big Rapids to Roy and Susan (Simmons) Taylor and later married Mae Fredenburg on December 29, 1974 in White Cloud. Larry moved to the Ferrysburg area in 1987 and...
Tris A. Rushing
Jul 21, 2017
Tris A. Rushing, age 60 of Fremont, formerly of Lakeside Neighborhood in Muskegon, passed away after a 4 year battle against neuroendocrine cancer. Tris was born on August 6, 1956 in Petoskey, Michigan to Eugene F. and Dorothy L. (Derenzy) Huddleston. Tris graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Business and an Associate's Degree in accounting and worked at Hackley...
Elizabeth "Beth" C. Miller
Jul 20, 2017
Elizabeth "Beth" Miller, age 45 of White Cloud, passed away Thursday, July 20, 2017 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids following a stroke. Beth was born on November 18, 1971 in Dallas, Texas to James and Ellyn Sue (Jenkins) Heist and has been a longtime resident of the White Cloud area. Beth married Craig Miller on...
Teresa Ann Purcell-Korkoskie
Jul 20, 2017
Teresa Ann Purcell-Korkoskie, age 48 of Fremont, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, July 20, 2017 at her home following an aggressive bout with cancer. Teresa was born on November 7, 1968 in Fremont to Stanley and Catherine (Gee) Purcell and has been a lifelong resident of the Fremont area. Teresa graduated from Loomis School and had been a member...
Michael "Mike" R. Deater
Jul 15, 2017
Michael R. Deater, age 61 of White Cloud, passed away Saturday, July 15, 2017 at his home following a valiant fight against cancer. Mike was born on August 5, 1955 in Lansing to Charles A. and Norma Jean (Goff) Deater Jr. and later graduated from Sandusky, Michigan High School. Mike moved to the White Cloud area in 1991 from...
Nancy A. Ferguson
Jul 8, 2017
Nancy A. Ferguson, age 102 of Newaygo, passed away Saturday, July 8, 2017 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Nancy was born on December 1, 1914 in Glasgo, Scotland to David and Mary (Bingham) Morrison and later married Ralph W. Ferguson. Ralph preceded her in death in 1983. Nancy has been a longtime resident of the Newaygo...
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