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Daniel Raymond Dase
Nov 15, 2017
Daniel Raymond Dase, age 70, of White Cloud passed away on Wednesday, November 15, 2017, at Spectrum Health Services – Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Daniel was born on September 29, 1947, in Benton Harbor and had been an accountant for Operator Specialty Company Inc. in Casnovia. Daniel also taught band and choir for several years. Daniel was preceded...
Paula J. Dooley
Nov 14, 2017
Paula J. Dooley, age 52 of White Cloud, passed away Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at her home following a 3 year battle against cancer. Paula was born on December 27, 1964 in Grand Rapids to Gerald M. and Ena L. (Ellison) Willingham Sr. and graduated from White Cloud High School in 1984. Paula married Russell E. Dooley on November...
Donald Clary
Nov 11, 2017
Donald F. Clary, age 88 of White Cloud, passed away Saturday, November 11, 2017 at his home. Don was born on October 29, 1929, Black Tuesday, the day the stock market collapsed, to Fred A. and Della (Hathley) Clary in White Cloud and graduated from White Cloud High School in 1948. Don later married Georgiana "Jo" Smith on January...
Patricia Ann Shue
Nov 8, 2017
Patricia Ann Shue, age 86, of Fremont passed away on Wednesday, November 8, 2017, at Green Acres in Fremont. Pat was born on June 27, 1931, to Russell and Winifred (Zerlaut) Clough and married Claude Shue on March 2, 1956, in Grant. Pat was a beautician for over 32 Years and was a member of the Fremont United Methodist...
Virginia L. Kerbersky
Nov 6, 2017
Virginia L. "Ginny" Kerbersky, age 82 of Hart, formerly of Hesperia, passed away Monday, November 6, 2017 at the Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus in Shelby. Virginia was born on May 3, 1935 in Delta County, Michigan to Andrew and Grace (Ames) Burnette and later married Russell L. "Pete" Kerbersky on June 20, 1959 in Muskegon. Russell preceded her in...
Delores S Thompke
Nov 3, 2017
Delores S. Thompke, age 79 of White Cloud, passed away Friday, November 3, 2017 at her son's home in Kalamazoo. Delores was born on August 4, 1938 in Newaygo to Richard Henry and Isabel (Morse) Luther and later married Richard J. Thompke Sr. on December 31, 1960 in Lansing. Richard Sr. preceded her in death on March 31, 2016....
H. Genevieve "Genny" Cooper
Oct 31, 2017
Genevieve "Genny" Cooper, age 90 of Newaygo, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, October 31, 2017. Genny was born on December 20, 1926, in Garfield Township to Willard and Mary Harriet "Hattie" (Garfield) Stevens and graduated from Newaygo High School in 1945. Genny married Thomas Cooper on September 30, 1955, in Newaygo and Tom preceded her in...
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....
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