Obituary Listing

Apr 15, 2017

Richard Lewis Shears, age 70, of White Cloud passed away on Saturday, April 15, 2017, at his home with his family by his side. Richard was born on July 16, 1946, in Grand Haven to Charles Lewis and Geneva Maude (Cory) Shears and married Marva Jean Satter on June 20, 1964, in Grand Haven. Richard was a tool and...

Apr 14, 2017

Ronald S. Zmrzlik, age 55 of White Cloud, passed away Friday, April 14, 2017 at his home following a year long battle with cancer. Ron was born on July 8, 1961 in Fremont to Carl Henry and Nadalyn (Johnson) Zmrzlik and has been a lifelong resident of the White Cloud area. Ron married Teri Plotts on February 11, 1983...

Apr 10, 2017

Arlene Frodey, age 89, of Fremont passed away on Monday, April 10, 2017, at her home. Arlene was born on May 23, 1927, in North Muskegon to Phillip and Wilma (Hathaway) Woodhouse and married Jack Smith, who preceded her in death in 1975. She later married Ray Frodey on January 8, 1982. Arlene retired from Gerber Products Company as...

Apr 4, 2017

Catherine Mary "Cathie" Balaskovitz, age 62 of Twin Lake, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, April 4, 2017. Cathie was born on April 9, 1954 in Muskegon to Robert A. and Bernice M. "Bunny" (Fleming) Jeannot and graduated from Mona Shores High School in 1972. Cathie met and later married George Balaskovitz on June 19, 1981 in...

Apr 3, 2017

Kenneth Gordon VanderMey, age 55, of White Cloud passed away on Monday, April 3, 2017. Ken was born on February 17, 1962, in Grand Rapids to Paul and Katherine Marie (Goyings) VanderMey and had worked at Foam Plus in Bitely for several years. Ken enjoyed rebuilding engines, painting, woodworking, NASCAR, and spending time with his family.

Kenneth...

Apr 1, 2017

Melvin Fredrick Berg, age 95, of Grant passed away on Saturday, April 1, 2017, at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Melvin was born on March 18, 1922, in White Cloud to Fredrick V. and Ruth (Ackerman) Berg and married Elsie Jane Long on September 14, 1941. Melvin worked at Continental Motors in Muskegon and farmed his property...

Apr 1, 2017

Russell "Russ" R. Jones, age 53 of Bridgeton, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, April 1, 2017 in Manistique, Michigan. Russ was born on May 1, 1963 in Fremont to Zane and Myrtle (Parrott) Jones and has been a lifelong resident of the Fremont area. Russ was an owner/operator truck driver, currently leasing to Midwest Direct Transport in Coopersville. Russ...

Mar 30, 2017

Darrell K. Proctor, age 85 of Fremont, passed away Thursday, March 30, 2017 at the Transitional Health Services in Fremont. Darrell was born on July 6, 1931 in Fremont to Kenneth and Marietta Iola (Carr) Proctor and has been a lifelong resident of the area. Darrell graduated from Fremont High School in 1949 and married his high school sweetheart,...

Mar 25, 2017

Donna Jean Robinson, age 68, of Big Rapids passed away on Saturday, March 25, 2017. Donna was born February 16, 1949 in Detroit to the union of Fonzie Lee and Mamie Marie (Hall) Robinson. Both parents preceded her in death. She was the second oldest of twelve children which included two brothers whom also preceded her in death, Marcel...

Mar 21, 2017

Sally Ann Jordan, age 69 of Fremont, passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at the Transitional Health Services following her battle with cancer. Sally was born on February 29, 1948 (leap year) in Fremont to David Edward and Anna (Sahlin) Jordan and graduated from Grant High School in 1966. Sally worked at Old Kent Bank in Grand Rapids for...

Mar 16, 2017

Len Joseph Smith Sr. age 56 of Hesperia, passed away following a short illness at his home, surrounded by his family. Len was born on July 21, 1960 in Grand Rapids to Gerald and Lois (O'Neil) Smith and later married Kimberly Davis on October 8, 1983 in Muskegon Heights. Len was a quality specialist at GE Aviation in Muskegon...

Mar 12, 2017

Lois E. Chapin, age 87 of White Cloud, passed away Sunday, March 12, 2017 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility with her family at her side. Lois was born on October 4, 1929 in Fremont to Clarence and Pearl (Schrole) Berndt. Lois married Harold Fowler and they later divorced and then married Leland "Lee" Chapin and he preceded her...

Mar 12, 2017

Robert L. "Bobby" Franklin Jr., age 41 of Woodville, formerly of North Muskegon and Hesperia, passed away Sunday, March 12, 2017 at his home surrounded by his loving parents. Bobby was born on January 20, 1976 in Muskegon to Robert Lee and Sharen Ann (Hitchcock) Franklin Sr. and graduated from Newaygo County Intermediate School District School. Bobby was a...

Mar 8, 2017

Arnold "Arnie" Roger Johnston, age 56, of White Cloud passed away unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday, March 8, 2017. Arnie was born on June 27, 1960, in Newaygo County to Storm Eugene and Claudia Mae (Williams) Johnston and married Kimberly Straub. He later married Sandra Jean Helms on May 23, 2012, in White Cloud. Arnie worked as a...

Mar 7, 2017

Audrey Leona Atkinson, age 63 of White Cloud and Decatur, passed away peacefully at her home in White Cloud on Tuesday, March 7, 2017. Audrey was born on July 27, 1953 in Ann Arbor to Isaac Woodward and Beatrice Catherine (Jacko) Perry. Audrey had been active with the Little Traverse Bay Band of Odowa Indians in Harbor Springs and...

Mar 5, 2017

Katherine Crawford Hoskins, age 99 of Swartz Creek, formerly of Fremont, passed away Sunday, March 5, 2017 at the Regency at Grand Blanc Nursing Center. Katherine was born on December 10, 1917 in Muskegon to Michael and Anna (Boar) Pavlovic and later married Herman Crawford on September 6, 1936. Herman preceded her in death on November 16, 1987. Katherine...

Mar 4, 2017

Helen Kathleen "Katie" Waters Simmons, age 87, of Sun City Center, Florida and formerly of Fremont and Grand Rapids, passed away on Saturday, March 4, 2017, in Marietta, Georgia. Katie was born on May 11, 1929, in Fremont and married Raymond G. Zwingeberg who preceded her in 1987. Katie was a registered nurse and worked for many years in...

Mar 2, 2017

Beatrice Marie Priest, age 82 of Newaygo and formerly of Rochester and Traverse City, passed away surrounded by her family, on Thursday, March 2, 2017, at her son's home following a stroke. Beatrice was born on August 18, 1934 in Detroit to Edward and Lucille (Borski) Timmony. Beatrice graduated from Oakland University where she received her Master's Degree in...

Mar 2, 2017

Shanon Ria (Felos) Davis, age 36 of Valliant, Oklahoma and formerly of White Cloud, passed away March 2, 2017 in Valliant, Oklahoma. Shanon was born on March 5, 1980 in Fremont to Allen Krueger and Cheryl (Kuhns) Felos and attended White Cloud High School. Shanon later moved to Oklahoma where she enjoyed scrapbooking, photography, reading, bowling, fishing, shopping, socializing...

Feb 27, 2017

George Edward Streit, age 92, of Twin Lake passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2017, at his home. George was born on June 26, 1924, in Chicago to Frank and Elizabeth (Greuber) Streit and later married Florence Rasens. George proudly served his country in the United States Navy during WWII.

George is survived by his daughters, Joan...