Obituary Listing

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...

Feb 26, 2017

Warren "Wes" Weston LaMay, age 51, of Muskegon passed away at his home unexpectedly. Wes was born on August 6, 1965, in Flint to Blaise Clayton and Kelly Sue (Bradford) LaMay and had worked in the Muskegon area several years. Wes enjoyed drawing, crafting, bicycle riding, and crocheting.

Wes is survived by his brothers and sisters, Michael...

Feb 24, 2017

George "Pete" M. Wolford, age 82 of Fremont, passed away Friday, February 24, 2017 at his family's farm home following a short illness. Pete was born on October 28, 1934 on the family farm to Alfred Amos and Blance M. (Howe) Wolford and later married Dorothy M. Dewey on August 15, 1953 in Fremont. Pete had worked as a...

Feb 23, 2017

Stephen Edward Brethauer, age 55, of White Cloud passed away on Thursday, February 23, 2017, at Spectrum Health Services in Big Rapids. Services are pending at this time.

Feb 23, 2017

Everett Wendall Bleiler of White Cloud, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 23, 2017 at his home at the age of 90. Everett was born in Elkhart, Indiana on June 3, 1926 to Herman and Merle Mae (Melvin). Everett later married Joan Putz on November 16, 1947 in White Cloud and had been married for 55 years prior to...

Feb 22, 2017

Kristine Lee Michael , age 59, of White Cloud passed away on Wednesday, February 22, 2017, in Big Rapids. Kristine is survived by her children, Kandy (Gary) Johnson of Parchment, Amanda Plotts of White Cloud, Travis Depew of Big Rapids, and Justine (Joshua) Waelde of White Cloud; brothers and sisters, Mark Evans, Kathy Zyke, Tracy Evans, and Billy Evans;...

Feb 21, 2017

Laylah Leeann Marie Heether, infant daughter of Robert Heether and Breann Tabor, age 14 months of Newaygo, passed away Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at the Devos Children's Hospital in Grand Rapids. Laylah was born on November 23, 2015 in Fremont and enjoyed taking rides in the car, eating, listening to music and dancing, and took her blanket and sippy...

Feb 21, 2017

Lawrence M. "Larry" Seymour Jr., age 52 of New Carlisle, Indiana and formerly of Hardy Dam, passed away Tuesday, February 21, 2017 following a short battle with cancer. Larry was born on November 9, 1964 in Venice, Florida and later moved to Grand Rapids where he graduated from Godwin Heights High School. Larry later moved to the Hardy Dam...

Feb 19, 2017

Josephine Plaut was born on September 6, 1927, in Detroit, MI to the union of Antoine Prosper Plaut of Issoire, France and Lola Tyson of Bessemer Alabama. She was one of ten children, six brothers and three sisters. Shortly after her birth the family left Detroit, and moved to Woodland Park, MI, where many family members still reside and...

Feb 18, 2017

Carol P. Konkel, 83, of Fremont, died on Saturday, February 18, 2017, at Transitional Health Services of Fremont, of congestive heart failure along with other complications.

Carol entered this world on a cold January 12th day in 1934, born at home with a midwife in Ashland, Michigan, to William Henry Cole and Elizabeth Dora (Matson) Cole. Her...

Feb 14, 2017

Gerald O. Daniels, age 76 of Newaygo, passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2017 in Jackson, Michigan. Gerald was born on February 5, 1941 in Albion, Michigan to Lloyd and Mary (Miller) Daniels and later married Sharon Heyboer on September 5, 1965 in Grand Rapids. Gerald had worked at Kelvinator, Blackmere Pump and had been a truck driver until his...