Arlene P. Lynch
Feb 13, 2017
Arlene P. Lynch, age 81 of Hesperia and formerly of Fremont, passed away Monday, February 13, 2017 at the Mercy Hospital in Muskegon following a short illness. Arlene was born on January 29, 1936 in Fremont to Zerald and Alice (Smith) Robins and graduated from Fremont High School. Arlene married Marion "Speed" Lynch on April 5, 1956 in Arlington,...
Fred Mirkle
Feb 3, 2017
Carl Fredrick "Fred" Mirkle, age 69, of White Cloud passed away on Friday, February 3, 2017, at his home. Fred was born on March 30, 1947, in White Cloud. He was the son of Orlo W. and Edith Maxine (Mirkle) Fetterley and was a heavy equipment operator had worked for several utility contractors. Fred enjoyed watching TV, birdwatching, and...
Lillian Jean Kelly
Jan 29, 2017
Lillian Jean Kelly, age 93, of Fremont passed away on Sunday, January 29, 2017, at Transitional Health Services in Fremont. Lillian was born on February 21, 1923, to Walter and Anna Elizabeth (Thorsen) Hanke and married Robert T. Kelly on February 7, 1944. Lillian had worked at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility for many years. She enjoyed reading, crocheting,...
Eva G. Church
Jan 29, 2017
Eva G. Church, age 81, of Holton passed away on Sunday, January 29, 2017, at Transitional Health Services in Fremont. Eva was born on May 10, 1935, in Muskegon Heights to Edward Anton and Gertrude May (Shriver) Rupar and married Robert Roy Church on July 25, 1953, in Fremont. She was a registered Nurse and had worked at Gerber...
Dale Edward Wolgamott Sr.
Jan 26, 2017
Dale Edward Wolgamott Sr., age 84, of Bitely, passed away on Thursday, January 26, 2017, at is home. Dale was born on February 27, 1932, in Bitely to Ervin and Mary Ann (Smith) Wolgamott and married Doreen Marie Brown on May 15, 1955. Doreen preceded him in death on March 16, 2015. Dale owned and operated Wolgamott Tree Service...
Whetsel "Jr" J Harrington
Jan 25, 2017
Whetsel "JR" J. Harrington, age 72, of White Cloud passed away on Wednesday, January 25, 2017, at Mercy Health Partners - Mercy Campus. JR was born on May 28, 1944, in Pikeville, Kentucky, to Bill and Melinda (Justice) Harrington and was a coal miner in Kentucky in his younger years. He later retired from the Chrysler Corporation. JR enjoyed...
Alma Marie Deyoung
Jan 25, 2017
Alma Marie DeYoung, age 88, of Fremont went home to be with her Lord on Wednesday, January 25, 2017. Alma was born on November 17, 1928, to Gerrit and Ida (Klooster) DeHaas. Alma graduated from Fremont High School in 1946 and received her teaching certificate from Calvin College in 1951. She married Jess J. DeYoung on June 22, 1951,...
Peter Francis Skeberdis
Jan 25, 2017
Peter Francis Skeberdis, age 79, of Fremont passed away on Wednesday, January 25, 2017, at his home. Peter was born on September 28, 1937, in Flint to Peter and Alice (Partridge) Skeberdis and married Janet Helen Swan in 1959, in Big Rapids. Peter was an industrial chemist for Gerber Products Company, worked in quality control and had served as...
Robert J. Barnhard
Jan 24, 2017
Robert "Bob" J. Barnhard, age 77, of Grant, passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2017, at Mercy Health Partners in Muskegon. Bob was born on December 30, 1939, in Dayton Township, to John R. and Dawn Virginia (Backus) Barnhard and married Phyllis Kay Halverson on August 29, 1965 in Bridgeton. Phyllis preceded him in death on July 9, 2009....
Jean Sipe
Jan 23, 2017
Jean Sipe, age 87, of White Cloud, passed away on Monday, January 23, 2017, at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Jean was born on December 15, 1929, in Clyde, Ohio, to Bert C. and Blanche Mae (Hufflick) Stokes and later married Ralph C. Sipe. Ralph preceded her in death on December 19, 1991. Jean enjoyed...
Patricia Frances Kent
Jan 21, 2017
Patricia Frances Kent, age 89, of Grand Rapids, and formerly of White Cloud and Fremont, passed away on Saturday, January 21, 2017, at Pilgrim Manor in Grand Rapids. Patricia was born in Newald, Wisconsin, on October 26, 1927, to David and Grace (Fercey) Apel. She attended the local 2 room schoolhouse, finishing 10th grade, and later completed high school...
Marguerite May Goetz
Jan 15, 2017
Marguerite May (Schurina) Goetz, age 87 of Hesperia, passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2017 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Marge was born on May 9, 1929 in Muskegon to Peter and Rosa Theresa (Kreuter) Schurina and graduated from St. Mary's Catholic School in Muskegon. She later married Wayne Balcom on October 11, 1947 in Muskegon....
Karen Louise Merritt
Jan 13, 2017
Karen Louise Merritt, age 75, of Bitely passed away at her home on Friday, January 13, 2017. Karen was born on December 22, 1941, in Adrian, Michigan, to Kenneth B. and Inez Faye (Jones) Ansley and married Carl DeWayne Merritt on August 22, 1957, in Monroe, Michigan. Karen had worked many years at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility and...
Shirley Rose Poole
Jan 11, 2017
Shirley Rose Poole, age 66, of White Cloud passed away on Wednesday, January 11, 2017, at her home. Shirley was born on August 25, 1950, in Manistee to Edward and Rose Mary (Ance) Maleski. Shirley is survived by her children, Dawn Sinsko of Florida and Dewey Russell Duane Peterson of Bear Lake; brothers, Edward A. Maleski of White Cloud...
Edward Kolbe Jr.
Jan 10, 2017
Edward Kolbe Jr., age 83 of Hesperia, passed away Tuesday morning, January 10, 2017 in Rochester, Minnesota while visiting the Mayo Clinic. Ed was born on January 22, 1933 in Leavitt Township to Edward B. and Blanche Millie (Hall) Kolbe and has been a lifelong resident of the Hesperia area where he graduated from Hesperia High School in 1951....
James Ford Lagendyk
Jan 9, 2017
James Ford Lagendyk, age 78 of White Cloud, passed away Monday, January 9, 2017 at his home. Jim was born on November 27, 1938, in Grand Rapids to Harold Ford and Reva Viola (Cox) Lagendyk and married Kathleen Joyce Keller on December 23, 1960 in Grand Rapids. Jim moved to Newaygo County in 1995 after his retirement as a...
Delores "Lottie" Ann Mater
Jan 5, 2017
Delores "Lottie" Ann Mater, age 82 of Fremont, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, January 5, 2017 at the Mercy Health Hackley Hospital in Muskegon. Lottie was born on August 7, 1934 in Fremont to Dan and Lena (Anderson) Hill and spent most of her younger years in Fremont. She moved to Tombstone, Arizona where she graduated in 1952. Lottie...
William Dickinson
Jan 4, 2017
William (Bill) Ray Dickinson, 87, passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2017, surrounded by family. He was born on August 9, 1929, to Ray and Ruth (Waters) Dickinson in White Cloud. On August 7, 1954, he married Nancy Mae Kingsford who survives him. Also surviving are four children, son Mark and Joanne (Sanoff) Dickinson, daughter Cheryl and Edward Vandenbosch, son...
Camden Zayne Mcdonald
Jan 3, 2017
Camden Zayne McDonald, infant son of Brandon and Melissa (Kempf) McDonald passed away at birth on Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids.
Camden is survived by his parents, Brandon and Melissa McDonald; maternal grandmother, Alice Kempf of Holton; paternal grandmother, Kim (Eric) Berry of Sparta; paternal grandfather, Nick (Elise) McDonald...
Clara Mae Johnson Mckinney
Jan 2, 2017
Clara Mae Johnson McKinney was born on November 9, 1936, to the union of Harvey and Bettie Belle Brooks Johnson in Tunica County, Mississippi. Clara was a sibling of fourteen children, nine sisters and five brothers. She met and married Johnny Philip McKinney on March 17, 1954. To this union was born three children, son, Stewart and daughters, Linda...
