Obituary Listing

Nov 8, 2016

Henry "Tony" Cooley Jr., age 88, of Newaygo, passed away on November 8, 2016, at Spectrum Health Services – Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Tony was born on January 28, 1928, in Chicago to Henry and Liela (Johnson) Cooley and married Sarah Lee Holmes on April 24, 1965, in Chicago. Tony enjoyed crossword puzzles, old western shows on TV,...

Nov 3, 2016

Vera Ruth Schuyler passed away with peace and grace on November 3, 2016, in Wentzville, Missouri, at 94 years young. Vera was born and raised in Shelby, Michigan, and married Elwin on July 29, 1942. She was predeceased by her loving husband Elwin Schuyler Sr. in 1999. She moved to Fremont as a young woman and began her career...

Oct 30, 2016

Elaine (Hansen) Tinney, 96, of Fremont and Grand Rapids, died on October 30, 2016. She was born on January, 4, 1920, the daughter of Frank and Inez (Noud) Hansen, who predeceased her. She was also preceded in death by her brothers Frank, Jim and Jack and by her sisters Claudia, Geddy, and Carol. She married LaMonte Tinney in 1941;...

Oct 25, 2016

Melvin L. Shaul, age 60 of Fremont, formerly of White Cloud and Flint, passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Melvin was born on June 10, 1956 in Detroit to Lavene J. and Norine May (Buchheit) Shaul and grew up in the Shelby Township Area. Melvin joined the United States Air...

Oct 25, 2016

Tim J. Jansma, age 64 of Fremont, passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at his home. Tim was born on September 13, 1952 in Fremont to Raymond and Phyllis (Butterfield) Jansma and later married Rebecca J. "Becky" Loll on December 29, 1988 in Fremont. Becky preceded him in death on September 24, 2014. Tim graduated from Fremont High School,...

Oct 24, 2016

Daniel John Gervenak, age 66, of Fremont passed away on Monday, October 24, 2016, at his home. Dan was born on March 12, 1950, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Richard John and Loraine (Wink) Gervenak. Dan married Robin Boldt and then later married Marilyn Janette Mottashed on June 15, 1991. Dan enjoyed golfing, NASCAR racing, all types of music, and...

Oct 23, 2016

Irene Rosalie Freudenstein, age 93, of Holton went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, October 23, 2016. Irene was born on October 6, 1923, in the White Cloud area to John and Catherine (Kosmedier) Babula and married Carl A. Freudenstein on June 23, 1962, at the St. Thomas Catholic Church in Muskegon. Irene was a member of...

Oct 22, 2016

Nicholai Alexander Capallia-Bird, age 9 of Yulee, Florida and formerly of Newaygo, passed away Saturday, October 22, 2016 following injuries received in an automobile accident. Nicholai was born on June 24, 2007 in Camden County, Georgia to Andrew Bird and Tonya Naomi Capallia-Eason. Nicholai had been a resident of the White Cloud area until 2014 when he moved to...

Oct 22, 2016

Nehemiah Ashton Capallia-Bird, age 8 of Yulee, Florida and formerly of Newaygo, passed away Saturday, October 22, 2016 following injuries received in an automobile accident. Nehemiah was born on June 9, 2008 in Camden County, Georgia to Andrew Bird and Tonya Naomi Capallia-Eason. Nehemiah had been a resident of the White Cloud area until 2014 when he moved to...

Oct 21, 2016

Margaret N. Stevens, age 100, of White Cloud, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, October 21, 2016, at Green Acres Retirement Community in Fremont. She was born on September 3, 1916, in White Cloud, the only daughter of Nettie (Branch) Fowler and Jesse Fowler, who had died shortly before Margaret's birth. After graduating from Muskegon Heights High School, where Nettie...

Oct 18, 2016

Mary Louise Holmes, age 80, of White Cloud passed away on Tuesday, October 18, 2016, at her home. Mary was born on August 8, 1936, in Grand Rapids to Frank and Jessie (Brunsink) Zuidersma. Mary enjoyed sewing, family cookouts, and time with her dog Peanut.

Mary is survived by her children, Roger (Lori) Dean of Grand Rapids,...

Oct 16, 2016

Frank Hansen Jr., age 91 of Fremont, passed away Sunday, October 16, 2016 at the Spectrum Health Gerber Hospital in Fremont. Frank was born on March 12, 1925 in Stanwood to Frank R. and Inez (Noud) Hansen and later graduated from Fremont High School. Frank was drafted into the United States Navy at an early age and served his...

Oct 15, 2016

Richard Nyhof, age 95 of North Muskegon, passed away Saturday, October 15, 2016 at the Harbor Hospice Poppen Residence in Muskegon. Richard was born on June 2, 1921 in Grand Rapids to John and Lula Bell (King) Nyhof and later married Evelyn Stell on December 11, 1945 in Brunswick. Evelyn preceded him in death on April 22, 2000. Richard...

Oct 14, 2016

Jack Arthur Kleczynski, age 71, of Fremont passed away on Friday, October 14, 2016, at his home. Jack was born on November 13, 1944, in Laurel, Maryland, to Frank and Phyllis (Hunn) Kleczynski and married Karen Anita Nelson on May 13, 1972. Jack was a maintenance supervisor for Newaygo County Regional Service Agency (NCRESA) until his retirement. Jack was...

Oct 13, 2016

Mary Ann Woodworth, age 97 of Grand Rapids, formerly of Fremont, passed away Thursday, October 13, 2016 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Mary Ann was born on August 8, 1919 in Grand Rapids to Francis J. and Ethel R. (Byrne) McGee and later married James A. Woodworth on June 21, 1947 in Muskegon. James preceded...

Oct 13, 2016

Dexter David Fuller, age 78, of Fremont and Grand Rapids passed away on Thursday, October 13, 2016, at Vista Springs Riverview in Grand Rapids. Dexter was born on January 22, 1938, in Crosby, Minnesota to Asa R. and Florence (Manske) Fuller and married Patricia Marie Irving on February 8, 1958. He later married Sue Hunt on January 8, 1994....

Oct 10, 2016

Mary Elizabeth Plotts, age 78 of White Cloud, passed away Monday, October 10, 2016 at the Harbor Hospice Leila & Cyrus Poppen Residence in Muskegon. Mary was born on June 17, 1938 in Chicago Heights, Illinois to Fredrick and Helen (Klenk) Zylstra and moved to the White Cloud area in 1958. Mary met and married Theodore Plotts on August...

Oct 10, 2016

Josephine "Josie" King, age 77 of Bastrop, Texas, formerly of White Cloud, passed away Monday, October 10, 2016 at her home. Josephine was born on July 2, 1939 in White Cloud to Gustov and Constance (Dutton) Redman Sr. and graduated from White Cloud High School. Josie married Harvey King on December 31, 1976 in Grant. Josie had been a...

Oct 9, 2016

Ron Deters, age 90 of Fremont, passed away Sunday, October 9, 2016 at the Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial Health Services in Fremont. Ron was born on December 23, 1925 in Fremont to John and Ada (Pikaart) Deters and later married Velda Rose "Wink" Puff on March 24, 1951 in Fremont. Velda Rose "Wink" preceded him in death on May...

Oct 7, 2016

Rebecca Sue Zack, age 61, of Walkerville passed away on Friday, October 7, 2016, at her home with her family by her side. Becky was born on September 17, 1955, in Portsmouth, Virginia to Raymond Andrew and Irene Norma (Hoffman) Stafford and married Robert Leo Zack on July 21, 1990, in Holton. Becky enjoyed old movies, sewing, mowing the...