Russell "Pete" L. Kerbersky
Dec 2, 2016
Russell L. "Pete" Kerbersky, age 81 of Hesperia and most recently of Hart, passed away Friday, December 2, 2016 at the Mercy Health Partners – Sherman Campus. Pete was born on July 4, 1935 in Muskegon Heights to Edward and Elnora (Cole) Kerbersky and later married Virginia Burnette on June 20, 1959 in Muskegon. Pete has been a longtime...
Diane Louise Grove
Nov 23, 2016
Diane Louise Grove, age 71, of Fremont went home to be with her Lord on Wednesday, November 23, 2016. Diane was born on February 24, 1945, in Fremont to Ward and Dorothy Marie (Sliter) Dunning and married Gary Luchies. She later married Jay Ivan Grove on June 25, 2005, in Fremont. Diane was a nurse's aide at Gerber Memorial...
Evelyn L. Kolbe
Nov 20, 2016
Evelyn L. Kolbe, age 75 of Hesperia, passed away Sunday, November 20, 2016 at her home. Evelyn was born on August 20, 1941 in Pontiac, Michigan to Walter and Ida (Dyer) Ballagh and moved from Oakland County to Hesperia over 45 years ago. Evelyn married Edward Kolbe Jr. on December 5, 1981 in Hesperia. Evelyn had been a LPN...
Sherry Joan Phillips
Nov 15, 2016
Sherry Joan Phillips, age 65, of Hesperia passed away at her home on Tuesday, November 15, 2016. Sherry was born on September 14, 1951, in Huntington, West Virginia, to Paul and Ethel Mae (Martin) Perkins and later married Duane Anthony Phillips on July 29, 1995, in White Cloud. Earlier in her life Sherry had owned and operated a daycare...
Margaret Catherine Finch
Nov 15, 2016
Margaret Catherine Finch, formerly of Hesperia, passed away Tuesday, November 15, 2016, at her daughter's home in Big Rapids. Margaret was the daughter of Edward and Catherine Brush Rebman and was born on September 17, 1928, near Copemish in Manistee County. On May 28, 1949, she married Nelson Finch of Arcadia, Michigan. Nelson preceded her in death on May...
Elizabeth "Betty" Joan Kraus
Nov 14, 2016
Elizabeth "Betty" Joan Kraus, age 72 of Portage, formerly of White Cloud, passed away Monday, November 14, 2016 at the Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. Betty was born on February 11, 1944 in Niles, Michigan to Earl and Mary (Rapes) DeVall and later married Charles Kraus on November 11, 1972 in Niles. Charles preceded her in death on February...
Thomas Bernas
Nov 13, 2016
Thomas F. Bernas II, age 39 of Whitehall, passed away Sunday, November 13, 2016 at the Trail Point Village Nursing Center in South Bend, Indiana. Thomas was born on August 28, 1977 in Harvey, Illinois to Thomas and Rose (Ingram) Bernas Sr. and graduated from Whitehall High School in 1995. Thomas attended Calvin College where he studied computer security...
Marshall F. Kiester
Nov 12, 2016
Marshall F. Kiester, age 86 of Fremont, passed away Saturday, November 12, 2016 at his home following a short illness. Marshall was born on May 16, 1930 in Big Prairie Township to Frank and Zelpha (Ragains) Kiester and has been a lifelong resident of the Fremont area. Marshall joined the United States Army after his graduation where he served...
Gerald "Jay" F. Mosher Jr.
Nov 10, 2016
Gerald "Jay" Fabin Mosher Jr., age 64, of Hesperia passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, November 10, 2016, at Spectrum Health Services – Gerber Memorial. Gerald was born on May 26, 1952, in Lansing to Gerald F. and Dora Louisa (Fenby) Mosher and later married Lind Kay Trent on August 14, 2004. Jay took great pride in his responsibility as...
Mary Alice Kerestury
Nov 10, 2016
Mary Alice Kerestury, age 83, of White Cloud passed away on Thursday, November 10, 2016, at her home. Mary was born on September 22, 1933, in Mishawaka, Indiana, to Charles and Ottobine (Wells) Biermann and married Richard Kerestury on May 1, 1954, in South Bend, Indiana. Richard preceded her in death on April 29, 1996. Mary was a nurse's...
Tony Cooley
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,...
Vera Ruth Schuyler
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...
Elaine Tinney
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;...
Melvin L. Shaul
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...
Tim Jansma
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,...
Daniel John Gervenak
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...
Irene Rosalie Freudenstein
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...
Nicholai A. Capallia-Bird
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...
Nehemiah A. Capallia-Bird
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...
Margaret N. Stevens
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...
