Obituary Listing

Oct 7, 2016

Margery B. Sevigny, age 85 of Fremont, passed away Friday, October 7, 2016 at the Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial Hospital in Fremont. Margery was born on September 4, 1931 in Muskegon to Russell Benjamin and Gussie Victoria (Benson) Trygstad in Muskegon and graduated from Holton High School in 1949. She later married Carl Sevigny on June 21, 1958 in...

Oct 6, 2016

John W. Helms III, infant son of John and Elizabeth (Slowik) Helms Jr., passed away Thursday, October 6, 2016 at the Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial Hospital in Fremont.

John III is survived by his parents, John and Elizabeth; his sisters and brothers, Gaberiel, Jacob, Isaiah, Yaneese, Nyjah; his maternal grandparents, Walter & Linda Slowik of Holton; paternal...

Oct 2, 2016

Roger D. Foster, age 71 of White Cloud, passed away, Sunday, October 2, 2016 at his home following a lingering illness. Roger was born on May 28, 1945 in Fremont to William and Virginia (Thompson) Foster and graduated from White Cloud High School in 1963. After high school, Roger joined the United States Marine Corps where he served during...

Oct 1, 2016

Mamie E. Mumper, age 78 of Holton, formerly of Twin Lake and Florida, passed away Saturday, October 1, 2016 at the Heartland Nursing Home in Whitehall. Mamie was born on May 1, 1938 in Munising and later married Jerry R. Mumper on October 12, 1963 in Fremont. Mamie moved back to the Holton area in 2012 from Florida and...

Sep 26, 2016

Philip Fredrick Loppicclo, age 90, of Newaygo passed away on Monday, September 26, 2016, at his home. Philip was born on April 15, 1926, in Grand Rapids, and married Mildred Marie Evan on January 12, 1945, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Philip had worked for General Motors, retiring in 1982 from the Grand Rapids plant. Philip was a member of the...

Sep 26, 2016

Lois R. Jordan, age 91 of Fremont, passed away Monday, September 26, 2016 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids following a short illness. Lois was born on November 8, 1924 in Sheridan Township to William and Josie (DeBoer) Witteveen and graduated as Valedictorian from Fremont High School in 1942. Lois married Burton Jordan on August 21,...

Sep 25, 2016

John M. Raczok, age 67 of Hesperia, passed away, Sunday, September 25, 2016 at the Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial Hospital in Fremont. John was born on January 9, 1949 in Muskegon to Alex and Isabell May (Wolf) Raczok Sr. John joined the United States Navy where he served until his retirement in March 1996. John moved back to the...

Sep 12, 2016

Garth K. Anderson, age 60, of Fremont passed away on Monday, September 12, 2016 at his home. Garth was born on June 21, 1956, in Lansing to Charles and Joan E. Anderson and graduated from Fremont High School in 1974. He later graduated from Ferris State University with a degree in Criminal Justice and began a long career as...

Sep 8, 2016

Fannie Geraldine Hemphill (nee Martin), died September 8, 2016 from Alzheimers. Fannie was born to Tom and Mary Martin in Girdler, Kentucky. She lived a short while in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, but spent most of her childhood in Girdler. At age 19, she left home and worked at a local cleaners. One day, while having a sundae...

Sep 6, 2016

Earl Ken Kelly, age 90 of Shelby, formerly of Holton, California and Arizona, passed away Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at the Cherry Blossom Manor in Hart. Ken was born on March 31, 1926 to Lloyd and Ella (Cook) Kelly and grew up in the Holton area. Prior to his graduation from high school, Ken joined the United States Navy...

Sep 4, 2016

Ronald Louis Stebbins, age 56, of Newaygo passed away at his home on Sunday, September 4, 2016. Ronald was born on October 30, 1959 in Grand Rapids and was the son of Rod and Kathy Stebbins. He was a self-employed Master Mechanic and also drove truck. He enjoyed fishing, restoring cars, watching movies, and bowling. Ronald also proudly served...

Sep 3, 2016

Dorothy Schropp, age 88 of Hesperia, passed away Saturday morning, September 3, 2016 at the Mercy Hospital in Muskegon following a short illness. Dorothy was born on November 23, 1927 in Fremont to Herman and Anna (Jordan) Ekkel and married Robert J. Schropp on May 18, 1956 in White Cloud. Robert preceded her in death on July 17, 2016....

Sep 3, 2016

Yvett Lynn Nagel, age 48 of White Cloud, formerly of Newborn, Tennessee, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, September 3, 2016 at her home. Yvett was born on December 23, 1967 in Jacksonville Beach, Florida to William M. and Pamela R. (Stephens) Myrick. Yvett married Thomas Nagel on February 20, 2007 in Newborn, Tennessee and moved to the White Cloud...

Sep 2, 2016

Jacquelene Jackie (Snyder) Struble, age 89 of Fremont, passed away Friday, September 2, 2016 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Jackie was born on February 20, 1927 in Fremont to William A. and Maude (Farnam) Snyder and later married Alva Struble on July 17, 1987 in Fremont. Alva preceded her in death on August 4, 2010....

Aug 26, 2016

Leon W. Penland, age 61 of East Jordan, formerly of White Cloud, passed away Friday, August 26, 2016 at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Leon was born on September 3, 1954 in Fremont to Wesley Eugene and Barbara Ann (Fessenden) Penland and graduated from White Cloud High School in 1972. Leon has been a resident of...

Aug 21, 2016

Donald Merrill Ogg, age 79, of Newaygo went home to be with his heavenly father on Sunday, August 21, 2016. Don was born on October 7, 1936, in Lyons, Michigan to Merrill and Maude (Sandord) Ogg and married Mary Gene Towne on October 20, 1956, in White Cloud at the White Cloud Church of God. Don led an interesting...

Aug 19, 2016

David Allen Rowe, age 57, passed away at his home in Newaygo. David was born on November 17, 1958, in Plainwell, Michigan to Buddy F. and Evelyn Marie (Tinkey) Rowe and had worked construction. David enjoyed hunting and fishing in the Croton area and had great memories of being outdoors with his family. David is survived by his significant...

Aug 16, 2016

Mary V. Champion, age 92 of White Cloud, passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Mary was born on July 14, 1924 in Brooklyn, New York and grew up in Brooklyn until she moved to the White Cloud area in 1946. Mary had been a waitress at Sallys for 20 years and...

Aug 14, 2016

Esther M. Cline, age 97 of White Cloud, passed away Sunday, August 14, 2016 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont. Esther was born on July 7, 1919 in Grand Rapids to Roland G. and Alice (Scharphorn) Hawley and graduated from White Cloud High School in 1937. Esther later married Alger Cline on September 16, 1939 in Newaygo...

Aug 11, 2016

Norman C. Clary, age 82 of White Cloud, passed away Thursday, August 11, 2016 at the Transitional Health Services following a slow decline in his health. Norm was born on May 31, 1934 in White Cloud to Fred and Della (Hathley) Clary and later married Irene Helen Borkowski on June 1, 1957 in White Cloud. Irene preceded him in...