Obituary Listing

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...

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...