Paul Trowbridge
Aug 12, 2015
Mr. Paul Trowbridge, age 89, passed away Wednesday, August 12, 2015. He was born in Manton, Michigan on September 25, 1925 to Andrew & Ethel (Miller) Trowbridge and served his country in the US Navy during WWII. He married the former Violet Meyers on March 3, 1951. Mr. Trowbridge had been employed at Brunswick for 30 years until retiring...
Corabel Glassnor
Aug 10, 2015
Mrs. Corabel May Glassnor, age 75, passed away Monday, August 10, 2015. She was born in Sullivan Township, Michigan on July 20, 1940 to Andrew & Marketta (Vaughn) VanderMolen and married Frank Glassnor on December 5, 1961. Mrs. Glassnor had been employed as a Secretary for the Muskegon Township Clerk for 37 1/2 years until retiring. Corabel was a...
Eleanor Bird
Aug 2, 2015
Mrs. Eleanor Lorene Bird, age 93, passed away Sunday, August 2, 2015 at the Poppen House. She was born in Muskegon, Michigan on June 5, 1922 to Ed & Ruby (West) Smith and married Lewis Bird on August 12, 1950. Mrs. Bird had been employed as a Billing Clerk for Alfred J. Hunter for 40 plus years until retiring...
Giovonni Tornes-Sherrod
Aug 2, 2015
Giovonni Tornes-Sherrod, passed away Sunday, August 2, 2015, twenty minutes after his first breath in Muskegon, Michigan. Child of Ryan Sherrod & Bryonna Tornes, he is greatly missed. SURVIVORS Parents, Ryan Sherrod & Bryonna Tornes; grandparents, Christopher & Natasha Thomas, Roosevelt & Loletta Sherrod, Darlene & Clifton Tornes Jr., Deborah Fernanders, Willie Sherrod; great grandfather, Charles Thomas; many aunts,...
Katherine Zagers
Aug 1, 2015
Mrs. Katherine B. (Saunders) Zagers, age 94, passed away Saturday, August 1, 2015. She was born in Muskegon, Michigan on June 11, 1921 to Oscar & Agnes (Mason) Olsen. Katherine married Kenneth Saunders in December 1942 and he preceded her in death in December 1944. She then married John Zagers on May 5, 1954 and he passed away in...
Carmen V. Fenner
Jul 24, 2015
All who knew Carmen V. Fenner would agree that she was the heartbeat of wherever she was. Her zest for life was contagious, and her love for those around her was easy to see. A more devoted wife and mother would be hard to find, and there was nothing that made her heart swell with pride more than it...
Ann Sturgeon
Jul 23, 2015
Mrs. Ann Mae Sturgeon, age 91, passed away Thursday, July 23, 2015. She was born in Ironwood, Michigan on March 16, 1924 to Leo & Anna (Johnson) O'Callaghan. She came to Muskegon in 1943 and was employed at the General Telephone Co. When World War II began, she moved to Detroit and was employed in the offices of General...
Brenda Eaton
Jul 23, 2015
Brenda Kay Eaton, age 60, passed away Thursday, July 23, 2015. She was born in Muskegon, Michigan on April 7, 1955 to Lyle & Jacqueline (Beebe) VerHulst and had been employed by various companies and volunteered at Sacred Suds for many years. Brenda enjoyed butterflies, sewing, her grandchildren, games on the computer and teaching others how to color. She...
Lynn West
Jul 20, 2015
Mrs. Lynn A. West, age 72, passed away Monday, July 20, 2015. She was born in Grand Haven, Michigan on April 8, 1943 to Lyle & Gertrude (Kopponen) Frazer and married Robert West onSeptember 3, 1977 and he preceded her in death in 2008. Mrs.West enjoyed playing bingo and was a past member of First Congregational Church in Fruitport....
Iola Elliot Davis
Jul 19, 2015
Mrs. Iola A. Davis, age 89, passed away Sunday, July 19, 2015. She was born in Mecosta, Michigan on August 22, 1925 to Clifford & Mildred (Lemp) Stevens and married Leon Elliot on June 27, 1952 and he preceded her in death in 1992. She later married James "Snapper" Davis on April 3, 1999 and he preceded her in...
Doris Devowe
Jul 18, 2015
Mrs. Doris M. DeVowe, age 88, passed away Saturday, July 18, 2015. She was born in Coopersville, Michigan on February 9, 1927 to Henry & Julia (Mollo) Ritz and married Myrle DeVowe on June 18, 1947. Mrs. DeVowe was a member of Northside Church of Christ. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who will be greatly missed....
Jean Schweifler
Jul 17, 2015
Jean Winifred Schweifler, age 88, passed away Friday July 17, 2015 at Poppen House after a short illness. She left surrounded by her children and grandchildren on a wave of prayer, laughter and love. She was born June 4, 1927 in Evansville, Indiana to Arthur and Tena (Jannenga) VanPelt. She married Anthony Walter(Tony) Schweifler on September 6, 1947 in...
Richard Harris Jr.
Jul 15, 2015
Mr. Richard John "Rick" Harris Jr., age 71, passed away Wednesday, July 15, 2015. He was born in Muskegon, Michigan on August 17, 1943 to Richard & Lucille (Riegler) Harris and served in the Army National Guard for 10 years. He married the former Donna Seng on January 29, 1972. Mr. Harris had been employed as a Tool Engineer...
Mark Putnam
Jul 14, 2015
Mark Allen Putnam was an outgoing man whose friendliness served him well in business as well as in his personal life. He was talented and popular, fun-loving and entertaining. From childhood, he had enjoyed sports and the out-of-doors, and in adulthood, he thrilled to hunt, fish, camp and farm. Mark was a very giving person, and almost to a...
Robert Debard
Jul 12, 2015
Robert Bruce DeBard was born June 3, 1937 to Raymond A DeBard and June G. Reynolds DeBard in Muskegon, Michigan. At home were older brothers Tom and John. When Bob was three years old the family moved into a house on Lake Harbor Rd in Norton Shores that his father had built. The house was across the street from...
Norma Weston
Jul 11, 2015
Mrs. Norma L. Weston, age 96, passed July 11, 2015. She was born in Muskegon, on January 20, 1919 to William H. and Rose K. (Brown) Bassett and was a lifelong resident. She was a graduate of Muskegon High School and attended Muskegon Jr. College for two years. On March 4, 1939, she married George H. Weston who preceded...
Marcelino Mancha Jr.
Jul 6, 2015
An honorable, hardworking, and no frills sort of man, Marcelino Mark Torres Mancha, Jr. was an extraordinary man to know and love. He was compassionate and generous with his time, and when it came to his family and friends he was there to lend a hand in whatever way he could. A loving father, Mark was an active part...
William Seitz Iii
Jul 5, 2015
Seitz III, Mr. William E. "Bill" Norton Shores Mr. William E. "Bill" Seitz III, age 26, passed away Sunday, July 5, 2015. He was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on August 23, 1988 to William & Teresa (Underwood) Seitz. Bill had been employed at Metal Arc in Fruitport. He enjoyed visiting the casino and playing disc golf. His smile...
Hazel Johnston
Jul 2, 2015
Through unending prayer, Hazel Johnston was a prayer warrior for the souls of those she loved and for the world around her. From her earliest beginnings, faith was the cornerstone for which Hazel was raised and lived. In her family she found her greatest joy, and her strength of heart came from the One for which she placed her...
Helen Cummins
Jun 28, 2015
Mrs. Helen P. Cummins, age 80, was received into God's hands following a long and valiant struggle on Sunday, June 28, 2015. She was born in Cold Springs Township, Michigan on November 2, 1934 to Romey & Florence (Holliday) Udell and married Donald K. Cummins on August 22, 1953. Mrs. Cummins had been a loving wife, mother and grandmother...