Roger Samuels
Apr 18, 2007
Mr. Roger W. Samuels, age 70, passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at home. He was born November 14, 1936 in Shelby to the late Edward and Lucille (Schroeder) Samuels. Roger served our country in the United States Marine Corps for 21 years. In 1989, he married Lynn Ramey. He worked at Knoll Group. Roger was very active with...
Ray Holstine
Apr 17, 2007
Mr. Ray Marvin Holstine, age 80, passed away at a local hospital April 17, 2007, following a short illness. He was born April 10, 1927 in Muskegon, the youngest of nine children, to Frank and Lena (Witten) Holstine. Ray proudly served his country in the U.S. Marine Corp. during W.W.II. He then married Thera L. VanHemert in Muskegon on...
Lucille Homan
Apr 16, 2007
Mrs. Lucille Homan, age 87, passed away Monday, April 16, 2007. She was born February 26, 1920 in Gladstone, MI. The former Lucille Smart married Clifford Homan in 1961 he preceded her in death in 1975. Mrs. Homan is survived by 2 sons, Thomas (Pat) Conarty of Twin Lake, MI and John (Sherry) Conarty of Holton, MI; 2 daughters,...
Alex Homberger
Apr 15, 2007
Alex H. Homberger, 94, died April 15, 2007. He was born October 26, 1912 in Schaffhausen, Switzerland to Ernst Jacob and Bertha Margaretha Homberger. Following secondary school, Alex completed his military service, attained an engineering degree from the University of Zurich, and with his brothers achieved great success as members of the Swiss National Rowing Team, including silver and...
Joseph Ferencsik
Apr 15, 2007
Mr. Joseph J. Ferencsik, age 88, passed away early Sunday morning, April 15, 2007 in Fremont following a long illness. He was born in Toledo, OH on June 24, 1919, the 3rd of 5 children to John and Helen (Olah) Ferencsik. The family moved to Muskegon when Joe was a child and here he met and married the former...
Leroy Gannon
Apr 15, 2007
Mr. Leroy W. (Roy) Gannon, age 83, passed away April 15, 2007. He was born on March 24, 1924 to Wallace and Tressa (Christensen) Gannon in Muskegon. He married Evelyn Osborne (deceased) in Riverside, CA in 1947. He graduated from Muskegon High School in 1948. Roy was a U.S. Navy Veteran of World War II, the Korean War and...
Donald Price
Apr 14, 2007
Mr. Donald Price, age 65, passed away Monday, April 16, 2007. He was born December 20, 1941 in Grand Haven, MI. He married the former Verna Smith on January 1, 1960 in Grand Haven, MI. Mr. Price was self employed and ran a snow plowing business. He was a member of the Friday Night Owls for many years. Mr....
Beatrice Schaefer
Apr 14, 2007
Mrs. Beatrice V. (Hill) Schaefer, age 76, went into the arms of Jesus on Saturday, April 14, 2007. She was born on August 8, 1930 to Gilbert and Vivian (Burgess) Hill in Greenville, and lived most of her life in the Muskegon area. Beatrice was a member of the Cloverville Baptist Church. Beloved daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother,...
Audrey Schmidt
Apr 14, 2007
Mrs. Schmidt, age 77, died April 14, 2007. Born June 20, 1929, in Montague, to Henry and Gladys (Conklin Ocobock) Kroll, she had lived in the White Lake area all her life. On September 24, 1949, in Indiana, she married Robert D. Schmidt. She had been a homemaker, worked as a sales associate at Klinefelter's Ben Franklin Store, and...
Marian Leventis
Apr 14, 2007
Mrs. Marian Rose Leventis, age 78, passed away Saturday evening, April 14, 2007 at her home. She was born January 6, 1929 to Michael and Rose (Langlois) Holtz in Muskegon, and was a life resident. Marian worked at Doo Drop Inn and also with her husband at Meijer Shoe Repair. She enjoyed spending time with her family, gardening, entertaining...
Woodrow Cox
Apr 13, 2007
Mr. Woodrow D. Cox, age 89, passed away Friday, April 13, 2007 in Cleveland, Ohio. He was born November 4, 1917 in Stambaugh, MI to Joseph and Thyra (Franzene) Cox. Mr. Cox was a graduate of Iron River High School. He was a W.W.II U.S. Army Veteran serving in the Medical Corp. with the 103rd General Hospital. Mr. Cox...
Frances Thorsen
Apr 13, 2007
Mrs. Frances J. Thorsen, age 76, passed away Friday, April 13, 2007. She was born in Muskegon on October 16, 1930 to Anthony and Frances V. (Erchul) Strah and had been a life resident of the area. She was a member of St. Frances deSales Catholic Church. On May 10, 1952, she married Donald E. Thorsen and he survives...
Ruth Marie Welton
Apr 13, 2007
Mrs. Ruth M. Welton, age 73, died Friday, April 13, 2007. She was born in Baldwin, on November 6, 1933 to Charles & Alice (Lusk) Merrill and married George Welton on August 20, 1955. Mrs. Welton had been a homemaker. SURVIVORS Son, Charles (Suzanne) Welton of Grand Haven; 2 daughters, Brenda (Vern) DeJonge of Grand Haven and Carla Welton...
Loring Huston
Apr 13, 2007
Mr. Loring P. Huston, age 87, died Friday, April 13, 2007 in Muskegon. He was born on February 12, 1920 in Eaton County, MI and has resided the past 40 years in Roosevelt Park. Mr. Huston graduated from Lake City High School and, in 1941, from Michigan State University. He spent 20 years in the United States Air Force...
Hilda Stapleton
Apr 13, 2007
Mrs. Hilda K. Stapleton, age 87, passed away April 13, 2007. She was born August 12, 1919 in Picayune, Mississippi to the late Zeno and Eleanor (Lyles) Stewart. Hilda married Alex Stapleton on November 20, 1937. She was a Nintendo playing Grandma, and avid bowler, loved all crafts, and enjoyed going to the Senior Center and Red Hat Club....
Frank Burt
Apr 12, 2007
Mr. Burt, age 85, died April 12, 2007. Born May 24, 1921, in Hesperia, to Ravello and Grace (Farber) Burt, he had lived in the White Lake area the past 46 years. He was married to the former Ruth Lorriman who preceded him in death in 1963. On August 7, 1964, in Whitehall, he married the former Laverl Bushaw,...
Nancy Rubinsky
Apr 12, 2007
Some people are content to live in quiet complacency, herded through life unaffected, and unengaged. Nancy Rubinsky certainly wasn't one of them. She was a remarkable woman, who led a remarkable life, a woman who was never afraid to stand up, or to speak out. She was a beloved daughter, sister, wife and friend, but more than anything, Nancy...
Helen Hasper
Apr 12, 2007
Mrs. Helen F. Hasper, age 80, went to be with her Lord April 12, 2007. She was born July 11, 1926 in Muskegon to Bert & Jantina (Klomp) Hoeker where she resided most of her life. On June 8, 1951 she married Donald Hasper. In 1981, they moved to Holland, MI, where she assisted Don in managing the Blue...
Madge Wolfe
Apr 12, 2007
Mrs. Madge L. Teadt Wolfe, age 76, passed away April 12, 2007. Mrs. Wolfe was born March 20, 1931 to Henry and Isabell (Thornton) Teadt in Colon, Michigan. She was born to a large family that included 4 brothers and a sister and spent all her childhood in Leonidas where she met and married her husband, Frank R. Wolfe,...
Theodore "Ted" Klemp, Jr.
Apr 12, 2007
Ted Klemp was a big, fun-loving man with a soft heart. He loved the water and sand dunes of West Michigan, mountains and music. Ted was always associated with fun, and he brightened the lives of everyone he knew. Despite his light-hearted attitude towards life, Ted was a very committed man and cared deeply for his friends and beloved...