Bayne, Richard Clifford
Sep 25, 2006
Mr. Richard Clifford Bayne, age 75, died unexpectedly Monday, September 25, 2006. He was born July 28, 1931 in Muskegon to Clifford and Pearl (Halverson) Bayne. Mr. Bayne resided in Mason, MI for 20 years before moving back to Muskegon in 2005, and was a U.S. Air Force Veteran of the Korean War. He was a graduate of North...
Harriet Hamm
Sep 25, 2006
Harriet Hamm was a remarkable woman, of great strength, faith and love. She was a special lady, a Leap Day baby, yet Harriet was really even rarer than that. Her lifetime was devoted to those fortunate enough to be in her personal orbit, her beloved husband, her loving son and granddaughters, and the Lord she loved so much. Harriet...
Iola Renna
Sep 24, 2006
Iola Renna was an amazing woman of great character, strength and love. She dedicated her entire life to caring for others, assuming their burdens without complaint and always with compassion and generosity. She was a dedicated daughter, devoted wife, loving mother and grandmother, and yet most of all, Iola was an example of the power of a mother's love...
Ernie Lieb
Sep 22, 2006
Ernest Lieb was a remarkable man, a man of such great vision, strength and principle. He devoted his life to the discipline of karate, and to growing and fostering the sport as more than a competition, but as a way of living life to its fullest. Ernie was a brother, husband, father and friend, but most of all, he...
Arthur E.Hartman
Sep 21, 2006
Arthur Hartman was a kind, considerate man who brought happiness into the lives of all who knew him. He was happily married to his one true love, the proud father of two daughters and the doting grandfather of a granddaughter. A loving family man and friend to many, Arthur had the type of personality that everyone loved to be...
Eulala Berg
Sep 21, 2006
BERG, MRS. EULALA LOLLY North Muskegon Mrs. Eulala L. Berg, age 95, died Thursday, September 21, 2006. She was born in Muskegon on October 11, 1910 to Mauritz & Euphemia (Lundborg) Peterson and married Helmer Berg in 1942. Mrs. Berg had been employed as a secretary in Muskegon County offices and in Michigan State offices in Lansing. She was...
Arlene A. Witek
Sep 21, 2006
It is often said, the Lord never gives us more burden than we can bear. We each carry our own cross through life and the challenges and tribulations make us stronger in spirit. Arlene Witek was the greatest example of this, a woman who bore her cross without complaint, and without fail. She was a devoted wife, loving mother...
Wardell, Richard M.
Sep 20, 2006
Mr. Richard M. Wardell, age 87, passed away Saturday, September 20, 2006 in Bismarck, ND. He was born October 1, 1918 to John C. and Cora R. (Henderson) Wardell in Muskegon, and lived here all of his life before moving to Bismarck. Rich retired from Shaw Walker in 1983, was a W.W.II U.S. Army Veteran, and had been a...
Hanks, Dorothy L.
Sep 19, 2006
Mrs. Dorothy L. (Schutter) Hanks, age 88, passed away Tuesday, September 19, 2006 at a local nursing home. She was born March 29, 1918 in Muskegon to Dirk and Mary (Hays) Schutter and lived her entire life in the area. She was a member of Seventh Day Adventist Church. SURVIVORS include her husband, Laurence; 3 sons, David (Joan) Hanks...
Daniel D. Scheck
Sep 16, 2006
Daniel Scheck was a man of great patience, great creativity, and even greater faith. He was a man who taught what he knew, shared what he earned, and practiced what he preached. Daniel was a devoted husband, loving father and grandfather, and a loyal friend to so many. Most of all, he was a man who lived each day...
Margit S. Larsen
Sep 13, 2006
Margit Larsen built her life around hard work, family and her faith in the Lord. Always caring and thoughtful, she found great happiness in the simple pleasures of life. In every word and deed, Margit shared her unconditional love with her family and friends, the people who brought extraordinary joy to her life. In the year 1915, life was...
Joanne H. Beyrle
Sep 12, 2006
The decade of the 1920s was one of optimism and energy, and Dee H. and Annazine (Hoover) Hollowell of Syracuse, New York, had reason for excitement when they learned that they would soon be welcoming a second child into their family. On March 17, 1925, little JoAnne joined her five-year-old sister, Betty, adding her own special traits and sweet...
Lisa Woodland
Sep 11, 2006
Lisa Woodland was a strong woman who loved life and lived it to the fullest. Lisa was born in a decade of radical change in America. Despite the Vietnam War, protests on college campuses, and the deaths of key political leaders, the United States made gains in the civil rights movement and the space race with the first walk...
Robert H. Erickson, Sr.
Sep 9, 2006
Some men are driven by ambition, by money, or by their own personal pursuits and pastimes. Bob Erickson was a man who always knew what was most important in life: his beloved family. He was a man of great integrity, charity and humility, the consummate family man, and fellow man. He was a devoted husband, loving father and loyal...
Jennifer "Jeni" Kay Bleich
Sep 9, 2006
Everyone in Jennifer "Jeni" Bleich's life was captivated by her dynamic personality. She was known for her boundless energy, and her warm, giving heart; she always found something in life to be excited about. Jeni had an abundance of enthusiasm and a love for life that she shared openly with the world. Jennifer Kay Bleich was born in Muskegon,...
Doris E. Lange
Sep 4, 2006
Doris Lange was truly a remarkable woman, so full of life, love and happiness all her days. She was beautiful, she was brilliant, and she was vibrant, a woman who radiated through every room she entered. Doris was a devoted wife, a doting mother and grandmother, and a loyal friend to so many. Yet most of all, she was...
Amy Edith Bramer
Sep 3, 2006
BRAMER, MRS. AMY EDITH Spring Lake, MI Mrs. Amy Edith Bramer, age 94 died on Sunday, September 3, 2006. Mrs. Bramer was born in Honor, MI on April 19, 1912 to John F. and Kate (Morgan) Kuck and married William Bramer on December 10, 1938 in Spring Lake, MI. Mrs. Bramer was an active member at Spring Lake Presbyterian...
Jack T. Babbitt
Sep 2, 2006
BABBITT, MR. JOHN "JACK" T. Muskegon Mr. John "Jack" T. Babbitt, age 76, died Saturday, September 2, 2006. He was born on January 8, 1930 to Leslie and Dorris (Woodard) Babbitt in Muskegon and married Patsy Bronkest on October 13, 1951 in Grand Rapids, MI. An Air Force Veteran, Mr. Babbitt was employed at Teledyne Continental Motors for 20...
Harold Solmssen
Sep 1, 2006
SOLMSSEN, MR. HAROLD KARL North Muskegon Mr. Harold Karl Solmssen, age 97, died Friday, September 1, 2006. He was born in Berlin, Germany on September 14, 1908 to Georg & Etta (Aselmeyer) Solmssen & married the former Doreen Somers-Yeates on April 11, 1946 in New Jersey. Mr. Solmssen served his country in the U.S. Army during WWII where he...
William Thomas Holt, Jr.
Sep 1, 2006
HOLT, MR. WILLIAM THOMAS., JR. Norton Shores William "Bill" Holt, age 80, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 1, 2006. He was born on April 8, 1926 to William and Helen Holt and was a life-long Muskegon resident. He attended Muskegon High School and was very active in their sports program, particularly baseball, which was his passion. He served...
