George O. Rogers
Feb 8, 2006
George O. Rogers ROGERS, MR. GEORGE O. Fruitport Mr. George Oliver Rogers, age 77, passed away at a local nursing home February 8, 2006, following a long illness. He was born August 3, 1928 in Muskegon to George and Lorretta (Schutter) Rogers. He married the former Mary Jane Lawrence in Muskegon on September 30, 1950. Mr. Rogers served in...
Ann V. Runyan
Feb 7, 2006
Ann V. (Pastucha) Runyan RUNYAN, MRS. ANN V. (PASTUCHA) (Wife of Donald) Whitehall Mrs. Ann V. (Pastucha) Runyan, age 81, passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2006 at the Hospice House-Poppen Residence. She was born April 24, 1924 in Muskegon Heights, MI to James and Matilda (Pincek) Pastucha. On January 23, 1943, she married Donald A. Runyan in Muskegon and...
Ralph F. Van Lente
Feb 7, 2006
Ralph F. Van Lente VAN LENTE, MR. RALPH F. (Husband of Alice) Muskegon Mr. Ralph F. VanLente, age 91 passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2006. He was born on September 6, 1914 to Ralph and Gertrude (Reidsma) VanLente in Holland, MI and resided in the West Michigan area all of his life. He was a member of St. Francis...
Lorraine M. Miller
Feb 7, 2006
Lorraine M. Miller MILLER, MRS. LORRAINE M. Muskegon Lorraine Marie (Radford) Miller, age 80, passed away peacefully February 7, 2006. She was born April 27, 1922 in Springfield, Illinois to Lee and Helen Radford. On April 27, 1946, Lorraine married John R Miller making Muskegon their home. Lorraine worked as a waitress for Doo Drop Inn on Laketon and...
Nancy A. Westbrook
Feb 6, 2006
Nancy A. Westbrook WESTBROOK, NANCY A. "Nanny" Fremont Nancy A. Westbrook, age 84 of Fremont, passed away Monday at the Gerber Memorial Health Services in Fremont. Nancy was born on Dec. 13, 1921 in Stockton, Missouri to Ervin and Tressie (Thornton) O'Connor and moved to Nowata, Oklahoma when she was 8 years old. She graduated from Nowata High School...
Richard Alan Lyons
Feb 6, 2006
Richard Alan Lyons LYONS, MR. RICHARD ALAN Muskegon (formerly of Grand Haven) Richard Alan Lyons, age 40, passed away Monday, February 6, 2006, from injuries sustained in a semi-truck accident in Illinois. He was born May 2, 1965 to Kenneth and Esther (Keuken) Lyons in Grand Haven; and he married Susan D. Charron on June 21, 2005 in Muskegon....
Gary R. Brink
Feb 6, 2006
Gary Brink was a loving husband and devoted father. He was honest and dependable, hardworking and self-sufficient. Gary truly enjoyed life. Gary was born at a time when America was enjoying the peace and prosperity of post-WWII optimism. Growth in industry and jobs gave workers the opportunity to build homes and start families that launched the baby boom era....
Josephine M. Nordgren
Feb 6, 2006
Josephine M. Nordgren NORDGREN, MRS. JOSEPHINE M. (Widow of Roy) N. Muskegon Mrs. Josephine M. Nordgren, age 99, died Monday, February 6, 2006 in N. Muskegon. She was born on April 15, 1906 in Pennsylvania to Thomas and Anna (Kendzior) Roczyskie, and had resided in the Muskegon area for many years. Mrs. Nordgren had worked at Shaw-Walker for 32...
Kenneth Owen Fietz
Feb 6, 2006
Kenneth Owen Fietz FIETZ, MR. KENNETH OWEN Muskegon Mr. Kenneth Owen Fietz, age 78, passed away Monday, February 6, 2006 in Muskegon. He was born July 31, 1927 in Bowling Green, OH to Harmon and Ethel (Miller) Fietz. He was a veteran of the US Navy having served during WWII. He later served in the US Air Force. He...
Marian Bruesch
Feb 5, 2006
Marian L. Bruesch BRUESCH, MRS. MARIAN L. Whitehall Mrs. Bruesch, age 85, died February 5, 2006. Born July 27, 1920, in Montague, to Arthur and Pauline (Wagner) Degen, she had lived in Muskegon County most of her life. On May 29, 1964, in Muskegon, she married Lloyd Bruesch, who preceded her in death in 1992. She had been a...
Esther Norden
Feb 5, 2006
Esther Norden NORDEN, MRS. ESTHER Muskegon Mrs. Esther Norden, age 97, passed away at a local nursing home February 5, 2006. She was born July 26, 1908 in Manistee, MI to Adolph and Elizabeth (Wojciechowski) Kreifeldt and came to Muskegon in 1936. She married Lewis G. Norden in Manistee on September 1, 1932 and he preceded her in death...
Shirley-Anne Janis
Feb 5, 2006
With love in her heart and work in her hands, Shirley-Anne Janis was a woman who loved to work, yet always put her family first. Hear now this story of her life and the love shared with those she called friends and family. The year 1926, was the year that parents Cecil V. and Florence (Swartzenfarber) Engle celebrated the...
Elinor D. Rosema
Feb 5, 2006
Elinor D. Rosema ROSEMA, MRS. ELINOR D. (Widow of James) Muskegon Mrs. Elinor D. Rosema, age 80, passed away Sunday afternoon, February 5, 2006 at her home with her family by her side. Mrs. Rosema was born June 19, 1925 to Fred and Jennie (McKay) Gonyon in Pittsville, Wisconsin. On October 2, 1946 she married James "Jim" R. Rosema...
Bonebrake, Harley
Feb 5, 2006
BONEBRAKE, MR. HARLEY RAYMOND Twin Lake Harley Raymond Bonebrake, age 62, passed away on February 5, 2006, after a short illness. He was born on June 8, 1943, to Raymond and Irena Bonebrake in Muskegon, Michigan. Both parents; a brother, Dennis; and a child, Brenda, preceded him in death. He worked most of his life as a computer analyst...
Mr. Tortorice, Robert J.
Feb 5, 2006
TORTORICE, MR. ROBERT J. Roosevelt Park Mr. Robert J. Tortorice, age 48, died Sunday, February 5, 2006. He was born in Brooklyn, NY on September 20, 1957 to Charles & Anne (Piazza) Tortorice and married the former Marcia VanDonkelaar on August 20, 2003. Mr. Tortorice had been employed as a Bio-Chemist and taught phlebotomy at the VA Hospital on...
Paula L. Hine
Feb 5, 2006
Paula L. Hine HINE, MRS. PAULA L. (Wife of Vernon) Muskegon Mrs. Paula L. Hine, age 57, passed away Sunday morning, February 5, 2006 at her home. She was born in Muskegon on January 6, 1949 to Harold and Gloria (Gauthier) Bush, and was a life resident of Muskegon. Mrs. Hine was employed by Roosevelt Park Nursing Center for...
Philip Kelly
Feb 4, 2006
Phillip Kelly KELLY, MR. PHILLIP Bitely, MI (Formerly of Muskegon) Mr. Phillip Kelly, age 84, passed away on Saturday evening, February 4, 2006 at Transitional Health Services of Fremont. He was born November 4, 1921 in Detroit, MI. to Phillip & Catherine (Brunette) Kelly. He was a US Navy Veteran of WW II, and he was a member of...
Phillip E. Liebing
Feb 4, 2006
Phillip E. Liebing LIEBING, PHILLIP E. Muskegon Phillip E. Liebing passed away at his residence on Saturday, February 4, 2006 following an illness. He was born in Franceville, Indiana on May 9, 1926 to Carl and Johanna (Schubert) Liebing. He was married on July 23, 1949 in Hart, to Eleanor Hiddema. He is a Veteran of World War II...
Morris D. "Morrie" Smedley
Feb 3, 2006
Morris D. "Morrie" Smedley SMEDLEY, MR. MORRIS D. "Morrie" Egelston Twp. Mr. Morris D. Smedley, age 80 passed away peacefully Friday evening at a local care home following a long illness. Mr. Smedley was born on July 27, 1925 in Lansing, MI to Morris and Mary (Ball) Smedley and moved to Muskegon in 1932. He married the former Lucille...
Irma M. St. Amour
Feb 3, 2006
Irma M. St. Amour ST. AMOUR, MRS. IRMA M. (Widow of Earl) Muskegon Mrs. Irma M. St. Amour, age 87, died Friday, February 3, 2006. She was born February 25, 1918 in Muskegon Heights to Fredrick C. & Ina M. (Gardner) Schroeder and graduated from Muskegon Heights High School in June of 1935. Irma married Earl C. St. Amour...