June Frances Sullivan
Jan 26, 2006
June Frances Sullivan SULLIVAN, MRS. JUNE FRANCES Wife of Bernell "Sully" Muskegon Mrs. June F. Sullivan, age 82, died Thursday, January 26, 2006, in Muskegon. She was born June 30, 1923 in Muskegon, MI to Eugene & Celina (LeFlame) LeMieux and has been a life resident of the area. June was a member of St. Francis deSales Catholic Church,...
Ethel P. Pierce
Jan 26, 2006
Ethel P. Pierce PIERCE, MRS. ETHEL P. (Widow of Herman) Muskegon Mrs. Ethel P. Pierce, age 85, died Thursday, January 26, 2006 in Muskegon. She was born on May 16, 1920 in Muskegon to Barthold & Emma (Anderson) Hagen, and was a life resident. Mrs. Pierce was a member of First Evangelical Lutheran Church, and had worked for over...
Eloise Mae Born
Jan 26, 2006
Sometimes it's hard to tell the influence a person has on our lives until they are gone. Through the compassion of tough love, Eloise Born was a woman who was not afraid to say what was on her mind. She called things the way that she saw them and made no apologies for it. She loved her family and...
Mary M. Lynch
Jan 25, 2006
Mary M. Lynch LYNCH, MRS.MARY M. Muskegon Mary M. Lynch of Muskegon, a 53-year member of Norton Shores Gospel Tabernacle and former owner of a longtime community grocery, passed from home to heaven Wednesday (Jan. 25, 2006) after a brief bout with brain cancer. She was 87. For 19 years, Mary co-owned Lynch's Food Market at 1486 Getty St.,...
Eugene "Gene" Herbert
Jan 25, 2006
Eugene Herbert was a man of great skill, of great patience, and great strength. He had many passions in life, a life full of triumphs and successes. He was a veteran, a husband, a father and friend, but he will forever be remembered as an example to others. The year was 1923, and America was enjoying its post-World War...
Mrs. Irwin, Florence M.
Jan 25, 2006
IRWIN, MRS. FLORENCE M. Village of Fruitport Mrs. Florence M. Irwin, age 90, died Wednesday, January 25, 2006. She was born in Muskegon, MI on November 9, 1915 to Roy & Pearl (Persing) Strevel & married Charles Irwin on May 18, 1936. Mrs. Irwin had been employed as a accountant at Nugent Sand until retiring in 1980. She was...
Evelyn N. Crowl
Jan 25, 2006
On May 17th, 1911, Evelyn surprised her parents, John and Edythe (Clinger) Neil, arriving a month before her due date. The family of three made their home on Jiroch Street, a half block from the old McLaughlin School where Evelyn would attend school. Some of the "kids" on the block and from that elementary school became lifelong friends. Evelyn...
Clara Loise Plank
Jan 24, 2006
Clara Louise Plank PLANK, MRS. CLARA LOUISE (Widow of Norman) Muskegon Mrs. Clara Louise Plank, age 89, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2006. She was born May 24, 1916 in Petersburg, IL to John J. and Ella Pfaffenbach and lived in the Muskegon area most of her life. On May 31, 1941, she married Norman T. "Ted" Plank, Sr....
Jean E. Gleason
Jan 24, 2006
Jean E. Gleason GLEASON, MRS. JEAN E. Widow of Bryce Muskegon Mrs. Jean E. Gleason, age 85, died Tuesday afternoon, January 24, 2006. She was born September 28, 1920 in Oceana County, MI to Robert E. and Elsie (Gleason) Clemens and had been a resident of Muskegon since 1944. During WWII, she served in the Women's Army Air Corp....
Pete Vannoordwyk
Jan 24, 2006
Pete VanNoordwyk VAN NOORDWYK, MR. PETE Fruitport Township Mr. Pete VanNoordwyk, age 65, passed away January 24, 2006, following a long illness. The youngest of eight children, he was born October 23, 1940 in Norton Township to Henry and Minnie (Lundquist) VanNoordwyk. Pete graduated from Muskegon Heights High School and served in the U.S. Army. He married the former...
Gerald F. Sytek
Jan 24, 2006
Gerald F. Sytek SYTEK, GERALD F. Muskegon, MI. Mr. Gerald F. (Jerry) Sytek passed away early Tuesday, January 24, 2006. He was 85. Jerry died peacefully at home surrounded by loving family members. Jerry was born in Manistee, Michigan on July 19, 1920 to Louis and Sally (Kucharski) Sytek. He graduated from Manistee High School in 1938 and moved...
Dolan, Eugene
Jan 23, 2006
DOLAN, MR. EUGENE A. Grand Haven Gene Dolan, a local resident and retired businessman passed away peacefully on Mon., Jan. 23, 2006 at the age of 91. Mr. Dolan was born August 24, 1914 to B.C. and Catherine (Wolter) Dolan in Huntington, IN where he graduated from Huntington High School in 1933. He and his wife, Frances "Tant" Campbell...
Margaret E. Johnson
Jan 23, 2006
Margaret was a woman who lived a full and vibrant life, a life full of family, of laughter, and of friendship. She was so many things to so many people, a loving wife, a devoted mother, and a dignified lady. But what Margaret was most of all, was a beloved friend to so many, who will never forget how...
Mitchell "Mitch" Eric Poulias
Jan 22, 2006
Mitchell Eric "Mitch" Poulias POULIAS, MITCHELL "MITCH" ERIC White Cloud Mitchell "Mitch" Eric Poulias, age 13 , passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, January 22, 2006 at his home. Mitch was born on April 15, 1992 in Grand Rapids. Mitch was an 8th grade student at the White Cloud Middle School where he enjoyed being on the White Cloud Middle...
Alfred "Al" Spurgat
Jan 22, 2006
Alfred "Al" Spurgat SPURGAT, MR. ALFRED "AL" Holt, MI (Formerly of Muskegon) Alfred "Al" Spurgat, age 97, died in Holt, Mich., January 22, 2006. He was buoyed in his life and his final hours by the belief that there is hope in the sustaining grace and love of God. Alfred was born Sept. 25, 1908 in Brooklyn, NY, the...
Delcie A. Naruszkiewicz
Jan 22, 2006
Delcie A. Naruszkiewicz NARUSZKIEWICZ, MRS. DELCIE A. Muskegon Mrs. Delcie A. Naruszkiewicz, age 80, passed away early Sunday morning, January 22, 2006 in Muskegon. She was born December 1, 1925 to George and Beulah (Smith) Cullum in Chactaw, Arkansas, and moved to the Muskegon area in 1946. She worked at Brunswick for 18 years before retiring, and was a...
Raymond P. Greene
Jan 22, 2006
GREENE, MR. RAYMOND PAUL, of Lake Odessa and Shelby Michigan. Our loved and respected father, Mr. Raymond P. Greene, passed away January 22, 2006. Ray was a decorated WWII veteran, lifelong educator who served the Ionia and Lakewood public school systems, and was active in numerous area civic and church organizations during his life. Ray enjoyed singing, bowling, golf,...
Laverne Hartman Godfrey
Jan 22, 2006
Laverne Hartman Godfrey GODFREY, MR. LAVERNE HARTMAN Newaygo Formerly of Grand Rapids Mr. LaVerne Hartman Godfrey, age 80, formerly of Grand Rapids, retiring to Newaygo, died Sunday, January 22, 2006 in Grant. He was born LaVerne Hartman Godfrey in Muskegon, Michigan, the son of Amelia M. (Seitz) and Otto LaVerne Godfrey, on October 25, 1925. He was a Chief...
Gerald A. "Gerry" Shafer
Jan 22, 2006
SHAFER, MR. GERALD "GERRY" A. Grand Haven Gerald A. Shafer, 72, of Grand Haven, died Sunday, Jan.22, 2006. He was born Nov. 27, 1933 in Saginaw, MI to Harley and Thelma (Hudson) Shafer, and married Patricia A. Sparks June 19, 1955. She preceded him in death Aug. 22, 2002. Gerry had been a supervisor for Consumers Energy until he...
Florence E. Race
Jan 21, 2006
Florence E. Race RACE, MRS. FLORENCE E. (Widow of Raymond) Muskegon Mrs. Florence E. Race, age 87, passed away at a local hospital January 21, 2006, following a long illness. She was born May 13, 1918 in North Muskegon to Gilbert and Klea (Sovacool) Berry and moved to Muskegon as a young girl. She married Raymond Race in Muskegon...