Max J. Gilbert
Jun 6, 2005
GILBERT, MR. MAX J. Fruitport Mr. Max J. Gilbert, age 77, died Monday, June 6, 2005. He was born in Conklin, MI on June 23, 1927 to George O. & Julia Hile Gilbert & married the former Virginia M. Essenberg on November 26, 1949. Mr. Gilbert served his country in the U.S. Army Air Force. He had been the...
Clinton O. Breen
Jun 5, 2005
BREEN, MR. CLINTON O. Muskegon Mr. Clinton Oliver Breen, age 78, died Sunday, June 5, 2005. He was born in Bessemer, MI on December 14, 1926 to Oliver & Cecelia Popps Breen. Mr. Breen served his country in the U.S. Navy during WWII & the Korean Conflict. He had been employed as a long time Truck Driver at Wolverine...
Nancy Ann Scott
Jun 5, 2005
SCOTT, MRS. NANCY ANN North Muskegon Nancy was born September 3, 1922, to Ernest and Esther Corbin, in Hart, Michigan. She was the valedictorian of her 1939 Hart High School class. She married Robert F. Scott in Lansing, MI on October 9, 1943. She was employed as a receptionist at the U.S. Gypsum plant in Gypsum, OH. She was...
Goldie M. Johnston
Jun 4, 2005
JOHNSTON, MRS. GOLDIE M. Muskegon Mrs. Goldie M. Johnston, age 69, died Saturday, June 4, 2005. She was born in Sparta, MI on April 9, 1936 to George & Julia Hile Gilbert. Mrs. Johnston had been employed as a Cook at Bear Lake Tavern for 20 years until retiring in 2001. She attended First Free Methodist Church. Mrs. Johnston...
Frances M. Downey
Jun 3, 2005
DOWNEY, MRS. FRANCES M. Muskegon Mrs. Frances M. Downey, age 88, died Friday, June 3, 2005. She was born in Antrim County, MI on December 22, 1916 to Delbert & Bertha Ostrander Rundle and married Everett Downey. Mrs. Downey had been a homemaker. SURVIVORS 2 sisters, Shirley Rundle, Linda Rink; brother, Alfred Thelma Rundle, all of Muskegon; 8 nieces;...
Marian E. Welcome
Jun 3, 2005
WELCOME, MRS. MARIAN ELIZABETH Muskegon Mrs. Marian E. Welcome, age 90, died Friday, June 3, 2005. She was born in Grant, MI on October 21, 1914 to Sydney & Bessie Shelner Showers and married Earl Welcome on November 25, 1939. Mrs. Welcome had been a homemaker and was a charter member of Broadway Baptist Church, the Ladies Guild, and...
Lea Alice Majors
Jun 3, 2005
MAJORS, MRS. LEA ALICE Norton Shores Mrs. Lea A. Majors, age 76, died Friday, June 3, 2005. She was born in Malax, Finland on November 10, 1928 to Alfred & Ida Masus Lund and married Alfred Majors on August 31, 1952 in Finland. She emigrated to the United States shortly after her marriage. Her first job was that of...
Paul Clare Yockey
May 31, 2005
YOCKEY, MR. PAUL CLARE Holton Mr. Paul Clare Yockey, age 94, died Tuesday, May 31, 2005. He was born in Newaygo, MI on March 23, 1911 to Emery Jay & Sarah Mertie Hilton Yockey & married the former Florence Evelyn Crampton on June 10, 1944. Mr. Yockey had been employed as a Timekeeper at Campbell Wyant Cannon until retiring....
Brenton C. Gray
May 28, 2005
GRAY, MR. BRENTON C. Grand Haven Mr. Brenton C. Gray, age 76, died Saturday, May 28, 2005 at Shorehaven Living Center in Grand Haven. He was born in Allegan, MI on August 3, 1928 to William and Helen Miner Huddleston and married the former Fern Elaine Sacer, she preceded him in death on April 8, 1999, which was also...
Verna J. Panici
May 28, 2005
PANICI, MRS. VERNA J. Muskegon Mrs. Verna J. Panici, age 77, passed away Saturday, May 28, 2005. She was born in Grand Rapids, MI on June 5, 1927. Verna and her husband Orie were married on August 14, 1948 in Muskegon. Mrs Panici had been a homemaker and was a longtime member of St. Jean Baptiste Catholic Church. She...
Richard A. Robinson
May 27, 2005
ROBINSON, MR. RICHARD A. Muskegon Mr. Richard A. Robinson, age 77, died Friday, May 27, 2005. He was born in Herkimer, NY on November 21, 1927 to Alton & Julia Ryder Robinson & married the former Mary Froehlich on October 22, 1949 in Muskegon, MI. Mr. Robinson served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He...
Margaret I. Carlson
May 23, 2005
CARLSON, MRS. MARGARET I. NELSON Ludington Margaret I. Nelson Carlson entered glory on May 23, 2005. She was born August 12, 1911, in Ludington, MI to Ingeborg and Oscar Nelson, and following her high school graduation, moved to Muskegon, where she worked in the office of Hardy's Department Store. In 1936, she married Arthur W. Carlson, who preceded her...
James L. Kelly
May 23, 2005
KELLY, MR. JAMES L. Fruitport Mr. James L. Kelly, age 69, went to be with his Lord, Monday, May 23, 2005. He was born in Battle Creek, MI on May 26, 1935 to Russell & Leora VandenBerg Kelly & married the former Mary Zellar on July 30, 1954. Mr. Kelly was the owner of Jim Kelly Construction for 35...
James M. Keller
May 23, 2005
KELLER, MR. JAMES M. "JIM" Grand Haven Mr. James M. "Jim" Keller, age 62, died Monday, May 23, 2005. He was born in Battle Creek, MI on June 2, 1942 to Milton & Vedna Faurot Keller & married the former Sandra Ernsberger on August 21, 1965 in Battle Creek, MI. Mr. Keller had been employed as a Meat Cutter...
Alberta Henrietta Depagter
May 22, 2005
DE PAGTER, MRS. ALBERTA HENRIETTA Grand Haven Mrs. Alberta H. DePagter, age 86, died Sunday, May 22, 2005 at North Ottawa Care Center. She was born to Olga and Christian Ernst on Aug. 8, 1918 in the Ann Arbor area. Alberta had stories to tell about living on a farm and knowing the cows by name. She walked to...
Frank Jay Spytma
May 22, 2005
SPYTMA, MR. FRANK JAY Muskegon Mr. Frank J. Spytma, age 53, died Sunday, May 22, 2005. He was born in Muskegon, MI on December 29, 1951 to Francis Michael & Ida Marie Zahrt Spytma & married the former Victoria Leah Daul on August 6, 1997. Mr. Spytma had been employed as a Millwright at American Coil Spring Co. for...
Constantina James
May 22, 2005
JAMES, MRS. CONSTANTINA Connie Grand Haven Constantina Connie James, who embodied gentleness of spirit and the joy of living, died Sunday evening May 22 after a brave and remarkable twenty-one year struggle with cancer. She was 56. Besides her deep and profound love for God, the loves of her life were her three sons, Timothy TJ and grandchildren Mark,...
Mary A. Eyke
May 21, 2005
EYKE, R.N., MISS MARY A. Muskegon Miss Mary A. Eyke, R.N., age 92, died Saturday, May 21, 2005. She was born in Mukegon, MI on August 29, 1912 to William L. & Adeline F. Andrews Eyke. Miss Eyke had received her BA from Marquette University & was employed as a Registered Nurse & taught OB/GYN & pediatrics nursing at...
Phoebe R. Johnson
May 20, 2005
JOHNSON, MRS. PHOEBE R. Muskegon Mrs. Phoebe R. Johnson, age 88, died Friday, May 20, 2005 at Select Specialty Hospital of Western MI. She was born in Rockford, Illinois on August 2, 1916 to Silas and Mary SpauldingBowen and married Julius Johnson on May 10, 1936 in Muskegon. Mrs. Johnson had been a homemaker and former member of Laketon...
Alice J. Szot
May 20, 2005
SZOT, MRS. ALICE J. Muskegon Mrs. Alice J. Szot, age 72, died Friday, May 20, 2005 in Muskegon. She was born in Greenville, MI on September 30, 1932 to L.D. and Sabina Kortes Rederstorf and married Fritz Szot on October 4, 1952. He preceded her in death in August 2004. Mrs. Szot had been a homemaker. SURVIVORS 7 sons,...