Evelyn E. Paxson
Jun 12, 2005
PAXSON, MRS. EVELYN E. Muskegon Mrs. Evelyn E. Paxson, age 92, died Sunday, June 12, 2005. She was born in Muskegon February 14, 1913 to Carl W. & Alfreda Johnson Erickson and married Bryce G. Paxson September 3, 1937 in South Bend, IN. He preceded her in death on May 14, 1982. Evelyn was a homemaker and took great...
Esther M. Warber
Jun 11, 2005
WARBER, MISS ESTHER M. Formerly of Grand Haven Miss Esther M. Warber age 82 , died Saturday June 11, 2005 at the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans. She was born in Grand Haven Twp. on March 21, 1923 to Alex and Lena Schippers Warber. She served her country as a wave in the US Navy in WWII. Miss Warber...
Genevieve H. Wirtz
Jun 10, 2005
WIRTZ, MRS. GENEVIEVE H. "GEN" wife of Louis Muskegon Mrs.Genevieve H. "Gen" Wirtz, age 88, passed away Friday, June 10, 2005. She was born in Fort Wayne, IN on September 13, 1916 to John & Rena Banninga Vos & married Louis Wirtz on September 7, 1946. Mrs. Wirtz had been employed as a Secretary at Arnolds Auto Glass until...
Nancy H. Botbyl
Jun 9, 2005
BOTBYL, MRS. NANCY H. Grand Haven Mrs. Nancy H. Botbyl, age 73, died Thursday, June 9, 2005. She was born in Chicago, IL on April 5, 1932 to Leo E. & Harriet H. Mckeon Jacobs. Nancy married Robert D. Stearns from 1953 - 1959 & then married Eugene S. Botbyl. Mrs. Botbyl had been a member of the Grand...
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...
