Eugene Willard Dagen
May 10, 2004
DAGEN, MR. EUGENE WILLARD Twin Lake Mr. Eugene Willard Dagen, age 65, died Monday, May 10, 2004. He was born in Fremont, MI on February 7, 1939 to Charles & Frances Ludlow Dagen & married the former Marilyn Lusk in 1983 in Muskegon, MI. Mr. Dagen had served his country in the U.S. Air Force. He had been employed...
Jeane Lorraine Torgeson
May 9, 2004
TORGESON, MRS. JEANE LORRAINE Norton Shores Mrs. Jeane Lorraine Torgeson, age 79, died Sunday, May 9, 2004. She was born in Muskegon, MI on August 22, 1924 to Cornelius & Bessie Witt Dykema. Mrs. Torgeson had been employed as a receptionist & secretary for Clarke Flooring, Action Industrial Supply & Manpower until retiring in 2003. She was a member...
Lunette Evelyn Elwell
May 8, 2004
ELWELL, MRS. LUNETTE EVELYN Norton Shores Mrs. Lunette E. Elwell, age 89, died Saturday, May 8, 2004. She was born in Muskegon, Michigan on May 22, 1914 to Peter & Ethel Gage Vos and married Gerald Elwell on April 20, 1935 in Muskegon and he preceded her in death on June 17, 1999. Mrs. Elwell had been employed as...
Julia Elizabeth Volf
May 8, 2004
VOLF, MRS. JULIA ELIZABETH Spring Lake Mrs. Julia E. Volf, age 86, died Friday, May 7, 2004. She was born in Dodgeville, MI on May 19, 1917 to John & Elizabeth Tarak and married Joe Volf on August 2, 1942. Mrs. Volf was a homemaker, a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Spring Lake and enjoyed cooking &...
Carl Wikman
May 7, 2004
WIKMAN, MR. CARL North Muskegon Mr. Carl Wikman, age 80, passed on Friday, May 7, 2004. He was born in Muskegon, Michigan on March 29, 1924 to Vernor and Jeanette Lavendahl Wikman and married the former Ruthann Hill on July 27, 1957 in Muskegon, Michigan. Mr. Wikman served his country as an aerial gunner in the U.S. Army Air...
Julia Elizabeth Volf
May 7, 2004
VOLF, MRS. JULIA ELIZABETH Spring Lake Mrs. Julia E. Volf, age 86, died Friday, May 7, 2004. She was born in Dodgeville, MI on May 19, 1917 to John & Elizabeth Tarak and married Joe Volf on August 2, 1942. Mrs. Volf was a homemaker, a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Spring Lake and enjoyed cooking &...
Frances Rosalie Edlund
May 7, 2004
EDLUND, MRS. FRANCES R. Roosevelt Park Mrs. Frances R. Edlund, age 87, died Friday, May 7, 2004. She was born in Oneida, New York on November 5, 1916 to Samuel & Rosalie Ignazzito Schembri & married George B. Edlund, Sr. on December 31, 1949. Mrs. Edlund had been a Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corp. during WWII. She had...
William Merle Anderson
May 6, 2004
ANDERSON, MR. WILLIAM MERLE Grand Haven Mr. William Merle Anderson, age 92 of Grand Haven, died Thursday, May 6, 2004 at N. Ottawa Community Hospital. He was born on April 4, 1912 to Frank and Bertha Strand Anderson of Ellendale, ND. Merle worked the family farm until 1940. He moved to Battle Creek, MI to propose marriage to Gladys...
Lois Brashear King
May 6, 2004
KING, MRS. LOIS, BRASHEAR Mrs. Lois B. King, age 98, of Grand Haven, died Thursday, May 6, 2004 at her home. She was born in Allegan, MI on June 24, 1905 to Rev. A. V. & Nellie Brown Brashear and married Kenneth King on June 22, 1932, he preceded her in death in May 1993. She graduated from the...
William J. Scraver
May 4, 2004
SCRAVER, MR. WILLIAM J. Muskegon Mr. William J. Scraver, age 80, died Tuesday, May 4, 2004. He was born in Muskegon, MI on November 2, 1923 to William A. & Anna Johnson Scraver & married the former Laura Sturgeon on August 27, 1960 in Indianapolis, IN. Mr. Scraver served his country in the U.S. Army Airforce during WWII. He...
Joan R. "Granny" Carroll
May 3, 2004
CARROLL, MRS. JOAN R. ''GRANNY'' Muskegon Mrs. Joan R. ''Granny'' Carroll, age 64, died Monday, May 3, 2004. She was born in Ludington, MI on April 8, 1940 to Joseph & Dorothy Swansby Glover. SURVIVORS 3 sons, Ralph Pam Carroll of KY, Scott Sue Carroll of Muskegon & Dennis Cyndi Carroll of AZ; 2 daughters, Cindy Jon Cox of...
Richard Paul Michaels Jr.
May 2, 2004
MICHAELS JR., MR. RICHARD PAUL Grand Haven Mr. Richard P. Michaels Jr., age 52, died Sunday, May 2, 2004 at Mercy Hospital in Muskegon. He was born in Allegan, MI on January 28, 1952 and married the former Peggy Bisacky on June 28, 1974. Mr. Michaels had been employed in the shipping department at Challenge Machine for 21 years....
Clare Humphreys
May 2, 2004
HUMPHREYS, MR. CLARE Fruitport Mr. Clare Humphreys, age 92, died Sunday, May 2, 2004. He was born in Traverse City, MI on July 28, 1911 to George & Elizabeth Cline Humphreys & married the former Dorothy May France on October 3, 1939 in Nunica, MI. Mr. Humphreys had been employed as a milkman at McDonalds Dairy for 35 years...
Ardith R. Fagan
May 1, 2004
FAGAN, MISS ARDITH R. Twin Lake Miss Ardith R. Fagan, age 62, died Saturday, May 1, 2004. She was born in Muskegon, MI on May 15, 1941 to James Nelson & Olive Marie Hamilton Chandler. SURVIVORS Mother, Olive Marie Chandler; 4 sons, Wilbur Marsha Shanafelt of Muskegon, Gregory Shanafelt of CA, Patrick Shanafelt of Grand Rapids & Lloyd Debbie...
Tony Andrew Thompson
May 1, 2004
THOMPSON, MR. TONY A. Grand Haven Mr. Tony Andrew Thompson, age 45, died, unexpectedly, Saturday, May 1, 2004 at Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids. He was born in Columbus, Georgia on May 2, 1958, he been employed by Consumers Energy Co. for 24 years and was a member of Spring Lake Wesleyan Church. Mr. Thompson participated in Triathlon competitions...
Brian L. Fishel
Apr 29, 2004
FISHEL, MR. BRIAN LEE Whitehall Mr. Brian L. Fishel, age 44, has gone home to be with the Lord, Thursday, April 29, 2004. He was born in Muskegon on August 5, 1959 to Emanuel & Joyce McClellan Fishel. Mr. Fishel had been employed as a factory worker at Knoll Inc.. He was an avid hunter & fisher, and enjoyed...
Orrin H. "O.J." Johnston
Apr 28, 2004
JOHNSTON, MR. ORRIN H. ''O.J.'' Fruitport Mr. Orrin ''O.J.'' H. Johnston, age 88, died Wednesday, April 28, 2004. He was born in Casnovia, MI on March 20, 1916 to Orley & Virginia Christian Johnston & married the former Alice ''Bobbie'' Hittle on September 5, 1936. Mr. Johnston served his country in the U.S. Army in Okinawa during WWII. He...
Sharon J. Carson
Apr 27, 2004
CARSON, SHARON J. Norton Shores Sharon J. Carson, age 60, died Tuesday, April 27, 2004. She was born in Traverse City, MI on June 20, 1943 to Joseph & Helen Krieser Kelly. Sharon had been employed as an accountant for the State of Michigan until retiring in 2002. SURVIVORS Partner in life, Joan McBride of Norton Shores; mother, Helen;...
Betty E. Forton
Apr 27, 2004
FORTON, MRS. BETTY E. Fruitland Township Mrs. Betty E. Forton, age 88, died Tuesday, April 27, 2004. She was born in Grand Rapids, MI on August 11, 1915 to Tom C. & Maude Michaels Baker. Mrs. Forton had been employed as a Core Maker at Lakey Foundry for over 20 years until her retirement. She was a life member...
Esther L. Kelley
Apr 26, 2004
KELLEY, MRS. ESTHER L. Detroit formerly of Muskegon Mrs. Esther L. Kelley, age 95, died peacefully at her residence on Monday, April 26, 2004. She was born in Muskegon, on December 22, 1908 to John & Hannah Olson Lindholm and married Edward Kelley. Mrs. Kelley had been employed as an Accountant/Bookkeeper. She was a member and very active in...