Obituaries – Page 100

Vietnam veteran Don Snooks passes at age 72

October 26, 2020

Don Snooks, age 72, of Wayland, died Friday, Oct. 23. Don was an Army veteran in Vietnam. He earned the Meritorious Unit Commendation Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with four bronze stars, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Ribbon with Device, and Marksman Badge with Rifle Bar. He is...

Funeral will be Monday for LaVern DeMann of Martin

October 23, 2020

LaVern K. DeMann, a lifelong Martin Township resident, died Thursday, Oct. 22. He was 85. Born April 19, 1935, in Martin Township, he was the son of Foster and Florence (Oosterhouse) DeMann. LaVern owned and operated a dairy farm in Martin for many years. He was a member of the...

Gun Lake community activist Bob Nelson dies

October 21, 2020

Carl Robert“Bob” Nelson died Monday, Oct. 19. He was 82. Bob was raised on the family farm in New Bedford, Ill., and graduated from the University of Illinois. He then had a successful 35-year career in the pharmaceutical industry, retiring from Alcon Laboratories in 1996. Bob was involved in many...

Private visitation Thursday for Dorothy Paffhouse, 99

October 20, 2020

Dorothy V. Paffhouse, 99, of Hopkins, died Sunday, Oct.18, at Briarwood Assisted Living in Allegan. In accordance with recent regulations regarding the pandemic, and in an effort to maintain the health and safety of loved ones, services will be held privately at Hopkins Community Church. Interment will take place in...

Funeral will be Thursday in Dorr for Larry Scheidel, 95

October 20, 2020

Lawrence Scheidel of Wayland died Friday, Oct. 16. He was 95. Larry was inducted into the Army Air Corp in July 1943, served stateside until January 1947. He was stationed in Sioux Falls, SD, attending radio school to become a “Radio Operator/Gunner” on a B-17 aircraft. That is where he...

Diane Conway to be buried at Sts. Cyril & Methodius

October 16, 2020

Diane Marie (Carroll) Conway, formerly of Gun Lake, died Oct. 8 in Elmhurst, Ill. She was 77. Born April 13, 1943, to John and Mildred (Kotrba) Carroll and stepdaughter of Raymond Ledford, she grew up in Berwyn and was a graduate of Morton West High School. After graduation she attended...

Services will be Monday for Mary Morgenstern, 85

October 16, 2020

Mary Morgenstern, age 85, died Wednesday, Oct. 14. Mary Lou married her Wayland High School sweetheart, William E. Morgenstern, and had three sons. Being a military family, they lived in Tennessee, Illinois and retired in Michigan at Payne Lake. Mary Lou was a loving wife, mother, sister, aunt, grandmother, mother-in-law,...

Visitation is Monday for Douglas Spangenberg, 61

October 15, 2020

Douglas P. Spangenberg, age 61, of Wayland died unexpectedly Monday, Oct. 12. A life-time auto mechanic, Doug had the gift of being able to listen to a car and tell you exactly what was wrong with it. When Doug wasn't working on cars, he enjoyed the great outdoors, and had...

Local retired businessman John Hilbert dies at age 77

October 14, 2020

John R. Hilbert, 77, retired owner and executive of Ampro Industries, formerly called Cowbell Seeds; died Saturday, Oct. 10, after a short illness. John grew up in the small town of Wayland, where he learned to work hard on the farm at a young age. John was determined to succeed...

Longtime teacher, coach principal Bob Marutz dies

October 14, 2020

Longtime Wayland Union Schools teacher, coach and administrator Robert Marutz died Monday. He was 90. Marutz came to Wayland from Caledonia in 1962 to teach science and biology at the high school and coach football, basketball and baseball. He also was one of the driver's training instructors. Several years later...

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