Obituaries

Marguerite Evink died Thursday, Nov. 26, in Wayland. She was 68. She was born Nov. 11, 1952, in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Leroy and Alta (Hambright) Cushing. She loved her…

On April 6, 1976, Theodore E. Mattingly Jr. took his first breath and on Nov. 28, was his last. He was 44. Ted was born on an airbase in Big…

Edward J. Lautenschleger, age 66 of Wayland, died Feb. 22,  due to cancer and heart failure. Born on July 21, 1953, he graduated Class of 1971 from Caledonia High School. …

Barbara J (Owen) Schmidt, age 80, of Dorr, died Sunday, Nov. 22. Barbara was born in Grand Rapids on Nov. 5, 1940. Barbara was a rural mail carrier out of the…

Donna Gene Stankey, age 94, died at her home Sunday Nov. 22. She is survived by her children: Gareth (Marilyn Bird) Stankey, daughter in-law Judith (Ron Bruins) Bruins, Rita (Philip…

Barbara Ann Price, 70 of Hopkins, died Sunday, Nov. 22, at her home. Born Aug. 31, 1950, in Grand Rapids, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Mildred…

Donald M. Flower of Martin, died Monday, Nov.23, at his home. He was 84. He was born Aug. 10, 1936, in Kalamazoo, the son of Morris and Dorothy (Busman) Flower.…

Donald Lynwood Peet, age 85, died Friday, Nov. 20. He was born on Dec. 28, 1934, in Allegan. He was preceded in death by his parents David Sr. and Marion…

Retired Major John John “Jack” McEnaney, who lived at Gun Lake for 44 years, died Nov. 9. He was 84. A retired Air Force and American Airlines pilot, Jack was…

Don Sparks, who went to school at Martin in his youth, died Monday, Nov. 16, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born March 4, 1937, in McGuffey, Ohio,…