Obituaries

Raymond Lee Stirdivant, 88, of Wayland, died Sunday Jan. 31. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Doris Stirdivant; sisters, Carol (Jerry) Ronk, Charlene Swan, brother, Larry…

Angela Kay Guritz, 45 of Hamilton, died Thursday, Jan. 28,. Born March 27, 1975, in Allegan, she was the daughter of Donald Guritz and the late Guadalupe (Chapa) Guritz. After…

Dolores Faye Joseph, age 70, died Saturday, Jan. 30. Dolores was a loving mother and grandmother; she will be greatly missed. She will be lovingly remembered by her children Tony Chipman,…

Wayne Belka Sr., age 77, died Monday, Jan. 25. Wayne was well connected in the Wayland community. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and St. Therese Usher’s…

Alana Rae (Woodward) Reifel, age 74, of Wayland, died Friday, Jan. 22. She was born Aug. 21, 1946. Loni spent many years selling real estate and then turned to the…

Emily May Smith, 63, formerly of Hopkins, died Tuesday, Jan. 12, at The Lodge at Taylor Mich. Born July 4, 1957 in Grand Rapids, she was the daughter of the…

Kenneth Nederveld, age 76, of Dorr, died Friday, Jan. 15. Ken worked for OAK Construction for many years. You could always find him drinking coffee at Bunker Hill. He enjoyed…