Obituaries

Ed Wobma, 91, founder and longtime owner of Wobma & Sons Equipment in Wayland Township, died Sunday, Dec. 20. His wife, Gloria, died on Christmas Eve, Thursday, Dec. 24. She…

Longtime Hopkins dairy farmer John Ybema, age 83, died Thursday, Dec. 17. John served in the U.S. Army. John is survived by his wife, Ann; his children, Steven (Patty) Ybema,…

Edith Raab of Dorr died Monday, Dec. 7. She was 99. Born on April 5, 1921, she was preceded in death by her brothers and sisters. She is survived by…

Bonnie J. Stech (Daglow), 68 years of age, died Monday, Dec. 14. Born in Albion, Feb. 17, 1952, she graduated from Litchfield High School and attended Albion College in Albion before…

Lillian Jager (Burian) of Hopkins loving mother and grandmother, died Thursday, Dec 10. Lillian worked many years for both Smith Lumber and Hoeksema Hardware, helping many find their way with…

Former Wayland man Ernest H. Dalrymple, age 85, died Sunday, Dec. 6,, in Grand Rapids. Ernest was a Harley Davidson motorcycle mechanic who enjoyed motorcycling and worked in many shops…

Former Watson Township official John Andrysiak, died Sunday, Dec. 6, in Allegan. John, who served as Watson Township Sexton and was a member of the Board of Review, loved hunting,…

Betty Heath, 77, of Dorr, died Tuesday, Dec. 1. Born September 17, 1943, in Portageville, Mo., she was the daughter of the late Willford and Grace (Stover) Barnes and the…

Anne Helen Doublestein (Chlebana), age 92 of Wayland died Tuesday, Dec. 1. Anne was born March 22, 1928, in Shelbyville. She will be remembered for her ability to “adopt" nearly…