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Alzheimer’s takes 1953 Wayland grad Jack DeVries
Jack DeVries, a 1953 graduate of Wayland High School, died Thursday, Jan. 28, after an 18-year battle with Alzheimer's disease. Jack, born in Dorr on July 17, 1935, had a…
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Service is Saturday at St. Therese for Wayne Belka
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…
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Tony Bartell dies after return to hometown Wayland
Anthony (Tony) Bartell, died at his home in Wayland on Monday, Jan. 25. He was 62. Tony was born Jan. 8, 1959, in Grand Rapids, to Thomas and Emelda Bartell.…
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Real estate salesperson Alana (Loni) Reifel dies
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…
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Celebration of Life June 25 for Sharon Couturier, 65
Sharon (Houck) Couturier died Wednesday, Jan. 20. A graduate of Wayland High School, she was 65. Sharon was born on March 1, 1955 to Arthur and Gladys (Slater) Houck in Grand…
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Graveside service held in Watson for Emily Smith
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…
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Service for Ken Nederveld, 76, of Dorr postponed
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…
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Private family service for Ruth Genther, 99, planned
Ruth Anna Genther, age 99, died Friday, Jan. 15. Ruth was a wonderful mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother. She was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Dorr for…
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Funeral for Florence Potter, 79, of Moline, is Monday
Florence Potter, age 79, died Thursday, Jan. 14. She is survived by her sons Roger (Melody Sessions) Potter and Dan (Amy) Potter; grandchildren Jenna Potter (Joey Schloff), Trevor, Tyler, and…
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Burial service at Ft. Custer planned for Louis Stora
Louis Stora, age 95, died Tuesday, Jan. 5. Louis was a World War II Navy veteran, serving on the USS Destroyer Owen that deployed from Pearl Harbor on Jan. 16,…