Obituaries

Margie Calkins-Hines, age 95, died Tuesday, Sept. 29. Margie loved residing at her beloved farm near Hopkinsburg for more than 65 years. She had a contagious laugh, love for travel,…

Kenneth Lloyd Josey, age 92 of Hopkins, died Monday, Sept. 28. Kenneth served his country in the Army Corp of Engineers during the Korean Conflict. He enrolled in Michigan State…

Arthur Gigowski, age 86, of Dorr, died Tuesday, Sept. 22. Arthur worked for Spartan stores for 28 years as a hi-lo driver, though one of his true passions was as…

A memorial service for Kathy Stebbins of Byron Center will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, at Douglas Walker Park, Section A-4, on 84th Street. Ms. Stebbins formerly lived…

Harley Schut, 77, of Hopkins, died Tuesday, Sept. 22, at his home. Born March 11, 1943, in Jenison, he was the son of the late Lambert and Henrietta (Steenwyk) Schut…

Jay Shawn Tyler of Hopkins died Saturday, Sept. 19. He was 56. He was born Feb. 8, 1964, in Rock Island, Ill., to Donald and Jonna (Mott) Tyler. Jay’s mission…

Irma Irene Wamhoff of Hopkins died at age 97 Sunday Sept. 20. Irma was born in Krem, ND to Edward and Amalia Oster. She grew up helping on the family…

Janet Theresa (Pavlak) Roblyer, 75, of Plainwell, died Saturday, Sept. 12, at home. Born August 31, 1945, in Allegan, she was the daughter of the late Emil and Julia (Arbanas)…

Jean Ethier, age 96, died Friday, Sept. 4. She is survived by her children, Eugene (Pat) Brefke of Wayland; stepchild, Bernadette (Jeff) Chase; grandchildren Barb (John) Marcinek, Bill (Nicole) Brefke,…

Curtis John Kitler, age 54, of Dorr, died Sunday, Sept. 6. Curtis was a hard worker, as shown in his career choice of welding and fencing. He also enjoyed trips…