Obituaries

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…

Rolland Earl West died Saturday, Dec. 5, after a long battle with dementia. He was 84. He was born in Olmsted Falls, Ohio, on Oct. 11, 1936, to the late…

Elizabeth Elsie Brenner, 90, died Friday, Dec. 4. A devoted Christian, wife, mother, grandmother and friend, she was a faithful member of St. Mary’s Visitation. She loved singing and spending…

Mary Jane (Harig) Hyde, age 81, died Tuesday, Dec. 1, in Byron Center. Mary Jane “Janie” was born in North Dorr on July 13, 1939. She was the youngest of…