Obituaries

Dorothy V. Paffhouse, 99, of Hopkins, died Sunday, Oct.18, at Briarwood Assisted Living in Allegan. In accordance with recent regulations regarding the pandemic, and in an effort to maintain the…

Lawrence Scheidel of Wayland died Friday, Oct. 16. He was 95. Larry was inducted into the Army Air Corp in July 1943, served stateside until January 1947. He was stationed…

Diane Marie (Carroll) Conway, formerly of Gun Lake, died Oct. 8 in Elmhurst, Ill. She was 77. Born April 13, 1943, to John and Mildred (Kotrba) Carroll and stepdaughter of…

Douglas P. Spangenberg, age 61, of Wayland died unexpectedly Monday, Oct. 12. A life-time auto mechanic, Doug had the gift of being able to listen to a car and tell…

Jay DeJongh, proprietor of the DeJongh Grocery Store in Dorr until his retirement in 1987, died Sunday, Oct. 11, after 95 years of well-lived life. In his retirement, he enjoyed…

Longtime local restaurateur Emelda (Mel) A. Bartell of Wayland died peacefully Saturday Oct. 10. She was 87. Mel was born in Chicago to Joseph and Ann Kotarski. She married Thomas…

Lewis “Louie” Stein, age 64 of Dorr, died Friday, Oct. 9. A 1974 graduate of Hopkins High School, Louie was a standout wide receiver for the Vikings' football team and…