Obituaries

Former Wayland resident Scott Klukowski died Nov. 30. Husband, son, father, grandfather (papa), brother, uncle and friend are some of the most important words that describe Scott. Though he was…

Ann Nausieda-Snyder, age 81, died Wednesday, Dec. 2. Ann enjoyed participating in church activities, watching older TV shows, and visiting with her many friends. She is survived by her son,…

Larry Alan Stirdivant of Dorr died Nov. 28 of complications from Covid-19. He was 73. Born May 17, 1947, he served with Marines in the Vietnam Conflict. Larry attended Godwin…

Wayland native Josephine "Jo" Marie Banas age 98, of Middleville, died Tuesday, Dece. 1. She was born Nov. 28, 1922 ,to Nicholas and Mary Krulac of Wayland. Josephine and her…

Marguerite Evink died Thursday, Nov. 26, in Wayland. She was 68. She was born Nov. 11, 1952, in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Leroy and Alta (Hambright) Cushing. She loved her…

On April 6, 1976, Theodore E. Mattingly Jr. took his first breath and on Nov. 28, was his last. He was 44. Ted was born on an airbase in Big…

Edward J. Lautenschleger, age 66 of Wayland, died Feb. 22,  due to cancer and heart failure. Born on July 21, 1953, he graduated Class of 1971 from Caledonia High School. …

Barbara J (Owen) Schmidt, age 80, of Dorr, died Sunday, Nov. 22. Barbara was born in Grand Rapids on Nov. 5, 1940. Barbara was a rural mail carrier out of the…

Donna Gene Stankey, age 94, died at her home Sunday Nov. 22. She is survived by her children: Gareth (Marilyn Bird) Stankey, daughter in-law Judith (Ron Bruins) Bruins, Rita (Philip…

Barbara Ann Price, 70 of Hopkins, died Sunday, Nov. 22, at her home. Born Aug. 31, 1950, in Grand Rapids, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Mildred…