Obituaries

Wayland native Lorraine Adams Reeber died Sunday, Oct. 4, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born Feb. 26, 1957, in Wayland, the daughter of Byron and Glenna (Hagen)…

Joshua Brewer, age 47, died Tuesday, Sept. 29. Josh was a registered nurse for 26 years, serving in the emergency department where he was honored with the Emergency Care Specialist…

Ronald Lee Westendorp of Martin died Sept. 28. He was 75. Ron started life on on his dad’s farm and found his love for the land and country. After graduating…

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…