Obituaries – Page 115

Service Friday for Gun Lake Tribe member Dick Sprague

March 3, 2020

Richard Charles Sprague, 87, of Shelbyville, died Tuesday, March 3. He was a proud citizen of the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians. Having served on the Tribal Council and as a member of Ogitch-E-Daa, Dick was a proven leader and was integral to the early formation of the Tribe’s modern...

Funeral Monday for ex-Hopkins school board member

February 28, 2020

Former Hopkins Board of Education member Carl Francis Johnson, Sr., 96 of Allegan, died Wednesday, Feb. 26, at Allegan General Hospital. Born Nov. 2, 1923, in Lawrence, he was the son of Roe and Margie (Utter) Johnson and the husband of Marjorie (Dyer) Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a veteran of...

Service will be Saturday for Wayland native Ken Miner

February 26, 2020

Wayland native Kenneth Thomas Miner, age 65, of Rockford, died Wednesday, Feb. 26. Kenneth was born in Allegan County on Sept. 6, 1954 to Edward and Bertha (Standish) Miner. Kenneth is survived by his wife of 37 years, Audrey; sons, Chief Master Sergeant, USAF, Kevin (Kimberly) Miner, John (Kari) Miner,...

Green Lake funeral Feb. 26 for Owen Johnson, 89

February 24, 2020

Owen Johnson, age 89, of Caledonia, died Saturday, Feb. 22. Owen was a loyal husband, a faithful father and fun grandpa. Owen was a Korean conflict veteran, serving in the 1950s. He often spoke respectfully of his grandson Nolan, who is in the Army. Owen was a faithful ministry helper,...

Mass of Christian Burial Thursday for Pete Miller

February 24, 2020

Peter Jon Miller Sr., age 73, of Dorr, died Sunday, Feb. 23. Pete loved spending time with his family and will remain in their hearts forever. He retired from General Motors after 30 years of service. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Marge; their children Ann (Chris...

Curt Noecker to have private memorial service

February 23, 2020

Curt L. Noecker, 77, of Wayland, died Thursday, Feb. 20, at Ascension Borgess-Pipp Hospital in Plainwell. Born Nov. 6, 1942, in South Bend, IN, he was the son of the late Norbert and Victoria Ann (Paxson) Noecker. Curt was a 1965 graduate of Western Michigan University earning a bachelor of...

Funeral will be Saturday for Roman Marklevitz, 88

February 23, 2020

Roman Marklevitz, age 88, of Dorr, died Friday, Feb. 21. Roman was an U.S. Army veteran. He worked at Spartan Stores for 35 years. Roman loved the outdoors, hunting, and fishing., but most of all, Roman loved his family and friends. He will be lovingly remembered by his wife of...

Visitation Thursday for Alwin DeGroot, 70 of Dorr

February 18, 2020

Alwin "Al" De Groot, 70, of Dorr, died Monday, Feb. 17. He was a faithful servant of the Lord in everything he did and with everyone he saw. Surviving are his wife of 50 years, Judy (Bomhof) De Groot; children, Bryan and Krista De Groot, Rebecca and Eric Fogg, Marc...

Memorial service Saturday for Jack VanderBaan, 92

February 18, 2020

Jack VanderBaan, 92, of Wayland, died Wednesday, Feb. 12, at Metro Health Hospital. Born May 26, 1927, in Workum, Netherlands, he was the son of the late Gerlof and Janke (Emgersma) VanderBaan and the husband of Vivienne (Henkel Spray) VanderBaan and the late Lina VanderBaan. Mr. VanderBaan served in the...

The late Owen Bieber was a native of North Dorr

February 17, 2020

Former United Auto Workers President Owen Bieber died Monday. He was 90. Son Ken Bieber of Dorr said his father “passed away just before noon today. His health has been going down for some time but he recently fell and was not able to recover from that due to other...

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