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Funeral is Saturday for Ron Westendorp, 75, of Martin
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…
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Funeral will be Friday for Margie Calkins-Hines, 95
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,…
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Service is Saturday for Ken Josey, 92, of Hopkins
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…
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Memorial service is later for Arthur Gigowski, 86
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…
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Memorial service will be Saturday for Kathy Stebbins
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…
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Draft horse industry giant Harley Schut passes at 77
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…
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Service will be Saturday for Jay Tyler, 56, of Hopkins
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…
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Service Saturday for Irma Wamhoff, 97, of Hopkins
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…
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Service, luncheon will be Sept. 25 for Janet Roblyer
Janet Theresa (Pavlak) Roblyer, 75, of Plainwell, died Saturday, Sept. 12, at home. Born August 31, 1945, in Allegan, she was the daughter of the late Emil and Julia (Arbanas)…
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Graveside service will be Saturday for Jean Ethier, 96
Jean Ethier, age 96, died Friday, Sept. 4. She is survived by her children, Eugene (Pat) Brefke of Wayland; stepchild, Bernadette (Jeff) Chase; grandchildren Barb (John) Marcinek, Bill (Nicole) Brefke,…