Obituaries

A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 4, at Bradley Indian Mission Cemetery in Wayland for Paul Peter Sprague Jr., age 68, who died Wednesday, May…

Jerry Willis Oetman passed died at home of natural causes Tuesday May 26. He was 88. Jerry was born April 23, 1932, the oldest son of Viva and Clarence Oetman.…

John Stamm Jr., age 84, of Wayland, died Tuesday, May 26. John was the longtime owner of Stamm Equipment Co. in Wayland. John and wife Betty enjoyed traveling across the…

Joyce Schmidt of North Fort Myers, Fla., formerly of Hopkins, died her home. She was 94. She is survived by six children and their spouses, Roberta Palmer, Karen Kornoelje, David…

James (Jim) Bush, age 58, died Thursday, May 21. Jim was a member of the Saladin Shriners and the Wayland VFW Men's Auxiliary. He worked at the Department of Public…

Betty Lou Lee, age 91, of Wayland, died Friday, May 22. Betty was an active member with her St. Peter's Lutheran Church family in Dorr over the years. She volunteered…

Adeline “Aunt Pete” Alflen, age 90, died Friday, May 22. Aunt Pete loved life and lived each day with enjoyment doing her favorite hobbies, such as golfing with her grandkids,…

Norma Louise (Butler) Kerber, 82 of Hopkins, died of the Coronavirus Tuesday, May 19, at Metro Health Hospital in Wyoming. Born May 2, 1938 in Orangeville Township, she was the…

Kenneth Lyle Powers, age 87, of Wayland, died Monday, May 18. He was preceded in death by his wife Eunice and daughter Beverly. He is survived by his sons, Elwyne…