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Death takes former local firefighter Terry Phillips
Former Wayland Fire Department member Terry Phillips, 67, of Allegan, died Wednesday, June 10. Born Jan. 8, 1953, in Otsego, he was the son of the late Lester and Betty…
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Private service held for Dorr activist, mom, Alyce Rewa
Alyce M. Rewa of Dorr died Wednesday, June 10. Alyce was a lifelong member of St. Mary's Visitation Parish, a community that was family to her, a church that was…
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Ovarian cancer takes Elizabeth Laur after 12 years
Elizabeth Linker Laur, age 66, died of ovarian cancer in the early morning hours of May 18 at Faith Hospice Trillium Woods. Elizabeth graduated from Wayland High School, worked in…
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Funeral mass is Friday for Barbara Townshend, 80
Barbara Townshend, age 80, died Monday, June 8, at her home. Barbara loved playing Bridge with her group she met with once a month. She also loved fishing, though her…
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WHS grad’s daughter, only 16, dies of drowning
Molly Rasmussen, daughter of Wayland High School graduate Cindi Medendorp Rasmussen, died of drowning in Lake Bella Vista Tuesday night. Molly Rasmussen, 16, who had just completed her sophomore year…
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Celebration of Life delayed for Marie Cook of Hopkins
Marie Cook, age 85 of Hopkins, died Sunday, May 31. Marie was talented, from her homemade pies to handmade towels, she was good at everything she attempted. She loved to…
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Graveside service planned Thursday for Paul Sprague
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…
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Death takes Watson Twp. man Jerry Oetman, 88
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.…
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Stamm Equipment owner John Stamm Jr., 84, dies
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…
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Former Hopkins woman Joyce Schmidt dies in Fla.
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…