Obituaries

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…

Editor June 10, 2020

Obituaries

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…

Editor June 9, 2020

Obituaries

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…

Editor June 3, 2020

Obituaries

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…

Editor June 3, 2020

Obituaries

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…

Editor June 2, 2020

Obituaries

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.…

Editor May 27, 2020

Obituaries

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…

Editor May 27, 2020

Obituaries

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…

Editor May 27, 2020

Obituaries

Longtime Wayland DPW employee Jim Bush dies

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…

Editor May 26, 2020

Obituaries

Former Martin man Jim Boss dies in New Mexico

James "Jim" Philip Boss, age 85, died Monday, May 18, in Albuquerque, N.M. He was born in Belding on Oct. 16, 1934, to Hugh and Hope Boss, attended Belding High,…

Editor May 23, 2020