Obituaries – Page 122

Celebration of life will be in Dorr Sunday for Patricia Haney

October 31, 2019

Patricia Haney, age 78, died Thursday, Oct. 31. Pat, who worked at General Motors for 25 years, enjoyed sewing, reading and spending time with her family. She was selfless while raising her four children and helping with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She is survived by her children Kathy (Bob) Knight,...

Funeral slated for Tuesday for Duane (Dewey) Door, 57

October 27, 2019

Duane (Dewey) Door, died Friday, Oct. 25. He was 57. He is survived by wife of 35 years, Gina Door (Mutschler), children Brandi, Evan, Stacie, Brad, Darrin, Katlyn, Danny, Brittany, a sleuth of grandchildren, and siblings Donna and Frank Ringewold, Linda and Del Meyer, JoAnn and Duane Terpstra, Bonnie and...

Funeral will be Nov. 1 for Bernie Vander Veen, 90

October 27, 2019

Bernie Vander Veen, age 90, died Friday, Oct. 25. He is survived by loving wife of 69 years, Jean Vander Veen; children Nick (Diane) Vander Veen, Linda (Al) Miedema, Laura (Harry) Koster, Marilyn (Bob) Becksvoort, Eric (Jen) Vander Veen; 15 grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; siblings Ken (Marge) Vander Veen and...

Funeral mass will be Monday for Leroy Genther, 83, of Dorr

October 25, 2019

Leroy M. Genther, age 83, died Wednesday, Oct. 23. Leroy retired from Spartan Stores after 40 years of service. He was an Army veteran and Knights of Columbus member. He was an outdoorsman, avid golfer and card player. He liked to tinker in his shop and keep everything in its...

Celebration of life for Stuart Wheeler is Sunday at VFW

October 22, 2019

Stuart Ronald Wheeler, age 78, died Sunday, Oct. 20. Stuart enjoyed tinkering — especially working on clocks and watches. He was a handyman who often fixed up homes and did reupholstery. By trade, he was a journeyman/millwright. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Judy Wheeler; his children...

Private mass slated for Millie Nausieda, 94, of Wayland

October 21, 2019

Millie Nausieda, 94, of Wayland, died in her sleep at her home Sunday. She was born in Mystic, Iowa, in 1925 into the coal mining family of Virl and Bina Gillaspie. The family relocated to Kalamazoo in the 1940s. They became a paper making family when her mother, Bina, became...

Former Wayland, Gun Lake used car dealer Otto Banas dies at 92

October 11, 2019

Word has been received that former Wayland and Gun Lake area auto dealer Otto Banas has died at age 92. Wayland City Councilwoman Lisa Banas, whose husband Dean was his nephew, said, “The family has chosen no formal service. His kids do not live in the area.” Otto Banas had...

Shirley Bos funeral Monday at Gun Lake Community Church

October 10, 2019

Shirley Bos, age 76, died Tuesday, Oct. 8. Shirley was known as always putting others before herself, a woman who practiced and lived out her faith. She loved her family deeply and, most of all, her grandchildren. Shirley is remembered as being a kind-hearted, loving, out-going and caring wife, mother,...

Funeral will be Saturday in Wayland for Edna Johnson, 82

October 4, 2019

Edna Mae Johnson, 82 of Caledonia, died Thursday, Oct. 3. Edna was very creative, she liked to make outfits, mittens and blankets for her grandchildren. She was well known for making Christmas reindeer, which were often requested by her customers when she was a teller at Fifth Third Bank. Edna...

Services will be Friday for musician Joan (Baugh) Gross

October 1, 2019

Joan Gross, 91, died Sunday Sept. 29. Joan loved music and played violin with the Kalamazoo Junior Symphony. She was gifted in crafts such as sewing, and needle works. Joan shared her passion for quilting and afghans with others by donating her works to local organizations such as the VFW,...

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