Category: Obituaries

Celebration of life for George Goorhouse is at Wayland VFW

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A celebration of life memorial for George Goorhouse will be held from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday Aug. 24, at Wayland VFW, 735 S Main St,. Goorhouse, husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, died Tuesday, July 30. he was 78. George was born Nov. 29, 1940. in Byron Center to Garret...
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Funeral will be Thursday at Jijak Camp for Josiah Brown

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Josiah Leonard Brown, 22, of Shelbyville, died Saturday, Aug. 10. Born July 15, 1997 in Shelbyville, he was the son of Richard James "Jim" Brown, Jr. and Jennie Angeline (Church) Brown. Josiah had many hobbies and interests, including hunting, fishing and swimming. He liked to go off-roading and play video...
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Funeral will be Thursday in Dorr for Crystal Ruch, 98

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Crystal Marie Ruch died Saturday, Aug. 10. She was 98 years old. She worked for 20 years at Kessler's. She will be missed by family and friends who knew her. She has been cared for in her home for several years by her nephew, Ronald Hitzler She was preceded in...
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No service scheduled for ex-Marine Ervin Byler, 84

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Ervin Byler, age 84, died Saturday, Aug. 10. Ervin served in the Marines from 1956 to 1961. He loved to ride his bike through country roads, but most importantly, he loved to take care of his wife, Catherine. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Catherine J. Byler;...
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Celebration of life for LJ Long, 59, will be Thursday evening

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“John “LJ” Long, 59, died Tuesday, Aug 6. LJ, son of the late Gilman and Harriet Long, was born on Dec. 16, 1959, in Danville, Vermont. He later served in the Navy as an electrician’s mate aboard the Destroyer U.S.S. Dyess. Most recently, he worked for Schneider Electric for 12...
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Mass of Christian Burial Aug. 16 for Celia Mylnarchek Cisler

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Celia Clara (Mlynarchek) Cisler 88, of Middleville, a 1949 graduate of Wayland High School, died Tuesday morning, Aug. 6. Celia was born November 26, 1930 on the family farm at the corner of 129th Avenue and Patterson Road. She was the 11th of 13 children born to Andrew and Anna...
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Former WHS teacher, coach, AD Richard Akers dies at 79

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Former Wayland High School teacher, coach and athletic director Richard L. Akers died Friday, Aug. 2, in Sallislaw, Okla. He was born on June 23, 1940, in Shelbyville, to Mildred (Fleser) Bastian and Jesse He married Robin Lee Barker on June 29, 1974, in Greenville. He had a master’s degree...
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Former Road Commission employee Paul Straus dies at 80

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Paul Steven Straus, age 80, of Martin, died Saturday, Aug. 3. Paul, son of Clarence and Mildred (Kuhtic) Straus, worked for many years for the Allegan County Road Commission. He is survived by his brother, Clarence (Marie) Straus; nephews Ralph Straus and David (Cindy) Straus; niece, Janet (Paul) Ritenburgh; great-nephews...
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Services set for Friday for Dawn Shoemaker of Hopkins

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Dawn M. Shoemaker, aged 86, of Hopkins, wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and more, died Friday, Aug. 2, in Wyoming. Dawn was born June 3, 1933 to Robert M. and Lelah M. Pillsbury, Sr. in Albion. She was preceded in death by her husband, A. John Shoemaker; daughter-in-law, Sharon Shoemaker;...
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Jeff Salisbury’s visitation, celebration of life set Thursday

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Visitation and celebration of life for Jeff Salisbury apparently has been scheduled for Thursday afternoon and evening at the Wayland High School Fine Arts Center, 870 East Superior St. Salisbury, a longtime teacher, coach and community activist, died Sunday morning at his home at age 70 Shelly Salisbury Whitley, his...
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