Obituaries

Moline businessman Henry A. Gort, age 92, died Tuesday, April 14. He was co-owner of the Moline Locker meat market in downtown Moline and was active in the Moline Christian…

Karl R. Loth, age 82, of Shelbyville, died Saturday, April 11. Karl retired from the U.S. Navy and from the Grand Valley State University Maintenance Dept. He enjoyed raising llamas…

Barton Henry Bos of Shelbyville died Friday, April 10. He was 79. The son of Barney and Minnie (Eldrenkamp) Bos, born in Chicago on Dec. 8., 1940. His family moved…

Paul Bloem, age 84, died Tuesday, April 7. Paul’s most meaningful pursuit in life was his personal relationship with the Lord, which began at the age of 25, and the…

Wayland native Jean Sebright of Hudsonville died Saturday, April 4. Jean was born August 17, 1925, to Ben and Tiena Nakken of Wayland. She spent her life as a devoted…

Former Wayland Township Clerk Beverly R. Taylor (Jillett), died late Friday night in her home at Gun Lake. She was 84. She was born Dec. 3, 1935, to George and…

Marcus “Marc” L. Martin, former youth football coach in Martin, died Wednesday, March 25, at the age of 48. He was born in Greenville, Pa., to David and Martha Martin.…

Longtime Salem Township resident Marlene Elizabeth Hyde Hooker, 84, of Gastonia, N.C., died March 18. Marlene was born in Lansing, the first child of Keith and Irene Hyde and grew…

Noah Allain, age 25, died Sunday, March 29. Noah was an amazing husband and father. Everyone who knew him knew how much he loved his Detroit Lions. He just knew…