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Curt Noecker to have private memorial service
Curt L. Noecker, 77, of Wayland, died Thursday, Feb. 20, at Ascension Borgess-Pipp Hospital in Plainwell. Born Nov. 6, 1942, in South Bend, IN, he was the son of the…
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Funeral will be Saturday for Roman Marklevitz, 88
Roman Marklevitz, age 88, of Dorr, died Friday, Feb. 21. Roman was an U.S. Army veteran. He worked at Spartan Stores for 35 years. Roman loved the outdoors, hunting, and…
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Visitation Thursday for Alwin DeGroot, 70 of Dorr
Alwin "Al" De Groot, 70, of Dorr, died Monday, Feb. 17. He was a faithful servant of the Lord in everything he did and with everyone he saw. Surviving are…
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Memorial service Saturday for Jack VanderBaan, 92
Jack VanderBaan, 92, of Wayland, died Wednesday, Feb. 12, at Metro Health Hospital. Born May 26, 1927, in Workum, Netherlands, he was the son of the late Gerlof and Janke…
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The late Owen Bieber was a native of North Dorr
Former United Auto Workers President Owen Bieber died Monday. He was 90. Son Ken Bieber of Dorr said his father “passed away just before noon today. His health has been…
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Cancer takes community activist Joan Medendorp
Joan Medendorp, age 73, of Wayland, lost her battle to cancer on Saturday, Feb. 15. Joan Pietila was born on Oct. 20, 1946, in Sault Saint Marie. She graduated from…
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Funeral will be Tuesday for Susan DeVries of Martin
Susan DeVries, age 54 of Martin, died Wednesday, Feb. 12. She was born March 9, 1965, in Grand Rapids, the daughter of Frederick and Ardith (TerHorst) Roodvoets. Sue was a…
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Dorr’s Kuperus Dairy Farm founder dies at age 83
John Kuperus, husband, father and grandfather, died Thursday, Feb. 6. John was born in the Netherlands on July 14, 1936, and immigrated to New Jersey in 1953 where he met…
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Celebration of Life will be Saturday for Jerry Daniel
Jerry Wayne Daniel of Wayland, died at his home Tuesday, Feb, 4, after a brief and difficult struggle with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. He was born July 9, 1938, in Hughey, Tenn.,…
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Funeral is Monday for Bill Schaendorf, 79, of Dorr
William John Schaendorf, age 79, of Dorr, died Wednesday, Feb. 5. Bill had two passions in life. The first, building quality homes in West Michigan with more than 1,400 built…