Category: Obituaries

Service will be in Kalamazoo Thursday for Amy Cole Misner

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A celebration of life service will be at 4 p.m. Thursday, June 6, at the Voyage Church, 6339 Atlantic Ave, Kalamazoo, for Martin High School graduate Amy Cole Misner, who died May 22 from injuries in a car accident in Colorado. She was born Nov. 24, 1974, in Kalamazoo the daughter...
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Graveside service planned Saturday for Bob Bell, 68

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Robert “Bob” Bell, age 68, of Wayland, died Saturday, June 1, after a battle with esophageal cancer. A member of the Bell family that came to Wayland in 1963 to own and operate the Dog 'N Suds restaurant and later Bell's Family Restaurant, Bob established a reputation in high school for excellence...
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Service will be Thursday in Hudsonville for Dale Myaard

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Dale Myaard, age 58, died Sunday, June 2. Dale spent a lot of time at Sandy Pines. He loved to go to breakfast with his family on Friday mornings, garden, cook, cut wood, spend time with his dog, but most of all, Dale loved his family. He will be lovingly...
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Funeral will be Tuesday for ‘Benny’ Henry, 76, of Hopkins

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LaVerne Forrest “Benny” Henry, Jr., 76 of Hopkins, Thursday, May 30,  at the Wings Home in Allegan. LaVerne, known to most as Ben or Benny, was born on Valentine's Day in 1943 in Hopkins, the son of the late LaVerne and Evelyn (Dunklee) Henry. Benny enjoyed life and spent many...
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Visitation Saturday in Hopkins for Barbara Roxbury, 81

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Barbara Roxbury, 81, of Hopkins, died Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at her home. Born July 1, 1937 in Holland,  she was the daughter of the late Harry Raymond and Florence (VanderMeulen) Beekman and devoted wife of Thomas Lee Roxbury. Barbara was a member of Hopkins Community Reformed Church. She owned...
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Memorial service is Tuesday evening for Colleen Sanchez

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Colleen Sanchez, age 46, died Sunday, May 26. She is survived by her husband Joe Sanchez; children Gene, Alexis, Haley, Jaiden, Jenna, Connor, Jayden, Layla, Gabriella, Charl, Logan and Brighton; grandchildren Raven, Mylah, and Dakota; parents Vern and Sheila Hall Sr.; brother Vern (Melissa) Hall Jr.; and many nieces, nephews,...
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County Commission candidate Kathryn Bamberg dies at 60

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Allegan County Commisioner (District 3) candidate Kathryn Bamberg, 60, died Tuesday, May 29, in Williamsburg. Bamberg last fall was a Democratic candidate to be commissioner from a district that included the City of Allegan, Allegan Township, Monterey Township and Salem Township, and she worked most recently for Allegan County Community Mental...
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Memorial service delayed for Ralph Long, 59, of Wayland

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Ralph Donald Long, Jr., 59, of Wayland, died Thursday, May 16, at The Laurels of Sandy Creek. Born Dec. 30, 1959, in Mississippi, he was the son of the late Ralph Donald Long, Sr. and Noreen Jones. Ralph was a veteran of the United States Army. He had worked as a Diesel...
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Celebration of Life service is Saturday for Trevor Sniezek

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Trevor Lee Sniezek, age 44, of Dorr, died Sunday, May 26, at Spectrum Health Butterworth after a short battle with cancer. Trevor was born in Plainwell, on Jan. 30, 1975, the son of Emil Walter Sniezek Jr. and Terry Lynn (Rector) Sniezek. He graduated from Martin High School. He was...
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Bonnie Beard, ‘face and voice’ of Beard’s Produce dies at 80

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Evonna “Bonnie” Beard, age 80 of Dorrdied, Saturday, May 25. Bonnie will be remembered as the friendly face and voice of Beard's Produce where she worked for many years with her husband and family. She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Otto "Sonny" Beard; her children Ronda (Kevin)...
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