Obituaries – Page 134

Memorial service Saturday for Jamie Arndt of Hopkins

April 8, 2019

Jamie Scott Arndt, 55, of Hopkins, died Thursday, April 4, at his home. Born Oct. 30, 1963, in Zeeland, he was the son of the late Lavern and Virginia Rose (Knobloch) Arndt and was the husband of 18 years of Shiloh Ann (Main) Arndt. Jamie had worked for Weick’s Excavating....

Service Wednesday for Becky Dunklee of Martin

April 6, 2019

Vivian “Becky” Dunklee, age 89, of Martin, died Thursday, April 4. Becky was born Jan. 13, 1930, to Mid and Laura (Robar) LaFountain. Growing up on the muck farms in Orangeville, she and her parents only spoke French and spent much of their time working the farms. Becky attended school...

Funeral Tuesday for Harris VanSingel, 96, of Dorr

April 6, 2019

Harris M. Van Singel, age 96, of Dorr, formerly of Byron Center, died Wednesday, April 3. Harris served in the Air Force during World War II as a top gunner on a B-29 Bomber. He is survived by his wife of 74 years, Connie (Vander Werf); his children, Larry (Juanita Schierbeek) Van...

Memorial mass will be Friday for Richard Dame, 65

April 6, 2019

Richard Nelson Dame, Sr., 65, of Allegan, died Thursday, April 4, at his home. Born Nov. 4, 1953, in Windsor, Canada, he was the son of the late Nelson Joseph Dame, Sr. and Marilyn Joyce (McBrien) Dame and was the husband of Victoria Leigh (Kleinbrink) Dame. A Hopkins High School...

Funeral will be Sunday for Elizabeth Williams, age 103

April 5, 2019

Elizabeth “Grandma Betty” K. Williams, age 103, died Friday, April 5. She is survived by her children Donna Robbins, Timothy Williams, Michael (Sue) Williams, Rodney Williams, Phillip (Lenore) Williams, Rebecca Williams, Jonathan (Wanwisa) Williams; 17 grandchildren: 23 great-grandchildren; three great-great grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, and friends. She was preceded...

Wildcat athlete, booster Ryan Morse dies at age 44

April 4, 2019

Ryan Morse, 44, a huge part of a Wayland athletic family and community, died Tuesday, April 2. The son of longtime WHS baseball, golf and football coach Rick Morse, Ryan played golf and baseball for Wayland High School and his daughter, Leigha, is an accomplished softball catcher at Aquinas College....

Service Monday in Grandville for Ruth Jenkins, 94

April 3, 2019

Fannie Ruth Jenkins, age 94, of Wayland died Wednesday, April 3. Ruth was a retiree of Pridgeon and Clay. In her retirement, she enjoyed traveling and spending time with family. Ruth is survived by her children, Alice Warmelink, Betty Lueth, Helen Fasburg, Margaret and Jerry White, Sylvia and Les Powers,...

Celebration of Life at VFW Saturday for David Corner

April 2, 2019

A celebration of life luncheon will be held at the Wayland VFW Post at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 6, for David Joe Corner 72 of Wayland. Corner died March 11 and was cremated. He was born Nov. 10, 1946 in Plainwell. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, and his family and friends....

Mass of Christian Burial Friday for Mary Ann Smit

April 1, 2019

Mary Ann Smit, age 72, died Monday, April 1. Mary was a member of St. Therese Catholic Church of Wayland for 40 years. She was a loyal Green Bay Packer fan, but most of all, she loved her family. She is survived by her husband of 50 years, Harry J....

Jasmine Dennis, 6, dies from aggressive leukemia

March 29, 2019

Jasmine Marie Dennis, age 6, died Friday, March 22, from an aggressive form of leukemia. A first-grader at Baker Elementary, she is survived by her parents, Carrie Pease and Jeremy Himmelein; siblings, Nickalye Pease and Savannah Hall; grandparents, Edward and Leslie Pease, and Aiyana “Nana” and Jerry Riemersma; aunts and...

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