Category: Obituaries

Memorial service April 30 for Wayland native, 92

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Edward Glusic, 92, of Wayland, died Dec. 20, 2018. Born to Andrew and Mary Glusic on the family farm on Aug. 5, 1926, he married Eleanore Levandowski April 30, 1949. Edward served in the United States Navy during WWII. He is Survived by daughter Maryann and Cas Rakowski; grandchildren, Casey...
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Longtime Dorr parade chairman Robert York dies

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Longtime Dorr Fourth of July Parade Chairman Robert Walter York died in Hastings Sunday, March 17, of a long-time illness. Robert lived an accomplished life serving his country and community in many ways, including in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict, acting chairman of the Dorr 4th of...
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Visitation in Dorr Sunday for Brian Augustine, 48

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Brian Augustine, age 48, died Sunday, March 17. He is survived by his wife of 20 years Jennifer Augustine; children, Keagan, Hunter, and Taylor. Visitation with the family will be held from 1 to 3 and 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, March 24, at Kubiak-Cook Funeral Home Dorr Chapel, 4330...
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Julie (Stora) Bush, 1982 WHS graduate, dies at 55

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Julie (Stora) Bush and her daughter. Julie A. (Stora) Bush, 55, died Wednesday, March 13. A 1982 graduate of Wayland High School, she was born Dec. 29, 1963. Julie is survived by her father, Tom Stora, mother Sandra Hayward, brothers Tom (Linda) Stora and Bob Stora, and her daughter, Casey...
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Service will be Friday for Kenneth Glascott, 84

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Kenneth “Tom” Glascott, age 84, died Friday, March 15. Kenneth served his country in the U.S. Army and was a volunteer fireman for the Hopkins Fire Department. Family was the most important part of his life.  He loved to hunt and fish, and in his spare time, he loved to...
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Funeral March 23 for Mary Jo Cheyne-Bastian, 52

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Mary Jo Cheyne-Bastian, age 52, died Friday, March 15. She is survived by her husband, Paul Bastian; her children Duane (Ashley) Cheyne, Cheri (Rick) Klifman, Sandy Stasker and Rachel (Michael) Taylor; her grandchildren Nateleigh, Maven, Jaxen, Dixie, Michael, Addalynne, Elsa and Charlie; her father, Norman Toppen; her sister, Kathy (Jaime)...
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Gun Lake Tribe member Dawn Krauss dies at 63

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Longtime Gun Lake Tribe member Dawn Krauss, 63, of Hudsonville, died Sunday, March 10. Dawn was a proud wife, daughter, sister, mother and grandmother.  She was a member of the Gun Lake Tribe and one of the Tribe’s first employees, retiring after 15+ years. Being a part of this extended...
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Wayland native Josephine Kiel passes at age 97

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Wayland native Josephine P. Kiel, age 97, a resident of Clark Community, died Sunday, March 10. Josephine Pawloski was born a farm girl on May 4, 1921, the third of 10 siblings. She graduated valedictorian from Wayland High School and after high school, went into nurse’s training. Always a lifelong...
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Marie Bormet, 97, buried in Maplewood Cemetery

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Marie Lorraine Bormet, 97, of Hopkins, died Thursday, March 7. Born Dec. 29, 1921, to Peter and Blanche LaLonde in Chicago, Lorraine married Emil H Bormet. She and her husband maintained a farm in Orland Park Illinois and raised eight children. Lorraine was an avid reader, enjoyed time in the garden,...
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Service Wednesday for Barbara Klunder of Moline

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Barbara Klunder, age 82 of Moline, died Sunday, March 10, after a courageous battle with cancer. She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Duane; their children Scott (Sherry) Klunder, Joy (Phil) Burley, and Sherri (Pat) Miklusicak, 11 grandchildren, several great-grandchildren; step-mother, Cora Henning; sister, JoAnne (Lyle) Carpenter; sister-in-law,...
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