Obituaries

Service Saturday for author, library activist Peggy Otto, 62

Former Dorr Township Library Board President Peggy Otto, age 62, of Dorr died Tuesday, June 4. Peggy loved to read, and she wrote and published three books. She was a teacher…

Editor June 5, 2019

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Funeral Saturday at East Martin for Tressa DeMann, 83

Tressa K, DeMann of Martin died Monday, June 3, at Borgess Medical Center. She was 83. She was born May 8, 1936, in Byron Center the daughter of Joseph and Reka (Kuiphof)…

Editor June 4, 2019

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Service will be in Kalamazoo Thursday for Amy Cole Misner

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…

Editor June 3, 2019

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Graveside service planned Saturday for Bob Bell, 68

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…

Editor June 3, 2019

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Service will be Thursday in Hudsonville for Dale Myaard

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,…

Editor June 3, 2019

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Funeral will be Tuesday for ‘Benny’ Henry, 76, of Hopkins

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…

Editor June 3, 2019

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Visitation Saturday in Hopkins for Barbara Roxbury, 81

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…

Editor May 31, 2019

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Memorial service is Tuesday evening for Colleen Sanchez

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;…

Editor May 31, 2019

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County Commission candidate Kathryn Bamberg dies at 60

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…

Editor May 30, 2019

Obituaries

Memorial service delayed for Ralph Long, 59, of Wayland

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…

Editor May 29, 2019