Obituaries – Page 144

Funeral Mass will be Friday for BP owner Mike Damveld

October 22, 2018

Michael John Damveld, longtime owner of the Wayland BP gas station, died Sunday, Oct. 21. He was 64. Mike was a past Grand Knight with the Knights of Columbus, Council 4036. He was an avid sports fan who loved to support the Cubs, Tigers, Red Wings and the Lions. He...

Funeral mass will be Monday for Roger Lenard, 84

October 18, 2018

Roger J. Lenard, age 84, died Thursday, Oct. 18. Roger served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He was a member of the American Legion, Byron Center Post #292, VFW Wayland Post 7581, and the Knights of Columbus-Hillards. Roger worked as a Nehi beverage distributor. He was the...

Celebration of Life Oct. 27 in Dorr for Brenda Stevenson

October 18, 2018

Brenda Lee Stevenson, 55, of Irons, died at her home Monday, Oct. 15. She is survived by the love of her life and partner of 26 years, John Cook; her children James, Nichole, Rachel, Joshua, Hailey, Ashley and Sirria; her siblings Gale and Jack Brown, Billy and Katina Bregg, Theresa...

Funeral Saturday for Jason Jenkinson, 31, of Dorr

October 17, 2018

Jason Scott Jenkinson, age 31 of Dorr, died Monday, Oct. 15. He is survived by his parents, Sandy and Bob Gardner; father, Scott Jenkinson; siblings, Heather (Devin) Jenkinson and Ashley (Kody Koster) Gardner; grandparents, Lucy DeWolde, Jan Jenkinson, Bob and Helen Gardner; many aunts, uncles, and cousins. A funeral will be held...

Funeral Monday for tribal activist Cindy Pigeon, 59

October 11, 2018

Cindy Pigeon, 59, died Wednesday, Oct. 10. Growing up, Cindy was a member of Salem Indian Mission. In recent years, she attended the United Church of Wayland. Cindy was the inaugural youth specialist for the Indian Workers Conference of the United Methodist Church. She enjoyed sports and was the pitcher...

Celebration of life for Bob Kaczanowski will be Oct. 20

October 9, 2018

Robert "Bob" Kaczanowski of Wayland died Sunday, Oct. 7, due to complications from cancer. He was 57. Bob was born July 5, 1961 in Grand Rapids, to Gerald and Gloria (Snyder) Kaczanowski. He was a 1979 graduate of Wayland High School and was a lifelong Michigan fan, graduating from the...

Celebration of Life set Oct. 13 for David Westfahl, 65

October 3, 2018

David Carl Westfahl, 65 of Wayland, died Wednesday, Sept. 26. David was born in Allegan, on Oct. 13, 1952, the son of the late William Westfahl, Jr. and Marilynn (Emmons) Westfahl. He was a welder by trade and was considered very accomplished in his field of work. He was a...

Memorial service Wednesday for Diane Kelm, 71

September 29, 2018

Diane Lynn Kelm, age 71, of Wayland, died Thursday, Sept. 20. Diane was a dental hygienist when she was young, living in Bethesda, Md. Most of her career was spent working for Ethridge Printing. She loved collecting antiques and French dolls. Diane is survived by her siblings Sandy (Hank) Haan,...

Celebration of life Thursday for Shirley Bishop, 74

September 29, 2018

Shirley Ann (Kok) Bishop, age 74, died Tuesday, Sept. 25. Shirley is survived by her children, Darrin (Amy) Bishop, Darcy (Jimmy) Van Dyke, Jennifer (Ryan) Hulst; seven grandchildren, Hayley (Mark) Davidson, Logan, Rease Bishop, Colton, Tanner Van Dyke, Kayd, Oakleigh Hulst; great granddaughter, Piper Quinn Davidson; brothers, Sam (Carol) Kok,...

Service planned for Watson native Eva McEwen, 85

September 25, 2018

Eva June McEwen, 85, of Allegan, died Monday, Sept. 24, at her home. Born June 10, 1933 in Watson Township, she was the daughter of the late Leonard and Hazel (VanHouten) Brown and was the wife of the late Leon McEwen. Mrs. McEwen was an avid gardener and enjoyed reading....

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