Obituaries

Longtime Wayland Post Office mail carrier Patricia Annette Wilson, age 75 of Middleville, died Friday, Nov. 30. Pat was born, Oct. 27, 1943, in Detroit, the daughter of Robert and…

Dennis Lee Heuschele age 67, of Hopkins, died Friday, Nov. 30. Dennis was born on March 26, 1951, graduated from Godwin Heights High School in 1970, and attended Grand Rapids…

Wayland native Kenneth I. Pratt, 94, of Parchment, died Tuesday, Nov. 27,  at Life Care Center of Plainwell. Ken was born April 24, 1924, in Wayland, the son of Ray…

Dorothy Bernice Knudsen, 88 of Hopkins, died Thursday, Nov. 29, at Sentinel Pointe Retirement Community in Grand Rapids. Dorothy was born Oct. 16, 1930, in Winthrop, Mass., the daughter of…

Gwendolyn Robinson, age 76, of Dorr, died Tuesday, Nov. 27. She enjoyed spending time with family, friends and co-workers and living her life to the fullest. She is survived by…

Alton E. Rackett, age 92, of Shelbyville, died Tuesday, Nov. 27. He was preceded in death by his wife, Rita. Surviving are his sons, Dennis Rackett, Cary and Marilyn Rackett;…

Diana Mae Zeeff, aged 76 of Ludington, died Saturday, Nov. 24, at her home. Diana was born on June 24, 1942, in Zeeland, the daughter of Elmer and Irene (Raab)…

Phillip D. Mather, 73, of Dorr died Wednesday, Nov. 21. He was a veteran of the Vietnam era, U. S. Army, and was a machine repairman, employed at Clark Equipment…

Leon “Bub” Flannery died Tuesday, Nov. 20, on his way to his Florida winter home. He was 80. He was born on April 14, 1938, the youngest of seven children…