Obituaries – Page 146

Wayland native Floyd Jackson dies at age 82

September 11, 2018

Floyd Bernard Jackson, died at age 82 Sept. 7 after dealing with Parkinson's disease for 12 years. He was born on Oct. 26, 1935, in Wayland. Floyd had three great loves in his life, his God, his wife and his music. He remained faithful to all three until his death....

Celebration of Life will be Oct. 6 for Elaine Wagner, 51

September 9, 2018

Elaine Kay Wagner, 51, a native of Burnips and recently of Hopkins, died Thursday, Sept. 6, at her home. Born Feb. 6, 1967, in Zeeland, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Bernice (Button) Beck and was the wife of Joseph Todd Wagner. Mrs. Wagner was a member...

Funeral Saturday for antiques store owner Klio Nusbaum

September 5, 2018

Klio Joanne Nusbaum, 73, of Monterey Township, died Saturday, Sept. 1, at Spectrum Health Rehab and Nursing Center in Grand Rapids. Born Nov. 21, 1944, in Grand Rapids, she was the daughter of the late Mabel Lucy (Dunning) Manning and Herman Amandus Manning and was the wife of the late...

Funeral is Friday for Wayland native Allen Morris

September 4, 2018

Allen L. Morris, 72, of Sand Lake, died Sunday, Sept. 2. Al was born Oct. 11, 1945, in Wayland, the son of C. Neil and Fern (Goodspeed) Morris. He was a carpenter for Meijer for more than 30 years and enjoyed helping others with his carpentry skills. Surviving are his...

Service will be Tuesday for John Wieringa, Sr., 36

September 1, 2018

John J. Wieringa Sr., age 36, died Thursday, Aug. 30. He is survived by his children; John J. Jr., Elizabeth Lynn, Ashton James Wieringa, along with their mother, Kathleen Wieringa; his parents, Jim & Deb Wieringa; sister, Autumn (Matthew) DeVries; grandparents Betty Ann Burnham, Floyd & Dee Tubergen; nieces and...

Memorial service is Aug. 31 for Myrtle Cole, 100

August 25, 2018

Myrtle Rose Cole, age 100, died Wednesday, Aug. 2. She is survived by her children, Barbara Jeanie (Jim) Kerber, Gary Cole; 10 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; brothers, Wayne (Winona) Weber, James (Linda) Weber; many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Cole; children, Wayne...

Visitation will be Thursday in Dorr for William Wright

August 21, 2018

William Allan Wright, age 78, died Sunday, Aug. 19. Bill loved to spend time hunting, fishing and camping with his family. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, JoEllen Wright; his children, Sue (Bruce) Streelman; Tim (Jill) Wright, Andrew (Jody) Wright; 11 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; sister, Judy Kubizna;...

Funeral will be Wednesday for Gwen Josey, 60

August 21, 2018

Gwen Elizabeth Josey, who was born with Down syndrome in Lansing on April 14, 1958, died peacefully Sunday, Aug. 19. She worked for many years as a server at McDonalds until she retired in 1994. Gwen is survived by her parents, Kenneth and Barbara Josey; sisters, Pat Josey and Dotty...

Celebration of Life will be Sept. 14 for Ginnie White

August 21, 2018

The Celebration of Life service for Virginia “Ginnie” White will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the United Church of Wayland. She died Saturday, Aug. 18, at age 90. Ginnie lived a life of service and generosity. She served on the Gerald R. Ford Field Service Council for the Boy...

Former Hopkins High Principal Vern South dies at 87

August 20, 2018

Vern South, who was Hopkins High School Principal from 1961 to 1963 while the school's mascot changed from Blue Devils to Vikings, died Saturday, Aug. 18, He was 87. After graduating from Hope College, Vern taught high school in both Reading and Hopkins, where he became principal. He then moved...

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