Obituaries

Former Wayland Union Schools Transportation Supervisor Evelyn G. Jansen died Sunday, March 17. She was 87. She retired from Wayland Union Transportation Department after 27 years of service, first as…

Thomas Eugene Ball, husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend, died Wednesday, March 20 at the age of 76. Thomas was born on June 25, 1947, in Plainwell, Michigan, to…

Timothy Lee Deubner, age 76, died March 20 at his home in Hopkins. He was born in Muskegon Jan. 22, 1948, to Willard and Doris (Stevenson) Deubner. Tim graduated from…

Hopkins native Norma Elaine Biggs, 96, of Allegan, died Sunday, March 24, at Wings Home in Allegan. Born Sept. 8, 1927 in Hopkins, she was the daughter of the late…

Steve Chappell died at his Shelbyville home Saturday, March 23. He was 75. He was born May 21, 1948, in Kalamazoo, the son of Paul and Mary (Dommanschet) Chappell. He…

James Adam Kipen, age 48, of Dorr, died Wednesday, March 20. James was in the transportation industry for more than 20 years. He loved his family, fishing, sitting by the…

Mary Linda (Englerth) Herrema of Hopkins died Tuesday, March 19. Born Dec. 20, 1938, she was 85. Born in Grand Rapids to Lawrence and Winifred (Johnson) Englerth, Mary grew up…

Malachi Alan McCarty, age 2, died Monday, March 18, after a lifelong battle with Walker-Warburg Syndrome. Described as the “Ultimate Under-dog,” he was a fighter from the beginning. Through all…

Floyd Modreske, 89, of Wayland, died Sunday, March 17. He was preceded in death by his wife, longtime Wayland teacher Jean Modreske. He is survived by his children Bruce (Laura),…