Category: Obituaries

Funeral is Thursday for Jordan Sopjes, 22, of Dorr

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Jordan Thomas Sopjes of Dorr died Tuesday, Feb. 20, in a traffic crash. He was only 22. He was born Sept. 25, 2001, in Grand Rapids. Jordan was in his final semester at the University of Wisconsin at Green Bay, studying human biology. He swam the butterfly and freestyle at...
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Funeral Tuesday for Carol Helmholdt, formerly of Dorr

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Carol Faye Helmholdt (Alberda), 83, formerly of Dorr, died Friday, Feb. 23. Carol loved spending time with her family and being a Grammie. She had a heart of gold and enjoyed playing card games. She is survived by her children, Denise (Mike) Feltenbarger, Deborah Force and friend Ken Essenburg, Douglas...
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Service will be March 8 for Chauncey ‘Bill’ Smith, 95

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Chauncey William "Bill" Smith died Friday, Feb. 16. He was 95. He was born Feb. 28, 1928, to Clayton and Ruby Smith of Wayland. Bill was a graduate of Wayland High School. He served as a corporal in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict and was a proud veteran....
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Funeral Saturday for Arlene Vonmyhr at Martin church

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The funeral for Arlene Vonmyhr, 55, formerly of Shelbyville, will be held Saturday, Feb. 24, at Martin/Shelbyville United Methodist Church, 969 East Allegan St., with Pastor Maggie Stoken officiating. Arlene, most recently of Grand Rapids, died Monday, Feb. 19, at age 55. Born in Shelbyville, she was a 1986 graduate...
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Funeral Friday for Martin businessman Daren Mulder

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Daren Lee Mulder died Tuesday, Feb. 20, at Kairos Dwelling Hospice Home in Kalamazoo. He was 54. He was born June 3, 1969, in Plainwell, the son of Larry and Nancy (Meert) Mulder. Daren graduated from Otsego High School in 1987 and attended Kalamazoo Valley Community College. He worked in residential...
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Service for Hopkins grad Jill (Mele) Jackson March 2

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Jill R. (Mele) Jackson, 42, Roann, Ind., died Thursday, Jan. 18, at Stillwater Hospice Home in Fort Wayne, following a heroic two-and-a-half-year battle with cancer. She was born Aug. 7, 1981, to Steve and Jane Mele in Allegan. She married Kyle Jackson on July 22, 2006, in Wabash, Ind. They...
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Service Monday for Dorr native, Hopkins graduate

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Charlotte Rey Humphrey (Stone) died Monday, Feb. 12, after a brief battle with metastatic breast cancer. She was 87. She was born on July 11, 1936, to Charles Rex Stone and Margaret Elizabeth Stone (Allen) in Dorr Township. She grew up on a small farm in Dorr Township and graduated...
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Service will be Monday for Alison Postma, only 34

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Alison Joy (Knoll) Postma, age 34, of Wayland, died Tuesday, Feb. 13. Alison is survived by her children, Mason Randall and Evie James Postma; parents, Randy and Marijo Knoll; brothers and sisters, Kevin and Julie Knoll, Missy and Brent Haverdink, Jason and Kelly Knoll; nieces and nephews, Kyle Knoll, Kendall...
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Horse riding enthusiast Nancy Counterman dies

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Yankee Springs Trail Riding Club member Nancy Counterman died Thursday, Feb. 15, in Grand Rapids. She was 87. She was born Dec. 27, 1936, in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Garrison and Lucy (Stolle) Boyce. For more than 30 years Nancy was a physical education teacher for Plainwell Community Schools until...
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Snowmobile enthusiast Dennis Zoet dies at age 83

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Dennis Donald Zoet, age 83 of Caledonia, died Tuesday, Feb. 13. Dennis was an early pioneer of the Michigan Snowmobile Association and loved marking, brushing and riding the trails. He retired from General Motors after 30 years of dedicated service. He spent many winters in the Upper Peninsula and loved...
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