Obituaries – Page 158

Funeral was Saturday for Barb Channells of Gun Lake

March 4, 2018

Barbara Lou (Randall) Channells, age 88, of Gun Lake, died Feb. 23, at Spectrum Pennock. Barb was born in Otsego, on July 2, 1929. She was a longtime resident of Michigan. Barb worked as a banker, bus driver, and at Orangeville Township, volunteering with the voting. She enjoyed knitting and...

Longtime Keeler Brass employee David Ainsworth dies

February 28, 2018

David Lee Ainsworth, age 72, of Dorr, died Tuesday, Feb. 27. David served in the U.S. Army for two years in the military police and retired from Keeler Brass after 42 years. David will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 50 years, Charlene; children, Dan (Jodi) Ainsworth, Julie (Matt)...

Funeral for Jean Reiger will be Friday at Moline Baptist

February 27, 2018

Genevieve "Jean" Elizabeth Reiger, 91, of Wayland, died Saturday, Feb. 24. She was born Sept. 15, 1926, in Godwin Heights, the daughter of the late Arthur J. Tower and Hannah E. (Stewart) Tower. Jean was married to Floren Merten Reiger for 59 years before his death in 2004. She was...

Clifford Miller of Dorr dies at age 70

February 21, 2018

Clifford "Cliff" Howard Miller, 70, of Dorr died Feb. 14. He is survived by his sisters Deborah (Deb) Doehring, Sheryl Schwallier, and Carole Fisher, along with his children, Melissa and Dave Versluis, Todd Miller, Christina and Scott Owen, Amanda Miller, Amber Janousek, as well as a host of wonderful grandchildren...

Service March 3 for Hopkins grad Bruce VanderKolk

February 20, 2018

Bruce W. VanderKolk, 72, of Bonita Springs, Fla., a 1963 Hopkins High School graduate, died Sunday, Feb. 18. He was born March 16, 1945, in Allegan, the son of Wiley and Violet VanderKolk. He married Donna Sue Townsend in 1968. Mr. VanderKolk graduated from Hopkins High School in 1963 and...

Funeral will be Friday for Hopkins grad June Moored

February 20, 2018

June L. Brenner Moored, 89 of Jenison, died Thursday, Feb. 15, in Florida. June was born March 31, 1928, in Monterey Township, the daughter of the late Daniel and Halla (Berens) Brenner and was a 1946 graduate of Hopkins High School. June was an elementary teacher, an elementary special education...

Mass of Christian Burial Friday for Myrtle Sevenski

February 19, 2018

Myrtle Alice Sevenski, age 89, died Saturday, Feb 18. She was born Aug. 14, 1928, to Albert and Geneva Pope in Lansing. She and her husband Joseph lived and raised their family in Lansing and retired to Elmira, Joe’s childhood home. Myrtle was a member of Local 724 Woman’s Auxiliary...

Former Wayland man David Tolhurst dies at age 67

February 17, 2018

David Tolhurst Sr., of Wyoming, formerly of Wayland and Martin, died Thursday, Feb. 15. He was 67. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Kathy Tolhurst; children Ammy Callender and David Tolhurst Jr.; grandchildren, Cassandra (Brandon) Buck, Brittany (Chris) Swan; great-grandchild, Emily; brother, Gary (Karen) Tolhurst and many...

Private memorial service held for Dick Laman of Dorr

February 16, 2018

Dick Laman, age 64, of Dorr, died Sunday, Feb 11, after a brief illness. He was preceded in death by his mother, Harriet Laman, and is survived by his loving wife, Ruth, and loving companion, Stella. He is survived by his father, Jack Laman, sisters and brother, several in-laws and...

Funeral Saturday for Merla Williams, formerly of Wayland

February 14, 2018

Merla Williams, age 88, formerly of Wayland and Wyoming, died Wednesday, Feb. 14. Merla lived in the Saw Mill Estates community in Wayland for 10 years; she had a strong faith, a good sense of humor, and she enjoyed Christian and Western music. She had many wonderful years with her...

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