Obituaries

John Van Dyk (Big John), age 80, died Tuesday, Aug. 14. “Big” John enjoyed several activities such as cards, hunting, fishing, golfing, and going to the Moose Lodge in Dorr.…

Michael “Mike” Hanacek, perhaps best known in the area as longtime proprietor of Ryno's Market convenience store south of Wayland, died Saturday, Aug. 11. He was 90. Born Sept. 11,…

Patricia Ann Mueller, nee Maher, age 91, of Lombard, a 1945 graduate of Hopkins High School, has died. She was the wife of the late Donald; mother of Joseph (Camala)…

Billie Lee Russell, age 91, died at her home of 65 years at Green Lake. The daughter of the late Otto and Dessie Webb, she was born on Dec. 12,…

Russell Jay O’Connor, age 62 of Belmont, died Saturday, Aug. 4. He is survived by his loving wife of 40 years, Janice O’Connor (Weber), their children, Jennifer O’Connor, Steve O’Connor,…

Charles Kenneth Bellgraph, Sr. age 73, died Tuesday, July 31. He was born on Dec. 23, 1944, to Eugene and Ina Bellgraph, the third of their nine children. He is…

Julia Anne Layton, 83, of Hopkins, died Thursday, Aug. 2, at her home. Born June 19, 1935, in Fennville, she was the daughter of Clarence and Mary Julia (Wells) Miller.…

Margaret May Winteringham, age 78, of Wayland, died Thursday, Aug. 2. Margaret was preceded in death by her husband, Robert A. Winteringham, in 2008. She is survived by her son…