Obituaries

June Marinelli, age 82, died, Saturday, May 12. June was a lifelong learner who enjoyed reading, gardening, knitting and needle point. One of her other hobbies was watching tennis on…

Philip Milton Francisco, Nimkee Anquet (Thunder Cloud), 58, of Portage, died Wednesday, May 8, at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo. Born June 3, 1959, in Sisseton, SD, he was the…

Mary “Bette” Mongold, age 77, formerly of Dorr, died Wednesday, May 9. She is survived by her longtime friends, Ken (Lynn), Ginger; sister-in-law, Rusty Dutkiewicz; brother-in-law, Rex Mongold; the Patin…

Theodore Henry Egeler, Sr., age 90, of Grand Rapids, formerly of Dorr, died Tuesday, May 8. Ted served in the Korean Conflict as a staff sergeant in Okinawa, helping build…

Doreen Joyce Richardson, age 87, of Wayland, died Monday, May 7. She was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, Francis Richardson; daughter, Diane Overway and parents, Glenn…

Mable Bolhuis, age 88 of Zeeland did May 2. She was born on the family farm in Dorr to Frank and Hermina DeBoer, into a family that would eventually include…

Joan "JoAnn" Arnold, formerly of Wayland, died Sunday, May 6. She was 88. Joan was a full-time homemaker taking care of her kids when they returned from Wayland schools and…

Cherokee Lee Stoffers, 22, of Hamilton, died Friday, May 4, at Metro Health Hospital after a brief illness. Born July 31, 1995, she was the daughter of Ronald James and…

Lloyd Selvig, age 74, died Friday, May 4. Lloyd was an outdoorsman, Boy Scout leader, and little league coach. He served in the United States Air Force for 22 years…