Obituaries

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…