Obituaries

Geraine Schmuker, age 76, of Wayland, formerly of Byron Center, died Friday, April 20. She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Gordon Schmuker; children, Amy and Mike Hielkema,…

Bertha Lynema, age 98, of Martin, died Sunday, April 15. She was born March 2, 1920 in Chicago, the 13th child of Henry and Jennie Teninga’s 15 children. Bertha was…

Jack Manke, 82, of Hopkins died Monday, April 16. Jack was stationed in Germany while in the U.S. Army and played in the band. He worked for 30 years for…

Services for Hazel P. Anderson of Dorr will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 21, at the Old Time Methodist Church 5590 Whittenyville Ave. Alto Hazel Pearl Powers Anderson was…

Robert L. Jones, age 65, of Burnips, died Friday, April 6, at Mercy Health, St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Rapids. Bob loved his family and spending time with them and…

Patricia Kelly, age 72, of Dorr, died Wednesday, April 4. Patricia was the neighborhood mother, she liked her house to be the "party house," but most of all, she loved…

Marlene (Dekkenga) Hyslop, 84, of Wayland and Green Valley, AZ, died Friday, Dec. 29, 2017. She is survived by her husband of 62 years, George W. Hyslop, Daughter Judith Sawall…

Joel T. Peloquin, aged 52, of Wayland, died Friday, March 30. Joel is survived and will be lovingly remembered by his wife and best friend of 21 years, Chom Sun (Chong);…

Louise Doxey, age 91, of Wayland, died Monday, April 2. She is survived by her husband of 62 years, LeRoy Doxey; children, Pamela (Phillip) Brock, Allen (Xiaolan) Doxey, Nancy Doxey,…

Robert Gene “Bob” Edwards, 80, of Hopkins, died Thursday, March 29, at Bronson Methodist Hospital. Born July 15, 1937, in Plainwell, he was the son of the late John Harold…