Obituaries

Therese "Tess" M. (Olesnevich) Wykoski died Tuesday, March 13. She was 72. Born Oct. 17, 1945, Tess started out as a hairdresser in Grand Rapids, but will be remembered well for…

Harold D. Morgan, age 72, died Sunday, March 11. Harold was a "Mr. Fix-it." He loved traveling and visiting many “tourists traps” and family along the way. He was a great singer, enjoyed reading books,…

Nadine Kay Ellinger, age 79, formerly of Shelbyville, died Sunday, March 4. Nadine loved her dogs; Dobby, Finnigan, Kennedy. She spent much of her time with her pets. Nadine was involved…

Frederick “Cliff” Cooke, age 86, died Monday, March 5. Cliff traveled as a Kellogg Farmer around the world. He was a dairy farmer in Dorr for 66 years. Cliff was…

Hal Alan Lull, 58, a Hopkins native, died Sunday, Feb. 25, at a hospice hospital in England where he had resided for many years. Hal was the son of Marrion…

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…