Obituaries – Page 170

Funeral mass will be Monday at St. Mary’s for Marvin Weber

September 14, 2017

Marvin James Weber, age 88, died Wednesday, Sept. 13. Marv was a very social person who enjoyed talking with anyone he met and camping with family and friends. He played the guitar when he was younger, and never lost his passion for music. Marv loved playing cards and was a...

Service Saturday in Shelbyville for Melvin Fought, 94

September 13, 2017

Melvin R. Fought, age 94, died Monday, Sept, 11. He is survived by his granddaughter, Karen (Jeff) Burns, along with many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and extended relatives. Melvin was preceded in death by his wife Eliza Lee Fought and sister, Dorothy Tryon. Melvin’s family will meet with relatives and friends...

Former Gun Lake Tribe chair Leah Sprague-Fodor dies

September 12, 2017

Leah Sprague-Fodor of Dorr, who in June last year was named chairperson of the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians (Gun Lake Tribe), died Sunday. She was 48. The Gun Lake Tribe posted, “It is with great sorrow that we inform our community that Leah Sprague-Fodor walked on from this world...

Service will be Thursday for Martin High grad Sharon Kelly

September 11, 2017

Sharon Lynn (Sipple) Kelly, 76, of Portage, a 1959 graduate of Martin High School, and formerly of Gobles, died Saturday, Sept. 9, at Bronson Methodist Hospital. Born April 4, 1941, in Grand Rapids, she was the daughter of the late Henry Deforrest Sipple and the late Ruth Irene (Pitcher) Sipple Walton Bishop....

Service is Monday for Mildred Lettinga, 84, of Wayland

September 9, 2017

Mildred Mildred Irene (Cutler) Lettinga, of Wayland, died at her home Thursday, Sept. 7, following several months of ill health. She was 84. Mrs. Lettinga was born Dec. 2, 1932, the daughter of Lloyd and Elsie Cutler. Mildred was the last surviving Cutler from Cutlerville. Mildred was born, raised and lived...

Mass of Christian burial Friday for Lois Mlynarchek, 82

September 6, 2017

Lois C. Mlynarchek, age 82, died Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017 at her home in Wayland. Lois was born on June 13, 1935, to James H. and Wilma E. (Keith) May in Plainwell. She was a graduate of Wayland High School. On Dec. 27, 1963, she married Ron Mlynarchek. Lois worked for...

Funeral is Saturday in Hopkins for William Wilson, 89

September 5, 2017

William “Bill” Wilson, 89, Allegan, died Monday, Sept. 4, at Wings Home. Born Jan. 21, 1928, in Patoka, Ind., he was the son of the late Tom Wilson and Minerva Elliott Davis. Mr. Wilson married Dorothy A. Opperman on June 26, 1954 and together they enjoyed 63 years of marriage. He joined...

Memorial Sept. 16 for former Wayland man David Gambee

September 3, 2017

David Gambee and wife, Alice. Former Wayland man David Gambee died Saturday morning at his home in Oakland County. He was 68. Gambee attended Wayland schools during his junior high years. Among his survivors are his wife, Alice, brother Jon of Hastings, sister Lynn McGlochlin of Tennessee and half brother Nathan...

Funeral Thursday at St. Stanislaus for ‘Bud’ Miller, 89

September 1, 2017

Born Feb. 19, 1928, Bud worked 18 years for Carl Goodwin and Sons in Allegan as a heavy equipment mechanic. They built many of the “Super Highway” systems in Southwest Michigan. He was also a life-long area farmer with the help of his wife, who ran a 1,200 head hog...

Former Wayland Livestock partner Don Verduin dies at 94

August 31, 2017

Donald C. Verduin of Dutton died peacefully in his home Tuesday, Aug. 29, at the age of 94. He was a farmer in Dutton for many years, a partner with Wayland Livestock, served as firefighter with the Dutton Fire Department for 25 years, and served many terms as an elder...

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