Obituaries

Mark Grasman, age 60, of Dorr, died Tuesday, Oct. 10. Mark served his country in the US Air Force. He is survived by his children and grandchildren, Jennifer Grasman (Zachary, Karlie,…

Charles Eugene “Gene” Norman, 86 of Hopkins, died Sunday, Oct. 8,  at the Allegan County Medical Care Community in Allegan. Gene was born on Jan. 13, 1931, in Banner Springs,…

Bruce Irving Guppy of Wyoming, died Friday, Oct. 6, at the age of 68. He was born on July 22, 1949, in Grand Rapids, to James and Virgil (Latimer) Guppy. Bruce…

Alvin (Al) Raymond VanderWoude, 87, of Grant and Newaygo, died Thursday, Oct. 5. He was born in Martin on May 21, 1930, to Samuel and Elsie (Stiemsma) VanderWoude. Al was a…

David Lameris, age 78, of Dorr, died Monday, Oct. 2. David was born Jan. 7, 1939, in Denver, Colo., to Andrew and Ruth (Joling) Lameris. He enjoyed serving in the Boy Scouts…

Leyton Stephen Velicky, age 25, of Wayland, died Saturday, Sept. 30, as a result of a car-pedestrian accident. Leyton, a 2010 graduate of Hopkins High School, will be remembered for his…

Charlotte Ann Snyder, 86, of Watson Township, died Sunday, Oct. 1, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. Born July 29, 1931, in Chicago, she was the daughter of Andrew and Margaret…

Word has been received of the death of Michigan State Police Trooper Ray Hoffman of the Wayland post. He was 46. The Yankee Springs/Wayland Fire Departments posted on Facebook today,…