Obituaries

Richard "Dick" Joseph Funk, 85 of Hopkins, died Sunday, Oct. 22, at Green Acres of Wayland. Dick was born in Salem, Mich., Sept. 22, 1932, to the late Bernard and Evelyn…

Former Leighton Township Supervisor Darwin "Dar" VanderArk, aged 71, of Moline, died of cancer Saturday, Oct. 21. Dar served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He was described by…

Harvey G. Hazen, age 92, died, Wednesday, Oct. 18. Harvey grew up on a farm in Hopkins and celebrated 51 years of marriage to Eleanor Goeree. They raised three children. They…

Andrew D. McClellan age 30, of Dorr, died unexpectedly Saturday Oct. 14, 2017. He is survived by his daughter Lacey; his fiance Brandi; his parents Paula Drake and Dale McClellan; his siblings…

Yvonne Kathryn Pattock, 78, of Kalkaska and formerly of Wayland, died Sunday, Oct. 15. She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Harry. Also surviving are their children Kathy…

Wanda Mae Beyer (Brenner), age 85, of Hamilton, died Thursday, Oct. 12, at Trillium Woods in Byron Center. She was born at home on Feb. 10, 1932, in Monterey Township to Harold…

Larry J. Fuss of Otsego, a 1962 graduate of Hopkins High School, died Saturday, Oct. 14. He was 73.  He was born May 4, 1944, in Kalamazoo the son of…

Sheryl D. Cook, age 63, died Wednesday, Oct. 11. She was born Nov. 22, 1953, in San Bernardino, CA., the daughter to Norman and Charlene VanKampen. She was preceded in death…

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,…