Obituaries

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…

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…

Corey L. Yaeger, age 45, of Moline, died Saturday, Aug. 19. Corey is survived by his children and granddaughter, Alexa Yaeger and Jonathan Lizardo (Daniella Lizardo), Corey Yaeger Jr.; his mother,…

Marilyn J. Runkel, of Hopkins, died Saturday, Aug. 19, at Morrison Manor (Hospice) of Scotland County in Laurinburg, N.C., where she had been residing since 2014 with her daughter, Ann…

Trayton Spencer Lull, 82, died Friday, Aug. 18, at his home in Hopkins. Born Nov. 13, 1934, in Grand Rapids,  he was the son of Melvin Spencer Lull and Margaret Miller…

Dorothy Dorothy Ann Budinger, age 72, of Wayland, formerly of Kentwood, died Wednesday, Aug. 16. She had moved to Maplewood of Sandy Creek in Wayland five years ago. Dorothy is…

John Bush, former council member and former vice chairman of the Gun Lake Tribe of Potawatomis, died Tuesday, Aug. 15 Having been raised in the community, John had rich family and…

Sean Michael Barone, age 29, died Sunday, Aug. 13, as a result of a car accident on U.S.-131 north of the Shelbyville exit. Sean is survived by his mother, Sandy Breen;…

Bobby Williams age 77 of Grand Rapids, died Saturday, Aug. 12. Born August 25, 1939, in Battle Creek, Bobby worked at Amoco Transmission in that city. Bobby is survived by his, children,…

John William "Bill" Coon, Wayland, Age 72, of The Plains, Ohio, died Aug. 12 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born to the late John Otho (Doc) and…