Obituaries

Timmy Schneider, age 42, died Friday, Aug. 11. He is survived by his wife; Mindy, his children; Andrew, Zachary, Timothy(T.J), mother; Betty Schneider-Krulac, siblings; Vicky (Greg) Potter, Debbie (Steve) Kennedy,…

Ida Mary Warner (nee McCutchan), age 80, died Wednesday, Aug. 2. A former Wayland elementary teacher and wife of teacher-coach Jack Warner, she lived in Otsego, but most recently resided in…

Gary E. Funk of Dorr died Saturday, July 29. He was 66. He was born Sept. 21, 1950, in New Salem, the son of Gerald and Louise (Steffes) Funk. Gary served…

Memorial services to honor Evalene Tein of Wayland will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 7 at Kubiak-Cook Funeral Services, 312 N. Main St. Wayland. She died April 19. There…

Hopkins native John Howard "Whitey" Syers of Otsego died Tuesday, July 25 at his home. He was 83. He was born April 24, 1934, in Hopkins, the son of John…

The memorial service for Paula Snyder, age 55, of Plainwell, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 29, at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 4125-18th St. in Dorr.  Mrs. Snyder died Thursday,…

Robert J. Blackford, age 77, of Wayland, died after a very short battle with cancer Friday, July 21. He is survived by his children, Mark (Michele) Blackford, Sue (Ken) Babb,…

Former Grand Rapids Press and Wayland Penasee Globe reporter Patricia K. Staley, age 70, of Wayland, died Sunday, July 16. A trustee on the Wayland Township Board, Pat also was…