Obituaries

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…

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…

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…