Obituaries

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…

Paul Donald Burchardt, age 74 of Dorr, died Saturday, July 8. Paul proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during Vietnam, stationed in Okinawa. He retired from the Michigan…

Dorothy Mae Hitzler  (Hazen), 98, born on July 27, 1918, of Hopkins, died Saturday, July 8. She is survived by her son Ronald Lee  Hitzler; her granddaughters Julie Hitzler, Debra Tew…

William John Prawdzik, age 57, of Hopkins died Saturday, July 8, at his home. Bill was born on June 18, 1960, in Grand Rapids, to Anthony and Rita (Funk) Prawdzik.…

John Baker age 82 of Wayland, died Thursday, July 6. John served in the Navy and was a lifelong member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 7581 in Wayland.…