Obituaries

Beverly Jean Caywood (nee Brenner) died Tuesday, April 9. She was 87. Born on Oct. 3, 1936, in Allegan, Beverly walked through life with a spirit of gratitude, embodying the…

Paul Chester Madalinski, devoted family man, and respected community member, died Saturday, April 6, at the age of 74, in Hopkins. Born on May 23, 1949, in Allegan, Paul's life…

Raina Lee (Wilcox) Oldebeken, baptized child of God, died Sunday, April 7. She was 56. Raina was born June 5, 1967, and lived a full, happy life. She graduated from…

Mimi Gabriel, the feisty community activist and unabashed women’s rights supporter, died Thursday, April 4, at University of Michigan Metro Hospitalt is with a broken heart I am letting you…

Ben L. Barghahn, age 78, died Saturday, March 30, 2024. Ben was born Feb. 26, 1946, in Goshen, Ind. Ben and his wife of 58 years, Peg, enjoyed traveling throughout…

Joanne Kay Mejeur died at Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo Saturday, March 23, after a two-year battle with cancer. She was 59. Joanne was born in Plainwell on April 14, 1964,…

Former Wayland Union Schools Transportation Supervisor Evelyn G. Jansen died Sunday, March 17. She was 87. She retired from Wayland Union Transportation Department after 27 years of service, first as…