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Memorial service will be Nov. 17 for Deborah Baker
Deborah Sue Baker, age 61, a Hopkins High School graduate, died Tuesday, Nov. 7, at her home in Delton. Deborah was born on June 7, 1956, in Allegan, the daughter of…
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Service this afternoon for Martin grad Faith Bracelin
Faith Marie Bracelin, 64, of Allegan, a graduate of Martin High School, died Friday, Nov. 3, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. Born July 30, 1953,in Lawton, she was the daughter…
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Private service, burial planned for Jerry McFarland, 84
Jerry Robert McFarland, 84, of Wayland, died Wednesday, Nov. 1. Jerry served 24 years of active duty in the Armed Forces; four years in the US Navy and 20 years…
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Robert Sporer, ‘Captain RJ’ of Shelbyville dies at 88
Robert J. Sporer of Shelbyville, known as "Captain RJ," a proud Navy man, died Monday, Oct. 23. He was 88. Born July 18, 1929, he was raised on the western…
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Visitation Nov. 4 for former Dorr man Rick Shepard, 85
Richard Edward "Rick" Shepard, 85, of Wyoming, formerly of Dorr, died Monday, Oct. 23. He was born July 25, 1932, in Grand Rapids, to Edward and Bernice Shepard. He was preceded in…
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North Dorr native Leroy ‘Curlie’ Wagner dies at age 84
Leroy L. "Curlie" Wagner of Plainwell died Saturday, Oct. 21. Curlie was born Dec. 14, 1932, in North Dorr; the son of George and Barbara (Donokowski) Wagner. A farmer, Curlie…
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Funeral is Friday for ‘Flower Lady’ Linda Medendorp
Linda L. Medendorp, age 78, died Monday, Oct. 23. Grandma Linda’s doors and arms were always open, and everyone knew it. Shea was known as “The Flower Lady” and “The Sweet…
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Longtime Hopkins farmer, meat cutter Dick Funk, 85, dies
Richard "Dick" Joseph Funk, 85 of Hopkins, died Sunday, Oct. 22, at Green Acres of Wayland. Dick was born in Salem, Mich., Sept. 22, 1932, to the late Bernard and Evelyn…
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Former Leighton Twp. Supervisor Dar VanderArk dies
Former Leighton Township Supervisor Darwin "Dar" VanderArk, aged 71, of Moline, died of cancer Saturday, Oct. 21. Dar served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He was described by…
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Funeral Monday for lifetime Hopkins man Harvey Hazen
Harvey G. Hazen, age 92, died, Wednesday, Oct. 18. Harvey grew up on a farm in Hopkins and celebrated 51 years of marriage to Eleanor Goeree. They raised three children. They…