Obituaries

Wanda Mae Beyer (Brenner), age 85, of Hamilton, died Thursday, Oct. 12, at Trillium Woods in Byron Center. She was born at home on Feb. 10, 1932, in Monterey Township to Harold…

Larry J. Fuss of Otsego, a 1962 graduate of Hopkins High School, died Saturday, Oct. 14. He was 73.  He was born May 4, 1944, in Kalamazoo the son of…

Sheryl D. Cook, age 63, died Wednesday, Oct. 11. She was born Nov. 22, 1953, in San Bernardino, CA., the daughter to Norman and Charlene VanKampen. She was preceded in death…

Mark Grasman, age 60, of Dorr, died Tuesday, Oct. 10. Mark served his country in the US Air Force. He is survived by his children and grandchildren, Jennifer Grasman (Zachary, Karlie,…

Charles Eugene “Gene” Norman, 86 of Hopkins, died Sunday, Oct. 8,  at the Allegan County Medical Care Community in Allegan. Gene was born on Jan. 13, 1931, in Banner Springs,…

Bruce Irving Guppy of Wyoming, died Friday, Oct. 6, at the age of 68. He was born on July 22, 1949, in Grand Rapids, to James and Virgil (Latimer) Guppy. Bruce…

Alvin (Al) Raymond VanderWoude, 87, of Grant and Newaygo, died Thursday, Oct. 5. He was born in Martin on May 21, 1930, to Samuel and Elsie (Stiemsma) VanderWoude. Al was a…

David Lameris, age 78, of Dorr, died Monday, Oct. 2. David was born Jan. 7, 1939, in Denver, Colo., to Andrew and Ruth (Joling) Lameris. He enjoyed serving in the Boy Scouts…

Leyton Stephen Velicky, age 25, of Wayland, died Saturday, Sept. 30, as a result of a car-pedestrian accident. Leyton, a 2010 graduate of Hopkins High School, will be remembered for his…