Obituaries

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.…

Ronald B. Andres, age 75, died Monday, July 3. He was born Aug. 9, 1941 in North Dorr, the son of Bernard and Mildred (Peters) Andres. Ronald is survived by…

Steven Edward Campbell, age 50, of Wayland died Thursday, June 29. He was born May 8, 1967, in Grand Rapids. He drove truck for Grand Rapids Transport for more than 17 years…

Mary Baker (Zwiep), age 93, of Dorr, died Tuesday, June 27. She is survived by her children, Robert and Brenda Baker, Jean and Rick Snoeyink, Carol and Glenn Dozeman, Bonnie and…

A Celebration of Life service for Leonard Northrup of Wayland will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 8, at Gun Lake Community Church with luncheon to follow. Northrup, 71, died…

Elnora “Norie” I. Wright age 83 of Wayland, died Saturday, June 24. She accepted God into her heart and was saved June 15. She is survived by her son Alan…