Obituaries

Wayne Jack Stoffers, Jr., 62, of Hopkins, died Wednesday, May 10, at Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital. Born July 5, 1954, in Grand Rapids, he was the son of Wayne Jack…

John Opperman died Tuesday, May 9, at his home in Wayland. He was 83. He was born Nov. 19, 1933, in Hopkins the son of John and Halda (Schafer) Opperman.…

Francis Rodney Dunklee Sr., age 97, of Martin, died May 6, at the Allegan Medical Care Facility. He was born on Feb. 5, 1920, to Warren and Eva (Nye) Dunklee…

Ruth Ann Hazen, 78, of Hopkins, died Sunday, April 30, at her home. Born Sept. 7, 1938, in Grand Rapids, she was the daughter of the late Leo and Mildred…

Julia Mae O'Connor, age 98, formerly of Dorr, died Friday, April 28, at the Allegan General Hospital. She was born on Oct. 1, 1918, to Con and Sarah (Ramsey) Sheridan…

Bertha “Bert” Feltenbarger, age 86, of Dorr, died Friday, April 28. Bert loved playing cards, watching Shark Tank, and shopping at Yonkers. She loved a bargain. Bert was a lifetime…

Gary A. VanDenBerg, age 81, died Tuesday, April 25, after a short battle with cancer in Brooksville, FL. He was born on May 26, 1935, in Moline, and was was…

Charles Otmar "OJ" Johnson, 85, formerly of Shelbyville, died Tuesday, April 25, at West Branch Regional Medical Center. OJ had lived in Lupton since 2008. He was born to Paul…

Lester "Bill" Miller, age 85, formerly of Moline, died Tuesday, April 25. He was the older brother of Tom Miller of Moline. Bill attended Baptist Bible College, and served at…