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Memorial service April 3 for Steve Chappell, 75
Steve Chappell died at his Shelbyville home Saturday, March 23. He was 75. He was born May 21, 1948, in Kalamazoo, the son of Paul and Mary (Dommanschet) Chappell. He…
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Celebration of life for James Kipen is Monday
James Adam Kipen, age 48, of Dorr, died Wednesday, March 20. James was in the transportation industry for more than 20 years. He loved his family, fishing, sitting by the…
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Services Tuesday, March 26, for Mary Linda Herrema
Mary Linda (Englerth) Herrema of Hopkins died Tuesday, March 19. Born Dec. 20, 1938, she was 85. Born in Grand Rapids to Lawrence and Winifred (Johnson) Englerth, Mary grew up…
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Funeral will be Saturday for Steve Prenatt, 64, of Dorr
Steve Prenatt, age 64, of Dorr, died Saturday, March 16. Steve was born in Anderson, Ind., Nov. 8, 1959. During his childhood and into his teen years, he enjoyed 4-H…
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Service Friday for ‘ultimate underdog,’ only 2 years old
Malachi Alan McCarty, age 2, died Monday, March 18, after a lifelong battle with Walker-Warburg Syndrome. Described as the “Ultimate Under-dog,” he was a fighter from the beginning. Through all…
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Floyd Modreske’s funeral at Trinity Lutheran Thursday
Floyd Modreske, 89, of Wayland, died Sunday, March 17. He was preceded in death by his wife, longtime Wayland teacher Jean Modreske. He is survived by his children Bruce (Laura),…
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Service is Saturday at St. Therese for Evelyn Rybicki
Evelyn Theresa Rybicki of Wayland died Saturday at the age of 96. Born April 4, 1927, to John and Elizabeth (nee Kloska) Nowak in Hopkins Township, she married Bernard Donald…
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Funeral will be Sunday for Donald Collier of Hopkins
Donald Frederick Collier, 85, of Hopkins, died Thursday, March 14, due to a rare neurological disorder called Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP). Born July 10, 1938, in Otsego, he was the…
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Donald Bruce Stoughton to get burial military honors
Donald Bruce Stoughton, age 83, died Friday, March 8. Donald Bruce was a wonderful husband and father who deeply cherished his family. Donald Bruce served his country in the United…
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Funeral for Bob Stauffer will be March 22 in Martin
Robert Allen Stauffer, 77, of Martin, died Saturday, March 2, in Mobile, Ala. Bob was born on April 15, 1946, to Beverly and Clara Stauffer in Grand Rapids. He was…