Obituaries

Margaret Ruth (Stehouwer) Loucks, age 94, of Caledonia, formerly of Hopkins, died Tuesday, Oct. 4. Cremation has taken place and interment next to her son, Bradley, at Oakhill Cemetery in…

Kenneth Jay Schuitema, aged 82, of Wayland, died at the Laurels of Sandy Creek Friday Oct. 21. Surviving are his son, Steven Schuitema; daughters, Brenda Schuitema, Diane Jolly; grandchildren, Brett…

Stuart Whipple, 44, of Hopkins, died unexpectedly Monday morning of a heart attack at work. A 1991 graduate of Hopkins High School, he was born in July 1972, he was…

Donald E. Striegle died Friday, Oct. 21, at the age of 78. Don was born on July 8, 1938, in Grand Rapids. Don married his sweetheart, Marybeth, in 1960, and they…

Leone Marie Smith, age 90, of Wayland, died Thursday, Oct. 20. Leone was born April 8, 1926, in Chicago. She retired from General Motors after 30 years. She volunteered countless hours…

Florence E. Tuinstra, of Shelbyville, died Wednesday, Oct. 19, at the age of 88. Born Aug. 5, 1928, to Duke and Edith (Dykstra) Leep, and raised in Martin, Florence was the youngest…

Terry Michael Lenardson, age 67 of Grand Rapids, formerly of Wayland, died Monday, Oct.  17. He was preceded in death by his parents Wayne Lenardson and Darlene Beard. Terry will be remembered…

Ruth Doezema, age 87, of Martin, died Sunday, Oct. 16, at her home. She was born Sept. 20, 1929, the daughter of James and Edna (Portele) DeYoung and was raised in Wayland.…

Audrey June Whipple age 83, of Wayland, died Sunday, Oct. 15. She was born June 9, 1933, in Graafschap, MI. Audrey attended Holland High School, Lake Michigan College and Grand Valley…

Mrs. Joan W. Harmsen, 83, of Hopkins, died Monday, Oct. 17. She is survived by her children, Rick and Linda Harmsen, Herman and Rose Harmsen, Isabell "Chris" Harmsen, Terri and Denny…