Obituaries – Page 192

Funeral Friday for Mary Ellen Strickfaden of Salem Twp.

August 16, 2016

Mary Ellen Strickfaden, 88, of Salem Township, died Tuesday, Aug. 16, at Rehoboth Oaks Dementia Care Home in Burnips. Mrs. Strickfaden was born Nov. 6, 1927, in Allegan, the daughter of Arthur and Laura (Smith) Tagg. Mary Ellen attended Burnips United Methodist Church for many years. She worked from 1945...

Lyle Holden, 75, of Monterey Twp., dies at his home

August 15, 2016

Lyle Rae Holden, 75, of Monterey Township, died Friday, Aug. 12, at his home. Mr. Holden was born March 2, 1941 in Dearborn, Michigan, the son Earl and Mary (Grant) Holden. He graduated from Grand Rapids Central High School and was a veteran of the United States Air Force. Lyle...

Funeral Wednesday for Dan Schneider, 71, of Wayland

August 15, 2016

Daniel Schneider, age 71, of Wayland, died Thursday, Aug. 11, after a three-year battle with Alzheimer's disease. Dan received the National Defense Service Medal and the Vietnam Service Medal while serving in the U.S. Navy. He is survived by his wife, Debb; his children, Joe and Kim Carter, Danielle and...

Memorial service Aug. 29 in Wayland for Roxanne Thompson

August 15, 2016

Roxanne Thompson, age 53 of Middleville, a woman with many ties to Wayland, died Saturday, Aug. 13. Roxanne was a dedicated office manager at Light Metals. She is survived by her husband, Randy Thompson; her children: Rachel Clouse, Robert (Jessie) Clouse, Ryan (Janaya) Clouse, Kris (Mindy) Thompson and Cody (Ashley)...

Former Wayland area man Steve Russo, 61, dies of cancer

August 14, 2016

Steve Russo, 61, died July 28 in Baton Rouge La., after a courageous battle with cancer. Steve grew up in Wyoming, Mich.and graduated from Rogers High School in 1972, but spent the majority of his adult life in the Wayland area. He is survived by his daughter Jennifer (Russo) Warner...

Longtime Martin Twp. farmer Jake VandenBerg dies at 83

August 13, 2016

Jacob “Jake” VandenBerg, age 82, of Martin Township, died, Friday, Aug. 12, at Laurels of Sandy Creek in Wayland. Mr. VandenBerg was born Nov. 29, 1933, in Decatur, the son of John and Jennifer (Myers) VandenBerg. Jake was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in the Korean War. Jake...

Services will be Thursday for Rich Miller, 83, of Hopkins

August 9, 2016

Richard “Rich” L. Miller, 83, of Hopkins, died Monday, Aug. 8, at Metro Health Hospital in Wyoming, Mich. He was 83. Mr. Miller was born in Burnips on May 22, 1933, the son of Gottlieb and Elsie (Moomey) Miller. Rich spent more than 25 years working for the Keebler Company...

Memorial visitation is Sunday for Linda Rutgers of Hopkins

August 9, 2016

Linda L. Rutgers of Hopkins, age 76, died Saturday, Aug. 6. Linda loved being a wife and mother. She will be deeply missed by her husband of 32 years, Del; her children, Debra (John) Houweling, Rick Rector; grandchildren, Heather (Mark) Borders, Becca (Jay) Huisman, John Houweling; and sister, Nancy (Fred)...

Service Thursday for air legend Hank Veverica of Gun Lake

August 9, 2016

Henry William "Hank" Veverica, of Wayland (Gun Lake) has died at the age of 88. Born in Durand Mich., Henry was the son of Andrew and Margaret Veverica of Muskegon. He attended Muskegon Heights High School and after graduation enlisted in the Air Force (called the Army Air Corps at...

Hopkins grad Mary (Reurink) Poeller dies in Battle Creek

August 8, 2016

Mary Lynn Poeller, nee Reurink, 69, a 1964 Hopkins High School graduate, died last Tuesday at her Battle Creek home. Poeller, an area business woman and life long gardener, was born Oct. 20, 1946, in Grand Rapids, the daughter of the late Henry and Charlotte Reurink. She grew up in...

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