Obituaries – Page 198

Service will be Friday for Calvin Van Den Bosch of Burnips

July 5, 2016

Calvin T. Van Den Bosch, 76, of Burnips, died Monday, July 4, at his home. Cal was born Jan. 24, 1940, in Zeeland, to Martin and Dena (Besteman) Van Den Bosch. He was raised in Zeeland and became a truck driver. He enjoyed hunting and the outdoors. Cal was a...

Funeral will be Friday for 1976 Hopkins grad Mark Hazen

July 5, 2016

Mark Allen Hazen, 58, of Allegan, died Saturday, July 2, at Allegan General Hospital. He was born Feb. 13, 1958, in Allegan, the son of Jerry and Alice (McCullough) Hazen. He was a Hopkins High School Class of 1976 graduate. Mark was a truck driver for the Byron Oil Co....

Longtime Salem Township farmer ‘Skip’ Lenard dies at 78

July 5, 2016

Leland “Skip” Lenard, age 78, of Salem Township, died Sunday July 3. Skip served in the U.S Navy. He retired after 41 years as a switchman for Conrail Railroad. He was a lifelong farmer and enjoyed his time outdoors. Skip is survived by his wife Mary Lou Lenard; his children:...

Funeral for Terry Roxbury, 73, will be Thursday in Wayland

July 4, 2016

Hopkins High School graduate Terry W. Roxbury, age 73 of Allegan, died Sunday, July 3. Terry served in the U.S. Army and retired from Rockwell Industry as a machine operator. Terry was an active member of Allegan Christian Center Church and loved to help the pastor. He was vice president...

Celebration of Life service is July 6 for John Preston of Hopkins

July 2, 2016

John T.H. Preston, 72, of Hopkins, died Friday, July 1, at his home. He was born on Oct. 1, 1943, in Birmingham, England, the son of Harry and Jean (Fillery) Preston. John came to the U.S. from England, found the love of his life, Susie, and they married on Dec....

Longtime Watson farmer Harry Brown dies at age 99

July 2, 2016

Harry Ogden Brown, age 99, of Watson Township died Friday, July 1. Born Aug. 21, 1916, in Martin, to the Stanley and Louise Brown, he was the second of five children, including the late Mildred McGuire, Howard Brown, Eleanor Knuth Priest and William Brown. Harry lived a wonderful life and...

Funeral held for Hopkins High grad Lucy Woodruff Will

June 29, 2016

Hopkins High School graduate Lucille Woodruff Will has died at the age of 90. She was born Feb. 17, 1926, in Kalamazoo to Glenn Ellsworth Woodruff and Marion Thelma (Smith) Woodruff. She had an older sister, Fran Meyers (spouse 'Bud' has passed), and a younger brother Leslie Woodruff (spouse Nan...

Wayland High School grad Amos Knoth dies at 43

June 26, 2016

Amos Knoth, a Wayland High School graduate, died early Sunday morning at Metro Health Hospital. He was 43. A Go Fund Me page set up for him reported, "Last Sunday Amos was out on the boat fishing. He had a seizure and fell info the water. He was pulled out...

Dorr native Marie Stoner dies at age 99 in Tecumseh

June 26, 2016

Marie, E. Stoner of Tecumseh, a native of Dorr and formerly of Kalamazoo, died Thursday June 23, at the Fieldstone Assisted Living. Marie was born Sept. 12, 1917, in Dorr the daughter of John and Theresa (Herp) Gries. She retired after 30 years from General Motors and was a member...

Funeral will be Tuesday for Emmett Kadwell Sr. of Dorr

June 25, 2016

Emmett H. Kadwell, Sr., 90 of Dorr, died Saturday, June 25. Emmett served in the United States Navy during World War II. He was a member of the Leighton United Methodist Church. He worked at Kelvinator for more than 30 years. He is survived by his children Emmett Jr. (Mary)...

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