Obituaries

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…

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)…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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;…

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.…

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…