Obituaries

Valerie Davis died at her home surrounded by her family Friday, April 29, following a battle with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD). She was 47. She was born July 24, 1968, in…

Eugene C. Collings, age 83, of Hopkins, died Friday, April 29, 2016 at Spectrum Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids. Mr. Collings was born on April 10, 1933 in Hopkins Township,…

Wayne R. Cheyne, 80, of Shelbyville died Monday, April 25, at home. He was born Aug 27, 1935, in Byron Center, the son of Russell Cheyne and Janet Steffes. Wayne…

Ashley Pallett, 22, of Martin, died in a traffic crash Tuesday, April 26, in Watson Township. She was born Dec. 4, 1993 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Michael and Ann…

Fleser, Doug, age 63, a native of Burnips and a 1971 graduate of Hopkins High School, died Saturday, April 23. Doug was retired from Wright-Patt Air Force Base in Ohio…

Robert Sodman, Jr., age 92, of Dorr, died at Trillium Woods in Byron Center Monday, April 25. According to his wishes no services will take place at this time and…

Vernon J. Alflen, age 94, died Monday, April 25, at Byron Manor-Meadow Place. Vern owned the Alflen Bros. Farm Implement dealership in Wayland, and at one time was said to…

Frances L. Greeley, of Dorr, died April 20. She was 90. Frances was a cake decorator and retired as a seamstress from General Motors. Most recently she had attended Voice…

Thomas S. “Rabbit” Rybiski, age 73 of Middleville, died Monday, April 18. Tom was a U.S. Army veteran and was a member of the Wayland VFW and the American Legion.…

Modesta M. Stein, a native of North Dorr,  died Sunday in Wabash, Ind. She was born Sept. 12, 1933, in North Dorr, to Frank and Elizabeth (Miller) Pitsch. Modesta was…