Obituaries

Funeral will be Saturday for Navy veteran Loy Dykstra, 79

Loy Lynn Dykstra, age 79, of Wayland, died Wednesday, Sept. 21. Loy was a U.S. Navy veteran. His passion was farming and had been a lifelong farmer alongside his wife…

Editor September 22, 2016

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Service Oct. 12 in Dorr for Barbara DeVries, 1969 WHS grad

Barbara Hydorn Keil DeVries, a 1969 graduate of Wayland High School, died of brain cancer early Thursday morning, Sept. 22, in hospice. The subject of a Townbroadcast feature story earlier…

Editor September 22, 2016

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Memorial service Friday for Robert Munjoy, 63, of Shelbyville

Robert Harwood Munjoy III, 63, of Shelbyville, died Saturday Sept. 17. Bob was a Vietnam veteran, spent his free time working on motorcycles, fishing and time with his three grandchildren.…

Editor September 19, 2016

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Service will be Friday for Doug Echelberger, 78, of Dorr

Douglas L. Echelberger, age 78 of Dorr, died Sunday, Sept 18. Doug graduated from Cadillac High School in 1956. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. After more than…

Editor September 19, 2016

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Mass of Christian Burial Tuesday for Marian Lombardo of Dorr

Marian Lombardo, 78, of Dorr, died peacefully in her sleep Friday, Sept. 16. Born Oct. 2, 1937 ,in Alaska, Mich., she is predeceased by her parents, Norman J. and Mildred…

Editor September 18, 2016

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Service Wednesday for Martin businessman James Lapham

James Lapham, 81, died Saturday from complications following surgery at Bronson Hospital. He was born Sept. 7, 1935, in Martin Township the son of Dean and Martha (Pike) Lapham. He…

Editor September 18, 2016

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Service Tuesday for former Dorr woman Patricia Pieri, 76

Patricia Ann Pieri, aged 76, of Wyoming, formerly of Dorr, died at home Friday, Sept. 16. She is survived by her children, Joseph Pieri, James Pieri and Emil Pieri Jr.,…

Editor September 17, 2016

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Former Moline resident David Boone dies at 58 in Scranton, Pa.

David J. Boone, age 58, of West Scranton, formerly of Moline, died at home on Sunday, after an illness. Born on Aug. 12, 1958, and son of the late Elaine…

Editor September 16, 2016

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Service will be Wednesday in Orangeville for Mandy Reinke

Mandy Reinke, age 35, of Martin, died Friday, Sept. 9. She was born Oct. 13, 1980, in Kalamazoo to Dick and Debra (Coryell) Kraima. She was the older of two…

Editor September 10, 2016

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Services will be Tuesday for WHS graduate Arthur ‘Harry’ Shade

Arthur "Harry" Shade, age 72, of Hudsonville, a 1963 graduate of Wayland High School, died Wednesday, Sept. 7. He is survived by his wife, Sheryl; children, Danielle and Cory McClellan,…

Editor September 9, 2016