Obituaries – Page 203

Two separate funerals planned for Marylin Sprague, 73

March 19, 2016

Marylin C. Sprague, age 73, of Shelbyville, died Friday, March 18, at Borgess Medical Center-Kalamazoo. Marylin was born Oct. 10, 1942, in Mt. Pleasant, the daughter of Thomas Chancey and Leona M. (Davis) Chamberlain. She married Richard Sprague on Nov. 21, 1993. Marylin was a substance abuse counselor and secretary...

Longtime local woman Laurena Dreier dies at 94, service pending

March 18, 2016

Laurena Dreier of Wayland died Wednesday, March 16. She was 94. She was born to William and Lillian Mauchmar on Nov.28, 1921. The firstborn and oldest child in her family, Laurena was later joined by her younger siblings, Loren, Ethelyn, and William “Bill.” Laurena learned to play the violin and...

Mother of Mike, grandmother of Wes, Presley and Avery Hudson dies

March 16, 2016

Jeanne Anne (Hackett) Hudson of Wyoming, Mich., the matriarch of Wayland's most famous basketball family, died Wednesday, March 16. She was 77. She was the wife of WHS basketball star Harry Hudson, the mother of WHS coach Mike Hudson and grandmother of recent hardcourt stars Westin, Presley and Avery Hudson....

Service will be March 19 for Dorr woman, Gwen Dexter, 87

March 14, 2016

Gwendolyn May (Green) Dexter of Dorr died Friday, March 11, at the age of 87. Gwen was born on June 19, 1928, to John and Hazel (Eldridge) Green in Grand Rapids. She attended Creston and Godwin High Schools, graduating in 1946. She loved her hours knitting afghans for her grandchildren...

Funeral for Kristin Warner, 48, will be at Martin High School gym

March 12, 2016

A funeral for Kristin Warner, 48, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 19, at the Martin High School gymnasium. Kristin died Friday, March 11, at Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo after a courageous battle with scleroderma. She was born Sept. 13, 1967, in Allegan, to Donald and Susan (Veley)...

Mass of Christian Burial is Tuesday for Julia Pavlak, 101

March 12, 2016

Julia (Arbanas) Pavlak of Hopkins, died Saturday, March 12, at Sheldon Meadows Assisted Living. She was 101 years old. Julia was born in Crested Butte, Colo., on Nov. 6, 1914, and was the last surviving of the 15 children of Matt and Anna (Kovacich) Arbanas. She was a gracious host...

Ronald Hibma, 68, a 1965 Wayland High School grad, dies

March 8, 2016

Ronald H. Hibma, of Byron Center, a 1965 graduate of Wayland High School, died Sunday, march 6. He was 68. Hibma served four years in the U.S. Army and 26 with the U.S. State Department in Washington, DC. He is survived by his brothers and sister, Ken (Allegra) Hibma, Mary...

Services Tuesday for Hopkins native Milton Schafer, 95

March 5, 2016

Hopkins native Milton G. Schafer Sr., 95, of Allegan, passed away Friday, March 4, at Allegan General Hospital. He was born Oct. 25, 1920, in Hopkins, the son of the late Henry E. and Elfrieda (Puschel) Schafer. He was part of a big family, being one of 14 children. Milt...

Former Shelbyville woman Rita (Roberts) Giesing dies at 93

March 5, 2016

Rita (Roberts) Giesing of Middleville, formerly of Shelbyville, died Friday, March 4. She was 93. Rita was born April 12, 1922, in Sarnia, Canada, the daughter of Curtis Charles and Mary Harriet (Pagenois) Hartwell. During World War II, she was employed at a VA Hospital in Detroit, where she met...

Service will be Friday for Ruth Louise Wood, 88, of Watson Twp.

March 3, 2016

Ruth Louise Wood, 88, of Watson Township, died Wednesday, March 2, at the Wings Home in Allegan, Mrs. Wood was born in Nashville, Mich., on Sep. 18, 1927, the daughter of Archie D. and Lenora M. (Brewster) Spaulding. She was a feisty lady who never let any grass grow under...

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