Obituaries

Longtime Martin Twp. farmer Jake VandenBerg dies at 83

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…

Editor August 13, 2016

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Services will be Thursday for Rich Miller, 83, of Hopkins

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,…

Editor August 9, 2016

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Memorial visitation is Sunday for Linda Rutgers of Hopkins

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;…

Editor August 9, 2016

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Service Thursday for air legend Hank Veverica of Gun Lake

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.…

Editor August 9, 2016

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Hopkins grad Mary (Reurink) Poeller dies in Battle Creek

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…

Editor August 8, 2016

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Funeral will be Thursday for John Meindertsma of Gun Lake

John C. Meindertsma, age 60, of Gun Lake, died of natural causes Saturday, Aug. 6. He graduated from East Kentwood High School in 1974 and earned a master's of business…

Editor August 8, 2016

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Daniel Meengs, 65, dies of injuries in farming accident

Daniel J. Meengs, age 65 of Dorr, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, Aug. 2, from injuries received in a farming accident. Dan was a devoted member of Vriesland Reformed Church and…

Editor August 6, 2016

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Funeral will be Monday for musician Thomas Northrup

Funeral arrangements for Tom Northrup, 54, of Martin, who died Aug. 1 near Copper Harbor in the Upper Peninsula after a bicycling accident are as follows: Visitation will be Sunday,…

Editor August 4, 2016

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Funeral Monday for ex-WHS student Michael Van Dorp, 63

Former Wayland High School student Michael Van Dorp, 63, of Vermontville died of cancer Thursday, July 28. Michael attended Wayland High School and then joined the Marine Corps, serving in…

Editor July 28, 2016

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Wayland man Charles Merryman passes at age 72

Charles J. Merryman, 72, of Wayland, formerly of Shelbyville, died Sunday, July 24. He will be lovingly remembered by his children, Kevin and Margaret, Jesse and Anne, Sara and Jeffrey,…

Editor July 28, 2016