Obituaries – Page 208

Retired State Police official, fire marshal Tom Spaman dies at 66

December 30, 2015

Thomas Gerald Spaman, age 66, of Moline, died Tuesday, Dec. 29. Tom graduated from Allegan High School and Kuyper College. He served in the United States Army and was stationed in Germany. For 41 years he served the people of the State of Michigan, first as a Michigan State Police...

Service will be Tuesday, Jan. 5, for former Wayland man Bob Rybiski

December 30, 2015

Robert "Bob" James Rybiski, age 66, formerly of Wayland, died Tuesday, Dec. 29. He is survived by his children Jon (Tiffany Rowlands) Rybiski, Debra (Dan) Rippy, Robert "Brett" Rybiski, Shannon (Bernie) Quackenbush; seven grandchildren; sister MaryAnn Rybiski; special friend Elizabeth Metesh; and many friends. He was preceded in death by...

Memorial service for Alfred Vaughan, 79, will be Saturday, Jan. 2

December 30, 2015

Alfred Vaughan, age 79, of Shelbyville, died Thursday, Dec. 17. Surviving are his wife of 56 years Nancy (Pike), son Tod (Tonya), daughter-in-law Tarma, sister Beatrice (Don) Narden and grandchildren Jadene, Jeremiah (Jazmine), Jacob (Rechel) and Treavor Vaughan. He was preceded in death by his parents William and Harriet, brother...

Celebration of Life service for Benji Smith, 23, will be Friday afternoon

December 28, 2015

Benjamin John Smith, age 23 of Wayland, died Sunday at home with his family. Benji attended Hillside Learning and Behavior Center in Allegan, was a member of Moline Christian Reformed Church and loved his 18 years of playing Yes I Can T-Ball. Friends and family knew Benji as a spoon...

Funeral will be Wednesday for Arnold Adamczyk, 95, of Hillards

December 26, 2015

Arnold R. Adamczyk, age 95, of Hilliards died Friday, Dec. 25, at Metro Health Wyoming, MI. He was born Jan. 31, 1920, to Joseph and Helen (Czachorski) Adamczyk in Hopkins. He was graduate of Wayland High School and served in World War II. Arnold worked in quality control for American...

Longtime community activist Helen Kaumeyer dies at age 98

December 23, 2015

Helen M. (Baker) Kaumeyer of Wayland, died Wednesday, Dec. 23. She was 98. Helen was born Oct. 20, 1917, to Helena and Wendell Tichvon on a farm in Barry County, growing up on a farm when it was typical of all members of a large family to carry their share...

Mass of Christian Burial to be held for Steve Kuhtic, 84, of Wayland

December 19, 2015

Steve Kuhtic, age 84 of Wayland, died Saturday, Dec. 19, at Rose Arbor Hospice. He was born Dec. 24, 1930, to Ivan and Barbara (Petrich) Kuhtic in Wayland. Steve graduated from Wayland High School and Ferris State University. He served in the U.S. Navy and was a proud veteran of...

Celebration of life service Jan. 2 for ex-Deputy Fire Chief Terry Baumgard

December 19, 2015

Former Deputy Fire Chief Terry Lee Baumgard of Wayland, died Saturday, Dec. 19. He was 73. Terry retired from Dean Foods as a maintenance superintendent after working there for 34 years. He had volunteered with the Wayland Fire Department for 28 years, where he served as the assistant chief. Terry...

Funeral Tuesday for traffic crash victim John Dolegowski of Watson

December 17, 2015

John J. Dolegowski, age 58, of Watson Township, died Wednesday as a result of a traffic accident in Hopkins Township. John graduated from Wayland High School in 1975. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Watson Township Board of Appeals and Farm Bureau. He formerly worked at Marker...

Funeral for Marie VanderVeen, 94, will be in Moline Monday

December 17, 2015

Marie (Nagel) VanderVeen, age 94, died Wednesday, Dec. 16. Surviving are her daughters, Doris and Dave McGarvey, Mary and Ron Breuker, Carol and Ken Breuker, Ruth and Denny Bentley, 11 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, 12 great-great grandchildren; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Bern (Jean) VanderVeen, Kenneth (Marge) VanderVeen, Marian Kraima; many nieces and...

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