Obituaries

Juanita “Sis” Shook of Martin, died Wednesday, March 23, at the Dussia House in Otsego. She was 95. Described as fiercely independent and not afraid to speak her mind, "Sis"…

Elsie Kollar of Hopkins Township died Monday, March 21, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was 81. Mrs. Kollar was born Sept. 4, 1934 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of…

Patricia Syswerda, 75, of Leighton Township, died Friday, March 18. She is survived by her loving husband of 55 years, Robert Syswerda; her sons Bruce (Linda), Michael (Christine), and Kevin…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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,…