Obituaries – Page 209

Services Friday for private pilot Kenneth Sadler, 88, of Wayland

December 15, 2015

Kenneth G. Saddler, age 88 of Wayland, died Sunday, Dec. 13. Kenneth was a private pilot who enjoyed spending time flying airplanes and going to air shows. He loved spending time with his family and friends. Kenneth also enjoyed his feline friends. He is survived by his friends and family....

Service will be Monday for former local man Dick Hayward, 84

December 13, 2015

Richard "Dick" Hayward, age 84, of Holland, died Friday, Dec. 11. Dick served in the U.S. Marines. He worked at the Kalamazoo Paper Mill/Georgia Pacific for 44 years, retiring in 1992. Dick and Patricia attended Dorr Baptist Church and formerly attended First Baptist Church of Wayland Dick is survived by...

Funeral for Dawn Wiles, 79, will be held in Wayland Wednesday

December 12, 2015

Dawn Joyce Ayers Wiles, age 79, of Caledonia, died Friday, Dec. 11 Dawn is survived by her sons: Jim (Vicki) Ayers, Greg (Jill) Ayers, Dennis (Lisa) Ayers; 12 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; her step-daughter Brooke Wiles; her sisters Mary Byrd and Shirley Drumm and many nieces and nephews. She was...

Cremation, private memorial service held for James Larabel, 71

December 11, 2015

James "Jim" Larabel, age 71, of Wayland, died in his sleep on Wednesday, Dec. 9, after a long struggle with Chronic Obstruction Pulmonary Disease (C.O.P.D.) He is survived by his wife of 32 years, Sherry; his step-children, Debbi (Chris) Haveman, David (Cindy) Kukor, Denise Hill; ten grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sister,...

Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday for Mary Helen Krup, 85

December 9, 2015

Mary Helen Krup, wife, mother and grandmother, died Tuesday, Dec. 8, at the age of 85. Mary is survived by her children: Patricia "Pat" (Dan) Guldenzoph and Richard "Mike" (Judy) Krup; her grandchildren: Andrea (Ryan) Haase, Scott (Joy) Guldenzoph, and Katherine Guldenzoph and Kristen Krup; her sister Helen (Walter) Ann...

Benefit dinner still on in Hopkins, though Randy Winchester has died

December 8, 2015

The benefit spaghetti dinner at Hopkins High School Tuesday afternoon and evening was set to go on as planned, but the man whom it was for died Sunday. Randy Winchester, husband of high school social studies teacher Tara Winchester, died of cancer at Trillum Woods, Byron Center. He had been...

Private graveside service planned for Arlene Wiersma, 77, of Dorr

December 6, 2015

Arlene J. Wiersma, age 77 of Dorr, died at home under hospice care Saturday, Dec. 5. Born April 25, 1938, she was preceded in death by her parents Ray and Vera (Newell) Landstra and her brother Glen Landstra. Arlene is survived by her husband of 57 years Bert Wiersma; their...

Gun Lake man’s funeral will be Monday in Kalamazoo

December 4, 2015

Carlo Moretti, age 68, of Gun Lake, died Thursday, Dec. 3, in Kalamazoo. Carl was born on July 21, 1947 in Bronx, N.Y., the son of Carlo and Edith (McManus) Moretti. He graduated from Portage High in 1965 and worked Depatie Fluid Power for 44 years. Carl is survived by...

Funeral will be Friday for 1981 WHS graduate David Dykstra, 52

December 3, 2015

David Mark Dykstra, age 52, of Portage, died Wednesday, Dec. 2, at Rose Arbor Hospice Home after a two-year courageous battle with cancer. Dave was a 1981 graduate of Wayland High School and a veteran of the U.S. Marines. He worked as a maintenance tech and shift leader at Perrigo...

Visitation Sunday, funeral Monday for Barbara Aubil, 91, Dorr Twp.

December 2, 2015

Barbara Aubil, age 91, of Dorr Township, died Tuesday, Dec. 1. She is survived by her daughter Sherry (Wayne) VanDuine, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Aubil, and her parents, Arthur and Inez (Gilbert) Hallan. Funeral services will take place at 11...

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