Obituaries

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

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.…

Editor December 26, 2015

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Longtime community activist Helen Kaumeyer dies at age 98

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,…

Editor December 23, 2015

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

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…

Editor December 19, 2015

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

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…

Editor December 19, 2015

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Funeral Tuesday for traffic crash victim John Dolegowski of Watson

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…

Editor December 17, 2015

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

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…

Editor December 17, 2015

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

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…

Editor December 15, 2015

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

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…

Editor December 13, 2015

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

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…

Editor December 12, 2015

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Cremation, private memorial service held for James Larabel, 71

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…

Editor December 11, 2015