Obituaries

Montgomery "Monty" Bilger, age 58, of Wayland, died Thursday, Oct. 22. Monty is survived by his mother Connie (A.D.) Wharton; his brothers and sister: Tim Bilger, Lance (Patricia) Bilger, and…

Dorothy Ann Wykoski, age 91 of Wayland, died Friday, Oct. 23. Dorothy was one of the first women to begin work at General Motors as a "Rosie the Riveter" during…

A longtime Hopkins businessman and public servant, William D. Punches of Gun Lake, died Monday, Oct. 19, at his home. He was 75. Born Nov. 2, 1939, in Plainwell, he…

Robert S. Kaniewski, age 69, of Dorr, died Wednesday, Oct. 14. He is survived by his wife Connie; children, John Hoss and Jason (Amy) Hoss and granddaughter, Ainsley; sisters-in-law Beverly…

Deborah Ann Ranville, age 51, of Wayland, died Friday, Oct. 16. Deborah loved reading, making jewelry, needlepoint and crocheting. She is survived by her children, Shawn Zoerner and Elise Todd;…

Shirley Lee Commons (Tubergan), 59, of Burnips, died Friday, Oct. 16. Born July 31, 1956, she now joins her mother and father, Bill and Bee Tubergan, as well as her…

Florence Vander Ploeg, age 88, of Hopkins Township, died Oct. 14. Florence is survived by her children: Bob (Kay) Vander Ploeg, Pat (Seymour) De Haan, Daryl (Shirley) Vander Ploeg, Kathy…

Sweet baby girl Allie May Peckham passed away unexpectedly of natural causes at Helen DeVos Children's Hospital. Allie will be forever missed by her parents James and Tanya Peckham and…

Dennis R. Werkema, 62, of Wayland, died Saturday, Oct. 10. He was born on March 24, 1953, the son of Arnold and Jean (Price) Werkema. He married Vickie L. Wolf…

Charles "Charley" A. Shehorn, Jr., age 44, of Dorr, died Thursday, Oct. 8. Charley was involved in ministry at Crosswinds Community Church and Abundant Life Church of God. He was…