Obituaries

Word has been received of the death Friday afternoon of Capt. Terry Thompson of the Leighton Township Fire Department. He was 68. He was born in Grand Rapids on Jan.…

Rena M.Clark of Wayland died Thursday, Nov. 12, at her home. Rena was born Feb. 7, 1942, in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Earl and Tina (VanderVeen) Corning. She was a…

Wayland City Assessor/Deputy Treasurer Jeannie Franck passed away early Thursday morning at Metro Hospital in Grand Rapids, but this death actually occurred five years ago. Townbroadcast reported it in error…

Rev. James "Jim" Lowman, 69, of East Lansing, a 1964 graduate of Hopkins High School, died Monday, Nov. 2, at McLaren Hospital in Lansing. Jim was born in Kalamazoo on…

Dustin Miguel Van Harn, 18, of Leighton Township, died Saturday at age 18. His parents, Michael and Kaylyn Van Harn of Leighton Township, wrote in his obituary, "... the guitars…

Leon "Lee" Richard Terpstra, age 83,  died Wednesday, Nov. 4. Lee was born Feb. 13, 1932, in Dorr, to Herman and Agnes Terpstra. He is survived by his wife of…

Elsie Violet Martineau, age 85, of Wayland died Thursday, Nov.5. Elsie is survived by her daughters, Bonnie Saunders and Paula Kolonich; grandchildren, Theresa and Bill Hiler, Joshua Kolonich, Jacob Kolonich;…

Baby girl Kyla Moneek Bradshaw, of Wayland, died Tuesday, Nov. 3. She is survived by her parents Sean Bradshaw, Jr. and Tegan Ingersoll, grandparents: Jeremy and Kara Ingersoll, Jamie and…

Irwin T. Hazen, age 51, of Hopkins died Thursday, Oct. 29. Irwin was born on April 3, 1964, in Allegan to Thomas and Sharon (Thompson) Hazen. Irwin was a hard…

David Leon Hoffman, 54, of Shelbyville, died in a traffic crash Thursday, Oct. 29, while operating the semi-truck he loved in Grant County Indiana. He was born July 31, 1961,…