Obituaries

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,…

Susan A. Wright, age 59, passed away Tuesday, Oct.27. She was born April 20, 1956, the daughter of Kenneth and Sandra (Morrell) Marquard. Susan is survived by her parents, fiancé,…

Robert D. Crumback, 89, of Leighton Township, died Sunday, Oct. 25, at his home. The first child of Carl and Mary Johnston, Crumback lived at his Leighton home with Barbara,…

Donald Herp, age 62 of Salem Township, died Friday, Oct. 23. Don was a graduate of Hopkins High School. He was very involved and served as a treasurer on the…

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…