Obituaries – Page 218

Funeral will be Saturday for Michael Klinkner, 52, of Wayland

April 15, 2015

Michael A. Klinkner, 52, of Wayland, died of cancer Tuesday, April 14. Mike worked for Parker-Hannafin in its automotive division as a project engineer. Ford Mustangs were a passion of Mike's. He enjoyed the outdoors; hunting, fishing and snowmobiling. Some of their favorite times as a family were camping and...

Martin High School graduate Stella Dailey, 59, dies in Allegan

April 15, 2015

Stella Dailey, a 1973 graduate of Martin High School, of Allegan, died Monday, April 13, at her home in Allegan. Stella was born November 2, 1955, in Kalamazoo to Jerome and Anna Marie (McLaughlin) Bellgraph. She worked for more than 10 years at Upjohn Company in Kalamazoo, and at that...

Longtime local business owner Fred Schwartz passes at 83

April 14, 2015

Fred Schwartz, who with wife Mary Lou was a longtime business owner through the years in Wayland, died Monday, April 13. He was 83. Fred and Mary Lou, his wife of 61 years, owned Fred's Country Store, Wayland and Dorr Floral and most recently Wayland Do It Best Hardware. He...

Service will be Friday for Chad MacIntosh, 36, of Gun Lake

April 14, 2015

Chad Russell MacIntosh, 36, of Gun Lake, died Saturday, April 11. Chad graduated from Wayland Union High School in 1997 and attended Ferris State University. For many years he had worked as a die maker. The last two years he worked as a Licensed Respiratory Therapist at Metro Health and...

Service Tuesday for Bob Kramer, 63, Bay Valley electrician

April 12, 2015

Robert Kramer, age 63, of Wayland, died Saturday, April 11. Bob graduated from Reeths-Puffer High School, Muskegon. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, stationed in Germany. Bob was an electrician at Bay Valley Foods for more than 20 years. He is survived by his wife, Pamela;...

Hopkins High School Class of 1976 salutatorian passes at 57

April 10, 2015

Laurie Ann Pawlowski, age 57, of Grand Rapids, died Wednesday, April 8. Laurie graduated from Hopkins High School in 1976 as the class salutatorian and was a member of that school's Class C state runner-up girls' basketball team. She received an associates of applied sciences degree from Kalamazoo Valley Community...

Celebration of Life ceremony for Deb White will be April 17

April 10, 2015

Deborah Sue White, 61, died in Allegan April 3. She was born and raised in Alabama and moved to Michigan in 1977, but never lost her accent, which is something everyone loved about her. Debbie, as a lot of people knew her by, could put a smile on anyone's face...

Wayland High School graduate Bruce Hayes passes at 59

April 8, 2015

Bruce Hayes, 59, of Howard City, formerly of Wayland, died Tuesday, April 7. A 1974 graduate of Wayland High School, he was a pitcher on the Wildcat baseball team. Bruce proudly served in the US Navy and was a member of Resurrection Life Church in Rockford. Surviving are his sister,...

Longtime Wayland businesswoman Edith Clack dies at 99

April 8, 2015

Edith E. Clack, age 99, of Wayland died Tuesday, April 7. Edith and her husband, Eugene, owned and operated Gene's Barber Shop & The Beauty Center in Wayland. She was a lifelong member of Wayland United Methodist Church, where she taught Sunday school and was active in many women's groups....

Funeral scheduled for Saturday morning for Virginia Hall, 82

April 3, 2015

Virginia L. Hall (Northrop), 82, of Shelbyville died Wednesday, April 1. Virginia was a giving, loving and wonderful person. She loved having fun, shopping, sewing and flower gardening. Virginia was a longtime member of Yankee Springs Bible Church and a committed Christian lady. In 1994, she graduated from Wayland Adult...

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