Obituaries

Longtime Wayland resident Marian Longstreet died Sunday, Sept. 6. She was 90 years old and would have celebrated her 91st on Sept. 24. Marian was a member of the Wayland…

Greg Barney, age 57, of Wayland, died Wednesday, Sept. 2. He is survived by his loving sister Carolyn Bromer, good friends and his co-workers at Action Packaging. The family will…

Mason James Hoskinson died at his home Friday after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was only 39. Mason was born Oct. 30, 1975, in Allegan. He was a graduate…

Wayland native and longtime area teacher Irma M. Fargo died Wednesday, Sept. 2, at Allegan General Hospital. Mrs. Fargo was born June 7, 1922, in Wayland, the daughter of Julius…

Larry A. Oetman, age 78 of Wayland, died Monday, August 31, after a courageous battle with heart disease and leg amputation. Larry loved his church, community, and especially his farm.…

Dale William Dykstra, age 73, of Wayland, died Monday, Aug. 24, from complications of cancer. He is survived by his children, Steve Dykstra (Loraine Driy), Lori Dykstra (Bill Skaggs), Greg…

Dorothy (Harig) Clary, of North Dorr, died Friday, Aug. 21. She was 88. Born Dec. 19, 1926, she is survived by her children, Gloria and Milan Delfosse, Deborah and David…

Reba Stephenson of Shelbyville died unexpectedly Tuesday, Aug. 18. She was 52. She is survived by her husband, Kevin; her daughters, Samantha (Calton Smith) Stephenson and Sara (Jason) Brown; grandchildren…