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Service for Hopkins grad Don Herp, 62, scheduled for Tuesday
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…
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Memorial service will be Monday afternoon for Monty Bilger, 58
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…
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Former ‘Rosie the Riveter’ Dorothy Wykoski of Wayland dies at 91
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…
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Former Hopkins Twp. Supervisor, businessman, Bill Punches dies
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…
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Memorial service will be Oct. 31 for Robert Kaniewski, 69, of Dorr
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…
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Funeral will be Thursday in Dorr for Deborah Ranville, 51
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;…
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Funeral for Shirley Lee Commons, 59, of Burnips, will be Tuesday
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…
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Service Monday for Florence VanderPloeg, 88, of Hopkins Twp.
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…
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Funeral will be Friday for baby girl Allie May Peckham
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…
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Services will be Thursday for Dennis Werkema, 62, of Wayland
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…