Obituaries – Page 225

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...

Memorial service set April 7 for Beverly Gerard of Burnips

March 31, 2015

Beverly Ann Gerard of Burnips died Saturday, March 28, at the age of 74. Bev was a member of the Burnips United Methodist Church. She was an avid golfer in leagues at Sandy Pines Golf Course, loved the sport of fishing and bowling. Bev also enjoyed her vegetable garden and...

Jo Bryant of Dorr dies 5 days after her 84th birthday

March 26, 2015

Johanna Jo Bryant of Dorr, who celebrated her 84th birthday just last Friday, died Wednesday, March 25. Jo was born March 20, 1931, in Kalamazoo to Elzo and Gertrude Veenkant. Since retiring, Jo and her late husband, Richard (Dick Bryant), looked forward to their weekends up north, hunting, fishing, playing...

Service will be Monday morning for Doreene McGrath, 97

March 26, 2015

Doreene Mabel McCrath, age 97, of Wayland, died Wednesday, March 25. Doreene will be lovingly remembered by her children: Wally (Pat) McCrath, Sandy Scheib, and Nancy McCrath; step-sons: Paul (Jo) McCrath and Cliff McCrath; eight grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren; her sister Ruth Gomulka; and several nieces and nephews....

Former Wayland Police Chief Harold Ernst passes at 95

March 26, 2015

Word has been received of the death of former Wayland Police Chief Harold A. Ernst, who most recently was living in McAllen, Texas. Mr. Ernst was 95. He was Wayland’s chief from 1973 to 1985, when he retired and was succeeded by Dan Miller. Before that, he had been commander...

1965 WHS grad and star athlete Terry Frank has passed

March 25, 2015

Terry Frank, a 1965 graduate of Wayland High School, has died. His wife, the former Susie Longstreet, said last December on Facebook, "Terry has pulmonary fibrosis congestive heart failure fluid on his lungs . He just got out of the hospital again. The fibrosis is not treatable. He has been...

Mass of Christian Burial Saturday for Russell Shoemaker, 86

March 24, 2015

Russell R. Shoemaker, 86 of Dorr Township, died Tuesday March 24. Russ was a veteran of the U.S. Army and was a member of the Wayland VFW Post 7581. He retired as a welder and supervisor from Kelvinator after 41 years, but his true passion was his lifelong work as...

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