Obituaries

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

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…

Editor April 14, 2015

Obituaries

Service Tuesday for Bob Kramer, 63, Bay Valley electrician

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.…

Editor April 12, 2015

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Hopkins High School Class of 1976 salutatorian passes at 57

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…

Editor April 10, 2015

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Celebration of Life ceremony for Deb White will be April 17

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…

Editor April 10, 2015

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Wayland High School graduate Bruce Hayes passes at 59

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…

Editor April 8, 2015

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Longtime Wayland businesswoman Edith Clack dies at 99

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…

Editor April 8, 2015

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Funeral scheduled for Saturday morning for Virginia Hall, 82

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…

Editor April 3, 2015

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Memorial service set April 7 for Beverly Gerard of Burnips

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…

Editor March 31, 2015

Obituaries

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

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.…

Editor March 26, 2015

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Service will be Monday morning for Doreene McGrath, 97

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)…

Editor March 26, 2015