Obituaries

Patricia Kaye (Scholten) Smith, 76, died Friday, Nov. 3, after a long battle with Alzheimer's. Pat was born and raised in Holland, and graduated from Holland High School. She married…

Gale Potter, age 62, died Friday, Nov. 3. She is survived by the love of her life, Joe VanWagner; mother, Norma Potter; brothers Gregory (Vicky) Potter and Dennis (Roxanne) Potter;…

Stella Marie Farmer, known to most as Marie, age 87, of Wayland, died Sunday, Oct. 29. She was born April 16, 1936, Marie attended Wayland Union Schools and was a…

Daniel Roger Bileth of Dorr died Wednesday, Nov. 1. He was 80 years old. Dan enjoyed spending times with friends and family, watching classic television shows and movies and bluegrass…

Hopkins native Earl Edward Calkins, husband, father, grandfather and friend, died Monday, Oct. 30, in Grand Rapids. He was 84. Born on Dec. 16, 1938, in Hopkins, he was the…

Ralph Henry Lettinga, 86, of Wayland, died Thursday, Oct. 19. Ralph was a lifelong dairy farmer and cattle broker at his family's farm. He is survived by his children, Kevin…

Beatrice Elizabeth (VanderMale) Potter, 95, died Wednesday, Oct 18. She is survived by hersister, Emily and Jay Lugthart, her children June and Bruce Smith, Nancy and Randy VanderBoon, Jim and…

Phil Adams, longtime City of Wayland employee, died Tuesday, Oct. 17, at his home. He was 67 years old. Born Oct. 6, 1955, to Byron and Glenna Adams, he was…

Karen Sue Henry, age 81, of Wayland, died from the results of dementia Tuesday, Oct. 17. Karen was a born-again Christian who loved the Lord and believed in prayer. She…

Alvin Vander Ploeg, described most recently as a gentlemanly regular at the Clippers Cafe in Martin and dedicated Marine Corps veteran, peacefully died Tuesday, Oct. 10, at the age of…