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Service will be March 8 for Chauncey ‘Bill’ Smith, 95
Chauncey William "Bill" Smith died Friday, Feb. 16. He was 95. He was born Feb. 28, 1928, to Clayton and Ruby Smith of Wayland. Bill was a graduate of Wayland…
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Funeral Saturday for Arlene Vonmyhr at Martin church
The funeral for Arlene Vonmyhr, 55, formerly of Shelbyville, will be held Saturday, Feb. 24, at Martin/Shelbyville United Methodist Church, 969 East Allegan St., with Pastor Maggie Stoken officiating. Arlene,…
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Funeral Friday for Martin businessman Daren Mulder
Daren Lee Mulder died Tuesday, Feb. 20, at Kairos Dwelling Hospice Home in Kalamazoo. He was 54. He was born June 3, 1969, in Plainwell, the son of Larry and Nancy…
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Service for Hopkins grad Jill (Mele) Jackson March 2
Jill R. (Mele) Jackson, 42, Roann, Ind., died Thursday, Jan. 18, at Stillwater Hospice Home in Fort Wayne, following a heroic two-and-a-half-year battle with cancer. She was born Aug. 7,…
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Service Monday for Dorr native, Hopkins graduate
Charlotte Rey Humphrey (Stone) died Monday, Feb. 12, after a brief battle with metastatic breast cancer. She was 87. She was born on July 11, 1936, to Charles Rex Stone…
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Service will be Monday for Alison Postma, only 34
Alison Joy (Knoll) Postma, age 34, of Wayland, died Tuesday, Feb. 13. Alison is survived by her children, Mason Randall and Evie James Postma; parents, Randy and Marijo Knoll; brothers…
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Horse riding enthusiast Nancy Counterman dies
Yankee Springs Trail Riding Club member Nancy Counterman died Thursday, Feb. 15, in Grand Rapids. She was 87. She was born Dec. 27, 1936, in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Garrison…
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Snowmobile enthusiast Dennis Zoet dies at age 83
Dennis Donald Zoet, age 83 of Caledonia, died Tuesday, Feb. 13. Dennis was an early pioneer of the Michigan Snowmobile Association and loved marking, brushing and riding the trails. He…
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No funeral planned yet for ’66 WHS grad Susan Haller
Susan Lynn Haller died Monday, Feb. 12, with her daughter by her side. She was 75 years old. She was born March 6, 1948, in Plainwell, to Walter and Marilyn…
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Service Thursday for Henry Blacquiere of Shelbyville
Henry John Blacquiere III, age 73, of Shelbyville, died Friday, Feb. 9. Henry owned Blacquiere Masonry Co. for 40 years. He loved being with his family, motorcycling, boating, having coffee…