Obituaries

Joseph Bart Channells of Martin died Tuesday, Jan. 28, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was 64. Joe was born April 12, 1960, in Plainwell to George and Pauline…

Emily Suzanne Benedict, age 46, of Wyoming, died Tuesday, Jan. 21. A Wayland High School graduate, Emily loved spending time with her family and loved her children.She was understanding and…

Daniel Keith VanVolkinburg, 72, of Shelbyville, died Sunday, Jan. 19. Dan was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and brother. After graduating from Byron Center High School in…

Billy Miller of Dorr, a man whose kindness, love, and devotion touched the lives of all who knew him, died unexpectedly Saturday, Jan. 18. Billy was not only Kelly’s best…

Gloria Kaczanowski (Snyder), age 86, formerly of Wayland, died Saturday, Jan. 18. Gloria was the first of nine children born to parents Robert and Lorraine Snyder on Sept. 19, 1938.…

Alvin J. "Al" Schumacher Sr., age 87, of Dorr, died Saturday, Jan. 18 Al was born Jan. 16, 1938, to Herman and Agatha (Striegle) Schumacher. Born into a farming family…

Iran Kenneth Groeneveld, died Sunday, Jan. 12, at the age of 91. He was the eldest child of Albert and Catherine Groeneveld. Ken graduated from Wayland High School. He served…

Lynn Jay Huff, age 74, died Friday, Jan. 10, Lynn was a lifelong dairy farmer in Byron Center and loved to spend as much time as possible outdoors. He was…

Sandy DeGroot, age 82, died Friday, Jan. 10. She is survived by her sons John DeGroot, Todd DeGroot, and Tim DeGroot; granddaughters Sabrina and Janelle DeGroot; brother, Dennis VanDelfzijl. Sandy…