Category: Obituaries

Celebration of life will be Friday for Shawn Eaton, 55

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Patrick Shawn Eaton, a devoted father, brother, and entrepreneur, died May 26, at the age of 55, after a courageous battle with Huntington's disease. Born March 2, 1969, in Warrensville Heights, Ohio, he later moved to Brighton, Mich., and eventually settled in Middleville. As the youngest of three children to...
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Celebration of life remembers the late Arlene VonMyhr

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A funeral was held Saturday, Feb. 24, at Martin United Methodist Church for Arlene VonMyhr (Shattuck), who died Monday, Feb. 19. She is survived by her soulmate and husband, Gary VonMyhr, sons, Garry VonMyhr and Erick VonMyhr; daughter-in-law, Katie VonMyhr; grandsons, Max, Eli, and Sam; her unborn granddaughter; her sisters,...
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Former Hopkins art teacher Susan Garbarino dies at 72

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Susan Callista Garbarino, age 72 of Caledonia, died Sunday, May 26, after a lengthy and brave battle with cancer. She is survived by her husband of 25 years, Forrest "Bert" Nelson, her five children, Brian Paul, Anthony Paul, Dana Paul, Colleen (Jacob) Westervelt and David (Erica) Paul. Susan was born...
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Hopkins native Bill Gilligan dies at 83 in Kalamazoo

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William D. Gilligan, a native of Hopkins, died Sunday, May 19, at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo. He was 83.  He was born May 3, 1941, in Hopkins, the son of Walter and Georgia (Flynn) Gilligan. As a young man, Bill worked as a skilled mechanic at Stryker, retiring after...
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Vrate James Gill, 46, of Shelbyville, died Monday, May 20.

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A visitation for Vrate will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 29, at Cook Funeral Home — Byron Center Chapel, 2067 84th St. SW. A second visitation will be from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Thursday, May 30,at the funeral home. The funeral will occur at 11 a.m....
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Visitation, funeral Thursday for Caitlyn Kelly, 17

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Caitlyn Jacob Kelly of Hopkins died Saturday, May 18. Born Jan. 9, 2007, she was 17 years old. She was a girl who mastered the art of flirting with boys and loved to swim in the family pool – her own slice of the ocean where she was as free...
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Lifelong educator William Howard dies at 73

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William Don Howard, 73, of Allegan, died Wednesday, May 15, at Meadow Woods Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Bloomingdale. Born Jan. 9, 1951, in Greely, Colo, he was the son of the late Don and Elizabeth (Vivian) Howard. He grew up in Colorado but cherished summers spent in Duluth, Minn.,...
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Celebration set for Martin Garage owner Jack Witt

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A celebration of life for Jack Lee Witt will be held at the Gun River Inn Saturday June 15, from 1 to 3 p.m. at 11798 9 Mile Road Shelbyville, Jack Lee Witt took his stock car, #33, to the oval dirt track in Heaven, passing away at his home...
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Former Wayland MSP trooper Sgt. Matt Rogers dies at 50

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Matthew R. Rogers, a former trooper with the Wayland post of the Michigan State Police, died Sunday, May 12. He was 50 years old. A long-time resident of Rockford, he joined the Wayland post in 2013. Matthew dedicated 28 years of his life to the Michigan State Police. He began...
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Martin grad Georgia Young dies in Traverse City

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Martin High School graduate Georgia Mae Young died peacefully Friday, May 3, at Traverse Manor, Traverse City. She was 96. Georgia was born on May 12, 1927, to Julia Mae Brown Tandy and Charles Allen Tandy in Brighton. She had two younger brothers, Chuck and Gail, and a younger sister,...
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