Obituaries

Wilstand Osmand Newell, age 97 of Ocala, Fla., died Thursday, Jan. 11. He was born Sept. 7, 1926, in Saint Catherine, Jamaica, to Elizabeth Wallace and Humphrey Newell. He came…

Larry Oscar Bartz, age 75, died Wednesday, Jan. 17. He was born at the family farm in North Dorr April 27, 1948. He served the United States Army in Southeast…

Fred Louis Mulder Sr., age 90, died Monday, Jan. 15. He enjoyed golfing, spending time with family, watching the Detroit Tigers and Michigan Wolverines, and traveling. Fred served his country…

Gale “Cliff” Navis, age 85 of Salem Township, died Monday, Jan. 15. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. Surviving are his wife of 57 years, Jan; children…

Bill Blaine Burnett Jr., age 68, died Monday, Jan. 15, at his home in Wayland. Bill enjoyed spending time with friends and family and especially with his dear wife, Patti.…

Martin High School graduate Phillip J. (Butch) Glass Jr. died Saturday, Jan. 13, in Grand Blanc. He was 59. He was born June 4, 1964, in Grand Rapids, the son…

Elaine Evelyn Kovac (nee Kuhtic), age 91 of Wayland, died Saturday, Jan. 13. Elaine was born and raised on her family’s farm in Wayland and she attended Wayland schools. She…

Norma Jane Gardner, age 86, died Saturday, Jan.13. Norma leaves behind many relatives and family who will deeply miss her love, feistiness, and love for all things mauve and pink.…

Arlene Sebright died Friday, Jan. 12, at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids. She was 86. She was born Feb. 17, 1937, in Hopkins, the daughter of Gerhardt and Esther (Schafer)…