Obituaries

Service will be June 24 for Jason ‘Bub’ Swinney, 33

Jason “Bub” James Daniel Swinney died Saturday, June 10. He was 33. Jason always loved the outdoors, hunting and fishing. He was always the jokester and loved to play pranks…

Editor June 14, 2023

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WHS grad Brian Dewey died last January at 63

Brian J. Dewey, age 63, of Wayland, died Jan. 25, after a short illness. He was a 1978 graduate of Wayland High School. He is survived by his son, Joe;…

Editor June 14, 2023

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Mass of Christian burial set Friday for Ray Jablonski

Raymond Lee Jablonski, age 71 of Wayland, died Monday, June 12. Ray was a lifelong farmer and loved sharing that way of life with his family. He is survived by…

Editor June 13, 2023

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Private celebration of life planned for Judy Chambers

Judith Joslin Chambers, 79 of Kalamazoo, died Saturday, June 10, after a long battle with cancer. Judy was born Nov. 26, 1943, to Romaine and Clarence Joslin in Pleasant Ridge,…

Editor June 12, 2023

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Celebration of life is June 25 for Thomas Kamyszek

Thomas Kamyszek, age 68, of Wayland, died at his home after a brief battle with an aggressive form of stage 4 lung cancer. He is survived by his wife, Leslie…

Editor June 10, 2023

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Mass of Christian burial Monday for Linus Heibel

Linus John Heibel, 73, of Dorr, died Thursday, June 8, at home. Born Nov. 2, 1949 in Zeeland, he was the son of the late Cletus and Margaret (Rewa) Heibel…

Editor June 9, 2023

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Funeral mass for Gary Williams will be Friday

Gary Alan Williams, age 68, died Monday, June 5. Many knew Gary for his orange hat and his exuberant sense of humor – he shared his joy of practical jokes…

Editor June 5, 2023

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Martin graduate Barbara Herrington dies at age 78

Barbara Herrington of Plainwell died Wednesday, May 31, at the age of 78. She was born on Dec. 2, 1944, in Saylersville, Ky., the daughter of Charles and Grace (Howard)…

Editor June 2, 2023

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WHS grad Neesha Soules’ celebration of life is Sunday

Neesha J. Soules, 75, formerly of Wayland and Grand Rapids, died May 12 at Moffit Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla., after a 10-week battle with lymphoma. The former Neesha Holbrook,…

Editor June 2, 2023

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1977 WHS grad Barbara Robinson dies at age 63

Barbara Robinson, age 63, of Plainwell, died Saturday, May 27, at Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. Barb was born June 23, 1959, in Plainwell, the daughter of John and Eda (Messer)…

Editor May 31, 2023