Category: Obituaries

Martin grad, heart patient Audrey Pride dies at age 52

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Martin High School graduate Audrey Pride died Tuesday, April 18, in Lawton. She was 52. Diagnosed with a heart condition at an early age didn't stop her from devoting her life to her twin daughters or traveling with her family every chance she got. Those who knew Audrey often described...
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Monterey Twp. native Doris Schmidtman dies at age 94

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Doris L. Schmidtman, age 94, died Sunday, April 23, at Grand Brook Memory Care in Wyoming, MI. She was born on Dec. 7, 1928, in Monterey Township, along with her identical twin sister, Dorothy, to George and Grace (Gates) Krause. Doris married Richard V. Schmidtman on April 5, 1952, in...
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Graveside Memorial will be May 6 for Lavina Dunlap

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A graveside memorial for Lavina Dunlap will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 6, at Poplar Hill Cemetery. She died died Monday, Feb. 27, at the Allegan Medical Facility, two days shy of her 87th birthday. She was born March 1, 1936, the daughter of Peter and Martha Graczyk,...
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Visitation is Monday for veteran Daniel Herrington

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Daniel Herrington of Plainwell, died Monday, April 24, at the age of 81. He was born on Aug. 29, 1941 in Kalamazoo, the son of Bernard and Luella (Kebert) Herrington. He grew up in Alamo and moved to Gun Lake around the age of 9 and graduated from Delton High...
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Funeral will be May 12 for Barbara Cole, 94, of Dorr

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Barbara Jean (Blain) Cole, age 94, died Monday, April 24, at the Allegan County Medical Care Community, where she had resided for the last several years. Barbara was born in Grand Rapids on July 31, 1928, to Sam and Naomi Blain, who preceded her in death. Barbara literally married the...
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Hopkins High School grad Susan Smith dies at 69

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Susan Ann Smith, 69 of Pullman, died Saturday, April 22, after a long battle with cancer.  Born Jan. 5, 1954, in Hastings, she was the daughter of the late Richard J. Smith and Gertrude Roberta (Cole) Smith Merbs Hitchcock. Susan graduated from Hopkins High School in 1972.  She worked at TruHeat...
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Longtime Martin Schools’ teacher Jean Gill, 73, dies

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Longtime Martin Elementary teacher Jean Wilma Gill died Saturday morning, April 22, at her home in Plainwell. She was 73. She was born Oct. 20, 1949, in Allegan to the late Edward and Wilhelmina Mennega. She graduated from Allegan High School in 1967 from Western Michigan University with a teaching...
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Funeral mass for Lynn Van Wagner will be Thursday

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Lynn Louise Van Wagner, age 39, of Dorr, died Friday, April 21. Lynn was looking forward to starting school in 1989, but days after her 5th birthday, she had the beginning of a rapidly growing tumor. She went through numerous surgeries, treatments, and reconstructive surgeries until the age of 22....
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Hopkins graduate Lewis Geib dies at 38 in China

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Lewis Geib, age 38, a 2003 graduate of Hopkins High School, died of natural causes Wednesday, April 19 in Beijing, China. Lewis was born in Allegan and earned his degree in criminal justice from Western Michigan University. His passion for travel and teaching took him to China, where he began...
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Celebration of life later this year for Patrick Farrell, 48

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Patrick Thomas Farrell of Hopkins, age 48, died at his home Thursday, April 13. Patrick worked as a truck driver for Black Gold Transport. He could always be found wearing his cowboy boots, button up shirts, and one of his many hats. He loved spending time with his grandkids and...
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