Obituaries

James Birman Sr., age 75, of Dorr, died Friday, June 9. James served his country in the United States Army. He work as a clerk for the Grand Rapids Post…

Dennis Andrew Misak of Wayland, 72, died Thursday, June 8, in Kalamazoo. He was born to Andy and Charlotte Misak on July 16, 1950, in Grand Rapids. Dennis was married…

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…

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;…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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)…