Obituaries – Page 37

Visitation in Wayland set Thursday for Lois Grover, 81

March 13, 2023

Lois Ann Grover, age 81, died Sunday, March 12. She enjoyed camping and spending time with her family. She was preceded in death by her parents Charles and Hulda Brock. She is survived by her husband, Arthur Grover; sons Ricky Grover and Robert Grover; and many extended relatives and friends....

James Mosely’s celebration of life is Saturday in Dorr

March 13, 2023

James Scott Mosely, age 65, of Dorr, died Wednesday, March 8. He was born in Hastings to Jack and Patsy (Derby) Moseley and lived there the majority of his life. James served in the United States Army for five years and then worked at Spartan Stores in Byron Center) for...

Memorial service delayed for Lavina Dunlap, 86

March 1, 2023

Lavina R. Dunlap died Monday, Feb. 27, at the Allegan Medical Facility. She was two days shy of her 87th birthday. She was born March 1, 1936, the daughter of Peter and Martha Graczyk, in Allegan. She lived in the Allegan area, including Dorr, for most of her life. Lavina...

Celebration of life will be Saturday for Laurel Scalia

March 1, 2023

Laurel Scalia died Monday, Feb. 27. She was 92. She is survived by her children Lori (Rick) Martin; grandchildren Heather (Jeff) Heppe, Mindy (Bud) Taylor; great-grandchildren Kayla (David) Gross, Colton Kruzel, Jasmine Croft, Michael Heppe, Calvin Tobin, Porter Tobin, Donald Tobin; great-great-grandchildren Zaharah, Rylee, Kayson, Aiden, and Elliott; special friends...

Former Gun Lake woman Lorraine Cooke-Hill dies

February 26, 2023

Former Gun Lake woman and Hastings Banner reporter Lorraine Hill-Cooke died Friday Feb. 24, in Merkel, Texas. She celebrated her 100th birthday just three weeks before her death. Lorraine was born to Jacob Edward Schaedler and Clare Bourke Schaedler in Royalton, Minn. and attended schools in Royalton, Phoenix and Tucson,...

Former local restaurateur Ruth Pitt dies at age 94

February 25, 2023

Former Auntie Ruth's Restaurant in Wayland operator Ruth Maxine (Zuverink) Pitt, age 94, of Lowell, died Thursday, Feb. 23. Ruth loved spending time with her family and enjoyed cooking. Ruth and husband Bob would sing at nursing homes to entertain the residents. She is survived by her children, Caren Fann, Mary Ann...

Funeral will be Monday in Hopkins for Kelly Duggins

February 24, 2023

Kelly Marie Duggins, 40 of Michigan City, Ind., died Sunday, Feb. 19, at her home. Born Aug. 18, 1982, in Allegan, she was the daughter of Brenda Lee (Canfield) Terry and the late Nelson Terry and the wife of the late Michael Duggins. Kelly was a kind and generous person...

Service delayed for June Meints of Shelbyville

February 24, 2023

June (Rother) Meints died at home Tuesday, Feb. 21. She was 89 years old and a lifelong resident of Michigan. June was born in Kalamazoo, grew up in Comstock and Vicksburg, and later moved with her parents, Rudy and Nina Rother, to Gun Lake near Shelbyville. June had two older...

Visitation is Sunday in Dorr for Susan Arnsman, 69

February 23, 2023

Susan Kay Bartz Arnsman died Tuesday, Feb. 21. She was 69. Sue was so many things to so many people. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. Whether it was helping with the family business, working the game dinners at St. Mary’s, coaching softball, or...

Pete Arnsman’s funeral is Friday at Hopkins church

February 20, 2023

Pete and Peggy Rose Arnsman in 1980. Longtime Hopkins High School athletic booster Lee Dale "Pete" Arnsman died at home Sunday, Feb. 19. Born July 10, 1936, in Hopkins, he was the son of the late Leon R. and Edna Mae (Cooley) Arnsman and was the devoted husband of more...

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