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Former Martin Variety Store co-owner dies at 94
Longtime Martin resident Evelyn Pearl Shook died Friday, Dec. 22, at Stanford Lodge in Plainwell. She was 94. She was born May 5, 1928, in Detroit, to Wilber and Nancy…
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Hopkins native Marilyn Crotser passes at age 84
Hopkins native Marilyn Crotser died Friday, Dec. 23, at Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was 84. She was born June 3, 1938, the daughter of Leon and Edna (Cooley) Arnsman.…
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1985 Wayland High grad Jimmie Johnson has died
Word has been received of the recent death of Jimmie Johnson, a 1985 graduate of Wayland High School. A resident of Houston, Texas, he formerly was a security officer at…
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Former local elementary PE teacher dies in Middleville
Former Wayland elementary physical education teacher Janet Leslie (White) Johnson,71, died Tuesday, Dec. 13, at her home in Middleville. Born March 26, 1951, in Kenton, Ohio, she was the daughter…
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Local couple die within 3 days of the other, Dec. 15-18
Sandra Lee VanAllsburg died Thursday, Dec. 15, and husband Bruce Allen VanAllsburg followed Sandy with a heavy heart on Sunday, Dec. 18. From the start, Bruce and Sandy were inseparable.…
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Services will be Tuesday for Felix Pankratz, 99
Felix Pankratz, age 99 of Wayland, formery of Marshfield, WI, died Friday, Dec. 16. Felix enjoyed bowling, gardening, working with wood and metal and golfing; he had a hole in…
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Visitation is Thursday for Linda Engel, 74, of Wayland
Linda Engel, age 74, died Wednesday, Dec. 14. Linda loved her grandkids and great-grandkids and always enjoyed having her family together. She loved the holidays, especially Christmas. Linda loved being…
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Memorial service is Jan. 14 in Martin for David Ayers
David Lyle Ayers, age 77, died Saturday, Nov. 26. He was born Jan. 28, 1945, in Allegan, to the late Lyle and Beaulah (Weller) Ayers. A memorial service has been…
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Memorial service will be Jan. 12 for Tracy Bartell
Tracy M. (Maycroft) Bartell, age 53, of Wayland, died Thursday, Dec. 8.She was born on Jan. 10, 1969, in Muskegon, to David and Linda (Schnipke) Maycroft. Tracy attended Updyke Elementary,…
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Memorial mass is Tuesday for Richard Sevigny, 90
Richard L. Sevigny, age 90, died Wednesday, Dec. 14. Richard served his country in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. For many years, Richard worked as a truck…