Obituaries

Hermina “Mimi” Vanden Berg, age 79, died Monday, Nov. 7, at home in Dorr. Mimi was born in Elst, Netherlands. She immigrated to the United States in 1958 and became…

Shelly Marie Buckhout-Albett, 47, died Saturday, Oct. 29, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. Shelly was born in Kalamazoo on March 28, 1975, to Jim and Marilyn Buckhout and spent…

Catherine Byler, age 87, died Monday, Oct. 31. Catherine loved garage saling, playing cards with her family and friends, and decorating her home. Most of all, Catherine loved her family…

Robert Royce Gardner, age 86 of Wayland, died Wednesday, Nov. 2. He served in the United States Army. Bob was a hardworking man and jack-of-all-trades; he was a gunsmith, machinist…

John Cole died Thursday at 102 years young. John, who went by “Jack,” was born in Dorr on Oct. 8, 1920, to Ralph and Ida Cole (Strickfaden), who preceded him…

Norma Christine Harroun, age 73, died Thursday, Oct. 27. She is survived by her children Amparo "Lina" (Brian) Akey, Osbaldo "Frank" (Holly) Henderson; mother, Angelina Gutierrez; grandchildren TJ Akey, Kaylee…

Frances E. Tuttle (Dougherty), age 86 of Hopkins, died on the morning of Monday, Oct. 24, after a series of health complications in Wyoming, Mich. Frances was born on July…

Shelbyville native Kenneth Duane Washburn died Wednesday, Oct. 12. He was 81. Born on March 28, 1941, in Shelbyville, Kenny was blessed with almost 32 years of a loving marriage…

Ann P. Wells, age 100, of Martin, died Tuesday, Oct. 18 Born in December 1921, the daughter of Jacob and Anna (Siegfried) Rickli, Ann graduated from Martin High School in…