Obituaries

Emery Benjamin Lewis Sr., age 84, of Wayland, died Sunday, Nov. 13. He was born on Oct. 2, 1938, in Wayland, to Theodore R. and Margaret Lewis.  Emery married Henrietta…

Larry I. DeVries, age 80, of Dorr died Friday, Nov. 11. Larry was a devoted husband, father and grandfather. He is survived by his wife, Joan; sons, Todd (Deb) DeVries,…

Frances E. Tuttle, 86, of Hopkins died Oct. 24 in Wyoming, Mich., after a series of health complications. Born July 18, 1936, in Grand Rapids to Royal and Helen (Beebe)…

Jayne Goodman, age 73, of Dorr, died Tuesday, Nov. 8. Jayne enjoyed traveling to many places all around the United States to Las Vegas, Florida, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan…

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…