Obituaries – Page 52

Former Dorr resident Mikey Selvig passes at age 55

August 1, 2022

Michael David (Mikey) Selvig, formerly from Dorr, died Wednesday, July 27. He was 55. Mikey was an avid hunter, fisherman (known on the lakes as the EyeDr), outdoorsman, brother, uncle, friend, and son.Mike is survived by his father and stepmother, David and Susie Selvig, sisters Missy (Greg) Weber, Samantha and...

Funeral will be Monday for Suzanne Kasper, 53, of Dorr

July 30, 2022

Suzanne Marie Kasper, 53, of Dorr, died at home Thursday, July 28. She worked for more than 30 years at Metro Hospital. She loved going to concerts, sporting events, feeding birds, and gardening. Most of all, she loved spending time with her family and friends. She will be lovingly remembered...

Mass of Christian Burial is Tuesday for Carl Wrobleski

July 27, 2022

Carl Hubert Wrobleski, 82, of Hopkins, died Monday, July 25, at Health Bridge of Wyoming. Born Aug. 3, 1939, in Hopkins, he was the son of the late Hubert F. and Helen I. (Hula) Wrobleski and was the husband of the late Janice Wrobleski and the late Barbara Wrobleski. Carl...

Ex-Wayland Schools’ band director Steve Working dies

July 26, 2022

Retired Wayland School Band Director Steve Working died Sunday, just a day short of his 80th birthday. He was born on July 25, 1942, in Grand Rapids, to Lockwood and Lydia (Sears) Working. He grew up in Hastings and graduated from Hastings High School in 1960. He married his high...

Mass of Christian Burial Friday for Marty Marklevitz

July 20, 2022

Martha J. (Marty) Marklevitz of Dorr, died Saturday, July 16, in Wyoming, MI. Marty was born in Little York, Illinois, the daughter of Laura and Andrew Bertelsen. Marty was an excellent seamstress. She loved looking for and buying antiques, collecting Danish porcelain pieces, and traveling. She was a 50-year member...

Road Commission foreman Carroll Brewer dies at 84

July 19, 2022

Carroll Lewis Brewer, 84, died Saturday, July 16, at Wings Home Hospice in Allegan. Carroll was born Dec. 4, 1937, in Hopkins, the son of Reo and Violet (Duryea) Brewer. He graduated from Hopkins Public Schools in 1956 He was active in basketball, track and band. He married his first wife, Coni...

Celebration of life planned for David Reurink at farm

July 18, 2022

David Reurink, age 60, died Wednesday, July 13. David was always thoughtful of others and would stop and talk to and help anyone. He loved to have fun and joke around and could make anyone laugh. He was well known for his Daisy Duke shorts with his signature smirk and...

Remembrance service held July 7 for Pauline Cales

July 17, 2022

Pauline Cales of Wayland, died Friday, July 1. She was 85. Born on Aug. 27, 1936, in Frostburg, Md., a pleasant town nestled in the lush green Cumberland Mountains, Pauline and her four siblings were raised in a traditional Irish Catholic family. Her family and friends always appreciated the witty...

Hopkins native Emma Schafer dies at age 100

July 16, 2022

Emma Christine Schafer Essenburgh, 100 of Allegan, died Wednesday, July 13, at the ACMCC. Born April 17, 1922, on the family farm in Hopkins, she was the daughter of Henry and Elfrieda (Puchel) Schafer. She worked at Michigan Canners in Fennville, Allegan Casket, Cresent Pipe and retired from General Electric...

Mass of Christian Burial is July 19 for Margaret Weber

July 13, 2022

Margaret Ann Weber, age 95 of Salem Township, and died peacefully Monday. Margaret graduated from Zeeland High School on June 6, 1944, as the U.S. troops landed in Normandy, France. In September of 1945, she was hired at Salem Co-operative in Dorr, and though the name changed to Dorr Farm...

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