Obituaries

Ruth Jager, age 94, of Moline died Saturday, Aug. 6. Ruth worked for more than 35 years at Pitney Bowes, where she was known as the go to person, always…

Steve Crimmins died Friday, Aug. 5. He was 68. Steve was a loving father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend. He loved helping others create memories through videography. When not using…

Justine R. Stora, age 89, died Saturday, Aug. 6. Though Justine lived more years in Wayland than in Grand Rapids, a part of her heart will always be across the…

James Alan Zapolnik, infant son of Jennifer Lynn Strickland Zapolnik and Anthony “Tony” Robert Zapolnik of Hopkins, was born at 7:30 p.m. July 30, at Spectrum Hospital in Grand Rapids.…

Catherine Ann (Smith-Yoder) Noordyke died Monday, Aug. 1, at her home. She was 67. Born Dec. 10, 1954, to Paul Smith and Lois (Morgenstern) Boniface, Catherine attended and graduated from…

Arlene Wykstra died Monday, Aug. 1, at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was 68. She was born Feb. 28, 1954, in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Earl and Pearl (Tammeling)…

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,…

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…

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.…

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…