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Celebration of Life for WHS grad Terry Hayes Saturday
Terry D. Hayes, a 1963 Wayland High School graduate and basketball player, died May 8 in Los Angeles, Calif. Terrence Dell Hayes was born on Nov. 19, 1945, in Traverse…
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GoFundMe organized for Laura Almy, 53, of Wayland
A GoFundMe campaign is being organized for funeral expenses for Laura Almy, who died Thursday, June 2, at age 53. Corrie Almy is leading the effort. She was a graduate…
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Service June 17 for ex-Miller Lake Campground co-owner Juanita Cole
Juanita F. (Niewiek) Cole, 69, of Middleville, who raised a family with husband Bill at Miller Lake for 32 years, died Thursday, June 9. She was born at home in…
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Funeral held for Martin grad, vet Babriano Jimenez
Babriano Jimenez of Orangeville, a 1966 graduate of Martin High School, died Monday, June 6, at the age of 76. He was born in Orangeville on January 15, 1946, the…
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Memorial service Saturday in Dorr for Dennis Hulme
Dennis Hulme, age 78, died Saturday, June 4. Dennis served as a submariner in the US Navy. In recent years he enjoyed traveling, camping, and cruising with his wife and…
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Motorcyclist killed in crash Friday was from Hastings
Thomas Robert Sheridan of Hastings was the motorcyclist who was killed in a collision with an SUV on Patterson Road near 136th Avenue and Yankee Springs Meadows mobile home park…
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Funeral will be Thursday in Wayland for Jean Bruin, 86
Jean Bruin, age 86, died Thursday, June 2. Jean deeply loved her family, including her cat, Samantha. She loved gardening and golf. She enjoyed spending time on the beautiful Englewood,…
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Then & Now President Donna Jean Smith passes at age 79
Donna Jean Smith, age 79 of Wayland, died Thursday, June 2. She was president of the Then & Now Historical Society based in Dorr. Donna was a founding member of…
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Memorial service June 26 for retired Steeby teacher
A memorial service is planned for 2 p.m. Sunday, June 26, at United Church of Wayland for retired Wayland elementary teacher Starlite Pardee, who died at age 98. Starlite Few…
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Kenneth Bieber’s mother dies of Covid-related illness
Shirley Mae Shirley Mae Bieber, age 89, of Byron Center died Sunday May 29, at the Oaks of Byron Center Nursing Facility where she resided for the past 17 months…