Obituaries

Mass of Christian Burial is July 19 for Margaret Weber

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.…

Editor July 13, 2022

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Funeral will be Sunday for Elizabeth DeWeerd Jeffery

Elizabeth Autumn DeWeerd Jeffery died Monday, July 11. A 1995 graduate of Wayland High School, she was only 45. Born to Michael and Martha (Gilbert) DeWeerd on Nov. 21, 1976,…

Editor July 12, 2022

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Service will be Wednesday for Florence Schafer, 92

Florence May Schafer, 92, of Allegan, diedSaturday, July 9, at her home. Born Feb. 7, 1930, in Kalamazoo, she was the daughter of the late Alvis and Ann (Nowakowski) Kremer.…

Editor July 11, 2022

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Disc golf enthusiast Jeff Glupker of Dorr dies at 53

Jeffrey Craig Jerome Glupker of Dorr died Sunday, July 3. He was 53. Born April 11, 1969, to Geri and Robert Glupker, he was a graduate of Wayland High School.…

Editor July 6, 2022

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Funeral for lifelong Martin booster Jerry Curry slated

Jerry L. Curry Sr., 87, of Martin, died Friday, July 1, at his home in Martin. He was born March 26, 1935, in Martin, the son of Russell and Florence…

Editor July 5, 2022

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Funeral Wednesday in Dorr for Vietnam vet Larry Post

Larry “Bean” Post died at his home in Dorr Thursday, June 30. He was 72. Larry served his country in the Vietnam War as a military police officer in the…

Editor July 2, 2022

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Funeral today in Hopkins for Joyce Lucille Jackson

Joyce Lucille Jackson, 79 of Hamilton died early Tuesday, June 28. Born Feb. 8, 1943, in Chicago, she was the daughter of the late Everett and Katherine (Rogers) Gott and…

Editor July 1, 2022

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Martin community activist Pat McLaughlin dies at 83

Pat McLaughlin died Wednesday, June 29, at his home in Martin just one day shy of his 84th birthday. He was born June 30, 1938, in Lake Odessa, the son…

Editor June 30, 2022

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Service will be Wednesday for teacher Clayton Jackson

Clayton Jackson, who taught auto tech, wood shop, power tech, drafting and math at Wayland High School for 35 years, died Saturday. He was 74. Jackson, who was a 1966…

Editor June 25, 2022

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Celebration of life for Denise Kraai will be July 1

Denise "Dee" Kraai of Gun Lake, died Thursday, June 23, just hours before her 70th birthday. Water was integral to her life as she grew up at Gun Lake and…

Editor June 25, 2022