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Funeral is Thursday for animal lover Justine Stora
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…
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Infant Hopkins child dies only 2 hours after his birth
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.…
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Memorial service Sept. 24 for Catherine Smith-Yoder
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…
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Arlene Wykstra of Martin area dies in Kalamazoo
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)…
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Former Dorr resident Mikey Selvig passes at age 55
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,…
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Funeral will be Monday for Suzanne Kasper, 53, of Dorr
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…
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Mass of Christian Burial is Tuesday for Carl Wrobleski
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.…
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Ex-Wayland Schools’ band director Steve Working dies
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…
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Mass of Christian Burial Friday for Marty Marklevitz
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…
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Road Commission foreman Carroll Brewer dies at 84
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…