Obituaries

Wayland Joan Redder, 66, of Wayland, died Monday, Feb. 28, at Byron Center Manor of kidney/liver complications after a long fight with her declining health. Joan was widowed by her…

Ronald Charles Smith of Hopkins died Tuesday, March 1. He was 79. Ron was born to Glenn and Lillian Smith Sept. 7, 1942, in Grand Rapids. His family lived in…

Carl Graham Thompson, 89, of Hopkins, died Wednesday, Feb. 23, at Green Acres of Wayland. Born Nov. 4, 1932 in Montgomery, NC, Carl was the son of the late Julius…

Stuart Alvin Isenhoff, age 83, died Wednesday, Feb. 23. Stuart was an avid reader of the Bible and other books as well. He had a heart for missions. He was…

Ronald Eugene Frank of Wayland and Lake Panasoffkee, Fla., died Wednesday, Feb. 16, at his home in Florida. He was 90 years old. He was raised on the Frank family…

Arthur Ribble, age 70 of Orangeville, died at his home Saturday, Feb. 19. Art was born on April 17, 1951, in Grand Rapids and worked at Hastings Manufacturing for 22…

Dorr native Gordon Arthur Ludema of Caledonia died Monday, Feb. 21. He was 92. In 1948, Gord enlisted in the Air Force and served four years, stationed in both Japan…

Marilyn Koperski Swiontek, age 93 of Dorr died Saturday, Feb. 19. Marilyn dedicated her life to raising her nine children with husband, Joseph Jr., lovingly and selflessly providing for her…

Victoria Susan (Jutila) Jansen, age 72, died Tuesday, Feb. 15. Vickie deeply enjoyed and was committed to her co-ownership and operations of the original Jerry’s Body Shop of Dorr. She…