Obituaries

Constance Virginia (Gerard) Miller, 87, of Hopkins, died Wednesday, March 9, at Ascension Allegan General Hospital. Born Dec. 17, 1934, and raised in Grand Rapids, she was the daughter of…

Yankee Springs native James Peterson died Monday, March 7, at his home in Alto. Jim was born on Feb. 27, 1939, in Yankee Springs, and in July of 1961 married…

Chester D. Dolegowski, age 96 of Dorr, died Tuesday March 8, in the same house where he was born and lived his entire life. Chester was born Dec. 11, 1925,…

Frances S. Hendrick, age 97, of Martin, died Sunday, March 6. She was born May 13, 1924, to John and Katrina Misak. On Oct. 13, 1941, Fran married Earl Hendrick.…

Linda Lee Kruizenga, age 83, died Sunday, March 6, at her home in Moline. Linda was an avid reader, loved watching the tennis channel, playing golf, and getting together with…

Former longtime Wayland resident Bette M. (Wisniewski) Baker died Saturday, Feb. 26, of natural causes in St. Ignace. Born Dec. 14, 1923, in Detroit, she was 98 years old. She…

Daniel Dupon, of Grand Rapids and Gun Lake, died Friday, March 4, just shy of his 96th birthday. He is survived by his children, Blake (Mary Beth) Dupon, Kelly (Douglas)…

Dorr native Gordon Siefert, age 94, of Cedar Springs, died Monday, Feb. 28, at home under the care of his family and Spectrum Health Hospice. The son of Herbert and…

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…