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Service Friday for Gun Lake Saw & Equipment owner
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…
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Dorr native Gord Ludema’s service will be Saturday
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…
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Kevin Stearns, 2007 WHS graduate, dies at age 32
Kevin Michael Stearns, age 32, died Thursday, Jan. 20, in Comstock Park, Mich. Kevin was born April 4, 1989, in Grand Rapids, the son of Mary Beth Stearns (Czajkowski) and…
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Funeral mass Monday for Marilyn Koperski Swiontek
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…
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Funeral for Vickie Jansen of Dorr slated for Feb. 26
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…
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Longtime Watson farmer Cliff Morris dies at age 94
Longtime Watson Township farmer Clifford Willard Morris, 94, of Allegan, died Tuesday, Feb. 15. He was born July 23, 1927 in Allegan to Clement and Beatrice (Butcher) Morris. Cliff was…
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Memorial service set for Thursday for Barb Doezema
Barbara Anne Doezema of Wayland died Wednesday. She was 71. Barb was born on Nov. 29, 1950, to Martin and Ida Bolt, the sixth of nine children. Barb met the…
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‘Barry Hastings’ columnist Larry Hamp dies at age 82
Larry Hamp of Hastings, who penned the “Barry Hastings” column for Townbroadcast for several years, died Tuesday. He was 82. A product of the Hastings Public Schools, he served the…
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Funeral for Marcia Belka will be held Friday in Dorr
Marcia Belka, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, died Sunday, Feb. 13. She was 75. Born May 7, 1946, Marcia grew up in Grand Rapids with her sisters, and attended Creston…
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Funeral Feb. 12 in Byron Center for Joseph Hart
Services were held Saturday, Feb. 12, at Byron Center Bible Church, for Joseph Wesley Hart, 93, of Dorr, who died Sunday, Feb. 6. Joseph served his country in the United…