Category: Obituaries

Visitation set for tonight for Roger Medendorp, 84

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Roger Lee Medendorp, age 84, died Tuesday, Sept. 28. He is survived by his children Peg (Keith) Beutler, Dan (Deb) Medendorp; grandchildren David (Jaime), Heather (Brandon), Nicole (Mike), Chrissie, David (Rosa), Tara, Michael (Tiffany), Myra; 18 great-grandchildren; and many extended family and friends. He was preceded in death by his...
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Funeral is Monday at St. Therese for Maria Amato

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Maria Antonia Amato, age 78, died Tuesday, Sept. 28. She was born March 28, 1943 in Alcamo, Trapani, Sicily, to Pietro and Vitria Lombardo. She moved to the United States in 1962 and married Castrenze “Steve” Nov. 19, 1966. Maria was an amazing wife, mother and grandmother. She loved cooking...
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Funeral Saturday for WHS grad Margaret Arndt, 58

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Margaret Irene (Henry) Arndt, 58, died Wednesday, Sept. 22, at Ascension Borgess Hospital. Born Aug. 5, 1963, in Allegan, she was the daughter of Norma (Kent) Knowlton and the late Laverne Henry. Margaret was a graduate of Wayland High School. She was the morning cook at Russo’s in Hopkins for...
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Service will be Saturday for Betty Koch Minnema, 80

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Betty “Baukje Koch” Minnema, age 80, died Monday, Sept. 27, after a long battle with cancer. Betty enjoyed cooking and perfecting her recipes, especially her “pigs in a blanket,” which took about ten years to perfect. She was also very talented at crocheting and knitting. She would make numerous afghans...
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Services set Saturday for Sheryl Whipple of Hopkins

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Sheryl Katherine Whipple (Shea) died Wednesday, Sept. 22. Sheryl was born in Hopkins Nov. 2, 1948, the daughter of the late George and Shirley (Montgomery) Shea and later became the wife of the late Stephen Whipple. Sheryl graduated from Hopkins High and attended college in Muskegon for music. She was...
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Blue collar 1965 WHS grad Judy Rabideau dies at 74

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"You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows." — Bob Dylan Judith Ann Rabideau, age 74, of Dorr, died of cancer Tuesday, Sept. 21. A 1965 graduate of Wayland High School, Judy was born Sept. 4, 1947. She was a member of the well-known Morgenstern family...
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Hopkins High School grad Gale Bregg Brown passes

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Hopkins High School graduate Gale Lynn (Bregg) Brown, 65, of Kentwood, died Wednesday, Sept. 15. She was born on April 28, 1956, in Grand Rapids, to the late Ambrose & Ruth (Davis) Bregg. Gale worked for more than 30 years at ADAC Automotive, making many friends along the way. She...
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Local community activist Max Monroe dies at age 81

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Word has been received of the death Wednesday, Sept. 15, of former Wayland City Councilman Maxwell Dow Monroe. He was 81. Most recently a resident of Middleville, Max was born Sept. 16, 1939, and died just a day short of his 82nd birthday. He was a running and bicycle enthusiast....
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Ex-Wayland youth baseball coach Gale Wilcox, 95, dies

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Gale Frederick Wilcox, 95, Middleville, died Tuesday, Sept. 14, at Thornapple Manor. Gale was born the youngest son of Lewis and Alma Wilcox at home in Irving Township on Sept. 12, 1926. He was a three-sport athlete at Thornapple Kellogg High School, but left school after his junior year at...
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Memorial service Oct.2 for Dorr native Curtis Fairbairn

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Curtis Jay Fairbairn, 74, of Grandville, died Sept. 14. He was born July 8, 1947 in Dorr to Vance and Muriel Fairbairn. He was married to Sheryl on Sept. 27, 1969. They enjoyed many fun adventures together, especially time up north at the cabin or on the shores of Lake...
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