Category: Obituaries

Celebration of life Thursday for Howard Lodenstein, 84

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Howard Lodenstein died Monday, June 28, at his home in Hopkins. He was 84. Born on April 23, 1937, Howard was a lifetime resident of Allegan County. After graduating from Hopkins High School, he served in the Army. Howard operated a dairy farm for many years before working at the...
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Service July 10 at Calvary Church for Toby Hanson

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Toby Lynn Hanson died Thursday after an extended battle with cancer. She was born Aug. 23, 1939, to Paul Sauers and Donna Sauers-Besko; both are deceased. Her love for the Lord came in a senior high school trip to New York in 1957. She went to the Billy Graham Madison...
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Funeral July 9 for Costa Rican native Flora Kles

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Flora Kles, age 89, died Wednesday, June 23. Flora was born in Costa Rica. She loved people and always welcomed everyone to her home so she could cook Costa Rican meals. Flora was a two-time cancer survivor and was the youngest of 11 siblings She is survived by her husband of...
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Service Saturday at St. Mary’s for Barb Wrobleski

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Barbara Jeanne Wrobleski, age 87, died Monday, June 21. She was born Jan. 31, 1934. in Kalamazoo, and married Dale Billings and had seven children. Mr. Billings died June 26, 1962. She was remarried on Oct 13, 1990, to Carl Wrobleski and took another child, Michael, under her wings. Barb,...
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Graveside service Thursday in Martin for Grace Merkel

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Grace Marie Merkel died Monday, June 21, at the age of 88. Grace graduated from high school, pitched on a woman’s softball team, and was employed at Lear Seigler, where she was proud of the fact that she worked on gyros that were used by NASA’s Gemini program. Lear Seigler...
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Celebration of life is July 10 for Gary Empie, 69, of Dorr

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Gary D. Empie, age 69, of Dorr, died of lung cancer Tuesday, June 15. Gary was born on May 7, 1952, in Grand Rapids. After graduating from Catholic Central High School in 1970, he honorably served as a radioman for four years in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Newport...
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Funeral will be June 29 for Esther Schaafsma, age 97

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Esther J. Schaafsma, 97, of Martin, died Wednesday, June 16, at Kairos Dwelling in Kalamazoo. Esther was born on Nov. 3, 1923, in Monterey Township, the seventh of nine children born to Garrit and Abbie (nee Koster) Lynema. On May 2, 1946, she married Lewis G. Schaafsma and shared 53 years...
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Memorial service will be June 21 for Cora Henning

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Cora "Karen" Henning, 98, of Wayland died Tuesday, June 15. Cora lived life to the fullest and enjoyed traveling, camping and spending time with her family. She is survived by her daughter-in-law, Sandy Mollema and grandchildren, Jonathan (Allie) Mollema, Danielle (Joel) Hoevenaar, Deanne Mollema (Chris Mull), great grandchildren, Hannah Hoevenaar,...
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Pet Milk retiree, business owner Jim Snyder, 77, dies

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James Snyder died Tuesday, June 15, at the Laurels of Galesburg. He was 77. He was born Nov. 28, 1943, in Plainwell, the son of Kenneth and Waneta Snyder. Jim worked at Mac Sim Bar, Merco, had owned and operated Jim’s Small Engine Repair and retired from Pet Milk in...
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Celebration of life June 26 for Jeanette Schwartz, 84

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Jeanette “Jan” Schwartz, age 84, died Monday, June 14. Jan retired from Wayland Union Schools as a bus driver after 15 years. She worked as a hairdresser out of her home beauty shop. Jan loved to golf, play cards, go on fishing trips, and trips up north - stopping at...
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