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Funeral is Monday at St. Therese for Maria Amato
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…
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Funeral Saturday for WHS grad Margaret Arndt, 58
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…
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Service will be Saturday for Betty Koch Minnema, 80
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…
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Services set Saturday for Sheryl Whipple of Hopkins
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…
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Blue collar 1965 WHS grad Judy Rabideau dies at 74
"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…
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Hopkins High School grad Gale Bregg Brown passes
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 &…
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Local community activist Max Monroe dies at age 81
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…
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Ex-Wayland youth baseball coach Gale Wilcox, 95, dies
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.…
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Memorial service Oct.2 for Dorr native Curtis Fairbairn
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,…
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Motorcycle send-off service planned for Tim Tyler, 60
Timothy Todd Tyler, age 60, died Saturday, Sept. 11. Tim served in the United States Marine Corp from 1982-1986 and was stationed in Japan. He had a love for motorcycles,…