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Service Thursday for Karen VanderZand of Wayland
Karen Jo VanderZand, age 61, died Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021 at home in Wayland. Karen had open arms and an open heart; she made family of everyone with whom she…
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Hopkins farmer, auctioneer Homer Skinner dies at 61
Longtime Hopkins area farmer and auctioneer Homer Skinner died Thursday, Sept. 30, at Majestic Care of Battle Creek. Homer was born Jan. 16, 1960, in Monterey Township, son of the…
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Service will be Tuesday for Laurie Ybema of Hopkins
Laurie Ybema, 54, of Hopkins died Wednesday evening, Sept. 29, Laurie Denise (Pessman) Ybema was born on October 5, 1966 in Morrison, Illinois. She was educated at Morrison Community Schools,…
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Visitation set for tonight for Roger Medendorp, 84
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…
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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 &…