Obituaries

Shelly Kibby, wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, and friend, died Sunday, Nov. 14, after a five month battle with brain cancer. Shelly drove bus for Hopkins Public Schools for 15…

Diane Statler, age 58, died Sunday, Nov. 14. Diane was a devoted homemaker and she had a genuine heart to be a caretaker for anyone in need. Her faith was…

Mary Lou Brennan, 89, of Wayland, formerly of Allegan, died Friday, Nov. 12, at the home of her daughter, Marla. She was born in what is now the City of…

Todd Alan Dykstra, 56, of Middleville, died Saturday, Nov. 13. Todd was the owner of Dykstra Construction and worked as a truck driver for Grassmid Trucking and Grand Rapids Express.…

Roman “Mike” Karpinski, age 72, died Friday, Nov. 12. Roman grew up in Middleville and graduated in 1967. He attended Michigan Career Tech and started working at Keeler Brass as…

Cheryl Atkinson, age 77, died Friday, Nov. 12. Cheryl loved to cook. She had an open door policy to her entire neighborhood. She enjoyed watching her family play sports. She…

Gary T. Webb, age 67, of Hamilton, died Thursday, Nov. 11. Gary was born May 5, 1954, to Worley and Margaret Webb, who preceded him in death as well as his…

William (Bill) Bolt of Hopkins died Tuesday, Nov. 9. He was 73. Known for his booming voice, demanding presence, and "work is life" ethic, he collected all kinds of friends,…

Michael Tobolic, age 65, died Thursday, Nov. 11. He is survived by his children Joseph (Abby Merritt) Tobolic, Nicholas (Eva) Tobolic, Tess (Brian) Marhofer, Jake (Victoria) Tobolic, Abigail Tobolic; four…

Barbara Smith, age 87, died Tuesday, Nov. 9. She is survived by her children Ron (Kris) Smith, Jeff (Deb) Smith, Karen German, Linda (Don) Fifelski; grandchildren Ben, Katelin, Steve, Shelly, Jeff,…