Obituaries

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…

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…

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 &…

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.…

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,…

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,…

Terry Jelsema, age 63, of Dorr, died Friday, Sept. 10. Terry loved the outdoors, hunting and fishing and farming where he raised chickens and cows. He is survived by sister,…