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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,…
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Services set Saturday in Caledonia for Susan Lake
Susan Leslee Lake, age 72, died Sunday, Sept. 12. Susan loved her family, especially her grandkids. One of her passions in life was taking care of others, which she expressed through…
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Service Thursday for Dorr farmer Terry Jelsema, 63
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,…
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Service for Tamara Wigger, 61, scheduled for Sept. 18
Tamara Jean Wigger, age 61, of Wayland, died Wednesday, Sept. 8. Tamara was born Feb. 13, 1960. Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18, at Banner…
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Funeral is Wednesday for Hopkins’ Dennis Kennedy
Dennis Ray Kennedy of Hopkins died Thursday, Sept. 9, at Metro Health Hospital in Wyoming. He was 73. Born Feb. 7, 1948, in Kalamazoo, he was the son of the late…