Obituaries

Joyce A. (Jager) Dewey, age 89, of Wayland, died Wednesday, July 17. Joyce and her husband, Jack, shared nearly 71 years of marriage and built a happy home together. She…

Mary Louise Stoken (Garter), formerly of Wayland, died Tuesday, July 9. She was 85. Mary loved the beaches and the lighthouse of Grand Haven, where she grew up and went…

Vonda Lee Tubergen, age 72, of Dorr, died Saturday, July 13. Husband Bill knew Vonda for 54 years, and they were married for 52.5 of those years. They did everything…

Elaine Mae (Perkins) Corner, 72, of Hastings, died Thursday, July 11, due to complications of COPD. Elaine was born in Grand Rapids, to the late William and Jacolyn (Sharp) Perkins.…

Harold “Corky” Doxey, a well known and well-liked longtime custodian at Wayland Middle School, died at a hospital in Kalamazoo Saturday. He was 74. Doxey, a 1967 graduate of Wayland…

Ruth Nederhood, 81, of Moline, died Wednesday, July 10. Ruth is survived by her husband of 63 years, Don; children, Doug and Deb Nederhood, Judy and Steve Schreur, Laura and…

William "Bill" Dean Guidebeck, age 93, of Comstock Park, died at home Tuesday, July 9. He was born July 8, 1930, at home in Otsego. Bill married Carley Ione Bush…

Joseph Wayne Weber, age 93 of Burnips, died Wednesday, July 10.Wayne graduated from Hudsonville High School. He served his country in the United States Marines Corps. Wayne was a Boy…

Roger Dale Simmons, age 85, of Wyoming, died Friday, July 12. Roger was born in Hopkins and raised in Diamond Springs. He was a devoted employee of Country Fresh Dairy…

Craig D. Blom, DVM, 65 of Levering, died at his home Friday, July 5. Craig was born in Royal Oak, Michigan on July 11, 1958, to Hubert and Roberta (Child)…