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Private service held for Rick Alderton, 53, of Dorr
Rick Alan Alderton, age 53, died Aug. 21. Rick was an avid hunter and fisherman. He enjoyed fishing on Lake Michigan with his nephews and many friends. His love for…
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Former Wayland teacher Shirley Glascott, 81, dies
Wayland High School graduate Shirley Jean (Calkins) Glascott died in Ann Arbor Wednesday, Aug, at age 81. Shirley was born to parents Elton F. Calkins and Winona J. Keith, in…
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Memorial mass is Sept. 4 for Ellen Rose Parlmer, 94
Ellen Rose Parlmer died Sunday, Aug. 22., in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. She was 94. She was born on Feb. 6, 1927, Ellen was the first president of the Dorr…
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Former Wayland High student Rita Munn dies
Word has been received of the death of former Wayland High School student Rita McCall Munn in Sarasota, Fla. A native of Moline, she was 53. Her husband, Patrick, whom…
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Memorial service Sept. 25 for Hopkins’ Lee Swainston
Lee Swainston, patriarch of the longtime Hopkins family, died Friday, Aug. 20. He was 72. A 1967 graduate of Byron Center High School, he was a Hopkins area dairy farmer…
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Celebration of life Monday for Debbie VanOflen, 66
Deborah “Debbie” Mae VanOflen, age 66, died Saturday, Aug. 21. While she couldn’t communicate in the traditional way because of her cerebral palsy, her smile, her expressions, and her eyes…
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Service pending for Varano Electric owner Tom Varano
Thomas J. Varano, II, 51 of Dorr, died Saturday, Aug. 21, at Metro Health Hospital Born Oct.16, 1969,kj in Kalamazoo, he was the son of Geraldine “Jerri” Sinkler and the…
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Celebration of life Sept. 25 for Thomas R. Smith, 68
Thomas Robert Smith of Leighton Township died Aug. 15. He was 68. Tom was born Aug. 20, 1952, to Bryce and Mary Ellen Smith in Caledonia, where he lived his…
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Celebration of life will be Monday for Donna Hakken
Donna R. Hakken, age 88, died Sunday, Aug. 15. Sheis survived by her children Ruth (Douglas) Roosien, John (Susan) Hakken, Daniel (Lynda) Hakken, Timothy (Kellie) Hakken, Matthew (Amy) Hakken, Mary (Seishi)…
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Service Saturday for Martin native Jean Voorhees, 87
Martin native Jean Bernice Voorhees, 87, of Traverse City, died Monday Aug. 16, at Munson Medical Center. Jean was born on Sept. 24, 1933, to the late Henry and Grace…