Obituaries

Hopkins High School graduate Stacy Daneen Gilbert, 56, died unexpectedly at her home in Tazewell, TN, Friday, April 16. Stacy was born on May 24, 1964, to Roger and Sharon…

Theresa Irene Laskowski, 74, of Dorr, died Sunday, April 18, at her home. Born Jan. 14, 1947, in Grand Rapids, she was the daughter of the late William and Margaret…

Kay Shafer Moore died Friday, April 16. She was born to the late Donald and Wanda Shafer on Feb. 26, 1949. Kay grew up in Wayland, where she graduated from…

Brian Jay Gould, age 51 of Byron Center, died in a traffic crash on M-6 Saturday, April 10. Brian was born in Byron Center Feb. 20, 1970, to Judy and…

Jerry Herbert Thompson aged 79, of Dorr, died Sunday, April 11. Jerry will be remembered for his love of family and friends, and was an avid Dale Earnhardt fan back…

Daniel D. Carr of Wayland, formerly of Otsego, died Wednesday, April 14, at the Laurels of Sandy Creek in Wayland. He was 86. He was born Nov. 7, 1934, in Plainwell,…

Arlene Prater died of metastatic pancreatic cancer after celebrating her 75th birthday, and resided in Zeeland, Mich.,and Wesley Chapel, Fla. Throughout her battle with cancer , she worried daily about…

William (Bill) Pavlak, 73, of Hopkins died Saturday. Bill owned and operated his own dumpster business (Chuck It) for the past 20 years. In the winter he was contracted out…

Craig Wilkinson Bell of Wayland died Monday March 15. He was 68. Craig was born in Ohio on Oct. 12, 1952, to Harry Craig Bell and Jane Kinsman Proctor. He…

Jane C. Cooke (Ritsema), 89, died Friday, March 26. Jane’s comfort in life and in death was that she belonged to her faithful Savior, Jesus Christ. Her joy was in…