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Private family memorial slated for Glen Spears, 86
Marshall “Glen” Spears, age 86, died Tuesday, Feb. 2. He was born on June 20, 1934, in Milton, W. Va., the son of Clarence Spears and Ada Belle (Persinger) Spears.…
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Raymond Stirdivant’s burial will be at Pine Hill
Raymond Lee Stirdivant, 88, of Wayland, died Sunday Jan. 31. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Doris Stirdivant; sisters, Carol (Jerry) Ronk, Charlene Swan, brother, Larry…
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Service planned in Hopkins Monday for Angela Guritz
Angela Kay Guritz, 45 of Hamilton, died Thursday, Jan. 28,. Born March 27, 1975, in Allegan, she was the daughter of Donald Guritz and the late Guadalupe (Chapa) Guritz. After…
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No service scheduled for Dolores Faye Joseph, 70
Dolores Faye Joseph, age 70, died Saturday, Jan. 30. Dolores was a loving mother and grandmother; she will be greatly missed. She will be lovingly remembered by her children Tony Chipman,…
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Alzheimer’s takes 1953 Wayland grad Jack DeVries
Jack DeVries, a 1953 graduate of Wayland High School, died Thursday, Jan. 28, after an 18-year battle with Alzheimer's disease. Jack, born in Dorr on July 17, 1935, had a…
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Service is Saturday at St. Therese for Wayne Belka
Wayne Belka Sr., age 77, died Monday, Jan. 25. Wayne was well connected in the Wayland community. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and St. Therese Usher’s…
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Tony Bartell dies after return to hometown Wayland
Anthony (Tony) Bartell, died at his home in Wayland on Monday, Jan. 25. He was 62. Tony was born Jan. 8, 1959, in Grand Rapids, to Thomas and Emelda Bartell.…
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Real estate salesperson Alana (Loni) Reifel dies
Alana Rae (Woodward) Reifel, age 74, of Wayland, died Friday, Jan. 22. She was born Aug. 21, 1946. Loni spent many years selling real estate and then turned to the…
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Celebration of Life June 25 for Sharon Couturier, 65
Sharon (Houck) Couturier died Wednesday, Jan. 20. A graduate of Wayland High School, she was 65. Sharon was born on March 1, 1955 to Arthur and Gladys (Slater) Houck in Grand…
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Graveside service held in Watson for Emily Smith
Emily May Smith, 63, formerly of Hopkins, died Tuesday, Jan. 12, at The Lodge at Taylor Mich. Born July 4, 1957 in Grand Rapids, she was the daughter of the…