Terry L. Wolonik,77, passed away May 3, 2024, peacefully at home, surrounded by his beloved wife and daughters in Queen Creek, Arizona. Terry was preceded in death by his late parents Charlie and June McCauslin, Henrietta (Nanny) Weidner and sister, Kay Gailhouse. Terry is survived by his loving wife of 33 years, Barbara; and his Read More…
Shirley Elsie Mae Figg, 93, of Paw Paw, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo. She was born May 9, 1931, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the daughter of Robert W. Larson and Nina Bell (Cuddeback) Larson. Shirley was employed at the Van Buren County Abstract Officer for 36 years. She had a Read More…
Catherine Ruth Harrell, 69, of Kalamazoo, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, May 8, 2024, at her home in Kalamazoo. She was born Feb. 9, 1955, in Paw Paw, the daughter of Stephen Diljak and Norma (Brown) Diljak. As the oldest daughter, she took on the role of helping raise her siblings while her parents worked Read More…
Lena Ann Veldt passed away on September 18, 2023 in Grand Rapids after a brief illness. Lena was born in Paw Paw Hospital on June 25, 1954 to Harm and Virgina (Schaefer) Veldt. As a child, Lena was raised on a farm in Texas Township; she remained in Southwest Michigan when parents and brothers purchased Read More…
Paul Siskaninetz, 91, of Lawton, passed away Monday, February 5, 2024 at Rose Arbor in Kalamazoo. Paul was born March 14, 1932 in Decatur, MI to John and Mary (Forzan) Siskaninetz. Paul attended a two-room school house in East Decatur and transferred to high school where he graduated in 1950. After graduating, he worked at Read More…
Ruth Ann Armentrout, age 64, quietly went home to be with her Lord on May 1, 2024 surrounded by loved ones. Born on April 21,1960 in Clare, MI to Donald and Jean Armentrout, Ruth grew up living and working on the family dairy farm. She maintained her “farm girl” strength and work ethic throughout her Read More…
Vivian Caroline Polomcak, known to most as “Beebee”, from Decatur, MI, passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2024 after a short fight with breast cancer; just shy of her 92nd birthday. She was born to Theodore Stanek and Helen Stanek (Godisak) on May 10, 1932 in Decatur, MI.BeeBee’s favorite things were the color purple, lavender, playing Read More…
GOBLES – Gobles will hold a Memorial Day Parade at 9 a.m., Monday, May 27, that will travel down State Street (M-40). Lineup will begin at the Gobles High School parking lot. LAWRENCE – Lawrence will hold a Memorial Day Parade at 10 a.m., Monday, May 27, with a service to follow at Lawrence Village Read More…
PAW PAW – Paw Paw’s 103rd annual Memorial Day services will be held Monday, May 27, with the annual parade starting at 10 a.m. from the Bistro 120 parking lot, via Michigan Avenue to the Veterans Memorial Park for services. Parade Marshal will be Phil and Ruth Coulson, guest speaker, Jake Hindenach, and members of Read More…
ARLINGTON TOWNSHIP – The Arlington Township Board, Wednesday, May 15, approved two marijuana-related resolutions.The first resolution reduced the price of a marijuana license application from $5,000 to $2,500, while the second resolution deals with fines and costs for violations.Contacted after the meeting, Arlington Township Board member Ron Klein provided The Courier-Leader with information on the Read More…