BIRTHDAYS — February 4–10

4 Ray Armock, Esther Barr, Jayla Bozek, Sandra Hartman, Pete Kruer, Betty Wyckoff 5 Tamara Deardorff, Spencer Gillis, Ben Halbersma, Rubi Schaub, Tom Sharpe, Marv Weemhoff 6 Donna Bottorff, Leah Mawby, Little Betty Swanson 7 Barry Bell Jr., Robert Carter, Jim Swanland, Myrtle Troy 8 Ed Ault, Marie Ault, Christine Dixon, Kathy Klawieter, Mark Palmer, Suzanne Smoes, Gloria Spalding 9 Don Kik, Kris Nylaan 10 Louise Campbell, Sue Swanland

OBITUARIES — Ardyth Streeter

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Streeter Mrs. Ardyth M. Streeter, age 84, of Rockford went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, January 27, 2012. She was a 1945 graduate of Roosevelt High School in Keego Harbor, Mich. Prior to her marriage, Ardyth worked at Bell Telephone, and she later worked for Lears, McInerney, and General Motors. [...]

Buttleman-Wilcox

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Buttleman-Wilcox Earl and Linda Buttleman of White Cloud, together with Louise Wilcox and the late Great Jack Wilcox of Fort Meyers Beach, Fla., are happy to announce the engagement of their children Samantha Buttleman and Don Wilcox. Don is a 1994 graduate of Rockford High School and is employed by DTE Energy of Grand Rapids. [...]

BIRTHDAYS — January 28–February 3

JANUARY 28 Linda Berris, Tom Hone, Daniel Nash, Carly Olson, Jack Palazzolo, Bernice Terry 29 Maggie Huber, Julie Zalud-Huston 31 Andy Fowle, Zachary Grant, Marie Heyboer, Kim Van Dorp, Mason Van Dorp FEBRUARY 1 Joe Deering, Ayriel Mawby, Luella Wallen 2 Joyce Brown, AJ Jesswani, Scott Purcey, Dano Richard 3 Betty Basel, Noah Carriere, Denise Davidson, Frieda Gulliver, Eli Thompson

OBITUARIES — Charles W. Grover Sr.

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Grover Charles W. Grover Sr., 80, of Tavares, Fla. passed away January 15, 2012. Charlie is survived by his wife, Shirley; sister, Rebecca Cannady (John) of Camilla, Ga.; six children, Chuck Jr. (Janice) of Grand Rapids, Michael (Mary) of Grand Rapids, Susan Wilson (Jim) of Chippewa Lake; stepchildren, Cathie D’Itri (Ken) of California, Leslie North [...]