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Page 4/The Sun and News, Saturday, August 7, 2021

Governor reappoints Caledonia

woman to state board

Susan Tellier of Caledonia
was reappointed to an
additional four-year term on
the Michigan Strategic Fund
Board of Directors.
Tellier is the president of
JetCo Packaging Solutions
and a member of the Small
Business Association of
Michigan. She earned her
bachelor of science in Public
Affairs Management from
Michigan State University
and graduate certificate in
economic development from

Wayne State University.

Tellier, whose

reappointment was recently

approved by Gov. Gretchen

Whitmer, represents a

member from the private

sector for a term commencing

Aug. 1, 2021, and expiring

July 31, 2025.

The Michigan Strategic

Fund Board of Directors’

responsibilities include

approval of the use of private

activity bonds, authorizing

the submittal by local

governments of Community

Development Block Grant

applications, and approval of

Tool and Die Renaissance

Recovery Zones.

The Tellier reappointment

is subject to the advice and

consent of the state Senate.

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Area Obituaries

Please join our family for

a Celebration of Life

honoring Donna, who passed

away July 10, 2021.

Friends and family are

invited to gather together,

Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021 from

11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at

Caledonia Community

Greens Pavilion, 9309

Dobber Wenger Memorial

Drive, Caledonia 49316.

Bring your favorite

memories, photos and stories

to share, or post to http://www.

facebook.com/groups/

inmemoryofdonnatolanwait/

Donna Lee (Tolan) Wait

Gerald “Jerry” Henry

Cisler left this life on July

31, 2021. He passed on as he

had lived: surrounded by the

love and care of his family,

unwavering through to the

very end.

Jerry was born in rural

Barry County on April 23,

1936, to his parents Gerald

B. Cisler and Jennie (Slagel)

Cisler. He was the seventh of

8 eight kids, raised by a

farming family deeply

rooted in the value of hard

work. And in a love for

helping others.

Jerry was a man of

honesty, character, and

conviction—with a heart you

could always count on to

help. If you knew Jerry, you

know he told it like it was,

and you probably thanked

him for it. He was

dependable and true—just

the one to call if you’re in a

bind or need to borrow a

tool.

Jerry wore a lot of hats in

his life (but you were most

likely to see him sporting

MSU or his classic Street

Rod cap). He ran a sawdust

business, worked as a

foreman at Middleville

Engineering, and served his

community for 32 years at

the Barry County Road

Commission. Jerry

volunteered to fight fires. He

operated tanks and protected

our rights on German soil.

He was a farmer, a

fisherman, a no-nonsense

kind of man, and the proud

driver of a sweet “Little

Red” Chevy 3100 pickup.

But by far, Jerry’s most

important title didn’t come

with a paycheck or blue

ribbon. It was his role as

family man—father,

husband, Grandpa, and

friend.

Jerry is survived by his

loving wife of 61 years, Kay

(Sweet) Cisler; children,

Kim Cisler, Brent Cisler and

Melissa (Campbell) Cisler,

and grandkids, Karley Cisler

and Ryley Cisler.

He leaves behind his dear

sisters, Joanne Raymond and

Cathy Chapman.

His spirit isn’t gone with

his passing, but lives on with

his family and friends, who

gathered to celebrate Jerry’s

life at a visitation on Friday,

Aug. 6, 2021 at Beeler-

Gores Funeral Home in

Middleville where his

funeral service will be

conducted on Saturday, Aug.

7, 2021 at 1 p.m.

Please join us in paying

tribute to Jerry’s memory

and saying goodbye, if only

until we meet again. Burial

will take place in Mt. Hope

Cemetery.

Memorial contributions to

The Flower House or

Spectrum Hospice will be

appreciated. Please visit

http://www.beelergoresfuneral.

com to share a memory or to

leave a condolence message

for Jerry’s family.

Gerald Cisler

Betsy Lapham, age 80, of

Middleville, passed away

peacefully at Green Acres in

Wayland on April 2, 2021.

Betsy was born on

October 10, 1940 in

Lawrence, to Ralph and

Celena (Carpenter)

Anderson. Betsy married the

love of her life, Paul E.

Lapham, on December 2,

1978, and together they

shared 43 wonderful years.

She spent most of her time

as a homemaker. In her spare

time, she enjoyed being

outdoors cultivating and

caring for her flowers. Betsy

and Paul worked side by side

in the yard and garden and

she was known to can the

fruits of their labor.

Betsy discovered her

passion for quilting and was

an avid quilter for many

years. She created several

works of art that she gifted

to family and friends, never

using a machine to complete

her creations. Each piece

was sewn lovingly by hand.

Most important to Betsy

was her family, and she

especially loved spending

time with her grandchildren.

Betsy is survived by her

loving husband, Paul;

children, Robert (Valerie)

Flynn, Patricia (James)

Naru, Jennifer (husband-

like-person, Todd Rule)

Flynn, Leigh (James) Trine,

Kelvin (Rita) Lapham, Kris

Lapham, Kathy (Dominic)

Hossler, Kirk (Julie)

Lapham; 12 grandchildren;

six great grandchildren;

siblings, David Anderson,

Judith Anderson, Martha

Borek, Donna Anderson;

several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death

by her parents and brother,

Steve Anderson.

Services are being planned

for later this summer.

Burial will take place in

Hooker Cemetery in a small

family ceremony on August

20, 2021. There will be a

Celebration of Life on

August 21, 2021 from 2-

p.m. at 3900 Grange Road in

Middleville.

In lieu of flowers,

memorial contributions may

be made for the benefit of

Interim Hospice to the A.

Raymond Kalliel Hospice

Foundation, 1971 E. Beltline

NE., Ste. 219, Grand Rapids,

MI 49525.

Please visit http://www.

beelergoresfuneral.com to

share a memory or to leave a

condolence message for

Betsy’s family.

Betsy Lapham

Caledonia concert

series celebrates

community

Local Caledonia

businesses are sponsoring

concerts recognizing and

thanking various groups that

serve the community.

Community members

carrying blankets and lawn

chairs gathered at the

Community Green

amphitheater near the Kent

District Library Caledonia

branch July 18 to help

celebrate and thank frontline

workers and first responders.

The 40-voice musical

group Hark Up entertained

the nearly 200 in attendance

with nostalgic numbers such

as “Sweet Caroline.”

Local groups Sentimental

Journey and The Two D’s

will entertain beginning at 7

p.m. Sunday, Aug. 15, as

local farmers and farm

families are honored.

Representatives from the

Caledonia High School FFA

chapter will be on hand to

share the many activities in

which they are involved.

The last concert of the

season will be Sunday, Sept.

12, at which time current

military and veterans will be

honored. Entertainment that

evening will be presented by

Voices of Freedom and

members of American Legion

Post 305 will be on hand to

present the flag.

According to drawings

approved by the council last

month, the park would include

more than 80,000 square feet

to be enclosed. About 75,

square feet of the enclosure

would be reserved for larger

dogs and another 6,500 square

feet for smaller or timid dogs.

The project has received

$22,000 in private and in-kind

donations to offset a portion

of the project cost, according

to village documents.

DOG PARK,

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