Weddings

Heather M. Durst and Brian E. Henning were married May 8, 2005, in Grand Rapids, Mich. The ceremony was performed by Pastor Volker Henning.

Heather is the daughter of Doug and Cheri Durst of Cedar Springs, Mich., and Brian is the son of Volker and Linda Henning of Collegedale, Tenn.

The Hennings are making their home in Ringgold, Ga.

Obituaries

BERNARD, Robert E., age 74; born Aug. 21, 1930, in Lansing, Mich.; died June 7, 2005, in Flint, Mich. He was a member of the South Flint Church, Burton, Mich.

Survivors include his wife, Janet (Kern); sons, Glenn, Richard, Bob, and John; daughters, Jeanice Hall, Gina Brockriede, and Julie Herrick; sisters, Doris Stevenson and Emma Jean DeWitt; 12 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Memorial services were conducted by Pastor Melvin Santos and Chad E. Bernard, with private inurnment.

COLLINS, Doris A. (Ellsworth), age 75; born Jan. 24, 1930, in Alma, Mich.; died May 29, 2005, in Berrien Springs, Mich. She was a member of the Pioneer Memorial Church, Berrien Springs.

Survivors include her sons, Timm and Tedd; daughter, Sue Nygren; sister, Ruth Easlick; nine grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted by Pastor Esther Knott and Elder Edwin Buck, and interment was in Rose Hill Cemetery, Berrien Springs.

FERGUSON, Joshua D., age 23; born May 18, 1981, in Bedford, Ind.; died Jan. 1, 2005, in Jasper, Ind. He was a member of the Bedford Church.

Survivors include his father, David; mother, Jana (Chastain); and sisters, Amanda and Amber.

Funeral services were conducted by Pastor Robert Helm, and interment was in Fairview Cemetery, Jasper.

JONES, Ralph S., age 86; born Mar. 25, 1919, in Rockland, Wis.; died June 10, 2005, in Sparta, Wis. He was a member of the Hylandale Church, Rockland.

Survivors include his wife, Anita (Oliphant); sons, Richard and Michael; daughter, Shelaine Bennett; sister, Jane Lamonte; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted by Pastors Dale Ziegele and Larry Mahlum, and interment was in Fairview Cemetery, Rockland.

LAKE, Sarah A., age 88; born Aug. 4, 1916, in Lead, S.D.; died May 30, 2005, in Tawas City, Mich. She was a member of the Tawas City Church.

Survivors include her son, Raymond; daughter, Joan Proper-Wilder; sister, Rhoda Lake; and many grand-, great-grand-, and great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted by Elder Philip R. Colburn, and interment was in Greenwood Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.

TAMM, Elizabeth L. (Serewis), age 60; born Oct. 14, 1944, in Osten, Poland; died June 27, 2005, in Ann Arbor, Mich. She was a member of the Metropolitan Church, Plymouth, Mich.

Survivors include her husband, David K.; son, Jonathan D.; daughter, Stephanie M. Tamm; and sisters, Jolanta Serewis-Skakun, Malgorzata Wachtel Berg, and Barbara Serewis-Kowalczyk.

Funeral services were conducted by Pastor Bob Stewart, with private inurnment.

WELSH, Ruth E. (Wash), age 75; born Dec. 1, 1929, in Woodford Cty., Ky.; died July 7, 2005, in Louisville, Ky. She was a member of the North Vernon (Ind.) Church.

Survivors include her husband, Arthur Jr.; sons, James E. and Tom; daughters, Sherra L. Rogers and Alice V. Davis; sister, Frances Clark; ten grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Memorial services were conducted by Pastor Michael Stough II, and interment was in Grandview Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Madison, Ind.

WYMER, Wallace L., age 83; born Nov. 6, 1921, in Sickles, Mich.; died May 11, 2005, in Port Charlotte, Fla. He was a member of the Twin Cities Church, Alma, Mich.

Survivors include his wife, Lilly V. (Peterson); sons, Richard and Fred; daughters, Susan Haller and Carolyn Garrett; brother, Ora; 19 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted by Pastor Don Williams, and interment was in Chapel Gardens Cemetery, Elwell, Mich.