HOLLAND, Mich. (WOOD) — Tom Dunkelberger assumes his nephew Dennis, Dennis’s wife Rebecca and their children, 9-year-old Karley Marie and 7-year-old Bentley have left the state.
His hope is they’re following the news back home on social media and will see his plea for them to return to their home in Battle Creek.
“We love him. And we want to see him back with his family, together,” Dunkelberger said. “If they simply come forward and let both the court know and Child Protective Services know that everybody is OK, the rest of the stuff, we can work on.”
Dennis Dunkelberger and his family haven’t been seen since Jan. 9.
The kids haven’t been in school and the parents canceled appointments with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, likely related to a pending neglect case involving the children.
Authorities put out an Endangered Missing Advisory for all four of them last week.
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