Obituaries
Roysten E. "Rusty" Stewart
Dec 22, 2016
Roysten "Rusty" Stewart, 88, of Battle Creek died at Bronson at Home Hospice Residence in Battle Creek on Thursday, December 22, 2016.Rusty was born August 14, 1928 in Clinton, Missouri to Elmer Bartow and Goldie Ellen (Edicott) Stewart. He grew up in the Clinton, Michigan area, graduated from high school and attended Community College later in life. Rusty retired after...
Graham Lee Miner
Dec 22, 2016
Graham Lee Miner of Battle Creek, MI
Graham, age 88, died Thursday, December 22, 2016 at Bronson @ Home Hospice Residence of Battle Creek following a lengthy illness and with his loving family by his side.
Graham, the son of Thomas L. and Mary Alice (Walters) Miner, was born in Battle Creek on August 8, 1928; was a lifetime area resident and...
Elaine Marilyn (Thiem) Wooderson
Dec 21, 2016
Elaine Marilyn Wooderson, age 85 of Tallahassee, Florida, passed away at home on December 21, 2016. Born on May 26, 1931 in Flint, Elaine was the daughter of Edmund A. Thiem and Gladys Eda (Kohllmorgen) Thiem of Lansing. She was married in Lansing on March 28, 1952 and was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, William Alva...
Frances "Lucille" Hibbard
Dec 21, 2016
Frances "Lucille" Hibbard, 87, of Battle Creek, died Wednesday, December 21, 2016. Frances was born July 7, 1929 at home in Overton County, Tennessee to Joe and Nancy Brown. She married Leo E. Hibbard on August 26, 1950. He sadly preceded her in death in 2005. Frances loved being with her family, playing cards, spending time with her cats and...
Agnew D. Keener
Dec 21, 2016
Agnew (Chubby) Keener 68 of Battle Creek MI., passed away Wednesday Dec 21st 2016 he was a loving Husband & Father papa & great papa. He was preceeded in death by his father James Keener and a sister, Vicky Harden. He is survived by his wife Sandra Keener, sister Doris (Mike) Rose from Michigan, a sister Judy Goud from Hixson,...
Jerry Lynn Vandeburg
Dec 21, 2016
Jerry Lynn Vandeburg 79 of Battle Creek Michigan passed away Wednesday December 21, 2016 at his home. He was born October 2, 1937 to Hubert and Thelma (Sheldon) Vandeburg. He graduated from Battle Creek Central in 1955. He worked for Michigan Carton Company, and then became a professional painter. He had three children; Jerry Vandeburg Jr. Julie Vandeburg, and Rebecca...
Georgina R. Woolner
Dec 21, 2016
Georgina (nee Ross) Woolner, age 91, of Battle Creek, Michigan, formerly of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, passed away on December 21, 2016 in the Bronson At Home Good Samaritan Hospice Residence, Battle Creek.Georgina was born at Tom's Forest Cottage, Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland on August 16, 1925, the daughter of Robert W. and Georgina S. Ross. She was preceded in death by...
Lois M. Sutton
Dec 20, 2016
Lois M. Sutton, 89, of Battle Creek, died Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at Calhoun County Medical Care Facility with her family by her side. Lois was born April 13, 1927 in Battle Creek to Arthur and Elsie (Dunn) Hess. She graduated from Lakeview High School and worked at the Kellogg Company for many years before leaving to raise her children....
Steven S. Taylor
Dec 20, 2016
Steven Scott Taylor, age 40, of Battle Creek, passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at Bronson Battle Creek. He was born in Saginaw, MI on January 21, 1976. Steven graduated from the Doris Klaussen Developmental Center in 2002. He has been active with CIR (Community Inclusive Recreation) and the ARC of Calhoun County. Steven loved to bowl, dance, swim,...
Chad Christian Wells
Dec 19, 2016
Chad Christian Wells, 43, of Battle Creek, Michigan passed away with peace and grace on December 19th, 2016 after a long battle with brain cancer. He was born on March 8, 1973 in Battle Creek, Michigan to parents George and Jean Wells. A decorated high school student-athlete at Battle Creek Central, Chad excelled in both baseball and football. As a...
Emily Elizabeth Galloup
Dec 18, 2016
Emily Elizabeth Galloup, 31, of Battle Creek died unexpectedly and was pronounced on Sunday, December 18, 2016.Emily was born September 19, 1985 in Kalamazoo, Michigan to Stephen and Janelle (Bryant) Galloup. She grew up in Battle Creek, attended Lakeview High School, Wright Beauty Academy, KCC in the nursing program and KVCC studying human medicine and psychology. Emily had been employed...
Frederick Lee "Jaimie" Wright
Dec 16, 2016
Frederick Lee "Jaimie" Wright of Augusta, MI Jaimie, age 73, died Friday morning, December 16, 2016 at his residence and following a lengthy illness. Jaimie, the son of Vernon F. and Virginia J. (De Korte) Wright, was born in Otsego, MI on March 6, 1943. He served his country honorably and nobly during the Vietnam War as a Private (E-2)...
Clyde Leroy Whipple
Dec 16, 2016
Clyde Leroy Whipple Jr., age 74, of Augusta died Friday morning, December 16, 2016 at Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born in Battle Creek on March 11, 1942, the son of Clyde F. and Edna (Morris) Whipple. Clyde worked on the family farm in Augusta for many years. A true outdoorsman, he enjoyed hunting, farming, and taking care of...
Shirley Diann Clouse
Dec 14, 2016
Shirley Diann Clouse, passed away at home peacefully Wednesday, December 14th. Shirley was preceded in death by her father Arnold Stacy Clouse and a sister, Joanne Smith both of Tennessee. She is survived by her mother Betty Jo Baird of Battle Creek; husband, Norman Lytle and children SuAnn L. (John P.) Dayhuff, Tommy L. Latshaw, M. David Latshaw, Sara D....
Betty Lee (Niccum) Howard
Dec 11, 2016
Betty Lee (Niccum) Howard, 95 formerly of Battle Creek, Michigan died at the Palms of Sebring, Sebring, Florida on Sunday, December 11, 2016.Betty was born January 5, 1921, in Moore Park, Michigan, to Glenn and Edna (Vinck) Niccum. She grew up near Moore Park, MI and was a 1938 graduate of Three Rivers High School. Betty was employed as a...
Linda Marie (Bilbia) Winstone
Dec 9, 2016
Linda Marie (Bilbia) Winstone, 67, of Battle Creek went to be with the Lord while at Masonic Pathways in Alma, Michigan on Friday, December 9, 2016 at 9:20 a.m. Linda was born September 6, 1949 in Detroit, Michigan to Peter and Lucille (Armour) Bilbia. She grew up in Battle Creek and was a 1967 graduate of Lakeview High School. Linda...
Leona K. Teutsch
Dec 9, 2016
Leona Katherine Teutsch, age 102, of Richland, passed away peacefully December 9, 2016 at Borgess Gardens in Kalamazoo. Born June 7, 1914, one of 12 children of Center Line farmer and civic leader Edward J. Schoenherr and Cecilia A. Baumgartner Schoenherr, Leona attended St. Clement's Church and Schools in Center Line. She married August P. Teutsch in 1943 and in...
Kathy L. Rothwell
Dec 7, 2016
Kathy L. Rothwell, age 57, of Battle Creek died unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 7, 2016. She was born in Battle Creek on August 11, 1959, the daughter of Clarence R. and Sharon M. (Arnett) Osborne. Kathy married the "Love of Her Life", Elwin E. "Elvis" Rothwell in Battle Creek on August 16, 1975; he sadly preceded her in death on...
Daniel Norman "Dan" Gibbs
Dec 6, 2016
Daniel Norman Gibbs of Richland, MI Dan, age 66, died Tuesday morning, December 6, 2016 at Butterworth Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI following a courageous battle with cancer. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, December 17th at 10:30 a.m. at St. Ann Catholic Church, 12648 East D Avenue, Augusta, MI 49012, with Father John D. Fleckenstein , Celebrant...
Charlene Elaine Brinker
Dec 5, 2016
Charlene Elaine (Thomas) Brinker, 91, of Battle Creek, died December 5, 2016 at the Caretel Inns of St. Joseph, MI. Charlene was born November 15, 1925 in Hastings, MI to Sylvester and Margaret (Flynn) Thomas. She married Edward Brinker on November 15, 1947 at St. Rose Catholic Church in Hastings. She was a former member of St. Philip and St....
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