Obituaries
William Edgar "Bill" Simpson
Oct 8, 2016
William E. "Bill" Simpson, 73, of Marshall, Michigan died at home on Saturday, October 8, 2016, after a courageous battle with cancer.William Edgar "Bill" Simpson was born September 22, 1943 in Battle Creek to Myron and Edna (Wooden) Simpson. He grew up in Hickory Corners and was a 1960 graduate of Kellogg Agricultural School. He honorably served in the U.S....
Sophie Rose Bremer
Oct 8, 2016
Sophie R. Bremer, 89, of Battle Creek, passed away Saturday, October 8, 2016.She was born in Battle Creek on July 19, 1927, to John and Josephine Kulik and graduated from St. Phillip Catholic High School. She had two sisters, one of which was her twin, who preceded her in death on March 13, 2009.Sophie met the love of her life,...
Elizabeth Jane "Betty" Neve
Oct 7, 2016
Elizabeth Jane "Betty" Neve, age 95, of Battle Creek went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday morning, October 7, 2016. Betty, the loving daughter of Bert "Taw" and Kathryn E. (Guinnee) Flack, was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa on July 26, 1921. Betty married the "Love of Her Life" Colonel Jack C. Neve in Georgia on February...
Byron Andrew Johnson
Oct 6, 2016
Byron Andrew Johnson of Battle Creek, MI Byron, age 95, died October 6, 2016, at his residence and in the presence of his loving family. Byron, the son of John and Mable (Butterfield) Johnson, was born in Muskegon, MI on June 13, 1921, and moved to the Battle Creek area from Kalamazoo, MI in 1995. He was a graduate of...
Rita Mae Ramsdell
Oct 6, 2016
Rita Mae Ramsdell, 76 of Scotts, died Thursday, October 6, 2016 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born June 30, 1940 in Battle Creek, Michigan to her parents Cecil A. and Oella G. (Jackson) Vosburg. She was a 1985 Climax-Scotts Adult Education Graduate, and she drove a school bus for 14 years with the Climax-Scotts School...
Charlene R. Keiser
Oct 6, 2016
Charlene R. Keiser, age 86, of Hickory Corners, passed away Thursday, October 6, 2016. She was born in Plainwell, Michigan on April 11, 1930, the daughter of Charles and Dorothy (Cave) Howard. Charlene retired from the Mead Company in Kalamazoo after more than 44 years of service. Charlene married Clare Keiser on June 3, 1957; he sadly preceded her in...
Rita Mae Ramsdell
Oct 6, 2016
Rita Mae Ramsdell, 76 of Scotts, died Thursday, October 6, 2016 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born June 30, 1940 in Battle Creek, the daughter of Cecil A. and Oella G. (Johnson) Vosburg. She was a 1985 of Climax- Scotts Adult Education Graduate, Drove school bus for 14 years with the Climax-Scott Transportation. She also...
Betty J. "Jean" Farley
Oct 5, 2016
Betty J. "Jean" Farley, age 86, of Battle Creek passed away Wednesday, October 5, 2016. She was born in Battle Creek on October 22, 1929, the daughter of David A. and Velma (Kiefer) Daley and graduated from Bellevue High School.Jean married LaVerne Robert Farley in Bellevue, Michigan on October 21, 1950; he sadly preceded her in death on August 30,...
Betty J. Tinskey
Oct 5, 2016
Betty J. Tinskey, 76, of Battle Creek, died October 5, 2016. Betty was born June 10, 1940 in Monterey, TN to Boyd and Pearl (Tudor) McCowan. She attended Battle Creek Central and lived in Detroit and Battle Creek where she was a waitress at Russ Restaurant and Nankins Mills. Betty enjoyed shopping, traveling, going to the casino, going out to...
Margaret Anne (Behnke) Campbell
Oct 4, 2016
Margaret Anne (Behnke) Campbell of Battle Creek, MI Margaret died on Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at her residence. Margaret, the daughter of Anthony and Margaret (Neff) Behnke, was born in Buchanan, MI on January 4, 1941. She was a 1959 graduate of Lakeview High School; attended KCC for nurse's aide and EKG tech training; had been employed at Leila Hospital...
Kolten Patrick Fullenkamp
Oct 3, 2016
Kolten Patrick Fullenkamp, age 18, of Battle Creek died unexpectedly on Monday morning, October 3, 2016 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident on Sunday afternoon, October 2, 2016. Kolten was born in Battle Creek on February 1, 1998 and was currently a Senior at Pennfield High School, and also studied graphic design at KCC and the Calhoun Area Career...
Carl Raymond Miller
Oct 3, 2016
Carl Raymond Miller, age 78, of Battle Creek passed away peacefully on Monday afternoon, October 3, 2016 at the Bronson at Home Hospice Residence. He was born in Battle Creek on October 13, 1937, the loving son of Carl A. and Edna M. (Paris) Miller. Carl graduated from Lakeview High School with the Class of 1955, and furthered his education,...
Richard H. "Dick" Jones
Oct 3, 2016
Richard (Dick) Harold Jones, Sr., 84 years old, passed on Monday, October 3, 2016. Richard was born October 2, 1932 in Lansing, MI, as the only child of Teresa M. (Hall) Jones and William L. Jones. Richard graduated from Sandusky High School in 1951 and joined the Air Force; serving as Airmen First Class in the Korean War from 1952...
Lila Marion (Kellogg) Howes
Oct 1, 2016
Lila Marion (Kellogg) Howes of Galesburg, MI Lila, age 101, died Wednesday evening, October 12, 2016 at her residence. Lila, the daughter of John and Belle (Grodavent) Kellogg, was born in Calhoun County, MI on January 21, 1915; was a lifetime area resident and 1935 graduate of W.K. Kellogg High School in Hickory Corners, MI. She had been a bookkeeper...
Leo Michael Kuliczkowski
Sep 30, 2016
Leo Michael Kuliczkowski, age 83, of Battle Creek, died peacefully on Friday evening, September 30, 2016 at the Bronson @ Home Hospice Residence. He was born in Chicago, Illinois on June 1, 1933, the loving son of Stanley & Stephanie (Stachowska) Kuliczkowski. Leo faithfully served his country as a member of the United States Army & the Merchant Marines. He...
Clairice K. Lebreton
Sep 28, 2016
Clairice Kathleen LeBreton, age 67, of Battle Creek died Wednesday, September 28, 2016. Clairice, the daughter of Edwina Seelke and the late Joseph Gallek, was born October 12, 1948 in Cicero, Illinois. She graduated from La Mirada High School in California and studied Criminal Justice at Cerritos College.She was married to Norman Joseph LeBreton Jr. on April 19, 1975. This...
Lawrence "Larry" Jensen
Sep 27, 2016
Lawrence "Larry" Albert Jensen, 88, of Delton, died peacefully in his sleep September 27, 2016 in Hastings.Larry was born November 7, 1927 in LaPorte, IN to Lawrence and Gertrude (Kraft) Jensen. He was drafted during his senior year at LaPorte High School and went on to serve honorably in the U.S. Army. Following his time in the military, Larry attended...
Bonnie Mae (O'Brien) Mellema
Sep 27, 2016
Bonnie was born October 6, 1935, in Traverse City, MI to Jerry and Leona (O'Brien) Vrany. In 1942, after both of her parents died of tuberculosis, Bonnie and her brother Jerry were adopted by her aunt and uncle, Julius Joseph and Dorothy T. (Kohler) O'Brien. Bonnie spent her childhood in Sutton's Bay where she would spend many summer days picking...
Milo Dennis Martens
Sep 25, 2016
Milo Dennis Martens, age 81, of Battle Creek died unexpectedly on Sunday morning, September 25, 2016 at the Bronson Battle Creek Hospital. He was born in Battle Creek on January 21, 1935, the son of Victor J. and Evay T. (Morrison) Martens and graduated from Battle Creek Central High School with the Class of 1954. Milo faithfully served his country...
B.C. Page
Sep 23, 2016
Deacon B.C. Page of Battle Creek, MI B.C., went home to be with the Lord Friday evening, September 23, 2016 at his home surrounded by his loving family. B.C. was 98 years old. B.C. the son of Zeb and Addie Lee (Loving ) Page was born in Marvel, Arkansas on September 27, 1917. He moved to Battle Creek, Ml in...
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