Obituaries
Fredrick Lawrence "Rick" Shook
May 9, 2016
Fredrick Lawrence "Rick" Shook of Battle Creek, MI Rick, age 69, died Monday morning, May 9, 2016 at his residence with his loving family at his side and following a courageous battle with cancer for the past seven weeks. Rick, the son of Fredrick A. and Anita F. (VanAlstien) Shook, was born in Charlotte, MI on June 28, 1946 and...
William E. "Willie" Long
May 8, 2016
William E. "Willie" Long, age 72, of Battle Creek died Sunday, May 8, 2016. He was born on August 28, 1943, in Dayton, Tennessee, his Father, Noah Daniel Long, was 27 and his Mother, Louise (Patterson) Long, was 23. He was raised in Bartlebaugh, Tennessee until about his teens.The family then moved here to Battle Creek, where he met and...
Jonathan E. Coger
May 8, 2016
Jonathan E. Coger, 36, of Battle Creek, passed away May 8, 2016. Jon was born March 27, 1980 in Battle Creek. He worked for Cereal City Window Cleaning. Jon is survived by his two sons, Tyler E. Coger and Isiah T. Coger; his fiancé, Jennifer Payne; four step-children, Kaylen Karaba, James Payne, Joshua Hoffman and Miley Payne; his father, Arden...
Leland Dean "Buzz" Bacon
May 7, 2016
Leland Dean "Buzz" Bacon, Jr., 64 of Battle Creek, died at Bronson Battle Creek on Saturday, May 7, 2016.He was born September 3, 1951 in Battle Creek, Michigan to Leland Dean and Mary Ann (Boone) Bacon. Buzz grew up in Battle Creek and was a 1969 graduate of St. Philip Catholic Central. He was employed for Clark Equipment Company, EPI,...
Richard Earl Rowe
May 6, 2016
Richard E. "Dick" Rowe, Sr., age 69, of Battle Creek died Friday morning, May 6, 2016 at Bronson Battle Creek. He was born at Community Hospital in Battle Creek on February 2, 1947, the son of Earl Raymond and Esther B. (Ball) Rowe. Dick attended Battle Creek Public Schools, graduating from Battle Creek Central High in 1965. He then furthered...
Steven Douglas Fox
May 5, 2016
Steven D. Fox, 64, of Battle Creek died at the Manor of Battle Creek on Thursday, May 5, 2016. He was born May 12, 1951 in Marshall, Michigan to Harry Reuben and Margie (Watson) Fox. Steven grew up in Marshall, was a 1970 graduate of Marshall High School and attended Olivet College for two years. He was employed as a...
Steven Douglas Fox
May 5, 2016
Steven D. Fox, 64, of Battle Creek died at the Manor of Battle Creek on Thursday, May 5, 2016. He was born May 12, 1951 in Marshall, Michigan to Harry Reuben and Margie (Watson) Fox. Steven grew up in Marshall, was a 1970 graduate of Marshall High School and attended Olivet College for two years. He was employed as a...
Victoria Louise "April" Boyer
May 2, 2016
Victoria Louise "April" Boyer of Richland, MI April, age 76, went to be with her Lord, Monday morning, May 2, 2016 at Kairos Dwelling of Kalamazoo, MI. April, the daughter of Arthur C. and Petronella A. (Kasinskas) Boyer, Sr., was born in Baltimore, MD on April 1, 1940; she was a 1958 graduate of Western Senior High School, Baltimore. She...
Loretta Jane "Granny" Granfors
May 2, 2016
Loretta Jane "Granny" Granfors, 81, of Battle Creek died peacefully Bronson at Home Hospice Residence on Monday, May 1, 2016, with her family at her side.She was born November 26, 1934 in Battle Creek, Michigan to Clarence and Cecil (Briggs) Wilson. She was a 1952 graduate of Battle Creek Central High School. Loretta retired from Clark Equipment Company, where she...
Ilene D. Raymond
May 1, 2016
Ilene D. Raymond, age 87, of Galesburg, MI went to be with her Lord & Savior on Sunday morning, May 1, 2016. She was born in Detroit, Michigan on May 4, 1928, the loving daughter of Harold and Gladys (Strong) Hope. Ilene worked as an executive secretary for many years at I.C.E.A. in Detroit. Ilene married the "Love of Her...
Nina Lovisa (Anderssen) Renstrom
Apr 30, 2016
Nina Lovisa (Andersson) Renstrom, 94, of Battle Creek passed away at The Reflections on Saturday, April 30, 2016, with her family at her side.Nina was born May 14, 1921 in Holmsvattnet, Sweden to Erik and Emma Lovisa Andersson. She grew up in Sweden, where she attended school. She then worked as a caretaker, for an elderly person, preparing meals, baking...
Glennice Joan "Tootie" "Nana" (Geib) Hock
Apr 30, 2016
Glennice J. (Geib) "Tootie" Hock (known as "Nana" to her family), 85, of Battle Creek, died at Mercy Health St. Mary's in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Saturday, April 30, 2016. She was born February 5, 1931 in Parchment, Michigan to Sam and Mae (Larabee) Geib. Glennice, grew up in Cloverdale, attended a one room schoolhouse and graduated from Delton High...
Miriam Emma Edwards
Apr 29, 2016
Miriam E. Edwards, 83, of Battle Creek, died April 29, 2016. Miriam was born August 29, 1932 in Coldwater to Earnest Gertrude (Huegli) Rumens. She graduated from Coldwater High School 1948 and received her board certification as a histologist and was a supervisor at Regional Medical Laboratory (Bronson) for over 17 years. She married the love of her life, Loren...
Betty Lou Greer
Apr 26, 2016
Betty Lou Greer, age 87, of Augusta, passed away Tuesday evening, April 26, 2016. She was born on January 22, 1929 in Hastings, Michigan, the loving daughter of Harold R. and Velma E. "Dick" (Otis) Harmon, and graduated from the W.K. Kellogg Agricultural School. Over the years, Betty was employed at the Augusta Telephone Company, Clark Equipment Company, Blue Diamond...
Paul Anthony Ohlin
Apr 24, 2016
Paul Anthony Ohlin of Battle Creek, MI Paul, age 74, died Sunday morning, April 24, 2016 at Heartland Hospice Care of Three Rivers, MI due to complications following dementia. Paul, the son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Emery) Ohlin, was born in New Castle, PA on January 31, 1942 and moved to the Battle Creek area in 1987. He served his...
Larry Dale Eaton
Apr 23, 2016
Larry Dale Eaton of Battle Creek, MI Larry, age 63, died Saturday afternoon, April 23, 2016 at Bronson Battle Creek Hospital following a brief illness. Larry, the son of Dale E. and Imo B. (Bolyen) Eaton, was born in Battle Creek on March 25, 1953; was a lifetime resident and 1970 graduate of Battle Creek Central High School. He retired...
James William "Jim" Romig
Apr 22, 2016
James William "Jim" Romig of Battle Creek, MI Jim, age 91, died Friday morning, April 22, 2016 at Bronson Battle Creek Hospital following a lengthy illness. Jim, the son of William Maurice and Thirza (Parmenter) Romig was born in Scotts, MI on May 18, 1924; was a lifetime area resident and a 1942 graduate of Scotts High School. He served...
Carole K. Delong
Apr 21, 2016
Carole K. DeLong, 81, of Hickory Corners went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 21, 2016. She was born in Wyandotte, Michigan on October 10, 1934, the daughter of Lloyd and Wanda Kehrer.Carole graduated from Roosevelt High School in Wyandotte, MI and Eastern Michigan University with a BA in elementary education. She taught in the Kalamazoo Public...
Esther Virginia Cole
Apr 20, 2016
Esther Virginia Cole of Battle Creek, MI Esther, age 100, went home to her Lord and Savior on Wednesday morning, April 20, 2016 at the Pineview Assisted Living of Battle Creek, following a brief illness. Esther, the daughter of James Edgar and Berl Bessie (Tasker) Cole, was born in Battle Creek on March 26, 1916; was a lifetime resident and...
Rufus P. Wines
Apr 18, 2016
With his family by his side, Rufus Philip Wines, age 86, of Battle Creek, went home to be with our Lord Jesus on April 18, 2016. He was born in Battle Creek on July 26, 1929 to Leonard and Beatrice (Brown) Wines. His wife, the love of his life, Flora May (McLain) Wines passed away on January 21, 2016 after...
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