Obituaries
Timothy "Tim" Dobos
Jun 24, 2015
Timothy "Tim" Dobos, age 95, of Battle Creek passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning, June 24, 2015. He was born in Detroit, Michigan on June 4, 1920, the loving son of Michael and Anna (Gergley) Dobos and attended St. Philip Catholic School. Tim faithfully served his country as a member of the United States Army from 1942 to 1945. The...
Daniel Franklin "Dan" Webster
Jun 22, 2015
Daniel Franklin Webster, age 77, of Battle Creek passed away early Monday morning, June 22, 2015 at the Bronson at Home Good Samaritan Hospice Residence after a lengthy illness. Dan was born on January 3, 1938 in Battle Creek to David Albert and Violet Mae (Taylor) Webster. In 1956, he graduated from Battle Creek Central High School. Dan was united...
Gerald D. Childs
Jun 21, 2015
Gerald Dennis "Jerry" Childs, age 67, of Battle Creek went to be with his Lord & Savior on Sunday afternoon, June 21, 2015 at the Bronson at Home Good Samaritan Hospice Residence. He was born in Battle Creek on October 14, 1947, the son of Russell W. and Rachel G. (Marshall) Childs and graduated from Lakeview High School with the...
Teresa Mary (O'Neil) Piner
Jun 17, 2015
Teresa Mary (O'Neil) Piner, age 90, of Richland, MI Teresa, age 90, died Wednesday morning, June 17, 2015 at MetroHealth, Wyoming, MI following a brief illness. Teresa, the daughter of Orlando and Marie (Cassidy) O'Neil, was born in Kalamazoo, MI on July 20, 1924 and was a lifetime area resident. She was employed at Fort Custer during World War II...
Elizabeth Ann "Liz" Bolden
Jun 16, 2015
Elizabeth Ann "Liz" Bolden, 37, of Battle Creek passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at the Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. She was born in Battle Creek on December 27, 1977, the loving daughter of Dennis & Linda (Miller) Coss and graduated from Harper Creek High School. Elizabeth was a very loving soul and never met a stranger....
William J. Schele
Jun 16, 2015
William Jon "Bill" Schele, 72, of Battle Creek, passed away peacefully at home on June 16, after a seven-year battle with cancer. He was born November 12, 1942 in Battle Creek, Mich. to William E. and Grace C. (Wilson) Schele. He graduated from Harper Creek High School in 1961. He began working for Glenn White Heating and Cooling while still...
Raymond Joseph "Ray" Fike, Jr.
Jun 16, 2015
Raymond Joseph "Ray" Fike, Jr. of Athens, MI Ray, age 66, went to be with our Lord and Savior on the morning of June 16, 2015 following a lengthy fight with esophageal cancer. Ray, the son of Raymond J. Fike, Sr. and Norine J. Greenfield, was born in Sault Ste. Marie, MI on April 9, 1949 and later moved to...
Susan Carole (Roberts) "Sue" Hegerberg
Jun 15, 2015
Susan Carole (Roberts) "Sue" Hegerberg, 73, of Battle Creek, Michigan died at home with her loving family at her side on Monday, June 15, 2015. Susan was born January 4, 1942, in Evanston, Illinois, the daughter of Jack S.H. and Dorothy (Anthony) Roberts. Her parents moved to Dearborn, MI where she graduated from Edsel Ford High School in 1960. During...
Lionel E. "Woody" Wood
Jun 15, 2015
Lionel E "Woody" Wood,95, of Battle Creek went to be with his Lord on Monday, June 15, 2015. He was born in Battle Creek on June 5, 1920 to Ellis and Annie (Pond) Wood. Woody attended Battle Creek Central High School and proudly earned his GED in 1986 at the age of 66. Lionel was married on May 5, 1945...
Walter Clifford "Walt" Hemry
Jun 13, 2015
Walter Clifford "Walt" Hemry, 90, of Battle Creek died at Lakeview Senior Living on Saturday, June 13, 2015. Walt was born November 11, 1924 in Steuben County, Indiana to Miles K. and Wava L. (Porter) Hemry. He grew up in Michigan and was a 1942 graduate of Kellogg Agricultural School. Walt served on the USS Kwajalein CVE-98 and the USS...
Annie L. Champion
Jun 10, 2015
Annie L. Champion, 96, of Battle Creek, died June 10, 2015. Private family services will be held at Floral Lawn Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by the Farley Estes & Dowdle Funeral Home and Cremation Care. Personal messages for the family can be placed at www.farleyestesdowdle.com.
Susan Marie "Sue" (Davidson) Bryte
Jun 10, 2015
Susan Marie "Sue" Bryte, 57, of Battle Creek died at Bronson Battle Creek on Wednesday, June 10, 2015.Sue was born October 10, 1957 in Battle Creek to Marion Russell "Russ" and Rosemary (Renshaw) Davidson. She grew up in Battle Creek and was a 1975 graduate of Battle Creek Central High School. After high school she attended Kellogg Community College and...
Daniel Joseph Kelly
Jun 9, 2015
Daniel Joseph Kelly, age 59, of Battle Creek died Tuesday morning, June 9, 2015 at Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born in Benton Harbor, Michigan on November 28, 1955, the loving son of Michael and Ruth (Brant) Kelly. Daniel faithfully served his country as Sgt. in the United States Army from 1977 to 1988, receiving the Army Service Ribbon,...
Sandra Jane (Werner) Plambeck
Jun 9, 2015
Sandra Jane Plambeck of Richland, MI Sandra, nee Werner, age 79, passed away peacefully in hospice care on Tuesday, June 9, 2015, from complications relating to Alzheimer disease. Born August 19, 1935, in Cozad, Nebraska and united in marriage to Loren Gene Plambeck on April 6, 1958. Sandra raised a family in Cloquet, Minnesota, together with her husband Loren who...
Betty Jane (Reinhart) Nearhood
Jun 8, 2015
Betty Jane (Reinhart) Nearhood, 77, of Battle Creek died at her home, with her family at her side on Monday, June 8, 2015.She was born in Morgantown, West Virginia on October 27, 1937 to Albert Noah and Annabelle (Meredith) Reinhart. Betty grew up in Bedford, Pennsylvania, where she was a 1956 graduate of Chestnut Ridge High School. She earned her...
William C. Manson
Jun 8, 2015
William C. Manson, 88, of Battle Creek, died Monday, June 8, 2015 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. Bill was born to Chester and Thelma Manson on October 24, 1926 in Milwaukee, WI. He graduated from Hartford High School in Wisconsin on May 31, 1945. After graduation, Bill enlisted in the Army Air Corps and served from 1945 to 1947....
John Robert Taylor
Jun 6, 2015
John Robert Taylor, 49, of Battle Creek, passed away peacefully at his home June 6, 2015.He leaves behind two sons, Gary W. (Ashlee) Taylor, and Bryan Taylor, both of Battle Creek; daughter Jessica Taylor, of Battle Creek; his father, Gary L. Taylor; sister Michelle (Ron) Young, of Battle Creek; and six grandchildren.Greeting him at the gates of Heaven to welcome...
Mildred A. Lichty
Jun 2, 2015
Mildred Arlene Lichty, 87, of Springfield, went home to be with her Beloved Mother and Father, Sadie Sutara Baurs and Thomas Fred Holmes on June 2, 2015. Mildred was born December 31, 1927 in Battle Creek and went on to work for the Kellogg Company and later for Michigan National Bank, retiring in 1980. Mildred was preceded in death by...
Jean Elizabeth (Shell) Vaughan
Jun 1, 2015
Jean E. Vaughan, 90, a lifelong Battle Creek, Michigan resident, went to be with her Lord on Monday, June 1, 2015 after a brief illness.Jean was born in Battle Creek on January 28, 1925 to Harry and Anna (Crawford) Shell. She grew up in Battle Creek, was raised in the Post Edition and was a 1943 graduate of Battle Creek...
Marian (Phelps) Hanley
Jun 1, 2015
MariAn (Phelps) Hanley of Battle Creek, MI MariAn, died Monday evening, June 1, 2015 at Eaton County Palliative Care, Charlotte, MI surrounded by her loving family. MariAn, the daughter of Charles and Lura Belle "Mary" (Grant) Phelps was born in Battle Creek. She is survived by her husband of 37 years, Joe Hanley; two sons, Mark (Karen) Williams of Bryon...
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