Obituaries
Carolyn E. Jones
Oct 19, 2016
Carolyn Esther (Frazier) Jones, 80 years old, passed on Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at Borgess Hospital. Carolyn was born February 26, 1936 in Battle Creek, MI, as the oldest girl of Mildred C. (Thompson) and John F.L. Frazier. Carolyn was a 1953 graduate of Kellogg Consolidated High School, pursuing her LPN degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Her career...
Richard Eugene Peterson
Oct 19, 2016
Richard Eugene Peterson, age 87, of Battle Creek passed away on Wednesday, October 19, 2016. He was born March 13, 1929 in Battle Creek to Fay and Pauline (Dilsaver) Peterson and baptized at St. Philip Roman Catholic Church. He enjoyed gardening and working on his house. He was also a machinist at United Steel & Wire Co. for 42 years....
Joyce Elaine (Westerberg) Parker
Oct 18, 2016
Joyce W. Parker of Gull Lake, Michigan Joyce W. Parker, age 89, passed away on October 18, 2016 after a long fight with Parkinson's disease. Joyce was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan on July 5, 1927 to Melville and Eva (Swenson) Westerberg. A talented student and singer in her youth, Joyce attended Kalamazoo College, later graduating from Western Michigan University. On...
Neil L. Croften
Oct 15, 2016
It all began 65 years ago when Neil Loyd Croften was born on October 8, 1951 to John and Joyce (Dreamer) Croften in Marshall, Michigan. His parents divorced a few years later and Joyce took her two children and moved to Virginia. Little sister, Cindy and Neil survived that year by Neil stealing a biscuit twice a week for a...
Anthony Sebastian Calderone
Oct 11, 2016
Anthony Sebastian Calderone, 86, of Battle Creek died peacefully on October 11th after a long illness.He was born April 22, 1930 in Albion, Michigan to Victor and Elvira (Cacciatore) Calderone. Tony grew up in Albion and was a 1949 graduate of Albion High School. He received his Bachelor's Degree in Business from Western Michigan University. Anthony also honorably served his...
Arthur Richard "Dick" Gross
Oct 11, 2016
Arthur Richard "Dick" Gross of Richland, MI Dick Gross age 88, died Tuesday morning, October 11, 2016 at Rose Arbor Hospice Residence of Kalamazoo, MI, following a brief illness. Dick, the son of Arthur W. and Margaret K. (Schmitter) Gross, was born in Milwaukee, WI on June 23, 1928 and moved with his wife Virginia (Ginny) to Richland in September...
Colleen E. Hamp
Oct 11, 2016
Mrs. Colleen E. Hamp, died peacefully Oct. 11, 2016 in Sugar Land, TX., having been ill since 2013 from TIA strokes. Born Oct. 22, 1932 in Battle Creek, MI. to William "Mike" P. and Thelma M. Hamlin. She eloped on May 5, 1951 to marry Eugene M. Hamp. This past spring, they joyously celebrated 65 years of marriage. She was...
Theron Ralph Stults
Oct 10, 2016
Theron R. Stults, 89, of Battle Creek died while fishing at Sonoma Lake on Monday, October 10, 2016.Theron Ralph Stults was born March 31, 1927 in Marshall, Michigan to Ralph and Iva Odessa (Oxby) Stults. He grew up in the Marshall – Olivet area and graduated from Olivet High School in 1945. Theron honorably served his country in the U.S....
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,...
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