Obituaries
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...
Marguerite Leila (Jevert) Weber
Sep 22, 2016
Marguerite Leila (Jevert) Weber of Richland, MI Marguerite passed away on Thursday, September 22, 2016 in Naperville, IL at the age of 84. She was born in Chicago, IL on August 2, 1932 to the late Joseph Axel and Marion Barbara (Wibblesman) Jevert. As a vital member of the Richland Business Community, Marguerite along with her husband Jack, owned and...
Susan Lynn Martin
Sep 22, 2016
Susan Lynn Martin (Taylor) was released from her ten-year battle with Alzheimer's disease on September 22nd, 2016. Susan was born to Marilyn June Huegli and Charles Wilson on October 26th 1952 at the Federal Center in Battle Creek. A graduate of Pennfield High School Susan was involved in drama and yearbook. Susan married Park Martin at St. Paul's Lutheran Church...
Erin Michelle Carey
Sep 18, 2016
Erin Michelle Carey, 33, of Battle Creek, passed away Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016 at home.Erin was born June 28, 1983, the daughter of Craig S. and Sherida A. (Hover) Carey. She was a 2001 graduate of Pennfield High School where she enjoyed volleyball and theatre. She also attended the Battle Creek Area Math and Science Center. After high school, she...
Margaret R. Brayne
Sep 16, 2016
Margaret Inez Ragla Brayne, 102, of Battle Creek passed away on Friday, September 16, 2016 at The Oaks. Mrs. Brayne was born in Ottumwa, Iowa on June 10, 1914, the eldest of the six children of Mary Inez (Cole) Ragla and Harley G. Ragla. Her family returned to Michigan when she was ten years of age. Margaret then began decades...
Marian M. (Cochran) Dowdle
Sep 13, 2016
Marian M. Dowdle, 80, of Battle Creek died unexpectedly at Bronson Battle Creek on Tuesday, September 13, 2016.Marian May Cochran was born February 8, 1936 in Kalamazoo, Michigan to Harold and Grace (Edwards) Cochran. She grew up in Kalamazoo and attended the Kalamazoo Public Schools. She also took classes at Michigan State University as part of her work in food...
Theresa Ann (Wilson) Price Dos Santos
Sep 12, 2016
Theresa Wilson Price Dos Santos slipped peacefully into the arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on September 12, 2016, surrounded by her loving family. Theresa was born on Friday, August 18, 1939 in Battle Creek, Michigan, the fourth of five girls in a household of transplanted Tennesseans. Beautiful, active, vivacious, and popular throughout her school years, she was...
Bernard Francis Mileski
Sep 12, 2016
Bernard Francis "Bernie" Mileski, 68 of Battle Creek died at Battle Creek Veterans Affairs Medical Center with his family at his side on Monday, September 12, 2016, after a long illness.Back in the days before Ionia had a hospital, Bernie was born in Grand Rapids, MI on April 28, 1948, to Francis Leon and Yolanda (Smith) Mileski. Bernie grew up...
Alfonso R. "Chito" I Balboa, Ii
Sep 10, 2016
Alfonso R. "Chito" Balboa, II of Galesburg, MI Chito, age 21, died unexpectedly as the result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Indiana on Saturday, September 10, 2016. Chito was born in Kalamazoo, MI on June 22, 1995. He was a construction worker for Christian Construction of Kalamazoo, MI and a member of Radiant Church in Richland, MI....
Stephanie R. (Shepard) Stone
Sep 8, 2016
Stephanie Ruth Stone, 78, of The Villages, Florida died September 8, 2016 at The Villages Hospice House. She was born June 14, 1938, the daughter of Ralph and Georgia Shepard in Battle Creek, Michigan. She and her husband, Joseph Roy Stone, lived in Florida during the winter starting in 1997. They moved to Florida full time in 2011. She was...
Maynard Raymond Cummings
Sep 7, 2016
Maynard Raymond Cummings of Battle Creek, MI Maynard, age 76, died Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo, MI, after being stricken at home. Maynard, the son of Willis and Myrtle (Hood) Cummings, was born in Manistee, MI on October 5, 1939 and came to the Battle Creek area as a young man. He would often be seen...
Adelfa Perez
Sep 6, 2016
Adelfa Perez, 75, of Battle Creek, died Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at Bronson at Home Hospice Residence. Adelfa was born March 22, 1941 in Pawneee, TX, the daughter of Jose and Porfidia (Martinez) Perez. She worked various jobs during her working career, but she was mainly in Social Work.Adelfa met and married Jesse Moreno in December 1959 and they lived...
Elizabeth J. Baker
Sep 5, 2016
In Loving Memory of Elizabeth J. (Liz) Baker, 93, who passed away on Monday, September 5, 2016. She was preceded in death by her husband, Albert, parents - Ray and Evelyn George, brother, Edward George and daughter-in-law Carol Baker; grandsons, Joseph Burk and Matthew Palmatier; great-grandson Joshua Baker. Elizabeth and Al raised five children, Ken (Sue) Baker, Doug (Jane) Baker,...
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