Obituaries
Bethel E. "Bud" Frailey
May 11, 2013
Bethel E. "Bud" Frailey, 89 of Battle Creek, passed away Saturday, May 11, 2013, at the Battle Creek Veteran's Administration Medical Center. Bud was born April 20, 1924, in Putnam County, Tennessee; moving to Battle Creek at age 5. Bud graduated from Kellogg Agriculture School, where he was a star athlete.Bud served in the United States Army from 1943 until...
Mary Ellen Yeager
May 9, 2013
Mary Ellen Yeager, 78, of Battle Creek, died Thursday, May 9, 2013 at Calhoun County Medical Care Facility.She was born November 10, 1934 in Southfield, MI, the daughter of Francis Vern & Ada Lucille (Campbell) Dowling. She has been a Battle Creek resident since age 4 and was a 1954 graduate of St. Philip Catholic High School. She worked at...
Patricia Pat Stafford
May 7, 2013
Patricia A. Stafford, 91, of Hastings, died May 7, 2013 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Pat was born November 14, 1921 in Battle Creek to Burt and Ruth (Exner) Case. She graduated from the Detroit Mercy College of Nursing and worked as a registered nurse for many years, retiring in 1987. Traveling was one the things she...
Raymond E. "Ray" Croasdale
May 5, 2013
DR. RAY CROASDALE OF GULL LAKE Dr. Raymond E. Croasdale, age 79, of Gull Lake (Richland, MI), died Sunday afternoon, May 5, 2013, at home with his family after a brief battle with cancer. Ray, the son of Raymond A. and Myrtle E. Croasdale, was born on May 8, 1933 in Park Ridge, IL. He graduated from St. Joseph High...
Alex Wade "Hat" Hanson
May 4, 2013
Alex Wade "Hat" Hanson, age 23, of Richland died suddenly as the result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident on Saturday morning, May 4, 2013. He was born in Yorkville, Michigan on December 27, 1989, the loving son of David and Gaylia (Wade) Hanson.Alex is survived by his parents, David and Gaylia Hanson; his sister, Chelsey (Brandon) Bickford of...
Mary Beth Newland
May 4, 2013
Mary Beth "Mary Beth" Newland, age 76, of Richland, died peacefully early Saturday morning, May 4, 2013 at the Borgess Medical Center, Kalamazoo. She was born in Palmer, Alaska on April 21, 1937 the daughter of Harold and Clara (Wilson) Zook. Mary Beth was a huge NBA Basketball fan and enjoyed reading and spending time with her family.Mary Beth is...
Richard John Born
May 3, 2013
Richard J. Born, 88, of Augusta, died Friday, May 3, 2013. Richard was born June 5, 1924 in Battle Creek to Martin and Clara (Harrington) Born. He served his country honorably in the United States Army as a paratrooper during WWII. He later worked as a repairman in the heating and cooling industry. He took great pride in his membership...
Katherine M. "Kathie" Lowe
May 2, 2013
Katherine M. "Kathie" Lowe, 86, of Battle Creek died at Bronson Battle Creek on Thursday, May 2, 2013.Kathie was born August 1, 1926, in Mt. Clemens, Michigan to Peter A. and Margaret E. (Schieffers) Ricken. She grew up in Mt. Clemens. Her parents died when she was a child, so she went to work early in life. Kathie was employed...
John Michael Kottan
Apr 29, 2013
John Michael Kottan, age 86, of Gull Lake (Richland, MI), died Monday morning, April 29, 2013, at his daughter's residence on Gull Lake, following a brief battle with lung cancer. John, the son of Michael and Mary (Frank) Kottan, was born on April 5, 1927 in Detroit, MI and moved to this area in 2004. He served his country proudly...
Kedwick Raymond "Ked" Martin
Apr 29, 2013
Kedwick R. Martin of Clayton, Georgia, died 29 of April, 2013, at age 92. Ked was born in Alba, Michigan. His parents were original employees of the Upjohn Farm and long time members of the Richland Presbyterian Church. After graduating from Richland High School he attended Western Michigan College and then New York University, where he received a BS in...
Jeanne Marie (Johnson) Grise
Apr 28, 2013
Jeanne Marie (Johnson) Grise, age 40, of Battle Creek, died peacefully at her home, ending her courageous battle with cancer on Sunday morning, April 28, 2013. She was born in Battle Creek on August 23, 1972 the loving daughter of Ken and Marilu (Calcatera) Johnson. Jeanne graduated from Pennfield High School with the Class of 1990 and furthered her education...
Ione E. Meyer
Apr 27, 2013
Ione Ethel Meyer, 99, of Battle Creek passed away at Trudy's Home on Saturday, April 27, 2013; where she was treated like family and received tender care and love the past two years.She was born September 19, 1913 in Bay City, Michigan the only child of Lone and Ruth Carrie (O'Brien) Daines. She grew up in Battle Creek and was...
Carolyn L. Robbins
Apr 26, 2013
Carolyn L. Robbins, age 77, of Sherwood, MI, died Friday evening, April 26, 2013 at Lifespan Good Samaritan Hospice Residence of Battle Creek, MI surrounded by her loving family. Carolyn, the daughter of Homer and Doris (Buntain) Follis, was born on May 31, 1935 in Brown County, IN. She retired as a Librarian for the Branch County Library. Carolyn was...
Eleanor Penny Menz
Apr 24, 2013
Eleanor C. "Penny" Heystek Menz, 92, died peacefully at Bronson Hospital in Battle Creek on Wednesday, April 24, 2013. She was born November 27, 1920 in Flint to Joseph J. and Shirley Stoddard Heystek. Eleanor was graduated in 1939 from Flint High School, attended Albion College for two years. At the outbreak of World War II, she enrolled in the...
Florence A. Niswander
Apr 24, 2013
Florence A. Niswander, 77, of Battle Creek, died Wednesday, April 24, 2013. Florence was born September 26, 1935 in Adrian, MI to Clayton and Leona (Philo) Damren. She graduated high school and worked at the Fort Custer State Home in Coldwater and at G.H.S. String Instruments for 21 years. She loved to read, but most of all, she loved spending...
Alice V. Vaskovic
Apr 21, 2013
Alice V. Vaskovic, 78, of Battle Creek, died Sunday April 21, 2013, at Bronson Battle Creek. She was born February 27, 1935 the daughter of Melvin and Eleanor (Britten) Goff in Charlotte coming to the Battle Creek area in 1950. She was a homemaker and for many years a babysitter. On January 5, 1962, Alice V. Goff was united in...
Sue E. Harwood
Apr 21, 2013
Sue E. Harwood, 64, of Climax died at her residence (of natural causes) on Sunday, April 21, 2013. She was born November 25, 1948 in Battle Creek, Michigan to William E. and Charlene M. (McCann) Harwood. Sue was a 1966 graduate of St. Philip Catholic Central. After high school, she was employed downtown with an insurance company. She then lived...
Leon G. Morris
Apr 20, 2013
Leon G. Morris, 75, of Battle Creek died at Borgess Medical Center on Saturday, April 20, 2013.He was born September 2, 1937 in Tivoli, NY to Ernest and Emma (Holsipple) Morris. Leon graduated from Tivoli High School and then joined the U.S. Nary. He served with the U.S. Navy for five years, serving nearly four years at sea. Leon retired...
Thomas "Tom" Richard Pyke
Apr 20, 2013
Thomas Richard Pyke, age 81, went home to be with the Lord on April 20, 2013 in Naples, FL. He passed away peacefully with family at his side.Tom was born at his family home in Center, Indiana on January 8, 1932. His strong work ethic began at an early age with early morning farm chores, running trap lines and 4H...
Donna E. Cleveland
Apr 19, 2013
Donna E. Cleveland, 92, of Battle Creek, Michigan, died peacefully at Northpointe Woods on Friday, April 19, 2013. Donna was born in Battle Creek on August 24, 1920 to Clarence and Mary (Crandal) Sherman.She was a 1938 graduate of Battle Creek Central High School. Donna received her bachelor's degree in teaching from Western Michigan University in 1942. She taught for...
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