Obituaries
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...
Brian Keith Green
Jun 1, 2015
Brian Keith Green, age 49, of Battle Creek, MI, died suddenly Monday, June 1, 2015. Brian attended Battle Creek Public Schools. He is survived by his mother, Joyce Harley and father, Gary Harley, both of Georgia; daughters, Brittany Green and her mother, Debra Cooper, both of Battle Creek, MI and Renee Evans of Goshen, IN; four grandchildren, Taniyah Bolden, Demarcus...
Betty Jean (Mcleod) Noud
May 31, 2015
Betty Jean Noud, age 94, of Battle Creek died peacefully with her family at her side on Sunday afternoon, May 31, 2015. She was born in Clarksville, Michigan on April 9, 1921, the loving daughter of Julius "Henry" and Ouida (Allen) Stickley. Betty enjoyed crocheting, playing Bingo, going to the Casino and truly loved spending time with her family.Betty is...
Timothy Louis "Tim" Kievit
May 29, 2015
Timothy Louis "Tim" Kievit of Kalamazoo, MI Tim passed from this life on Friday, May 29, 2015 at the age of 63. He was born in Newberry, MI on March 16, 1952. He was the son of Clarence T. "Ted" and Naomi L. "Louise" (Meeker) Kievit. He was the owner and operator of Globe Rubber Stamp Company in Portage MI...
Denis Marrero
May 29, 2015
Denis Edith Marrero, age 62, of David, Panama' passed away peacefully on Friday, May 29, 2015 at the Rose Arbor Hospice Center after a short yet valiant battle with Ovarian cancer.Denis was born to Demetrio Ceballos and Victoria Eloisa Montero of the city of David, in the region of Chiriqui, Panama'.Growing up poor in a developing country, Denis had many...
Jackalyn Kay (Mcgrew) Hicks
May 28, 2015
Jackalyn Kay (McGrew) Hicks, 65, of Battle Creek, Michigan went to be with her lord on Thursday, May 28, 2015 surrounded by her family. Jackalyn was born in Battle Creek on August 8, 1949 to Roger and Phyllis (Packham) McGrew. She attended Battle Creek Public Schools and was employed in housekeeping at the Laurels of Bedford. Jackalyn was united in...
Junior Burdette Thornton
May 27, 2015
Junior Burdette Thornton, age 88, of Battle Creek died peacefully on Wednesday afternoon, May 27, 2015 at the Bronson Good Samaritan Hospice Residence. Junior was born December 21, 1926, the loving son of Levi Burdette and Helen Catherine (Hoenes) Thornton, in the family's home in Marshall, Michigan. He attended the Marshall Public Schools, where he developed his talent for drawing....
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