Obituaries
Emma Elizabeth "Betty" (Bond) Bristol
Jul 22, 2013
Emma Elizabeth "Betty" (Bond) Bristol of Richland, MI and formerly of Gull Lake and Battle Creek Betty, age 99, died Monday evening, July 22, 2013 at her residence following a brief illness and surrounded by her loving family. Betty, the daughter of Arthur C. and Agnes L. (Ashdon) Bond, was born on October 12, 1913 in Battle Creek, MI; was...
William N. Felter
Jul 22, 2013
William N. Felter, Jr., 76, a lifelong Battle Creek resident, died at his residence on Monday, July 22, 2013, after a long illness.Bill was born December 22, 1936 in Battle Creek to William N. and Ethel L. (Thompson) Felter, Sr. He was a 1955 graduate of Battle Creek Central High School. Bill retired as a cable specialist from Michigan Bell...
Garland Fox
Jul 22, 2013
Garland R. Fox, 85, of Battle Creek, died Monday, July 22, 2013 at Bronson Battle Creek. Garland was born in 1927 in Battle Creek to Eugene and Clio (Harrison) Fox. He graduated from Battle Creek Central High School in 1947 where he was a star athlete, playing four years varsity baseball and football. He was known in the baseball circles...
Robert Lee "Poppy" Heckber
Jul 20, 2013
Robert Lee "Poppy" Heckber, age 80, of Union City, MI and Surprise, AZ, died Saturday morning, July 20, 2013 at the Lifespan Good Samaritan Hospice Residence of Battle Creek, surrounded by his loving family. Bob, the son of Clifford and Glenola (Gillardo) Heckber, was born on December 6, 1932 in Poe, IN and moved to Athens, MI in 1942. He...
M. Arlene Green Davis
Jul 18, 2013
M. Arlene (Green) Davis, 94, of Marshall and formerly of Battle Creek, died at Maplewood Assisted Living on Thursday, July 18, 2013.Arlene was born in Boyne City, MI to Clyde D. and Ada M. (Wilson) Canute on December 11, 1918. She grew up in Traverse City, was a 1936 graduate of Traverse City High School and attended Lewis & Chapin...
Jack L. Cory
Jul 15, 2013
Jack Luther Cory, age 92, passed away peacefully at his home in Battle Creek on July 15, 2013. He was born in Miles City, Montana on January 9, 1921, the loving son of James C. and Winefred (Clayton) Cory. Jack attended Miles City High School and worked for the Civilian Conservation Corps near Glacier National Park as a youth. He...
Eva Jane Calvin
Jul 15, 2013
Eva Jane Calvin of Hendersonville, TN, and formerly of Battle Creek, Michigan, died July 15, 2013 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN. She was born April 4, 1930 in Rochester, MI, the daughter of Antonio Salinas Abrego and Anjela Flores Abrego. Eva was employed by the Kellogg Company of Battle Creek, Michigan for 39 years. She is survived by...
Dorothy L. "Dottie" Whitman
Jul 14, 2013
Dorothy L. "Dottie" Whitman, age 69, of Bellevue, died peacefully and went to be with her Lord on Sunday evening, July 14, 2013. She was born in Battle Creek on September 20, 1943, the loving daughter of Chester L. and Allie Mae (Phillips) Covington. Dottie retired from the Kellogg Company in 1996 after more than 29 years of faithful service...
Harold James Hathaway
Jul 13, 2013
Harold J. Hathaway, 78, of Battle Creek died July 13, 2013 at Lifespan Good Samaritan Hospice Residence, Battle Creek, Michigan. He was born August 23, 1934, the fifth child of Richard Jay and Grace G. (Olner) Hathaway in the Centennial Home in Barry County, near Hastings, Michigan. Harold grew up and lived in the Hastings area. As a young man...
Thurein Myint "Max"
Jul 12, 2013
Thurein Myint "Max", son of Myinte and Mary "Molly", born November 9, 1966, entered into his Heavenly Home on July 12, 2013, at 3:05 a.m. He was formerly from Burma (Myanmar). He was a medical student at the Institute of Medicine I in Rangoon before he left Burma to come to the United States in 2000. He was the manager...
John T. Hudson
Jul 12, 2013
John T. Hudson, 88, of Battle Creek, died Friday, July 12, 2013, at the Battle Creek Veterans Affairs Medical Center.He was born March 29, 1925 in Lexington, Mississippi to Limmie and Nora (Washington) Hudson. He grew up in Lexington and New York and then joined the U.S. Navy at a young age and served in WWII. He was employed as...
Edward David Yaw
Jul 8, 2013
Edward David Yaw of Parsonsfield, Maine, Age 81Died on July 8, 2013 at his home in the care of his children. He was born in Battle Creek on August 1, 1931 to Kenneth and Doris (Lowther) Yaw.Ed graduated from Battle Creek Central in 1948 and Michigan State College in 1952 with a degree in Wildlife Conservation. He worked for the...
Dawn Rachelle Ginnebaugh
Jul 6, 2013
Dawn Rachelle Ginnebaugh, age 58, of Battle Creek died peacefully on Saturday evening, July 6, 2013 at the Lifespan Good Samaritan Hospice Residence. She was born in Battle Creek on September 11, 1954, the loving daughter of John and Betty (Gaul) Ginnebaugh. Dawn graduated from Lakeview High School with the Class of 1972, and together with her family, owned &...
Richard Dick Nelson
Jul 4, 2013
Richard C. "Dick" Nelson, 56, of Battle Creek, died July 4, 2013. Dick was born June 28, 1957 in Battle Creek to John and Irene (Merriman) Nelson. He graduated from Battle Creek Central High School in 1975 and got his Associate's Degree at Kellogg Community College. Dick worked for many years at the S.H.A.R.E. Center in Battle Creek. Dick loved...
Joyce Margaret Smith
Jul 4, 2013
Joyce Margaret Smith, age 97, of St. Petersburg, Florida, and formerly ofBattle Creek, died in the early morning of Thursday, July 4, 2013. She wasborn in Battle Creek on May 15, 1916, the daughter of John H. and MargaretM. Sylvester. She was a loving mother who also enjoyed playing Bridge andreading.Joyce married Adelbert N. Smith on October 25, 1947; he...
Thomas F. Shirk
Jul 3, 2013
Thomas F. Shirk, 65, of Battle Creek, died July 3, 2013 at Bronson Battle Creek. Graveside services will be held at 11:30 am, Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at Ft. Custer National Cemetery with full Military Honors. Arrangements are by Farley-Estes & Dowdle Funeral Home.
Dorothy June (Marble) Reynolds
Jul 3, 2013
Dorothy June (Marble) Reynolds of Delton, MI, formerly of Vicksburg, MI In 1934 a lovely baby girl was bom to Harry Earl and Jennie Leona (Shugars) Marble. Her name, Dorothy June. She had an older sister Arlene (Marble) Rabb and later two brothers, Norman and Larry Marble. Dorothy enjoyed the family tradition of spending time each summer with her family...
Lucy A. Burns
Jul 3, 2013
Lucy A. Burns, age 74, of Battle Creek, MI, died Wednesday morning, July 3, 2013 at Lifespan Good Samaritan Hospice Residence of Battle Creek, following a lengthy battle with cancer. Lucy, the daughter of Edwin Joseph and Alida Anna (Van Nus) Deering, was born on August 2, 1938 in Kalamazoo, MI; was a 1956 graduate of Kalamazoo Central High School...
Cordelia W. Lesiow
Jul 2, 2013
Cordelia Weik Lesiow, 70, of Battle Creek died at Bickford Cottage on Tuesday, July 2, 2013.She was born August 8, 1942 in Wyandotte, Michigan to Karl and Allegra (Crabb) Weik. She grew up in Battle Creek, graduated from Battle Creek Central High School and attended Kellogg Community College. Cordelia was a former member of the Board of Directors at Cello-Foil...
Edna J. Taylor
Jul 1, 2013
Edna J. Taylor, 92, of Battle Creek, died July 1, 2013 at Lifespan Good Samaritan Hospice Residence. She was born December, 1920 in Jackson County the daughter of Samuel and Anna (Collie) Lake and was a 1939 graduate of Leslie High School, Leslie, MI., and later she graduated with a two year certificate from a business college. On February 27,...
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