Obituaries
Teresa Rosalie Sleight
Nov 11, 2023
Teresa Rosalie (Nelson) Sleight, age 64, of Battle Creek, died peacefully on Saturday morning November 11, 2023 at home. She was born in Battle Creek on May 9th, 1959, the loving daughter of Cheryl Coffman and Patrick Nelson.
Teresa is survived by her daughter, Andrea Nelson; 2 sons, Jason Cotton and Gordon Lowe of Battle Creek; her mother; 6 grandchildren;...
Daniel and Alicia Simons
Nov 10, 2023
Daniel Allen Simons and Alicia Mazzei Simons, husband and wife, passed away a day apart this past weekend, November 10 and November 11, 2023.
Daniel Allen Simons was born on October 13, 1955, the son of the late Joe Allen and Nila Ray Evans Simons. He grew up in Flemingsburg, Kentucky, and was a graduate of Fleming...
Lois Marie (Tefertiller) Mabus
Nov 10, 2023
Lois Marie (Tefertiller) Mabus, 84, of Battle Creek died peacefully at home on Friday, November 10, 2023.
Lois was born August 30, 1939, in Lamar, Colorado to William Edwin and Geneva Ollie (Eddleman) Tefertiller. She grew up in Southeast Colorado and was a 1956 graduate of Monument Colorado High School. Lois was employed with Good Samaritan Hospice Care for ten...
Judith Ann Buschini
Nov 6, 2023
Judith Ann “Judy” Buschini passed away peacefully at home Monday, November 6th surrounded by her family at the age of 78.
She was born in Jackson Michigan to Walter and Freda Kulpinski, the 5th of 6 children. She grew up attending mass at St. Stanislaus and loved to cruise the ‘Ave’ with her sisters and friends.
She graduated from Jackson...
Mary T.M. Myers
Nov 6, 2023
Mary T. M. Myers, age 92, of Battle Creek passed away peacefully on Monday evening, November 6, 2023. She was born in Dayton, Tennessee on October 3, 1931, the daughter of Lester C. and Edith E. (Hall) Pickett, Sr. Mary retired from V.C. Squires Instrument Strings in 1972 and also worked at Meijer for many years.
Mary was sadly preceded...
Judith A. Studer
Nov 5, 2023
Judith A. “Judy” Studer, 79, of Battle Creek, died November 5, 2023. Judy was born June 27, 1944 in Monterey, CA to Thomas and Bettie (Johnson) Monroe. She earned an Associate’s Degree at Western Michigan University and worked as an office manager at Regional Medical Laboratory in Battle Creek for many years. Judy enjoyed music, crafts and birds. She was a very social...
Patrick R. Gray
Nov 4, 2023
Patrick R. Gray, 68, of Battle Creek, MI, passed away unexpectedly on November 4, 2023. Pat was born on November 26, 1954 to Gene and Mary (Kennedy) Gray in Chicago, IL. Pat worked for over 40 years as a flooring contractor and owned his own flooring company. He married the love of his life, Chris. He deeply loved and cared for Chris’s children Jeff, Erin, and Jason as if they were his own. Pat enjoyed the simple things in life. He had a heart of...
Ida Nell Taylor
Nov 3, 2023
It is with great sadness we share the passing of our strong, stubborn and very brave mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, wife and friend, Ida Nell (Landers, Garrett,) Taylor. Ida passed away on November 3, 2023 at her home, surrounded by her family, after a very lengthy illness.
Ida was born on September 4, 1937 in Twinton, Tennessee to John...
Charles Patrick O'Brien
Nov 3, 2023
Charles “Chuck” Patrick O’Brien died unexpectedly in his home on November 3rd, 2023, in Battle Creek, Michigan, at 62.
He was born January 7, 1961, in Lowville, New York, to Charles and Jannette O’Brien. He graduated from Lowville Academy in 1979, Syracuse University in 1983 with a B.S. in Biology, and received his MBA from Clarkson University in 1993.
Charles...
Herbert "Herb" Fuld
Oct 31, 2023
Herbert Fuld, 100, of Battle Creek, Michigan passed away peacefully at Bronson Battle Creek on Tuesday, October 31,2023.
Herb was born November 6, 1922, in Frankfurt, Germany to Rudolph and Veronica (Hymmen) Fuld. He grew up in Frankfurt, living under the Hitler regime for six years and attended Philanthropin Parochial Schools until his emigration to the United States in 1938....
David A. Carpenter
Oct 27, 2023
David A. “Dave” Carpenter, age 77 of Augusta passed away at home on Friday, October 27, 2023. He was born in Kalamazoo on December 18, 1945, the son of Charles H. and Rosalie (Alm) Carpenter. Dave graduated from Galesburg-Augusta High School with the Class of 1964 and faithfully served his country in the United States Marine Corps Reserves from 1965...
Arthur Dale "Art" Ruthruff, Jr.
Oct 27, 2023
Arthur D. (Dale) Ruthruff, Jr., 86, a lifelong Battle Creek, Michigan resident died peacefully at home with his family at his side, after battling cancer.
Art was born September 12, 1937, in Battle Creek to Arthur Dale Ruthruff and Mabell June (Slaight) Ruthruff. He graduated from Battle Creek Central in 1955 and continued his education at Kellogg Community College. Art...
Raymond Lee Walters
Oct 26, 2023
Raymond "Ray" Walters, age 65, of Battle Creek passed away in the early morning hours of October 26, 2023 at Bronson Hospital in Battle Creek after a long period of failing health.
Ray was born in Camden, NJ on August 27, 1958. He moved with his family to Battle Creek in 1964; and lived in the BC area for the...
John F. Stetler
Oct 26, 2023
John F. Stetler passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 26, 2023, at the Oaks at NorthPointe Woods.
John owned Stetler, Vanderveer & Associates, REALTORS until 2002. Under his leadership it went from a very small real estate brokerage firm to one of the leading real estate brokerage firms in Calhoun County. Stetler formed Stetler Built Homes in 1970. These two...
John Leonard "Jack" Pooler
Oct 25, 2023
John Leonard “Jack” Pooler, age 87 of Pennfield Township passed away Wednesday, October 25, 2023.
Jack was born in Dexter, Maine July 31, 1936, the son of Bernard E. (Poulin) Pooler and Simone Anna Landry and traced his ancestry to the founding families of Quebec City, Quebec and Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia in the 1630’s.
He graduated from Bucksport (Maine)...
Douglas Dwayne Johns
Oct 22, 2023
Douglas Dwayne Johns of Scotts, Michigan passed away Sunday October 22, 2023 after battling pancreatic cancer.
Doug is survived by his former wife Tiffany Johns-McDonald of Arizona, their sons Brennan and Skylar Johns of Scotts, Michigan, his mother Judy Johns of Florida, and brother Daniel Johns of Madison, Wisconsin.
He was preceded in death by his father Larry D. Beebe...
Salome "Sally" Ann Eldridge
Oct 22, 2023
Salome "Sally" Ann Eldridge, age 90, of Battle Creek passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, October 22, 2023.
Sally was born in Coldwater, Michigan on October 7, 1933, the daughter of Leo and M. Eloise (Baxter) Goss. She was employed for more than 40 years as a respiratory therapist at the Battle Creek Sanitarium and Lakeview General Hospital.
Sally was...
Aurora Gembe Duran
Oct 21, 2023
Aurora Gembe Duran, 80, of Battle Creek, died October 21, 2023. She was born February 13, 1943 in Cheran, Mexico.
A funeral service to celebrate Aurora's life will be 3:00 p.m., Friday, November 10, 2023 at the Farley Estes Dowdle Funeral Home & Cremation Care, 105 Capital Ave. NE, Battle Creek, MI 49017. Visitation will be after the service,...
Marty Allen Whitman
Oct 21, 2023
Marty Whitman passed away October 21, 2023.
Marty was born January 23, 1970, the son of Vernon Whitman and Dianna Franks. He graduated from Bellevue High School in 1991. He is survived by his sisters, Penny (Tim) Palmer and Victoria (Lyle) Stokes; nephews, Chad and Justin Palmer; half-brother, Richard Clearwater; and great friend, John Gonzales. He was preceded in death...
Shirley Anne Hoeksema
Oct 21, 2023
Shirley Anne Hoeksema of Richland, MI
Shirley, age 92, died peacefully with her loving family at her side on Saturday evening, October 21, 2023 at the North Woods Village in Kalamazoo.
Shirley, the daughter of Don and Mary “Missouri” (Powell) Thayer, was born in Kalamazoo on November 5, 1930. She was a lifetime area resident and graduated from Kalamazoo Central...
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