Obituaries
Joann E. Vrobel
Aug 3, 2022
Whoever first used the words kind and caring must have just met our mother. Our mom, JoAnn E. (Banker) Vrobel passed away peacefully on August 3, 2022. JoAnn was born May 18, 1933 in Kalamazoo, MI. She lived her entire life, before marriage, in her much beloved Milwood. For many decades she met regularly with her cherished lifelong friends that...
Lois I. (Swanson) Nafziger
Aug 3, 2022
Lois I. (Swanson) Nafziger, age 96, of Richland, died peacefully Wednesday evening, August 3, 2022 at the Heritage Assisted Living of Battle Creek, MI with her loving family at her side. Lois, the daughter of Andrew and Edna (Shellenger) Swanson was born in Sioux City, IA on November 8, 1925 and attended schools in Sioux City and Cleghorn, Iowa. She...
Donald Arthur Marvin
Aug 2, 2022
Donald A. Marvin, 89, of Battle Creek died peacefully August 2. He was born April 18, 1933 in Grand Rapids, MI and was the child of Douglas and Mildred (Smith) Marvin.Don received his elementary and secondary education at Cedar Springs, graduating from high school in June of 1951. He attended Western Michigan University beginning in the fall of 1951 and...
Deborah Marie "Dr. Deb" Frett
Aug 1, 2022
Dr. Deborah Marie Frett, D.C., age 70, of Gull Lake and longtime Kalamazoo Chiropractor, passed away Monday morning, August 1, 2022. Deb's vision for her life was to "…Live, Live, Live - until it's my time to go - and then simply go to sleep and wake up on the Other Side" with God.A believer in Positive Thinking and Concept...
Richard "Dick" Duane Slagell
Aug 1, 2022
Richard "Dick" Duane Slagell died August 1, 2022, following a stroke one week earlier. He was born January 29, 1937, in St. Johns, Michigan, to Earl and Dorothy (Sharick) Slagell. At the age of 9 he was involved in an automobile crash that claimed the lives of his mother and grandmother. Several years later his father married Annabell (Kauffman) Slagell....
Lois Anne (Thompson) Battilana
Jul 31, 2022
Lois Anne (Thompson) Battilana, age 85, of Augusta died peacefully on Sunday afternoon, July 31, 2022 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Staten Island, New York on June 11, 1937 the daughter of Henry and Evelyn (Egbert) Thompson. Lois was employed as an executive secretary for J. Henry Schroeder Bank & Trust Company in...
Deborah A. Crapo
Jul 29, 2022
Deborah A. Crapo, 71, of Bellevue, died July 29, 2022. Debbie was born May 1, 1951 in Battle Creek to G.C. and Beverly (Hines) Fugate. She worked at Ralston Foods for many years. She loved to make flower arrangements. She also enjoyed reading, playing darts and bowling Debbie married Ronnie Crapo on November 23, 1997, who survives. She is also...
Bertha Stockham
Jul 25, 2022
Bertha Stockham, 105, of Battle Creek, died July 25, 2022. Bertha was born January 18, 1917 in Glad Valley, S.D. to Johannes and Katharine (Klooz) Janz. Bertha worked for the Kellogg Company for 22 years, before retiring in 1979. Bertha enjoyed golfing, playing cards, bingo and anything social. She also loved to square, round and line dance with her husband...
Danny Lee "Dan" Davis
Jul 25, 2022
Danny Lee Davis, 60 of Battle Creek died at Henry Ford Hospital in Jackson, Michigan on Monday, July 25, 2022. He also liked to be called Dan. Danny was born July 13, 1962 in Battle Creek, Michigan the son of Wayne Floyd and Beatrice Lorraine (Russell) Davis. He grew up on the family farm in Lacey and was a 1980...
Elaine Ickes Drikakis
Jul 23, 2022
Elaine (Ickes) Drikakis, 90, a lifelong Battle Creek resident, died on Saturday, July 23, 2022, with her family at her side at Lakeview Assisted Living. Elaine Ickes was born January 22, 1932 in Battle Creek, Michigan to Charles and Thelma (Rockhill) Ickes. She was a 1950 graduate of Battle Creek Central High School and was employed as an executive secretary...
Mary Lee Wright
Jul 23, 2022
Mary Lee Wright, Age 91 of Kalamazoo, Michigan. Passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Saturday, July 23, 2022. She was born on September 22, 1930, the daughter of Lee and Nettie Summers.Mary is remembered as a Momma Bear, fiercely loyal and devoted to her family. She was an excellent cook and made everyone their favorite meal. She once...
Julia Cid Garcia
Jul 22, 2022
Julia C. Garcia, age 89, of Battle Creek passed away peacefully at home with her family at her side on July 22, 2022. Julia married the "Love of Her Life", Gabino Garcia in Edcouch, Texas on July 25, 1948; he preceded her in death on January 22, 2017 after more than 68 years. This union was blessed with 10 surviving...
Marion Gillette
Jul 21, 2022
Marion Gillette, age 92, a long-time resident of Battle Creek, MI, passed away peacefully Thursday morning, July 21, 2022. Marion was preceded in death by her mother, Madge Thomas Gillette; two brothers, Art and Dale Gillette; and special aunt, Grace Thomas Treadwell; and many other dear aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends. Marion is survived by special cousins Joan, Patty, Kaye,...
Patricia "Pat" (Warner) Sleeper
Jul 20, 2022
Patricia "(Pat" (Warner) Sleeper, age 83, of Battle Creek passed peacefully at Bronson Battle Creek Hospital, with her brother and niece by her side, on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, after a long, courageous battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was born July 31, 1938, in Perry, Michigan to Robert Henry and Helen Elizabeth (Garrity) Warner. Pat grew up in Albion (Marengo...
Beverly Burrows
Jul 19, 2022
Beverly Burrows, 93, of Delton passed away peacefully, July 19, 2022. She was born January 24, 1929 in Grand Rapids, Michigan to Melvin and Viva (Hopkins) Ferguson. She graduated from Delton-Kellogg High School in 1949. Soon after graduation, on January 28, 1950, she married the love of her life, Louis Burrows, whom she was proudly married to for seventy two...
Gloria Fern Osterling
Jul 19, 2022
Gloria Fern Osterling, age 90, of Richland passed away peacefully on Tuesday afternoon, July 19, 2022. Gloria was born in Plainwell, Michigan on October 25, 1931, the daughter of Glenn M. and Fern J. (Norris) Cutler and graduated from Augusta High School with the Class of 1949 and also graduated from the Bronson Methodist School of Nursing in 1952. Over...
Sharon Walker
Jul 19, 2022
Sharon Walker, age 74 ,of Bellevue, Michigan, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on July 19, 2022. She was born on April 19,1948, the daughter of William and June Kissinger.Sharon is remembered as a loving and caring wife, grandmother and great-grandmother. She enjoyed playing bingo, going to the casino, playing cards, bowling and most of all, keeping up with...
Bruce N. Bilanow
Jul 18, 2022
Bruce Nicholas Bilanow, 73, of Battle Creek, MI died on Monday, July 18, 2022 at Centrica Glenn Arbor Place. He was born on June 22, 1949 in South Haven, MI, the son of Walter and Dawn (Maybee) Bilanow. He was preceded in death by his parents, infant brother Thomas, and niece Katie Burnes Rice.Bruce is survived by his wife Kiran...
Albert R. Mckeever
Jul 17, 2022
Albert R. McKeever, 88, went to be with the Lord on July 17, 2022. Albert was born August 23, 1933 in Battle Creek to Albert and Ruth (Clem) McKeever. He served his country honorably in the U.S. Army. While serving in Germany, he met his wife, Renate, and the couple were married on December 31, 1954. Albert and Renate were...
Nicholas Deanda
Jul 17, 2022
Nicholas DeAnda was born in Kalamazoo, MI on April 22, 1979. He grew up surrounded by family that adored him and cousins that became best friends. Nick met his future wife, Beth (Marcus) at Gull Lake High School and had been inseparable since.They started their family in 1999 when their daughter Sydney Lissette was born. From the moment he saw...
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