Obituaries
Melissa Jean "Missey" Ackerman
Feb 15, 2021
Melissa Jean "Missey" Ackerman, age 67, passed away peacefully on the morning of February 15, 2021 at Hope Hill Elder Care Home of Battle Creek. She was born December 8, 1953 in Charleston, West Virginia the daughter of Robert L. and Ruth E. (Darnell) Cain. Missey graduated from Choctawhatchee High School of Fort Walton Beach, Florida in 1971. She met...
Maxine "Mickey" (Manecke) Long
Feb 13, 2021
Maxine M. "Mickey" LongOn Saturday, February 13, 2021, Maxine "Mickey" Long (Manecke) passed away at the age of 95. Mickey was born on July 1, 1925 in Bemidji, Minnesota to William and Wilhemina (Keso) Manecke. She graduated from Bemidji High School and attended Bemidji Business College. On October 2, 1946, she married Kenneth James Long, Sr. and raised four children,...
Renate L. Mckeever
Feb 13, 2021
Renate L. McKeever, 86, of Battle Creek, went to he with the Lord on February 13, 2021. Renate was born January 19, 1935 in Giessen, Germany to Heinrich and Auguste (Depp) Schomber. She met her future husband, Albert McKeever, in Germany while he was serving in the military. The couple would marry on December 31, 1954 and then move to...
Kimberly Faye (Courtright) Phillips
Feb 11, 2021
Kimberly Faye (Courtright) Phillips, 60, a lifelong Battle Creek resident died unexpectedly on Thursday, February 11, 2021, at Bronson Battle Creek Hospital. Kimberly was born October 19, 1960, in Battle Creek, Michigan the daughter of Raymond Boyd and Anne Ruth (Harden) Courtright. She attended Harper Creek High School and spent her life caring for her family.Surviving are her partner of...
Edward James Carden Gibson
Feb 10, 2021
Edward James Carden Gibson, 39, of Battle Creek was stricken at home and died unexpectedly on Wednesday, February 10, 2021. Edward was born August 3, 1981 in Tucson, Arizona the son of Scott White and Kim (Gibson) McCann. He was adopted and raised by Billie Lee and June (Carden) Gibson. He attended Battle Creek Central High School and earned his...
William Lee Phillips
Feb 9, 2021
William Lee "Bill" Phillips, 80, of Pennfield Township passed away on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. He was born on April 30, 1940 in Battle Creek to Harold and Pearl (Adrian) Phillips. At age 17, he joined the Air National Guard, serving proudly for many years. He also worked as a computer engineer for Clark Equipment before retiring. Bill loved to...
David Robert Beamish
Feb 8, 2021
David Robert Beamish Jr. age, 74 of Springfield, passed away on Monday morning February 8th, 2021 at Bronson Battle Creek. He was born in Aurora, Illinois on September 14,1946, the son of David Robert Beamish & Phillis Marjorie (Kuhn) Moore. He served as a United States Marine. He was wounded in battle and received a Purple Heart for his service...
Kathy Alene Kowall
Feb 8, 2021
Kathy Alene Kowall, age 62, passed away peacefully in her sleep on February 8, 2021. She was born November 15, 1958 in Battle Creek, Michigan. She was the third (and favorite) child born to Allen and June Nickerson. She graduated in 1976 from Plainwell High School. In 1995 she married David Kowall, welcoming their daughter Melissa Kowall in 1996 and...
Stanley "Stan" Sherman
Feb 6, 2021
Stanley "Stan" Everton Sherman, age 86, of Battle Creek, Michigan, passed away Saturday, February 6, 2021 at the Rose Arbor Hospice Residence, Kalamazoo, Michigan. He was born August 6, 1934 in Tillsonburg, Ontario, Canada, the son of Bert Alexander Sherman and Viola Lucina (Bertrand) Sherman. Stan joined Kellogg Company in 1961 as Construction Project Engineer. He held positions as Resident...
Lawrence "Larry" Akers
Feb 6, 2021
Lawrence "Larry" Akers, Jr., 92, of Battle Creek passed away peacefully at the Glenn Arbor Hospice Residence on Saturday morning, February 6, 2021. He was born in Battle Creek on October 7, 1928, the son of Lawrence and Marguerite I. (Heble) Akers, Sr. Larry faithfully served his country as a member of the United States Army and retired from the...
Fred Charles Cox
Feb 1, 2021
Fred Charles Cox, Jr., age 78, passed away on February 1, 2021. He was born on August 7, 1942 in Stockbridge, Michigan to Fred and Haley Cox. He is survived by his loving wife, Cheryl; son Bret Cox; daughters Sandy Dolan (Dean), Debbie Wells (Rick), stepson William Krueger (Angela), grandchildren, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his...
Michael Wayne "Mike" Pauzer
Feb 1, 2021
Michael Wayne "Mike" Pauzer, 69, a lifelong Battle Creek resident died on Monday, February 1, 2021, at Glen Arbor Hospice Residence. Mike was born April 6, 1951 in Battle Creek to Alfred Wayne and Irene Ruth (Manley) Pauzer. He was a 1969 graduate of Battle Creek Central High School and was employed in General Construction Work. Mike is survived by;...
John A. Eshuis
Jan 31, 2021
John Allan Eshuis, age 94, of Richland, MI passed away peacefully Sunday, the 31st of January, 2021. John was born and raised in Kalamazoo, MI and resided at his beloved Gull Lake for the past 63 years. He graduated from Kalamazoo Christian High School in 1944 and received a business degree from Parsons Business College. He was a Veteran of...
Virginia J. Tustin
Jan 31, 2021
Virginia June TustinOur mother made her journey to the "Big Sky" on Sunday January 31, 2021 at the age of 91. Ginny was a Mother, Grand Mother, Great Grand Mother, Great-Great Grandmother, and Friend. Words cannot express our combined sadness and joy. Our Mom was a woman of unmatched energy, passion, and love of people (and a "party"). We will...
Cyrus "Pete" M Silkworth
Jan 30, 2021
Cyrus "Pete" M Silkworth, age 72, of Battle Creek passed away on Saturday morning, January 30, 2021. He was born in Marshall on November 23,1948, the son of Cyrus M and Thelma (Fuller) Silkworth. Pete graduated from Battle Creek Central High School. He worked at Life Ambulance (Marshall), the Battle Creek Public Schools and later operated his own trucking business.Pete...
Edmund R. Dudek
Jan 30, 2021
It is with great sadness that the family of Edmund (Ed) Dudek announce that he passed away on January 30, 2021. Ed was born in Chicago, Illinois on November 9, 1924 to Michael and Anna Dudek. His early years were met with hardship, as at the age of 6 years old, his mother died unexpectedly. He lived with his father...
Russell Duane "Russ" Bortell
Jan 29, 2021
Russell Duane "Russ" Bortell, of Battle Creek, at the age of 63, went on to coach again, after losing his battle with cancer at Glenn Arbor Hospice Residence on Friday, January 29, 2021. Russ was born in Hillsdale, Michigan the son of Roland Duane "Ron" and Marian Jean (Norris) Bortell. His childhood was idyllic, growing up on a farm in...
Fred Edwards
Jan 29, 2021
Fred Edwards, Jr. age, 71, of Dowling passed away peacefully at home on Friday morning, January 29, 2021. He was born in McKenzie, Tennessee on January 14, 1950, the son of Fred and Winona (Bailey) Edwards, Sr. Fred faithfully served his country during the Vietnam Era and Desert Storm as a member of the United States Army and United States...
Marshall Lee Hlatko
Jan 23, 2021
Marshall Lee. Hlatko Sr.February 8, 1926-January 23, 2021Marshall passed quietly in his sleep the morning of Saturday, January 23, 2021. Marshall was born the only son of George and (Catherine) Hlatko in 1926. He grew up in the Battle Creek area and graduated Battle Creek Central High School. Upon Graduation, he attended Tri-State (now Trine) University in Angola, Indiana and...
Kirk Osborne Janson
Jan 23, 2021
Kirk Janson, 72, of Kalamazoo, passed away on January 23, 2021. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on January 22, 1949 to Rama (Kirkwood) Janson and Donald Janson. He was preceded in death by his sister, Lynn Janson, and is survived by sisters Rebecca Janson and Deborah Janson, brother-in-law David Roth, nieces Tristin Janson and Sidonie Roth-Janson, and numerous cousins,...
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